How Willie Mays's Singles Compares to Similar Players
Willie Mays totaled 1,967 career Singles, well above the league average of 335.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Singles season came in 1958, posting 135, well above the league average of 35.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1948 at 7. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Singles total went from 66 in 1971 to 41 in 1972 and 28 in 1973, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Singles profile — ranging from 7 to 135 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Willie Mays Lifetime Singles
Stats similar to Singles for Willie Mays
| Willie Mays
Singles |
|---|
| Career | 1967 |
| Season Avg. | 85.52 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 106.04 |
| More Info | See More |
Willie Mays Singles Per Season
Willie Mays's Singles for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Mays Singles by Team
Willie Mays's career Singles totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Mays Cumulative Singles — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Mays's career Singles, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Willie Mays Singles Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Mays's seasonal Singles alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Willie Mays Singles — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Mays's MLB career with Singles alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
