How Willie Mays's Intentional Walks Compares to Similar Players
Willie Mays totaled 192 career Intentional Walks, well above the league average of 10.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Intentional Walks season came in 1956, posting 20, well above the league average of 2.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1948 at 0. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Intentional Walks total went from 11 in 1971 to 6 in 1972 and 0 in 1973, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Intentional Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 20 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Willie Mays Lifetime Intentional Walks
Stats similar to Intentional Walks for Willie Mays
| Willie Mays
Intentional Walks |
|---|
| Career | 192 |
| Season Avg. | 8.35 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 10.35 |
| More Info | See More |
Willie Mays Intentional Walks Per Season
Willie Mays's Intentional Walks 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 Intentional Walks by Team
Willie Mays's career Intentional Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Mays Cumulative Intentional Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Mays's career Intentional Walks, 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 Intentional Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Mays's seasonal Intentional Walks 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 Intentional Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Mays's MLB career with Intentional Walks 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.
