Willie Stargell
left field, first base | bats: left | throws: left | height: 6-3 | weight: 225 | b: 03.06.40 | d: 04.09.01
| |  | | In 1982, Willie Stargell remembered 1964. |
Career stats: Baseball-Reference.com
Career biographies: BaseballLibrary.com | theBASEBALLpage.com | SportingNews.com | baseballhalloffame.org
In the show: Pirates (1962-82)
Player most similar to: Willie McCovey
Career year, 1973: 44 home runs, 119 RBIs, .299 batting average, .392 on-base percentage, .646 slugging percentage, 106 runs, 43 doubles
Resume
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame (1988)
Major League Baseball All Century Team (2000)
NL MVP Award (1979, with Keith Hernandez)
Oldest player to win MVP (age 39, 1979)
NLCS MVP (1979)
World Series MVP (1979)
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1979, with Terry Bradshaw)
The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (1979)
The Associated Press Athlete of the Year (1979)
The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year (1978)
Named to The Sporting News All-Star team four times (1965, 1966, 1971, 1972)
Seven-time NL All-Star (1964-66, 1971-73, 1978)
Led NL in slugging once (1973)
Led NL in homers twice (1971, 1973)
Led NL in RBIs once (1973)
Led NL in doubles once (1973)
Led NL in strikeouts once (1971)
Off the field
Roberto Clemente Man of the Year (1974)
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1974)
Fred Hutchinson Memorial Award (1978)
The Willie Stargell Library
ESPN Classic: Willie Stargell | ESPN Classic (May 13, 2001)
Willie Stargell: A Tribute to Pops | CNNSI.com (April 9, 2001)
The Leader of the Pirates | Jim Murray in The Los Angeles Times (Oct. 15, 1979)
The Big Man is the Cool Man | By Roy Blount Jr. Sports Illustrated (Oct. 5, 1970)
Back to Padres Nation home
|