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Josh Willingham

Joshua David Willingham

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 17, 1979 in Florence, AL
High School: Mars Hill Bible School (Florence, AL)
School: University of North Alabama
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 17th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 2004
Teams (by GP): Marlins/Nationals/Athletics 2004-2011
2012 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 1 yr/$6M (11), 3 yrs/$21M (12-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 6.123, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Matt Sosnick [*]
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 1:34PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1025. Alex Rios… #1026. Mike Easler… #1027. Hank Leiber… #1028. JOSH WILLINGHAM… #1029. Chico Carrasquel… #1030. Taylor Douthit… #1031. Doggie Miller… 

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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
2004 25 FLA NL 12 29 25 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 .200 .310 .320 .630 68 8 1 0 0 0 0 /2
2005 26 FLA NL 16 28 23 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .304 .407 .348 .755 107 8 1 2 1 0 0 /2
2006 27 FLA NL 142 573 502 62 139 28 2 26 74 2 0 54 109 .277 .356 .496 .852 121 249 13 11 0 6 2 */32 RoY-9
2007 28 FLA NL 144 604 521 75 138 32 4 21 89 8 1 66 122 .265 .364 .463 .827 115 241 11 16 0 1 1 *
2008 29 FLA NL 102 416 351 54 89 21 5 15 51 3 2 48 82 .254 .364 .470 .834 117 165 7 14 1 2 2
2009 30 WSN NL 133 502 427 70 111 29 0 24 61 4 3 61 104 .260 .367 .496 .863 127 212 11 12 0 2 2 */3
2010 31 WSN NL 114 450 370 54 99 19 2 16 56 8 0 67 85 .268 .389 .459 .848 129 170 8 9 0 4 3
2011 32 OAK AL 136 563 488 69 120 26 0 29 98 4 1 56 150 .246 .332 .477 .810 121 233 6 11 0 8 3 7D
8 Seasons 799 3165 2707 389 708 156 13 132 434 29 7 358 665 .262 .361 .475 .836 121 1286 58 75 2 23 13
162 Game Avg. 162 642 549 79 144 32 3 27 88 6 1 73 135 .262 .361 .475 .836 121 261 12 15 0 5 3
FLA (5 yrs) 416 1650 1422 196 378 82 11 63 219 13 3 174 326 .266 .361 .472 .833 117 671 33 43 2 9 5
WSN (2 yrs) 247 952 797 124 210 48 2 40 117 12 3 128 189 .263 .377 .479 .856 128 382 19 21 0 6 5
OAK (1 yr) 136 563 488 69 120 26 0 29 98 4 1 56 150 .246 .332 .477 .810 121 233 6 11 0 8 3
NL (7 yrs) 663 2602 2219 320 588 130 13 103 336 25 6 302 515 .265 .367 .475 .841 121 1053 52 64 2 15 10
AL (1 yr) 136 563 488 69 120 26 0 29 98 4 1 56 150 .246 .332 .477 .810 121 233 6 11 0 8 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2004 25 FLA NL 29 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /2
2005 26 FLA NL 28 1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ /2
2006 27 FLA NL 573 18 -5 5 -2 0 -6 16 26 2.6 26 2.6 0.0 $327,000 */32 RoY-9
2007 28 FLA NL 604 12 -2 0 -1 -7 -7 17 12 1.2 19 1.9 -0.7 $380,000 *
2008 29 FLA NL 416 11 -3 2 0 8 -5 12 25 2.5 17 1.7 0.8 $405,000
2009 30 WSN NL 502 16 -1 3 -0 2 -5 14 28 2.8 26 2.6 0.2 $2,950,000 */3
2010 31 WSN NL 451 19 1 -0 -0 -10 -5 12 16 1.7 26 2.7 -1.0 $4,600,000
2011 32 OAK AL 563 15 -2 -1 -0 -5 -8 19 18 1.8 23 2.3 -0.5 $6,000,000 7D
8 Seasons 3166 90 -12 8 -4 -13 -36 93 125 12.6 140 14.0 -1.4 $14,662,000
FLA (5 yrs) 1650 41 -10 7 -3 -0 -18 47 63 6.3 64 6.4 -0.1 $1,112,000
WSN (2 yrs) 953 35 0 2 -1 -8 -10 26 44 4.5 53 5.3 -0.8 $7,550,000
OAK (1 yr) 563 15 -2 -1 -0 -5 -8 19 18 1.8 23 2.3 -0.5 $6,000,000

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
2004 FLA NL 25 C 5 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1 -1 3.00 .993 7.40 2 4 1 20%
2004 FLA NL 25 OF 3 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 2.00 .982 2.13
2004 FLA NL 25 LF 3 3 0 21.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 23 -57 2.57 2.00 .980 1.84 1.83
2005 FLA NL 26 C 8 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 -1 0 2.75 .992 7.16 1 3 0 0%
2005 FLA NL 26 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20
2005 FLA NL 26 DH 1 1
2005 FLA NL 26 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
2006 FLA NL 27 OF 132 218 206 5 7 0 .968 0 1 1.60 .984 2.20 RoY-9
2006 FLA NL 27 1B 2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 2.50 .994 9.35 RoY-9
2006 FLA NL 27 C 2 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 0 -1 6.00 .992 7.30 1 2 0 0% RoY-9
2006 FLA NL 27 LF 132 129 84 1069.2 218 206 5 7 0 .968 0 1 0 1 1.78 1.60 .982 1.97 1.95 RoY-9
2006 FLA NL 27 DH 3 3 RoY-9
2007 FLA NL 28 OF 137 223 211 9 3 0 .987 -7 -3 1.61 .984 2.29
2007 FLA NL 28 LF 137 137 113 1176.1 223 211 9 3 0 .987 -7 -3 -7 -3 1.68 1.61 .984 2.00 1.99
2007 FLA NL 28 DH 3 3
2008 FLA NL 29 OF 98 173 166 7 0 0 1.000 8 9 1.77 .985 2.20
2008 FLA NL 29 LF 98 97 91 855.1 173 166 7 0 0 1.000 8 9 11 13 1.82 1.77 .983 1.90 1.89
2009 WSN NL 30 OF 118 242 233 2 7 2 .971 2 -2 1.99 .986 2.18
2009 WSN NL 30 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.20
2009 WSN NL 30 LF 87 82 60 691.2 172 165 2 5 2 .971 -2 -2 -4 -3 2.17 1.92 .982 1.93 1.91
2009 WSN NL 30 RF 35 33 19 264.1 70 68 0 2 0 .971 4 0 16 0 2.32 1.94 .986 2.08 2.06
2010 WSN NL 31 OF 108 172 164 7 1 2 .994 -10 -3 1.58 .987 2.15
2010 WSN NL 31 LF 108 105 74 880.1 172 164 7 1 2 .994 -10 -3 -13 -4 1.75 1.58 .985 1.82 1.80
2010 WSN NL 31 DH 2 2
2011 OAK AL 32 LF 96 94 83 829.1 164 159 3 2 1 .988 -5 0 -7 0 1.76 1.69 .982 2.13 2.11
2011 OAK AL 32 OF 96 94 83 829.1 164 159 3 2 1 .988 -5 0 -7 0 1.76 1.69 .986 2.28 2.26
2011 OAK AL 32 DH 36 36
8 Seasons OF 693 94 83 829.1 1198 1145 33 20 5 .983 -11 1 -17 0 1.76 1.70 .985 2.28 2.21
8 Seasons LF 662 647 505 5524.2 1128 1077 33 18 5 .984 -15 1 -3 0 1.81 1.68 .983 1.96 1.94
1 Season RF 35 33 19 264.1 70 68 0 2 0 .971 4 0 16 0 2.32 1.94 .986 2.08 2.06
3 Seasons C 15 50 48 1 1 0 .980 -2 -2 3.27 .992 7.26 4 9 1 10%
2 Seasons 1B 3 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 1.67 .994 9.30
8 Seasons TOT 711 94 83 829.1 1253 1198 34 21 5 .983 -13 0 -19 0 1.76 1.73 .986 2.28 2.35 4 9 1 10%
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
Active  .361 (45th)

Slugging % s c a p y
Career  .475 (214th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
Active  .836 (47th)
Career  .836 (218th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2011 AL  150 (6th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
Active  121 (42nd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
Active  .610 (38th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2007 NL  16 (3rd)
2008 NL  14 (3rd)
2009 NL  12 (7th)
2010 NL  9 (8th)
2011 AL  11 (8th)
Active  75 (30th)
Career  75 (177th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2011 AL  8 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2011 AL  16.8 (9th)
Active  20.5 (31st)
Career  20.5 (133rd)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  662 (10th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  1,077 (13th)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  33 (13th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  18 (14th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
2006 NL  7 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2009 NL  2.17 (1st)
Active  1.81 (14th)
Career  1.81 (85th)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2009 NL  1.92 (3rd)
2010 NL  1.58 (5th)
Active  1.68 (13th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2008 NL  1.000 (1st)
2010 NL  .994 (2nd)
2011 AL  .988 (3rd)
Active  .984 (7th)
Career  .984 (44th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2008 NL  1.000 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1265), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200627Florida Marlins$327,000
200728Florida Marlins$380,000
200829Florida Marlins$405,000
200930Washington Nationals$2,950,000
201031Washington Nationals$4,600,000
201132Oakland Athletics$6,000,000
201233Minnesota Twins$7,000,000
201334Minnesota Twins$7,000,000
201435Minnesota Twins$7,000,0002014 salary increases by $1M with 525 plate appearances in 2013
Career to date (may be incomplete)$14,662,000Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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