Carl
Willis
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 218
 
Born: December 28, 1960 in Usa, VA, DANVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1987   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 23 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 3 4 4 7 8 7 8 8 8
1985 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 3 4 4 7 7 7 8 9 8
1986 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 3 4 4 7 7 7 8 9 9
1987 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 9 9 9
1988 27 SDP NL $ 3,971,429 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 8 9 9
1989 28 SDP NL $ 3,971,429 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 8 9 9
1990 29 SDP NL $ 3,971,429 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,971,429 6 3 4 4 7 8 7 9 9 9
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
1984 23 SDP NL 16 6 .727 34 34 4 2 0 245.7 239 95 14 50 95 3.48 .257 .295 .351 .645 18.2
1985 24 SDP NL 0 1 .000 10 2 0 0 3 21.7 24 16 1 10 7 6.65 .279 .361 .337 .698 0.0
    AAA   3 2 .600 35 2 0 0 2 32.0 26 8 2 10 26 2.25 .226 .288 .313 .601  
1986 25 SDP NL 7 9 .438 41 16 1 0 4 156.7 165 57 7 42 58 3.27 .274 .325 .360 .685 10.7
1987 26 SDP NL 17 4 .810 32 32 0 0 0 196.7 185 56 8 43 81 2.56 .249 .290 .331 .621 17.5
1988 27 SDP NL 11 7 .611 29 29 0 0 0 161.7 182 70 8 45 70 3.90 .283 .333 .372 .706 7.9
1989 28 SDP NL 10 10 .500 32 32 1 1 0 191.3 218 95 13 65 69 4.47 .292 .350 .397 .746 6.3
1990 29 SDP NL 3 6 .333 29 16 0 0 4 90.0 115 63 8 36 32 6.30 .319 .383 .454 .837 0.0
7 Years Sim 64 43 .598 207 161 6 3 11 1063.6 1128 452 59 291 412 3.82 .274 .324 .369 .693 60.5
1 Years AAA 3 2 .600 35 2 0 0 2 32.0 26 8 2 10 26 2.25 .226 .288 .313 .601  
Season Average 9 6 .600 29 23 0 0 1 151.9 161 64 8 41 58 3.82 .274 .324 .369 .693  
Career Highs 17 10 .810 41 34 4 2 4 245.7 239 95 14 65 95 6.65 .319 .383 .454 .837  
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   473 178 25 110 213   .259 .301 .353 .654
vs LH   655 274 34 181 199   .287 .339 .382 .721
Home 36 24 .600 111 84 4 2 5 571.0 578 214 27 149 213 3.37 .267 .314 .342 .656
Away 28 19 .596 96 77 2 1 6 492.7 550 238 32 142 199 4.35 .283 .332 .399 .731
Mar/Apr 9 4 .692 32 20 1 1 3 148.3 157 64 10 31 57 3.88 .272 .309 .377 .686
May 7 8 .467 40 20 1 1 6 150.3 156 63 9 31 68 3.77 .270 .308 .362 .670
June 13 3 .813 35 22 2 1 2 157.3 166 54 8 38 63 3.09 .278 .321 .374 .695
July 11 10 .524 30 30 0 0 0 168.7 193 84 10 56 60 4.48 .289 .344 .389 .733
August 13 10 .565 34 34 1 0 0 209.6 225 92 10 62 94 3.95 .276 .327 .364 .692
Sep/Oct 11 8 .579 36 35 1 0 0 229.3 231 95 12 73 70 3.73 .263 .320 .353 .673
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 23 SDP NL P 34 34 245.7 21 36 0 3 1.000 2.09    
1985 24 SDP NL P 10 2 21.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.83    
1986 25 SDP NL P 41 16 156.7 10 20 1 4 .968 1.72    
1987 26 SDP NL P 32 32 196.7 19 33 1 2 .981 2.38    
1988 27 SDP NL P 29 29 161.7 12 29 0 3 1.000 2.28    
1989 28 SDP NL P 32 32 191.3 13 32 0 1 1.000 2.12    
1990 29 SDP NL P 29 16 90.0 8 13 1 2 .955 2.10    
Career Totals   207 161 1063.6 83 165 3 15 .988 2.10    
Career Highs   41 34 245.7 21 36 1 4 1.000 2.38    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1987 26 SDP NL 3 1 .750 5 5 0 0 0 34.0 27 8 0 14 8 2.12 .221 .301 .303 .605
1989 28 SDP NL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 7 3 0 1 2 10.15 .538 .571 .538 1.110
1990 29 SDP NL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 15.7 19 9 3 4 5 5.17 .284 .324 .478 .802
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 3 .500 9 8 0 0 0 52.3 53 20 3 19 15 3.44 .262 .326 .376 .702
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1987-4-2.56
Wins
1984-8-16
1987-2-17
Winning Pct
1984-4-.727
1987-1-.810
Shutouts
1984-10-2
Hits Allowed
1989-10-218
Walks per 9IP
1984-8-1.8
1987-10-2.0
OSLG
1987-5-.331
OOPS
1987-5-.621
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by San Diego in 1984
Earned first career win on 4/11/1984
Won Bronze Rookie in 1984, going 16-6, 3.48 ERA
Injured on 7/8/1985 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1987, going 4-0, 1.44
Won Platinum Arm in 1987, going 17-4, 2.56 ERA
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,971,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/13/1988 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,971,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,971,429 through salary arbitration
9/22/1990: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years