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Willie Mays

Giants Career team 1951 to 1972
Position CF
Born May 6, 1931

Key Insights

1973
One opponent brings the best out of him

Mays has hit .600/.667/1.400 against Frank Sullivan in 12 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

6 for 10 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .899 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Mays is 12 for 19 against Danny McDevitt, a .632 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

25 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Mays has hit 15 home runs off Vern Law, one every 9.7 plate appearances they have shared.

146 career plate appearances against him.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Mays has hit .037/.036/.037 against Joey Jay in 28 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

1 for 27 with 0 home runs and 12 strikeouts, against a .899 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Tug McGraw walks Mays in 38.5% of their meetings, 5 times in 13 plate appearances.

5 walks in 13 plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Mays swings through more against Steve Arlin than against anyone else he has faced this often: 0% of the swings between them come up empty.

28 plate appearances between them. 99th percentile of the 54 matchups on his own record.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 6, 1931