Willie Mays

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931) is a retired American professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. Most baseball fans and historians agree that Mays was the greatest all-around baseball player to have played... More

Date of birth:

  • May 6, 1931 (age 81 years)

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Height:

  • 1.8034 m (5.9167 ft )

Weight:

  • 81.6466 kg (180 lb )

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  • Willie Howard Mays, Jr.

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Spouse From To Type of union
  • Nov 27, 1971
  • Feb 14, 1956
  • 1961
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Baseball Player

Batting Statistics

1961 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 154
  • 572
  • 176
  • 129
  • 32
  • 3
  • 40
  • 123
  • 81
  • 77
  • 0.308
1960 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 153
  • 595
  • 190
  • 107
  • 29
  • 12
  • 29
  • 103
  • 61
  • 70
  • 0.319
1959 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 151
  • 575
  • 180
  • 125
  • 43
  • 5
  • 34
  • 104
  • 65
  • 58
  • 0.313
1958 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 152
  • 600
  • 208
  • 121
  • 33
  • 11
  • 29
  • 96
  • 78
  • 56
  • 0.347
1957 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 152
  • 585
  • 195
  • 112
  • 26
  • 20
  • 35
  • 97
  • 76
  • 62
  • 0.333
1956 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 152
  • 578
  • 171
  • 101
  • 27
  • 8
  • 36
  • 84
  • 68
  • 65
  • 0.296
1955 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 152
  • 580
  • 185
  • 123
  • 18
  • 13
  • 51
  • 127
  • 79
  • 60
  • 0.319
1954 Major League Baseball season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 151
  • 565
  • 195
  • 119
  • 33
  • 13
  • 41
  • 110
  • 66
  • 57
  • 0.345
1952 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 34
  • 127
  • 30
  • 17
  • 2
  • 4
  • 4
  • 23
  • 16
  • 17
  • 0.236
1951 Major League Baseball Season
Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs RBIs Bases on balls Strikeouts Batting Average
  • 121
  • 464
  • 127
  • 59
  • 22
  • 5
  • 20
  • 68
  • 57
  • 60
  • 0.274
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  • 1954
  • 1972
  • 1972
  • 1973
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Hall Of Fame Induction:

  • 1979

Lifetime Batting Statistics:

Starting season Ending season Games At Bats Hits Runs Doubles Triples Home Runs Grand Slams RBIs Bases on Balls Intentional Bases on Balls Strikeouts Sacrifice Hits Sacrifice Flies Hit by Pitch Grounded into Double Play Batting Average On Base Percentage Slugging Percentage Last statistics season
  • 2,992
  • 10,881
  • 3,283
  • 2,062
  • 523
  • 140
  • 660
  • 8
  • 1,903
  • 1,464
  • 192
  • 1,526
  • 13
  • 91
  • 44
  • 251
  • 0.302
  • 0.384
  • 0.557
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Awards

National League Most Valuable Player Award Winners

Hall of fame inductions:

Date Hall of fame Category
  • 1979
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