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Willie Wilson
Willie James Wilson

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.

MLB Debut September 4, 1976
Final Game May 16, 1994
Born July 9, 1955 in Montgomery, AL (age 68)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 21 KCA AL   28   33   10   10   3   0   0    4  16   8    1    8  .303  .324  .394  .717    94    13   1   0   0   0   1  
 1978 22 KCA AL   63  140   25   31   5   0   0   16  53  14   17   26  .221  .306  .257  .563    76    36   2   2   0   1   1  
 1979 23 KCA AL  146  622  117  210  16  11  12   91  57  11   29  108  .338  .374  .457  .830   113   284  21   5   0  10   5  
 1980 24 KCA AL  162  727   92  209  24  13   3   64  56  14   35   92  .287  .322  .369  .691    95   268   9   0   6   2   7  
 1981 25 KCA AL  139  603   75  170  12   9   2   43  34  17   29   48  .282  .320  .342  .662    89   206   4   2   9   6   8  
 1982 26 KCA AL  133  543   84  190  15  15   5   63  31   8   22   70  .350  .384  .460  .844   111   250   4   2   6   9   4  
 1983 27 KCA AL  136  595   86  171  26   7   2   55  40  13   36   89  .287  .325  .365  .690    95   217   2   6   2   0   1  
 1984 28 KCA AL  136  552   73  138  21   6   2   43  22   9   29   75  .250  .286  .321  .606    84   177   2   6   3   1   3  
 1985 29 KCA AL  146  641  120  185  30  32   8   53  45   8   28   96  .289  .323  .473  .796   108   303   1   2   1   6   7  MVP-15
 1986 30 KCA AL  152  658   80  169  20  12   8   40  38  11   26  104  .257  .293  .360  .653    92   237   3   3   1   9   5  
 1987 31 KCA AL  146  652   92  169  28  12   6   48  44   6   26  120  .259  .297  .367  .664    88   239   4   2   1  10   9  
 1988 32 KCA AL  142  626   82  159  14   8   4   42  37   9   21  111  .254  .282  .321  .603    84   201  13   2   1   4  10  
 1989 33 KCA AL  104  407   55  104  24   9   1   50  16   6   26   80  .256  .298  .366  .664    93   149   5   3   0   0  14  
 1990 34 KCA AL   89  316   51   87   9   4   4   28  20   5   39   49  .275  .357  .367  .724   100   116   1   3   3   3   8  
 1991 35 MLA AL   28  116   13   21   5   1   0    2   7   3    8   13  .181  .246  .241  .487    67    28   0   0   0   2   5  
 1992 36 MLA AL   71  181   36   47   7   1   0    8  19   5   16   49  .260  .320  .309  .629    91    56   4   0   0   0   2  
 1993 37 OAA AL   89  225   24   49   9   6   1   19   2   2   19   54  .218  .296  .324  .621    85    73   0   2   0   7   1  
 1994 38 OAA AL   14   27    4    7   0   4   0    3   0   0    1    9  .259  .286  .556  .841   110    15   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     1924 7664 1119 2126 268 150  58  672 537 149  408 1201  .277  .318  .374  .692        2868  76  40  33  70  91
 Per 600 PA           557   81  154  19  11   4   49  39  11   30   87                                 208   6   3   2   5   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA     1722 7115 1042 2002 247 138  57  640 509 139  364 1076  .281  .320  .379  .699        2696  72  38  33  61  83
   With OAA      103  252   28   56   9  10   1   22   2   2   20   63  .222  .295  .349  .645          88   0   2   0   7   1
   With MLA       99  297   49   68  12   2   0   10  26   8   24   62  .229  .291  .283  .574          84   4   0   0   2   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2154 7731 1169 2207 281 147  41  585 668 134  425 1144  .285  .326  .376  .702        2905  64  35  27  62  90
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1977 21 KCA AL  24    1   1.0   2   0   0  .000   0    4    4 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(+1)e14   -8   
 1978 22 KCA AL  72   14   3.1   1   0   0  .000   1   17   13  .765    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e11     6   
 1979 23 KCA AL  35  114   6.8   3   1   0  .333   9   55   48  .873    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e7    60   
 1980 24 KCA AL  32   90   4.4   0   0   0  .000   8   68   63  .926    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e6   -87   
 1981 25 KCA AL  26   65   3.8   2   0   0  .000   4   63   62  .984    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e6   -38   
 1982 26 KCA AL  14   99   7.2  11   5   0  .455   9   59   54  .915    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e6    48   
 1983 27 KCA AL  30   75   4.6   0   0   0  .000  12   85   63  .741    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e11   21   
 1984 28 KCA AL  34   52   3.3   2   0   0  .000   2   54   54 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(+1)e5  -133   
 1985 29 KCA AL  29  101   5.8   0   0   0  .000   1   93   93 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(+1)e2    72   
 1986 30 KCA AL  29   72   3.8   0   0   0  .000   1   75   64  .853    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e3   -25   
 1987 31 KCA AL  34   75   4.0   0   0   0  .000   1   97   96  .990    0    0  .000  OF   1(+2)e1   -34   
 1988 32 KCA AL  24   58   3.1   3   1   0  .333   8   68   57  .838    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e5   -19   
 1989 33 KCA AL  38   41   3.4   2   0   0  .000   7   48   42  .875    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e10    7   
 1990 34 KCA AL  19   44   4.9   2   0   0  .000   4   34   23  .676    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e6    -1   
 1991 35 MLA AL  54    6   1.6   0   0   0  .000   2   13    9  .692    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e7  -116   
 1992 36 MLA AL  78   20   3.7   4   1   0  .250   3   13   11  .846    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e11  -33   
 1993 37 OAA AL  13   23   3.5   8   1   0  .125   1   23   17  .739    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e4   -28   
 1994 38 OAA AL   0    4   5.9   2   1   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(+3)e5   140   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 18 Seasons          960   4.4  42  10   0  .238  73  869  773  .890    0    0  .000                 -13   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 26.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 41.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1977 21 KCA AL  LF    10     7     0    0    0  1.000     2    37.0   1.70
                 CF     4    10     1    0    0  1.000     4    34.0   2.91
 1978 22 KCA AL  CF    33    73     3    1    1   .987    32   284.2   2.40
                 LF    12    21     1    0    0  1.000     8    87.0   2.28
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1979 23 KCA AL  RF   103   202     8    7    2   .968   100   917.2   2.06
                 LF    29    56     3    2    0   .967    24   226.2   2.34
                 CF    19    46     5    0    0  1.000    19   158.0   2.91
 1980 24 KCA AL  LF    90   184     7    4    0   .979    90   810.2   2.12
                 CF    75   186    10    4    0   .980    72   653.1   2.70
 1981 25 KCA AL  CF    71   211     9    3    1   .987    71   638.1   3.10
                 LF    67   121     7    1    0   .992    66   594.2   1.94
 1982 26 KCA AL  CF   118   341    19    9    4   .976   117  1064.1   3.04
 1983 27 KCA AL  CF   126   386    15   12    2   .971   126  1139.0   3.17
                 RF     5    10     0    0    0  1.000     5    46.0   1.96
 1984 28 KCA AL  CF   118   355    10    2    2   .995   115  1039.0   3.16
 1985 29 KCA AL  CF   146   422    19    1    4   .998   146  1333.0   2.98  GG
 1986 30 KCA AL  CF   152   432    20    1    0   .998   151  1366.2   2.98
 1987 31 KCA AL  CF   146   453    15    1    5   .998   146  1314.2   3.20  GG
 1988 32 KCA AL  CF   139   410    16    8    1   .982   138  1260.0   3.04
 1989 33 KCA AL  CF   102   261     6    7    0   .974   101   896.0   2.68
 1990 34 KCA AL  RF    37    71     2    1    0   .986    37   321.2   2.04
                 CF    35    87     4    3    1   .968    35   306.0   2.68
                 LF    12    18     1    0    0  1.000    10    89.0   1.92
 1991 35 MLA AL  CF    16    47     1    2    1   .960    16   139.0   3.11
                 RF     8     8     0    0    0  1.000     6    53.0   1.36
                 LF     7    17     2    0    0  1.000     6    51.0   3.35
 1992 36 MLA AL  LF    46    84     5    3    0   .967    46   398.0   2.01
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     1    12.0   0.75
                 RF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   3.38
 1993 37 OAA AL  CF    78   145     1    1    0   .993    47   531.0   2.47
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.1   0.00
 1994 38 OAA AL  CF     5     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   1.00
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF  1385  3867   154   55   22   .987  1337 12178.0   2.97
                 LF   274   509    26   10    0   .982   252  2295.0   2.10
                 RF   156   294    10    8    2   .974   149  1350.2   2.03
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1978 ALCS  KCA BOA   L    2   0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  1
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1977  KCA  111-51   Gary Dewing
 1978  KCA   88-74   Gary Dewing, Rob Tomlinson
 1979  KCA   89-73   Thomas Toney
 1980  KCA   75-87   Thomas Toney
 1981  KCA   84-78   Thomas Toney
 1982  KCA   75-87   Thomas Toney
 1983  KCA   77-85   Thomas Toney
 1984  KCA   66-96   Thomas Toney
 1985  KCA   88-74   Thomas Toney
 1986  KCA   82-80   Mike Mashanic, Jim Pardee
 1987  KCA   73-89   Jim Pardee
 1988  KCA   77-85   Jim Pardee
 1989  KCA   67-95   Jim Pardee
 1990  KCA   72-90   Jim Pardee
 1991  MLA   72-90   Mark Simons
 1992  MLA   85-77   Mark Simons
 1993  OAA   60-102  Drew Kennedy
 1994  OAA   72-90   Drew Kennedy

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