Vic Willis was born on Wednesday, April 12, 1876, in Cecil County, Maryland. Willis was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1898, with the Boston Beaneaters. 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 Vic Willis baseball stats page.
"A curve-ball wizard who acquired control by throwing at a target built for him by Jack Ryan, old baseball catcher." - Ed Fitzgerald in The National League (1959)
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Vic WillisVic Willis Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1898 | 22 | Beaneaters | 41 | 38 | 2 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 2.84 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 311.0 | 0 | 264 | 98 | 143 | 5 | 148 | - | 160 | 9 | 29 | 1 | - |
1899 | 23 | Beaneaters | 41 | 38 | 3 | 27 | 8 | .771 | 2.50 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 342.2 | 0 | 277 | 95 | 126 | 6 | 117 | - | 120 | 12 | 30 | 0 | - |
1900 | 24 | Beaneaters | 32 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 236.0 | 0 | 258 | 110 | 157 | 11 | 106 | - | 53 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - |
1901 | 25 | Beaneaters | 38 | 35 | 3 | 20 | 17 | .541 | 2.36 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 305.1 | 1,257 | 262 | 80 | 111 | 6 | 78 | - | 133 | 5 | 11 | 0 | - |
1902 | 26 | Beaneaters | 51 | 46 | 5 | 27 | 20 | .574 | 2.20 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 410.0 | 1,682 | 372 | 100 | 142 | 6 | 101 | - | 225 | 13 | 14 | 0 | - |
1903 | 27 | Beaneaters | 33 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 2.98 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 278.0 | 1,107 | 256 | 92 | 121 | 3 | 88 | - | 125 | 4 | 10 | 0 | - |
1904 | 28 | Beaneaters | 43 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 25 | .419 | 2.85 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 350.0 | 1,466 | 357 | 111 | 182 | 7 | 109 | - | 196 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
1905 | 29 | Beaneaters | 41 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 29 | .293 | 3.21 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 342.0 | 1,403 | 340 | 122 | 174 | 7 | 107 | - | 149 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
1906 | 30 | Pirates | 41 | 36 | 5 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 1.73 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 322.0 | 1,262 | 295 | 62 | 84 | 0 | 76 | - | 124 | 8 | 5 | 0 | - |
1907 | 31 | Pirates | 39 | 37 | 2 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 292.2 | 1,144 | 234 | 76 | 96 | 4 | 69 | - | 107 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
1908 | 32 | Pirates | 41 | 38 | 3 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 2.07 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 304.2 | 1,197 | 239 | 70 | 95 | 2 | 69 | - | 97 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
1909 | 33 | Pirates | 39 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 289.2 | 1,141 | 243 | 72 | 84 | 3 | 83 | - | 95 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
1910 | 34 | Cardinals | 33 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.35 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 212.0 | 876 | 224 | 79 | 113 | 6 | 61 | - | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 513 | 471 | 41 | 249 | 205 | .548 | 2.63 | 388 | 50 | 11 | 3,996.0 | 12,535 | 3,621 | 1,167 | 1,628 | 66 | 1,212 | - | 1,651 | 95 | 156 | 6 | 0 |
Vic WillisVic Willis Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1898 | 22 | Beaneaters | 41 | 117 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | .145 | .231 | .145 |
1899 | 23 | Beaneaters | 41 | 134 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | .216 | .245 | .239 |
1900 | 24 | Beaneaters | 32 | 88 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | .136 | .174 | .182 |
1901 | 25 | Beaneaters | 38 | 107 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | .187 | .243 | .243 |
1902 | 26 | Beaneaters | 52 | 150 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | .153 | .206 | .153 |
1903 | 27 | Beaneaters | 39 | 128 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | .188 | .218 | .211 |
1904 | 28 | Beaneaters | 52 | 148 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | .182 | .258 | .203 |
1905 | 29 | Beaneaters | 43 | 131 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | .153 | .172 | .183 |
1906 | 30 | Pirates | 41 | 115 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | .174 | .221 | .183 |
1907 | 31 | Pirates | 39 | 103 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 5 | - | 0 | - | .136 | .191 | .136 |
1908 | 32 | Pirates | 41 | 103 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | 0 | - | .165 | .189 | .175 |
1909 | 33 | Pirates | 39 | 103 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - | 6 | - | 0 | - | .136 | .191 | .165 |
1910 | 34 | Cardinals | 33 | 66 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .167 | .191 | .197 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 531 | 1,493 | 105 | 248 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 81 | - | 8 | 41 | - | 8 | - | .166 | .213 | .186 |
Vic WillisVic Willis Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1898 Beaneaters | P | 41 | 38 | 933 | 97 | 2.4 | 86 | 19 | 67 | 11 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .887 | 2.49 |
1899 Beaneaters | P | 41 | 38 | 1,028 | 106 | 2.6 | 98 | 17 | 81 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 2.57 |
1900 Beaneaters | P | 32 | 29 | 708 | 61 | 1.9 | 59 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.25 |
1901 Beaneaters | P | 38 | 35 | 916 | 91 | 2.4 | 88 | 22 | 66 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.59 |
1902 Beaneaters | P | 51 | 46 | 1,230 | 146 | 2.9 | 142 | 37 | 105 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 3.12 |
1903 Beaneaters | 1B | 6 | - | - | 78 | 13.0 | 74 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 0.00 |
1903 Beaneaters | P | 33 | 32 | 834 | 101 | 3.1 | 97 | 13 | 84 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 3.14 |
1904 Beaneaters | 1B | 6 | - | - | 52 | 8.7 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 0.00 |
1904 Beaneaters | P | 43 | 43 | 1,050 | 156 | 3.6 | 149 | 39 | 110 | 7 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.83 |
1905 Beaneaters | P | 41 | 41 | 1,026 | 159 | 3.9 | 152 | 37 | 115 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 4.00 |
1906 Pirates | P | 41 | 36 | 966 | 147 | 3.6 | 139 | 22 | 117 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 3.89 |
1907 Pirates | P | 39 | 37 | 878 | 107 | 2.7 | 104 | 17 | 87 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 3.20 |
1908 Pirates | P | 41 | 38 | 914 | 99 | 2.4 | 98 | 11 | 87 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.89 |
1909 Pirates | P | 39 | 35 | 869 | 106 | 2.7 | 101 | 16 | 85 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.14 |
1910 Cardinals | P | 33 | 23 | 636 | 86 | 2.6 | 82 | 11 | 71 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.48 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 513 | 471 | 11,988 | 1,462 | 2.8 | 1,395 | 271 | 1,124 | 67 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 3.14 | |
1B Totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 10.8 | 125 | 118 | 7 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 525 | 471 | 11,988 | 1,592 | 3.0 | 1,520 | 389 | 1,131 | 72 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.42 |
Vic WillisVic Willis Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1898 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 1.08 | 4.63 | 4.28 |
1899 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 1.03 | 3.15 | 3.07 |
1900 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 2.02 | 4.04 |
1901 Beaneaters | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 107.0 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 1.71 | 3.92 | 2.30 |
1902 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 2.23 | 4.94 | 2.22 |
1903 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 1.42 | 4.05 | 2.85 |
1904 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 1.80 | 5.04 | 2.80 |
1905 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.8 | 1.39 | 3.92 | 2.82 |
1906 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 1.63 | 3.47 | 2.12 |
1907 Pirates | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 1.55 | 3.29 | 2.12 |
1908 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 103.0 | 1.41 | 2.87 | 2.04 |
1909 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.5 | 1.14 | 2.95 | 2.58 |
1910 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 33.0 | 1.10 | 2.84 | 2.59 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 1,493.0 | 186.6 | 17.8 | 1.36 | 3.72 | 2.73 |
Vic WillisVic Willis Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1898 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1899 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1900 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1901 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1902 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1903 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1904 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1905 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1906 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1907 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1908 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1910 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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