Frank Wills

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: October 26, 1958 in New Orleans, LA us

Died: May 11, 2012 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: St. Joseph's Cemetery #2, New Orleans, LA

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (16th) of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA).

High School: De La Salle HS (New Orleans, LA)

School: Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: July 31, 1983 (Age 24-278d, 12,391st in MLB history)
vs. DET 4.0 IP, 3 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1991 (Age 32-186d)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Frank Lee Wills

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

W

L

ERA

5.06

G

154

GS

SV

IP

435.2

SO

281

WHIP

1.460

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1980	21	KCR-min	A,Rk	4	5	.444	3.15	13	13		3	0	0	80.0	77	40	28	1	40	0	68	8	4	9				1.463	8.7	0.1	4.5	7.7	1.70	CHS,RYB SALL,GULF
1981	22	KCR-min	AA	9	14	.391	3.98	27	27	0	11	1	0	192.0	199	104	85	16	91	3	174	9	3	15				1.510	9.3	0.8	4.3	8.2	1.91	JCK SOUL
1982	23	KCR-min	AAA	7	10	.412	5.20	41	12	23	2	0	3	107.1	110	71	62	8	81	2	77	4	0	7				1.780	9.2	0.7	6.8	6.5	0.95	OMA AA
1983	24	KCR-min	AAA,AA	9	13	.409	3.92	24	24	0	6	1	0	149.1	140	75	65	11	68	3	105	2	4	10				1.393	8.4	0.7	4.1	6.3	1.54	OMA,JCK AA,SOUL
1983	24	KCR	AL	2	1	.667	4.15	6	4	1	0	0	0	34.2	35	17	16	2	15	0	23	0	0	3	152	99	3.48	1.442	9.1	0.5	3.9	6.0	1.53
1984	25	KCR-min	AAA	7	4	.636	2.81	15	15	0	2	1	0	89.2	75	32	28	9	49	0	69	0	0	2				1.383	7.5	0.9	4.9	6.9	1.41	OMA AA
1984	25	KCR	AL	2	3	.400	5.11	10	5	2	0	0	0	37.0	39	21	21	3	13	0	21	0	0	2	161	79	3.74	1.405	9.5	0.7	3.2	5.1	1.62
1985	26	SEA-min	AAA	4	3	.571	4.86	9	9	0	3	2	0	46.1	44	27	25	5	25	0	31	0	0	3				1.489	8.5	1.0	4.9	6.0	1.24	CGY PCL
1985	26	SEA	AL	5	11	.313	6.00	24	18	2	1	0	1	123.0	122	85	82	18	68	3	67	3	1	9	541	70	5.23	1.545	8.9	1.3	5.0	4.9	0.99
1986	27	CLE-min	AAA	4	3	.571	2.87	22	1	17	0	0	6	31.1	37	10	10	4	10	1	21	1	0	1				1.500	10.6	1.1	2.9	6.0	2.10	MAI IL
1986	27	CLE	AL	4	4	.500	4.91	26	0	16	0	0	4	40.1	43	23	22	6	16	4	32	0	0	2	182	85	4.31	1.463	9.6	1.3	3.6	7.1	2.00
1987	28	CLE-min	AAA	3	2	.600	3.34	36	0	30	0	0	6	56.2	53	28	21	5	22	2	45	0	3	1				1.324	8.4	0.8	3.5	7.1	2.05	BFL AA
1987	28	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	5.06	6	0	4	0	0	1	5.1	3	3	3	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	26	95	5.31	1.875	5.1	0.0	11.8	6.8	0.57
1988	29	TOR-min	AAA	6	4	.600	3.24	25	10	8	0	0	3	80.2	70	40	29	4	25	2	53	4	4	7				1.178	7.8	0.4	2.8	5.9	2.12	SYR IL
1988	29	TOR	AL	0	0		5.23	10	0	4	0	0	0	20.2	22	12	12	2	6	2	19	0	0	1	89	76	3.06	1.355	9.6	0.9	2.6	8.3	3.17
1989	30	TOR-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.59	14	0	11	0	0	5	17.0	8	7	3	1	8	0	13	0	0	1				0.941	4.2	0.5	4.2	6.9	1.63	SYR IL
1989	30	TOR	AL	3	1	.750	3.66	24	4	6	0	0	0	71.1	65	31	29	4	30	2	41	1	0	4	302	101	3.65	1.332	8.2	0.5	3.8	5.2	1.37
1990	31	TOR	AL	6	4	.600	4.73	44	4	6	0	0	0	99.0	101	54	52	13	38	7	72	1	0	1	422	87	4.24	1.404	9.2	1.2	3.5	6.5	1.89
1991	32	TOR-min	AAA	3	5	.375	4.84	22	9	8	0	0	1	61.1	71	35	33	4	21	0	38	3	4	2				1.500	10.4	0.6	3.1	5.6	1.81	SYR IL
1991	32	TOR	AL	0	1	.000	16.62	4	0	3	0	0	0	4.1	8	8	8	2	5	0	2	1	0	0	27	28	12.09	3.000	16.6	4.2	10.4	4.2	0.40
9 Yrs				22	26	.458	5.06	154	35	44	1	0	6	435.2	438	254	245	50	198	18	281	6	1	22	1902	81	4.36	1.460	9.0	1.0	4.1	5.8	1.42
162 Game Avg.				8	9	.458	5.06	55	13	16	0	0	2	157	158	91	88	18	71	6	101	2	0	8	684	81	4.36	1.460	9.0	1.0	4.1	5.8	1.42

TOR (4 yrs)				9	6	.600	4.65	82	8	19	0	0	0	195.1	196	105	101	21	79	11	134	3	0	6	840	85	4.07	1.408	9.0	1.0	3.6	6.2	1.70
KCR (2 yrs)				4	4	.500	4.65	16	9	3	0	0	0	71.2	74	38	37	5	28	0	44	0	0	5	313	88	3.61	1.423	9.3	0.6	3.5	5.5	1.57
CLE (2 yrs)				4	5	.444	4.93	32	0	20	0	0	5	45.2	46	26	25	6	23	4	36	0	0	2	208	86	4.43	1.511	9.1	1.2	4.5	7.1	1.57
SEA (1 yr)				5	11	.313	6.00	24	18	2	1	0	1	123.0	122	85	82	18	68	3	67	3	1	9	541	70	5.23	1.545	8.9	1.3	5.0	4.9	0.99

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

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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