Rob Wilfong
Robert Donald Wilfong
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 1, 1953 in Pasadena, CA
High School: Northview (Covina, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1977
Final Game: May 8, 1987
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 MIN AL 23 2B 66 59 459.0 290 114 164 12 40 .959 -2.5 -6.5 -4.5 -4.9 0.4 2 5.45 4.21 .978 5.42 4.76
1977 MIN AL 23 DH 1
1978 MIN AL 24 2B 80 69 583.2 353 152 196 5 37 .986 -3.4 -7.0 -4.4 -5.8 1.5 1 5.37 4.35 .980 5.47 4.74
1978 MIN AL 24 DH 5
1979 MIN AL 25 2B 133 115 1001.0 680 287 379 14 92 .979 2.6 3.1 -0.4 -1.5 1.1 3 5.99 5.01 .978 5.50 4.80
1979 MIN AL 25 OF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.13
1979 MIN AL 25 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1979 MIN AL 25 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1979 MIN AL 25 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.90
1980 MIN AL 26 2B 120 101 931.2 578 238 337 3 85 .995 4.3 5.5 1.3 -5.5 6.8 3 5.55 4.79 .981 5.60 4.91
1980 MIN AL 26 CF 6 6 46.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1.9 -49.6 -2.9 0.0 -2.9 1 1.57 1.33 .989 2.92 2.65
1980 MIN AL 26 OF 6 6 46.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 -1.9 -49.6 -2.9 0.0 -2.9 1 1.57 1.33 .978 2.47 2.15
1981 MIN AL 27 2B 93 81 724.0 460 183 268 9 52 .980 -2.2 -3.6 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 0 5.61 4.85 .982 5.54 4.93
1982 TOT AL 28 2B 50 34 344.4 209 66 139 4 32 .981 8.4 29.3 6.4 3.5 2.9 2 5.36 4.10 .981 5.35 4.70
1982 MIN AL 28 2B 22 21 184.2 100 31 67 2 19 .980 3.3 21.4 2.3 1.9 0.4 1 4.78 4.45 .981 5.35 4.70
1982 CAL AL 28 2B 28 13 159.2 109 35 72 2 13 .982 5.1 38.3 4.1 1.6 2.5 1 6.03 3.82 .981 5.35 4.70
1982 CAL AL 28 3B 5 4 40.0 15 1 13 1 0 .933 0.2 6.0 0.2 -0.6 0.8 0 3.15 2.80 .953 3.06 2.62
1982 CAL AL 28 OF 3 1 6.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0 3.00 0.67 1.000 2.40 2.13
1982 CAL AL 28 CF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.50
1982 CAL AL 28 SS 2 0 7.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1 0 3.86 1.50 .967 4.89 4.15
1982 CAL AL 28 DH 1
1982 CAL AL 28 LF 1 1 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1983 CAL AL 29 2B 39 30 299.1 203 92 110 1 26 .995 -3.2 -12.8 -3.2 -0.6 -2.6 0 6.07 5.18 .981 5.36 4.77
1983 CAL AL 29 3B 13 9 86.0 45 11 33 1 6 .978 0.6 8.4 0.6 -0.8 1.4 0 4.60 3.38 .953 3.07 2.57
1983 CAL AL 29 SS 6 0 13.0 5 4 1 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -64.6 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0 3.46 0.83 .960 4.78 4.15
1983 CAL AL 29 DH 1
1984 CAL AL 30 2B 97 71 683.1 438 161 266 11 48 .975 3.4 6.0 4.4 3.4 1.0 -1 5.62 4.40 .980 5.24 4.45
1984 CAL AL 30 SS 4 0 6.1 4 1 2 1 0 .750 -1.0 -189.5 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 4.26 0.75 .975 4.69 3.92
1984 CAL AL 30 DH 1
1985 CAL AL 31 2B 69 53 503.0 345 124 216 5 45 .986 8.4 20.0 7.4 4.5 2.9 1 6.08 4.93 .982 5.29 4.48
1985 CAL AL 31 DH 2
1986 CAL AL 32 2B 90 79 686.2 399 135 257 7 48 .982 9.9 17.3 7.9 3.1 4.8 2 5.14 4.36 .981 5.10 4.34
1987 SFG NL 33 2B 2 2 16.0 6 2 3 1 2 .833 -0.7 -52.5 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 2.81 2.50 .983 5.18 4.45
11 Seasons 2B 839 694 6232.0 3961 1554 2335 72 507 .982 25.0 4.8 12.0 -3.5 15.6 13 5.62 4.64 .980 5.41 4.70
2 Seasons 3B 18 13 126.0 60 12 46 2 6 .967 0.8 7.6 0.8 -1.4 2.2 0 4.14 3.22 .953 3.06 2.58
3 Seasons OF 12 7 55.0 11 8 2 1 0 .909 -1.9 -41.5 -2.9 -0.1 -2.8 1 1.64 0.83 .982 2.45 2.14
3 Seasons SS 12 0 26.1 12 6 5 1 1 .917 -2.2 -100.3 -2.2 -1.5 -0.6 0 3.76 0.92 .967 4.78 4.08
6 Seasons DH 11
3 Seasons CF 9 6 49.0 10 8 1 1 0 .900 -1.8 -44.1 -2.8 0.0 -2.8 1 1.65 1.00 .990 2.90 2.61
2 Seasons LF 2 1 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.16 1.85
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.90
11 Seasons TOT 881 714 6439.1 4044 1580 2388 76 514 .981 21.7 4.0 7.7 -6.5 14.4 1 13 5.55 4.50 .961 5.33 4.61
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 MIN AL 23 73 59 73 66 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9
1978 MIN AL 24 92 69 92 80 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16
1979 MIN AL 25 140 115 140 135 0 0 0 133 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 19 5
1980 MIN AL 26 131 107 131 126 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 19 3
1981 MIN AL 27 93 81 93 93 0 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
1982 CAL AL 28 55 19 55 37 0 0 0 28 5 2 1 2 0 3 1 16 9
1982 MIN AL 28 25 21 25 22 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1983 CAL AL 29 65 39 65 57 0 0 0 40 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 4
1984 CAL AL 30 108 72 108 100 0 0 0 96 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
1985 CAL AL 31 83 54 83 69 0 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 3
1986 CAL AL 32 92 79 92 90 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
1987 SFG NL 33 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 959 717 959 877 0 0 0 839 19 12 2 9 1 12 2 126 54
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1977 MIN AL 23 2056 57% 81% 28% 182 93% 1 114 33 53 28 166 147 16 1 2 12 0 11 1 7 40 18 9 8 1 36 9 27 3 1 1
1978 MIN AL 24 2640 57% 80% 28% 222 96% 1 153 45 73 35 195 166 20 3 3 5 0 4 1 5 37 16 6 9 1 33 10 22 2 2 0
1979 MIN AL 25 4411 59% 81% 28% 440 96% 0 288 103 133 52 381 313 60 0 9 14 0 12 2 13 91 32 18 31 4 86 35 50 3 1 2
1980 MIN AL 26 4073 61% 80% 28% 367 96% 1 241 77 115 49 336 280 50 1 1 3 0 3 0 3 86 33 16 27 2 80 29 49 4 2 2
1981 MIN AL 27 3248 56% 80% 27% 314 96% 1 182 64 84 34 269 220 43 0 2 9 0 9 0 6 54 14 13 19 1 50 22 28 3 1 2
1982 CAL AL 28 653 55% 85% 36% 81 95% 0 33 15 17 1 70 56 14 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 13 3 4 6 0 13 6 7 0 0 0
1982 MIN AL 28 832 61% 78% 26% 71 97% 0 31 12 16 3 67 52 15 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 19 6 3 9 0 18 9 9 0 0 0
1983 CAL AL 29 1356 63% 80% 29% 123 94% 0 93 29 53 11 108 94 11 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 26 10 8 5 1 24 6 18 2 2 0
1984 CAL AL 30 3009 54% 80% 27% 300 97% 1 154 58 79 18 273 232 32 0 2 11 0 9 2 8 49 18 7 12 2 42 15 25 6 6 0
1985 CAL AL 31 2197 46% 79% 26% 247 98% 1 126 51 50 25 218 176 38 0 3 5 0 5 0 5 46 14 7 18 0 39 18 21 4 2 2
1986 CAL AL 32 2928 49% 76% 28% 295 96% 3 136 54 58 25 255 216 32 1 3 7 1 5 1 5 49 10 11 20 3 44 22 21 3 2 1
1987 SFG NL 33 64 38% 66% 27% 6 67% 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 27467 56% 80% 28% 2648 96% 9 1553 542 731 282 2341 1954 332 6 27 73 1 65 7 59 512 174 102 165 15 466 182 277 30 19 10
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 95%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1982 CAL AL 28 175 59% 78% 31% 14 93% 0 1 0 0 1 13 11 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 CAL AL 29 393 60% 86% 27% 46 89% 0 11 7 2 2 33 27 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 4 0 5 1 1 0 1 100%
1984 CAL AL 30 38 39% 87% 29% 4 100% 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 606 59% 84% 28% 64 91% 0 12 7 2 3 50 42 8 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 6 4 0 5 1 1 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 90% 72%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1982 CAL AL 28 32 59% 91% 34% 2 100% 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 CAL AL 29 58 48% 81% 22% 3 100% 0 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1984 CAL AL 30 34 50% 82% 18% 3 100% 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 124 52% 84% 24% 8 100% 0 6 3 3 0 7 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 57% 78% 27% 91%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 MIN AL 25 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 0 0 0 0 4 100% 75% 25% 0
1980 MIN AL 26 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 50.0% 2 1 16.7% 0 198 60% 86% 23% 22 36%
1982 CAL AL 28 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 0 0 0 0 6 83% 83% 33% 1 100%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 50.0% 2 1 16.7% 0 208 62% 86% 24% 23 39%
MLB Averages 42.4% 2.2% 57% 78% 27% 62%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 MIN AL 25 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 0 0 0 0 3 33% 100% 0% 0
1982 CAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 17 94% 76% 12% 3 33%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 20 85% 80% 10% 3 33%
MLB Averages 58.1% 2.7% 57% 78% 27% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1979 MIN AL 25 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 0 0 0 0 6 50% 100% 33% 1 100%
1 Season 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 0 0 0 0 6 50% 100% 33% 1 100%
MLB Averages 43.2% 3.0% 57% 78% 27% 56%

* 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.

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