1.Willie Mays, 1971
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 40 | 136 | 537 | 82 | 113 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 23 | 3 | 112 | 123 | .271 | .425 | .482 | .907 | 158 |
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STARTS:77 in CF, 39 at 1BGAMES:84 in CF, 48 at 1BThe 40-year-old Mays cranked it up for one more great season, earning his 22nd All-Star Game appearance and the Commissioner’s Award (now known as theRoberto ClementeAward) for his community involvement and on-field performance. He led the National League with 112 walks, a .425 on-base percentage and 88.46 stolen base percentage (23-for-26) while helping the Giants to their first NL West title and first postseason bid in nine years. He was second in the league with a 20.2 Power-Speed number, fourth with a 158 OPS-plus, fifth with a 6.1 Offensive WAR and eighth with a 6.4 WAR (fifth among position players). Mays was fourth in the NL with a .907 OPS, fifth with 123 strikeouts and eighth with 23 stolen bases. He was also the fourth-oldest player in the NL, trailing onlyHoyt Wilhelm(48) of Atlanta and Los Angeles, teammateDon McMahon(41) andErnie Banksof the Cubs (40, but both more than three months before Mays). Mays was 4-for-15 with two runs, two doubles, a home run, three RBI, a stolen base and three walks as the Giants fell in four games to Pittsburgh in the NLCS.
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