Ed Willett
[edit] Biography
Born on March 7, 1884 in Norfolk, Virginia, Ed Willett (Robert Edgar Willett) played for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Terriers over the course of his 10 year career. Willett broke into the bigs on September 5, 1906 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 2.28 ERA in 197.1 innings pitched in 1908, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ed Willett's best season was 1909, when he posted a 2.34 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 89 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1906
| DET
| A
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3.96
| 16
| 12
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1907
| DET
| A
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 3.70
| 27
| 31
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 48.2
| 47
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1908
| DET
| A
| 30
| 23
| 15
| 8
| 2.28
| 77
| 67
| 50
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 197.1
| 186
| 2
| 60
| 0
| 10
| 14
|
| 1909
| DET
| A
| 41
| 34
| 21
| 10
| 2.34
| 89
| 112
| 76
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 292.2
| 239
| 5
| 76
| 0
| 11
| 15
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| 37
| 25
| 16
| 11
| 2.37
| 65
| 85
| 59
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 224.1
| 175
| 2
| 74
| 0
| 10
| 17
|
| 1911
| DET
| A
| 38
| 27
| 13
| 14
| 3.66
| 86
| 136
| 94
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 231.1
| 261
| 5
| 80
| 0
| 5
| 14
|
| 1912
| DET
| A
| 37
| 31
| 17
| 15
| 3.29
| 89
| 144
| 104
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 284.1
| 281
| 3
| 84
| 0
| 9
| 17
|
| 1913
| DET
| A
| 34
| 30
| 13
| 14
| 3.09
| 59
| 117
| 83
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 237
| 0
| 89
| 0
| 5
| 12
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| 27
| 21
| 4
| 16
| 4.22
| 73
| 101
| 82
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 175
| 208
| 5
| 56
| 0
| 9
| 10
|
| 1915
| STL
| F
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 4.61
| 19
| 36
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 52.2
| 61
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 44
| 23
| 6
| 19
| 4.31
| 92
| 137
| 109
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 227.2
| 269
| 7
| 74
| 0
| 11
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 230
| 179
| 96
| 80
| 2.89
| 508
| 704
| 497
| 127
| 12
| 3
| 1545.2
| 1450
| 17
| 491
| 0
| 54
| 93
|
| Total
|
|
| 274
| 202
| 102
| 99
| 3.08
| 600
| 841
| 606
| 142
| 12
| 5
| 1773.1
| 1719
| 24
| 565
| 0
| 65
| 106
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1906
| DET
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1907
| DET
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1908
| DET
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 81
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1909
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1909
| DET
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 91
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 113
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1911
| DET
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 84
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1912
| DET
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 113
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1913
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 93
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 76
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1915
| STL
| F
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .864
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 274
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 695
| 41
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1906
| DET
| A
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| DET
| A
| 11
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| DET
| A
| 30
| 67
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 8
| .164
| .176
| .179
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| DET
| A
| 42
| 112
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 10
| .196
| .224
| .295
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| DET
| A
| 38
| 83
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .133
| .182
| .193
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| DET
| A
| 39
| 82
| 15
| 22
| 1
| 7
| .268
| .333
| .427
| 4
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| DET
| A
| 38
| 115
| 6
| 19
| 2
| 10
| .165
| .193
| .270
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| DET
| A
| 35
| 92
| 8
| 26
| 1
| 13
| .283
| .313
| .380
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| 28
| 64
| 4
| 15
| 1
| 8
| .234
| .258
| .375
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| STL
| F
| 17
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .333
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 45
| 79
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 10
| .228
| .274
| .342
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 236
| 573
| 49
| 112
| 4
| 53
| .195
| .232
| .284
| 21
| 9
| 21
| 23
| 6
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 281
| 652
| 56
| 130
| 5
| 63
| .199
| .237
| .291
| 25
| 10
| 26
| 42
| 6
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
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