Willie Mays
1948–1973 · bats R / throws R · Birmingham Black Barons, NLS, New York Giants, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
3,041G
.302AVG
.385OBP
.557SLG
3,331H
662HR
1,931RBI
348SB
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,041 | 12,662 | 11,021 | 2,090 | 3,331 | 532 | 143 | 662 | 1,931 | 1,489 | 1,525 | 348 | 105 | 46 | 91 | 6,135 | .302 | .385 | .557 | .942 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1959-09-19 to 1960-05-02
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Four-Homer Game | 1961-04-30 | 1 in 11,751 games | box score ↗ |
| 78 | Three Triples | 1960-09-15 | 1 in 3,849 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | 4 stolen bases | 1956-05-06 | 1 in 16,493 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1520 | 6124 | 1615 | 336 | 949 | 736 | 658 | .304 | .384 | .567 |
| Away | 1521 | 6538 | 1716 | 326 | 982 | 753 | 867 | .301 | .378 | .547 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 315 | 1342 | 356 | 63 | 199 | 156 | 154 | .304 | .382 | .540 |
| May | 542 | 2280 | 612 | 133 | 380 | 275 | 276 | .309 | .389 | .595 |
| June | 570 | 2403 | 623 | 115 | 353 | 284 | 308 | .298 | .377 | .543 |
| July | 551 | 2280 | 563 | 111 | 321 | 261 | 277 | .283 | .361 | .509 |
| August | 562 | 2312 | 623 | 133 | 358 | 257 | 275 | .308 | .381 | .578 |
| September | 487 | 1986 | 535 | 100 | 302 | 250 | 231 | .313 | .395 | .564 |
| October | 14 | 59 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 4 | .358 | .424 | .811 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 368 | 1553 | 379 | 76 | 225 | 160 | 193 | .276 | .347 | .500 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 363 | 1490 | 385 | 61 | 196 | 173 | 178 | .296 | .374 | .533 |
| chicago-cubs | 358 | 1515 | 427 | 92 | 266 | 156 | 198 | .319 | .385 | .611 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 353 | 1497 | 408 | 79 | 231 | 173 | 178 | .313 | .388 | .568 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 343 | 1443 | 405 | 76 | 234 | 177 | 129 | .323 | .403 | .591 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 268 | 1143 | 290 | 55 | 154 | 157 | 153 | .298 | .391 | .551 |
| milwaukee-braves | 245 | 1036 | 284 | 65 | 167 | 116 | 99 | .313 | .386 | .589 |
| houston-astros | 185 | 731 | 189 | 38 | 111 | 76 | 109 | .292 | .363 | .519 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 16 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .279 | – | – |
| 1949 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 39 | 118 | 42 | 3 | 27 | 10 | .356 | – | – |
| 1951 | 118 | 454 | 126 | 20 | 68 | 7 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1952 | 34 | 127 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 4 | .236 | – | – | |
| 1954 | 151 | 565 | 195 | 41 | 110 | 8 | .345 | – | – | |
| 1955 | 152 | 580 | 185 | 51 | 127 | 24 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1956 | 152 | 578 | 171 | 36 | 84 | 40 | .296 | – | – | |
| 1957 | 152 | 585 | 195 | 35 | 97 | 38 | .333 | – | – | |
| 1958 | 152 | 600 | 208 | 29 | 96 | 31 | .347 | – | – | |
| 1959 | 151 | 575 | 180 | 34 | 104 | 27 | .313 | – | – | |
| 1960 | 153 | 595 | 190 | 29 | 103 | 25 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1961 | 154 | 572 | 176 | 40 | 123 | 18 | .308 | – | – | |
| 1962 | 159 | 610 | 184 | 47 | 137 | 17 | .302 | – | – | |
| 1963 | 157 | 596 | 187 | 38 | 103 | 8 | .314 | – | – | |
| 1964 | 157 | 578 | 171 | 47 | 111 | 19 | .296 | – | – | |
| 1965 | 157 | 558 | 177 | 52 | 112 | 9 | .317 | – | – | |
| 1966 | 152 | 552 | 159 | 37 | 103 | 5 | .288 | – | – | |
| 1967 | 141 | 486 | 128 | 22 | 70 | 6 | .263 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 148 | 498 | 144 | 23 | 79 | 12 | .289 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 117 | 403 | 114 | 13 | 58 | 6 | .283 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 139 | 478 | 139 | 28 | 83 | 5 | .291 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 136 | 417 | 113 | 18 | 61 | 23 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1972 | New York Mets, San Francisco Giants | 88 | 244 | 61 | 8 | 22 | 4 | .250 | – | – |
| 1973 | 66 | 209 | 44 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .211 | – | – |