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Wayne Terwilliger
Willard Wayne Terwilliger (Twig)

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: June 27, 1925 in Clare, MI
School: Western Michigan University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 6, 1949
Final Game: May 16, 1960
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Wayne Terwilliger
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Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1949	24	CHC	NL	36	130	112	11	25	2	1	2	10	0		16	22	.223	.326	.313	.638	74	35	1	1	1			4
1950	25	CHC	NL	133	537	480	63	116	22	3	10	32	13		43	63	.242	.311	.363	.673	77	174	8	5	9			*4/35O
1951	26	TOT	NL	87	282	242	37	55	7	0	0	14	4	1	37	28	.227	.332	.256	.588	59	62	6	1	2			4/5
1951	26	CHC	NL	50	223	192	26	41	6	0	0	10	3	1	29	21	.214	.317	.245	.562	52	47	5	0	2			4
1951	26	BRO	NL	37	59	50	11	14	1	0	0	4	1	0	8	7	.280	.390	.300	.690	87	15	1	1	0			4/5

1953	28	WSH	AL	134	541	464	62	117	24	4	4	46	7	4	64	65	.252	.343	.347	.690	88	161	13	0	13			*4
1954	29	WSH	AL	106	382	337	42	70	10	1	3	24	3	3	32	40	.208	.282	.270	.552	56	91	7	3	9	1		45/6
1955	30	NYG	NL	80	301	257	29	66	16	1	1	18	2	4	36	42	.257	.348	.339	.686	83	87	11	1	5	2	1	4/56
1956	31	NYG	NL	14	18	18	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.222	.222	.278	.500	34	5	0	0	0	0	0	/4

1959	34	KCA	AL	74	204	180	27	48	11	0	2	18	2	2	19	31	.267	.335	.361	.696	90	65	2	0	4	1	0	4/65
1960	35	KCA	AL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/4
9 Seasons				666	2396	2091	271	501	93	10	22	162	31	14	247	296	.240	.323	.325	.648	76	680	48	11	43	4	1
162 Game Avg.				162	583	509	66	122	23	2	5	39	8		60	72	.240	.323	.325	.648	76	165	12	3	10

CHC (3 yrs)				219	890	784	100	182	30	4	12	52	16	1	88	106	.232	.314	.327	.641	71	256	14	6	12
WSH (2 yrs)				240	923	801	104	187	34	5	7	70	10	7	96	105	.233	.317	.315	.632	75	252	20	3	22	1
NYG (2 yrs)				94	319	275	29	70	17	1	1	18	2	4	36	47	.255	.341	.335	.675	80	92	11	1	5	2	1
KCA (2 yrs)				76	205	181	27	48	11	0	2	18	2	2	19	31	.265	.333	.359	.692	89	65	2	0	4	1	0
BRO (1 yr)				37	59	50	11	14	1	0	0	4	1	0	8	7	.280	.390	.300	.690	87	15	1	1	0

NL (5 yrs)				350	1268	1109	140	266	48	5	13	74	19	5	132	160	.240	.325	.327	.652	74	363	26	8	17	2	1
AL (4 yrs)				316	1128	982	131	235	45	5	9	88	12	9	115	136	.239	.320	.323	.643	78	317	22	3	26	2	0

Advanced Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1949	24	CHC	NL	130	89	11	3.3	101	.261	.223	.267	.326	.340	.313	.399	.638	.739	74	.356	-3.8	-0.4	.591	.232	.089	.0
1950	25	CHC	NL	537	381	53	3.7	107	.260	.242	.268	.311	.345	.363	.416	.673	.761	77	.392	-16.4	-1.6	.632	.238	.121	11.3
1951	26	TOT	NL	282	196	21	2.9	105	.257	.227	.270	.332	.344	.256	.409	.588	.753	59	.305	-12.7	-1.3	.531	.194	.029	.0
1951	26	CHC	NL	223	159	15	2.5	105	.240	.214	.270	.317	.344	.245	.409	.562	.753	52	.258	-12.2	-1.2	.497	.193	.031	.0
1951	26	BRO	NL	59	37	6	4.4	105	.326	.280	.270	.390	.344	.300	.409	.690	.753	87	.484	-0.4	-0.0	.676	.200	.020	.0

1953	28	WSH	AL	541	377	55	3.9	101	.286	.252	.267	.343	.343	.347	.393	.690	.736	88	.441	-5.9	-0.6	.626	.239	.095	5.1
1954	29	WSH	AL	382	287	25	2.3	94	.227	.208	.258	.282	.333	.270	.377	.552	.710	56	.250	-19.9	-2.1	.455	.157	.062	3.0
1955	30	NYG	NL	301	213	30	3.8	106	.301	.257	.267	.348	.338	.339	.422	.686	.760	83	.402	-4.6	-0.4	.592	.214	.082	1.3
1956	31	NYG	NL	18	14	1	1.9	102	.308	.222	.263	.222	.330	.278	.415	.500	.745	34	.174	-1.7	-0.2	.357	.056	.056

1959	34	KCA	AL	204	141	23	4.4	100	.311	.267	.263	.335	.334	.361	.401	.696	.736	90	.499	-2.0	-0.2	.618	.200	.094	2.0
1960	35	KCA	AL	1	1	0	0.0	101	.000	.000	.263	.000	.337	.000	.403	.000	.740	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
9 Seasons				2396	1699	219	3.4	102	.270	.240	.266	.323	.340	.325	.403	.648	.743	76	.379	-67.2	-6.8	.578	.212	.086	25.7
162 Game Avg.				583	413	53	3.4	102	.270	.240	.266	.323	.340	.325	.403	.648	.743	76	.379	-67.2	-6.8	.578	.212	.086	6

CHC (3 yrs)				890	629	79	3.4	106	.255	.232	.268	.314	.344	.327	.412	.641	.756	71	.355	-32.4	-3.2	.592	.226	.094	13.7
WSH (2 yrs)				923	664	80	3.2	98	.261	.233	.263	.317	.339	.315	.387	.632	.725	75	.365	-25.8	-2.7	.552	.205	.081	8.2
NYG (2 yrs)				319	227	31	3.7	106	.301	.255	.266	.341	.337	.335	.422	.675	.759	80	.389	-6.3	-0.6	.577	.204	.080	1.3
KCA (2 yrs)				205	142	23	4.3	100	.309	.265	.263	.333	.334	.359	.401	.692	.736	89	.495	-2.3	-0.2	.613	.199	.094	2.0
BRO (1 yr)				59	37	6	4.4	105	.326	.280	.270	.390	.344	.300	.409	.690	.753	87	.484	-0.4	-0.0	.676	.200	.020	.0

NL (5 yrs)				1268	893	116	3.5	106	.270	.240	.268	.325	.342	.327	.414	.652	.757	74	.370	-39.2	-3.9	.592	.219	.087	15.4
AL (4 yrs)				1128	806	103	3.4	98	.269	.239	.263	.320	.338	.323	.389	.643	.727	78	.390	-28.1	-2.9	.563	.204	.084	10.3

Ratio Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1949	24	CHC	NL	130	1.5%	16.9%	12.3%	3.9%	20%	1.38	5.1	56.0	11.2		68%
1950	25	CHC	NL	537	1.9%	11.7%	8.0%	6.5%	30%	1.47	7.6	48.0	15.0		76%
1951	26	TOT	NL	282	0.0%	9.9%	13.1%	2.5%	13%	0.76	8.6		17.3		76%
1951	26	CHC	NL	223	0.0%	9.4%	13.0%	2.7%	15%	0.72	9.1		19.2		77%
1951	26	BRO	NL	59	0.0%	11.9%	13.6%	1.7%	7%	0.88	7.1		12.5		73%

1953	28	WSH	AL	541	0.7%	12.0%	11.8%	5.9%	27%	1.02	7.1	116.0	10.1		73%
1954	29	WSH	AL	382	0.8%	10.5%	8.4%	3.7%	20%	1.25	8.4	112.3	14.0	0.88	77%
1955	30	NYG	NL	301	0.3%	14.0%	12.0%	6.0%	27%	1.17	6.1	257.0	14.3	0.94	72%
1956	31	NYG	NL	18	0.0%	27.8%	0.0%	5.6%	25%		3.6			0.80	72%

1959	34	KCA	AL	204	1.0%	15.2%	9.3%	6.4%	27%	1.63	5.8	90.0	10.0	0.73	73%
1960	35	KCA	AL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%						0.00	100%
9 Seasons				2396	0.9%	12.4%	10.3%	5.2%	25%	1.20	7.1	95.0	12.9	0.85	74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1954	29	WSH	AL	8	0	38%	149	3	3	50%	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	7	8	68%	20	10	10	0	0	0	14	1	13
1955	30	NYG	NL	3	0	28%	79	2	4	33%	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	3	33%	11	10	1	0	0	0	4	0	4
1956	31	NYG	NL	0	0	0%	10	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

1959	34	KCA	AL	3	0	39%	102	2	2	50%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	46%	18	15	3	1	1	0	16	3	13
1960	35	KCA	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9 Seasons				14	0	34%	340	31	14	97%	4	5	1	2	1	1	2	0	12	16	52%	49	35	14	2	2	0	34	4	30
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1954	29	WSH	AL	378	39%	70			1	0	0	0	1.51	3	0	8	2	1	0	3	0	14	9	64%	95	7	7%	49	19	39%	244	23	9%	23	12	52%	16	5	31%	4
1955	30	NYG	NL	182	36%	66			0	0	0	0		1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	167%	35	11	31%	17	6	35%	95	12	13%	4	2	50%	1	0	0%	119
1956	31	NYG	NL	17	65%	4			3	0	0	0	1.67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0%	2	0	0%	10	0	0%	0	0		2	1	50%	1

1959	34	KCA	AL	203	21%	48			6	0	0	0	2.04	2	0	8	2	0	0	2	0	6	4	67%	40	2	5%	14	7	50%	113	17	15%	8	8	100%	12	4	33%	1
1960	35	KCA	AL	1	100%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
9 Seasons				781	34%	501			10	0	0	0	1.87	22	0	18	4	1	0	5	0	23	43	187%	173	48	28%	82	32	39%	462	52	11%	35	22	63%	31	10	32%	125
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1949	24	36	130	112	11	25	2	1	2	10	0		16	22	.223	.326	.313	.638	74	35	1	1	1
1950	25	169	667	592	74	141	24	4	12	42	13		59	85	.238	.314	.353	.667	77	209	9	6	10
1951	26	256	949	834	111	196	31	4	12	56	17	1	96	113	.235	.319	.325	.644	72	271	15	7	12
1952	27	256	949	834	111	196	31	4	12	56	17	1	96	113	.235	.319	.325	.644	72	271	15	7	12
1953	28	390	1490	1298	173	313	55	8	16	102	24	5	160	178	.241	.328	.333	.660	77	432	28	7	25
1954	29	496	1872	1635	215	383	65	9	19	126	27	8	192	218	.234	.318	.320	.638	73	523	35	10	34	1
1955	30	576	2173	1892	244	449	81	10	20	144	29	12	228	260	.237	.322	.322	.645	75	610	46	11	39	3	1
1956	31	590	2191	1910	244	453	82	10	20	144	29	12	228	265	.237	.322	.322	.644	74	615	46	11	39	3	1
1957	32	590	2191	1910	244	453	82	10	20	144	29	12	228	265	.237	.322	.322	.644	74	615	46	11	39	3	1
1958	33	590	2191	1910	244	453	82	10	20	144	29	12	228	265	.237	.322	.322	.644	74	615	46	11	39	3	1
1959	34	664	2395	2090	271	501	93	10	22	162	31	14	247	296	.240	.323	.325	.648	76	680	48	11	43	4	1
1960	35	666	2396	2091	271	501	93	10	22	162	31	14	247	296	.240	.323	.325	.648	76	680	48	11	43	4	1

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1949	24	37	134	116	11	26	2	1	2	10	0	17	23	.224	.328	.310	.639	11	36
1950	25	139	548	499	63	119	23	3	10	32	13	44	66	.238	.307	.357	.663	53	133
1951	26	90	289	250	36	56	7	0	0	14	4	38	29	.224	.329	.252	.581	21	87

1953	28	140	553	486	66	123	25	4	4	49	7	67	68	.253	.344	.346	.689	59	134
1954	29	111	397	357	49	78	11	1	3	28	3	36	42	.218	.295	.280	.575	29	106
1955	30	84	309	269	30	68	16	1	1	19	2	37	44	.253	.343	.331	.674	31	80
1956	31	15	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	14

1959	34	77	212	190	29	52	12	0	2	19	2	21	32	.274	.344	.368	.713	24	74
1960	35	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	2
9 Seasons		695	2462	2187	284	522	96	10	22	171	31	260	309	.239	.322	.322	.644	229	666
162 Game Avg.		162	574	510	66	122	22	2	5	40	7	61	72	.239	.322	.322	.644	53	666

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y 1953 AL 65 (8th)	Stolen Bases s c a p y 1950 NL 13 (6th) 1953 AL 7 (10th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1950 NL 5 (7th)	Sacrifice Hits s c a p y 1950 NL 9 (9th) 1953 AL 13 (6th) 1954 AL 9 (10th)
Power-Speed # s c a p y 1950 NL 11.3 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink Batting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Batters

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Most Similar by Ages

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Rusty Peters (975) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Brent Abernathy (977) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Phil Linz (978) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Pete Coscarart (976) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Billy Gardner (974) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Chuck Hiller (972) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Bert Niehoff (953) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Mike Benjamin (947) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Gray Ink	Batting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50