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Ted Wills

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Born: February 9, 1934 in Fresno, CA us

High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)

School: California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)

Debut: May 24, 1959 (Age 25-104d, 11,654th in major league history)
vs. WSH 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: June 12, 1965 (Age 31-123d)
vs. WSA 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Theodore Carl Wills

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

ERA

5.51

186.1

133

WHIP

1.648

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
1955	21	BOS-min	C	15	8	.652	2.92	31	22		14	1		188.0	153	76	61	6	99		153	2	0	4				1.340	7.3	0.3	4.7	7.3	1.55	SJO CALL
1956	22	BOS-min	B,A	15	4	.789	3.20	26	17		11	3		135.0	104	50	48	13	61	0	105	4	0	9				1.222	6.9	0.9	4.1	7.0	1.72	GBO,ALB CARL,EL
1957	23	BOS-min	AA	5	9	.357	4.24	41	22		9	1		174.0	156	88	82	10	97	14	97	5	0	12				1.454	8.1	0.5	5.0	5.0	1.00	OKC TL
1958	24	WSH-min	AA	15	10	.600	3.28	42	29		12	2		217.0	186	98	79	12	93	5	181	3	0	11				1.286	7.7	0.5	3.9	7.5	1.95	CNG SOUA
1959	25	BOS-min	AAA	9	10	.474	3.15	21	16		3	1		120.0	109	49	42	9	39	6	99	4	0	3				1.233	8.2	0.7	2.9	7.4	2.54	MNE AA
1959	25	BOS	AL	2	6	.250	5.27	9	8	1	2	0	0	56.1	68	35	33	9	24	2	24	1	0	3	254	77	5.10	1.633	10.9	1.4	3.8	3.8	1.00
1960	26	BOS-min	AAA	7	2	.778	2.94	13	13		5	2		95.0	76	37	31	8	20	2	82	3	0	3				1.011	7.2	0.8	1.9	7.8	4.10	MNE AA
1960	26	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	7.42	15	0	8	0	0	1	30.1	38	26	25	4	16	1	28	3	0	4	143	55	4.27	1.780	11.3	1.2	4.7	8.3	1.75
1961	27	BOS-min	AAA	4	4	.500	3.10	24	7		3	0		61.0	55	26	21	3	27	3	65	2	0	4				1.344	8.1	0.4	4.0	9.6	2.41	SLE PCL
1961	27	BOS	AL	3	2	.600	5.95	17	0	7	0	0	0	19.2	24	17	13	2	19	0	11	0	0	4	101	71	5.68	2.186	11.0	0.9	8.7	5.0	0.58
1962	28	TOT	MLB	0	2	.000	5.46	27	5	5	0	0	3	61.0	63	37	37	12	24	0	58	5	0	5	265	75	4.70	1.426	9.3	1.8	3.5	8.6	2.42
1962	28	BOS	AL	0	0		inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	17							0.00
1962	28	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	5.31	26	5	5	0	0	3	61.0	61	36	36	12	23	0	58	5	0	5	262	76	4.65	1.377	9.0	1.8	3.4	8.6	2.52

1963	29	CIN-min	AAA	15	10	.600	3.38	28	26		10	2		184.0	161	74	69	18	55	1	175	2	0	15				1.174	7.9	0.9	2.7	8.6	3.18	SDG PCL
1964	30	CIN-min	AAA	12	7	.632	3.71	28	28		9	2		182.0	160	89	75	22	51	2	154	4	0	7				1.159	7.9	1.1	2.5	7.6	3.02	SDG PCL
1965	31	CLE-STL-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.75	15	12		4	0		72.0	61	33	30	4	20	2	74	1	0	8				1.125	7.6	0.5	2.5	9.3	3.70	POR,JCK PCL,IL
1965	31	CHW	AL	2	0	1.000	2.84	15	0	3	0	0	1	19.0	17	8	6	2	14	2	12	1	0	1	84	114	4.99	1.632	8.1	0.9	6.6	5.7	0.86
5 Yrs				8	11	.421	5.51	83	13	24	2	0	5	186.1	210	123	114	29	97	5	133	10	0	17	847	73	4.88	1.648	10.1	1.4	4.7	6.4	1.37
162 Game Avg.				6	8	.421	5.51	59	9	17	1	0	4	132	149	87	81	21	69	4	94	7	0	12	600	73	4.88	1.648	10.1	1.4	4.7	6.4	1.37

BOS (4 yrs)				6	9	.400	6.09	42	8	16	2	0	1	106.1	132	79	72	15	60	3	63	4	0	11	501	67	4.97	1.806	11.2	1.3	5.1	5.3	1.05
CIN (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.31	26	5	5	0	0	3	61.0	61	36	36	12	23	0	58	5	0	5	262	76	4.65	1.377	9.0	1.8	3.4	8.6	2.52
CHW (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	2.84	15	0	3	0	0	1	19.0	17	8	6	2	14	2	12	1	0	1	84	114	4.99	1.632	8.1	0.9	6.6	5.7	0.86

AL (5 yrs)				8	9	.471	5.60	57	8	19	2	0	2	125.1	149	87	78	17	74	5	75	5	0	12	585	71	4.97	1.779	10.7	1.2	5.3	5.4	1.01
NL (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.31	26	5	5	0	0	3	61.0	61	36	36	12	23	0	58	5	0	5	262	76	4.65	1.377	9.0	1.8	3.4	8.6	2.52