Willie Stargell
MLB debut September 16, 1962 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Last MLB appearance October 3, 1982 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Career statistics Batting average .282 Hits 2,232 Home runs 475 Runs batted in 1,540 Teams Pittsburgh Pirates (1962–1982) Career highlights and awards 7× All-Star (1964–1966, 1971–1973, 1978) 2× World Series champion (1971, 1979) NL MVP (1979) World Series MVP (1979) NLCS MVP (1979) Roberto Clemente Award (1974) 2× NL home run champion (1971, 1973) NL RBI champion (1973) Pittsburgh Pirates #8 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1988 Vote 82.4% (first ballot) Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1962-1982) as the left fielder and first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (NL). Over his 21-year career with the Pirates, he batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1,540 runs batted in, helping his team capture six National League East division titles, two National League pennants and two World Series (1971, 1979). Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.