Friday, December 13, 2024

Willie Mays led league in WAR ten times. TEN. Sorting WAR, OPS+, HR.

Willie Mays

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

5-10170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: May 61931 in Westfield, AL us

Died: June 182024 (Aged 93-043d) in Palo Alto, CA

If you click on a stat heading, it will sort ... descending. Click again and it sorts the opposite. Back and forth.

I was trying some fields, first OPS+, then Home Runs. But WAR really caught my eye. try it.

Mays led the National League (NL) in WAR ten times. TEN. The top four are consecutive seasons ... for ages 31, 32, 33, 34. 1962-1965.

Here are all the seasons when Mays led in something, sorted by WAR:

SeasonAgeTeamLgWAR
GPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+
196534SFGNL11.215763855811817721352112947671.317.398.6451.043185
196433SFGNL11.0157665578121171219471111958272.296.383.607.990172
196332SFGNL10.615767159611518732738103836683.314.380.582.962175
196231SFGNL10.5162706621130189365491411827885.304.384.615.999165
195423NYGNL10.5151641565119195331341110856657.345.411.6671.078175
195827SFGNL10.2152685600121208331129963167856.347.419.5831.002165
196029SFGNL9.515366959510719029122910325106170.319.381.555.936160
195524NYGNL9.21526705801231851813511272447960.319.400.6591.059174
196635SFGNL9.01526295529915929437103517081.288.368.556.924149
196130SFGNL8.7154659572129176323401231898177.308.393.584.977160
195726NYGNL8.31526695851121952620359738197662.333.407.6261.033173
195928SFGNL7.8151649575125180435341042746558.313.381.583.964156
195625NYGNL7.6152651578101171278368440106865.296.369.557.926146
197140SFGNL6.3136537417821132451861233112123.271.425.482.907158

Six times Mays had WAR >= 10. SIX times.  

Sorted on OPS+:

easonAgeTeamLgWARGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+
196534SFGNL11.215763855811817721352112947671.317.398.6451.043185
195423NYGNL10.5151641565119195331341110856657.345.411.6671.078175
196332SFGNL10.615767159611518732738103836683.314.380.582.962175
195524NYGNL9.21526705801231851813511272447960.319.400.6591.059174
195726NYGNL8.31526695851121952620359738197662.333.407.6261.033173
196433SFGNL11.0157665578121171219471111958272.296.383.607.990172
196231SFGNL10.5162706621130189365491411827885.304.384.615.999165
195827SFGNL10.2152685600121208331129963167856.347.419.5831.002165
196130SFGNL8.7154659572129176323401231898177.308.393.584.977160
196029SFGNL9.515366959510719029122910325106170.319.381.555.936160
197140SFGNL6.3136537417821132451861233112123.271.425.482.907158
196837SFGNL6.31485734988414420523791266781.289.372.488.860156
195928SFGNL7.8151649575125180435341042746558.313.381.583.964156
196635SFGNL9.01526295529915929437103517081.288.368.556.924149
195625NYGNL7.6152651578101171278368440106865.296.369.557.926146
197039SFGNL5.2139566478941391522883507990.291.390.506.897140

Once more. Sorted on Home Runs for seasons with HR >= 29:

SeasonAgeTeamLgWARGPAABRH2B3BHR
RBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+
196534SFGNL11.215763855811817721352112947671.317.398.6451.043185
195524NYGNL9.21526705801231851813511272447960.319.400.6591.059174
196231SFGNL10.5162706621130189365491411827885.304.384.615.999165
196433SFGNL11.0157665578121171219471111958272.296.383.607.990172
195423NYGNL10.5151641565119195331341110856657.345.411.6671.078175
196130SFGNL8.7154659572129176323401231898177.308.393.584.977160
196332SFGNL10.615767159611518732738103836683.314.380.582.962175
196635SFGNL9.01526295529915929437103517081.288.368.556.924149
195625NYGNL7.6152651578101171278368440106865.296.369.557.926146
195726NYGNL8.31526695851121952620359738197662.333.407.6261.033173
195928SFGNL7.8151649575125180435341042746558.313.381.583.964156
195827SFGNL10.2152685600121208331129963167856.347.419.5831.002165
196029SFGNL9.515366959510719029122910325106170.319.381.555.936160

Enough for now.

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