CF Willie 'Say Hey' Mays #24
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
CF WILLIE 'SAY HEY' MAYS #24 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 586 201 21 13 49 141 74 61 .343 .417 .674 13 12.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 70 70 70 70
Eye 50 50 50 55
Avoid K's 55 60 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 80
Errors: - 20 55
Arm: - 25 80
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 80
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/06/1954 NYY Win, 7-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/1954 @ NYY Win, 6-4 5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
10/03/1954 @ NYY Win, 9-6 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0
10/02/1954 @ NYY Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/1954 NYY Loss, 0-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1954 NYY Win, 6-0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1
09/26/1954 @ PHI Loss, 7-10 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/25/1954 @ PHI Loss, 1-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1954 @ PHI Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1954 @ BRO Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:05/06/1931
Born in:Westfield, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$106,250
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 155 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 153 586 201 21 13 49 141 125 74 61 .343 .417 .674 1.091 .469 .331 190
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 149 669 4 8 0 11 0 5 395 83 13 8 61.9 164.2 10.84 12.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   206 78 4 6 23 55 42 27 19 1 0 3 .379 .456 .791 1.247
Versus Right   380 123 17 7 26 86 83 47 42 4 0 1 .324 .396 .611 1.006
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   62 22 2 3 4 13 7 3 7 1 0 0 .355 .379 .677 1.056
May   114 37 6 2 13 33 32 19 13 1 0 1 .325 .422 .754 1.177
June   102 35 4 1 9 30 22 16 9 1 0 2 .343 .438 .667 1.105
July   121 42 5 4 8 26 26 15 17 2 0 1 .347 .417 .653 1.070
August   100 35 4 1 6 19 20 10 6 0 0 0 .350 .409 .590 .999
September   87 30 0 2 9 20 18 11 9 0 0 0 .345 .418 .701 1.120
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Spring Training   47 11 1 1 1 6 4 8 2 0 0 0 .234 .345 .362 .707
Postseason   23 6 1 0 1 3 6 5 1 0 0 0 .261 .393 .435 .828
Last Year   586 201 21 13 49 141 125 74 61 5 0 4 .343 .417 .674 1.091
2 Years Ago   596 209 40 13 42 132 146 67 60 4 0 1 .351 .415 .673 1.087
Career   2336 713 119 44 124 397 452 276 283 19 3 7 .305 .378 .553 .931
Home   283 103 11 7 28 76 70 44 21 2 0 2 .364 .450 .749 1.199
Road   303 98 10 6 21 65 55 30 40 3 0 2 .323 .385 .604 .989
Grass   586 201 21 13 49 141 125 74 61 5 0 4 .343 .417 .674 1.091
Day   400 140 15 9 33 95 88 47 36 3 0 3 .350 .419 .680 1.099
Night   186 61 6 4 16 46 37 27 25 2 0 1 .328 .412 .661 1.073
As Starter   582 199 21 13 49 140 125 74 61 5 0 4 .342 .417 .675 1.092
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   131 50 7 2 11 37 34 25 12 0 0 0 .382 .481 .718 1.198
Inning 1-3   224 77 5 7 20 52 42 20 24 3 0 1 .344 .395 .696 1.092
Inning 4-6   185 59 8 4 16 46 42 23 19 2 0 1 .319 .393 .665 1.058
Inning 7-9   164 60 5 2 12 40 38 28 18 0 0 2 .366 .464 .640 1.104
Extra Innings   13 5 3 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 .385 .500 .846 1.346
0 Outs   160 56 6 1 13 36 44 23 15 2 0 1 .350 .430 .644 1.074
1 Outs   199 67 8 2 21 51 46 31 22 3 0 1 .337 .423 .714 1.137
2 Outs   227 78 7 10 15 54 35 20 24 0 0 2 .344 .402 .661 1.062
Scoring Position   143 52 6 1 12 79 33 23 9 5 0 0 .364 .439 .671 1.110
Bases Empty   308 101 12 9 18 18 60 33 35 0 0 1 .328 .395 .601 .995
Runner on 1st   135 48 3 3 19 44 32 18 17 0 0 3 .356 .442 .844 1.287
Runner on 2nd   53 10 2 0 3 12 11 10 6 0 0 0 .189 .317 .396 .714
Runner on 3rd   10 7 0 0 3 12 4 3 0 2 0 0 .700 .667 1.600 2.267
Runner on 1st & 2nd   44 16 2 0 4 18 9 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .404 .682 1.086
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 8 0 0 1 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 .615 .643 .846 1.489
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 7 0 1 1 14 3 2 0 2 0 0 .467 .474 .800 1.274
Bases Loaded   8 4 2 0 0 13 2 4 0 1 0 0 .500 .615 .750 1.365
Two Strikes   237 72 5 6 19 56 42 25 61 2 0 3 .304 .375 .616 .991
First Pitch   111 36 5 1 11 23 23 7 0 1 0 0 .324 .361 .685 1.046
Count 0-1   61 24 2 1 5 18 13 0 0 0 0 1 .393 .403 .705 1.108
Count 0-2   41 10 0 0 2 7 4 0 12 0 0 1 .244 .262 .390 .652
Count 1-0   59 28 5 2 5 19 11 0 0 0 0 0 .475 .475 .881 1.356
Count 1-1   52 20 2 2 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .731 1.115
Count 1-2   86 29 2 3 9 23 13 0 23 1 0 1 .337 .341 .744 1.085
Count 2-0   22 5 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 .227 .240 .273 .513
Count 2-1   22 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .455 .773
Count 2-2   66 18 1 2 3 10 5 0 17 1 0 1 .273 .279 .485 .764
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 1 3 9 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Count 3-1   20 7 0 0 4 8 16 25 0 0 0 0 .350 .711 .950 1.661
Full Count   44 15 2 1 5 16 20 25 9 0 0 0 .341 .580 .773 1.352
Behind in Count   188 63 4 4 16 48 30 0 35 1 0 3 .335 .344 .654 .998
Ahead in Count   125 49 7 3 10 35 39 42 0 2 0 0 .392 .538 .736 1.274
Batting Leadoff   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 3rd   582 199 21 13 49 140 125 74 61 5 0 4 .342 .417 .675 1.092
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   263 81 7 9 11 29 43 32 31 2 0 3 .308 .387 .529 .915
Medium Leverage   222 83 8 3 30 78 60 21 24 3 0 0 .374 .423 .842 1.265
High Leverage   98 36 6 1 8 34 22 21 5 0 0 1 .367 .483 .694 1.177
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1951 New York - MLB 20 144 582 159 29 11 19 68 93 63 1 3 80 18 17 .273 .344 .459 .802 118 119 5.5
1952 New York - MLB 21 152 572 144 29 7 14 56 88 72 1 7 82 17 5 .252 .333 .400 .733 110 112 7.0
1953 New York - MLB 22 149 596 209 40 13 42 132 146 67 1 4 60 21 16 .351 .415 .673 1.087 181 179 12.1
1954 New York - MLB 23 153 586 201 21 13 49 141 125 74 4 5 61 13 8 .343 .417 .674 1.091 188 190 12.5
Total MLB 598 2336 713 119 44 124 397 452 276 7 19 283 69 46 .305 .378 .553 .931 150 150 37.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1953 New York - MLB 22 6 27 6 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .481 .704 79 76 2.6
1954 New York - MLB 23 6 23 6 1 0 1 3 6 5 0 0 1 1 0 .261 .393 .435 .828 122 101 2.8
Total MLB 12 50 12 2 0 3 7 9 5 0 0 3 1 0 .240 .309 .460 .769 101 88
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 New York - MLB CF 136 136 423 12 0 440 5 .989 1217.1 3.22 +21.7 1.067
1952 New York - MLB CF 149 149 441 11 1 457 5 .989 1311.1 3.10 +28.7 1.078
1953 New York - MLB CF 147 147 455 17 2 481 9 .981 1310.0 3.24 +20.7 1.075
1954 New York - MLB CF 149 149 447 20 1 477 10 .979 1322.0 3.18 +21.3 1.069
TOTAL CF 581 581 1766 60 4 1855 29 .984 5160.2 3.18 +92.4 1.072
PLAYER HISTORY
10/13/1950 Signed with the New York Giants.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 55 (75); Eye: 55 (55).
04/16/1951 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/20/1951 Wins the 1951 MLB NL Great Glove Award at CF.
10/23/1951 Finished 2nd in 1951 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 60 (75); Eye: 55 (55).
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/20/1952 Wins the 1952 MLB NL Great Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 55 (55).
04/26/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
05/11/1953 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1953 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
07/12/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/20/1953 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/03/1953 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/24/1953 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/14/1953 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/17/1953 Wins the 1953 MLB NL Great Glove Award at CF.
10/19/1953 Wins the 1953 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
10/22/1953 Wins the 1953 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 55 (55).
04/19/1954 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
05/09/1954 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 3 RBI and 1 runs scored.
05/17/1954 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1954 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
06/14/1954 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1954 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/12/1954 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/30/1954 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/13/1954 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/27/1954 Wins the Major League Baseball triple-crown!!
10/01/1954 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
10/07/1954 Wins the 1954 World Series with the New York Giants.
10/16/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB NL Great Glove Award at CF.
10/18/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
10/21/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 50 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 149 5
Year PA Rank
1951 649 3
1953 668 7
Year AB Rank
1951 582 5
1953 596 10
Year H Rank
1953 209 2
1954 201 1
Year K Rank
1951 80 6
Year TB Rank
1951 267 7
1953 401 1
1954 395 1
Year 2B Rank
1953 40 2
Year 3B Rank
1951 11 3
1952 7 8
1953 13 1
1954 13 1
Year HR Rank
1951 19 10
1953 42 2
1954 49 1
Year SB Rank
1952 17 5
1953 21 8
1954 13 8
Year RBI Rank
1953 132 1
1954 141 1
Year R Rank
1951 93 8
1953 146 1
1954 125 1
Year IBB Rank
1954 8 3
Year SF Rank
1952 7 6
Year EBH Rank
1951 59 6
1952 50 10
1953 95 1
1954 83 1
Year AVG Rank
1953 .351 2
1954 .343 1
Year OBP Rank
1953 .415 4
1954 .417 4
Year SLG Rank
1953 .673 1
1954 .674 1
Year RC Rank
1953 160.26 1
1954 164.22 1
Year RC/27 Rank
1953 10.30 2
1954 10.84 1
Year ISO Rank
1951 .186 8
1953 .322 1
1954 .331 1
Year wOBA Rank
1953 .472 1
1954 .469 1
Year OPS Rank
1953 1.087 1
1954 1.091 1
Year WAR Rank
1951 5.4 5
1952 7.0 1
1953 12.2 1
1954 12.5 1
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