Willie Mays
CF · 23 seasons · 1948 – 1973 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Willie Mays sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 23 seasons. He was the top-ranked hitter of 1957, worth +25.9, and that season sits 30th of 111,420 on record. Eight different seasons ended with him as the top-scoring hitter. The value came from home runs (+78.2), stolen bases (+72.3) and runs (+60.0), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
25.86
1957 · #30 all-time
Career Z
327.5
summed
Avg / Season
14.24
longevity-neutral
Seasons
23
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BBB | 13 | -1.41 | #321 | #40,901 |
| 1951 | NY1 | 121 | 7.62 | #43 | #8,409 |
| 1952 | NY1 | 34 | 0.83 | #138 | #26,519 |
| 1954 | NY1 | 151 | 18.83 | #1 | #340 |
| 1955 | NY1 | 152 | 25.64 | #1 | #34 |
| 1956 | NY1 | 152 | 23.34 | #1 | #63 |
| 1957★ | NY1 | 152 | 25.86 | #1 | #30 |
| 1958 | SF | 152 | 24.84 | #1 | #44 |
| 1959 | SF | 151 | 20.70 | #1 | #163 |
| 1960 | SF | 153 | 20.15 | #1 | #198 |
| 1961 | SF | 154 | 18.23 | #5 | #402 |
| 1962 | SF | 162 | 19.63 | #4 | #241 |
| 1963 | SF | 157 | 17.62 | #3 | #507 |
| 1964 | SF | 157 | 19.30 | #1 | #278 |
| 1965 | SF | 157 | 19.55 | #2 | #250 |
| 1966 | SF | 152 | 13.89 | #10 | #1,709 |
| 1967 | SF | 141 | 9.67 | #34 | #5,341 |
| 1968 | SF | 148 | 13.56 | #11 | #1,905 |
| 1969 | SF | 117 | 6.58 | #81 | #10,232 |
| 1970 | SF | 139 | 10.24 | #38 | #4,652 |
| 1971 | SF | 136 | 11.10 | #25 | #3,770 |
| 1972 | NYM | 88 | 2.33 | #158 | #21,017 |
| 1973 | NYM | 66 | -0.64 | #273 | #34,337 |
★ Best season by Z