#20 Willie Mays, Centerfield, 23 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Mays
5/6/1931 23 USA,AL,WESTFIELD 5"11 180
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1954 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 134 Days (650 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 134 Days (650 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 8 6 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings CF : 9 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | CIN | W 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @MIL | L 1-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/16 | @MIL | W 9-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/17 | @MIL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | PHI | W 9-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/20 | PHI | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/21 | PHI | L 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/22 | @NYN | W 5-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @NYN | W 11-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @NYN | W 20-2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 142 | 527 | 175 | 22 | 8 | 38 | 115 | 125 | 74 | 59 | .332 | .415 | .620 | 1.036 | 1.116 | .288 |
Projected | 149 | 554 | 184 | 23 | 8 | 40 | 121 | 131 | 78 | 62 | .332 | .415 | .620 | 1.036 | 1.116 | .288 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 135 | 609 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 327 | 68 | 17 | 8 | 68.0 | 139.3 | 9.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 133 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .384 | .534 | .918 |
vs. RHP | 394 | 134 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 93 | 105 | 58 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .340 | .426 | .650 | 1.076 |
Close/Late | 52 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .327 | .407 | .519 | .926 |
Scoring Position | 130 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 76 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .411 | .615 | 1.027 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 69 | 241 | 75 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 55 | 51 | 30 | 29 | .311 | .393 | .606 | .999 |
Road | 73 | 286 | 100 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 74 | 44 | 30 | .350 | .434 | .633 | 1.067 |
March/April | 18 | 77 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | .325 | .358 | .649 | 1.007 |
May | 26 | 94 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 18 | .319 | .417 | .691 | 1.109 |
June | 26 | 98 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 9 | .378 | .479 | .694 | 1.173 |
July | 24 | 86 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 12 | .314 | .392 | .628 | 1.020 |
August | 27 | 90 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 7 | .278 | .389 | .389 | .778 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 82 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 7 | .378 | .440 | .671 | 1.110 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 98 | 291 | 86 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 58 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 4 | .296 | .383 | .567 | .950 | PIT |
1952 | 147 | 500 | 149 | 25 | 4 | 33 | 87 | 105 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 2 | .298 | .391 | .562 | .953 | PIT |
1953 | 148 | 521 | 164 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 94 | 110 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 5 | .315 | .395 | .543 | .938 | PIT |
1954 | 142 | 527 | 175 | 22 | 8 | 38 | 115 | 125 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 8 | .332 | .415 | .620 | 1.036 | PIT,NL |
Total | 535 | 1839 | 574 | 85 | 23 | 117 | 359 | 398 | 262 | 7 | 12 | 191 | 63 | 19 | .312 | .398 | .574 | .972 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951, AAA | 36 | 132 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .348 | .427 | .795 | 1.222 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 4.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 132 | 131 | 363 | 4 | 2 | 373 | 6 | .984 | 1146.1 | 2.93 | | | | |
Rightfield | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .909 | 17.0 | 5.82 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1951... Milestones Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/17/1951, off Billy Loes (BRO)... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cincinnati on 4/4/1953... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 9/23/1953... Injured on 9/24/1953 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for full season... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 4/22/1954... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1954, hitting .560 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 6/6/1954... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1954, hitting .393 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1954, hitting .378 with 7 HR, 25 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1954, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (N) on 9/24/1954... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1954...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1952 - .562 - 3rd 1953 - .543 - 7th
| OPS 1952 - .953 - 3rd 1953 - .938 - 9th
| Homeruns 1952 - 33 - 7th 1953 - 29 - 10th
| Runs 1952 - 105 - 9th 1953 - 110 - 4th
| SB 1953 - 22 - 5th
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