Willard Hunter
Willard Mitchell Hunter
Born: March 8, 1934
Newark, NJ US
Deceased: February 3, 2021
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1955-1965
Major League Statistics
Willard Hunter compiled a career record of 69 wins and 53 losses and a 3.86 ERA in his 332-game pitching career with the Shawnee Hawks, Wichita Falls Spudders, Victoria Rosebuds, Green Bay Bluejays, Montreal Royals, Omaha Dodgers and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1965 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D | SOSL | Shawnee Hawks | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.77 | 30 | 29 | 234.0 | 182 | 101 | 72 | 2 | 148 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 13 | 8 | .619 | 4.79 | 38 | 30 | 199.0 | 204 | 129 | 106 | 9 | 125 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | B | BSTL | Victoria Rosebuds | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.54 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 89.0 | 89 | 43 | 35 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Green Bay Bluejays | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.34 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 164.0 | 162 | 93 | 79 | 10 | 80 | 3 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.39 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109.0 | 84 | 44 | 41 | 7 | 88 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Dodgers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.65 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.0 | 92 | 54 | 41 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 10 | 5 | .667 | 4.21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 44 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 44 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 69 | 53 | .566 | 3.86 | 332 | 95 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1016.0 | 937 | 536 | 436 | 50 | 601 | 36 | 502 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D | SOSL | Shawnee Hawks | 30 | 94 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .181 | .351 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 44 | 70 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .114 | .129 | .243 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | B | BSTL | Victoria Rosebuds | 16 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .133 | .188 | .200 | .388 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Green Bay Bluejays | 33 | 68 | 59 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .186 | .250 | .186 | .436 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 70 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .000 | .095 | .000 | .095 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Dodgers | 71 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Dodgers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 30 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 350 | 335 | 312 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 57 | .147 | .171 | .167 | .338 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D | SOSL | Shawnee Hawks | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | B | BSTL | Victoria Rosebuds | P | 15 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.733 |
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Green Bay Bluejays | P | 28 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .862 | .893 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 70 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .947 | .257 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Dodgers | P | 66 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .242 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Dodgers | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .276 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .182 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .231 |
| Totals | 332 | 22 | 81 | 7 | 2 | .936 | .310 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D | Sooner State League | Shawnee Hawks | BRO | ||
| 1956 | B | Big State League | Wichita Falls Spudders | BRO | ||
| 1957 | B | Big State League | Victoria Rosebuds | BRO | ||
| 1959 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Green Bay Bluejays | LAN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN |
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