Though he doesn't receive much credit for it, Mickey Mantle was a complete ballplayer.

 

STATS
YEAR
 G AB H 2B 3B HR TB R RBI BB AVG
1951
 96 341 91 11 5 13 151 61 65 43 .267
1952
 142 549 171 37 7 23 291 94 87 75 .311
1953
 127 461 136 24 3 21 229 105 92 79 .295
1954
 146 543 163 17 12 27 285 129 102 102 .300
1955
 147 517 158 25 11 37 316 121 99 113 .306
1956
 150 533 188 22 5 52 376 132 130 112 .353
1957
 144 474 173 28 6 34 315 121 94 146 .365
1958
 150 519 158 21 1 42 307 127 97 129 .304
1959
 144 541 154 23 4 31 278 104 75 94 .285
1960
 153 527 145 17 6 40 294 119 94 111 .275
1961
 153 514 163 16 6 54 353 132 128 126 .317
1962
 123 377 121 15 1 30 228 96 89 122 .321
1963
 65 172 54 8 0 15 107 40 35 40 .314
1964
 143 465 141 25 2 35 275 92 111 99 .303
1965
 122 361 92 12 1 19 163 44 46 73 .255
1966
 108 333 96 12 1 23 179 40 56 57 .288
1967
 144 440 108 17 0 22 191 63 55 107 .245
1968
 144 435 103 14 1 18 173 57 54 106 .237
TOTAL 2401 8102 2415 344 72 536 4511 1677 1509 1734 .298

STORY
In 1931, Mickey Charles Mantle was named after Mickey Cochrane, the great American League catcher of the time.Mantle started his first season with the New York Yankees in 1951 with a huge burden on his back:a number 6. The Babe himself had worn number 3, Lou Gehrig had number 4, and Joe DiMaggio was still gracing center field with number 5. Obviously, much was expected from this 5-foot-11, 195-pound phenom. When his average dipped to .260, Mantle was shipped down to Kansas City for six weeks of seasoning. On return, Mantle very quietly requested number 7.Mantle possessed that rare combination of power and speed, and he could hit the ball farther and run faster than almost anyone. He hit 536 home runs in 18 years-and he did it from both sides of the plate.