Wayne Terwilliger

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: June 27, 1925 in Clare, MI us

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: August 6, 1949 (Age 24-040d, 8,210th in MLB history)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 16, 1960 (Age 34-324d)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Willard Wayne Terwilliger

Nicknames: Twig

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.2

AB

2091

H

501

HR

BA

.240

R

271

RBI

162

SB

OBP

.323

SLG

.325

OPS

.648

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1948	23	CHC-min	A	18	46	46		9	2	0	0						.196	.196	.239	.435		11							DMO · WL
1949	24	CHC-min	AAA	115	512	432	80	119	28	2	8	46	13		72	64	.275	.383	.405	.788		175		3	5				LOS · PCL
1949	24	CHC	NL	36	130	112	11	25	2	1	2	10	0	3	16	22	.223	.326	.313	.638	75	35	1	1	1		1	4/H
1950	25	CHC	NL	133	537	480	63	116	22	3	10	32	13	11	43	63	.242	.311	.363	.673	77	174	8	5	9		1	*4/H358
1951	26	TOT	NL	87	282	242	37	55	7	0	0	14	4	1	37	28	.227	.332	.256	.588	59	62	6	1	2		0	4H/5
1951	26	CHC	NL	50	223	192	26	41	6	0	0	10	3	1	29	21	.214	.317	.245	.562	52	47	5	0	2		0	4/H
1951	26	BRO	NL	37	59	50	11	14	1	0	0	4	1	0	8	7	.280	.390	.300	.690	87	15	1	1	0		0	4H/5

1952	27	BRO-min	AAA	77	161	125	32	39	6	0	4	17	1		32	19	.312	.463	.456	.919		57	2	3	1				STP · AA
1953	28	WSH	AL	134	541	464	62	117	24	4	4	46	7	4	64	65	.252	.343	.347	.690	89	161	13	0	13		0	*4/H
1954	29	WSH	AL	106	382	337	42	70	10	1	3	24	3	3	32	40	.208	.282	.270	.552	55	91	7	3	9	1	1	45/H6
1955	30	NYG-min	AAA	72	334	276	51	82	22	0	4	28	6		48	32	.297	.404	.420	.825		116	7	3	5	2			MNE · AA
1955	30	NYG	NL	80	301	257	29	66	16	1	1	18	2	4	36	42	.257	.348	.339	.686	83	87	11	1	5	2	1	4/5H6
1956	31	NYG-min	AAA	90	344	290	39	71	14	3	2	27	10		48	44	.245	.357	.334	.691		97	2	3	2	1			MNE · AA
1956	31	NYG	NL	14	18	18	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.222	.222	.278	.500	34	5	0	0	0	0	0	/H4

1957	32	NYG-min	AAA	144	614	508	84	137	35	4	7	50	18		88	58	.270	.381	.396	.776		201		5	10	3	0		MNE · AA
1958	33	DET-min	AAA	146	654	535	103	144	23	2	2	38	24		101	58	.269	.388	.331	.718		177		5	9	4	3		CHL · AA
1959	34	KCA	AL	74	204	180	27	48	11	0	2	18	2	2	19	31	.267	.335	.361	.696	90	65	2	0	4	1	0	4H/65
1960	35	NYY-min	AAA	93	326	277	41	57	9	0	4	20	5	1	47	42	.206	.320	.282	.602		78		0	1	1			RMD · IL
1960	35	KCA	AL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/4
1961	36	NYY-min	B	1	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							GBO · CARL
1964	39	WSA-min	A	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000				0		0	0	0			GEN · NYPL
1967	42	WSA-min	AAA	7	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.286	.000	.286		0		0	0	0			HAW · PCL
1968	43	WSA-min	AAA	2	7	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.333	.500		2		0	1	0			BFL · IL
9 Yrs				666	2396	2091	271	501	93	10	22	162	31	28	247	296	.240	.323	.325	.648	76	680	48	11	43	4	4
162 Game Avg.				162	583	509	66	122	23	2	5	39	8	7	60	72	.240	.323	.325	.648	76	165	12	3	10		1

CHC (3 yrs)				219	890	784	100	182	30	4	12	52	16	15	88	106	.232	.314	.327	.641	71	256	14	6	12		2
WSH (2 yrs)				240	923	801	104	187	34	5	7	70	10	7	96	105	.233	.317	.315	.632	75	252	20	3	22	1	1
NYG (2 yrs)				94	319	275	29	70	17	1	1	18	2	4	36	47	.255	.341	.335	.675	80	92	11	1	5	2	1
KCA (2 yrs)				76	205	181	27	48	11	0	2	18	2	2	19	31	.265	.333	.359	.692	89	65	2	0	4	1	0
BRO (1 yr)				37	59	50	11	14	1	0	0	4	1	0	8	7	.280	.390	.300	.690	87	15	1	1	0		0

NL (5 yrs)				350	1268	1109	140	266	48	5	13	74	19	19	132	160	.240	.325	.327	.652	74	363	26	8	17	2	3
AL (4 yrs)				316	1128	982	131	235	45	5	9	88	12	9	115	136	.239	.320	.323	.643	78	317	22	3	26	2	1

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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