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Jerry Willard

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: March 14, 1960 in Oxnard, CA us

High School: Hueneme HS (Oxnard, CA)

School: Oxnard College (Oxnard, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1984 (Age 24-028d, 14,891st in major league history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 19, 1994 (Age 34-066d)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Gerald Duane Willard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

783

195

.249

RBI

114

OBP

.320

SLG

.384

OPS

.705

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
1980	20	PHI-min	A-	65	289	231	53	85	21	1	5	59	2	2	51	27	.368	.481	.532	1.013		123		2	2	3			CEO · NORW
1981	21	PHI-min	A	107	393	334	43	87	17	1	12	60	6	4	49	66	.260	.354	.425	.779		142		2	3	5	5		PNS · CARL
1982	22	PHI-min	AA,AAA	117	450	376	56	104	15	1	14	65	2	4	65	66	.277	.389	.434	.822		163		6	0	3	4		REA,OKC · EL,AA
1983	23	CLE-min	AAA	127	488	396	61	119	22	2	19	77	0	4	80	76	.301	.421	.510	.932		202		5	4	3	7		CHL · IL
1984	24	CLE	AL	87	275	246	21	55	8	1	10	37	1	0	26	55	.224	.295	.386	.681	86	95	6	0	0	3	0	2H/D
1985	25	CLE-min	AAA	11	47	40	5	9	3	0	1	4	1	0	7	7	.225	.340	.375	.715		15		0	0	0	0		MAI · IL
1985	25	CLE	AL	104	334	300	39	81	13	0	7	36	0	0	28	59	.270	.333	.383	.717	97	115	3	1	4	1	1	2H/D
1986	26	OAK-min	AAA	22	73	62	7	16	5	0	1	12	0	0	9	11	.258	.347	.387	.734		24		0	1	1	0		TAC · PCL
1986	26	OAK	AL	75	193	161	17	43	7	0	4	26	0	1	22	28	.267	.354	.385	.740	109	62	4	2	4	4	0	2H/D
1987	27	OAK-min	AAA	67	277	215	42	64	15	0	6	38	0	1	56	33	.298	.438	.451	.889		97		0	3	3	3		TAC · PCL
1987	27	OAK	AL	7	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.167	.375	.167	.542	56	1	0	0	0	0	0	/HD35

1989	29	CHW-min	AAA,AA	95	348	293	37	81	19	1	7	39	0	2	50	58	.276	.388	.420	.808		123		4	0	1	6		VAN,BIR · PCL,SOUL
1990	30	CHW-min	AAA	121	472	380	66	106	21	0	20	76	2	4	85	60	.279	.409	.492	.901		187		2	0	5	7		VAN · PCL
1990	30	CHW	AL	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H2
1991	31	ATL-min	AAA	91	330	277	42	83	24	0	8	39	1	3	45	46	.300	.405	.473	.878		131	3	5	2	1	4		RMD · IL
1991	31	ATL	NL	17	16	14	1	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	5	.214	.313	.429	.741	102	6	0	0	0	0	0	H/2
1992	32	MON-min	AAA	31	110	97	9	27	7	1	3	17	0	0	12	19	.278	.358	.464	.822		45	2	0	1	0	0		INA · AA
1992	32	TOT	NL	47	50	48	2	11	1	0	2	8	0	0	2	10	.229	.260	.375	.635	76	18	5	0	0	0	1	H/32
1992	32	ATL	NL	26	24	23	2	8	1	0	2	7	0	0	1	3	.348	.375	.652	1.027	178	15	3	0	0	0	1	H/2
1992	32	MON	NL	21	26	25	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	.120	.154	.120	.274	-21	3	2	0	0	0	0	H/3

1993	33	ATL-min	AAA	107	382	317	37	101	21	0	8	44	0	0	60	63	.319	.429	.461	.890		146	5	3	0	2	6		RMD · IL
1994	34	SEA-min	AAA	110	472	371	86	107	28	1	23	80	0	0	88	70	.288	.423	.555	.978		206	14	4	1	8	7		CGY · PCL
1994	34	SEA	AL	6	6	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.800	1.133	180	4	0	0	0	0	0	/H2D
1995	35	SEA-min	AAA	85	279	228	33	61	16	0	9	47	0	0	45	43	.268	.391	.456	.847		104	7	3	0	3	6		TAC · PCL
8 Yrs				346	885	783	82	195	29	1	25	114	1	1	83	161	.249	.320	.384	.705	95	301	18	3	8	8	2
162 Game Avg.				162	414	367	38	91	14	0	12	53	0	0	39	75	.249	.320	.384	.705	95	141	8	1	4	4	1

CLE (2 yrs)				191	609	546	60	136	21	1	17	73	1	0	54	114	.249	.316	.385	.700	92	210	9	1	4	4	1
ATL (2 yrs)				43	40	37	3	11	1	0	3	11	0	0	3	8	.297	.350	.568	.918	149	21	3	0	0	0	1
OAK (2 yrs)				82	201	167	18	44	7	0	4	26	0	1	24	29	.263	.355	.377	.733	107	63	4	2	4	4	0
MON (1 yr)				21	26	25	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	.120	.154	.120	.274	-21	3	2	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				6	6	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.800	1.133	180	4	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				282	819	721	79	181	28	1	22	102	1	1	79	146	.251	.324	.384	.708	96	277	13	3	8	8	1
NL (2 yrs)				64	66	62	3	14	1	0	3	12	0	0	4	15	.226	.273	.387	.660	82	24	5	0	0	0	1