Felix Mantilla
Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1966)
Felix Mantilla was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1966 for 4 teams, including the Milwaukee Braves, a span of 11 seasons. In 969 career games, he hit .261 with 707 hits, 89 home runs, and 330 RBI. Felix Mantilla was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,929.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Second Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 160 lb
- Died
- 1/10/2025 in Milwaukee, WI, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1956-06-21
- Last Game
- 1966-10-02
- Awards
- All-Star
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 969 | 2,707 | 360 | 707 | 97 | 10 | 89 | 330 | 27 | 256 | 352 | .261 | .329 | .403 | .732 | 2,929 |
Career AVG .261 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .329 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .403 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .732 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ML1 | NL | 35 | 53 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .283 | .258 (+10%) | .331 (-7%) | .397 (-15%) | .728 (-11%) | -97.0 |
| 1957 | ML1 | NL | 71 | 182 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 34 | .236 | .257 (-8%) | .323 (-8%) | .391 (-7%) | .715 (-8%) | -237.6 |
| 1958 | ML1 | NL | 85 | 226 | 37 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 20 | .221 | .257 (-14%) | .324 (-13%) | .394 (-12%) | .719 (-13%) | -475.0 |
| 1959 | ML1 | NL | 103 | 251 | 26 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 31 | .215 | .256 (-16%) | .323 (-18%) | .392 (-31%) | .715 (-25%) | -986.2 |
| 1960 | ML1 | NL | 63 | 148 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 16 | .257 | .255 (+1%) | .323 (-10%) | .387 (-6%) | .711 (-8%) | -212.8 |
| 1961 | ML1 | NL | 45 | 93 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | .215 | .258 (-17%) | .328 (-9%) | .399 (-30%) | .727 (-21%) | -283.0 |
| 1962 | NYN | NL | 141 | 466 | 54 | 128 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 3 | 37 | 51 | .275 | .257 (+7%) | .326 (+1%) | .393 (+1%) | .719 (+1%) | 76.9 |
| 1963 | BOS | AL | 66 | 178 | 27 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 14 | .315 | .246 (+28%) | .308 (+24%) | .371 (+24%) | .680 (+24%) | 779.3 |
| 1964 | BOS | AL | 133 | 425 | 69 | 123 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 64 | 0 | 41 | 46 | .289 | .250 (+16%) | .312 (+14%) | .377 (+46%) | .690 (+32%) | 2538.9 |
| 1965 | BOS | AL | 150 | 534 | 60 | 147 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 92 | 7 | 79 | 84 | .275 | .245 (+12%) | .310 (+20%) | .371 (+12%) | .682 (+16%) | 1956.6 |
| 1966 | HOU | NL | 77 | 151 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 32 | .219 | .248 (-12%) | .309 (-10%) | .376 (-1%) | .685 (-5%) | -130.9 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 969 | 2,707 | 360 | 707 | 97 | 10 | 89 | 330 | 27 | 256 | 352 | .261 | — | — | — | — | 2,929 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (968 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 477 | 1263 | 179 | 338 | 48 | 174 | .268 |
| Away | 491 | 1438 | 181 | 368 | 41 | 155 | .256 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-10-02 | HOU | NYN | W | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-09-28 | HOU | CIN | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966-09-28 | HOU | CIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-09-24 | HOU | SFG | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966-09-20 | HOU | NYN | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966-09-03 | HOU | ATL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-09-02 | HOU | ATL | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-08-31 | HOU | PHI | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-08-27 | HOU | CHC | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-08-23 | HOU | STL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 16 | 13 | 108 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2B | 326 | 281 | 623 | 709 | 31 | 152 |
| 3B | 143 | 123 | 116 | 260 | 24 | 26 |
| OF | 156 | 123 | 219 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| SS | 180 | 127 | 242 | 411 | 34 | 86 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ML1 | 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | ML1 | SS | 15 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 8 |
| 1957 | ML1 | 2B | 13 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 6 |
| 1957 | ML1 | 3B | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | ML1 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | ML1 | SS | 35 | 30 | 58 | 90 | 11 | 21 |
| 1958 | ML1 | 2B | 21 | 18 | 41 | 47 | 3 | 12 |
| 1958 | ML1 | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | ML1 | OF | 43 | 28 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | ML1 | SS | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 1959 | ML1 | 2B | 60 | 44 | 97 | 126 | 7 | 26 |
| 1959 | ML1 | 3B | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | ML1 | OF | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | ML1 | SS | 23 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 8 | 13 |
| 1960 | ML1 | 2B | 26 | 12 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 6 |
| 1960 | ML1 | OF | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | ML1 | SS | 25 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 6 | 9 |
| 1961 | ML1 | 2B | 10 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 4 |
| 1961 | ML1 | 3B | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | ML1 | OF | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | ML1 | SS | 19 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 1962 | NYN | 2B | 14 | 9 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 4 |
| 1962 | NYN | 3B | 95 | 88 | 76 | 179 | 14 | 22 |
| 1962 | NYN | SS | 25 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 4 | 10 |
| 1963 | BOS | 2B | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 1963 | BOS | OF | 11 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | BOS | SS | 27 | 23 | 49 | 62 | 4 | 16 |
| 1964 | BOS | 2B | 45 | 46 | 97 | 119 | 1 | 25 |
| 1964 | BOS | 3B | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | BOS | OF | 48 | 41 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | BOS | SS | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 1965 | BOS | 1B | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | BOS | 2B | 123 | 120 | 251 | 286 | 13 | 64 |
| 1965 | BOS | OF | 27 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | HOU | 1B | 14 | 12 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 1966 | HOU | 2B | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 1966 | HOU | 3B | 14 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| 1966 | HOU | OF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 15 |
| Second Base | 328 |
| Third Base | 142 |
| Shortstop | 181 |
| Left Field | 73 |
| Center Field | 75 |
| Right Field | 11 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 29th | 2.0 | 280 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Felix Mantilla (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Felix Mantilla: the record in brief
Felix Mantilla's major league career runs from a debut on June 21, 1956 to a final game on October 2, 1966. Mantilla played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956 to 1961), the New York Mets (1962), the Boston Red Sox (1963 to 1965), and the Houston Astros (1966). Born on July 29, 1934, in Isabella, P.R., Mantilla is listed as a second baseman and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 160 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Mantilla's death is recorded on January 10, 2025, in Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Across 969 games at the plate, Mantilla's career line reads 707 hits in 2,707 at bats for a .261 average, plus 89 homers, 330 runs batted in, and 27 stolen bases. Mantilla's career OPS of .732 combines a .329 on-base mark with .403 slugging. Mantilla hit .261 while the league hit .253 over the same span, a figure close to average. For power, 1964 stands out: 30 home runs with the Boston Red Sox.
Frequently Asked Questions about Felix Mantilla
- What years did Felix Mantilla play?
- Felix Mantilla played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1966.
- Was Felix Mantilla a pitcher?
- No. Felix Mantilla was a position player (Second Baseman).
- How many home runs did Felix Mantilla hit?
- Felix Mantilla hit 89 career home runs with 707 hits.
- What teams did Felix Mantilla play for?
- Felix Mantilla played for 4 teams: the Milwaukee Braves (1956–1961), the New York Mets (1962), the Boston Red Sox (1963–1965), and the Houston Astros (1966).
- Did Felix Mantilla win an MVP award?
- No. Felix Mantilla did not win the MVP award.
- What awards did Felix Mantilla win?
- Felix Mantilla was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What were Felix Mantilla's career stats?
- In 969 games, Felix Mantilla had 707 hits, 89 home runs, 330 RBI, 360 runs, and 27 stolen bases, with a .261 batting average.
- What position did Felix Mantilla play?
- Felix Mantilla played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Felix Mantilla and how much did he weigh?
- Felix Mantilla was listed at 6 feet and 160 pounds.
- How many home runs did Felix Mantilla hit each season?
- Felix Mantilla's home runs by season: 0 in 1956, 4 in 1957, 7 in 1958, 3 in 1959, 3 in 1960, 1 in 1961, 11 in 1962, 6 in 1963, 30 in 1964, 18 in 1965, and 6 in 1966. His most in one season was 30, in 1964.
- What was Felix Mantilla's career batting average?
- Felix Mantilla batted .261 over his career, with 707 hits in 2,707 at bats.
- How many RBI did Felix Mantilla have?
- Felix Mantilla drove in 330 runs in his career.
- Is Felix Mantilla in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Felix Mantilla has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- How many All-Star Games did Felix Mantilla make?
- Felix Mantilla was selected to 1 All-Star Game.