Hack Wilson Stats

Hack Wilson was born on Thursday, April 26, 1900, in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Wilson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 29, 1923, with the New York Giants. 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 Hack Wilson baseball stats page.

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"Hack Wilson usually played in the outfield, but I'd put him at first base because he wouldn't have as far to stagger to the dugout." - Mike Royko in The Chicago Sun Times (1981)

Hack Wilson



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Birth Name:   Lewis Robert Wilson
Nickname:   Hack
Born On:   04-26-1900  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-23-1948 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Baltimore, Maryland
Cemetery:   Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, West Virginia
High School:   None Attended (Dropped Out After 6th Grade)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-06   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-29-1923 (Age 23)
Last Game:   08-25-1934
Draft:   Not Applicable

Hack Wilson

Hack Wilson Pitching Stats

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Hack Wilson Hitting Stats

1923 23 Giants 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1924 24 Giants 107 383 62 113 19 12 10 0 57 44 0 46 6 0 1 10 .295 .369 .486
1925 25 Giants 62 180 28 43 7 4 6 0 30 21 0 33 4 0 1 5 .239 .322 .422
1926 26 Cubs 142 529 97 170 36 8 21 0 109 69 5 61 9 0 6 6 .321 .406 .539
1927 27 Cubs 146 551 119 175 30 12 30 0 129 71 5 70 18 0 6 9 .318 .401 .579
1928 28 Cubs 145 520 89 163 32 9 31 1 120 77 3 94 24 0 2 13 .313 .404 .588
1929 29 Cubs 150 574 135 198 30 5 39 2 159 78 2 83 16 0 2 13 .345 .425 .618
1930 30 Cubs 155 585 146 208 35 6 56 0 191 105 5 84 18 0 1 21 .356 .454 .723
1931 31 Cubs 112 395 66 103 22 4 13 0 61 63 1 69 0 0 0 18 .261 .362 .435
1932 32 Dodgers 135 481 77 143 37 5 23 1 123 51 0 85 6 0 1 14 .297 .366 .538
1933 33 Dodgers 117 360 41 96 13 2 9 1 54 52 3 50 1 0 0 8 .267 .359 .389
1934 34 Dodgers 67 172 24 45 5 0 6 0 27 40 0 33 0 0 0 5 .262 .401 .395
1934 34 Phillies 7 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 2 .100 .217 .100
12 Years 1,348 4,760 884 1,461 266 67 244 5 1,063 674 24 713 102 0 20 124 .307 .395 .545

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Hack Wilson Fielding Stats

1923 Giants CF 2 1 30 5 2.5 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 3.60
1923 Giants LF 1 1 24 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1924 Giants CF 90 85 2,097 216 2.4 208 200 8 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.68
1924 Giants LF 14 14 333 28 2.0 28 28 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.27
1924 Giants RF 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1925 Giants CF 25 21 477 43 1.7 42 40 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.38
1925 Giants LF 26 23 624 28 1.1 27 26 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 1.17
1925 Giants RF 4 4 63 9 2.3 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86
1926 Cubs CF 140 140 36 369 2.6 359 348 11 10 5 n/a n/a n/a .973 269.25
1927 Cubs CF 146 146 429 427 2.9 413 400 13 14 3 n/a n/a n/a .967 25.99
1928 Cubs CF 143 143 3,603 346 2.4 332 321 11 14 2 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.49
1929 Cubs CF 150 150 3,912 406 2.7 394 380 14 12 4 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.72
1930 Cubs CF 155 155 456 385 2.5 366 357 9 19 2 n/a n/a n/a .951 21.67
1931 Cubs CF 47 47 1,215 113 2.4 111 104 7 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.47
1931 Cubs LF 53 52 1,326 105 2.0 102 101 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.08
1931 Cubs RF 3 2 54 6 2.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1932 Dodgers CF 7 7 165 18 2.6 17 15 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.78
1932 Dodgers LF 1 0 15 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1932 Dodgers RF 117 117 2,439 225 1.9 215 203 12 10 4 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.38
1933 Dodgers 2B 5 5 135 32 6.4 29 11 18 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .906 5.80
1933 Dodgers CF 9 9 240 22 2.4 20 20 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.25
1933 Dodgers LF 74 71 1,464 152 2.1 149 147 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.75
1933 Dodgers RF 7 7 201 17 2.4 15 14 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .882 2.01
1934 Dodgers LF 27 26 429 51 1.9 49 49 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .961 3.08
1934 Phillies LF 5 5 72 8 1.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1934 Dodgers RF 16 15 240 25 1.6 25 22 3 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.81
1934 Phillies RF 1 1 27 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
CF Totals 914 904 12,660 2,350 2.6 2,266 2,189 77 84 20 n/a n/a n/a .964 4.83
LF Totals 201 192 4,287 376 1.9 367 363 4 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.31
RF Totals 149 146 3,030 287 1.9 275 258 17 12 7 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.45
2B Totals 5 5 135 32 6.4 29 11 18 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .906 5.80
12 Years 1,269 1,247 20,112 3,045 2.4 2,937 2,821 116 108 31 n/a n/a n/a .965 3.94

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Hack Wilson Miscellaneous Stats

1923 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.0 0.0 - - -
1924 Giants 4 3 .571 4 0 n/a 38.3 8.3 6.7 - - -
1925 Giants 5 2 .714 8 4 n/a 30.0 5.5 6.0 - - -
1926 Cubs 10 8 .556 2 0 n/a 25.2 8.7 4.9 - - -
1927 Cubs 13 2 .867 0 0 n/a 18.4 7.9 4.3 - - -
1928 Cubs 4 1 .800 2 0 n/a 16.8 5.5 4.3 - - -
1929 Cubs 3 6 .333 0 0 n/a 14.7 6.9 3.6 - - -
1930 Cubs 3 3 .500 0 0 n/a 10.4 7.0 3.1 - - -
1931 Cubs 1 4 .200 9 0 n/a 30.4 5.7 6.5 - - -
1932 Dodgers 2 2 .500 10 0 n/a 20.9 5.7 3.9 - - -
1933 Dodgers 7 1 .875 22 0 n/a 40.0 7.2 6.7 - - -
1934 Dodgers 0 0 .000 24 0 n/a 28.7 5.2 6.4 - - -
1934 Phillies 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 6.7 - - -
12 Years 52 32 .619 82 4 n/a 19.5 6.7 4.5 - - -

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Hack Wilson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1923 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1925 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1930 Chicago Cubs n/a $33,000.00 n/a -
1931 Chicago Cubs n/a $33,000.00 n/a -
1932 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 $16,500.00 n/a -
1933 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 $25,500.00 - -
1934 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 Undetermined - -
1934 Philadelphia Phillies 34 Undetermined - -

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