Willie Stargell

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1962-1982)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1988
AVG .282
HR 475
RBI 1,540
H 2,232
OPS .889
PIV 42,804
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 188 lb
Born
3/6/1940 in Earlsboro, OK, USA
Died
4/9/2001 in Wilmington, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1962-09-16
Last Game
1982-10-03
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1988 (BBWAA)
Awards
7× All-Star · MVP · World Series MVP · NLCS MVP · Roberto Clemente Award · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Wilver Dornel Stargell

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,360 7,927 1,194 2,232 423 55 475 1,540 17 937 1,936 .282 .360 .529 .889 42,804

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +12.7% above league average.

Career SLG .529 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — +40.8% above league average.

Career OPS .889 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — +27.9% 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
1962 PIT NL 10 31 1 9 3 1 0 4 0 3 10 .290 — — — — 0.0
1963 PIT NL 108 304 34 74 11 6 11 47 0 19 85 .243 .246 (-1%) .308 (-6%) .371 (+15%) .680 (+5%) 163.4
1964 PIT NL 117 421 53 115 19 7 21 78 1 17 92 .273 .250 (+9%) .312 (-3%) .377 (+33%) .690 (+17%) 1059.6
1965 PIT NL 144 533 68 145 25 8 27 107 1 39 127 .272 .245 (+11%) .310 (+6%) .371 (+35%) .682 (+21%) 1996.6
1966 PIT NL 140 485 84 153 30 0 33 102 2 48 109 .315 .248 (+27%) .309 (+23%) .376 (+55%) .685 (+40%) 3693.3
1967 PIT NL 134 462 54 125 18 6 20 73 1 67 103 .271 .242 (+12%) .306 (+19%) .357 (+30%) .663 (+25%) 2277.2
1968 PIT NL 128 435 57 103 15 1 24 67 5 47 105 .237 .236 (avg) .298 (+5%) .340 (+30%) .638 (+18%) 1372.5
1969 PIT NL 145 522 89 160 31 6 29 92 1 61 120 .307 .248 (+24%) .320 (+19%) .369 (+50%) .689 (+36%) 3570.1
1970 PIT NL 136 474 70 125 18 3 31 85 0 44 119 .264 .253 (+4%) .325 (+1%) .385 (+32%) .711 (+18%) 1508.8
1971 PIT NL 141 511 104 151 26 0 48 125 0 83 154 .295 .249 (+19%) .316 (+26%) .365 (+72%) .682 (+50%) 5020.1
1972 PIT NL 138 495 74 145 28 2 33 112 1 65 129 .293 .243 (+20%) .310 (+20%) .353 (+58%) .664 (+40%) 3616.3
1973 PIT NL 148 522 106 156 43 3 44 119 0 80 129 .299 .256 (+16%) .325 (+21%) .378 (+70%) .703 (+47%) 4849.3
1974 PIT NL 140 508 90 153 37 4 25 96 0 87 106 .301 .256 (+17%) .324 (+25%) .369 (+46%) .693 (+36%) 3768.4
1975 PIT NL 124 461 71 136 32 2 22 90 0 58 109 .295 .257 (+15%) .327 (+14%) .374 (+38%) .701 (+27%) 2360.9
1976 PIT NL 117 428 54 110 20 3 20 65 2 50 101 .257 .255 (+1%) .320 (+6%) .360 (+27%) .681 (+17%) 1320.7
1977 PIT NL 63 186 29 51 12 0 13 35 0 31 55 .274 .264 (+4%) .329 (+16%) .401 (+37%) .730 (+28%) 974.2
1978 PIT NL 122 390 60 115 18 2 28 97 3 50 93 .295 .257 (+14%) .323 (+18%) .378 (+50%) .702 (+35%) 2653.7
1979 PIT NL 126 424 60 119 19 0 32 82 0 47 105 .281 .265 (+6%) .329 (+7%) .397 (+39%) .727 (+24%) 1958.0
1980 PIT NL 67 202 28 53 10 1 11 38 0 26 52 .262 .264 (-1%) .326 (+7%) .387 (+25%) .714 (+17%) 629.4
1981 PIT NL 38 60 2 17 4 0 0 9 0 5 9 .283 .255 (+11%) .320 (+4%) .368 (-5%) .688 (-1%) -8.5
1982 PIT NL 74 73 6 17 4 0 3 17 0 10 24 .233 .261 (-11%) .324 (-2%) .388 (+6%) .712 (+2%) 19.6
Career · 21 seasons 2,360 7,927 1,194 2,232 423 55 475 1,540 17 937 1,936 .282 — — — — 42,804

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
36 133 18 37 10 0 7 20 17 34 .278

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1979 NLCS PIT 3 11 2 5 2 0 2 6 3 2 .455
1979 WS PIT 7 30 7 12 4 0 3 7 0 6 .400
1975 NLCS PIT 3 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .182
1974 NLCS PIT 4 15 3 6 0 0 2 4 1 2 .400
1972 NLCS PIT 5 16 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 5 .062
1971 NLCS PIT 4 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000
1971 WS PIT 7 24 3 5 1 0 0 1 7 9 .208
1970 NLCS PIT 3 12 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 .500

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home117838485861115221781.290
Away118240796091117254759.274

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1982-10-03 PITWSNL 101000000
1982-10-02 PITWSNW 100000001
1982-10-01 PITWSNL 100000001
1982-09-30 PITSTLW 100000000
1982-09-28 PITNYNL 000000010
1982-09-27 PITNYNL 100000001
1982-09-24 PITWSNL 100000001
1982-09-23 PITSTLW 000000100
1982-09-22 PITSTLL 100000000
1982-09-21 PITCHCL 100000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 848 803 7293 384 67 701
OF 1296 1241 1985 102 84 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 PIT OF 9 7 12 1 1 0
1963 PIT 1B 16 16 148 9 5 18
1963 PIT OF 65 55 78 3 4 0
1964 PIT 1B 50 49 486 22 1 50
1964 PIT OF 59 55 79 2 9 0
1965 PIT 1B 7 6 60 2 0 5
1965 PIT OF 137 130 208 12 8 3
1966 PIT 1B 15 12 120 4 0 17
1966 PIT OF 127 115 180 9 11 0
1967 PIT 1B 37 33 307 15 1 25
1967 PIT OF 98 92 140 12 10 1
1968 PIT 1B 13 11 110 7 0 12
1968 PIT OF 113 108 144 12 9 0
1969 PIT 1B 23 21 174 10 2 20
1969 PIT OF 116 112 159 4 5 1
1970 PIT 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1970 PIT OF 125 122 184 16 5 1
1971 PIT OF 138 137 237 8 4 4
1972 PIT 1B 101 99 881 40 15 96
1972 PIT OF 32 32 50 1 2 0
1973 PIT OF 142 141 261 14 7 1
1974 PIT 1B 1 1 3 0 0 0
1974 PIT OF 135 135 253 8 9 1
1975 PIT 1B 122 122 1121 54 10 112
1976 PIT 1B 111 110 1037 53 13 76
1977 PIT 1B 55 49 449 27 7 26
1978 PIT 1B 112 104 875 57 6 76
1979 PIT 1B 113 105 949 47 3 102
1980 PIT 1B 54 52 460 33 4 54
1981 PIT 1B 9 9 70 0 0 10
1982 PIT 1B 8 4 43 3 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 847
Left Field 1229
Center Field 8
Right Field 69

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1979 Babe Ruth Award 1B
1979 Most Valuable Player
1979 NLCS MVP
1979 TSN Major League Player of the Year
1979 World Series MVP
1978 Hutch Award
1978 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1977 Player of the Week Week of 1977-05-06
1974 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1974 Roberto Clemente Award
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-08-10
1972 TSN All-Star 1B
1971 TSN All-Star OF
1966 TSN All-Star OF
1965 TSN All-Star OF

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1979 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 216.0 336 4
1978 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 39.0 336 0
1975 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 69.0 336 0
1974 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 43.0 336 0
1973 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 250.0 336 10
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 201.0 336 2
1971 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 222.0 336 3
1970 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 20.0 336 0
1969 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 7.0 336 0
1966 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 19.0 280 0
1965 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 15.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Willie Stargell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Edmonds
    .284 avg, 393 HR
  2. 94
    Jose Canseco
    .266 avg, 462 HR
  3. 92
    Jim Rice HOF
    .298 avg, 382 HR
  4. 91
    Duke Snider HOF
    .295 avg, 407 HR
  5. 89
    Billy Williams HOF
    .290 avg, 426 HR
  6. 88
    Sammy Sosa
    .273 avg, 609 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Stargell

What years did Willie Stargell play?
Willie Stargell played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1982.
Was Willie Stargell a pitcher?
No. Willie Stargell was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Willie Stargell hit?
Willie Stargell hit 475 career home runs with 2232 hits.
Is Willie Stargell in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Willie Stargell was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.