#9 Highball Wilson, Closer, 26 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/26/1904 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Highball Wilson
8/9/1878 26 USA,PA,PHILADELPHIA 5"10 185
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,462,857 1904 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 108 Days (968 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 108 Days (968 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 8 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
Talent | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 59 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
6/4 | @SLN | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W | | | | |
6/8 | NYG | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
6/18 | @BSN | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | W | | | | |
6/22 | CIN | L 4-5 | * | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 36.0 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 |
Projected | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 36.0 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.87 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 60 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .319 | .333 | .653 |
vs. RHB | 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .217 | .203 | .421 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 18.0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Road | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 18.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 36.0 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1899 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2.76 | 202.0 | 210 | 84 | 62 | 3 | 30 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 1.19 | .302 | BAL PIT |
1900 | 46 | 46 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3.01 | 355.2 | 361 | 151 | 119 | 4 | 53 | 120 | 8 | 3 | 1.16 | .287 | PIT |
1901 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2.60 | 332.2 | 295 | 121 | 96 | 4 | 53 | 113 | 10 | 3 | 1.05 | .259 | PIT |
1902 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3.06 | 144.0 | 147 | 60 | 49 | 0 | 36 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 1.27 | .297 | PIT,NL |
1903 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 | 19.0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.05 | .246 | PIT,NL |
1904 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 36.0 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | .241 | PIT,NL |
Total | 140 | 140 | 59 | 49 | 0 | 2.83 | 1089.1 | 1058 | 436 | 342 | 11 | 183 | 398 | 30 | 7 | 1.14 | .281 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1899, AAA | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 | 125.0 | 120 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 96 | 8 | 2 | 1.10 | .308 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1900 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1901 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.30 | 29.1 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 | 30.1 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1899 | 26 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .057 | .070 | .057 | .128 | BAL PIT |
1900 | 46 | 134 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .104 | .112 | .216 | PIT |
1901 | 42 | 114 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .149 | .164 | .175 | .339 | PIT |
1902 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .061 | .061 | .082 | .143 | PIT,NL |
1903 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT,NL |
1904 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .429 | .571 | PIT,NL |
Total | 140 | 387 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 200 | 1 | 0 | .101 | .110 | .127 | .237 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1899... Was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh on 3/10/1899. Injured on 5/1/1899 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days... Injured on 5/21/1899 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Had first career hit on 6/25/1899, off Ed Dugan (CHN)... Earned first career win on 7/14/1899... Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1899... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1900, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA... Injured on 10/8/1900 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Injured on 5/4/1901 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1901, winning 2 games with a 0.57 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1901, going 5-2, 1.26... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1901, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Was selected to the 1902 Allstar game... 1/31/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,462,857 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1903 Allstar game... 1/31/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,462,857 through salary arbitration... Hit first career homerun on 6/18/1904, off Lou Polchow (BSN)... Was selected to the 1904 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1899 - 2.76 - 5th 1901 - 2.60 - 4th
| WHIP 1901 - 1.05 - 7th
| Wins 1901 - 22 - 7th
| SHO 1900 - 3 - 7th
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