Vic Willis
Victor Gazaway Willis
Born: April 12, 1876
Cecil County, MD USA
Deceased: 1947
Elkton, MD USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
College: University of Delaware
Career: 1898-1910
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
Minor League Statistics
Vic Willis compiled a career record of 249 wins and 205 losses in his 531-game career with the Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1898 season and last took the field during the 1910 campaign. Willis was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1898 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 25 | 13 | .658 | 2.84 | 41 | 38 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 311.0 | 264 | 143 | 98 | 5 | 148 | 0 | 160 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1333 |
1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 27 | 8 | .771 | 2.50 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 342.7 | 277 | 126 | 95 | 6 | 117 | 0 | 120 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 1399 |
1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.19 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 236.0 | 258 | 157 | 110 | 11 | 106 | 0 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1048 |
1901 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 20 | 17 | .541 | 2.36 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 305.3 | 262 | 111 | 80 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 133 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1226 |
1902 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 27 | 20 | .574 | 2.20 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 410.0 | 372 | 142 | 100 | 6 | 101 | 0 | 225 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1652 |
1903 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 12 | 18 | .400 | 2.98 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 278.0 | 256 | 121 | 92 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 125 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1117 |
1904 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 18 | 25 | .419 | 2.85 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 350.0 | 357 | 174 | 111 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 196 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1466 |
1905 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 12 | 29 | .293 | 3.21 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 342.0 | 340 | 174 | 122 | 7 | 107 | 0 | 149 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1403 |
1906 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 13 | .639 | 1.73 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 322.0 | 295 | 84 | 62 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1262 |
1907 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.34 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 292.7 | 234 | 96 | 76 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1143 |
1908 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 11 | .676 | 2.07 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 304.7 | 239 | 95 | 70 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1197 |
1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.24 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 289.7 | 243 | 84 | 72 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1141 |
1910 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.35 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 212.0 | 224 | 113 | 79 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 876 |
Totals | 249 | 205 | .548 | 2.63 | 513 | 471 | 41 | 388 | 50 | 11 | 3996.0 | 3621 | 1620 | 1167 | 66 | 1212 | 0 | 1651 | 156 | 6 | 94 | 16263 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1898 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 41 | 132 | 117 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .145 | .231 | .145 | .376 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 41 | 142 | 134 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .216 | .245 | .239 | .483 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 32 | 95 | 88 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .136 | .174 | .182 | .356 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1901 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 38 | 118 | 107 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .187 | .243 | .243 | .486 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1902 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 52 | 161 | 150 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .153 | .206 | .153 | .360 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1903 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 39 | 135 | 128 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .188 | .218 | .211 | .429 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1904 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 52 | 166 | 148 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | .182 | .258 | .203 | .460 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1905 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 43 | 136 | 131 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .153 | .172 | .183 | .355 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1906 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 125 | 115 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .174 | .221 | .183 | .404 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1907 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 115 | 103 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .136 | .191 | .136 | .327 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1908 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 110 | 103 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .165 | .189 | .175 | .363 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 116 | 103 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .136 | .191 | .165 | .356 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1910 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 72 | 66 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .167 | .191 | .197 | .388 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 531 | 1623 | 1493 | 107 | 248 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 199 | .166 | .213 | .186 | .399 | 278 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1898 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 41 | 0 | 311.0 | 19 | 67 | 11 | 1 | .887 | 2.489 | 2.098 |
1899 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 41 | 0 | 343.0 | 17 | 81 | 8 | 2 | .925 | 2.571 | 2.390 |
1900 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 32 | 0 | 236.0 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 0 | .967 | 2.250 | 1.844 |
1901 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 38 | 0 | 305.0 | 22 | 66 | 3 | 2 | .967 | 2.597 | 2.316 |
1902 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 51 | 0 | 410.0 | 37 | 105 | 4 | 5 | .973 | 3.117 | 2.784 |
1903 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 33 | 0 | 278.0 | 13 | 84 | 4 | 1 | .960 | 3.140 | 2.939 |
1903 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 1B | 6 | 0 | 59.0 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .949 | 11.288 | 12.333 |
1904 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 43 | 43 | 350.0 | 39 | 110 | 7 | 5 | .955 | 3.831 | 3.465 |
1904 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 1B | 6 | 5 | 41.0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 11.195 | 8.500 |
1905 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 41 | 41 | 342.0 | 37 | 115 | 7 | 3 | .956 | 4.000 | 3.707 |
1906 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 41 | 36 | 322.0 | 22 | 117 | 8 | 5 | .946 | 3.885 | 3.390 |
1907 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 37 | 293.0 | 17 | 87 | 3 | 2 | .972 | 3.195 | 2.667 |
1908 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 41 | 38 | 305.0 | 11 | 87 | 1 | 2 | .990 | 2.892 | 2.390 |
1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 35 | 290.0 | 16 | 85 | 5 | 1 | .953 | 3.134 | 2.590 |
1910 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 23 | 212.0 | 11 | 71 | 4 | 0 | .953 | 3.481 | 2.485 |
Totals | 525 | 258 | 4097.0 | 389 | 1131 | 72 | 30 | .955 | 3.339 | 2.895 |
Postseason - Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.63 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.63 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1909 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 11.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.314 | 1.500 |
Totals | 2 | 1 | 11.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.314 | 1.500 |
Awards
1908 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
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