Willie Mays Hit By Pitch
Willie Mays Career Hit By Pitch Overview
During Willie Mays's 22-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
44 hit by pitch, an average of 2 hit by pitch per season. 1955 was his best season
with 4 hit by pitch and his worst season was 1965 when he had
0 hit by pitch. Willie Mays is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by USA (16.8708), The Silent Generation (15.3588), mlb (17.028), CF (18.6149), and Y (55.5511) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Hit by pitch (HBP) is the total number of times a player or player equipment exluding his bat, is hit by a non-strike pitch, made sufficient effort to avoid the pitch, and is awarded first base. It's measured over a given time period such as season or career. Generally, for Hit By Pitch, higher is better. (Source)
Hit by pitch (HBP) is the total number of times a player or player equipment exluding his bat, is hit by a non-strike pitch, made sufficient effort to avoid the pitch, and is awarded first base. It's measured over a given time period such as season or career. Generally, for Hit By Pitch, higher is better. (Source)