Willie Mays
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Willie Mays
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Say Hey
Birthdate:
May 6, 1931 (105 y, 6 m, 20 d)
Born In:
Westfield, MA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
CF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/180
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1965 None (MLB)
1954 None (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1951 None (MLB)
All-Star 1973 None (MLB)
1972 None (MLB)
1971 None (MLB)
1970 None (MLB)
1969 None (MLB)
1968 None (MLB)
1967 None (MLB)
1966 None (MLB)
1965 None (MLB)
1964 None (MLB)
1963 None (MLB)
1962 None (MLB)
1961 None (MLB)
1960 None (MLB)
1959 None (MLB)
1958 None (MLB)
1957 None (MLB)
1956 None (MLB)
1955 None (MLB)
1954 None (MLB)
Gold Glove 1968 - CF None (MLB)
1967 - CF None (MLB)
1966 - CF None (MLB)
1965 - CF None (MLB)
1964 - CF None (MLB)
1963 - CF None (MLB)
1962 - CF None (MLB)
1961 - CF None (MLB)
1960 - CF None (MLB)
1959 - CF None (MLB)
1958 - CF None (MLB)
1957 - CF None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 65 26.4 26.0
Grey Ink 363 157.1 144.0
HoF Standard 85 49.9 43.8
WAR 138.7 67.4 58.8
WAR7 63.0 40.7 37.6
JAWS 100.8 54.1 48.2
Similar Players (CF)
Player Score
Frank Robinson R 836
Ken Griffey Jr. R 806
Albert Pujols R 802
Hank Aaron R 778
Mel Ott R 777
Alex Rodriguez R 774
Barry Bonds R 771
Dave Winfield R 767
Rafael Palmeiro R 752
Eddie Murray R 747
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1955 670 7
1957 668 10
1958 685 2
1960 669 6
1961 659 7
1962 706 5
Year AB Rank
1957 585 9
1957 585 9
1958 600 6
1958 600 6
1960 595 4
1960 595 4
1962 621 9
1962 621 9
Year Hits Rank
1954 195 3
1955 185 5
1956 171 9
1957 195 4
1958 208 2
1959 180 6
1960 190 1
1961 176 6
1962 189 8
1963 187 7
Year K Rank
1971 123 5
Year TB Rank
1954 377 2
1955 382 1
1956 322 3
1957 366 2
1958 350 2
1959 335 4
1960 330 3
1961 334 3
1962 382 1
1963 347 2
1964 351 2
1965 360 1
1966 307 5
Year 2B Rank
1954 33 10
1956 27 10
1958 33 6
1959 43 3
1960 29 6
1961 32 3
1962 36 2
1963 32 8
1966 29 8
Year 3B Rank
1954 13 1
1955 13 1
1956 8 8
1957 20 1
1958 11 2
1960 12 2
1964 9 7
Year HR Rank
1954 41 3
1955 51 1
1956 36 5
1957 35 4
1958 29 6
1959 34 5
1960 29 6
1961 40 2
1962 49 1
1963 38 3
1964 47 1
1965 52 1
1966 37 3
1968 23 9
Year SB Rank
1954 8 8
1955 24 2
1956 40 1
1957 38 1
1958 31 1
1959 27 1
1960 25 4
1961 18 5
1962 18 7
1964 19 7
1971 23 8
Year RBI Rank
1954 110 6
1955 127 2
1957 97 6
1958 96 4
1959 104 7
1960 103 4
1961 123 3
1962 141 2
1963 103 5
1964 111 3
1965 112 3
1966 103 4
Year R Rank
1954 119 3
1955 123 2
1956 101 6
1957 112 3
1958 121 1
1959 125 2
1960 107 3
1961 129 1
1962 130 2
1963 115 2
1964 121 2
1965 118 2
1966 99 6
1968 84 10
Year BB Rank
1955 79 8
1957 76 6
1958 78 5
1960 61 9
1961 81 3
1962 78 4
1963 66 7
1964 82 3
1965 76 6
1966 70 6
1968 67 7
1971 112 1
Year IBB Rank
1955 13 5
1956 20 3
1957 15 2
1958 12 4
1960 11 7
1961 15 5
1962 11 5
1964 13 5
1965 16 4
Year HBP Rank
1955 4 10
1960 4 9
Year SF Rank
1955 7 8
1957 6 8
1959 6 8
1960 9 3
1963 7 4
1968 6 10
Year XBH Rank
1954 87 2
1955 82 1
1956 71 4
1957 81 2
1958 73 2
1959 82 2
1960 70 3
1961 75 4
1962 90 2
1963 77 1
1964 77 2
1965 76 2
1966 70 3
Year Avg Rank
1954 0.345 1
1955 0.319 2
1957 0.333 2
1958 0.347 2
1959 0.313 5
1960 0.319 2
1961 0.308 8
1963 0.314 6
1965 0.317 3
Year OBP Rank
1954 0.411 5
1955 0.400 5
1956 0.369 9
1957 0.407 2
1958 0.419 3
1959 0.381 8
1960 0.381 5
1961 0.393 5
1962 0.384 7
1963 0.380 3
1964 0.383 6
1965 0.398 1
1966 0.368 9
1968 0.372 5
1971 0.425 1
Year SLG Rank
1954 0.667 1
1955 0.659 1
1956 0.557 4
1957 0.626 1
1958 0.583 2
1959 0.583 5
1960 0.555 4
1961 0.584 4
1962 0.615 3
1963 0.582 2
1964 0.607 1
1965 0.645 1
1966 0.556 5
1968 0.488 5
Year ISO Rank
1954 0.322 1
1955 0.340 1
1956 0.261 4
1957 0.292 3
1958 0.237 3
1959 0.270 5
1960 0.235 6
1961 0.276 4
1962 0.311 1
1963 0.269 2
1964 0.311 1
1965 0.328 1
1966 0.268 3
1968 0.199 7
1971 0.211 9
Year OPS Rank
1954 1.078 1
1955 1.059 1
1956 0.926 3
1957 1.033 2
1958 1.002 1
1959 0.964 5
1960 0.936 3
1961 0.977 2
1962 0.999 3
1963 0.962 2
1964 0.990 1
1965 1.043 1
1966 0.924 6
1968 0.860 4
1971 0.907 4
Year G Rank
1955 152 9
1956 152 10
1957 152 5
1958 152 3
1959 151 8
1960 153 4
1961 154 2
1962 162 4
Year WAR Rank
1954 9.2 2
1955 8.9 1
1956 6.0 2
1957 8.5 1
1958 8.6 1
1959 7.4 3
1960 7.0 2
1961 6.7 2
1962 8.6 1
1963 9.3 1
1964 9.0 1
1965 9.4 1
1966 6.9 4
1968 6.9 1
1971 6.1 5