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.
📊 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.
| G | 3,005 (MLB Rank: 9) |
| AB | 10,924 (MLB Rank: 14) |
| H | 3,293 (MLB Rank: 13) |
| BA | 0.301 (MLB Rank: 1,412) |
| 2B | 525 (MLB Rank: 46) |
| 3B | 141 (MLB Rank: 63) |
| HR | 660 (MLB Rank: 6) |
| RBI | 1909 (MLB Rank: 12) |
| R | 2068 (MLB Rank: 7) |
| BB | 1468 (MLB Rank: 22) |
| OBP | 0.384 (MLB Rank: 1,168) |
| SLG | 0.557 (MLB Rank: 382) |
| OPS | 0.941 (MLB Rank: 576) |
| SB | 339 (MLB Rank: 124) |
| SO | 1,526 (MLB Rank: 73) |
| GIDP | 251 (MLB Rank: 38) |
| CS | 103 (MLB Rank: 124) |
| Rbat+ | 160 (MLB Rank: 645) |
| WAR | 156.3 (MLB Rank: 3) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1973)
In 1973, Willie Mays played in 66 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 66 |
| AB | 209 |
| H | 44 |
| BA | 0.211 |
| 2B | 10 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 6 |
| RBI | 25 |
| R | 24 |
| BB | 27 |
| OBP | 0.303 |
| SLG | 0.344 |
| OPS | 0.647 |
| SB | 1 |
| SO | 47 |
| GIDP | 7 |
| Rbat+ | 78 |
| WAR | 0.0 |
📈 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
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |