Mickey Mantle

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1951-1968)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1974
AVG .298
HR 536
RBI 1,509
H 2,415
OPS .977
PIV 67,905
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 195 lb
Born
10/20/1931 in Spavinaw, OK, USA
Died
8/13/1995 in Dallas, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1951-04-17
Last Game
1968-09-28
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1974 (BBWAA)
Awards
16× All-Star · 3× MVP · Gold Glove · Triple Crown

Full name: Mickey Charles Mantle

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,401 8,102 1,677 2,415 344 72 536 1,509 153 1,733 1,710 .298 .421 .557 .977 67,905

Career AVG .298 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +17.8% above league average.

Career OBP .421 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — +31.1% above league average.

Career SLG .557 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — +46.0% above league average.

Career OPS .977 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — +39.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1951 NYA AL 96 341 61 91 11 5 13 65 8 43 74 .267 .260 (+2%) .336 (+4%) .385 (+15%) .721 (+10%) 602.9
1952 NYA AL 142 549 94 171 37 7 23 87 4 75 111 .311 .252 (+23%) .326 (+21%) .369 (+43%) .696 (+33%) 3531.0
1953 NYA AL 127 461 105 136 24 3 21 92 8 79 90 .295 .264 (+12%) .335 (+19%) .397 (+25%) .733 (+22%) 2230.4
1954 NYA AL 146 543 129 163 17 12 27 102 5 102 107 .300 .261 (+15%) .333 (+23%) .390 (+35%) .723 (+29%) 3485.9
1955 NYA AL 147 517 121 158 25 11 37 99 8 113 97 .306 .258 (+18%) .332 (+30%) .393 (+55%) .726 (+44%) 4962.2
1956 NYA AL 150 533 132 188 22 5 52 130 10 112 99 .353 .258 (+37%) .331 (+40%) .397 (+78%) .728 (+60%) 7086.0
1957 NYA AL 144 474 121 173 28 6 34 94 16 146 75 .365 .257 (+42%) .323 (+58%) .391 (+70%) .715 (+65%) 7206.0
1958 NYA AL 150 519 127 158 21 1 42 97 18 129 120 .304 .257 (+18%) .324 (+36%) .394 (+50%) .719 (+44%) 5336.4
1959 NYA AL 144 541 104 154 23 4 31 75 21 93 126 .285 .256 (+11%) .323 (+20%) .392 (+31%) .715 (+26%) 3132.6
1960 NYA AL 153 527 119 145 17 6 40 94 14 111 125 .275 .255 (+8%) .323 (+23%) .387 (+44%) .711 (+34%) 4017.0
1961 NYA AL 153 514 132 163 16 6 54 128 12 126 112 .317 .258 (+23%) .328 (+37%) .399 (+72%) .727 (+56%) 6375.9
1962 NYA AL 123 377 96 121 15 1 30 89 9 122 78 .321 .257 (+25%) .326 (+49%) .393 (+54%) .719 (+52%) 4602.6
1963 NYA AL 65 172 40 54 8 0 15 35 2 40 32 .314 .246 (+27%) .308 (+43%) .371 (+67%) .680 (+56%) 1806.0
1964 NYA AL 143 465 92 141 25 2 35 111 6 99 102 .303 .250 (+21%) .312 (+35%) .377 (+56%) .690 (+47%) 4602.9
1965 NYA AL 122 361 44 92 12 1 19 46 4 73 76 .255 .245 (+4%) .310 (+22%) .371 (+21%) .682 (+22%) 1742.8
1966 NYA AL 108 333 40 96 12 1 23 56 1 57 76 .288 .248 (+16%) .309 (+26%) .376 (+43%) .685 (+35%) 2283.7
1967 NYA AL 144 440 63 108 17 0 22 55 1 107 113 .245 .242 (+1%) .306 (+27%) .357 (+21%) .663 (+24%) 2538.6
1968 NYA AL 144 435 57 103 14 1 18 54 6 106 97 .237 .236 (avg) .298 (+29%) .340 (+17%) .638 (+22%) 2362.8
Career · 18 seasons 2,401 8,102 1,677 2,415 344 72 536 1,509 153 1,733 1,710 .298 — — — — 67,905

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
65 230 42 59 6 2 18 40 43 54 .257

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1964 WS NYA 7 24 8 8 2 0 3 8 6 8 .333
1963 WS NYA 4 15 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 .133
1962 WS NYA 7 25 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 5 .120
1961 WS NYA 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167
1960 WS NYA 7 25 8 10 1 0 3 11 8 9 .400
1958 WS NYA 7 24 4 6 0 1 2 3 7 4 .250
1957 WS NYA 6 19 3 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 .263
1956 WS NYA 7 24 6 6 1 0 3 4 6 5 .250
1955 WS NYA 3 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .200
1953 WS NYA 6 24 3 5 0 0 2 7 3 8 .208
1952 WS NYA 7 29 5 10 1 1 2 3 3 4 .345
1951 WS NYA 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home121339708251211266744.305
Away118841318501204270765.291

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1968-09-28 NYYBOSW 100000000
1968-09-27 NYYBOSL 300000010
1968-09-25 NYYCLEL 301000012
1968-09-24 NYYCLEL 100000000
1968-09-24 NYYCLEW 400000001
1968-09-22 NYYBOSL 400000000
1968-09-21 NYYBOSL 200000011
1968-09-20 NYYBOSL 412101101
1968-09-19 NYYDETL 222001120
1968-09-17 NYYDETL 401000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 262 260 2284 167 23 173
2B 1 0 2 0 0 0
3B 1 0 1 1 2 0
OF 2019 1666 4438 117 82 27
SS 7 1 9 5 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1951 NYA OF 86 0 135 4 6 1
1952 NYA 3B 1 0 1 1 2 0
1952 NYA OF 141 0 347 15 12 5
1953 NYA OF 121 0 322 10 6 2
1953 NYA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1954 NYA 2B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1954 NYA OF 144 142 327 20 9 5
1954 NYA SS 4 1 5 5 0 1
1955 NYA OF 145 144 372 11 2 2
1955 NYA SS 2 0 4 0 0 0
1956 NYA OF 144 144 370 10 4 3
1957 NYA OF 139 139 324 6 7 1
1958 NYA OF 150 150 331 5 8 2
1959 NYA OF 143 143 366 7 2 3
1960 NYA OF 150 150 326 9 3 1
1961 NYA OF 150 149 351 6 6 0
1962 NYA OF 117 117 214 4 5 1
1963 NYA OF 52 52 99 2 1 0
1964 NYA OF 132 132 217 3 5 1
1965 NYA OF 108 107 165 3 6 0
1966 NYA OF 97 97 172 2 0 0
1967 NYA 1B 131 130 1089 91 8 82
1968 NYA 1B 131 130 1195 76 15 91

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 261
Second Base 1
Third Base 1
Shortstop 7
Left Field 129
Center Field 1742
Right Field 147

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1965 Hutch Award
1964 TSN All-Star OF
1962 Gold Glove OF
1962 Most Valuable Player
1962 TSN All-Star OF
1962 TSN Player of the Year
1961 TSN All-Star OF
1957 Most Valuable Player
1957 TSN All-Star OF
1956 Most Valuable Player
1956 TSN All-Star OF
1956 TSN Major League Player of the Year
1956 TSN Player of the Year
1956 Triple Crown
1952 TSN All-Star OF

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1966 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 5.0 280 0
1965 Most Valuable Player AL 25th 3.0 280 0
1964 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 171.0 280 2
1962 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 234.0 280 13
1961 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 198.0 280 6
1960 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 222.0 336 10
1959 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 13.0 336 0
1958 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 127.0 336 0
1957 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 233.0 336 6
1956 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 336.0 336 24
1955 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 113.0 336 0
1954 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 16.0 336 0
1953 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 4.0 336 0
1952 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 143.0 336 3

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mickey Mantle (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mel Ott HOF
    .304 avg, 511 HR
  2. 95
    Manny Ramirez
    .312 avg, 555 HR
  3. 92
    Frank Robinson HOF
    .294 avg, 586 HR
  4. 92
    Gary Sheffield
    .292 avg, 509 HR
  5. 85
    Lance Berkman
    .293 avg, 366 HR
  6. 84
    Mike Trout
    .290 avg, 424 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mickey Mantle

What years did Mickey Mantle play?
Mickey Mantle played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1968.
Was Mickey Mantle a pitcher?
No. Mickey Mantle was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Mickey Mantle hit?
Mickey Mantle hit 536 career home runs with 2415 hits.
Is Mickey Mantle in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Mickey Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.