Earl Wilson Stats

Earl Wilson was born on Tuesday, October 2, 1934, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Wilson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 28, 1959, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Earl Wilson baseball stats page.
"I remember him (Earl Wilson) as a pitcher who would very much protect his players when he was on the mound. He was very intense. That was his mentality. He'd give you that Bob Gibson impression that he was angry all the time." - Hall of Fame Outfielder Al Kaline in The Detroit News (Tom Gage, 04/26/2005)

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Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson Autograph on a 1978 TCMA (#0148)

Earl Wilson Autograph on a 1978 TCMA (#0148)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Earl Wilson
Nickname:   Earl or The Duke
Born On:   10-02-1934  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-23-2005 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Southfield, Michigan
Cemetery:   Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
High School:   Greenville Park High School (Greenville Park, LA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   216
First Game:   07-28-1959 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-22-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable
Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson 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
1959 25 Red Sox 9 4 3 1 1 .500 6.08 0 0 0 23.2 122 21 16 17 2 31 0 17 1 0 0 -
1960 26 Red Sox 13 9 1 3 2 .600 4.71 2 0 0 65.0 301 61 34 36 4 48 1 40 4 0 2 -
1962 28 Red Sox 31 28 2 12 8 .600 3.90 4 1 0 191.1 837 163 83 86 21 111 2 137 11 6 1 -
1963 29 Red Sox 37 34 3 11 16 .407 3.76 6 3 0 210.2 908 184 88 99 18 105 4 123 21 1 0 -
1964 30 Red Sox 33 31 1 11 12 .478 4.49 5 0 0 202.1 883 213 101 121 37 73 3 166 7 2 0 -
1965 31 Red Sox 36 36 0 13 14 .481 3.98 8 1 0 230.2 978 221 102 119 27 77 4 164 6 4 0 -
1966 32 Red Sox 15 14 1 5 5 .500 3.84 5 1 0 100.2 418 88 43 45 14 36 2 67 4 2 0 -
1966 32 Tigers 23 23 0 13 6 .684 2.59 8 2 0 163.1 641 126 47 49 16 38 1 133 5 4 0 -
1967 33 Tigers 39 38 1 22 11 .667 3.27 12 0 0 264.0 1,083 216 96 103 34 92 7 184 8 3 0 -
1968 34 Tigers 34 33 0 13 12 .520 2.85 10 3 0 224.1 909 192 71 77 20 65 4 168 7 0 2 -
1969 35 Tigers 35 35 0 12 10 .545 3.31 5 1 0 214.2 903 209 79 93 23 69 4 150 5 4 0 -
1970 36 Tigers 18 16 0 4 6 .400 4.41 4 1 0 96.0 404 87 47 53 15 32 1 74 0 2 0 -
1970 36 Padres 15 9 3 1 6 .143 4.85 0 0 0 65.0 290 82 35 36 5 19 2 29 0 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
11 Years 338 310 15 121 109 .526 3.69 69 13 0 2,051.2 8,677 1,863 842 934 236 796 35 1,452 79 30 5 -
Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1959 25 Red Sox 9 8 0 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750
1960 26 Red Sox 15 23 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .174 .208 .217
1962 28 Red Sox 35 69 8 12 2 0 3 0 8 5 0 19 1 0 0 0 .174 .230 .333
1963 29 Red Sox 38 72 5 15 0 3 1 0 7 7 0 18 2 0 1 0 .208 .288 .333
1964 30 Red Sox 54 73 19 15 4 0 5 0 13 9 0 22 1 0 0 1 .205 .293 .466
1965 31 Red Sox 47 79 13 14 0 0 6 0 12 13 0 29 3 0 1 2 .177 .301 .405
1966 32 Red Sox 18 32 7 8 0 0 2 0 5 4 0 11 2 1 0 0 .250 .324 .438
1966 32 Tigers 27 64 13 15 0 2 5 1 17 4 0 25 4 1 1 0 .234 .286 .531
1967 33 Tigers 52 108 8 20 2 0 4 0 15 8 0 39 4 0 1 1 .185 .248 .315
1968 34 Tigers 40 88 9 20 0 1 7 0 17 2 0 35 1 0 1 1 .227 .253 .489
1969 35 Tigers 37 76 6 10 0 0 0 0 6 10 0 37 2 1 0 1 .132 .230 .132
1970 36 Tigers 18 31 2 6 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 16 2 1 0 1 .194 .235 .323
1970 36 Padres 15 17 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 .059 .158 .235
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 405 740 95 144 12 6 35 1 111 67 0 271 22 4 5 7 .195 .265 .369
Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1959 Red Sox P 9 4 71 8 0.9 7 2 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.66
1960 Red Sox P 13 9 195 17 1.3 16 6 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.22
1962 Red Sox P 31 28 574 44 1.4 41 19 22 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .932 1.93
1963 Red Sox P 37 34 632 56 1.5 53 17 36 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .946 2.26
1964 Red Sox P 33 31 607 45 1.4 43 14 29 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .956 1.91
1965 Red Sox P 36 36 692 53 1.5 50 24 26 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.95
1966 Red Sox P 15 14 302 26 1.7 24 12 12 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.15
1966 Tigers P 23 23 490 52 2.3 49 22 27 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .942 2.70
1967 Tigers P 39 38 792 68 1.7 68 26 42 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.32
1968 Tigers P 34 33 673 60 1.8 56 26 30 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.25
1969 Tigers P 35 35 644 50 1.4 46 8 38 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .920 1.93
1970 Tigers P 18 16 288 19 1.1 18 5 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.69
1970 Padres P 15 9 195 8 0.5 7 2 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.97
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 338 310 6,155 506 1.5 478 183 295 28 19 n/a n/a n/a .945 2.10
11 Years 338 310 6,155 506 1.5 478 183 295 28 19 n/a n/a n/a .945 2.10
Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1959 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 2.0 0.55 6.46 11.79
1960 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 3.3 11.5 0.83 5.54 6.65
1962 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 4 n/a 23.0 3.6 8.6 1.23 6.44 5.22
1963 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 72.0 4.0 10.3 1.17 5.25 4.49
1964 Red Sox 0 0 .000 2 19 n/a 14.6 3.3 5.6 2.27 7.38 3.25
1965 Red Sox 0 0 .000 1 10 n/a 13.2 2.7 6.6 2.13 6.40 3.00
1966 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 3 n/a 16.0 2.9 6.4 1.86 5.99 3.22
1966 Tigers 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 12.8 2.6 3.8 3.50 7.33 2.09
1967 Tigers 0 0 .000 13 0 n/a 27.0 2.8 7.2 2.00 6.27 3.14
1968 Tigers 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 12.6 2.5 5.2 2.58 6.74 2.61
1969 Tigers 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 12.7 2.17 6.29 2.89
1970 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 31.0 1.9 10.3 2.31 6.94 3.00
1970 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 17.0 1.4 8.5 1.53 4.02 2.63
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 0 0 .000 28 39 n/a 21.1 2.7 6.7 1.82 6.37 3.49
Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1959 Boston Red Sox 26 Undetermined - -
1960 Boston Red Sox 26 Undetermined - -
1962 Boston Red Sox 26 Undetermined - -
1963 Boston Red Sox 26 Undetermined - -
1964 Boston Red Sox 26 $18,000.00 - -
1965 Boston Red Sox 26 Undetermined - -
1966 Boston Red Sox 26 Undetermined - -
1966 Detroit Tigers 16 $26,000.00 - -
1967 Detroit Tigers 16 $34,000.00 - -
1968 Detroit Tigers 16 Undetermined - Stats
1969 Detroit Tigers 16 Undetermined - -
1970 Detroit Tigers 16 Undetermined - -
1970 San Diego Padres 40 $55,500.00 - -




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