Earl Wilson
Robert Earl Wilson
Name Changed From Wilson; Earl Lawrence
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 216 lb.

Born: October 2, 1934 in Ponchatoula, LA
High School: Greenville Park (Greenville Park, LA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 28, 1959
Final Game: September 22, 1970
Died: April 23, 2005 in Southfield, MI
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 BOS AL 24 P 9 4 23.2 8 2 5 1 0 .875 2.66 0.78 .962 2.05 0.84
1960 BOS AL 25 P 13 9 65.0 17 6 10 1 1 .941 2.22 1.23 .971 1.97 0.78
1962 BOS AL 27 P 31 28 191.1 44 19 22 3 2 .932 1.93 1.32 .959 2.08 0.79
1963 BOS AL 28 P 37 34 210.2 56 17 36 3 1 .946 2.26 1.43 .955 1.99 0.79
1964 BOS AL 29 P 33 31 202.1 45 14 29 2 0 .956 1.91 1.30 .958 1.90 0.72
1965 BOS AL 30 P 36 36 230.2 53 24 26 3 2 .943 1.95 1.39 .951 2.04 0.75
1966 TOT AL 31 P 38 37 264.0 78 34 39 5 4 .936 2.49 1.92 .953 1.99 0.75 MVP-14
1966 BOS AL 31 P 15 14 100.2 26 12 12 2 2 .923 2.15 1.60 .954 1.99 0.75
1966 DET AL 31 P 23 23 163.1 52 22 27 3 2 .942 2.70 2.13 .952 1.99 0.75
1967 DET AL 32 P 39 38 264.0 68 26 42 0 2 1.000 2.32 1.74 .954 1.96 0.74 MVP-12
1968 DET AL 33 P 34 33 224.1 60 26 30 4 3 .933 2.25 1.65 .958 1.89 0.73
1969 DET AL 34 P 35 35 214.2 50 8 38 4 3 .920 1.93 1.31 .952 1.88 0.69
1970 TOT MLB 35 P 33 25 161.0 27 7 18 2 1 .926 1.40 0.76 .952 1.86 0.69
1970 DET AL 35 P 18 16 96.0 19 5 13 1 1 .947 1.69 1.00 .953 1.86 0.67
1970 SDP NL 35 P 15 9 65.0 8 2 5 1 0 .875 0.97 0.47 .950 1.86 0.71
11 Seasons P 338 310 2051.2 506 183 295 28 19 .945 2.10 1.41 .955 1.96 0.74
11 Seasons TOT 338 310 2051.2 506 183 295 28 19 .945 2.10 1.41 .900 1.96 0.74

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 BOS AL 24 9 4 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 BOS AL 25 15 9 15 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1962 BOS AL 27 35 28 35 35 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1963 BOS AL 28 38 34 38 38 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 BOS AL 29 54 31 54 54 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19
1965 BOS AL 30 47 36 47 47 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
1966 DET AL 31 27 23 27 27 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1966 BOS AL 31 18 14 18 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1967 DET AL 32 52 38 52 52 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1968 DET AL 33 40 33 40 40 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1969 DET AL 34 37 35 37 37 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1970 DET AL 35 18 16 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 SDP NL 35 15 9 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 405 310 405 405 338 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 39
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1959 BOS AL 24 125 62% 22% 7 86% 0 2 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 BOS AL 25 313 72% 21% 13 85% 0 6 0 4 10 7 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 100%
1962 BOS AL 27 861 71% 24% 29 90% 0 18 0 13 26 18 4 3 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 8 75%
1963 BOS AL 28 946 76% 24% 37 89% 1 17 2 14 36 25 3 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 67%
1964 BOS AL 29 910 74% 21% 30 90% 0 16 1 13 27 19 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1965 BOS AL 30 1003 75% 24% 32 91% 0 23 1 16 25 20 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 6 83%
1966 DET AL 31 659 73% 27% 33 94% 0 22 2 17 27 18 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 4 100%
1966 BOS AL 31 433 76% 24% 14 93% 0 14 1 9 10 8 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 3 100%
1967 DET AL 32 1118 75% 24% 49 92% 0 26 2 16 44 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 8 100%
1968 DET AL 33 946 75% 23% 39 90% 2 25 3 16 29 18 1 4 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 6 100%
1969 DET AL 34 934 76% 26% 42 83% 0 7 0 4 37 27 3 4 0 3 1 4 3 1 2 0 7 86%
1970 DET AL 35 417 74% 21% 16 81% 0 5 0 4 12 11 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1970 SDP NL 35 298 83% 21% 4 100% 0 2 0 2 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
11 Seasons 8963 75% 24% 345 89% 3 183 13 128 293 206 30 28 2 16 10 14 19 12 15 3 59 90%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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