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Bump Wills
Elliott Taylor Wills
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 177 lb.

Born: July 27, 1952 in Washington, DC
Schools: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1977
Final Game: October 3, 1982
Relatives: Son of Maury Wills
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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
1977 24 TEX AL 152 617 541 87 155 28 6 9 62 28 12 65 96 .287 .361 .410 .771 110 222 10 0 7 4 7 *4/63D RoY-3
1978 25 TEX AL 157 619 539 78 135 17 4 9 57 52 14 63 91 .250 .331 .347 .678 92 187 11 4 9 4 3 *4
1979 26 TEX AL 146 617 543 90 148 21 3 5 46 35 11 53 58 .273 .340 .350 .690 88 190 12 4 14 3 4 *4
1980 27 TEX AL 146 655 578 102 152 31 5 5 58 34 9 51 71 .263 .322 .360 .682 90 208 8 3 15 8 1 *4
1981 28 TEX AL 102 454 410 51 103 13 2 2 41 12 9 32 49 .251 .304 .307 .611 82 126 8 1 6 5 2 *4/D
1982 29 CHC NL 128 477 419 64 114 18 4 6 38 35 10 46 76 .272 .347 .377 .724 102 158 4 5 2 5 3 4
6 Seasons 831 3439 3030 472 807 128 24 36 302 196 65 310 441 .266 .335 .360 .695 94 1091 53 17 53 29 20
162 Game Avg. 162 670 591 92 157 25 5 7 59 38 13 60 86 .266 .335 .360 .695 94 213 10 3 10 6 4
TEX (5 yrs) 703 2962 2611 408 693 110 20 30 264 161 55 264 365 .265 .333 .357 .690 93 933 49 12 51 24 17
CHC (1 yr) 128 477 419 64 114 18 4 6 38 35 10 46 76 .272 .347 .377 .724 102 158 4 5 2 5 3
AL (5 yrs) 703 2962 2611 408 693 110 20 30 264 161 55 264 365 .265 .333 .357 .690 93 933 49 12 51 24 17
NL (1 yr) 128 477 419 64 114 18 4 6 38 35 10 46 76 .272 .347 .377 .724 102 158 4 5 2 5 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 TEX AL 24 2B 150 145 1310.1 828 321 492 15 89 .982 13.3 12.2 14.3 7.9 6.4 -1 5.58 5.42 .978 5.42 4.76 RoY-3
1977 TEX AL 24 SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.05 RoY-3
1977 TEX AL 24 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.80 RoY-3
1977 TEX AL 24 DH 1 RoY-3
1978 TEX AL 25 2B 156 148 1336.1 893 350 526 17 84 .981 10.4 9.3 12.4 0.3 12.1 -2 5.90 5.62 .980 5.47 4.74
1979 TEX AL 26 2B 146 143 1269.0 825 337 468 20 95 .976 9.2 8.7 11.2 7.4 3.9 -2 5.71 5.51 .978 5.50 4.80
1980 TEX AL 27 2B 144 144 1269.1 826 340 473 13 112 .984 -8.2 -7.8 -9.2 -6.0 -3.3 1 5.76 5.65 .981 5.60 4.91
1981 TEX AL 28 2B 101 101 894.1 604 268 326 10 70 .983 2.3 3.1 5.3 1.2 4.2 -3 5.98 5.88 .982 5.54 4.93
1981 TEX AL 28 DH 1
1982 CHC NL 29 2B 103 100 832.1 515 199 297 19 45 .963 -13.7 -19.8 -10.7 -6.2 -4.5 -3 5.36 4.82 .978 5.42 4.75
6 Seasons 2B 800 781 6911.2 4491 1815 2582 94 495 .979 13.3 2.3 23.3 4.6 18.8 -10 5.73 5.50 .979 5.49 4.81
2 Seasons DH 2
1 Season SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.05
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.80
6 Seasons TOT 803 781 6911.2 4491 1815 2582 94 495 .979 13.3 2.3 23.3 4.6 18.8 -10 5.73 5.48 .959 5.49 4.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1978 AL--157--9th

At Bats s c a p y
1981 AL--410--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1981 AL--454--9th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1980 AL--102--6th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1977 AL--28--7th
1978 AL--52--3rd
1979 AL--35--5th
1980 AL--34--6th
1982 NL--35--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1982 NL--5--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1979 AL--14--6th
1980 AL--15--3rd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1978 AL--14--6th
1981 AL--9--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1978 AL--15.3--10th

Outs Made s c a p y
1981 AL--335--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 15 (1165), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1758), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2104), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

March 26, 1982: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Mirabella and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Semall (minors) (April 21, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

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