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Proper Name
Frank Lee Wills
High Level
MLB (1983-1991)
Positions
P (402)
Ht / Wt
6-2 / 220
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
New Orleans,Louisiana
Died
5/11/2012
Cause of Death
-
High School
De La Salle (New Orleans,LA)
colleges
Tulane University (New Orleans,LA),
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
KCA [5] TOR [4] CLE [2] SEA [1]
TBC#
19755
mlbam id
124370
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleerawhipw-lggssviphso
Career MLB [1983-1991]5.061.4622-26154356435.7438281
Strikeouts
64
Walks
42
Hittable
50
SO/BB
54
vsPower
50
Hitting
0
Durability
55
Team
.507
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1988] Inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame
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year team name league level org age   # link role   w   l   g gs cg sh gr gf sv ip   h   r er hr bb so wp bk hb era whip h9 hr9 bb9 so9 ra9 so/bb
1978 Tulane Metro NCAA-1 -- 19 -- -- Starter 3 5 12 10 5 2 2 0 0 70.1 66 40 29 0 44 68 0 0 0 3.71 1.56 8.45 0.00 5.63 8.70 5.12 1.55
1979 Tulane Metro NCAA-1 -- 20 -- -- Starter 6 5 13 11 5 1 2 0 0 79.0 74 54 29 0 65 78 0 0 0 3.30 1.76 8.43 0.00 7.41 8.89 6.15 1.20
1980 Tulane Metro NCAA-1 -- 21 -- -- St/Rel 5 3 13 10 3 0 3 0 0 64.0 55 37 20 1 44 75 0 0 0 2.81 1.55 7.73 0.14 6.19 10.55 5.20 1.70
1980 Gulf Coast Royals Blue GCL Rk kca 21 -- -- Starter 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 18 7 5 0 8 20 3 0 3 1.96 1.13 7.04 0.00 3.13 7.83 2.74 2.50
1980 Charleston (sc) Royals SAL A kca 21 -- -- Starter 2 5 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 57.0 59 33 23 1 32 48 6 0 5 3.63 1.60 9.32 0.16 5.05 7.58 5.21 1.50
1981 Jacksonville Suns Sou AA kca 22 -- -- Starter 9 14 27 27 11 1 0 0 0 192.0 199 104 85 16 91 174 15 0 9 3.98 1.51 9.33 0.75 4.27 8.16 4.88 1.91
1982 Omaha Royals Amer AAA kca 23 -- -- Rel/St 7 10 41 12 2 0 29 23 3 107.1 110 71 62 8 81 77 7 0 4 5.20 1.78 9.22 0.67 6.79 6.46 5.95 0.95
1983 Jacksonville Suns Sou AA kca 24 -- -- Starter 5 2 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 54.1 44 19 15 3 23 40 4 0 1 2.48 1.23 7.29 0.50 3.81 6.63 3.15 1.74
1983 Omaha Royals Amer AAA kca 24 -- -- Starter 4 11 16 16 4 1 0 0 0 95.0 96 56 50 8 45 65 6 0 1 4.74 1.48 9.09 0.76 4.26 6.16 5.31 1.44
1983 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 19 log St/Rel 2 1 6 4 0 0 2 1 0 34.2 35 17 16 2 15 23 3 0 0 4.15 1.44 9.09 0.52 3.89 5.97 4.41 1.53
1984 Omaha Royals Amer AAA kca 25 -- -- Starter 7 4 15 15 2 1 0 0 0 89.2 75 32 28 9 49 69 2 0 0 2.81 1.38 7.53 0.90 4.92 6.93 3.21 1.41
1984 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 25 19 log St/Rel 2 3 10 5 0 0 5 2 0 37.0 39 21 21 3 13 21 2 0 0 5.11 1.41 9.49 0.73 3.16 5.11 5.11 1.62
1985 Calgary Cannons PCL AAA sea 26 -- -- Starter 4 3 9 9 3 2 0 0 0 46.1 44 27 25 5 25 31 3 0 0 4.86 1.49 8.55 0.97 4.86 6.02 5.24 1.24
1985 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 26 43 log St/Rel 5 11 24 18 1 0 6 2 1 123.0 122 85 82 18 68 67 9 1 3 6.00 1.54 8.93 1.32 4.98 4.90 6.22 0.99
1986 Maine Guides IL AAA cle 27 -- -- Closer 4 3 22 1 0 0 21 17 6 31.1 37 10 10 4 10 21 1 0 1 2.87 1.50 10.63 1.15 2.87 6.03 2.87 2.10
1986 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 27 44 log Reliever 4 4 26 0 0 0 26 16 4 40.1 43 23 22 6 16 32 2 0 0 4.91 1.46 9.60 1.34 3.57 7.14 5.13 2.00
1987 Buffalo Bisons Amer AAA cle 28 -- -- Reliever 3 2 36 0 0 0 36 30 6 56.2 53 28 21 5 22 45 1 0 0 3.34 1.32 8.42 0.79 3.49 7.15 4.45 2.05
1987 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 28 22 log Reliever 0 1 6 0 0 0 6 4 1 5.1 3 3 3 0 7 4 0 0 0 5.06 1.88 5.06 0.00 11.81 6.75 5.06 0.57
1988 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 29 -- -- Rel/St 6 4 25 10 0 0 15 8 3 80.2 70 40 29 4 25 53 7 0 4 3.24 1.18 7.81 0.45 2.79 5.91 4.46 2.12
1988 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 29 44 log Reliever 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 4 0 20.2 22 12 12 2 6 19 1 0 0 5.23 1.35 9.58 0.87 2.61 8.27 5.23 3.17
1989 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 30 -- -- Closer 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 11 5 17.0 8 7 3 1 8 13 1 0 0 1.59 0.94 4.24 0.53 4.24 6.88 3.71 1.63
1989 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 30 44 log Rel/St 3 1 24 4 0 0 20 6 0 71.1 65 31 29 4 30 41 4 0 1 3.66 1.33 8.20 0.50 3.79 5.17 3.91 1.37
1990 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 31 44 log Rel/St 6 4 44 4 0 0 40 6 0 99.0 101 54 52 13 38 72 1 0 1 4.73 1.40 9.18 1.18 3.45 6.55 4.91 1.89
1991 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 32 -- -- Rel/St 3 5 22 9 0 0 13 8 1 61.1 71 35 33 4 21 38 2 0 3 4.84 1.50 10.42 0.59 3.08 5.58 5.14 1.81
1991 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 32 44 log Reliever 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 3 0 4.1 8 8 8 2 5 2 0 0 1 16.62 3.00 16.62 4.15 10.38 4.15 16.62 0.40
1980 Rk / A Total -- KCA -- -- -- Starter 4 5 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 80.0 77 40 28 1 40 68 9 0 8 3.15 1.46 8.66 0.11 4.50 7.65 4.50 1.70
1981 AA Total -- KCA -- -- -- Starter 9 14 27 27 11 1 0 0 0 192.0 199 104 85 16 91 174 15 0 9 3.98 1.51 9.33 0.75 4.27 8.16 4.88 1.91
1982 AAA Total -- KCA -- -- -- Rel/St 7 10 41 12 2 0 29 23 3 107.3 110 71 62 8 81 77 7 0 4 5.20 1.78 9.22 0.67 6.79 6.46 5.95 0.95
1983 AA / AAA Total -- KCA -- -- -- Starter 9 13 24 24 6 1 0 0 0 149.3 140 75 65 11 68 105 10 0 2 3.92 1.39 8.44 0.66 4.10 6.33 4.52 1.54
1983 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- St/Rel 2 1 6 4 0 0 2 1 0 34.7 35 17 16 2 15 23 3 0 0 4.15 1.44 9.09 0.52 3.89 5.97 4.41 1.53
1984 AAA Total -- KCA -- -- -- Starter 7 4 15 15 2 1 0 0 0 89.7 75 32 28 9 49 69 2 0 0 2.81 1.38 7.53 0.90 4.92 6.93 3.21 1.41
1984 MLB Total -- KCA -- -- -- St/Rel 2 3 10 5 0 0 5 2 0 37.0 39 21 21 3 13 21 2 0 0 5.11 1.41 9.49 0.73 3.16 5.11 5.11 1.62
1985 AAA Total -- SEA -- -- -- Starter 4 3 9 9 3 2 0 0 0 46.3 44 27 25 5 25 31 3 0 0 4.86 1.49 8.55 0.97 4.86 6.02 5.24 1.24
1985 MLB Total -- SEA -- -- -- St/Rel 5 11 24 18 1 0 6 2 1 123.0 122 85 82 18 68 67 9 1 3 6.00 1.54 8.93 1.32 4.98 4.90 6.22 0.99
1986 AAA Total -- CLE -- -- -- Closer 4 3 22 1 0 0 21 17 6 31.3 37 10 10 4 10 21 1 0 1 2.87 1.50 10.63 1.15 2.87 6.03 2.87 2.10
1986 MLB Total -- CLE -- -- -- Reliever 4 4 26 0 0 0 26 16 4 40.3 43 23 22 6 16 32 2 0 0 4.91 1.46 9.60 1.34 3.57 7.14 5.13 2.00
1987 AAA Total -- CLE -- -- -- Reliever 3 2 36 0 0 0 36 30 6 56.7 53 28 21 5 22 45 1 0 0 3.34 1.32 8.42 0.79 3.49 7.15 4.45 2.05
1987 MLB Total -- CLE -- -- -- Reliever 0 1 6 0 0 0 6 4 1 5.3 3 3 3 0 7 4 0 0 0 5.06 1.88 5.06 0.00 11.81 6.75 5.06 0.57
1988 AAA Total -- TOR -- -- -- Rel/St 6 4 25 10 0 0 15 8 3 80.7 70 40 29 4 25 53 7 0 4 3.24 1.18 7.81 0.45 2.79 5.91 4.46 2.12
1988 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- Reliever 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 4 0 20.7 22 12 12 2 6 19 1 0 0 5.23 1.35 9.58 0.87 2.61 8.27 5.23 3.17
1989 AAA Total -- TOR -- -- -- Closer 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 11 5 17.0 8 7 3 1 8 13 1 0 0 1.59 0.94 4.24 0.53 4.24 6.88 3.71 1.63
1989 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- Rel/St 3 1 24 4 0 0 20 6 0 71.3 65 31 29 4 30 41 4 0 1 3.66 1.33 8.20 0.50 3.79 5.17 3.91 1.37
1990 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- Rel/St 6 4 44 4 0 0 40 6 0 99.0 101 54 52 13 38 72 1 0 1 4.73 1.40 9.18 1.18 3.45 6.55 4.91 1.89
1991 AAA Total -- TOR -- -- -- Rel/St 3 5 22 9 0 0 13 8 1 61.3 71 35 33 4 21 38 2 0 3 4.84 1.50 10.42 0.59 3.08 5.58 5.14 1.81
1991 MLB Total -- TOR -- -- -- Reliever 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 3 0 4.3 8 8 8 2 5 2 0 0 1 16.62 3.00 16.62 4.15 10.38 4.15 16.62 0.40
Total MLB (9 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 22 26 154 35 1 0 119 44 6 435.2 438 254 245 50 198 281 22 1 6 5.06 1.46 9.05 1.03 4.09 5.80 5.25 1.42
Total Minors (11 yrs) -- Minors -- -- -- -- -- 57 63 248 120 27 5 128 97 24 911.2 884 469 389 68 440 694 58 0 31 3.84 1.45 8.73 0.67 4.34 6.85 4.63 1.58
Total AL (9 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 22 26 154 35 1 0 119 44 6 435.2 438 254 245 50 198 281 22 1 6 5.06 1.46 9.05 1.03 4.09 5.80 5.25 1.42
Total AAA (9 yrs) -- AAA -- -- -- -- -- 39 42 200 72 11 4 128 97 24 585.1 564 306 261 48 286 412 30 0 13 4.01 1.45 8.67 0.74 4.40 6.33 4.71 1.44
Total AA (2 yrs) -- AA -- -- -- -- -- 14 16 35 35 13 1 0 0 0 246.1 243 123 100 19 114 214 19 0 10 3.65 1.45 8.88 0.69 4.17 7.82 4.49 1.88
Total A (1 yrs) -- A -- -- -- -- -- 2 5 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 57.0 59 33 23 1 32 48 6 0 5 3.63 1.60 9.32 0.16 5.05 7.58 5.21 1.50
Total Rk (1 yrs) -- Rk -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 18 7 5 0 8 20 3 0 3 1.96 1.13 7.04 0.00 3.13 7.83 2.74 2.50
Total NCAA-1 (3 yrs) -- NCAA-1 -- -- -- -- -- 14 13 38 31 13 3 7 0 0 213.1 195 131 78 1 153 221 0 0 0 3.29 1.63 8.23 0.04 6.45 9.32 5.53 1.44
Fielding Statistics
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1980 Charleston (sc) Royals SAL A kca 21 p 9 0 0.0 5 9 1 2 15 14 0 0 -- .933 1.6 -- -- 6.5 100.0 6
1980 Gulf Coast Royals Blue GCL Rk kca 21 p 4 0 0.0 0 7 2 0 9 7 0 0 -- .778 1.8 -- -- 6.3 100.0 11
1981 Jacksonville Suns Sou AA kca 22 p 27 0 0.0 10 28 3 1 41 38 0 0 -- .927 1.4 -- -- 19.0 100.0 3
1982 Omaha Royals Amer AAA kca 23 p 41 0 0.0 7 13 2 0 22 20 0 0 -- .909 0.5 -- -- 29.9 100.0 2
1983 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 24 p 6 4 34.2 1 3 1 1 5 4 4 1 80.00 .800 0.7 0.12 1.05 3.7 100.0 15
1983 Omaha Royals Amer AAA kca 24 p 16 0 0.0 2 19 1 1 22 21 0 0 -- .955 1.3 -- -- 11.8 100.0 10
1983 Jacksonville Suns Sou AA kca 24 p 8 0 0.0 1 9 1 1 11 10 0 0 -- .909 1.3 -- -- 5.5 100.0 13
1984 Kansas City Royals AL MLB kca 25 p 10 5 37.0 3 2 2 0 7 5 4 3 57.14 .714 0.5 0.14 1.22 6.2 100.0 12
1984 Omaha Royals Amer AAA kca 25 p 15 0 0.0 7 21 4 2 32 28 0 0 -- .875 1.9 -- -- 9.7 100.0 11
1985 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 26 p 24 18 123.0 9 17 0 1 26 26 9 9 50.00 1.000 1.1 0.21 1.90 14.8 100.0 7
1985 Calgary Cannons PCL AAA sea 26 p 9 0 0.0 6 12 1 1 19 18 0 0 -- .947 2.0 -- -- 6.4 100.0 13
1986 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 27 p 26 0 40.1 3 6 1 0 10 9 2 0 100.00 .900 0.3 0.22 2.02 16.0 100.0 9
1986 Maine Guides IL AAA cle 27 p 22 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 -- 1.000 0.2 -- -- 15.7 100.0 9
1987 Cleveland Indians AL MLB cle 28 p 6 0 5.1 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 100.00 1.000 0.3 0.39 3.53 3.7 100.0 19
1987 Buffalo Bisons Amer AAA cle 28 p 36 0 0.0 3 5 1 0 9 8 0 0 -- .889 0.2 -- -- 25.7 100.0 2
1988 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 29 p 10 0 20.2 1 5 0 0 6 6 2 0 100.00 1.000 0.6 0.30 2.67 6.2 100.0 14
1988 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 29 p 25 0 0.0 6 10 3 0 19 16 0 0 -- .842 0.6 -- -- 17.7 100.0 8
1989 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 30 p 24 4 71.1 5 10 0 0 15 15 1 6 14.29 1.000 0.6 0.21 1.90 14.8 100.0 9
1989 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 30 p 14 0 0.0 1 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 -- 1.000 0.3 -- -- 9.7 100.0 13
1990 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 31 p 44 4 99.0 9 10 0 2 19 19 8 4 66.67 1.000 0.4 0.19 1.73 27.2 100.0 4
1991 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB tor 32 p 4 0 4.1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 0.5 0.49 4.39 2.5 100.0 16
1991 Syracuse Chiefs IL AAA tor 32 p 22 0 0.0 7 11 0 0 18 18 0 0 -- 1.000 0.8 -- -- 15.3 100.0 9
Total MLB (9 yrs) -- MLB -- -- p 154 35 434 31 57 4 4 92 88 31 23 57.41 .957 0.6 0.20 1.83 -- -- --
Total AAA (9 yrs) -- AAA -- -- p 200 0 0 41 96 12 4 149 137 0 0 -- .919 0.7 -- -- -- -- --
Total AA (2 yrs) -- AA -- -- p 35 0 0 11 37 4 2 52 48 0 0 -- .923 1.4 -- -- -- -- --
Total A (1 yrs) -- A -- -- p 9 0 0 5 9 1 2 15 14 0 0 -- .933 1.6 -- -- -- -- --
Total Rk (1 yrs) -- Rk -- -- p 4 0 0 0 7 2 0 9 7 0 0 -- .778 1.8 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1980 Minor 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 Minor 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 Minor 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 Minor 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MLB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Minor 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MLB 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 Minor 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 MLB 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 Minor 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MLB 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 Minor 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MLB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Minor 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MLB 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 Minor 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 MLB 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 MLB 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 Minor 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 MLB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0