Willie Mays

Hall of Fame

Center Field

1948, 1951—1952, 1954—1973

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Player LeveL
Legend
Top 100 Rank
#1
Center Field RANK
#1

Player Detail

Willie Howard
GIVEN NAME
Mays
SURNAME
May 6, 1931, in Westfield, AL
BORN
June 18, 2024, in Palo Alto, CA
DIED
1948, 1951—1952, 1954—1973
Playing Career
Played from 17-42
PLAYING AGE
Birmingham Black Barons
New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
San Francisco Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
1954
World Series titles
Say Hey Kid
NICKNAME
24
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 170
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
May 25, 1951
Major League Debut
September 9, 1973
FINAL GAME
— MEMBER OF THE Hall of Fame —
— Top 50 Center Fielder —
— Giants ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Willie Mays?

Perhaps best known for his amazing catch in the 1954 World Series, Willie Mays is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He spent most of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants. He was the personification of the five-tool player.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. He was godfather to Barry Bonds.
Mays went 1-for-26 to start his career in the National League. His only hit was a home run off Warren Spahn.
  • Willie Mays Scouting Report

80

HITTING

80

POWER

70

RUNNING

75

FIELDING

75

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
3005
3293
660
1909
.301
26 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1954, 1965 NL MVP
All-Century Team

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
114.9
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.941
.757
124.7

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.301
.384
.557

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Duke Snider
Mickey Mantle
Richie Ashburn
Gus Bell

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Tom Haller
Orlando Cepeda
Eddie Stanky
Al Dark
Hank Thompson
Bobby Thomson
Garry Maddox
Bobby Bonds
Juan Marichal
Gaylord Perry
Leo Durocher

Willie Mays Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Mays
523
158
99
25
7
32
91
70
73
16
291
230
.301
.384
.557
941
AVG CF
538
147
77
24
6
15
50
80
12
226
201
.273
.337
.419
.757

Willie Mays Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
1
1
1
1
2
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

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

Willie Mays PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
156.2
73.6
52.3
32.9
8.45
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Willie Mays
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
643.1
278.5
210.0
125.5
34.8
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Willie Mays
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF