Willie Stargell
Wilver Dornel Stargell
Born: March 6, 1940
Earlsboro, OK USA
Deceased: 2001
Wilmington, NC USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188
Career: 1962-1982
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Minor League Statistics
Willie Stargell compiled a career batting average of .282 with 475 home runs and 1540 RBI in his 2360-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1962 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign. Stargell was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .290 | .353 | .452 | .805 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1963 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 108 | 328 | 304 | 34 | 74 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 85 | .243 | .290 | .428 | .717 | 130 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 117 | 442 | 421 | 53 | 115 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 92 | .273 | .304 | .501 | .805 | 211 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1965 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 582 | 533 | 68 | 145 | 25 | 8 | 27 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 127 | .272 | .328 | .501 | .829 | 267 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 1966 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 549 | 485 | 84 | 153 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 102 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 109 | .315 | .381 | .581 | .962 | 282 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 536 | 462 | 54 | 125 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 103 | .271 | .365 | .465 | .831 | 215 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 128 | 496 | 435 | 57 | 103 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 105 | .237 | .315 | .441 | .757 | 192 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 1969 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 594 | 522 | 89 | 160 | 31 | 6 | 29 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 120 | .307 | .382 | .556 | .938 | 290 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 136 | 529 | 474 | 70 | 125 | 18 | 3 | 31 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 119 | .264 | .329 | .511 | .839 | 242 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 606 | 511 | 104 | 151 | 26 | 0 | 48 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 154 | .295 | .398 | .628 | 1.026 | 321 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 569 | 495 | 74 | 145 | 28 | 2 | 33 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 129 | .293 | .373 | .558 | .930 | 276 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 609 | 522 | 106 | 156 | 43 | 3 | 44 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 129 | .299 | .392 | .646 | 1.038 | 337 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 605 | 508 | 90 | 153 | 37 | 4 | 25 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 106 | .301 | .407 | .537 | .944 | 273 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 124 | 526 | 461 | 71 | 136 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 109 | .295 | .375 | .516 | .891 | 238 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 117 | 487 | 428 | 54 | 110 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 101 | .257 | .339 | .458 | .797 | 196 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 222 | 186 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 55 | .274 | .383 | .548 | .931 | 102 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 122 | 450 | 390 | 60 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 97 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 93 | .295 | .382 | .567 | .949 | 221 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | 480 | 424 | 60 | 119 | 19 | 0 | 32 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 105 | .281 | .352 | .552 | .904 | 234 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 1980 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 231 | 202 | 28 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 52 | .262 | .351 | .485 | .836 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1981 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 66 | 60 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .283 | .333 | .350 | .683 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 85 | 73 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | .233 | .318 | .411 | .729 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 2360 | 9026 | 7927 | 1194 | 2232 | 423 | 55 | 475 | 1540 | 17 | 16 | 937 | 1936 | .282 | .360 | .529 | .889 | 4190 | 143 | 78 | 9 | 75 | 227 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 9 | 7 | 68.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.721 | 1.444 |
| 1963 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 65 | 55 | 518.3 | 78 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .953 | 1.406 | 1.246 |
| 1963 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 16 | 16 | 124.0 | 148 | 9 | 5 | 18 | .969 | 11.395 | 9.813 |
| 1964 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 59 | 55 | 464.7 | 79 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .900 | 1.569 | 1.373 |
| 1964 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 50 | 49 | 426.0 | 486 | 22 | 1 | 50 | .998 | 1.732 | 1.160 |
| 1965 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 137 | 130 | 1161.0 | 208 | 12 | 8 | 3 | .965 | 1.705 | 1.606 |
| 1965 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 7 | 6 | 51.0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.941 | 8.857 |
| 1966 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 127 | 115 | 1029.0 | 180 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .945 | 1.653 | 1.488 |
| 1966 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 15 | 12 | 111.0 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1.000 | 1.054 | 8.267 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 98 | 92 | 831.0 | 140 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .938 | 1.646 | 1.551 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 37 | 33 | 266.3 | 307 | 15 | 1 | 25 | .997 | 1.881 | 8.703 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 113 | 108 | 953.7 | 144 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .945 | 1.472 | 1.381 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 13 | 11 | 98.0 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 1.745 | 9.000 |
| 1969 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 116 | 112 | 958.3 | 159 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .970 | 1.531 | 1.405 |
| 1969 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 23 | 21 | 174.0 | 174 | 10 | 2 | 20 | .989 | 9.517 | 8.000 |
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 125 | 122 | 1055.0 | 184 | 16 | 5 | 1 | .976 | 1.706 | 1.600 |
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 138 | 137 | 1225.0 | 237 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .984 | 1.800 | 1.775 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 101 | 99 | 832.0 | 881 | 40 | 15 | 96 | .984 | 9.963 | 9.119 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 32 | 32 | 267.0 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .962 | 1.719 | 1.594 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 142 | 141 | 1218.0 | 261 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .975 | 2.032 | 1.937 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 135 | 135 | 1181.3 | 253 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .967 | 1.988 | 1.933 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 3.000 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 122 | 122 | 1072.0 | 1121 | 54 | 10 | 112 | .992 | 9.865 | 9.631 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 111 | 110 | 987.7 | 1037 | 53 | 13 | 76 | .988 | 9.933 | 9.820 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 55 | 49 | 440.3 | 449 | 27 | 7 | 26 | .986 | 9.729 | 8.655 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 112 | 104 | 920.0 | 875 | 57 | 6 | 76 | .994 | 9.117 | 8.321 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 113 | 105 | 961.3 | 949 | 47 | 3 | 102 | .997 | 9.325 | 8.814 |
| 1980 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 54 | 52 | 446.3 | 460 | 33 | 4 | 54 | .992 | 9.941 | 9.130 |
| 1981 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 8.514 | 7.778 |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 8 | 4 | 36.0 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.500 | 5.750 |
| Totals | 2144 | 2044 | 17957.3 | 9278 | 486 | 151 | 713 | .985 | 4.894 | 4.554 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .538 | .583 | 1.122 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .176 | .000 | .176 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 7 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .208 | .387 | .250 | .637 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .063 | .167 | .125 | .292 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .438 | .800 | 1.238 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .455 | .571 | 1.182 | 1.753 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 7 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .400 | .375 | .833 | 1.208 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 153 | 133 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 34 | .278 | .359 | .511 | .871 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | LF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.440 | 1.333 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | LF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.543 | 1.500 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 60.7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.780 | 1.714 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1B | 5 | 5 | 38.0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.053 | 6.800 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | LF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | LF | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.545 | 3.250 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 5.000 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.200 | 11.333 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .968 | 8.855 | 8.714 |
| Totals | 37 | 36 | 309.7 | 171 | 8 | 2 | 15 | .989 | 5.202 | 4.838 |
Awards
1965 - NL TSN All-Star OF
1966 - NL TSN All-Star OF
1971 - NL TSN All-Star OF
1972 - NL TSN All-Star 1B
1979 - NL Most Valuable Player
1979 - NL NLCS MVP
1979 - NL Babe Ruth Award 1B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
