Willie Mays Career Stats & Summary

Willie Mays made their MLB debut in 1948 and appeared in 3,005 games over 23 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.301, OPS of 0.941, hit 660 HRs, and recorded 156.3 WAR. They rank 6th all-time in HRs and 3th in WAR.

Willie Mays Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Willie Mays's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Willie Mays made their MLB debut in 1948 and played in 3,005 games over 23 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G3,005 (MLB Rank: 9)
    AB10,924 (MLB Rank: 14)
    H3,293 (MLB Rank: 13)
    BA0.301 (MLB Rank: 1,412)
    2B525 (MLB Rank: 46)
    3B141 (MLB Rank: 63)
    HR660 (MLB Rank: 6)
    RBI1909 (MLB Rank: 12)
    R2068 (MLB Rank: 7)
    BB1468 (MLB Rank: 22)
    OBP0.384 (MLB Rank: 1,168)
    SLG0.557 (MLB Rank: 382)
    OPS0.941 (MLB Rank: 576)
    SB339 (MLB Rank: 124)
    SO1,526 (MLB Rank: 73)
    GIDP251 (MLB Rank: 38)
    CS103 (MLB Rank: 124)
    Rbat+160 (MLB Rank: 645)
    WAR156.3 (MLB Rank: 3)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1973)

    In 1973, Willie Mays played in 66 games and posted the following stats:

    G66
    AB209
    H44
    BA0.211
    2B10
    3B0
    HR6
    RBI25
    R24
    BB27
    OBP0.303
    SLG0.344
    OPS0.647
    SB1
    SO47
    GIDP7
    Rbat+78
    WAR0.0

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Willie Mays's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1965, 52 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1958, 208 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1962, 141 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1956, 40 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1958, 0.347 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1971, 0.425 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1954, 0.667 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1954, 1.078 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1965, 11.2 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Willie Mays appeared in 33 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.248, OBP of 0.343, SLG of 0.325, and OPS of 0.668. They also tallied 1 HR, 29 H, 15 RBI, and 3 SB.

    Willie Mays Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1948
    10
    0
    6
    0.233
    6
    0.638
    -0.1
    0.313
    0.326
    48
    4
    0
    2
    1
    14
    0.306
    75
    71
    13
    0
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    43
    1951
    127
    20
    68
    0.274
    59
    0.828
    3.9
    0.356
    0.472
    524
    57
    60
    22
    5
    219
    0.367
    120
    120
    121
    11
    2
    7
    7
    4
    0
    1
    464
    1952
    30
    4
    23
    0.236
    17
    0.736
    1.3
    0.326
    0.409
    144
    16
    17
    2
    4
    52
    0.338
    102
    102
    34
    2
    1
    1
    4
    1
    0
    0
    127
    1954
    195
    41
    110
    0.345
    119
    1.078
    10.5
    0.411
    0.667
    641
    66
    57
    33
    13
    377
    0.468
    182
    175
    151
    12
    2
    14
    8
    5
    7
    0
    565
    1955
    185
    51
    127
    0.319
    123
    1.059
    9.2
    0.4
    0.659
    670
    79
    60
    18
    13
    382
    0.459
    177
    174
    152
    12
    4
    13
    24
    4
    7
    0
    580
    1956
    171
    36
    84
    0.296
    101
    0.926
    7.6
    0.369
    0.557
    651
    68
    65
    27
    8
    322
    0.411
    151
    146
    152
    16
    1
    20
    40
    10
    3
    0
    578
    1957
    195
    35
    97
    0.333
    112
    1.033
    8.3
    0.407
    0.626
    669
    76
    62
    26
    20
    366
    0.441
    174
    173
    152
    14
    1
    15
    38
    19
    6
    0
    585
    1958
    208
    29
    96
    0.347
    121
    1.002
    10.2
    0.419
    0.583
    685
    78
    56
    33
    11
    350
    0.448
    172
    165
    152
    11
    1
    12
    31
    6
    6
    0
    600
    1959
    180
    34
    104
    0.313
    125
    0.964
    7.8
    0.381
    0.583
    649
    65
    58
    43
    5
    335
    0.426
    157
    156
    151
    11
    2
    9
    27
    4
    6
    0
    575
    1960
    190
    29
    103
    0.319
    107
    0.936
    9.5
    0.381
    0.555
    669
    61
    70
    29
    12
    330
    0.423
    167
    160
    153
    15
    4
    11
    25
    10
    9
    0
    595
    1961
    176
    40
    123
    0.308
    129
    0.977
    8.7
    0.393
    0.584
    659
    81
    77
    32
    3
    334
    0.424
    161
    160
    154
    14
    2
    15
    18
    9
    4
    0
    572
    1962
    189
    49
    141
    0.304
    130
    0.999
    10.5
    0.384
    0.615
    706
    78
    85
    36
    5
    382
    0.448
    169
    165
    162
    19
    4
    11
    18
    2
    3
    0
    621
    1963
    187
    38
    103
    0.314
    115
    0.962
    10.6
    0.38
    0.582
    671
    66
    83
    32
    7
    347
    0.44
    184
    175
    157
    15
    2
    5
    8
    3
    7
    0
    596
    1964
    171
    47
    111
    0.296
    121
    0.99
    11
    0.383
    0.607
    665
    82
    72
    21
    9
    351
    0.443
    178
    172
    157
    11
    1
    13
    19
    5
    3
    1
    578
    1965
    177
    52
    112
    0.317
    118
    1.043
    11.2
    0.398
    0.645
    638
    76
    71
    21
    3
    360
    0.462
    197
    185
    157
    11
    0
    16
    9
    4
    2
    2
    558
    1966
    159
    37
    103
    0.288
    99
    0.924
    9
    0.368
    0.556
    629
    70
    81
    29
    4
    307
    0.419
    161
    149
    152
    13
    2
    11
    5
    1
    4
    1
    552
    1967
    128
    22
    70
    0.263
    83
    0.787
    4.4
    0.334
    0.453
    544
    51
    92
    22
    2
    220
    0.366
    128
    124
    141
    12
    2
    7
    6
    0
    3
    2
    486
    1968
    144
    23
    79
    0.289
    84
    0.86
    6.3
    0.372
    0.488
    573
    67
    81
    20
    5
    243
    0.393
    158
    156
    148
    13
    2
    7
    12
    6
    6
    0
    498
    1969
    114
    13
    58
    0.283
    64
    0.798
    3.1
    0.362
    0.437
    459
    49
    71
    17
    3
    176
    0.381
    132
    124
    117
    8
    3
    7
    6
    2
    4
    0
    403
    1970
    139
    28
    83
    0.291
    94
    0.897
    5.2
    0.39
    0.506
    566
    79
    90
    15
    2
    242
    0.411
    145
    140
    139
    7
    3
    3
    5
    0
    6
    0
    478