Vic Willis
Victor Gazaway Willis
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 12, 1876 in Cecil County, MD
High School: Newark Academy (Newark, DE)
School: University of Delaware (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1898
Final Game: September 5, 1910
Died: August 3, 1947 in Elkton, MD
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1995.
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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 Awards
1898 22 BSN NL 41 132 117 9 17 0 0 0 6 0 11 .145 .231 .145 .376 6 17 2 2 1
1899 23 BSN NL 41 142 134 14 29 3 0 0 16 0 4 .216 .245 .239 .483 28 32 1 3 1
1900 24 BSN NL 32 95 88 8 12 2 1 0 11 0 3 .136 .174 .182 .356 -6 16 1 3 1
1901 25 BSN NL 38 118 107 8 20 1 1 1 8 1 7 .187 .243 .243 .486 36 26 1 3 1
1902 26 BSN NL 52 161 150 10 23 0 0 0 7 0 9 .153 .206 .153 .360 10 23 1 1 1
1903 27 BSN NL 39 135 128 9 24 3 0 0 8 0 5 .188 .218 .211 .429 24 27 0 2 1/3
1904 28 BSN NL 52 166 148 9 27 3 0 0 8 0 14 .182 .258 .203 .460 45 30 1 3 1/3
1905 29 BSN NL 43 136 131 12 20 4 0 0 4 0 3 .153 .172 .183 .355 6 24 0 2 1
1906 30 PIT NL 41 125 115 5 20 1 0 0 7 0 6 .174 .221 .183 .404 24 21 1 3 1
1907 31 PIT NL 39 115 103 3 14 0 0 0 4 2 7 .136 .191 .136 .327 2 14 0 5 1
1908 32 PIT NL 41 110 103 9 17 1 0 0 1 0 3 .165 .189 .175 .363 16 18 0 4 1
1909 33 PIT NL 39 116 103 6 14 1 1 0 2 0 7 .136 .191 .165 .356 8 17 0 6 1
1910 34 STL NL 33 72 66 5 11 0 1 0 2 0 2 8 .167 .191 .197 .388 15 13 0 4 1
13 Seasons 531 1623 1493 107 248 19 4 1 84 3 81 8 .166 .213 .186 .399 18 278 8 41
162 Game Avg. 162 495 455 33 76 6 1 0 26 1 25 .166 .213 .186 .399 18 85 2 13
BSN (8 yrs) 338 1085 1003 79 172 16 2 1 68 1 56 .171 .220 .194 .415 20 195 7 19
PIT (4 yrs) 160 466 424 23 65 3 1 0 14 2 23 .153 .199 .165 .364 13 70 1 18
STL (1 yr) 33 72 66 5 11 0 1 0 2 0 2 8 .167 .191 .197 .388 15 13 0 4

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
1898 22 BSN NL 132 102 4 1.0 95 .145 .145 .284 .231 .349 .145 .364 .376 .713 6 .078 -14.5 -1.6 .300 .094 .000
1899 23 BSN NL 142 108 8 1.9 107 .216 .216 .301 .245 .365 .239 .392 .483 .756 28 .185 -14.0 -1.4 .352 .052 .022
1900 24 BSN NL 95 79 3 1.0 108 .136 .136 .301 .174 .364 .182 .397 .356 .761 -6 .064 -13.8 -1.4 .263 .080 .045
1901 25 BSN NL 118 90 6 1.8 95 .179 .187 .286 .243 .342 .243 .373 .486 .715 36 .188 -9.3 -1.0 .402 .131 .056 1.0
1902 26 BSN NL 161 128 5 1.0 79 .153 .153 .268 .206 .323 .153 .329 .360 .652 10 .101 -15.9 -1.8 .260 .060 .000
1903 27 BSN NL 135 106 6 1.5 89 .188 .188 .273 .218 .335 .211 .355 .429 .690 24 .143 -12.7 -1.4 .308 .063 .023
1904 28 BSN NL 166 124 8 1.7 74 .182 .182 .253 .258 .311 .203 .327 .460 .638 45 .229 -8.9 -1.0 .372 .115 .020
1905 29 BSN NL 136 113 4 0.9 82 .153 .153 .263 .172 .324 .183 .342 .355 .666 6 .082 -15.1 -1.7 .243 .053 .031
1906 30 PIT NL 125 98 5 1.4 79 .174 .174 .257 .221 .325 .183 .328 .404 .652 24 .175 -10.5 -1.3 .295 .061 .009
1907 31 PIT NL 115 94 3 0.8 77 .136 .136 .254 .191 .321 .136 .323 .327 .644 2 .086 -11.9 -1.5 .258 .087 .000 .0
1908 32 PIT NL 110 90 3 0.9 72 .165 .165 .247 .189 .308 .175 .318 .363 .626 16 .100 -9.9 -1.2 .244 .039 .010
1909 33 PIT NL 116 95 3 0.8 80 .136 .136 .257 .191 .326 .165 .332 .356 .658 8 .080 -11.6 -1.4 .270 .097 .029
1910 34 STL NL 72 59 2 0.9 85 .190 .167 .258 .191 .332 .197 .342 .388 .674 15 .073 -7.4 -0.8 .273 .061 .030
13 Seasons 1623 1286 60 1.2 86 .166 .166 .269 .213 .332 .186 .347 .399 .679 18 .123 -155.4 -17.6 .297 .076 .020 1.5
162 Game Avg. 495 392 18 1.2 86 .166 .166 .269 .213 .332 .186 .347 .399 .679 18 .123 -155.4 -17.6 .297 .076 .020
BSN (8 yrs) 1085 850 44 1.4 90 .171 .171 .277 .220 .337 .194 .357 .415 .694 20 .133 -104.2 -11.4 .312 .080 .023 1.0
PIT (4 yrs) 466 377 14 1.0 77 .153 .153 .254 .199 .320 .165 .325 .364 .645 13 .109 -43.8 -5.4 .267 .071 .012 .0
STL (1 yr) 72 59 2 0.9 85 .190 .167 .258 .191 .332 .197 .342 .388 .674 15 .072 -7.4 -0.8 .273 .061 .030

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
1909 33 PIT NL WS DET W 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1898 22 41 132 117 9 17 0 0 0 6 0 11 .145 .231 .145 .376 6 17 2 2
1899 23 82 274 251 23 46 3 0 0 22 0 15 .183 .238 .195 .433 18 49 3 5
1900 24 114 369 339 31 58 5 1 0 33 0 18 .171 .222 .192 .413 12 65 4 8
1901 25 152 487 446 39 78 6 2 1 41 1 25 .175 .227 .204 .431 18 91 5 11
1902 26 204 648 596 49 101 6 2 1 48 1 34 .169 .222 .191 .413 16 114 6 12
1903 27 243 783 724 58 125 9 2 1 56 1 39 .173 .221 .195 .416 17 141 6 14
1904 28 295 949 872 67 152 12 2 1 64 1 53 .174 .227 .196 .424 22 171 7 17
1905 29 338 1085 1003 79 172 16 2 1 68 1 56 .171 .220 .194 .415 20 195 7 19
1906 30 379 1210 1118 84 192 17 2 1 75 1 62 .172 .221 .193 .414 20 216 8 22
1907 31 418 1325 1221 87 206 17 2 1 79 3 69 .169 .218 .188 .406 19 230 8 27
1908 32 459 1435 1324 96 223 18 2 1 80 3 72 .168 .216 .187 .403 19 248 8 31
1909 33 498 1551 1427 102 237 19 3 1 82 3 79 .166 .214 .186 .400 18 265 8 37
1910 34 531 1623 1493 107 248 19 4 1 84 3 81 8 .166 .213 .186 .399 18 278 8 41

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1898 22 43 133 121 8 16 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 .132 .211 .132 .343 3 41
1899 23 43 142 137 12 27 3 0 0 13 0 4 0 .197 .225 .219 .444 6 41
1900 24 37 103 99 7 12 2 1 0 10 0 3 0 .121 .155 .162 .317 2 32
1901 25 44 130 122 8 21 1 1 1 8 1 7 0 .172 .223 .221 .444 6 38
1902 26 60 186 174 12 28 0 0 0 9 0 11 0 .161 .215 .161 .376 6 52
1903 27 45 154 148 11 28 4 0 0 9 0 6 0 .189 .221 .216 .437 7 39
1904 28 54 174 157 11 31 3 0 0 10 0 16 0 .197 .276 .217 .492 9 52
1905 29 45 142 139 15 23 5 0 0 5 0 3 0 .165 .183 .201 .385 5 43
1906 30 43 130 122 6 22 1 0 0 8 0 7 0 .180 .231 .189 .419 5 41
1907 31 41 118 110 4 16 0 0 0 5 2 8 0 .145 .203 .145 .349 3 39
1908 32 43 115 111 14 22 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 .198 .226 .207 .433 5 41
1909 33 41 117 109 8 16 1 1 0 3 0 8 0 .147 .205 .174 .379 4 39
1910 34 34 72 70 6 13 0 1 0 3 0 2 8 .186 .208 .214 .423 3 33
13 Seasons 573 1716 1619 122 275 21 4 1 90 3 89 8 .170 .217 .190 .406 64 531
162 Game Avg. 162 485 458 34 78 6 1 0 25 1 25 .170 .217 .190 .406 18 531

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1995 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1995 by VC

                                         
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