Editing Mickey Mantle (section)

===Career statistics===
In his career, Mantle batted .298 with an on-base percentage of .421 and an [[on-base plus slugging percentage]] of .997. He accumulated 2,415 hits, including 536 home runs, 344 doubles, and 72 triples. While Mantle led the league in [[strikeouts]] five times, holding the all-time record at the time of his retirement, he was also adept at drawing walks. He led the majors in [[base on balls|walks]] five times and finished with at least 100 walks in a season ten times.<ref name="Player Stats"/> As an outfielder, he recorded a career fielding percentage of .982.<ref name="Player Stats"/>

Mantle was selected as an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] every season during his 18-year career except for 1951 and 1966.<ref name=all-star/> He was a seven-time [[World Series]] champion with the Yankees, playing in twelve overall. In the World Series, he hit .257 over 65 games and holds the all-time World Series records for home runs (18), runs scored (42), and RBIs (40).<ref name=ws-records>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/WS_batting.shtml|title=All-time and Single-Season World Series Batting Leaders|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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! Category!! G !! BA !! AB !! R !! H !! 2B !! 3B !! HR !! RBI !! SB !! CS !! BB !! SO !! OBP !! SLG !! OPS !! PO !! A !! DP !! E !! FLD% !! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
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| Total || 2,401 || .298 || 8,102 || 1,676 || 2,415 || 344 || 72 || 536 || 1,509 || 153 || 38 || 1,733 || 1,710 || .421 || .557 || .997 || 6,734 || 290 || 201 || 107 || .985 || <ref name="Player Stats"/>
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