Bill
Wilkinson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 160
 
Born: August 10, 1964 in Usa, WY, GREYBULL
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 20 MIN AL   6 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 3
1986 21 MIN AL   6 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4
1987 22 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
1988 23 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 5
1989 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 5
1990 25 MIN AL $ 350,000 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 7 6 7 6 5 5 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 8 7 7 6 5 6 6 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1985 20 AAA   1 10 .091 15 15 1 0 0 89.0 84 44 17 35 78 4.45 .246 .316 .427 .743  
    AA   5 1 .833 7 7 0 0 0 50.7 28 11 4 20 65 1.95 .160 .246 .246 .492  
1986 21 AAA   2 2 .500 7 7 0 0 0 45.0 52 12 4 15 45 2.40 .277 .330 .378 .708  
    AA   12 9 .571 24 24 2 0 0 171.0 123 45 17 49 222 2.37 .201 .260 .322 .582  
1987 22 MIN AL 5 16 .238 31 24 0 0 0 145.3 159 89 13 65 116 5.51 .278 .349 .430 .779 3.1
1988 23 MIN AL 9 3 .750 20 20 1 1 0 116.3 102 45 10 41 92 3.48 .232 .300 .387 .687 8.5
1989 24 MIN AL 1 6 .143 41 10 1 0 18 76.3 79 45 9 42 60 5.31 .262 .353 .417 .770 2.0
1990 25 MIN AL 3 7 .300 53 0 0 0 3 51.0 57 34 10 21 43 6.00 .268 .338 .479 .816 0.3
4 Years Sim 18 32 .360 145 54 2 1 21 389.0 397 213 42 169 311 4.93 .260 .334 .422 .757 14.0
2 Years AAA 3 12 .200 22 22 1 0 0 134.0 136 56 21 50 123 3.76 .257 .321 .409 .730  
2 Years AA 17 10 .630 31 31 2 0 0 221.7 151 56 21 69 287 2.27 .192 .257 .305 .562  
4 Years Minors 20 22 .476 53 53 3 0 0 355.7 287 112 42 119 410 2.83 .218 .283 .347 .630  
Season Average 4 8 .333 36 13 0 0 5 97.2 99 53 10 42 77 4.93 .260 .334 .422 .757  
Career Highs 9 16 .750 53 24 1 1 18 145.3 159 89 13 65 116 6.00 .278 .353 .479 .816  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   286 135 23 121 214   .262 .335 .403 .738
vs LH   111 78 19 48 97   .256 .331 .471 .802
Home 9 15 .375 75 25 0 0 8 198.0 182 92 17 82 171 4.18 .243 .318 .381 .698
Away 9 17 .346 70 29 2 1 13 191.0 215 121 25 87 140 5.70 .277 .350 .462 .812
Mar/Apr 2 1 .667 18 4 0 0 0 45.7 43 15 3 13 38 2.96 .247 .299 .362 .662
May 0 7 .000 20 11 1 0 0 62.0 73 59 10 41 52 8.57 .282 .380 .502 .882
June 5 5 .500 23 12 0 0 1 83.7 77 29 6 29 68 3.12 .243 .306 .375 .682
July 5 5 .500 32 10 1 1 11 77.0 73 32 2 26 57 3.74 .251 .312 .364 .677
August 3 6 .333 22 9 0 0 2 52.7 65 47 14 29 41 8.03 .298 .381 .569 .949
Sep/Oct 3 8 .273 30 8 0 0 7 68.0 66 31 7 31 55 4.10 .247 .326 .382 .708
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1987 22 MIN AL P 31 24 145.3 5 26 0 0 1.000 1.92    
1988 23 MIN AL P 20 20 116.3 8 21 2 1 .935 2.24    
1989 24 MIN AL P 41 10 76.3 4 10 2 0 .875 1.65    
1990 25 MIN AL P 53 0 51.0 5 8 1 0 .929 2.29    
Career Totals   145 54 389.0 22 65 5 1 .946 2.01    
Career Highs   53 24 145.3 8 26 2 1 1.000 2.29    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1987-3-16
Saves
1989-8-18
Shutouts
1988-10-1
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Don Gullett (983)
  2. Ted Bowsfield (980)
  3. John Tudor (975)
  4. John Burrows (975)
  5. Atlee Hammaker (971)
  6. Ray Sadecki (968)
  7. Ricky Horton (968)
  8. David Wells (967)
  9. Greg Cadaret (965)
  10. Israel Sanchez (964)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 35th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1985
Injured on 5/29/1985 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/26/1985 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/3/1987
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration