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Willie Mays played 22 major-league seasons (1951-1973) as a OF (2,842), 1B (84), SS (2), 3B (1). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 22 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 20 | NY1 | 121 | 464 | 59 | 127 | 20 | 68 | 7 | 57 | 60 | .274 | .828 | 128 |
| 1952 | 21 | NY1 | 34 | 127 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 17 | .236 | .736 | 110 |
| 1954 | 23 | NY1 | 151 | 565 | 119 | 195 | 41 | 110 | 8 | 66 | 57 | .345 | 1.078 | 185 |
| 1955 | 24 | NY1 | 152 | 580 | 123 | 185 | 51 | 127 | 24 | 79 | 60 | .319 | 1.059 | 183 |
| 1956 | 25 | NY1 | 152 | 578 | 101 | 171 | 36 | 84 | 40 | 68 | 65 | .296 | .926 | 153 |
| 1957 | 26 | NY1 | 152 | 585 | 112 | 195 | 35 | 97 | 38 | 76 | 62 | .333 | 1.033 | 182 |
| 1958 | 27 | SFN | 152 | 600 | 121 | 208 | 29 | 96 | 31 | 78 | 56 | .347 | 1.002 | 171 |
| 1959 | 28 | SFN | 151 | 575 | 125 | 180 | 34 | 104 | 27 | 65 | 58 | .313 | .964 | 162 |
| 1960 | 29 | SFN | 153 | 595 | 107 | 190 | 29 | 103 | 25 | 61 | 70 | .319 | .936 | 161 |
| 1961 | 30 | SFN | 154 | 572 | 129 | 176 | 40 | 123 | 18 | 81 | 77 | .308 | .977 | 163 |
| 1962 | 31 | SFN | 162 | 621 | 130 | 189 | 49 | 141 | 18 | 78 | 85 | .304 | .999 | 173 |
| 1963 | 32 | SFN | 157 | 596 | 115 | 187 | 38 | 103 | 8 | 66 | 83 | .314 | .962 | 184 |
| 1964 | 33 | SFN | 157 | 578 | 121 | 171 | 47 | 111 | 19 | 82 | 72 | .296 | .990 | 185 |
| 1965 | 34 | SFN | 157 | 558 | 118 | 177 | 52 | 112 | 9 | 76 | 71 | .317 | 1.043 | 200 |
| 1966 | 35 | SFN | 152 | 552 | 99 | 159 | 37 | 103 | 5 | 70 | 81 | .288 | .924 | 162 |
| 1967 | 36 | SFN | 141 | 486 | 83 | 128 | 22 | 70 | 6 | 51 | 92 | .263 | .787 | 132 |
| 1968 | 37 | SFN | 148 | 498 | 84 | 144 | 23 | 79 | 12 | 67 | 81 | .289 | .860 | 166 |
| 1969 | 38 | SFN | 117 | 403 | 64 | 114 | 13 | 58 | 6 | 49 | 71 | .283 | .798 | 131 |
| 1970 | 39 | SFN | 139 | 478 | 94 | 139 | 28 | 83 | 5 | 79 | 90 | .291 | .897 | 148 |
| 1971 | 40 | SFN | 136 | 417 | 82 | 113 | 18 | 61 | 23 | 112 | 123 | .271 | .907 | 166 |
| 1972 | 41 | SFN|NYN | 88 | 244 | 35 | 61 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 60 | 48 | .250 | .802 | 137 |
| 1973 | 42 | NYN | 66 | 209 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 47 | .211 | .647 | 86 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | OF | 121 | 0 | 353 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 1952 | OF | 34 | 0 | 109 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 1954 | OF | 151 | 151 | 448 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| 1955 | OF | 152 | 152 | 407 | 23 | 8 | 8 |
| 1956 | OF | 152 | 150 | 415 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| 1957 | OF | 150 | 149 | 422 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 1958 | OF | 151 | 150 | 429 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 1959 | OF | 147 | 143 | 353 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 1960 | OF | 152 | 152 | 392 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 1961 | OF | 153 | 151 | 385 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 1962 | OF | 161 | 159 | 429 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1963 | OF | 157 | 155 | 397 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 1963 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | OF | 155 | 151 | 370 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 1964 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | OF | 151 | 148 | 337 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 1966 | OF | 150 | 147 | 370 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 1967 | OF | 134 | 123 | 277 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1968 | OF | 142 | 129 | 301 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | OF | 108 | 96 | 199 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | OF | 129 | 117 | 269 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 1970 | 1B | 5 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1971 | OF | 84 | 77 | 192 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1B | 48 | 39 | 384 | 27 | 11 | 43 |
| 1972 | OF | 63 | 57 | 138 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1B | 11 | 9 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1973 | OF | 45 | 41 | 103 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1B | 17 | 14 | 143 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Willie Mays won: Rookie of the Year 1951 (NL), MVP 1954 (NL), TSN All-Star 1954 (ML), Gold Glove 1957 (ML), TSN All-Star 1957 (ML), Gold Glove 1958 (NL), TSN All-Star 1958 (ML), Gold Glove 1959 (NL), TSN All-Star 1959 (ML), Gold Glove 1960 (NL), TSN All-Star 1960 (ML), Gold Glove 1961 (NL), TSN All-Star 1961 (NL), Gold Glove 1962 (NL), TSN All-Star 1962 (NL), Gold Glove 1963 (NL), TSN All-Star 1963 (NL), Gold Glove 1964 (NL), TSN All-Star 1964 (NL), Gold Glove 1965 (NL), MVP 1965 (NL), TSN All-Star 1965 (NL), Gold Glove 1966 (NL), TSN All-Star 1966 (NL), Gold Glove 1967 (NL), Gold Glove 1968 (NL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (16 ballot finishes, 3 wins). Full year pages: 1971, 1968, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957 and more.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Rookie of the Year (winner) | NL | 1 | 18 / 24 | 18 |
| 1954 | Most Valuable Player (winner) | NL | 1 | 283 / 336 | 16 |
| 1955 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 4 | 165 / 336 | 0 |
| 1956 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 17 | 14 / 336 | 0 |
| 1957 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 4 | 174 / 336 | 1 |
| 1958 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 2 | 185 / 336 | 3 |
| 1959 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 6 | 85 / 336 | 0 |
| 1960 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 3 | 155 / 336 | 0 |
| 1961 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 6 | 70 / 224 | 0 |
| 1962 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 2 | 202 / 280 | 7 |
| 1963 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 5 | 102 / 280 | 0 |
| 1964 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 6 | 66 / 280 | 0 |
| 1965 | Most Valuable Player (winner) | NL | 1 | 224 / 280 | 9 |
| 1966 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 3 | 111 / 280 | 0 |
| 1968 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 15 | 14 / 280 | 0 |
| 1971 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 19 | 11 / 336 | 0 |
Willie Mays ranks on 12 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #14 | center fielders | 1965 | 200 OPS+ |
| #39 | center fielders | 1964 | 185 OPS+ |
| #40 | center fielders | 1954 | 185 OPS+ |
| #43 | center fielders | 1963 | 184 OPS+ |
| #45 | center fielders | 1955 | 183 OPS+ |
| #51 | center fielders | 1957 | 182 OPS+ |
| #73 | center fielders | 1962 | 173 OPS+ |
| #86 | center fielders | 1958 | 171 OPS+ |
| #102 | center fielders | 1968 | 166 OPS+ |
| #105 | center fielders | 1971 | 166 OPS+ |
| #127 | center fielders | 1961 | 163 OPS+ |
| #133 | center fielders | 1966 | 162 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.