Vance Wilson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: March 17, 1973 in Mesa, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 44th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ).

High School: Red Mountain HS (Mesa, AZ)

School: Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ)

Debut: April 24, 1999 (Age 26-038d, 15,042nd in MLB history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2006 (Age 33-195d)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Full Name: Vance Allen Wilson

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.7

AB

953

H

238

HR

BA

.250

R

104

RBI

129

SB

OBP

.302

SLG

.377

OPS

.679

OPS+

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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
1994	21	NYM-min	A-	44	178	166	22	51	12	0	2	20	4	1	5	27	.307	.343	.416	.758		69	1	5	0	2	2		PFD · NYPL
1995	22	NYM-min	A	91	354	324	34	81	11	0	6	32	4	3	19	45	.250	.306	.340	.645		110	6	8	1	2	1		CLM · SALL
1996	23	NYM-min	A+	93	352	311	29	76	14	2	6	44	2	4	31	41	.244	.321	.360	.681		112	7	6	0	4	2		SCE · FLOR
1997	24	NYM-min	AA	92	351	322	46	89	17	0	15	40	2	5	20	46	.276	.328	.469	.797		151	6	5	3	1	0		BNG · EL
1998	25	NYM-min	AAA,Rk,A+	60	213	198	23	51	8	0	6	25	0	4	9	34	.258	.295	.389	.684		77	7	2	3	1	0		NFK,MET,SCE · IL,GULF,FLOR
1999	26	NYM-min	AAA	15	58	53	10	14	3	0	3	5	1	0	4	8	.264	.328	.491	.818		26	4	1	0	0	2		NFK · IL
1999	26	NYM	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2000	27	NYM-min	AAA	111	440	400	47	104	23	1	16	62	11	6	24	65	.260	.319	.443	.761		177	12	12	1	3	1		NFK · IL
2000	27	NYM	NL	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2001	28	NYM-min	AAA	65	253	228	24	56	14	0	6	31	0	1	12	34	.246	.306	.386	.692		88	7	9	1	3	2		NFK · IL
2001	28	NYM	NL	32	62	57	3	17	3	0	0	6	0	1	2	16	.298	.339	.351	.690	83	20	1	2	0	1	0	2
2002	29	NYM	NL	74	178	163	19	40	7	0	5	26	0	1	5	32	.245	.301	.380	.682	82	62	4	8	2	0	0	2/3
2003	30	NYM	NL	96	292	268	28	65	9	1	8	39	1	2	15	56	.243	.293	.373	.666	75	100	6	5	2	2	1	2
2004	31	NYM-min	AAA,AA	2	8	7	3	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	1.286	1.786		9	0	1	0	0	0		NFK,BNG · IL,EL
2004	31	NYM	NL	79	177	157	18	43	10	1	4	21	1	0	11	24	.274	.335	.427	.762	98	67	5	5	1	3	2	2
2005	32	DET	AL	61	173	152	18	30	4	0	3	19	0	0	11	26	.197	.275	.283	.558	52	43	6	6	2	2	0	2
2006	33	DET	AL	56	168	152	18	43	9	0	5	18	0	4	2	33	.283	.304	.441	.745	90	67	1	3	10	1	0	2
2007	34	DET-min	AAA	3	12	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.333	.273	.606		3	2	1	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2009	36	KCR-min	AA	59	229	204	27	55	9	0	10	32	0	1	16	46	.270	.342	.461	.803		94	6	7	1	1	1		NTA · TL
8 Yrs				403	1054	953	104	238	42	2	25	129	2	8	46	189	.250	.302	.377	.679	78	359	23	29	17	9	3
162 Game Avg.				162	424	383	42	96	17	1	10	52	1	3	18	76	.250	.302	.377	.679	78	144	9	12	7	4	1

NYM (6 yrs)				286	713	649	68	165	29	2	17	92	2	4	33	130	.254	.308	.384	.692	82	249	16	20	5	6	3
DET (2 yrs)				117	341	304	36	73	13	0	8	37	0	4	13	59	.240	.289	.362	.651	71	110	7	9	12	3	0

NL (6 yrs)				286	713	649	68	165	29	2	17	92	2	4	33	130	.254	.308	.384	.692	82	249	16	20	5	6	3
AL (2 yrs)				117	341	304	36	73	13	0	8	37	0	4	13	59	.240	.289	.362	.651	71	110	7	9	12	3	0

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