Player

Willie Mays HOF 1979

Player Info
Full Name
Willie Howard
Born
May 6, 1931
Westfield, AL, USA
Died
June 18, 2024
Size
5'10" / 170 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
May 25, 1951
Final Game
September 9, 1973
Career
23 years
Teams
Honors
20 x All-Star
1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954
1971 - Roberto Clemente Award (ML)
1968 - Gold Glove (NL)
1968 - All-Star Game MVP (ML)
1967 - Gold Glove (NL)
1966 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1966 - Gold Glove (NL)
1965 - Sporting News Player of the Year (NL)
1965 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1965 - Most Valuable Player (NL)
1965 - Gold Glove (NL)
... and 23 more
Career Batting
3,005
G
.301
AVG
3,293
H
660
HR
1,909
RBI
.941
OPS
164
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1973 New York Mets 66 209 44 10 0 6 24 .211
1972 San Francisco Giants 19 49 9 2 0 0 8 .184
1972 New York Mets 69 195 52 9 1 8 27 .267
1971 San Francisco Giants 136 417 113 24 5 18 82 .271
1970 San Francisco Giants 139 478 139 15 2 28 94 .291
1969 San Francisco Giants 117 403 114 17 3 13 64 .283
1968 San Francisco Giants 148 498 144 20 5 23 84 .289
1967 San Francisco Giants 141 486 128 22 2 22 83 .263
1966 San Francisco Giants 152 552 159 29 4 37 99 .288
1965 San Francisco Giants 157 558 177 21 3 52 118 .317
1964 San Francisco Giants 157 578 171 21 9 47 121 .296
1963 San Francisco Giants 157 596 187 32 7 38 115 .314
1962 San Francisco Giants 162 621 189 36 5 49 130 .304
1961 San Francisco Giants 154 572 176 32 3 40 129 .308
1960 San Francisco Giants 153 595 190 29 12 29 107 .319
1959 San Francisco Giants 151 575 180 43 5 34 125 .313
1958 San Francisco Giants 152 600 208 33 11 29 121 .347
1957 New York Giants 152 585 195 26 20 35 112 .333
1956 New York Giants 152 578 171 27 8 36 101 .296
1955 New York Giants 152 580 185 18 13 51 123 .319
1954 New York Giants 151 565 195 33 13 41 119 .345
1952 New York Giants 34 127 30 2 4 4 17 .236
1951 New York Giants 121 464 127 22 5 20 59 .274
1948 Birmingham Black Barons 13 43 10 2 1 0 6 .233
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1973 NL 239 .134 .242 11.3 19.7 85 6.0
1972 NL 309 .152 .282 19.4 15.5 137 8.3
1971 NL 537 .211 .339 20.9 22.9 166 18.0 ✓
1970 NL 566 .216 .303 14.0 15.9 148 28.0 ✓
1969 NL 459 .154 .313 10.7 15.5 131 13.0
1968 NL 573 .199 .303 11.7 14.1 167 22.9 ✓
1967 NL 544 .189 .283 9.4 16.9 132 22.0 ✓
1966 NL 629 .268 .279 11.1 12.9 162 37.2 ✓
1965 NL 638 .328 .286 11.9 11.1 200 51.7 ✓
1964 NL 665 .311 .268 12.3 10.8 185 47.0 ✓
1963 NL 671 .269 .309 9.8 12.4 184 38.0 ✓
1962 NL 706 .311 .286 11.0 12.0 174 48.1 ✓
1961 NL 659 .276 .296 12.3 11.7 164 41.8 ✓
1960 NL 669 .235 .319 9.1 10.5 162 30.1 ✓
1959 NL 648 .270 .299 10.0 9.0 162 35.8 ✓
1958 NL 685 .237 .344 11.4 8.2 171 30.5 ✓
1957 NL 668 .292 .324 11.4 9.3 183 36.8 ✓
1956 NL 650 .261 .281 10.5 10.0 153 37.9 ✓
1955 NL 670 .340 .282 11.8 9.0 183 53.6 ✓
1954 NL 640 .322 .325 10.3 8.9 186 43.1 ✓
1952 NL 144 .173 .245 11.1 11.8 110 4.2
1951 NL 524 .198 .279 10.9 11.5 128 20.6 ✓
1948 NAL 48 .093 — 8.3 — 74 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 2,854 7,112 196 143 60 .981
1B 84 657 37 15 61 .979
SS 2 0 0 0 0 .000
3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1973 New York Mets 1B 17 143 4 3 9 .980
1973 New York Mets OF 45 103 2 1 0 .991
1972 New York Mets 1B 11 75 2 1 3 .987
1972 New York Mets OF 49 109 3 3 1 .974
1972 San Francisco Giants OF 14 29 0 0 0 1.000
1971 San Francisco Giants 1B 48 384 27 11 43 .974
1971 San Francisco Giants OF 84 192 2 6 1 .970
1970 San Francisco Giants 1B 5 34 3 0 3 1.000
1970 San Francisco Giants OF 129 269 6 7 3 .975
1969 San Francisco Giants 1B 1 6 0 0 1 1.000
1969 San Francisco Giants OF 108 199 4 5 0 .976
1968 San Francisco Giants 1B 1 9 0 0 1 1.000
1968 San Francisco Giants OF 142 301 7 7 2 .978
1967 San Francisco Giants OF 134 277 3 7 0 .976
1966 San Francisco Giants OF 150 370 8 7 2 .982
1965 San Francisco Giants OF 151 337 13 6 4 .983
1964 San Francisco Giants 1B 1 6 1 0 1 1.000
1964 San Francisco Giants 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1964 San Francisco Giants OF 155 370 10 6 4 .984
1964 San Francisco Giants SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1963 San Francisco Giants OF 157 397 7 8 1 .981
1963 San Francisco Giants SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1962 San Francisco Giants OF 161 429 6 4 1 .991
1961 San Francisco Giants OF 153 385 7 8 3 .980
1960 San Francisco Giants OF 152 392 12 8 2 .981
1959 San Francisco Giants OF 147 353 6 6 2 .984
1958 San Francisco Giants OF 151 429 17 9 2 .980
1957 New York Giants OF 150 422 14 9 5 .980
1956 New York Giants OF 152 415 14 9 6 .979
1955 New York Giants OF 152 407 23 8 8 .982
1954 New York Giants OF 151 448 13 7 9 .985
1952 New York Giants OF 34 109 6 1 2 .991
1951 New York Giants OF 121 353 12 9 2 .976
1948 Birmingham Black Barons OF 12 17 1 2 0 .900
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 34 121 30 1 15 .248
1973 NL Championship Series New York Mets 1 3 1 0 1 .333
1973 World Series New York Mets 3 7 2 0 1 .286
1971 NL Championship Series San Francisco Giants 4 15 4 1 3 .267
1962 World Series San Francisco Giants 7 28 7 0 1 .250
1954 World Series New York Giants 4 14 4 0 3 .286
1951 World Series New York Giants 6 22 4 0 1 .182
1948 ALC Birmingham Black Barons 7 25 7 0 5 .280
1948 NWS Birmingham Black Barons 2 7 1 0 0 .143