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Don
Wilson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: February 12, 1945 in Usa, LA, MONROE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1966 21 STL NL   8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1967 22 STL NL   8 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1968 23 STL NL   7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1969 24 STL NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1970 25 STL NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7
1971 26 STL NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1972 27 STL NL $ 1,411,429 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1973 28 STL NL $ 1,411,429 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1974 29 STL NL $ 1,411,429 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1975 30 MIN AL $ 750,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1976 31 MIN AL $ 750,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1977 32 MIN AL $ 750,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1978 33 MIL NL   6 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1979 34 BAL AL $ 1,292,000 6 4 4 4 6 7 6 7 7 7
1980 35 MIN AL $ 550,000 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5
1981 36 MIN AL $ 550,000 6 2 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,411,429 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 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
1966 21 AAA   16 4 .800 25 25 3 2 0 179.7 148 47 10 67 175 2.35 .220 .291 .302 .593  
1967 22 AAA   7 9 .438 30 30 1 1 0 198.0 188 64 15 74 194 2.91 .247 .314 .355 .669  
1968 23 AAA   6 15 .286 30 30 2 0 0 204.0 213 85 17 76 184 3.75 .266 .330 .368 .698  
1969 24 STL NL 15 16 .484 35 35 7 0 0 248.7 245 108 22 105 143 3.91 .255 .330 .387 .717 16.3
1970 25 STL NL 12 13 .480 34 34 6 1 0 248.3 264 126 34 91 152 4.57 .270 .336 .424 .760 12.1
1971 26 STL NL 11 8 .579 41 6 2 0 4 114.0 109 50 15 40 71 3.95 .254 .316 .396 .712 9.2
1972 27 STL NL 7 9 .438 62 5 1 0 10 148.7 141 70 22 59 72 4.24 .250 .319 .420 .739 8.9
1973 28 STL NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.3 2 1 1 2 4 1.69 .118 .211 .353 .563 0.6
1974 29 STL NL 7 13 .350 39 18 2 1 5 148.0 176 101 14 51 70 6.14 .293 .349 .432 .781 0.8
1975 30 MIN AL 7 14 .333 61 0 0 0 13 82.0 92 43 9 31 50 4.72 .285 .347 .402 .750 6.4
1976 31 MIN AL 6 6 .500 44 0 0 0 7 96.7 112 51 6 32 47 4.75 .288 .344 .378 .721 5.5
1977 32 MIN AL 10 9 .526 59 0 0 0 15 81.0 92 39 12 30 38 4.33 .290 .351 .438 .790 8.9
1978 33 MIL NL 2 7 .222 67 0 0 0 8 102.7 110 34 9 37 45 2.98 .273 .335 .370 .705 10.1
1979 34 BAL AL 4 9 .308 47 16 3 0 4 146.7 181 77 13 42 52 4.73 .308 .353 .426 .779 4.7
    AAA   0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 3 11.3 18 10 1 9 8 7.94 .340 .435 .509 .945  
1980 35 MIN AL 3 12 .200 52 0 0 0 8 79.3 112 54 9 30 34 6.13 .327 .380 .456 .836 0.0
1981 36 AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.3 4 2 0 4 3 5.41 .308 .471 .308 .778  
12 Years Sim 84 116 .420 544 114 21 2 74 1501.3 1636 754 166 550 778 4.52 .277 .339 .411 .750 83.4
5 Years AAA 29 29 .500 100 85 6 3 3 596.3 571 208 43 230 564 3.14 .248 .317 .348 .664  
Season Average 7 9 .438 45 9 1 0 6 125.1 136 62 13 45 64 4.52 .277 .339 .411 .750  
Career Highs 15 16 .579 67 35 7 1 15 248.7 264 126 34 105 152 6.14 .327 .380 .456 .836  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   811 394 89 269 440   .268 .327 .401 .728
vs LH   825 360 77 281 338   .287 .350 .422 .772
Home 48 56 .462 279 60 7 1 33 790.6 830 403 95 316 401 4.59 .271 .339 .411 .750
Away 36 60 .375 265 54 14 1 41 710.6 806 351 71 234 377 4.45 .284 .338 .411 .749
Mar/Apr 10 14 .417 75 15 1 0 5 217.0 228 100 20 76 117 4.15 .265 .325 .390 .715
May 16 21 .432 107 16 6 2 14 261.3 289 130 30 110 125 4.48 .284 .353 .422 .775
June 12 26 .316 96 17 2 0 16 253.3 282 126 26 91 148 4.48 .279 .338 .404 .742
July 21 21 .500 89 21 3 0 14 258.0 290 139 34 83 119 4.85 .283 .337 .422 .759
August 16 15 .516 84 25 5 0 13 265.0 288 122 23 93 133 4.14 .280 .340 .398 .738
Sep/Oct 9 19 .321 93 20 4 0 12 246.6 259 137 33 97 136 5.00 .268 .335 .428 .762
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 24 STL NL P 35 35 248.7 18 54 5 6 .935 2.61    
1970 25 STL NL P 34 34 248.3 11 37 0 1 1.000 1.74    
1971 26 STL NL P 41 6 114.0 6 22 0 2 1.000 2.21    
1972 27 STL NL P 62 5 148.7 6 22 1 2 .966 1.70    
1973 28 STL NL P 3 0 5.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.69    
1974 29 STL NL P 39 18 148.0 12 18 2 1 .938 1.82    
1975 30 MIN AL P 61 0 82.0 3 8 1 1 .917 1.21    
1976 31 MIN AL P 44 0 96.7 7 21 0 0 1.000 2.61    
1977 32 MIN AL P 59 0 81.0 5 22 2 0 .931 3.00    
1978 33 MIL NL P 67 0 102.7 8 18 2 2 .929 2.28    
1979 34 BAL AL P 47 16 146.7 10 14 3 3 .889 1.47    
1980 35 MIN AL P 52 0 79.3 3 5 1 0 .889 0.91    
Career Totals   544 114 1501.3 90 241 17 18 .951 1.98    
Career Highs   67 35 248.7 18 54 5 6 1.000 3.00    
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
1971 26 STL NL 1 1 .500 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 4 0 2 5 6.00 .346 .393 .423 .816
1972 27 STL NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 4.50 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 6 0 0 0 0 8.0 12 5 1 3 5 5.63 .353 .405 .500 .905
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1969-9-15
 Losses
1969-7-16
 Saves
1972-6-10
1975-4-13
1977-1-15
 Games Pitched
1972-4-62
1975-5-61
1977-9-59
1978-9-67
 Games Started
1969-5-35
1970-7-34
 Hits Allowed
1970-9-264
Homeruns Allowed
1970-4-34
 Walks Allowed
1969-6-105
1970-10-91
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1966
Injured on 3/23/1966 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 5/16/1966 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/27/1966 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/30/1967 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 4/10/1969
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1969, going 5-0, 1.63
Won Bronze Rookie in 1969, going 15-16, 3.91 ERA
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/3/1973 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 8-9 weeks
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/10/1975 to a 3-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 2/5/1978 to a 2-year deal worth $1,200,000 per year
Released by Milwaukee on 10/29/1978
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/3/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $1,292,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/18/1980 to a 2-year deal worth $550,000 per year
 
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