Willie Wilson
[edit] Biography
Willie Wilson (Willie James Wilson) was born on July 9, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1976 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .217 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. Wilson played for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Willie Wilson's best season was 1980, when he stole 79 bases and hit for a .326 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 13
| 34
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .324
| .343
| .382
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 127
| 198
| 43
| 43
| 0
| 16
| .217
| .280
| .278
| 8
| 2
| 16
| 33
| 2
| 5
| 46
| 0
| 2
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 154
| 588
| 113
| 185
| 6
| 49
| .315
| .351
| .420
| 18
| 13
| 28
| 92
| 7
| 13
| 83
| 3
| 1
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 161
| 705
| 133
| 230
| 3
| 49
| .326
| .357
| .421
| 28
| 15
| 28
| 81
| 6
| 5
| 79
| 3
| 4
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 102
| 439
| 54
| 133
| 1
| 32
| .303
| .335
| .364
| 10
| 7
| 18
| 42
| 4
| 3
| 34
| 3
| 5
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 136
| 585
| 87
| 194
| 3
| 46
| .332
| .365
| .431
| 19
| 15
| 26
| 81
| 6
| 2
| 37
| 2
| 4
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 137
| 576
| 90
| 159
| 2
| 33
| .276
| .316
| .352
| 22
| 8
| 33
| 75
| 1
| 1
| 59
| 2
| 4
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| 128
| 541
| 81
| 163
| 2
| 44
| .301
| .350
| .390
| 24
| 9
| 39
| 56
| 3
| 2
| 47
| 2
| 7
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 141
| 605
| 87
| 168
| 4
| 43
| .278
| .316
| .408
| 25
| 21
| 29
| 94
| 5
| 2
| 43
| 3
| 6
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 156
| 631
| 77
| 170
| 9
| 44
| .269
| .313
| .366
| 20
| 7
| 31
| 97
| 9
| 3
| 34
| 1
| 6
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 146
| 610
| 97
| 170
| 4
| 30
| .279
| .320
| .377
| 18
| 15
| 32
| 88
| 6
| 4
| 59
| 2
| 9
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 147
| 591
| 81
| 155
| 1
| 37
| .262
| .289
| .333
| 17
| 11
| 22
| 106
| 2
| 8
| 35
| 1
| 5
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 112
| 383
| 58
| 97
| 3
| 43
| .253
| .300
| .358
| 17
| 7
| 27
| 78
| 1
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 8
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| 115
| 307
| 49
| 89
| 2
| 42
| .290
| .354
| .371
| 13
| 3
| 30
| 57
| 2
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 4
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 113
| 294
| 38
| 70
| 0
| 28
| .238
| .290
| .313
| 14
| 4
| 18
| 43
| 4
| 1
| 20
| 1
| 11
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 132
| 396
| 38
| 107
| 0
| 37
| .270
| .329
| .333
| 15
| 5
| 35
| 65
| 1
| 2
| 28
| 2
| 11
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 105
| 221
| 29
| 57
| 1
| 11
| .258
| .301
| .348
| 11
| 3
| 11
| 40
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 2
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 21
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .238
| .273
| .429
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 122
| 242
| 33
| 62
| 1
| 11
| .256
| .298
| .355
| 11
| 5
| 12
| 46
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2032
| 7489
| 1136
| 2145
| 40
| 574
| .286
| .327
| .376
| 270
| 142
| 413
| 1098
| 59
| 62
| 660
| 26
| 88
|
| Total
|
|
| 2154
| 7731
| 1169
| 2207
| 41
| 585
| .285
| .326
| .376
| 281
| 147
| 425
| 1144
| 62
| 64
| 668
| 27
| 90
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| KC
| A
| OF
| 6
| 1
| 18
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| CF
| 6
| 1
| 18
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| OF
| 9
| 6
| 73.1
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| CF
| 9
| 6
| 73.1
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| OF
| 112
| 45
| 541.1
| 171
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| DH
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| LF
| 82
| 29
| 364.2
| 95
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| CF
| 35
| 16
| 176.2
| 76
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| CF
| 24
| 19
| 180
| 70
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| OF
| 152
| 135
| 1251.1
| 384
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 34
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| LF
| 131
| 112
| 1037.1
| 308
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| OF
| 159
| 157
| 1401
| 482
| 9
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| LF
| 102
| 101
| 877
| 288
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| CF
| 63
| 56
| 524
| 193
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| OF
| 101
| 99
| 884.1
| 299
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| LF
| 84
| 82
| 736.1
| 244
| 11
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| CF
| 18
| 17
| 148
| 55
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| OF
| 135
| 135
| 1162
| 376
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| LF
| 118
| 117
| 1002.2
| 307
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| CF
| 20
| 18
| 159.1
| 70
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| OF
| 136
| 132
| 1150
| 354
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| CF
| 75
| 69
| 599
| 214
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| LF
| 64
| 63
| 551
| 137
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| OF
| 128
| 128
| 1129
| 383
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| CF
| 128
| 128
| 1129
| 378
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| CF
| 140
| 140
| 1244.2
| 380
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| OF
| 140
| 140
| 1244.2
| 378
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| OF
| 155
| 149
| 1305.2
| 408
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| CF
| 155
| 149
| 1305.2
| 413
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| OF
| 143
| 142
| 1221.1
| 342
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| CF
| 143
| 142
| 1221.1
| 342
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| OF
| 142
| 140
| 1194
| 365
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| CF
| 142
| 140
| 1194
| 364
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| OF
| 108
| 95
| 831.2
| 252
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| CF
| 108
| 95
| 831.2
| 252
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| OF
| 106
| 81
| 724.2
| 187
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| RF
| 4
| 1
| 15.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| LF
| 54
| 39
| 359.1
| 92
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| CF
| 48
| 41
| 350
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 41
| 26
| 258.1
| 81
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 33
| 23
| 212
| 66
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 87
| 63
| 597
| 176
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 19
| 14
| 126.2
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 120
| 100
| 925
| 355
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 118
| 98
| 903
| 351
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 82
| 39
| 411.2
| 110
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 82
| 39
| 411.2
| 109
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 10
| 3
| 39.2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 10
| 3
| 39.2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1357
| 1200
| 10721
| 3465
| 33
| 41
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2031
| 1790
| 16105.2
| 5060
| 76
| 67
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 28
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 31
| 21
| 198
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 676
| 569
| 5186.2
| 1552
| 42
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (18th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 7, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 3, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1992).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 18, 1992).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (May 16, 1994).
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