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Milt Wilcox
Milton Edward Wilcox
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 20, 1950 in Honolulu, HI
High School: Crooked Oak (Oklahoma City, OK)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 1968. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1970
Final Game: June 12, 1986
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 20 CIN NL 3 1 .750 2.42 5 2 1 1 1 1 22.1 19 6 6 2 7 0 13 1 1 0 92 173 1.164 7.7 0.8 2.8 5.2 1.86
1971 21 CIN NL 2 2 .500 3.32 18 3 4 0 0 1 43.1 43 22 16 2 17 2 21 2 1 1 187 98 1.385 8.9 0.4 3.5 4.4 1.24
1972 22 CLE AL 7 14 .333 3.40 32 27 2 4 2 0 156.0 145 67 59 18 72 11 90 5 1 0 669 96 1.391 8.4 1.0 4.2 5.2 1.25
1973 23 CLE AL 8 10 .444 5.83 26 19 2 4 0 0 134.1 143 90 87 14 68 9 82 8 0 7 600 68 1.571 9.6 0.9 4.6 5.5 1.21
1974 24 CLE AL 2 2 .500 4.67 41 2 30 1 0 4 71.1 74 42 37 10 24 4 33 5 1 2 309 78 1.374 9.3 1.3 3.0 4.2 1.38
1975 25 CHC NL 0 1 .000 5.63 25 0 6 0 0 0 38.1 50 27 24 4 17 2 21 1 0 1 178 68 1.748 11.7 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.24
1977 27 DET AL 6 2 .750 3.64 20 13 4 1 0 0 106.1 96 46 43 13 37 1 82 1 1 1 441 117 1.251 8.1 1.1 3.1 6.9 2.22
1978 28 DET AL 13 12 .520 3.76 29 27 0 16 2 0 215.1 208 94 90 22 68 2 132 8 0 6 907 103 1.282 8.7 0.9 2.8 5.5 1.94
1979 29 DET AL 12 10 .545 4.35 33 29 1 7 0 0 196.1 201 105 95 18 73 8 109 11 0 4 854 100 1.396 9.2 0.8 3.3 5.0 1.49
1980 30 DET AL 13 11 .542 4.48 32 31 1 13 1 0 198.2 201 112 99 24 68 5 97 6 0 5 854 92 1.354 9.1 1.1 3.1 4.4 1.43
1981 31 DET AL 12 9 .571 3.03 24 24 0 8 1 0 166.1 152 61 56 10 52 3 79 6 0 4 686 125 1.226 8.2 0.5 2.8 4.3 1.52
1982 32 DET AL 12 10 .545 3.62 29 29 0 9 1 0 193.2 187 91 78 18 85 5 112 7 1 5 833 111 1.404 8.7 0.8 4.0 5.2 1.32
1983 33 DET AL 11 10 .524 3.97 26 26 0 9 2 0 186.0 164 89 82 19 74 6 101 4 2 10 775 99 1.280 7.9 0.9 3.6 4.9 1.36
1984 34 DET AL 17 8 .680 4.00 33 33 0 0 0 0 193.2 183 99 86 13 66 5 119 8 2 3 814 98 1.286 8.5 0.6 3.1 5.5 1.80
1985 35 DET AL 1 3 .250 4.85 8 8 0 0 0 0 39.0 51 24 21 6 14 2 20 0 0 2 177 84 1.667 11.8 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.43
1986 36 SEA AL 0 8 .000 5.50 13 10 2 0 0 0 55.2 74 38 34 11 28 1 26 1 1 0 259 77 1.832 12.0 1.8 4.5 4.2 0.93
16 Seasons 119 113 .513 4.07 394 283 53 73 10 6 2016.2 1991 1013 913 204 770 66 1137 74 11 51 8635 97 1.369 8.9 0.9 3.4 5.1 1.48
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .513 4.07 40 28 5 7 1 1 203 200 102 92 20 77 7 114 7 1 5 867 97 1.369 8.9 0.9 3.4 5.1 1.48
DET (9 yrs) 97 75 .564 3.91 234 220 6 63 7 0 1495.1 1443 721 650 143 537 37 851 51 6 40 6341 103 1.324 8.7 0.9 3.2 5.1 1.58
CLE (3 yrs) 17 26 .395 4.55 99 48 34 9 2 4 361.2 362 199 183 42 164 24 205 18 2 9 1578 79 1.454 9.0 1.0 4.1 5.1 1.25
CIN (2 yrs) 5 3 .625 3.02 23 5 5 1 1 2 65.2 62 28 22 4 24 2 34 3 2 1 279 118 1.310 8.5 0.5 3.3 4.7 1.42
CHC (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.63 25 0 6 0 0 0 38.1 50 27 24 4 17 2 21 1 0 1 178 68 1.748 11.7 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.24
SEA (1 yr) 0 8 .000 5.50 13 10 2 0 0 0 55.2 74 38 34 11 28 1 26 1 1 0 259 77 1.832 12.0 1.8 4.5 4.2 0.93
AL (13 yrs) 114 109 .511 4.08 346 278 42 72 9 4 1912.2 1879 958 867 196 729 62 1082 70 9 49 8178 97 1.364 8.8 0.9 3.4 5.1 1.48
NL (3 yrs) 5 4 .556 3.98 48 5 11 1 1 2 104.0 112 55 46 8 41 4 55 4 2 2 457 92 1.471 9.7 0.7 3.5 4.8 1.34

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1970 20 CIN NL NLCS W PIT 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 12 1.000 3.0 0.0 6.0 15.0 2.50
1970 20 CIN NL WS L BAL 0 1 .000 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 9.0
1984 34 DET AL ALCS W KCR 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 28 0.500 2.3 0.0 2.3 9.0 4.00
1984 34 DET AL WS W SDP 1 0 1.000 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 27 1.500 10.5 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
2 Seasons (4 Series) 3 1 .750 1.42 5 2 0 0 0 0 19.0 13 3 3 0 6 0 19 0 0 0 76 1.000 6.2 0.0 2.8 9.0 3.17
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 12 1.000 3.0 0.0 6.0 15.0 2.50
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 28 0.500 2.3 0.0 2.3 9.0 4.00
2 WS 1 1 .500 3.38 3 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 10 3 3 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 36 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 6.8 3.00

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 Awards
1970 20 CIN NL 5 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1971 21 CIN NL 18 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 22 CLE AL 32 51 45 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 12 .200 .234 .244 .478 41 11 1 0 4 0 0 1
1973 23 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 25 CHC NL 25 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 83 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 30 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 82 69 62 3 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 15 .177 .203 .210 .413 20 13 1 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 136 122 6 22 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 30 .177 .203 .210 .413 20 26 2 0 10 0 0
CLE (3 yrs) 33 51 45 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 12 .200 .234 .244 .478 41 11 1 0 4 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 23 15 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 -60 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 25 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 83 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET (9 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (13 yrs) 34 51 45 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 12 .200 .234 .244 .478 41 11 1 0 4 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 48 18 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .118 .118 .118 .235 -34 2 0 0 1 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 20 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 20 CIN NL WS BAL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 CIN NL 20 P 5 2 22.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.42 1.20 .950 1.85 0.72
1971 CIN NL 21 P 18 3 43.1 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.56 .950 1.89 0.78
1972 CLE AL 22 P 32 27 156.0 28 9 14 5 1 .821 1.33 0.72 .957 1.86 0.75
1973 CLE AL 23 P 26 19 134.1 33 6 26 1 0 .970 2.14 1.23 .952 1.86 0.86
1974 CLE AL 24 P 41 2 71.1 22 5 14 3 1 .864 2.40 0.46 .950 1.80 0.83
1975 CHC NL 25 P 25 0 38.1 9 0 8 1 0 .889 1.88 0.32 .944 1.85 0.72
1977 DET AL 27 P 20 13 106.1 20 4 14 2 2 .900 1.52 0.90 .950 1.95 0.84
1978 DET AL 28 P 29 27 215.1 47 10 36 1 2 .979 1.92 1.59 .953 1.90 0.85
1979 DET AL 29 P 33 29 196.1 51 10 41 0 7 1.000 2.34 1.55 .947 1.92 0.81
1980 DET AL 30 P 32 31 198.2 54 14 36 4 1 .926 2.27 1.56 .959 1.85 0.77
1981 DET AL 31 P 24 24 166.1 40 5 33 2 1 .950 2.06 1.58 .962 1.98 0.81
1982 DET AL 32 P 29 29 193.2 51 11 38 2 5 .961 2.28 1.69 .959 1.80 0.73
1983 DET AL 33 P 26 26 186.0 54 19 34 1 3 .981 2.56 2.04 .957 1.80 0.73
1984 DET AL 34 P 33 33 193.2 51 20 28 3 4 .941 2.23 1.45 .959 1.79 0.70
1985 DET AL 35 P 8 8 39.0 17 3 12 2 2 .882 3.46 1.88 .959 1.87 0.70
1986 SEA AL 36 P 13 10 55.2 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.10 1.00 .954 1.83 0.68
16 Seasons P 394 283 2016.2 506 122 357 27 30 .947 2.14 1.22 .955 1.86 0.78
16 Seasons TOT 394 283 2016.2 506 122 357 27 30 .947 2.14 1.22 .902 1.86 0.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1981 AL  12 (7th)
1984 AL  17 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1984 AL  .680 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1983 AL  7.936 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 AL  5.517 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1981 AL  166.3 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1981 AL  24 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1978 AL  16 (7th)
1980 AL  13 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1983 AL  2 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1980 AL  24 (10th)
Career  204 (184th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1982 AL  85 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1981 AL  152 (10th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1978 AL  1.941 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 AL  .604 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1983 AL  10 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1973 AL  8 (4th)
1978 AL  8 (4th)
1979 AL  11 (2nd)
1980 AL  6 (7th)
1981 AL  6 (4th)
1982 AL  7 (3rd)
1984 AL  8 (4th)
Career  74 (140th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1981 AL  686 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1970 NL  born 1950-04-20 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 22 (997), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (925), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1968.

December 6, 1971: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Uhlaender.

February 25, 1975: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Brock Davis and Dave LaRoche.

June 10, 1976: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Chicago Cubs.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

December 29, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

December 20, 1985: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

February 5, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

June 14, 1986: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Detroit Tigers$550,000
1986Seattle Mariners$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$700,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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