Bump Wills stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1982

Second Baseman

Age 74 · 5' 9"

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Bump Wills played 6 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1982.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
831
AB
3,030
R
472
H
807
HR
36
RBI
302
SB
196
AVG
.266

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1977TEX1525418715596228.287
1978TEX1575397813595752.250
1979TEX1465439014854635.273
1980TEX14657810215255834.263
1981TEX1024105110324112.251
1982CHC1284196411463835.272

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,439
TB
1,091
XBH
188
HBP
17
IBB
20
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1977TEX617222430700
1978TEX619187304300
1979TEX617190294400
1980TEX655208413100
1981TEX454126171200
1982CHC477158285300

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
15.1
RC
413.5
RC/27
4.70
ISOP
.094
SECA
.239
BB/K
0.70
AB/HR
84.2
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1977TEX5.086.65.7.1240.30.760.10
1978TEX3.273.44.6.0960.30.759.90
1979TEX3.173.74.7.0770.20.9108.60
1980TEX2.176.34.5.0970.20.7115.60
1981TEX1.040.63.4.0560.10.72050
1982CHC0.7635.3.1050.30.669.80

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
74 yearsJul 27, 1952
Height
5' 9"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Washington, DC
College
Arizona State

What were Bump Wills's career stats?

Bump Wills played 6 seasons for the Rangers and the Cubs. He was a career .266 hitter with 807 hits, 36 home runs and 302 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .287 batting average, 9 home runs and 62 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

6 seasons, 1977 to 1982

Bump Wills finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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