Willie Norwood Stats

Willie Norwood was born on Tuesday, November 7, 1950, in Greene County, Alabama. Norwood was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1977, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Willie Norwood baseball stats page.
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Willie Norwood

Willie Norwood Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#705)

Willie Norwood Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#705)
 

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Birth Name:   Willie Norwood
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-07-1950  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Greene County, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Polytechnic High School (Long Beach, CA)
College:   La Verne College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-21-1977 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-04-1980
Draft:   1972 : 3rd Round (56th)
Willie Norwood

Willie Norwood Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Willie Norwood

Willie Norwood Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1977 27 Twins 39 83 15 19 3 0 3 0 9 6 0 17 2 0 0 1 .229 .281 .373
1978 28 Twins 125 428 56 109 22 3 8 0 46 28 0 64 6 6 3 15 .255 .301 .376
1979 29 Twins 96 270 32 67 13 3 6 0 30 20 2 51 3 1 0 8 .248 .299 .385
1980 30 Twins 34 73 6 12 2 0 1 0 8 3 0 13 0 0 0 3 .164 .197 .233
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 294 854 109 207 40 6 18 0 93 57 2 145 11 7 3 27 .242 .290 .367
Willie Norwood

Willie Norwood Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1977 Twins CF 20 14 402 48 2.4 47 47 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 3.16
1977 Twins LF 3 1 36 5 1.7 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 3.00
1977 Twins RF 8 3 105 10 1.3 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.31
1978 Twins CF 14 13 357 24 1.7 24 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.82
1978 Twins LF 101 91 2,418 221 2.2 207 200 7 14 1 n/a n/a n/a .937 2.31
1978 Twins RF 4 2 63 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
1979 Twins CF 43 42 1,116 116 2.7 113 110 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.73
1979 Twins RF 28 22 534 40 1.4 39 38 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.97
1980 Twins CF 5 4 99 11 2.2 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1980 Twins RF 12 11 285 31 2.6 31 31 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.94
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 104 92 2,454 226 2.2 211 204 7 15 1 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.32
CF Totals 82 73 1,974 199 2.4 195 192 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.67
RF Totals 52 38 987 85 1.6 83 82 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.27
4 Years 272 203 5,415 510 1.9 489 478 11 21 1 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.44
Willie Norwood

Willie Norwood Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1977 Twins 6 1 .857 8 7 5 27.7 4.9 9.2 - - -
1978 Twins 25 10 .714 9 5 6 53.5 6.7 9.3 - - -
1979 Twins 9 5 .643 16 6 14 45.0 5.3 9.0 - - -
1980 Twins 1 1 .500 8 7 9 73.0 5.6 9.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 41 17 .707 41 25 34 47.4 5.9 9.2 - - -
Willie Norwood

Willie Norwood Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1977 Minnesota Twins 24 $19,000.00 - -
1978 Minnesota Twins 24 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Minnesota Twins 24 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Minnesota Twins 24 Undetermined - -




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