Willie Wilson stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1994

Center Fielder · #6

Age 71 · 6' 3"

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Willie Wilson played 19 MLB seasons, 1976 to 1994.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,154
AB
7,731
R
1,169
H
2,207
HR
41
RBI
585
SB
668
AVG
.285

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.
1976KC12601002.167
1977KC13341011016.324
1978KC127198434301646.217
1979KC15458811318564983.315
1980KC16170513323034979.326
1981KC1024395413313234.303
1982KC1365858719434637.332
1983KC1375769015923359.276
1984KC1285418116324447.301
1985KC1416058716844343.278
1986KC1566317717094434.269
1987KC1466109717043059.279
1988KC1475918115513735.262
1989KC112383589734324.253
1990KC115307498924224.290
1991ATH113294387002820.238
1992ATH1323963810703728.270
1993CHC10522129571117.258
1994CHC172145001.238

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

Career Postseason

GP
38
AB
150
R
12
H
40
HR
1
RBI
10
SB
13
AVG
.267

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,317
TB
2,905
XBH
469
HBP
62
IBB
27
GIDP
90
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.
1976KC6100000
1977KC371320010
1978KC22355102020
1979KC640247377310
1980KC745297466340
1981KC465160184350
1982KC621252376240
1983KC611203321240
1984KC588211353270
1985KC642247505360
1986KC675231369160
1987KC653230376290
1988KC628197292150
1989KC423137271080
1990KC345114182140
1991ATH318921841110
1992ATH4371322012110
1993CHC23777153120
1994CHC23920000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
43.5
RC
1,033.7
RC/27
4.80
ISOP
.090
SECA
.214
BB/K
0.37
AB/HR
188.6
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1976KC0.000.0000.2000
1977KC0.34.23.9.0590.20.100
1978KC0.9203.1.0610.30.500
1979KC6.0100.56.3.1050.30.3980
1980KC8.3117.46.4.0950.20.42350
1981KC4.157.44.8.0620.20.44390
1982KC6.294.66.2.0990.20.31950
1983KC1.473.54.6.0760.20.42880
1984KC4.282.25.6.0890.20.7270.50
1985KC2.081.74.8.1310.20.3151.30
1986KC1.676.34.3.0970.20.370.10
1987KC1.680.34.7.0980.20.4152.50
1988KC0.160.83.6.0710.20.25910
1989KC1.643.13.7.1040.20.4127.70
1990KC1.844.65.1.0810.20.5153.50
1991ATH0.925.92.9.0750.20.400
1992ATH2.145.33.9.0630.20.500
1993CHC0.6243.8.0900.20.32210
1994CHC-0.22.74.3.1900.30.200

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

Bio

Age
71 yearsJul 9, 1955
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1976
Birthplace
Montgomery, AL
AL Silver Slugger
2x
AL Gold Glove
1980

What were Willie Wilson's career stats?

Willie Wilson played 19 seasons for the Royals, the Athletics and the Cubs. He was a career .285 hitter with 2,207 hits, 41 home runs and 585 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .332 batting average, 3 home runs and 46 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1976 to 1994

Willie Wilson led MLB in hits (1980) and stolen bases (1979); finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 189th in hits (2,207)
  • 12th in stolen bases (668)

Among the 10,544 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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