Willie Stargell
Willie Stargell
Full name: Wilver Dornel Stargell
Born: March 6, 1940, Earlsboro, Oklahoma
Died April 9, 2001, Wilmington, North Carolina
Buried at Oleander Memorial Gardens, Wilmington, North Carolina
First Game: September 16, 1962 ; Final Game: October 3, 1982
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 188
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1988
NL MVP (1979)
NLCS MVP (1979)
World Series MVP (1979)
TSN Player of the Year (1979)
TSN NL Comeback Player of the Year (1978)
1B on TSN NL All-Star Team (1972)
OF on TSN NL All-Star Team (1965 to 1966 and 1971)
Photo by Michael Ponzini, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Willie Stargell
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1962 PIT N Daily Splits 10 31 1 9 3 1 0 4 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0i 0 0 1 .290 .353 .452 -0.1 1962 PIT N
1963 PIT N Daily Splits 108 304 34 74 11 6 11 47 19 0 85 2 0 3 0 2i 6 0 2 .243 .290 .428 -1.1 1963 PIT N
1964 PIT N Daily Splits 117 421 53 115 19 7 21 78 17 2 92 2 1 1 0 4i 7 1 1 .273 .304 .501 -0.6 1964 PIT N
1965 PIT N Daily Splits 144 533 68 145 25 8 27 107 39 13 127 7 0 3 0 6i 8 1 1 .272 .328 .501 1.3 1965 PIT N
1966 PIT N Daily Splits 140 485 84 153 30 0 33 102 48 16 109 6 5 5 0 6i 7 2 3 .315 .381 .581 3.1 1966 PIT N
1967 PIT N Daily Splits 134 462 54 125 18 6 20 73 67 25 103 3 2 2 0 2i 12 1 0 .271 .365 .465 1.6 1967 PIT N
1968 PIT N Daily Splits 128 435 57 103 15 1 24 67 47 11 105 6 1 7 0 3i 12 5 0 .237 .315 .441 0.7 1968 PIT N
1969 PIT N Daily Splits 145 522 89 160 31 6 29 92 61 14 120 6 0 5 0 6 10 1 0 .307 .382 .556 3.3 1969 PIT N
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 136 474 70 125 18 3 31 85 44 11 119 5 0 6 0 9 14 0 1 .264 .329 .511 0.9 1970 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 141 511 104 151 26 0 48 125 83 20 154 7 0 5 0 8 8 0 0 .295 .398 .628 5.1 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 138 495 75 145 28 2 33 112 65 15 129 2 0 7 0 6 7 1 1 .293 .373 .558 2.2 1972 PIT N
1973 PIT N Daily Splits 148 522 106 156 43 3 44 119 80 22 129 3 0 4 0 3 6 0 0 .299 .392 .646 5.8 1973 PIT N
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 140 508 90 153 37 4 25 96 87 21 106 6 0 4 0 3 8 0 2 .301 .407 .537 3.9 1974 PIT N
1975 PIT N Daily Splits 124 461 71 136 32 2 22 90 58 6 109 3 0 4 0 6 9 0 0 .295 .375 .516 1.3 1975 PIT N
1976 PIT N Daily Splits 117 428 54 110 20 3 20 65 50 6 101 5 0 4 0 6 4 2 0 .257 .339 .458 -0.3 1976 PIT N
1977 PIT N Daily Splits 63 186 29 51 12 0 13 35 31 10 55 3 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 .274 .383 .548 0.8 1977 PIT N
1978 PIT N Daily Splits 122 390 60 115 18 2 28 97 50 10 93 7 0 3 0 3 8 3 2 .295 .382 .567 2.2 1978 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 126 424 60 119 19 0 32 82 47 12 105 3 0 6 0 7 10 0 1 .281 .352 .552 0.6 1979 PIT N
1980 PIT N Daily Splits 67 202 28 53 10 1 11 38 26 10 52 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 .262 .351 .485 0.5 1980 PIT N
1981 PIT N Daily Splits 38 60 2 17 4 0 0 9 5 1 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .333 .350 -0.4 1981 PIT N
1982 PIT N Daily Splits 74 73 6 17 4 0 3 17 10 1 24 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .233 .318 .411 0.0 1982 PIT N
Total Splits 2360 7927 1195 2232 423 55 475 1540 937 227 1936 78 9 75 0 85i143 17 16 .282 .360 .529 30.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 3 12 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .538 .583 1970 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 4 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .176 .000 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 5 16 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .063 .167 .125 1972 PIT N
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 4 15 3 6 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .438 .800 1974 PIT N
1975 PIT N Daily Splits 3 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 1975 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 3 11 2 5 2 0 2 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .571 1.182 1979 PIT N
Total Splits 22 79 8 20 5 0 4 12 10 3 19 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .253 .344 .468 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 7 24 3 5 1 0 0 1 7 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .387 .250 1971 PIT N
1979 PIT N Daily Splits 7 30 7 12 4 0 3 7 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .375 .833 1979 PIT N
Total Splits 14 54 10 17 5 0 3 8 7 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .315 .381 .574 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1964 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1964 NL
1965 NL Daily Splits 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 1965 NL
1966 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1966 NL
1971 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1971 NL
1972 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1972 NL
1973 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1973 NL
1978 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1978 NL
Total Splits 7 10 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1962 PIT N Daily OF 9 7 7 68 12 1 1 0 0 .929 2 1 6
1962 PIT N RF 6 6 6 55 9 0 1 0i 0 .900
1962 PIT N LF 2 1 1 10 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1962 PIT N CF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 PIT N Daily OF 65 55 47 517.1 78 3 4 0 0 .953 35 6 24
1963 PIT N LF 35 30 26 285.2 42 1 2 0 0 .956
1963 PIT N RF 24 20 16 183.2 23 2 2 0i 0 .926
1963 PIT N 1B 16 16 11 125 148 9 5 18 0 .969
1963 PIT N CF 6 5 5 48 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 PIT N Daily OF 59 55 35 464.2 79 2 9 0 0 .900 57 1 2
1964 PIT N LF 57 53 34 446.2 79 2 8 0i 0 .910
1964 PIT N 1B 50 49 43 426 486 22 1 50 0 .998
1964 PIT N RF 2 2 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 -
1964 PIT N CF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 PIT N Daily OF 137 130 106 1161 208 12 8 3 0 .965 125 0 19
1965 PIT N LF 125 118 95 1045.2 188 11 8 1 0 .961
1965 PIT N RF 19 12 11 115.1 26 2 0 1 0 1.000
1965 PIT N 1B 7 6 4 51 60 2 0 5 0 1.000
1966 PIT N Daily OF 127 115 99 1029 180 9 11 0 0 .945 125 0 3
1966 PIT N LF 125 113 98 1011 171 9 11 1 0 .942
1966 PIT N 1B 15 12 8 111 120 4 0 17 0 1.000
1966 PIT N RF 3 2 1 18 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 PIT N Daily OF 99 92 80 823 140 12 10 1 0 .938 92 0 7
1967 PIT N LF 92 86 75 771 i 127 13 10 1i 0 .933
1967 PIT N 1B 37 33 26 266.1 307 15 1 25 0 .997
1967 PIT N RF 7 6 5 52 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 PIT N Daily OF 113 108 91 953.2 144 12 9 0 0 .945 109 0 4
1968 PIT N LF 109 105 89 928.2 143 11 9 0i 0 .945
1968 PIT N 1B 13 11 8 98 110 7 0 12 0 1.000
1968 PIT N RF 4 3 2 25 6 1 0 0i 0 1.000
1969 PIT N Daily OF 116 112 91 958.1 159 4 5 1 0 .970 115 0 1
1969 PIT N LF 115 111 91 952.1 132 4 5 1 0 .965
1969 PIT N 1B 23 21 11 174 174 10 2 20 0 .989
1969 PIT N RF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 -
1970 PIT N Daily OF 125 122 104 1055.1 184 16 5 1 0 .976 122 0 3
1970 PIT N LF 122 119 101 1030.1 182 15 5 1 0 .975
1970 PIT N RF 3 3 3 25 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 PIT N 1B 1 0 0 2.1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1971 PIT N Daily OF 138 137 128 1225.1 237 8 4 4 0 .984 138 0 0
1971 PIT N LF 138 137 128 1225.1 239 8 4 4 0 .984
1972 PIT N Daily 1B 101 99 56 832 881 40 15 96 0 .984
1972 PIT N LF 32 32 19 267.1 48 1 2 0 0 .961
1972 PIT N OF 32 32 19 267.1 50 1 2 0 0 .962 32 0 0
1973 PIT N Daily OF 142 141 116 1218 261 14 7 1 0 .975 142 0 0
1973 PIT N LF 142 141 116 1218 255 13 7 1 0 .975
1974 PIT N Daily OF 135 135 118 1181.1 253 8 9 1 0 .967 135 0 0
1974 PIT N LF 135 135 118 1181.1 255 8 9 1 0 .967
1974 PIT N 1B 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 PIT N Daily 1B 122 122 113 1072 1121 54 10 112 0 .992
1976 PIT N Daily 1B 110 109 107 987.2 1037 53 13 76 0 .988
1977 PIT N Daily 1B 55 49 43 440.1 449 27 7 26 0 .986
1978 PIT N Daily 1B 112 104 96 920 875 57 6 76 0 .994
1979 PIT N Daily 1B 113 105 94 961.1 949 47 3 102 1 .997
1980 PIT N Daily 1B 54 52 43 446.1 460 33 4 54 0 .992
1981 PIT N Daily 1B 9 9 5 74 70 0 0 10 0 1.000
1982 PIT N Daily 1B 8 4 3 36 43 3 0 2 0 1.000
Total OF 1297 1241 1041 10922.1 1985 102 84 12 0 .961 1229 8 69
Total LF 1229 1181 991 10373.1i 1864 97 80 11i 0 .961
Total 1B 847 802 671 7028.1 7293 384 67 701 1 .991
Total RF 69 55 45 496 84 5 3 1i 0 .967
Total CF 8 5 5 53 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1970 PIT N Daily OF 3 3 2 25 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0
1970 PIT N LF 3 3 2 25 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 PIT N Daily OF 4 4 4 35 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 0
1971 PIT N LF 4 4 4 35 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 PIT N Daily 1B 5 5 1 38 31 3 0 1 0 1.000
1972 PIT N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1972 PIT N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1974 PIT N Daily OF 4 4 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 0
1974 PIT N LF 4 4 3 33 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 PIT N Daily 1B 3 3 2 25 15 0 0 2 0 1.000
1979 PIT N Daily 1B 3 3 3 30 33 2 0 2 0 1.000
Total OF 12 11 9 94 0 0 0 0 0 - 12 0 0
Total LF 12 11 9 94 23 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 11 11 6 93 79 5 0 5 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1971 PIT N Daily OF 7 7 6 60.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 0
1971 PIT N LF 7 7 6 60.2 11 1 0 1 0 1.000
1979 PIT N Daily 1B 7 7 7 62 59 2 2 9 0 .968
Total OF 7 7 6 60.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 0
Total LF 7 7 6 60.2 11 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total 1B 7 7 7 62 59 2 2 9 0 .968
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1965 NL Daily OF 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1965 NL LF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 NL Daily OF 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1971 NL LF 1 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 NL Daily OF 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1972 NL LF 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1973 NL Daily OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1973 NL LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 4 3 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 0
Total LF 4 3 1 21 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (August 7, 1958 ).
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