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Willie Mays

1931 - Today

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Willie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The Sporting News and ESPN. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Mays has received more than 4,984,275 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Willie Mays is the 14th most popular baseball player, the 4,564th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,811th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Baseball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Willie Mays ranks 14 out of 74. Before him are Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Alexander Cartwright, Roberto Clemente, and Yogi Berra. After him are Ichiro Suzuki, Barry Bonds, Nolan Ryan, Alex Rodriguez, Sandy Koufax, and Reggie Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Willie Mays ranks 243. Before him are Tab Hunter, Walter Burkert, José Alencar, Guido Messina, Bruno Mattei, and Kyōko Kagawa. After him are Richard Ratsimandrava, Ita Ever, Duško Gojković, Nick Bollettieri, Ingvar Wixell, and Alex Soler-Roig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willie Mays ranks 4,564 out of 18,182. Before him are Leon Fleisher (1928), Kate Mulgrew (1955), John Scofield (1951), Kent Nagano (1951), Marianne Moore (1887), and James Karen (1923). After him are Julie Benz (1972), Estelle Harris (1928), William Cameron Menzies (1896), Michael Paré (1958), Adam Riess (1969), and Isaiah Thomas (1989).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Willie Mays ranks 12. Before him are Cy Young (1867), Ted Williams (1918), Ty Cobb (1886), Mickey Mantle (1931), Alexander Cartwright (1820), and Yogi Berra (1925). After him are Barry Bonds (1964), Nolan Ryan (1947), Alex Rodriguez (1975), Sandy Koufax (1935), Reggie Jackson (1946), and Roger Maris (1934).

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