Last Updated on December 23, 2022
For his pro baseball career, Mays slapped 660 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,909 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 12,545 times and came through with a hit 3,293 times. He sat with a career slugging percentage of .557 and he racked up 6,080 bases. He was struck out 1,526 times and took a walk on 1,468 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .384 on-base percentage. Mays had a batting average of .301 for his career in baseball in addition to 2,068 scored runs and an OPS of .940.
Willie Mays Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .301 | 660 | 3,293 | 1,468 | 2,068 | 1,909 | .384 | 12,545 | 10,924 | .940 | 155 | 525 | 141 | 3,005 | .557 | 338 | 103 | 6,080 | 1,526 | |
| 1973 | NYM | .211 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 25 | .303 | 239 | 209 | .647 | 81 | 10 | 0 | 66 | .344 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 47 |
| 1972 | TOT | .250 | 8 | 61 | 60 | 35 | 22 | .400 | 309 | 244 | .802 | 131 | 11 | 1 | 88 | .402 | 4 | 5 | 98 | 48 |
| 1972 | SFG | .184 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | .394 | 67 | 49 | .618 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .224 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 1972 | NYM | .267 | 8 | 52 | 43 | 27 | 19 | .402 | 242 | 195 | .848 | 145 | 9 | 1 | 69 | .446 | 1 | 5 | 87 | 43 |
| 1971 | SFG | .271 | 18 | 113 | 112 | 82 | 61 | .425 | 537 | 417 | .907 | 158 | 24 | 5 | 136 | .482 | 23 | 3 | 201 | 123 |
| 1970 | SFG | .291 | 28 | 139 | 79 | 94 | 83 | .390 | 566 | 478 | .897 | 140 | 15 | 2 | 139 | .506 | 5 | 0 | 242 | 90 |
| 1969 | SFG | .283 | 13 | 114 | 49 | 64 | 58 | .362 | 459 | 403 | .798 | 124 | 17 | 3 | 117 | .437 | 6 | 2 | 176 | 71 |
| 1968 | SFG | .289 | 23 | 144 | 67 | 84 | 79 | .372 | 573 | 498 | .860 | 156 | 20 | 5 | 148 | .488 | 12 | 6 | 243 | 81 |
| 1967 | SFG | .263 | 22 | 128 | 51 | 83 | 70 | .334 | 544 | 486 | .787 | 124 | 22 | 2 | 141 | .453 | 6 | 0 | 220 | 92 |
| 1966 | SFG | .288 | 37 | 159 | 70 | 99 | 103 | .368 | 629 | 552 | .924 | 149 | 29 | 4 | 152 | .556 | 5 | 1 | 307 | 81 |
| 1965 | SFG | .317 | 52 | 177 | 76 | 118 | 112 | .398 | 638 | 558 | 1.043 | 185 | 21 | 3 | 157 | .645 | 9 | 4 | 360 | 71 |
| 1964 | SFG | .296 | 47 | 171 | 82 | 121 | 111 | .383 | 665 | 578 | .990 | 172 | 21 | 9 | 157 | .607 | 19 | 5 | 351 | 72 |
| 1963 | SFG | .314 | 38 | 187 | 66 | 115 | 103 | .380 | 671 | 596 | .962 | 175 | 32 | 7 | 157 | .582 | 8 | 3 | 347 | 83 |
| 1962 | SFG | .304 | 49 | 189 | 78 | 130 | 141 | .384 | 706 | 621 | .999 | 165 | 36 | 5 | 162 | .615 | 18 | 2 | 382 | 85 |
| 1961 | SFG | .308 | 40 | 176 | 81 | 129 | 123 | .393 | 659 | 572 | .977 | 160 | 32 | 3 | 154 | .584 | 18 | 9 | 334 | 77 |
| 1960 | SFG | .319 | 29 | 190 | 61 | 107 | 103 | .381 | 669 | 595 | .936 | 160 | 29 | 12 | 153 | .555 | 25 | 10 | 330 | 70 |
| 1959 | SFG | .313 | 34 | 180 | 65 | 125 | 104 | .381 | 649 | 575 | .964 | 156 | 43 | 5 | 151 | .583 | 27 | 4 | 335 | 58 |
| 1958 | SFG | .347 | 29 | 208 | 78 | 121 | 96 | .419 | 685 | 600 | 1.002 | 165 | 33 | 11 | 152 | .583 | 31 | 6 | 350 | 56 |
| 1957 | NYG | .333 | 35 | 195 | 76 | 112 | 97 | .407 | 669 | 585 | 1.033 | 173 | 26 | 20 | 152 | .626 | 38 | 19 | 366 | 62 |
| 1956 | NYG | .296 | 36 | 171 | 68 | 101 | 84 | .369 | 651 | 578 | .926 | 146 | 27 | 8 | 152 | .557 | 40 | 10 | 322 | 65 |
| 1955 | NYG | .319 | 51 | 185 | 79 | 123 | 127 | .400 | 670 | 580 | 1.059 | 174 | 18 | 13 | 152 | .659 | 24 | 4 | 382 | 60 |
| 1954 | NYG | .345 | 41 | 195 | 66 | 119 | 110 | .411 | 641 | 565 | 1.078 | 175 | 33 | 13 | 151 | .667 | 8 | 5 | 377 | 57 |
| 1952 | NYG | .236 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 23 | .326 | 144 | 127 | .736 | 102 | 2 | 4 | 34 | .409 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 17 |
| 1951 | NYG | .274 | 20 | 127 | 57 | 59 | 68 | .356 | 524 | 464 | .828 | 120 | 22 | 5 | 121 | .472 | 7 | 4 | 219 | 60 |
| 1948 | BBB | .233 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .313 | 48 | 43 | .638 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .326 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
1973 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 66 | 313th |
| Plate Appearances | 239 | 269th |
| At-Bats | 209 | 270th |
| Runs Scored | 24 | 266th |
| Hits | 44 | 279th |
| Doubles | 10 | 231st |
| Triples | 0 | 626th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 188th |
| Runs Batted In | 25 | 245th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 279th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 624th |
| Walks | 27 | 209th |
| Strikeouts | 47 | 174th |
| Batting Average | .211 | 449th |
| On-Base Percentage | .303 | 350th |
| Slugging Percentage | .344 | 300th |
| OPS | .647 | 328th |
| OPS+ | 81 | 330th |
| Total Bases | 72 | 263rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 209th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 261st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 396th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 325th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 615th |
1972 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 88 | 228th |
| Plate Appearances | 309 | 201st |
| At-Bats | 244 | 223rd |
| Runs Scored | 35 | 160th |
| Hits | 61 | 213th |
| Doubles | 11 | 179th |
| Triples | 1 | 266th |
| Home Runs | 8 | 111th |
| Runs Batted In | 22 | 218th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 115th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 77th |
| Walks | 60 | 38th |
| Strikeouts | 48 | 145th |
| Batting Average | .250 | 240th |
| On-Base Percentage | .400 | 39th |
| Slugging Percentage | .402 | 141st |
| OPS | .802 | 73rd |
| OPS+ | 131 | 80th |
| Total Bases | 98 | 199th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 117th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 265th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 160th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 694th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 83rd |
1972 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 19 | 690th |
| Plate Appearances | 67 | 463rd |
| At-Bats | 49 | 502nd |
| Runs Scored | 8 | 376th |
| Hits | 9 | 487th |
| Doubles | 2 | 425th |
| Triples | 0 | 688th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 723rd |
| Runs Batted In | 3 | 501st |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 152nd |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 691st |
| Walks | 17 | 257th |
| Strikeouts | 5 | 644th |
| Batting Average | .184 | 524th |
| On-Base Percentage | .394 | 43rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .224 | 543rd |
| OPS | .618 | 336th |
| OPS+ | 79 | 349th |
| Total Bases | 11 | 491st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 278th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 693rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 463rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 695th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 327th |
1972 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 69 | 275th |
| Plate Appearances | 242 | 241st |
| At-Bats | 195 | 254th |
| Runs Scored | 27 | 204th |
| Hits | 52 | 236th |
| Doubles | 9 | 217th |
| Triples | 1 | 267th |
| Home Runs | 8 | 112th |
| Runs Batted In | 19 | 244th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 243rd |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 78th |
| Walks | 43 | 99th |
| Strikeouts | 43 | 180th |
| Batting Average | .267 | 165th |
| On-Base Percentage | .402 | 35th |
| Slugging Percentage | .446 | 79th |
| OPS | .848 | 48th |
| OPS+ | 145 | 53rd |
| Total Bases | 87 | 212th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 236th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 266th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 216th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 696th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 103rd |
1971 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 136 | 92nd |
| Plate Appearances | 537 | 93rd |
| At-Bats | 417 | 123rd |
| Runs Scored | 82 | 26th |
| Hits | 113 | 122nd |
| Doubles | 24 | 45th |
| Triples | 5 | 48th |
| Home Runs | 18 | 47th |
| Runs Batted In | 61 | 70th |
| Stolen Bases | 23 | 14th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 138th |
| Walks | 112 | 2nd |
| Strikeouts | 123 | 6th |
| Batting Average | .271 | 179th |
| On-Base Percentage | .425 | 30th |
| Slugging Percentage | .482 | 55th |
| OPS | .907 | 31st |
| OPS+ | 158 | 31st |
| Total Bases | 201 | 72nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 157th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 94th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 465th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 100th |
| Intentional Walks | 11 | 22nd |
1970 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 139 | 101st |
| Plate Appearances | 566 | 84th |
| At-Bats | 478 | 95th |
| Runs Scored | 94 | 30th |
| Hits | 139 | 78th |
| Doubles | 15 | 150th |
| Triples | 2 | 183rd |
| Home Runs | 28 | 23rd |
| Runs Batted In | 83 | 42nd |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 104th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 717th |
| Walks | 79 | 27th |
| Strikeouts | 90 | 46th |
| Batting Average | .291 | 115th |
| On-Base Percentage | .390 | 82nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .506 | 52nd |
| OPS | .897 | 52nd |
| OPS+ | 140 | 56th |
| Total Bases | 242 | 52nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 186th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 95th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 800th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 35th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 190th |
1969 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 117 | 164th |
| Plate Appearances | 459 | 139th |
| At-Bats | 403 | 141st |
| Runs Scored | 64 | 89th |
| Hits | 114 | 122nd |
| Doubles | 17 | 114th |
| Triples | 3 | 127th |
| Home Runs | 13 | 76th |
| Runs Batted In | 58 | 81st |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 87th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 207th |
| Walks | 49 | 89th |
| Strikeouts | 71 | 83rd |
| Batting Average | .283 | 135th |
| On-Base Percentage | .362 | 119th |
| Slugging Percentage | .437 | 115th |
| OPS | .798 | 110th |
| OPS+ | 124 | 103rd |
| Total Bases | 176 | 110th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 160th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 101st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 817th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 89th |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 66th |
1967 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 141 | 75th |
| Plate Appearances | 544 | 76th |
| At-Bats | 486 | 76th |
| Runs Scored | 83 | 22nd |
| Hits | 128 | 68th |
| Doubles | 22 | 54th |
| Triples | 2 | 155th |
| Home Runs | 22 | 23rd |
| Runs Batted In | 70 | 34th |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 77th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 612th |
| Walks | 51 | 48th |
| Strikeouts | 92 | 39th |
| Batting Average | .263 | 134th |
| On-Base Percentage | .334 | 112th |
| Slugging Percentage | .453 | 60th |
| OPS | .787 | 73rd |
| OPS+ | 124 | 78th |
| Total Bases | 220 | 42nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 53rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 150th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 293rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 108th |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 67th |
1966 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 152 | 39th |
| Plate Appearances | 629 | 39th |
| At-Bats | 552 | 47th |
| Runs Scored | 99 | 7th |
| Hits | 159 | 32nd |
| Doubles | 29 | 16th |
| Triples | 4 | 76th |
| Home Runs | 37 | 5th |
| Runs Batted In | 103 | 7th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 86th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 231st |
| Walks | 70 | 14th |
| Strikeouts | 81 | 52nd |
| Batting Average | .288 | 79th |
| On-Base Percentage | .368 | 57th |
| Slugging Percentage | .556 | 24th |
| OPS | .924 | 37th |
| OPS+ | 149 | 41st |
| Total Bases | 307 | 7th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 46th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 143rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 404th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 75th |
| Intentional Walks | 11 | 15th |
1965 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 157 | 27th |
| Plate Appearances | 638 | 37th |
| At-Bats | 558 | 41st |
| Runs Scored | 118 | 3rd |
| Hits | 177 | 15th |
| Doubles | 21 | 68th |
| Triples | 3 | 102nd |
| Home Runs | 52 | 1st |
| Runs Batted In | 112 | 3rd |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 42nd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 72nd |
| Walks | 76 | 11th |
| Strikeouts | 71 | 80th |
| Batting Average | .317 | 33rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .398 | 28th |
| Slugging Percentage | .645 | 12th |
| OPS | 1.043 | 11th |
| OPS+ | 185 | 15th |
| Total Bases | 360 | 1st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 70th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 575th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 275th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 176th |
| Intentional Walks | 16 | 5th |
1964 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 157 | 31st |
| Plate Appearances | 665 | 24th |
| At-Bats | 578 | 33rd |
| Runs Scored | 121 | 2nd |
| Hits | 171 | 21st |
| Doubles | 21 | 67th |
| Triples | 9 | 11th |
| Home Runs | 47 | 2nd |
| Runs Batted In | 111 | 7th |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 12th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 42nd |
| Walks | 82 | 10th |
| Strikeouts | 72 | 82nd |
| Batting Average | .296 | 64th |
| On-Base Percentage | .383 | 48th |
| Slugging Percentage | .607 | 13th |
| OPS | .990 | 19th |
| OPS+ | 172 | 19th |
| Total Bases | 351 | 3rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 72nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 249th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 393rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 109th |
| Intentional Walks | 13 | 7th |
1963 Stats for Willie Mays
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 157 | 20th |
| Plate Appearances | 671 | 16th |
| At-Bats | 596 | 23rd |
| Runs Scored | 115 | 2nd |
| Hits | 187 | 7th |
| Doubles | 32 | 12th |
| Triples | 7 | 27th |
| Home Runs | 38 | 5th |
| Runs Batted In | 103 | 6th |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 49th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 98th |
| Walks | 66 | 18th |
| Strikeouts | 83 | 45th |
| Batting Average | .314 | 42nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .380 | 37th |
| Slugging Percentage | .582 | 17th |
| OPS | .962 | 21st |
| OPS+ | 175 | 17th |
| Total Bases | 347 | 2nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 25th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 142nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 662nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 7 | 12th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 66th |