Willie Mays

CF/1B · R/R · NEGRO LEAGUES · ACTIVE: 1951–1973 BORN: WESTFIELD, USA

ROY 1951 MVP ×2 All-Star ×24 Gold Glove ×12 Hall of Fame

Career

3293 H · 660 HR · 1909 RBI · 339 SB

.301 AVG · .940 OPS · 3005 G

1973 Season

.211 AVG · 6 HR · 25 RBI · 1 SB

.303 OBP · .344 SLG · .647 OPS

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Willie Mays was a center fielder in MLB history. Across 3005 career games, with a .301 batting average and 660 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1948	BBB	13	43	6	10	2	1	0	6	1	4		.233	.313	.326	.638
1951	NY1	121	464	59	127	22	5	20	68	7	57	60	.274	.356	.472	.828
1952	NY1	34	127	17	30	2	4	4	23	4	16	17	.236	.326	.409	.736
1954	NY1	151	565	119	195	33	13	41	110	8	66	57	.345	.411	.667	1.078
1955	NY1	152	580	123	185	18	13	51	127	24	79	60	.319	.400	.659	1.059
1956	NY1	152	578	101	171	27	8	36	84	40	68	65	.296	.369	.557	.926
1957	NY1	152	585	112	195	26	20	35	97	38	76	62	.333	.407	.626	1.033
1958	SF	152	600	121	208	33	11	29	96	31	78	56	.347	.419	.583	1.002
1959	SF	151	575	125	180	43	5	34	104	27	65	58	.313	.381	.583	.964
1960	SF	153	595	107	190	29	12	29	103	25	61	70	.319	.381	.555	.936
1961	SF	154	572	129	176	32	3	40	123	18	81	77	.308	.393	.584	.977
1962	SF	162	621	130	189	36	5	49	141	18	78	85	.304	.384	.615	.999
1963	SF	157	596	115	187	32	7	38	103	8	66	83	.314	.380	.582	.962
1964	SF	157	578	121	171	21	9	47	111	19	82	72	.296	.383	.607	.990
1965	SF	157	558	118	177	21	3	52	112	9	76	71	.317	.398	.645	1.043
1966	SF	152	552	99	159	29	4	37	103	5	70	81	.288	.368	.556	.924
1967	SF	141	486	83	128	22	2	22	70	6	51	92	.263	.334	.453	.787
1968	SF	148	498	84	144	20	5	23	79	12	67	81	.289	.372	.488	.860
1969	SF	117	403	64	114	17	3	13	58	6	49	71	.283	.362	.437	.798
1970	SF	139	478	94	139	15	2	28	83	5	79	90	.291	.390	.506	.897
1971	SF	136	417	82	113	24	5	18	61	23	112	123	.271	.425	.482	.907
1972	NYM	69	195	27	52	9	1	8	19	1	43	43	.267	.402	.446	.848
1972	SF	19	49	8	9	2	0	0	3	3	17	5	.184	.394	.224	.618
1973	NYM	66	209	24	44	10	0	6	25	1	27	47	.211	.303	.344	.647
Career Totals	—	3005	10924	2068	3293	525	141	660	1909	339	1468	1526	.301	.384	.557	.940

Awards & Achievements

All-Star Game MVP (2): 1963, 1968
Gold Glove (12): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
Most Valuable Player (2): 1954, 1965
Roberto Clemente Award (1): 1971
Rookie of the Year (1): 1951
TSN All-Star (11): 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
TSN Major League Player of the Year (1): 1954
TSN Player of the Year (2): 1954, 1965
TSN Rookie of the Year (1): 1951

All-Star Selections

1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1959, 1960, 1960, 1961, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.