Willie Mays

#1 RANKED AT POSITION

1948—1973

Center Field

BORN

May 6, 1931, in Westfield, AL

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-10 / 170

PRIMARY TEAM

San Francisco Giants

.301

BATTING AVERAGE

3005

GAMES

156.3 WAR

.384

ON-BASE PCT

2068

RUNS

73.5 WAR7

.557

SLUGGING

3293

HITS

32.8 WAR3

.940

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

660 HOME RUNS

8.5 WAR PER SEASON

Made that amazing catch in the 1954 World Series. Mays was the original and greatest five-tool player. He was the fastest and best base runner in baseball for much of his career, while also winning home run titles and playing center field as well as almost anyone in history.

Hall of Fame

26-TIME
ALL-STAR

Giants
ALL-TIME TEAM

1954
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Mays	CAREER 156.3	LONG PEAK 73.5	PRIME 52.3	SHORT PEAK 32.8	JAWS 114.9	WAR PER 8.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 74.6	LONG PEAK 45.7	PRIME 33.5	SHORT PEAK 22.8	JAWS 60.2	WAR PER 5.4

Where Does Willie Mays Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 1	CAREER 1	LONG PEAK 1	PRIME 1	SHORT PEAK 2	JAWS 1
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison