Willie Mays
Willie Howard (Jr.) Mays
(Say Hey Kid)
 
Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL
82 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'10" Wt: 170
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1979
- Signed by the New York Giants as an Amateur Free Agent in 1950
- Played in the Negro Leagues
- Served in the Army during The Korean War
- High School: Fairfield Industrial (Fairfield, AL)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
NY1
NL
20.2
CF
524
-
 
3.9
3.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
19.4
14.3
5.1
0.0
8.7
6.5
2.2
0.0
NY1
NL
21.2
CF
144
-
 
1.3
0.8
0.4
0.0
0.0
5.3
3.7
1.6
0.0
2.3
1.5
0.8
0.0
NY1
NL
23.2
CF
640
-
 
10.6
8.6
2.0
0.0
0.0
38.6
31.1
7.5
0.0
25.2
21.5
3.8
0.0
NY1
NL
24.2
CF
670
-
 
9.0
8.6
0.4
0.0
0.0
37.5
34.6
2.9
0.0
24.0
24.6
-0.6
0.0
NY1
NL
25.2
CF
650
-
 
7.6
6.7
1.0
0.0
0.1
25.7
22.5
3.2
0.0
12.2
12.6
-0.4
0.0
NY1
NL
26.2
CF
668
-
 
8.3
8.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
32.9
30.2
2.8
0.0
19.1
20.2
-1.1
0.0
SFN
NL
27.2
CF
685
-
 
10.2
8.8
1.5
0.0
0.0
39.0
33.9
5.2
0.0
25.0
23.6
1.4
0.0
SFN
NL
28.2
CF
648
-
 
7.8
7.3
0.4
0.0
-0.0
32.0
26.5
5.5
0.0
18.5
16.6
1.9
0.0
SFN
NL
29.2
CF
669
-
 
9.4
8.0
1.4
0.0
-0.1
36.8
30.7
6.1
0.0
23.0
20.6
2.4
0.0
SFN
NL
30.2
CF
659
-
 
8.7
7.3
1.4
0.0
-0.0
34.1
28.8
5.4
0.0
20.5
18.9
1.6
0.0
SFN
NL
31.2
CF
706
-
 
10.5
8.3
2.1
0.0
-0.1
41.1
34.1
6.9
0.0
26.3
23.4
3.0
0.0
SFN
NL
32.2
CF
671
-
 
10.6
9.1
1.4
0.0
-0.1
38.0
32.9
5.0
0.0
23.8
22.6
1.2
0.0
SFN
NL
33.2
CF
665
-
 
11.1
9.0
1.9
0.0
-0.1
38.2
30.7
7.5
0.0
24.2
20.5
3.7
0.0
SFN
NL
34.2
CF
638
-
 
11.2
9.5
1.6
0.0
-0.1
44.1
35.4
8.7
0.0
31.1
25.7
5.4
0.0
SFN
NL
35.2
CF
629
-
 
9.0
6.8
2.1
0.0
-0.1
37.1
29.9
7.3
0.0
24.0
20.3
3.7
0.0
SFN
NL
36.2
CF
544
-
 
4.3
3.9
0.3
0.0
-0.1
21.6
15.7
5.9
0.0
10.3
7.3
3.0
0.0
SFN
NL
37.2
CF
573
-
 
6.2
5.7
0.4
0.0
-0.2
31.2
25.7
5.4
0.0
19.1
16.8
2.3
0.0
SFN
NL
38.2
CF
459
-
 
3.1
3.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
17.0
14.1
2.8
0.0
7.6
7.2
0.4
0.0
SFN
NL
39.2
CF
566
-
 
5.2
5.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
25.0
21.6
3.4
0.0
13.6
13.1
0.5
0.0
SFN
NL
40.2
CF
537
-
 
6.4
6.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
27.9
24.8
3.0
0.0
17.4
16.6
0.8
0.0
SFN
NL
41.2
CF
67
-
 
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.8
0.3
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
NYN
NL
41.2
CF
242
-
 
1.6
1.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
11.0
9.5
1.5
0.0
6.2
5.9
0.3
0.0
NYN
NL
42.2
CF
239
-
 
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.2
4.8
3.0
1.8
0.0
0.1
-0.5
0.6
0.0
22
2
CF
12493
-
  
156.1
136.4
18.1
0.0
-1.6
639.6
534.6
105.0
0.0
382.2
345.3
36.9
0.0
162 Game Average
676
-
  
8.5
7.4
1.0
0.0
-0.1
  
34.6
28.9
5.7
0.0
  
20.7
18.7
2.0
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
21
CF
12012
-
 
154.5
134.6
18.5
0.0
-1.4
623.8
522.0
101.8
0.0
375.8
339.9
35.9
0.0
2
CF
481
-
 
1.6
1.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
15.8
12.6
3.2
0.0
6.3
5.4
1.0
0.0
Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James