Bill Wilkinson
William Carl Wilkinson
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 10, 1964 in Greybull, WY
High School: Cherry Creek (Englewood, CO)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 13, 1985
Final Game: October 2, 1988
Relatives: Greatgrandson of Jim Bluejacket
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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
1985 20 SEA AL 0 2 .000 13.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 9 9 2 6 1 5 0 0 0 30 31 2.333 12.0 3.0 9.0 7.5 0.83
1987 22 SEA AL 3 4 .429 3.66 56 0 29 0 0 10 76.1 61 33 31 8 21 1 73 0 0 0 303 130 1.074 7.2 0.9 2.5 8.6 3.48
1988 23 SEA AL 2 2 .500 3.48 30 0 9 0 0 2 31.0 28 14 12 3 15 0 25 0 0 3 136 120 1.387 8.1 0.9 4.4 7.3 1.67
3 Seasons 5 8 .385 4.13 88 2 38 0 0 12 113.1 97 56 52 13 42 2 103 0 0 3 469 110 1.226 7.7 1.0 3.3 8.2 2.45
162 Game Avg. 4 6 .385 4.13 66 2 29 0 0 9 86 73 42 39 10 32 2 78 0 0 2 354 110 1.226 7.7 1.0 3.3 8.2 2.45

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 20 SEA AL 2 30 24 9 8 1 0 2 0 0 6 5 .333 .467 .625 1.092 .353 15 1 0 0 0 1
1987 22 SEA AL 56 303 274 33 61 9 1 8 4 2 21 73 .223 .272 .350 .623 .266 96 6 0 2 6 1
1988 23 SEA AL 30 136 120 14 28 7 0 3 3 0 15 25 .233 .316 .367 .683 .269 44 1 0 0 1 0
3 Seasons 88 469 418 56 97 17 1 13 7 2 42 103 .232 .298 .371 .668 .272 155 8 0 2 7 2
162 Game Avg. 66 354 316 42 73 13 1 10 5 2 32 78 .232 .298 .371 .668 .272 117 6 0 2 5 2
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1985 20 SEA AL 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 34 44 23 4 2 0 1 4.0 3.0 3.0
1 Season 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 34 44 23 4 2 0 1 4.0 3.0 3.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1987 22 SEA AL 56 56 29 3 4 12 10 2 83% 18 5 53 13 25% 8 1.142 27 9 20 22 9 25 34 22 25 18 28 14 4.1
1988 23 SEA AL 30 30 9 2 2 3 2 1 67% 7 3 34 4 12% 8 1.042 13 4 13 9 5 16 18 12 7 15 8 7 3.1 18
2 Seasons 86 86 38 5 6 15 12 3 80% 25 8 87 17 20% 1.111 40 13 33 31 14 41 52 34 32 33 36 21 3.7 18

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1985 20 SEA AL 30 93% 6.7% 16.7% 20.0% 10.0% 38% 2.00 57% 4 1 25%
1987 22 SEA AL 303 63% 2.6% 24.1% 6.9% 5.9% 30% 1.35 66% 69 6 9%
1988 23 SEA AL 136 53% 2.2% 18.4% 11.0% 7.4% 36% 0.49 0.55 68% 24% 8.3% 43% 25 1 4%
3 Seasons 469 62% 2.8% 22.0% 9.0% 6.6% 32% 0.49 1.06 66% 24% 8.3% 43% 98 8 8%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 23 SEA AL 136 547 4.02 326 60% 28% 16% 26% 29% 72% 0% 43% 77% 49% 5% 7 5 13% 18 7 1 24% 3 2 0 0 0
1 Season 136 547 4.02 326 60% 28% 16% 26% 29% 72% 0% 43% 77% 49% 5% 7 5 13% 18 7 1 24% 3 2 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1985 20 SEA AL 30 8 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 100% 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1987 22 SEA AL 303 61 8 0 9 2 6 3 5 21 11 4 52% 3 0 0 123 4 2 67% 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 0
1988 23 SEA AL 136 28 3 0 3 0 8 2 1 3 0 6 2 2 33% 1 3 1 52 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
3 Seasons 469 97 3 0 13 0 17 6 7 8 5 28 14 6 50% 4 3 1 183 7 2 78% 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 17 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1985 20 0 2 .000 13.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 9 9 2 6 1 5 0 0 0 30 31 2.333 12.0 3.0 9.0 7.5 0.83 31
1986 21 0 2 .000 13.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 9 9 2 6 1 5 0 0 0 30 31 2.333 12.0 3.0 9.0 7.5 0.83 31
1987 22 3 6 .333 4.37 58 2 29 0 0 10 82.1 69 42 40 10 27 2 78 0 0 0 333 107 1.166 7.5 1.1 3.0 8.5 2.89 107
1988 23 5 8 .385 4.13 88 2 38 0 0 12 113.1 97 56 52 13 42 2 103 0 0 3 469 110 1.226 7.7 1.0 3.3 8.2 2.45 110

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1985 20 0 0 18.00 5.0 8 11 10 2 6 4 0 2.800 14.4 10.8 7.2 0.67 3.6 2
1987 22 5 3 .625 3.36 75.0 59 31 28 8 20 72 0 1.053 7.1 2.4 8.6 3.60 1.0 56
1988 23 2 1 .667 3.60 30.0 29 13 12 3 16 24 0 1.500 8.7 4.8 7.2 1.50 0.9 30
3 Seasons 7 4 .636 4.09 110.0 96 55 50 13 42 100 0 1.255 7.9 8.2 2.38 1.1 88

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1985 AL--born 1964-08-10--5th

                                         

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