Willie Mays Putouts
Willie Mays Career Putouts Overview
During Willie Mays's 22-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
7752 putouts, an average of 352.36 putouts per season. 1971 was his best season
with 576 putouts and his worst season was 1952 when he had
109 putouts. Willie Mays outperformed similar player cohorts when comparing career totals, besting
USA (1532.15), The Silent Generation (1661.01), Y (6114.35), mlb (1481.83), and CF (1368.4) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Putouts are awarded to defensive players who meet one of several criteria when an out is recorded by their team. These criteria include tagging a runner out, catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base for an out, catching a fly ball, catching a third strike, or being the closest player to a runner called out for interference. Generally, for Putouts, higher is better. (Source)
Putouts are awarded to defensive players who meet one of several criteria when an out is recorded by their team. These criteria include tagging a runner out, catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base for an out, catching a fly ball, catching a third strike, or being the closest player to a runner called out for interference. Generally, for Putouts, higher is better. (Source)