Willie Mays
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Willie Mays
Nickname:
Say Hey Kid
Birthdate:
May 6, 1931 (66 y, 5 m, 24 d)
Born In:
Westfield, MA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
CF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/181
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Player of the Week Apr 21, 1969 San Francisco (RBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink59
Grey Ink337
Similar Players (CF)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1955 152 10
1957 149 9
1958 150 5
1960 152 5
1961 151 5
1962 159 7
Year PA Rank
1955 670 8
1957 668 10
1958 685 2
1960 669 6
1961 659 7
1962 706 5
Year AB Rank
1957 585 9
1958 600 6
1960 595 4
1962 621 9
Year Hits Rank
1954 195 4
1955 185 5
1957 195 4
1958 208 2
1959 180 6
1960 190 1
1961 176 6
1962 189 8
1963 187 7
Year TB Rank
1954 377 2
1955 382 1
1956 322 3
1957 366 2
1958 350 2
1959 335 4
1960 330 3
1961 334 3
1962 382 1
1963 347 2
1964 351 2
1965 360 1
1966 307 5
Year 2B Rank
1958 33 6
1959 43 3
1960 29 7
1961 32 3
1962 36 3
1963 32 8
1966 29 8
Year 3B Rank
1954 13 1
1955 13 1
1956 8 8
1957 20 1
1958 11 2
1960 12 2
1964 9 7
Year HR Rank
1954 41 3
1955 51 1
1956 36 5
1957 35 4
1958 29 6
1959 34 5
1960 29 6
1961 40 2
1962 49 1
1963 38 3
1964 47 1
1965 52 1
1966 37 3
1968 23 9
Year SB Rank
1955 24 2
1956 40 1
1957 38 1
1958 31 1
1959 27 1
1960 25 4
1961 18 5
1962 18 9
1964 19 9
Year RBI Rank
1954 110 7
1955 127 3
1957 97 6
1958 96 4
1959 104 7
1960 103 4
1961 123 3
1962 141 2
1963 103 5
1964 111 3
1965 112 3
1966 103 4
Year R Rank
1954 119 3
1955 123 2
1956 101 6
1957 112 3
1958 121 1
1959 125 2
1960 107 3
1961 129 1
1962 130 2
1963 115 2
1964 121 2
1965 118 2
1966 99 6
Year BB Rank
1955 79 9
1957 76 6
1958 78 6
1960 61 9
1961 81 3
1962 78 5
1963 66 7
1964 82 3
1965 76 6
1966 70 7
1968 67 8
Year IBB Rank
1951 3 3
1954 4 5
1955 13 5
1956 20 3
1957 15 2
1958 12 4
1960 11 7
1961 15 5
1962 11 5
1964 13 5
1965 16 4
Year SF Rank
1955 7 8
1959 6 9
1960 9 4
1963 7 4
Year XBH Rank
1954 87 2
1955 82 1
1956 71 4
1957 81 2
1958 73 2
1959 82 2
1960 70 3
1961 75 4
1962 90 2
1963 77 1
1964 77 2
1965 76 2
1966 70 3
Year Avg Rank
1954 0.345 2
1955 0.319 2
1957 0.333 2
1958 0.347 2
1959 0.313 5
1960 0.319 3
1961 0.308 9
1963 0.314 6
1965 0.317 4
Year OBP Rank
1954 0.411 6
1955 0.400 6
1957 0.407 2
1958 0.419 3
1959 0.381 8
1960 0.381 5
1961 0.393 5
1962 0.384 9
1963 0.380 3
1964 0.383 6
1965 0.398 1
1966 0.368 10
1968 0.372 5
Year SLG Rank
1954 0.667 1
1955 0.659 1
1956 0.557 4
1957 0.626 1
1958 0.583 2
1959 0.583 5
1960 0.555 4
1961 0.584 4
1962 0.615 3
1963 0.582 2
1964 0.607 1
1965 0.645 1
1966 0.556 5
1968 0.488 5
Year ISO Rank
1954 0.322 1
1955 0.340 1
1956 0.261 4
1957 0.292 3
1958 0.237 3
1959 0.270 5
1960 0.235 6
1961 0.276 4
1962 0.311 1
1963 0.269 2
1964 0.311 1
1965 0.328 1
1966 0.268 3
1968 0.199 7
Year OPS Rank
1954 1.078 1
1955 1.059 1
1956 0.926 3
1957 1.033 2
1958 1.002 1
1959 0.964 5
1960 0.936 3
1961 0.977 2
1962 0.999 3
1963 0.962 2
1964 0.990 1
1965 1.043 1
1966 0.924 6
1968 0.860 4
Year G Rank
1957 152 6
1958 152 3
1959 151 8
1960 153 4
1961 154 2
1962 162 4
Year WAR Rank
1954 8.9 2
1955 8.9 1
1956 5.8 3
1957 8.2 1
1958 8.4 1
1959 7.1 3
1960 6.8 3
1961 6.5 2
1962 8.4 2
1963 9.0 2
1964 8.8 1
1965 9.2 1
1966 6.6 4
1968 6.6 5