Rick Wrona
Richard James Wrona
Born: December 10, 1963
Tulsa, OK US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 5 (1985 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Wichita State
Career: 1985-1998
Major League Statistics
Rick Wrona compiled a career batting average of .239 with 39 home runs and 286 RBI in his 899-game career with the Peoria Chiefs, Winston-Salem Spirits, Pittsfield Cubs, Iowa Cubs, Tulsa Drillers, Nashville Sounds, New Orleans Zephyrs, Indianapolis Indians, Louisville Redbirds, Buffalo Bisons, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Birmingham Barons and Oklahoma RedHawks. He began playing during the 1985 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .333 | .312 | .646 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 20 | 52 | 49 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .224 | .269 | .306 | .575 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 91 | 305 | 267 | 43 | 68 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 37 | .255 | .330 | .356 | .686 | 95 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 70 | 231 | 218 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 32 | .220 | .245 | .307 | .552 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 83 | 210 | 193 | 28 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 34 | .264 | .324 | .342 | .666 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 60 | 197 | 189 | 15 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 40 | .217 | .249 | .323 | .571 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 58 | 160 | 146 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 35 | .226 | .280 | .295 | .575 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 27 | 87 | 82 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | .159 | .207 | .293 | .500 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 40 | 125 | 118 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | .246 | .282 | .398 | .681 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 73 | 204 | 184 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 35 | .212 | .260 | .332 | .592 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .286 | .348 | .286 | .634 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 53 | 170 | 158 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 33 | .247 | .286 | .354 | .640 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 31 | 101 | 93 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .226 | .263 | .290 | .553 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 16 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .226 | .265 | .419 | .684 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 61 | 191 | 175 | 10 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41 | .229 | .267 | .360 | .627 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 70 | 221 | 211 | 22 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | .246 | .266 | .403 | .669 | 85 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 29 | 110 | 103 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .252 | .284 | .398 | .682 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 100 | 328 | 300 | 46 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 56 | .277 | .327 | .383 | .710 | 115 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 899 | 2776 | 2560 | 295 | 611 | 132 | 15 | 39 | 286 | 17 | 18 | 133 | 488 | .239 | .283 | .348 | .631 | 890 | 48 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | C | 6 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .941 | 5.333 | 3 | |||
| 1985 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | C | 16 | 90 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .971 | 6.250 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | C | 79 | 456 | 71 | 11 | 8 | .980 | 6.671 | 2 | |||
| 1986 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1986 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 3B | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1986 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1987 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | C | 68 | 293 | 49 | 9 | 4 | .974 | 5.029 | 4 | |||
| 1987 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | 1B | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 82 | 347 | 36 | 7 | 0 | .982 | 4.671 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Cubs | C | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 54 | 292 | 37 | 6 | 8 | .982 | 6.093 | 5 | |||
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 5 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.400 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 8 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.250 | ||||
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | C | 46 | 273 | 33 | 6 | 4 | .981 | 6.652 | 3 | |||
| 1991 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | OF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1991 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | C | 22 | 107 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .984 | 5.500 | 2 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | OF | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | C | 27 | 162 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .977 | 6.407 | 4 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | ||||
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | C | 72 | 400 | 52 | 5 | 7 | .989 | 6.278 | 3 | |||
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 6 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.833 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 40.0 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | C | 43 | 217 | 46 | 4 | 5 | .985 | 6.116 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 55.8 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 1B | 3 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.333 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 31 | 167 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .995 | 5.903 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | C | 13 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 4.692 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | C | 56 | 311 | 27 | 7 | 1 | .980 | 6.036 | 5 | 45 | 9 | 16.7 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | C | 44 | 243 | 30 | 4 | 1 | .986 | 6.205 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 38.1 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 29 | 199 | 28 | 3 | 4 | .987 | 7.828 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 47.5 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 12 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 3B | 12 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 3 | .875 | 2.333 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | C | 85 | 461 | 45 | 12 | 8 | .977 | 5.953 | 11 | 51 | 16 | 23.9 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 1B | 15 | 86 | 9 | 1 | 5 | .990 | 6.333 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 879 | 4448 | 579 | 93 | 90 | .982 | 5.719 | 57 | 185 | 101 | 35.3 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Spirits | CHN | ||
| 1985 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1986 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Spirits | CHN | ||
| 1987 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1988 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1991 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 1992 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
| 1996 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1997 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1997 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX |
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