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Frank Wills

Frank Lee Wills

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 26, 1958 in New Orleans, LA
High School: De La Salle HS (New Orleans, LA)
School: Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1983
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Indians/Mariners/Royals 1983-1991

Final Game: April 30, 1991
Died: May 11, 2012 in New Orleans, LA
Buried: St. Joseph's Cemetery #2, New Orleans, LA
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Standard Batting

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
1983 24 KCR AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1984 25 KCR AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 26 SEA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 27 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 28 CLE AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1988 29 TOR AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 30 TOR AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 31 TOR AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 32 TOR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (4 yrs) 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (2 yrs) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1983 24 KCR AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1984 25 KCR AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1985 26 SEA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1986 27 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $92,000 1
1987 28 CLE AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1988 29 TOR AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1989 30 TOR AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1990 31 TOR AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $242,500 1
1991 32 TOR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $435,000 /1
9 Seasons 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $769,500
TOR (4 yrs) 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $677,500
KCR (2 yrs) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CLE (2 yrs) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $92,000
SEA (1 yr) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1983 24 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1984 25 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1985 26 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1986 27 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1987 28 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1988 29 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
1989 30 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
1990 31 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
1991 32 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs 0.0 0.0

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