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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 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
1959 24 BOS AL 1 1 .500 6.08 9 4 3 0 0 0 23.2 21 17 16 2 31 0 17 0 0 1 122 66 2.197 8.0 0.8 11.8 6.5 0.55
1960 25 BOS AL 3 2 .600 4.71 13 9 1 2 0 0 65.0 61 36 34 4 48 1 40 0 2 4 301 85 1.677 8.4 0.6 6.6 5.5 0.83
1962 27 BOS AL 12 8 .600 3.90 31 28 2 4 1 0 191.1 163 86 83 21 111 2 137 6 1 11 837 106 1.432 7.7 1.0 5.2 6.4 1.23
1963 28 BOS AL 11 16 .407 3.76 37 34 3 6 3 0 210.2 184 99 88 18 105 4 123 1 0 21 908 100 1.372 7.9 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.17
1964 29 BOS AL 11 12 .478 4.49 33 31 1 5 0 0 202.1 213 121 101 37 73 3 166 2 0 7 883 86 1.414 9.5 1.6 3.2 7.4 2.27
1965 30 BOS AL 13 14 .481 3.98 36 36 0 8 1 0 230.2 221 119 102 27 77 4 164 4 0 6 978 94 1.292 8.6 1.1 3.0 6.4 2.13
1966 31 TOT AL 18 11 .621 3.07 38 37 1 13 3 0 264.0 214 94 90 30 74 3 200 6 0 9 1059 118 1.091 7.3 1.0 2.5 6.8 2.70 MVP-14
1966 31 BOS AL 5 5 .500 3.84 15 14 1 5 1 0 100.2 88 45 43 14 36 2 67 2 0 4 418 100 1.232 7.9 1.3 3.2 6.0 1.86
1966 31 DET AL 13 6 .684 2.59 23 23 0 8 2 0 163.1 126 49 47 16 38 1 133 4 0 5 641 135 1.004 6.9 0.9 2.1 7.3 3.50
1967 32 DET AL 22 11 .667 3.27 39 38 1 12 0 0 264.0 216 103 96 34 92 7 184 3 0 8 1083 100 1.167 7.4 1.2 3.1 6.3 2.00 MVP-12
1968 33 DET AL 13 12 .520 2.85 34 33 0 10 3 0 224.1 192 77 71 20 65 4 168 0 2 7 909 106 1.146 7.7 0.8 2.6 6.7 2.58
1969 34 DET AL 12 10 .545 3.31 35 35 0 5 1 0 214.2 209 93 79 23 69 4 150 4 0 5 903 114 1.295 8.8 1.0 2.9 6.3 2.17
1970 35 TOT MLB 5 12 .294 4.58 33 25 3 4 1 0 161.0 169 89 82 20 51 3 103 4 0 0 694 84 1.366 9.4 1.1 2.9 5.8 2.02
1970 35 DET AL 4 6 .400 4.41 18 16 0 4 1 0 96.0 87 53 47 15 32 1 74 2 0 0 404 85 1.240 8.2 1.4 3.0 6.9 2.31
1970 35 SDP NL 1 6 .143 4.85 15 9 3 0 0 0 65.0 82 36 35 5 19 2 29 2 0 0 290 82 1.554 11.4 0.7 2.6 4.0 1.53
11 Seasons 121 109 .526 3.69 338 310 15 69 13 0 2051.2 1863 934 842 236 796 35 1452 30 5 79 8677 99 1.296 8.2 1.0 3.5 6.4 1.82
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .526 3.69 35 33 2 7 1 0 215 196 98 88 25 84 4 152 3 1 8 911 99 1.296 8.2 1.0 3.5 6.4 1.82
BOS (7 yrs) 56 58 .491 4.10 174 156 11 30 6 0 1024.1 951 523 467 123 481 16 714 15 3 54 4447 94 1.398 8.4 1.1 4.2 6.3 1.48
DET (5 yrs) 64 45 .587 3.18 149 145 1 39 7 0 962.1 830 375 340 108 296 17 709 13 2 25 3940 107 1.170 7.8 1.0 2.8 6.6 2.40
SDP (1 yr) 1 6 .143 4.85 15 9 3 0 0 0 65.0 82 36 35 5 19 2 29 2 0 0 290 82 1.554 11.4 0.7 2.6 4.0 1.53
AL (11 yrs) 120 103 .538 3.66 323 301 12 69 13 0 1986.2 1781 898 807 231 777 33 1423 28 5 79 8387 100 1.288 8.1 1.0 3.5 6.4 1.83
NL (1 yr) 1 6 .143 4.85 15 9 3 0 0 0 65.0 82 36 35 5 19 2 29 2 0 0 290 82 1.554 11.4 0.7 2.6 4.0 1.53

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1968 33 DET AL WS W STL 0 1 .000 6.23 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 3 3 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 21 2.308 8.3 0.0 12.5 6.2 0.50
1 WS 0 1 .000 6.23 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 3 3 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 21 2.308 8.3 0.0 12.5 6.2 0.50

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 Awards
1959 24 BOS AL 9 8 8 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 234 6 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1960 25 BOS AL 15 24 23 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .174 .208 .217 .426 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 27 BOS AL 35 75 69 8 12 2 0 3 8 0 0 5 19 .174 .230 .333 .563 48 23 0 0 1 0 0 1
1963 28 BOS AL 38 82 72 5 15 0 3 1 7 0 0 7 18 .208 .288 .333 .621 72 24 0 1 2 0 0 1
1964 29 BOS AL 54 83 73 19 15 4 0 5 13 0 0 9 22 .205 .293 .466 .758 103 34 1 0 1 0 0 1
1965 30 BOS AL 47 96 79 13 14 0 0 6 12 0 0 13 29 .177 .301 .405 .706 94 32 2 1 3 0 0 1
1966 31 TOT AL 45 113 96 20 23 0 2 7 22 0 0 8 36 .240 .299 .500 .799 120 48 0 1 6 2 0 1 MVP-14
1966 31 BOS AL 18 39 32 7 8 0 0 2 5 0 0 4 11 .250 .324 .438 .762 108 14 0 0 2 1 0 1
1966 31 DET AL 27 74 64 13 15 0 2 5 17 0 0 4 25 .234 .286 .531 .817 127 34 0 1 4 1 0 1
1967 32 DET AL 52 121 108 8 20 2 0 4 15 0 0 8 39 .185 .248 .315 .563 64 34 1 1 4 0 0 1 MVP-12
1968 33 DET AL 40 92 88 9 20 0 1 7 17 0 0 2 35 .227 .253 .489 .741 118 43 1 1 1 0 0 1
1969 34 DET AL 37 89 76 6 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 10 37 .132 .230 .132 .361 2 10 1 0 2 1 0 1
1970 35 TOT MLB 33 55 48 4 7 1 0 2 5 0 0 4 28 .146 .208 .292 .499 36 14 1 0 2 1 0 1
1970 35 DET AL 18 36 31 2 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 16 .194 .235 .323 .558 52 10 1 0 2 1 0 1
1970 35 SDP NL 15 19 17 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 12 .059 .158 .235 .393 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 405 838 740 95 144 12 6 35 111 0 0 67 271 .195 .265 .369 .634 76 273 7 5 22 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 335 296 38 58 5 2 14 44 0 0 27 108 .195 .265 .369 .634 76 109 3 2 9 2 0
BOS (7 yrs) 216 407 356 55 72 9 3 17 51 0 0 39 107 .202 .284 .388 .672 82 138 3 2 9 1 0
DET (5 yrs) 174 412 367 38 71 3 3 17 58 0 0 26 152 .193 .251 .357 .608 73 131 4 3 13 3 0
SDP (1 yr) 15 19 17 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 12 .059 .158 .235 .393 6 4 0 0 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 390 819 723 93 143 12 6 34 109 0 0 65 259 .198 .267 .372 .639 77 269 7 5 22 4 0
NL (1 yr) 15 19 17 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 12 .059 .158 .235 .393 6 4 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 33 DET AL WS STL W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1966-AL-14-5%
1967-AL-12-7%
0.12 Career Shares (839th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1966 AL--3.068--10th

Wins s c a p y
1966 AL--18--3rd
1967 AL--22--1st

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1962 AL--.600--10th
1966 AL--.621--6th
1967 AL--.667--3rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1966 AL--1.091--6th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1962 AL--7.667--4th
Career--8.172--168th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1962 AL--6.444--7th
1964 AL--7.384--7th
1966 AL--6.818--7th
Career--6.370--164th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1965 AL--230.7--8th
1966 AL--264.0--3rd
1967 AL--264.0--3rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1965 AL--164--6th
1966 AL--200--3rd
1967 AL--184--10th
Career--1452--190th

Games Started s c a p y
1963 AL--34--9th
1965 AL--36--5th
1966 AL--37--3rd
1967 AL--38--3rd

Complete Games s c a p y
1966 AL--13--3rd
1967 AL--12--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1963 AL--3--8th
1966 AL--3--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 AL--37--2nd
1965 AL--27--4th
1966 AL--30--3rd
1967 AL--34--2nd
1968 AL--20--9th
Career--236--120th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1962 AL--111--4th
1963 AL--105--1st
1967 AL--92--5th
Career--796--243rd

Hits s c a p y
1965 AL--221--7th
1966 AL--214--4th
1967 AL--216--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1966 AL--2.703--5th
1969 AL--2.174--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1963 AL--.769--9th

Losses s c a p y
1963 AL--16--4th
1965 AL--14--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1964 AL--101--5th
1965 AL--102--1st
1966 AL--90--8th
1967 AL--96--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1962 AL--11--2nd
1963 AL--21--1st
1966 AL--9--8th
Career--79--169th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1966 AL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1965 AL--978--8th
1966 AL--1059--4th
1967 AL--1083--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1966 AL--118--9th

Oldest s c a p y
1970 AL--born 1934-10-02--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (339), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 39 (418), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 16 (705), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 15 (484), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

May 11, 1953: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

June 14, 1966: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Joe Christopher to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and Don Demeter. The Detroit Tigers sent Julio Navarro (June 21, 1966) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

July 15, 1970: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Detroit Tigers.

January 13, 1971: Released by the San Diego Padres.

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