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Don Wilson

Donald Edward Wilson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 12, 1945 in Monroe, LA
High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA)
Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1966
Team: Astros 1966-1974

Final Game: September 28, 1974
Died: January 5, 1975 in Houston, TX
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, CA
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All-Star

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
1966 21 HOU NL 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 318 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 22 HOU NL 31 72 66 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .091 .143 .106 .249 -26 7 0 3 2 0 0 1
1968 23 HOU NL 34 78 70 7 15 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 16 .214 .236 .286 .522 59 20 2 1 6 0 0 1
1969 24 HOU NL 34 92 81 7 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 36 .099 .167 .123 .290 -17 10 0 4 2 2 0 1
1970 25 HOU NL 30 73 69 1 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 28 .116 .129 .145 .273 -25 10 3 1 3 0 0 1
1971 26 HOU NL 35 100 91 5 14 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 37 .154 .181 .165 .346 0 15 2 2 6 0 0 1 AS
1972 27 HOU NL 33 86 76 5 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 35 .105 .128 .132 .260 -25 10 2 0 8 0 0 1
1973 28 HOU NL 37 86 79 4 14 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 32 .177 .188 .228 .415 15 18 1 0 6 0 0 1
1974 29 HOU NL 33 75 63 6 13 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 19 .206 .227 .286 .513 46 18 2 2 9 1 0 1
9 Yrs 268 664 597 36 87 18 1 1 35 0 0 9 230 .146 .175 .184 .359 3 110 12 13 42 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 401 361 22 53 11 1 1 21 0 0 5 139 .146 .175 .184 .359 3 66 7 8 25 2 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
1966 21 HOU NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .573 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1967 22 HOU NL 31 72 -10 -1 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -0 $ 1
1968 23 HOU NL 34 78 -3 0 0 0 8 5 0.7 3 8 0.7 .520 .504 0.7 0.1 8 $ 1
1969 24 HOU NL 34 92 -12 -0 1 0 11 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1970 25 HOU NL 30 73 -11 0 -0 0 9 -2 -0.2 2 -0 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1971 26 HOU NL 35 100 -11 1 0 0 11 0 0.0 3 3 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $ 1 AS
1972 27 HOU NL 33 86 -11 -0 -0 0 9 -3 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -0 $ 1
1973 28 HOU NL 37 86 -10 0 -0 0 10 0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1974 29 HOU NL 33 75 -5 0 -0 0 8 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .509 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $ 1
9 Seasons 268 664 -73 0 1 0 72 -0 0.1 21 20 0.2 .500 .500 0.2 0.2 20 $

Advanced Batting

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
1966 21 HOU NL 2 1 1 27.0 90 .500 .500 .256 .500 .314 1.000 .386 1.500 .700 318 .967 0.6 0.1 2.000 .500 .500
1967 22 HOU NL 72 62 1 0.4 87 .154 .091 .254 .143 .315 .106 .372 .249 .687 -26 .018 -10.7 -1.2 .183 .030 .015
1968 23 HOU NL 78 63 5 2.2 79 .264 .214 .249 .236 .306 .286 .351 .522 .657 59 .282 -3.7 -0.4 .386 .086 .071 .0
1969 24 HOU NL 92 77 2 0.7 93 .170 .099 .257 .167 .327 .123 .381 .290 .708 -17 .037 -12.5 -1.3 .233 .062 .025
1970 25 HOU NL 73 67 1 0.4 100 .195 .116 .262 .129 .334 .145 .401 .273 .735 -25 .011 -12.2 -1.2 .172 .029 .029
1971 26 HOU NL 100 85 3 1.0 90 .259 .154 .256 .181 .322 .165 .375 .346 .697 0 .065 -12.0 -1.3 .228 .022 .011
1972 27 HOU NL 86 78 1 0.4 90 .195 .105 .254 .128 .322 .132 .376 .260 .698 -25 .011 -12.7 -1.4 .171 .053 .026
1973 28 HOU NL 86 72 3 1.1 96 .298 .177 .261 .188 .330 .228 .389 .415 .719 15 .080 -9.2 -1.0 .288 .063 .051
1974 29 HOU NL 75 62 4 1.7 90 .289 .206 .256 .227 .328 .286 .371 .513 .698 46 .163 -4.4 -0.4 .385 .079 .079
9 Yrs 664 567 21 1.0 91 .233 .146 .256 .175 .323 .184 .377 .359 .700 3 .069 -76.9 -8.1 .253 .054 .039 .0
162 Game Avg. 401 343 13 1.0 91 .233 .146 .256 .175 .323 .184 .377 .359 .700 3 .069 -76.9 -8.1 .253 .054 .039

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1971 HOU NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1966 21 HOU NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100% 0.00 100%
1967 22 HOU NL 72 0.0% 37.5% 1.4% 1.4% 17% 27.00 2.4 66.0 2.89 54%
1968 23 HOU NL 78 1.3% 20.5% 1.3% 3.9% 20% 16.00 4.4 70.0 11.7 1.47 68%
1969 24 HOU NL 92 0.0% 39.1% 3.3% 2.2% 25% 12.00 2.3 16.2 1.53 51%
1970 25 HOU NL 73 0.0% 38.4% 0.0% 2.7% 25% 2.5 17.3 4.43 56%
1971 26 HOU NL 100 0.0% 37.0% 1.0% 1.0% 7% 37.00 2.5 13.0 1.40 54%
1972 27 HOU NL 86 0.0% 40.7% 2.3% 1.2% 13% 17.50 2.2 38.0 2.33 48%
1973 28 HOU NL 86 0.0% 37.2% 1.2% 4.7% 29% 32.00 2.5 15.8 1.05 55%
1974 29 HOU NL 75 0.0% 25.3% 0.0% 6.7% 39% 3.3 12.6 2.14 60%
9 Yrs 664 0.2% 34.6% 1.4% 3.0% 23% 25.56 2.6 597.0 17.1 1.84 56%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.7% 8.5% 6.0% 27% 1.74 6.0 44.9 9.2 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1966 21 HOU NL 0.6 0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 1.20 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.0 0.93 0.3 0
1967 22 HOU NL -10.7 -1.2 70 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 .81 -1.1 -0.0 -9.8 -1.1 0.92 -10.3 0
1968 23 HOU NL -3.7 -0.4 78 -0.6 0.8 -1.3 .94 -0.6 -0.1 -4.9 -0.6 1.04 -3.3 0
1969 24 HOU NL -12.5 -1.3 93 -0.7 0.8 -1.4 .82 -0.9 0.0 -8.6 -0.9 0.95 -10.2 0
1970 25 HOU NL -12.2 -1.2 74 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 .90 -1.2 -0.3 -13.0 -1.3 1.03 -12.1 0
1971 26 HOU NL -12.2 -1.3 100 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 .89 -1.2 0.1 -10.3 -1.1 0.97 -11.9 0
1972 27 HOU NL -12.7 -1.4 83 -1.5 0.5 -1.9 1.01 -1.2 -0.3 -13.5 -1.5 1.08 -10.8 0
1973 28 HOU NL -9.2 -1.0 86 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 .92 -1.1 0.1 -8.6 -0.9 0.90 -10.9 0
1974 29 HOU NL -4.5 -0.5 77 -0.8 0.6 -1.4 .90 -0.6 -0.2 -6.9 -0.7 0.97 -5.9 0
9 Yrs -77.1 -8.2 663 -7.6 4.7 -12.3 .90 -7.8 -0.7 -75.9 -8.2 0.98 -75.0 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1966 21 HOU NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 22 HOU NL 0 0 10% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25% 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 23 HOU NL 1 0 38% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1969 24 HOU NL 1 0 47% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14% 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 1
1970 25 HOU NL 2 0 11% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 26 HOU NL 1 0 29% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 27 HOU NL 3 0 50% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 5 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1973 28 HOU NL 0 0 27% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2
1974 29 HOU NL 1 0 40% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 27% 6 5 1 0 0 0 5 2 2
9 Yrs 9 0 32% 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 36% 26 20 5 2 0 2 14 5 8

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1966 21 HOU NL 2 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1967 22 HOU NL 72 31% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 14 0 0% 15 1 7% 38 1 3% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1968 23 HOU NL 78 31% 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 9 6 67% 19 2 11% 19 2 11% 56 5 9% 6 2 33% 4 3 75% 0
1969 24 HOU NL 92 40% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 15 0 0% 14 4 29% 55 5 9% 5 3 60% 2 1 50% 0
1970 25 HOU NL 73 12% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 14 3 21% 13 4 31% 55 4 7% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
1971 26 HOU NL 100 32% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 55% 18 2 11% 18 5 28% 67 7 10% 6 3 50% 3 1 33% 0
1972 27 HOU NL 86 30% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80% 15 2 13% 21 4 19% 71 4 6% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1973 28 HOU NL 86 13% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 9 1 11% 10 5 50% 52 5 10% 3 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1974 29 HOU NL 75 21% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 100% 14 2 14% 18 7 39% 48 5 10% 3 2 67% 2 2 100% 0
9 Yrs 664 27% 87 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1 0 0 1 0 58 42 72% 118 12 10% 128 32 25% 444 36 8% 32 12 38% 20 12 60% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

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
1966 21 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 318 2 0 0 0 0 0
1967 22 32 74 68 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .103 .153 .132 .285 -16 9 0 3 2 0 0
1968 23 66 152 138 8 22 4 0 1 7 0 0 2 43 .159 .194 .210 .405 21 29 2 4 8 0 0
1969 24 100 244 219 15 30 6 0 1 12 0 0 5 79 .137 .184 .178 .362 6 39 2 8 10 2 0
1970 25 130 317 288 16 38 8 0 1 16 0 0 5 107 .132 .171 .170 .341 -2 49 5 9 13 2 0
1971 26 165 417 379 21 52 9 0 1 23 0 0 6 144 .137 .173 .169 .342 -1 64 7 11 19 2 0
1972 27 198 503 455 26 60 9 1 1 25 0 0 8 179 .132 .166 .163 .329 -5 74 9 11 27 2 0
1973 28 235 589 534 30 74 13 1 1 30 0 0 9 211 .139 .169 .172 .341 -2 92 10 11 33 2 0
1974 29 268 664 597 36 87 18 1 1 35 0 0 9 230 .146 .175 .184 .359 3 110 12 13 42 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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
1966 21 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 1 1
1967 22 31 74 67 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 27 .104 .167 .119 .286 1 31
1968 23 34 81 73 9 18 2 0 1 8 0 1 16 .247 .267 .315 .582 6 34
1969 24 34 91 80 5 7 2 0 0 4 0 3 36 .088 .157 .113 .270 1 34
1970 25 30 72 68 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 28 .103 .116 .132 .248 1 30
1971 26 35 102 93 6 16 1 0 0 9 0 1 37 .172 .198 .183 .381 3 35
1972 27 34 88 78 4 7 0 1 0 2 0 2 37 .090 .113 .115 .228 1 33
1973 28 37 87 80 5 15 4 0 0 6 0 1 32 .188 .198 .238 .435 4 37
1974 29 33 76 64 6 14 5 0 0 5 0 0 19 .219 .239 .297 .536 4 33
9 Yrs 269 673 605 37 92 18 1 1 38 0 9 232 .152 .182 .190 .372 22 268
162 Game Avg. 162 405 364 22 55 11 1 1 23 0 5 140 .152 .182 .190 .372 13 268

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1971 *

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1971 NL  5.7 (9th)

                           

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