Earl Wilson stats

Pitcher

Age 92

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Earl Wilson played 11 MLB seasons, 1959 to 1970.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
338
W
121
L
109
ERA
3.69
IP
2,051.2
K
1,452
BB
796
WHIP
1.30

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1959BOS9116.0823.217312.20
1960BOS13324.7165.040481.68
1962BOS311283.90191.11371111.43
1963BOS3711163.76210.21231051.37
1964BOS3311124.49202.1166731.41
1965BOS3613143.98230.2164771.29
1966BOS/DET3818113.07264.0200741.09
1967DET3922113.27264.0184921.17
1968DET3413122.85224.1168651.15
1969DET3512103.31214.2150691.30
1970DET/SD335124.58161.0103511.37

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
1
ERA
6.75
IP
4.0
K
3
BB
6
WHIP
2.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
69
SHO
13
K/9
6.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1959BOS0006.50000
1960BOS0205.50000
1962BOS0416.40000
1963BOS0635.30000
1964BOS0507.40000
1965BOS0816.40000
1966BOS/DET01336.80000
1967DET01206.30000
1968DET01036.70000
1969DET0516.30000
1970DET/SD0415.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
92 yearsOct 2, 1934
Debut
1959

What were Earl Wilson's career stats?

Earl Wilson played 11 seasons for the Red Sox and the Tigers. He had 121 wins and 1,452 strikeouts with a 3.69 ERA over 2,051.2 innings. His best season was 1967: 22 wins, a 3.27 ERA and 184 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 1 postseason, 1959 to 1970

Earl Wilson led MLB in wins (1967); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 258th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,452)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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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