Vic Willis Stats

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.

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Birth Name:   Victor Gazaway Willis
Nickname:   Vic
Born On:   04-12-1876  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cecil County, Maryland
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-03-1947 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Elkton, Maryland
Cemetery:   St. John Cemetery, Newark, Delaware Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Newark Academy (Newark, DE)
College:   University of Delaware
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-20-1898 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-05-1910
Draft:   Not Applicable

Vic Willis

Vic Willis Pitching Stats

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 -
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 Willis

Vic Willis Hitting Stats

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
13 Years 531 1,493 105 248 19 4 1 0 84 81 - 8 41 - 8 - .166 .213 .186

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Vic Willis Fielding Stats

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
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

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Vic Willis Miscellaneous Stats

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
13 Years 3 - - 0 0 n/a 1,493.0 186.6 17.8 1.36 3.72 2.73

Vic Willis

Vic Willis Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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