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Jerry Willard
Gerald Duane Willard

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 11, 1984
  vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 19, 1994
Born March 14, 1960 in Oxnard, CA

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1979. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 24 CLE AL  87  246   21   55   8  1  10   37   1  0  26  55  .224  .295  .386   86   95   0   3   0   0   6
 1985 25 CLE AL 104  300   39   81  13  0   7   36   0  0  28  59  .270  .333  .383   97  115   4   1   1   1   3
 1986 26 OAK AL  75  161   17   43   7  0   4   26   0  1  22  28  .267  .354  .385  109   62   4   4   0   2   4
 1987 27 OAK AL   7    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   1  .167  .375  .167   56    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1990 30 CHW AL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 31 ATL NL  17   14    1    3   0  0   1    4   0  0   2   5  .214  .313  .429  102    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1992 32 TOT NL  47   48    2   11   1  0   2    8   0  0   2  10  .229  .260  .375   76   18   0   0   1   0   5
         ATL NL  26   23    2    8   1  0   2    7   0  0   1   3  .348  .375  .652  178   15   0   0   1   0   3
         MON NL  21   25    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   7  .120  .154  .120  -21    3   0   0   0   0   2
 1994 34 SEA AL   6    5    1    1   0  0   1    3   0  0   1   1  .200  .333  .800  179    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      346  783   82  195  29  1  25  114   1  1  83 161  .249  .320  .384   95  301   8   8   2   3  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        367   38   91  14  0  12   53   0  0  39  75  .249  .320  .384   95  141   4   4   1   1   8
 Career High    104  300   39   81  13  1  10   37   1  1  28  59  .270  .333  .386   97  115   4   4   1   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1984 24 CLE AL  275  200   28   3.8    99| .224  .266| .295  .329| .386  .401| .681  .730|  86  .417  -5.3  -0.5 100%
 1985 25 CLE AL  334  227   40   4.7    98| .270  .260| .333  .326| .383  .404| .716  .730|  97  .512  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1986 26 OAK AL  193  131   23   4.7    93| .267  .252| .354  .319| .385  .393| .739  .712| 109  .502   3.7   0.4   0%
 1987 27 OAK AL    8    5    1   5.3   100| .167  .257| .375  .324| .167  .412| .542  .736|  56  .532  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1990 30 CHW AL    3    3    0   0.0    93| .000  .257| .000  .325| .000  .384| .000  .709|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1991 31 ATL NL   16   11    2   4.9    98| .214  .264| .313  .333| .429  .396| .742  .729| 102  .570  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1992 32 TOT NL   50   42    4   2.6    94| .229  .262| .260  .328| .375  .386| .635  .714|  76  .296  -1.8  -0.2   0%
         ATL NL   24   18    4   6.0    98| .348  .267| .375  .333| .652  .393|1.027  .726| 178  .665   2.2   0.2   0%
         MON NL   26   24    0   0.0    91| .120  .258| .154  .323| .120  .380| .274  .703| -21  .000  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1994 34 SEA AL    6    4    1   6.7   113| .200  .275| .333  .348| .800  .438|1.133  .786| 179  .601   0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       885  623   99   4.3    97| .249  .261| .320  .326| .384  .400| .704  .725|  95  .469  -5.0  -0.5  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1984 24 CLE AL C 76 335 35 7 7 .981 .987 4.87 5.05 5.57 5.96 67 598.0 8 26 44 23 DH 1 1985 25 CLE AL C 96 427 52 5 11 .990 .987 4.99 5.03 5.75 6.05 83 750.3 5 23 70 28 DH 1 1986 26 OAK AL C 71 300 12 2 1 .994 .989 4.39 5.44 6.42 6.62 48 437.7 3 18 41 11 DH 1 1987 27 OAK AL DH 3 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.50 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1990 30 CHW AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1991 31 ATL NL C 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 5.60 6.75 6.75 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 1992 32 ATL NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.70 9.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 MON NL 1B 5 17 3 1 0 .952 .995 4.00 8.38 7.20 9.76 3 25.0 1994 34 SEA AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.70 0.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 27 OAK AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.50 1992 32 MON NL 1B 5 17 3 1 0 .952 .995 4.00 8.38 7.20 9.76 3 25.0 1987 27 OAK AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1984 24 CLE AL C 76 335 35 7 7 .981 .987 4.87 5.05 5.57 5.96 67 598.0 8 26 44 23 1985 25 CLE AL C 96 427 52 5 11 .990 .987 4.99 5.03 5.75 6.05 83 750.3 5 23 70 28 1986 26 OAK AL C 71 300 12 2 1 .994 .989 4.39 5.44 6.42 6.62 48 437.7 3 18 41 11 1990 30 CHW AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1991 31 ATL NL C 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 5.60 6.75 6.75 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 1992 32 ATL NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.70 9.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1994 34 SEA AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.70 0.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1984 24 CLE AL DH 1 1985 25 CLE AL DH 1 1986 26 OAK AL DH 1 1987 27 OAK AL DH 3 1994 34 SEA AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 247 1067 99 14 19 .988 .988 4.72 5.16 199 1795.0 16 69 155 62 DH 7 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 6 18 3 1 0 .955 .995 3.50 8.40 3 25.0 3B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 254 1085 102 15 19 .988 .988 4.67 5.23
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1991   NLCS  ATL PIT     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ATL MIN     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   0        .000         0  0   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

December 20, 1979: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

December 9, 1982: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Jay Baller, Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, and George Vukovich to the Cleveland Indians for Von Hayes.

April 1, 1986: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 4, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 12, 1987: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

February 10, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 30, 1990: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

January 19, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

July 2, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

July 15, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

October 6, 1992: Released by the Montreal Expos.

December 21, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 15, 1993: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

February 15, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 6, 1994: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Oakland Athletics$80,000
1990Chicago White Sox$100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$180,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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