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Willie Mays
Hayes		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 1, 1946 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1975    1978   
Slick Fielder Award 1977   
All-Star Selections 1974    1976    1977   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 26 WAS JL $ 5,190,000 6 6 6 4 5 4 13 13 13 1 2 2 5 5 5 7 6 7
1974 27 WAS JL $ 5,190,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 12 12 12 1 2 2 4 5 5 7 6 6
1975 28 WAS JL $ 5,190,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 12 12 12 1 2 2 4 5 5 7 6 6
1976 29 WAS JL $ 5,190,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 12 12 12 1 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 6
1977 30 WAS JL $ 6,250,000 6 6 6 4 5 4 10 10 10 1 2 2 4 5 5 7 6 6
1978 31 WAS JL $ 6,250,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 10 10 10 1 2 2 4 5 5 7 6 6
1979 32 WAS JL $ 6,250,000 4 4 4 4 5 4 10 10 10 1 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 6
1980 33 LV FL   4 4 4 4 5 4 13 13 13 1 2 2 4 5 5 6 5 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings   4 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10 1 2 2 4 5 5 6 5 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 6,250,000 6 6 6 4 5 4 13 13 13 1 2 2 5 5 5 7 6 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 26 WAS JL 159 659 100 199 16 15 6 57 90 20 59 73 .302 .361 .399 .760 102.2 15.1
1974 27 WAS JL 155 605 109 184 23 15 5 55 79 40 61 49 .304 .370 .417 .786 94.0 17.0
1975 28 WAS JL 151 625 86 195 23 17 2 54 77 43 53 69 .312 .373 .413 .786 95.5 16.4
1976 29 WAS JL 150 614 120 171 21 21 4 53 75 22 71 64 .279 .356 .401 .757 96.4 17.1
1977 30 WAS JL 152 611 93 179 18 17 7 47 76 38 52 71 .293 .358 .412 .770 90.2 14.1
1978 31 WAS JL 154 608 87 159 33 8 4 72 47 14 53 68 .262 .325 .362 .687 75.0 13.2
1979 32 WAS JL 147 493 55 122 13 9 6 65 33 17 43 88 .247 .311 .347 .658 55.6 6.6
1980 33 LV FL 8 20 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .150 .217 .200 .417 1.2 0.0
    AAA   76 253 40 75 12 6 6 29 18 9 22 38 .296 .353 .462 .815 39.8  
    AA   16 54 5 19 3 0 2 13 2 1 8 8 .352 .435 .519 .954 11.4  
1981 34 AAA   5 19 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 2 .211 .375 .263 .638 2.2  
8 Years Sim 1076 4235 650 1212 148 102 34 404 477 194 393 485 .286 .351 .393 .745 610.1 99.6
2 Years AAA 81 272 45 79 13 6 6 30 18 10 27 40 .290 .351 .449 .800 41.9  
1 Years AA 16 54 5 19 3 0 2 13 2 1 8 8 .352 .438 .519 .956 11.4  
3 Years Minors 97 326 50 98 16 6 8 43 20 11 35 48 .301 .366 .460 .826 53.4  
162 Game Average 637 97 182 22 15 5 60 71 29 59 73 .286 .351 .393 .745 91.8  
Career Highs 159 659 120 199 33 21 7 72 90 43 71 88 .312 .373 .417 .786 102.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2761 440 818 116 68 24 265 325 139 290 360 .296 .367 .414 .781 419.9
vs LH   1474 210 394 32 34 10 139 152 55 103 125 .267 .321 .355 .676 172.9
Home 536 2085 339 603 78 60 16 229 224 98 199 224 .289 .355 .407 .762 300.4
Away 540 2150 311 609 70 42 18 175 253 96 194 261 .283 .348 .380 .728 292.3
RISP   880 0 260 34 21 8 348 0 0 90 94 .295 .357 .409 .766 127.4
Pinch Hitting   13 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 3 .308 .308 .308 .615 1.0
Close/Late   481 55 128 14 8 4 53 0 0 35 55 .266 .318 .353 .671 53.2
Mar/Apr 183 725 128 205 31 17 4 67 88 25 61 67 .283 .345 .389 .734 100.9
May 185 737 121 222 29 19 8 65 114 27 68 79 .301 .359 .425 .784 120.7
June 173 703 111 198 17 18 4 59 91 21 60 82 .282 .342 .374 .717 97.8
July 186 705 96 186 32 17 6 79 68 38 72 88 .264 .340 .383 .723 89.6
August 175 674 104 205 23 16 8 76 63 47 68 80 .304 .375 .421 .797 98.1
Sep/Oct 174 691 90 196 16 15 4 58 53 36 64 89 .284 .347 .368 .714 85.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 26 WAS JL CF 159 158 1390.0 357 5 0 1 1.000 2.34   8.7
1974 27 WAS JL CF 152 149 1316.7 358 6 0 3 1.000 2.49   6.2
    RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1975 28 WAS JL CF 148 147 1332.7 387 4 1 2 .997 2.64   7.6
    SS 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
1976 29 WAS JL CF 148 146 1329.7 350 5 0 3 1.000 2.40   5.9
1977 30 WAS JL CF 152 149 1307.0 385 6 0 3 1.000 2.69   7.2
1978 31 WAS JL CF 154 153 1300.3 390 6 0 1 1.000 2.74   2.6
    3B 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1979 32 WAS JL CF 143 140 1203.3 366 2 0 1 1.000 2.75   6.5
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1980 33 LV FL CF 8 8 63.0 16 1 0 0 1.000 2.43   0.1
  CF 1064 1050 9242.6 2609 35 1 14 1.000 2.57   44.8
  SS 2 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.64   0.0
  RF 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
  3B 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
Career Totals   1071 1051 9259.6 2611 37 1 14 1.000 2.57   44.9
Career Highs   159 158 1390.0 390 7 1 3 1.000 2.74    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 26 WAS JL 9 35 3 9 1 1 0 1 3 1 3 4 .257 .316 .343 .659
1974 27 WAS JL 8 32 3 10 2 1 1 6 1 2 1 2 .313 .324 .531 .855
1975 28 WAS JL 17 74 12 22 4 0 1 1 2 5 3 10 .297 .325 .392 .717
1976 29 WAS JL 4 16 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 .250 .278 .250 .528
1977 30 WAS JL 9 36 4 9 0 1 1 8 0 1 1 5 .250 .282 .389 .671
1978 31 WAS JL 14 47 10 14 2 1 0 4 0 2 6 8 .298 .370 .383 .753
1979 32 WAS JL 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 .308 .182 .490
Career Post-Season Batting 64 251 34 70 9 4 3 21 7 14 17 36 .279 .322 .382 .705
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1974-5-.304
 XR
1976-7-96.4
 At-Bats
1973-5-659
1974-6-605
1975-2-625
1976-2-614
1977-4-611
1978-4-608
 Runs
1974-2-109
1976-1-120
1977-9-93
 Hits
1973-7-199
1974-1-184
1975-4-195
1976-9-171
1977-7-179
 Singles
1973-3-162
1974-2-141
1975-2-153
1976-10-125
1977-4-137
Doubles
1978-10-33
 Triples
1973-1-15
1974-1-15
1975-1-17
1976-1-21
1977-1-17
1979-10-9
CAR-24-102
 Stolen Bases
1973-1-90
1974-1-79
1975-1-77
1976-1-75
1977-1-76
1978-6-47
CAR-26-477
 Caught Stealing
1973-3-20
1974-1-40
1975-1-43
1976-1-22
1977-1-38
1978-7-14
1979-4-17
CAR-25-194
 Walks
1976-8-71
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 56    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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History
Drafted in 8th round, 172nd overall pick, by Washington in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/2/1973, off Brent Beemings (JAX)
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Louisville on 4/4/1973
Hit first career homerun on 5/25/1973, off Ben Beguine (CAL)
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/15/1974, hitting .533 with 1 HR, 2 RBI
Injured on 10/12/1974 with a Fractured Foot, out for 2-3 weeks
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Jacksonville on 6/24/1975
Won Landis Memorial Series with Washington in 1975
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago on 4/22/1976
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 4/24/1977
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 1977
Won Landis Memorial Series with Washington in 1978
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 2/4/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Released by Las Vegas on 7/31/1980
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 4/16/1981 to a minor league contract
Released by Vancouver on 4/21/1981
 
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