Maury Wills
Maurice Morning Wills
Born: October 2, 1932
Washington, DC USA
Deceased: 2022
Sedona, AZ USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1959-1972
Minor League Statistics
Maury Wills compiled a career batting average of .281 with 20 home runs and 458 RBI in his 1942-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 83 | 258 | 242 | 27 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27 | .260 | .298 | .298 | .596 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 148 | 559 | 516 | 75 | 152 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 35 | 47 | .295 | .342 | .331 | .673 | 171 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 148 | 687 | 613 | 105 | 173 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 59 | 50 | .282 | .346 | .339 | .685 | 208 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 165 | 759 | 695 | 130 | 208 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 104 | 13 | 51 | 57 | .299 | .347 | .373 | .720 | 259 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 134 | 580 | 527 | 83 | 159 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 44 | 48 | .302 | .355 | .349 | .704 | 184 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 158 | 685 | 630 | 81 | 173 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 53 | 17 | 41 | 73 | .275 | .318 | .324 | .641 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 158 | 710 | 650 | 92 | 186 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 94 | 31 | 40 | 64 | .286 | .330 | .329 | .660 | 214 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 143 | 643 | 594 | 60 | 162 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 34 | 60 | .273 | .314 | .308 | .622 | 183 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 664 | 616 | 92 | 186 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 29 | 10 | 31 | 44 | .302 | .334 | .365 | .700 | 225 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 153 | 685 | 627 | 76 | 174 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 52 | 21 | 45 | 57 | .278 | .326 | .316 | .642 | 198 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | NL | Montreal Expos | 47 | 211 | 189 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 21 | .222 | .295 | .238 | .533 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 104 | 479 | 434 | 57 | 129 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 39 | 40 | .297 | .356 | .378 | .734 | 164 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 132 | 578 | 522 | 77 | 141 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 50 | 34 | .270 | .333 | .318 | .651 | 166 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 149 | 654 | 601 | 73 | 169 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 40 | 44 | .281 | .323 | .329 | .652 | 198 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 152 | 132 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | .129 | .190 | .167 | .357 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1942 | 8304 | 7588 | 1067 | 2134 | 177 | 71 | 20 | 458 | 586 | 208 | 552 | 684 | .281 | .330 | .331 | .661 | 2513 | 92 | 16 | 119 | 29 | 26 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 82 | 70 | 635.0 | 121 | 220 | 12 | 39 | .966 | 4.833 | 4.159 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 145 | 141 | 1219.3 | 260 | 431 | 40 | 78 | .945 | 5.100 | 4.766 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 148 | 146 | 1305.3 | 253 | 428 | 29 | 104 | .959 | 4.695 | 4.601 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 165 | 164 | 1444.3 | 295 | 493 | 36 | 86 | .956 | 4.910 | 4.776 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 109 | 104 | 895.3 | 171 | 322 | 21 | 47 | .959 | 4.956 | 4.523 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 33 | 27 | 248.0 | 26 | 59 | 5 | 7 | .944 | 3.085 | 2.576 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 149 | 147 | 1311.7 | 273 | 422 | 27 | 77 | .963 | 4.769 | 4.664 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 6 | 4 | 32.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.227 | 1.333 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 155 | 154 | 1392.0 | 267 | 535 | 25 | 89 | .970 | 5.185 | 5.174 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 139 | 137 | 1221.0 | 227 | 453 | 23 | 79 | .967 | 5.012 | 4.892 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.300 | 2.750 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 144 | 142 | 1240.3 | 98 | 343 | 24 | 31 | .948 | 3.200 | 3.063 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 2 | 1 | 23.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.739 | 3.500 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 141 | 140 | 1249.0 | 105 | 276 | 17 | 27 | .957 | 2.745 | 2.702 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 10 | 9 | 88.3 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 5 | .977 | 4.279 | 4.200 |
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 104 | 103 | 917.0 | 168 | 357 | 17 | 61 | .969 | 5.153 | 5.048 |
| 1969 | NL | Montreal Expos | SS | 46 | 46 | 402.3 | 72 | 139 | 11 | 31 | .950 | 4.720 | 4.587 |
| 1969 | NL | Montreal Expos | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 126 | 124 | 1076.0 | 171 | 396 | 24 | 58 | .959 | 4.743 | 4.500 |
| 1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .250 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 144 | 139 | 1219.0 | 220 | 484 | 16 | 86 | .978 | 5.198 | 4.889 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 3.000 | .500 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 31 | 27 | 250.0 | 38 | 89 | 2 | 18 | .984 | 4.572 | 4.097 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 26 | 3 | 69.0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.957 | .577 |
| Totals | 1918 | 1832 | 16282.3 | 2786 | 5512 | 331 | 928 | .962 | 4.587 | 4.326 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 6 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 7 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .367 | .387 | .467 | .854 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .077 | .250 | .077 | .327 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 84 | 78 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .244 | .289 | .282 | .571 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | SS | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .969 | 5.471 | 5.167 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | SS | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | SS | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 6.150 | 5.857 |
| 1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | SS | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.618 | 6.250 |
| Totals | 21 | 21 | 181.0 | 40 | 72 | 2 | 12 | .982 | 5.569 | 5.333 |
Awards
1961 - NL Gold Glove SS
1961 - NL TSN All-Star SS
1962 - NL TSN All-Star SS
1962 - NL Gold Glove SS
1962 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1962 - NL Most Valuable Player
1965 - NL TSN All-Star SS
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
