Rick Wilkins
[edit] Biography
Rick Wilkins (Richard David Wilkins) was born on June 4, 1967 in Jacksonville, Florida. He made his Major League debut on June 6, 1991 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1991, his rookie year, he hit .222 with 6 home runs and 22 RBI. Wilkins played for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Rick Wilkins's best season was 1993, when he slugged 30 home runs, hit for a .303 average and knocked in 73 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 86
| 203
| 21
| 45
| 6
| 22
| .222
| .307
| .355
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 56
| 6
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 83
| 244
| 20
| 66
| 8
| 22
| .270
| .344
| .414
| 9
| 1
| 28
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 6
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 136
| 446
| 78
| 135
| 30
| 73
| .303
| .376
| .561
| 23
| 1
| 50
| 99
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 6
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 100
| 313
| 44
| 71
| 7
| 39
| .227
| .317
| .387
| 25
| 2
| 40
| 86
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 3
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| 15
| 40
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 5
| .250
| .392
| .350
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 50
| 162
| 24
| 31
| 6
| 14
| .191
| .340
| .315
| 2
| 0
| 36
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 65
| 202
| 30
| 41
| 7
| 19
| .203
| .351
| .322
| 3
| 0
| 46
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 52
| 157
| 19
| 46
| 8
| 36
| .293
| .366
| .510
| 10
| 0
| 21
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 84
| 254
| 34
| 54
| 6
| 23
| .213
| .330
| .331
| 8
| 2
| 46
| 81
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| 136
| 411
| 53
| 100
| 14
| 59
| .243
| .344
| .399
| 18
| 2
| 67
| 121
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 5
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 66
| 190
| 18
| 37
| 6
| 23
| .195
| .257
| .316
| 5
| 0
| 17
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 5
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 4
| .250
| .286
| .583
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 71
| 202
| 20
| 40
| 7
| 27
| .198
| .259
| .332
| 6
| 0
| 18
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| 19
| 41
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 4
| .195
| .261
| .341
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 5
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .235
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 24
| 56
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 5
| .179
| .254
| .286
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1999
| LA
| N
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 4
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .385
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| 12
| 22
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 8
| .182
| .250
| .364
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 696
| 2061
| 273
| 504
| 79
| 267
| .245
| .334
| .410
| 93
| 6
| 273
| 555
| 13
| 9
| 9
| 42
| 33
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 24
| 53
| 7
| 11
| 2
| 8
| .208
| .267
| .396
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 720
| 2114
| 280
| 515
| 81
| 275
| .244
| .332
| .410
| 95
| 7
| 278
| 571
| 13
| 9
| 9
| 42
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| C
| 82
| 54
| 539.1
| 373
| 42
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 46
| 30
| 1
| .993
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| C
| 73
| 66
| 589
| 408
| 47
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 49
| 29
| 1
| .993
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| C
| 133
| 118
| 1077.1
| 717
| 89
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 66
| 56
| 0
| .996
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| C
| 95
| 83
| 754
| 546
| 51
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 51
| 30
| 5
| .993
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| C
| 13
| 12
| 104.2
| 87
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| C
| 49
| 47
| 407.2
| 288
| 29
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 36
| 20
| 2
| .988
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| C
| 62
| 59
| 512.1
| 375
| 33
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 44
| 23
| 2
| .990
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| C
| 42
| 34
| 315.1
| 188
| 29
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 33
| 18
| 1
| .991
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 6
| 52
| 52
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| C
| 82
| 72
| 655
| 550
| 39
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 55
| 22
| 2
| .990
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| C
| 124
| 106
| 970.1
| 738
| 68
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 88
| 40
| 3
| .990
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| C
| 57
| 50
| 446
| 326
| 37
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 31
| 28
| 0
| .986
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| C
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| C
| 60
| 52
| 462
| 335
| 38
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 35
| 29
| 0
| .987
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| C
| 6
| 5
| 42
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 4
| 36.1
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| C
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .957
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| C
| 10
| 9
| 76
| 49
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .981
|
| 1999
| LA
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| C
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| C
| 7
| 3
| 33.2
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 18
| 10
| 99.1
| 105
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 650
| 553
| 5041
| 3608
| 374
| 31
| 42
| 0
| 48
| 386
| 240
| 12
| .992
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed May 28, 1987).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Houston Astros in exchange for Scott Servais and Luis Gonzalez (June 28, 1995).
- Traded by Houston Astros with cash to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Kirt Manwaring (July 27, 1996).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (August 1, 1997).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (August 15, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1997).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 15, 1997).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to New York Mets in exchange for Lindsay Gulin (May 8, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 6, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 4, 1999).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (February 3, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2000).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (January 29, 2001).
- Released by San Diego Padres (October 11, 2001).
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