#20 Willie Mays, Centerfield, 28 yrs, Boston Red Sox Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Mays
5/6/1931 28 USA,AL,WESTFIELD 5"11 185
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 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 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 $ 20,000,000 1963 8 Year(s), 134 Days (1510 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 134 Days (1510 total Days) 8 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 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), .984 (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 | @BAL | W 10-3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
9/15 | @NYY | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/16 | @NYY | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #3 | | |
9/17 | @NYY | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/19 | @DET | W 5-1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/20 | @DET | L 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/21 | @DET | W 3-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/22 | CHA | L 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/23 | CHA | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/24 | CHA | W 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 149 | 531 | 171 | 40 | 7 | 50 | 143 | 130 | 100 | 56 | .322 | .429 | .706 | 1.135 | 1.343 | .384 |
Projected | 157 | 559 | 180 | 42 | 7 | 53 | 150 | 137 | 105 | 59 | .322 | .429 | .706 | 1.135 | 1.343 | .384 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 142 | 639 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 375 | 97 | 24 | 5 | 82.1 | 170.8 | 12.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 157 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 41 | 47 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .475 | .745 | 1.220 |
vs. RHP | 374 | 117 | 30 | 6 | 33 | 102 | 83 | 61 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .408 | .690 | 1.098 |
Close/Late | 52 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .365 | .484 | .846 | 1.331 |
Scoring Position | 152 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 98 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .457 | .849 | 1.306 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 244 | 73 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 27 | .299 | .443 | .668 | 1.111 |
Road | 76 | 287 | 98 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 85 | 72 | 37 | 29 | .341 | .415 | .739 | 1.154 |
March/April | 24 | 89 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 7 | .382 | .459 | .697 | 1.155 |
May | 25 | 97 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 12 | .289 | .389 | .742 | 1.132 |
June | 26 | 96 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 11 | .292 | .409 | .656 | 1.065 |
July | 25 | 90 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 10 | .344 | .429 | .767 | 1.195 |
August | 28 | 88 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 6 | .352 | .496 | .784 | 1.280 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 71 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | .268 | .381 | .563 | .944 |
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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 |
1955 | 124 | 451 | 144 | 29 | 6 | 36 | 89 | 101 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 19 | 4 | .319 | .409 | .650 | 1.058 | PIT |
1956 | 142 | 509 | 177 | 34 | 4 | 41 | 118 | 110 | 72 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 7 | .348 | .430 | .672 | 1.101 | PIT,NL |
1957 | 147 | 528 | 189 | 39 | 6 | 45 | 166 | 124 | 91 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 7 | .358 | .451 | .710 | 1.161 | PIT,NL BOS |
1958 | 150 | 545 | 156 | 30 | 2 | 36 | 119 | 101 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 5 | .286 | .373 | .547 | .920 | BOS,AL |
1959 | 149 | 531 | 171 | 40 | 7 | 50 | 143 | 130 | 100 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 5 | .322 | .429 | .706 | 1.135 | BOS,AL |
Total | 1247 | 4403 | 1411 | 257 | 48 | 325 | 994 | 964 | 671 | 18 | 32 | 459 | 170 | 47 | .320 | .410 | .622 | 1.032 | |
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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% |
Centerfield | 142 | 142 | 310 | 12 | 5 | 329 | 7 | .979 | 1246.1 | 2.38 | | | | |
Rightfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
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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... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1955, hitting .583 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Injured on 6/15/1955 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 4/29/1956 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1956... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 7 runs on 5/19/1957... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 5/21/1957... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1957, hitting .545 with 6 HR, 20 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1957, hitting .350 with 12 HR, 43 RBI... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1957, hitting .250 with 1 HR, 3 RBI... Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston on 7/22/1957 (Going to PIT: P Karl Spooner, CF Felix Mantilla. Going to BOS: CF Willie Mays)... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1957, hitting .422 with 8 HR, 28 RBI... 9/14/1957: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $20,000,000 per year, for 6 years. Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 9/20/1957... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1957, hitting .577 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1957, hitting .395 with 5 HR, 23 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1957, hitting .358 with 45 HR, 166 RBI... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1959, hitting .593 with 6 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1959, hitting .382 with 7 HR, 32 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1959, hitting .289 with 11 HR, 29 RBI... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 7/16/1959... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 8/26/1959... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1959, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1959, hitting .322 with 50 HR, 143 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .332 - 5th 1956 - .348 - 4th 1957 - .358 - 3rd
| OBP 1954 - .415 - 8th 1955 - .409 - 10th 1956 - .430 - 2nd 1957 - .451 - 3rd
| SLG 1952 - .562 - 3rd 1953 - .543 - 7th 1954 - .620 - 2nd 1955 - .650 - 4th 1956 - .672 - 1st 1957 - .710 - 1st 1958 - .547 - 10th
| OPS 1952 - .953 - 3rd 1953 - .938 - 9th 1954 - 1.036 - 3rd 1955 - 1.058 - 3rd 1956 - 1.101 - 1st 1957 - 1.161 - 1st
| Hits 1954 - 175 - 8th 1956 - 177 - 10th 1957 - 189 - 3rd
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Doubles 1957 - 39 - 2nd
| Triples 1954 - 8 - 2nd 1955 - 6 - 3rd 1957 - 6 - 4th
| Homeruns 1952 - 33 - 7th 1953 - 29 - 10th 1954 - 38 - 6th 1955 - 36 - 9th 1956 - 41 - 5th 1957 - 45 - 1st 1958 - 36 - 5th
| RBI 1954 - 115 - 6th 1956 - 118 - 8th 1957 - 166 - 1st 1958 - 119 - 3rd
| Runs 1952 - 105 - 9th 1953 - 110 - 4th 1954 - 125 - 3rd 1956 - 110 - 8th 1957 - 124 - 2nd 1958 - 101 - 5th
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BB 1957 - 91 - 7th 1958 - 76 - 9th
| SB 1953 - 22 - 5th 1954 - 17 - 4th 1955 - 19 - 4th 1956 - 20 - 2nd 1957 - 24 - 2nd 1958 - 20 - 3rd
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