Ted Wills

Theodore Carl Wills

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

Born: February 9, 1934 in Fresno, CA
School: California State University, Fresno
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 24, 1959
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Reds/WhiteSox 1959-1965

Final Game: June 12, 1965
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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
1955	21	BOS-min	C	15	8	.652	2.92	31	22					188.0	153	76	61	6	99								1.340	7.3	0.3	4.7			SJO · CALL
1956	22	BOS-min	B,A	15	4	.789	4.03	26	17					163.0	144	77	73	13	82								1.387	8.0	0.7	4.5			GBO,ALB · CARL,EL
1957	23	BOS-min	AA	5	9	.357	4.24	41	22		9	1		174.0	156	88	82	10	97	14	97	5	1	12			1.454	8.1	0.5	5.0	5.0	1.00	OKC · TL
1958	24	MIN-min	AA	15	10	.600	3.28	42	29					217.0	186	98	79	12	93								1.286	7.7	0.5	3.9			CNG · SOUA
1959	25	BOS-min	AAA	9	10	.474	3.15	21	16		3	1		120.0	109	49	42	9	39	6	99	4	0	3			1.233	8.2	0.7	2.9	7.4	2.54	MNE · AA
1959	25	BOS	AL	2	6	.250	5.27	9	8	1	2	0	0	56.1	68	35	33	9	24	2	24	1	0	3	254	77	1.633	10.9	1.4	3.8	3.8	1.00
1960	26	BOS-min	AAA	7	2	.778	2.94	13	13					95.0	76	37	31	8	20								1.011	7.2	0.8	1.9			MNE · AA
1960	26	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	7.42	15	0	8	0	0	1	30.1	38	26	25	4	16	1	28	3	0	4	143	54	1.780	11.3	1.2	4.7	8.3	1.75
1961	27	BOS-min	AAA	4	4	.500	3.10	24	7					61.0	55	26	21	3	27								1.344	8.1	0.4	4.0			SLE · PCL
1961	27	BOS	AL	3	2	.600	5.95	17	0	7	0	0	0	19.2	24	17	13	2	19	0	11	0	0	4	101	71	2.186	11.0	0.9	8.7	5.0	0.58
1962	28	TOT	MLB	0	2	.000	5.46	27	5	5	0	0	3	61.0	63	37	37	12	24	0	58	5	0	5	265	75	1.426	9.3	1.8	3.5	8.6	2.42
1962	28	BOS	AL	0	0		inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	17						0.00
1962	28	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	5.31	26	5	5	0	0	3	61.0	61	36	36	12	23	0	58	5	0	5	262	76	1.377	9.0	1.8	3.4	8.6	2.52

1965	31	CLE-STL-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.75	15	12		4	0		72.0	61	33	30	4	20	2	74	1	0	8			1.125	7.6	0.5	2.5	9.2	3.70	POR,JCK · PCL,IL
1965	31	CHW	AL	2	0	1.000	2.84	15	0	3	0	0	1	19.0	17	8	6	2	14	2	12	1	0	1	84	115	1.632	8.1	0.9	6.6	5.7	0.86
5 Seasons				8	11	.421	5.51	83	13	24	2	0	5	186.1	210	123	114	29	97	5	133	10	0	17	847	72	1.648	10.1	1.4	4.7	6.4	1.37
162 Game Avg.				6	8	.421	5.51	59	9	17	1	0	4	132	149	87	81	21	69	4	94	7	0	12	600	72	1.648	10.1	1.4	4.7	6.4	1.37

BOS (4 yrs)				6	9	.400	6.09	42	8	16	2	0	1	106.1	132	79	72	15	60	3	63	4	0	11	501	67	1.806	11.2	1.3	5.1	5.3	1.05
CIN (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.31	26	5	5	0	0	3	61.0	61	36	36	12	23	0	58	5	0	5	262	76	1.377	9.0	1.8	3.4	8.6	2.52
CHW (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	2.84	15	0	3	0	0	1	19.0	17	8	6	2	14	2	12	1	0	1	84	115	1.632	8.1	0.9	6.6	5.7	0.86

AL (5 yrs)			AL	8	9	.471	5.60	57	8	19	2	0	2	125.1	149	87	78	17	74	5	75	5	0	12	585	71	1.779	10.7	1.2	5.3	5.4	1.01
NL (1 yr)			NL	0	2	.000	5.31	26	5	5	0	0	3	61.0	61	36	36	12	23	0	58	5	0	5	262	76	1.377	9.0	1.8	3.4	8.6	2.52

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1959	25	BOS	AL	56.1	8	35	32	1	1.0	-3	-0.3	$
1960	26	BOS	AL	30.1	0	26	19	-1	.7	-7	-0.8	$
1961	27	BOS	AL	19.2	0	17	12	0	1.2	-5	-0.8	$
1962	28	BOS	AL	0.0	0	1	0	0	.2	-1	0.0	$
1962	28	CIN	NL	61.0	5	36	38	0	.8	2	0.0	$

1965	31	CHW	AL	19.0	0	8	8	1	.5	0	-0.1	$
5 Seasons				186.1	13	123	109	1	.9	-14	-2.0	$

BOS (4 yrs)				106.1	8	79	63	0	1.0	-16	-1.9	$
CIN (1 yr)				61.0	5	36	38	0	.8	2	0.0	$
CHW (1 yr)				19.0	0	8	8	1	.5	0	-0.1	$

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
1955	21	BOS-min	C	33	65	65		16	1	0	0						.246	.246	.262	.508		17						SJO · CALL
1956	22	BOS-min	B,A	35	78	78		23	2	0	2						.295	.295	.321	.615		25						GBO,ALB · CARL,EL
1957	23	BOS-min	AA	71	119	116	4	23	5	0	0	7	0	0	2	20	.198	.210	.241	.451		28		0	0	1		OKC · TL
1958	24	MIN-min	AA	68	107	107		25	5	2	3						.234	.234	.402	.636		43						CNG · SOUA
1959	25	BOS-min	AAA	21	45	43	2	7	0	1	0	3	1		1	12	.163	.182	.209	.391		9		0	1	0	0	MNE · AA
1959	25	BOS	AL	9	19	16	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.250	.294	.375	.669	80	6	0	0	2	0	0	/1
1960	26	BOS-min	AAA	25	46	46	3	18	1	0	0	5	0		0	10	.391	.391	.413	.804		19						MNE · AA
1960	26	BOS	AL	16	9	8	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.250	.333	.375	.708	90	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1961	27	BOS-min	AAA	26	26	26	1	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	7	.231	.231	.346	.577		9						SLE · PCL
1961	27	BOS	AL	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1962	28	TOT	MLB	27	16	16	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.313	.313	.313	.625	66	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
1962	28	BOS	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1962	28	CIN	NL	26	16	16	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.313	.313	.313	.625	66	5	0	0	0	0	0	1

1965	31	CLE-STL-min	AAA	15	28	28	2	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	8	.143	.143	.250	.393		7		0	0	0		POR,JCK · PCL,IL
1965	31	CHW	AL	15	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
5 Seasons				84	49	44	4	11	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	14	.250	.298	.318	.616	66	14	0	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	95	85	8	21	6	0	0	2	0	0	6	27	.250	.298	.318	.616	66	27	0	0	4	0	0

BOS (4 yrs)				43	30	26	3	6	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	.231	.286	.346	.632	70	9	0	0	2	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				26	16	16	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.313	.313	.313	.625	66	5	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				15	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				58	33	28	4	6	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	.214	.290	.321	.612	66	9	0	0	2	0	0
NL (1 yr)				26	16	16	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.313	.313	.313	.625	66	5	0	0	0	0	0

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
1959	25	BOS	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0.3	2	0.2	0.1	$	/1
1960	26	BOS	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
1961	27	BOS	AL	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1962	28	CIN	NL	16	-1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.2	2	0.2	0.0	$	1

1965	31	CHW	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$7,500	1
5 Seasons				49	-2	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	0.5	4	0.4	0.1	$7,500

BOS (3 yrs)				30	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0.3	2	0.2	0.1	$
CIN (1 yr)				16	-1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.2	2	0.2	0.0	$
CHW (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$7,500

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1959	BOS	AL	25	P	9	8	2	56.1	10	1	9	0	1	1.000	1.60	1.11	.955	2.04	2.03	1	2	67%
1960	BOS	AL	26	P	15	0	0	30.1	8	1	7	0	0	1.000	2.37	0.53	.968	1.96	1.95	0	0
1961	BOS	AL	27	P	17	0	0	19.2	6	1	4	1	1	.833	2.29	0.29	.953	2.06	2.02	1	1	50%
1962	TOT	MLB	28	P	27	5	0	61.0	13	3	8	2	2	.846	1.62	0.41	.948	2.07	2.05	2	1	33%
1962	BOS	AL	28	P	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.10	0	0
1962	CIN	NL	28	P	26	5	0	61.0	13	3	8	2	2	.846	1.62	0.42	.948	2.07	2.05	2	1	33%
1965	CHW	AL	31	P	15	0	0	19.0	8	1	6	1	0	.875	3.32	0.47	.951	2.04	2.03	0	2	100%
	5 Seasons			P	83	13	2	186.1	45	7	34	4	4	.911	1.98	0.49	.954	2.04	2.02	4	6	60%
	5 Seasons			TOT	83	13	2	186.1	45	7	34	4	4	.911	1.98	0.49	.954	2.04	2.02	4	6	60%

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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
May 8, 1962: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Boston Red Sox.
April 7, 1965: Sent to the Chicago White Sox by the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

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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
1965	31	Chicago White Sox	$7,500	Noll/Fort/Hylan database

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$7,500

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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