Frank
Wills
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 207
 
Born: October 26, 1958 in Usa, LA, NEW ORLEANS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 24 BAL AL   6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
1984 25 BAL AL   6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1985 26 BAL AL   6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 6
1986 27 BAL AL   6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5
1987 28 BAL AL   6 6 7 6 4 5 5 6 7 6
1988 29 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 5 5 6 6 6
1989 30 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 5 4 6 7 7
1990 31 BAL AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 4 5 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 7
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
1983 24 AAA   4 3 .571 9 9 2 1 0 59.0 53 23 4 29 47 3.51 .244 .333 .359 .693  
    AA   1 4 .200 35 0 0 0 9 28.0 27 13 4 16 28 4.18 .250 .347 .398 .745  
1984 25 AAA   2 2 .500 4 4 1 1 0 31.0 32 9 1 4 24 2.61 .269 .293 .395 .688  
1985 26 AAA   1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 31.0 18 13 3 18 29 3.77 .168 .288 .280 .568  
1986 27 AAA   9 6 .600 19 19 3 2 0 129.3 116 45 8 52 103 3.13 .240 .313 .337 .650  
1987 28 AAA   8 11 .421 24 24 0 0 0 127.7 160 67 20 56 136 4.72 .305 .372 .453 .825  
1988 29 BAL AL 5 3 .625 16 16 0 0 0 91.3 88 45 11 41 62 4.43 .253 .329 .411 .740 4.4
    AAA   4 2 .667 12 12 0 0 0 79.0 59 18 3 27 86 2.05 .208 .277 .283 .560  
1989 30 BAL AL 3 0 1.000 21 0 0 0 3 42.7 41 21 3 25 39 4.43 .243 .340 .379 .719 2.2
1990 31 BAL AL 8 4 .667 58 0 0 0 4 114.7 98 46 14 56 75 3.61 .233 .326 .378 .703 8.6
3 Years Sim 16 7 .696 95 16 0 0 7 248.7 227 112 28 122 176 4.05 .242 .330 .390 .720 15.2
6 Years AAA 28 26 .519 73 73 6 4 0 457.0 438 175 39 186 425 3.45 .252 .325 .367 .691  
1 Years AA 1 4 .200 35 0 0 0 9 28.0 27 13 4 16 28 4.18 .250 .347 .398 .745  
7 Years Minors 29 30 .492 108 73 6 4 9 485.0 465 188 43 202 453 3.49 .252 .326 .368 .695  
Season Average 5 2 .714 31 5 0 0 2 82.9 75 37 9 40 58 4.05 .242 .330 .390 .720  
Career Highs 8 4 1.000 58 16 0 0 4 114.7 98 46 14 56 75 4.43 .253 .340 .411 .740  
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   107 54 17 47 94   .242 .314 .418 .732
vs LH   120 58 11 75 82   .242 .342 .366 .708
Home 11 0 1.000 45 9 0 0 4 129.3 114 51 12 63 80 3.55 .238 .327 .349 .677
Away 5 7 .417 50 7 0 0 3 119.3 113 61 16 59 96 4.60 .246 .331 .433 .764
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 2 21.3 17 10 4 9 12 4.22 .210 .289 .383 .672
May 3 1 .750 10 0 0 0 0 18.7 17 9 2 9 14 4.34 .246 .333 .362 .696
June 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 1 27.0 24 11 4 12 14 3.67 .247 .330 .423 .753
July 2 1 .667 22 4 0 0 3 56.0 54 25 6 36 41 4.02 .254 .361 .413 .775
August 5 2 .714 25 6 0 0 1 71.7 73 36 6 34 61 4.52 .261 .341 .396 .737
Sep/Oct 5 1 .833 16 6 0 0 0 54.0 42 21 6 22 34 3.50 .212 .291 .354 .644
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1988 29 BAL AL P 16 16 91.3 5 20 1 2 .962 2.46    
1989 30 BAL AL P 21 0 42.7 2 9 0 2 1.000 2.32    
1990 31 BAL AL P 58 0 114.7 6 25 0 2 1.000 2.43    
Career Totals   95 16 248.7 13 54 1 6 .985 2.43    
Career Highs   58 16 114.7 6 25 1 2 1.000 2.46    
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
1988 29 BAL AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 9.3 11 3 1 3 9 2.89 .282 .333 .436 .769
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 9.3 11 3 1 3 9 2.89 .282 .333 .436 .769
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 59th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1969
Traded from New York (N) to Seattle on 7/1/1970 (Going to NYG: LF Vada Pinson. Going to SEM: SS Bill Russell, SS Tex Nelson)
Injured on 7/5/1971 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/11/1972 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 8/8/1972 with a Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for full season
Injured on 8/19/1973 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/16/1975 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 5/26/1977 with a Fractured Nose, out for 5 days
Released by Seattle on 4/3/1979
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 4/3/1979 to a minor league deal
Had first career hit on 4/16/1979, off Masanori Murakami (NYA)
Injured on 5/3/1980 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 5/28/1980, off Dave Pagan (LAD)
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Colorado on 2/14/1981 (Going to COL: 2B Larry Bowa, C Bob Didier, P Mike Jones, RF Bill Russell. Going to CLN: SS Frank Taveras)
Injured on 6/7/1981 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Drafted in 3rd round, 62nd overall pick, by Baltimore in 1983
Injured on 9/1/1985 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 6/25/1986 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/13/1988
Injured on 4/9/1989 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6-7 weeks