Vic Willis

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Rightfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: April 12, 1876 in Cecil County, MD us

Died: August 3, 1947 in Elkton, MD

Buried: St. John Cemetery, Newark, DE

High School: Newark Academy (Newark, DE)

School: University of Delaware (Newark, DE)

Last Game: September 5, 1910 (Age 34-146d)
vs. PIT 6.1 IP, 11 H, 1 SO, 1 BB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1995. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Vic Willis's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1898 season

Full Name: Victor Gazaway Willis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.2

249

205

ERA

2.63

513

471

3996.0

1651

WHIP

1.209

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1895	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B		10	15	.400	2.94	7.30	32	27		21	0		235.1	278	191	77		89		103	7		4		1.559	10.6		3.4	3.9	1.16
1895	19	-3.0	Lynchburg	VIRL	B		6	11	.353	2.62	5.77	21	19		17	0		168.1	175	108	49		55		82	5		4		1.366	9.4		2.9	4.4	1.49
1895	19	-5.4	Harrisburg	PASL	B		4	4	.500	3.76	11.15	11	8		4			67.0	103	83	28		34		21	2		0		2.045	13.8		4.6	2.8	0.62

1897	21	-3.6	Syracuse	EL	A		21	17	.553	1.16	4.35	41	38		37	3		355.2	342	172	46		129		171	32		5		1.324	8.7		3.3	4.3	1.33
1898	22	-3.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	25	13	.658	2.84	4.14	41	38	2	29	1	0	311.0	264	143	98	5	148		160	29	1	9	1333	1.325	7.6	0.1	4.3	4.6	1.08
1899	23	-3.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	27	8	.771	2.50	3.31	41	38	3	35	5	2	342.2	277	126	95	6	117		120	30	0	12	1399	1.150	7.3	0.2	3.1	3.2	1.03
1900	24	-3.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	10	17	.370	4.19	5.99	32	29	3	22	2	0	236.0	258	157	110	11	106		53	12	1	8	1048	1.542	9.8	0.4	4.0	2.0	0.50
1901	25	-1.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	20	17	.541	2.36	3.27	38	35	3	33	6	0	305.1	262	111	80	6	78		133	11	0	5	1226	1.114	7.7	0.2	2.3	3.9	1.71
1902	26	-0.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	27	20	.574	2.20	3.12	51	46	5	45	4	3	410.0	372	142	100	6	101		225	14	0	12	1652	1.154	8.2	0.1	2.2	4.9	2.23
1903	27	-0.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	12	18	.400	2.98	3.92	33	32	1	29	2	0	278.0	256	121	92	3	88		125	10	0	4	1117	1.237	8.3	0.1	2.8	4.0	1.42
1904	28	0.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	18	25	.419	2.85	4.47	43	43	0	39	2	0	350.0	357	174	111	7	109		196	14	2	11	1490	1.331	9.2	0.2	2.8	5.0	1.80
1905	29	1.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	12	29	.293	3.21	4.58	41	41	0	36	4	0	342.0	340	174	122	7	107		149	13	2	12	1403	1.307	8.9	0.2	2.8	3.9	1.39
1906	30	2.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	23	13	.639	1.73	2.35	41	36	5	32	6	1	322.0	295	84	62	0	76		124	5	0	8	1255	1.152	8.2	0.0	2.1	3.5	1.63
1907	31	3.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	21	11	.656	2.34	2.95	39	37	2	27	6	1	292.2	234	96	76	4	69		107	7	0	2	1143	1.035	7.2	0.1	2.1	3.3	1.55
1908	32	4.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	23	11	.676	2.07	2.81	41	38	3	25	7	0	304.2	239	95	70	2	69		97	6	0	4	1196	1.011	7.1	0.1	2.0	2.9	1.41
1909	33	6.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	22	11	.667	2.24	2.61	39	35	4	24	4	1	289.2	243	84	72	3	83		95	4	0	4	1141	1.125	7.6	0.1	2.6	3.0	1.14
1910	34	6.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	12	.429	3.35	4.80	33	23	10	12	1	3	212.0	224	113	79	6	61		67	1	0	3	876	1.344	9.5	0.3	2.6	2.8	1.10
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		249	205	.548	2.63	3.65	513	471	41	388	50	11	3996.0	3621	1620	1167	66	1212		1651	156	6	94	16279	1.209	8.2	0.1	2.7	3.7	1.36
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		31	32	.492	1.87	5.53	73	65		58	3		591.0	620	363	123		218		274	39		9		1.418	9.4		3.3	4.2	1.26
All Levels (15 Seasons)							280	237	.542	2.53	3.89	586	536	41	446	53	11	4587.0	4241	1983	1290	66	1430		1925	195	6	103	16279	1.236	8.3		2.8	3.8	1.35

A (1 season)					Minors		21	17	.553	1.16	4.35	41	38		37	3		355.2	342	172	46		129		171	32		5		1.324	8.7		3.3	4.3	1.33
B (1 season)					Minors		10	15	.400	2.94	7.30	32	27		21	0		235.1	278	191	77		89		103	7		4		1.559	10.6		3.4	3.9	1.16