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Willie Wilson   |   Major Leaguer   1976-1994

Full Name:  Willie James Wilson
Born:  July 9,1955  in  Montgomery, Alabama
Height:  6-3  Weight:  195  Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right
High School:  Summit (Summit,NJ)
College:  

Baseball Lists:  AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Singles Leaders

Debut:  September 4,1976

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Drafted:  Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in 16th Round (379th overall) of 1974 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Kansas City Royals in 1st Round (18th overall) of 1974 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 13,1989] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 7,1989] - Signed as Free Agent by Royals.  [Nov 5,1990] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 3,1990] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics.  [Oct 27,1992] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 18,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Cubs.  [May 16,1994] - Released by Cubs.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1974GCL RoyalsGCL18KcRk   4715530393511424 1051      .252*.302.355*657--
1975WaterlooMidw19KcA   1274869213218487376 2699      .272*.314.374*688--
1976JcksnvlleSou20KcAA   107388549813613537 2672      .253*.305.325*630--
 Kansas CtyAL20KcMLB of5,7126010000210200000 .167.167.16733450%
1977OmahaAmer21KcAAA   1324956713910644774 24106      .281*.319.349*668--
 Kansas CtyAL21KcMLB of1,2133410112001631800201 .324.343.38272548%
1978Kansas CtyAL22KcMLB of11271984343820164612163320522 .217.280.27855859%
1979Kansas CtyAL23KcMLB of1154588113185181364983122892731341 .315.351.42077158%
1980Kansas CtyAL24KcMLB of116170513323028153497910288163514 .326.357.42177857%
1981Kansas CtyAL25KcMLB of110243954133107132348184243315 .303.335.36469960%
1982Kansas CtyAL26KcMLB of11365858719419153463711268162224 .332.365.43179660%
1983Kansas CtyAL27KcMLB of113757690159228233598337512104 .276.316.35266855%
1984Kansas CtyAL28KcMLB of112854181163249244475395632237 .301.350.39074058%
1985Kansas CtyAL29KcMLB of11416058716825214434311299453216 .278.316.40872452%
1986Kansas CtyAL30KcMLB of1,215663177170207944348319791316 .269.313.36667952%
1987Kansas CtyAL31KcMLB of11466109717018154305911328862419 .279.320.37769757%
1988Kansas CtyAL32KcMLB of11475918115517111373572210621855 .262.289.33362250%
1989Kansas CtyAL33KcMLB of11123835897177343246277810668 .253.300.35865849%
1990Kansas CtyAL34KcMLB of7,61153074989133242246305721334 .290.354.37172553%
1991OaklandAL35OakMLB of1,2,611329438701440282051843411111 .238.290.31360352%
1992OaklandAL36OakMLB of7,6132396381071550372883565122311 .270.329.33366249%
1993Chi CubsNL37ChcMLB of1,9105221295711311172114031112 .258.301.34864949%
1994Chi CubsNL38ChcMLB of91721450200101600100 .238.273.42970250%
 
Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)21547731116922072811474158566813442511446227643590 .285.326.37670255%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)413152424340844211416921186328 .268*.312.352*664--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1978Kansas CtyAL22KcCh34010000000200000 .250.250.250500--
1980Kansas CtyAL24KcCh313242104001200000 .308.357.615972--
 Kansas CtyAL24KcWs6263410002041200000 .154.267.192459--
1981Kansas CtyAL25KcDiv313040001000000000 .308.308.308616--
1984Kansas CtyAL28KcCh313020000001200000 .154.214.154368--
1985Kansas CtyAL29KcCh729590012101500000 .310.333.414747--
 Kansas CtyAL29KcWs7302110103301400000 .367.387.433820--
1992OaklandAL36OakCh622051000701500000 .227.261.273534--
 
Major League Totals - 6 Season(s)3815012404211013093200000 .267.308.340648--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1976Kansas CtyAL20KcMLBOF661180---.875--
 
1977Kansas CtyAL21KcMLBOF92401250---.960--
1977Kansas CtyAL21KcMLBDH2--------
 
1978Kansas CtyAL22KcMLBOF112171641812---.978--
1978Kansas CtyAL22KcMLBDH6--------
 
1979Kansas CtyAL23KcMLBOF1523841264020---.985--
1979Kansas CtyAL23KcMLBDH2--------
 
1980Kansas CtyAL24KcMLBOF159482964971---.988--
 
1981Kansas CtyAL25KcMLBOF1012991443173---.987--
 
1982Kansas CtyAL26KcMLBOF135376453850---.987--
 
1983Kansas CtyAL27KcMLBOF136354393660---.975--
 
1984Kansas CtyAL28KcMLBOF128383643932---.990--
 
1985Kansas CtyAL29KcMLBOF140378423841---.995--
 
1986Kansas CtyAL30KcMLBOF155408434152---.993--
 
1987Kansas CtyAL31KcMLBOF143342313461---.997--
1987Kansas CtyAL31KcMLBDH2--------
 
1988Kansas CtyAL32KcMLBOF142365143700---.989--
 
1989Kansas CtyAL33KcMLBOF108252262600---.977--
1989Kansas CtyAL33KcMLBDH1--------
 
1990Kansas CtyAL34KcMLBOF106187201891---1.000--
1990Kansas CtyAL34KcMLBDH1--------
 
1991OaklandAL35OakMLBOF87176231810---.983--
1991OaklandAL35OakMLBDH9--------
 
1992OaklandAL36OakMLBOF120355273642---.981--
1992OaklandAL36OakMLBDH5--------
 
1993Chi CubsNL37ChcMLBOF82109111110---.991--
 
1994Chi CubsNL38ChcMLBOF1090090---1.000--
 


 Awards
[1979] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #17)  [1980] - AL Silver Slugger Award (OF), AL Gold Glove Award (OF), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4)  [1982] - AL Silver Slugger Award (OF), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1983] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1984] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10)  [2000] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (10 votes - 2%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985843,75074  299,1089
19861,175,00033  325,4664
19871,389,70623  292,8533
19881,383,71234  325,3054
19892,112,20516  375,2572
1990800,000  426,35821
19911,000,000  617,62722
19921,100,000  798,18526
1993700,000  815,72330
1994700,000  914,15732
 
Career:  $11,204,373   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Kansas City Royals in 1985.

Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1982-1983)
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