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P Frank Wills #4
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
P FRANK WILLS #4 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
26 6 5-5 1 4.21 62.0 52 7 13 44 1.05 1.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 9 9 9
Movement 17 17 17 17
Control 14 14 14 14
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 11 11
Curveball 8 8
Cutter 11 12
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 20
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/13/1997 DET Loss, 4-10 2.2 2 2 2 1 5
07/10/1997 NYM Win, 8-4 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
07/08/1997 NYM Win, 7-5 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
07/06/1997 MON Win, 6-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Win
07/03/1997 @ NYM Loss, 4-7 1.1 2 2 2 3 2
07/01/1997 @ NYM Loss, 0-4 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
06/28/1997 @ WAS Win, 7-6 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 Win
06/26/1997 @ WAS Loss, 1-9 2.0 2 1 1 1 3
06/18/1997 @ DET Loss, 3-4 4.0 2 1 1 0 1 Loss
06/12/1997 @ BAL Win, 4-1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:10/26/1958
Born in:New Orleans, LA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1982, 13th Pick in Round 3
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 26 6 5 5 1 4.21 62.0 52 33 29 7 13 44 0 0.0 0 1 16.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 20 12 9.58 7.55 6.39 1.89 3.58 1.05 82 1.1 .246        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 112 30 10 1 4 19 9 14 1 0 0 .268 .320 .482 .802      
vs. RHB 120 22 5 2 3 14 4 30 1 1 1 .183 .214 .333 .548      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 0 2.70 6.2 2 2 2 0 2 9  
April 5 5 2 2 0 7.89 21.2 26 22 19 7 2 8  
May 7 1 0 1 1 2.35 15.1 15 4 4 0 2 7  
June 8 0 2 2 0 1.17 15.1 7 3 2 0 3 15  
July 6 0 1 0 0 3.72 9.2 4 4 4 0 6 14  
Last Year 33 33 11 7 0 3.67 176.1 142 81 72 13 61 121  
2 Years Ago 32 29 7 6 0 3.80 149.1 128 63 63 11 47 124  
Career 414 295 119 93 5 3.93 1933.1 1773 926 845 169 707 1335  
Home 12 2 3 1 1 4.34 29.0 20 15 14 3 6 22  
Road 14 4 2 4 0 4.09 33.0 32 18 15 4 7 22  
Grass 12 3 2 3 0 2.45 29.1 25 11 8 0 6 22  
Turf 14 3 3 2 1 5.79 32.2 27 22 21 7 7 22  
Day 13 3 2 3 0 4.25 29.2 22 17 14 4 8 23  
Night 13 3 3 2 1 4.18 32.1 30 16 15 3 5 21  
As Starter 6 6 2 2 0 6.92 26.0 33 23 20 7 2 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 20 0 3 3 1 2.25 36.0 19 10 9 0 11 34  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 Toronto - DBL 25 31 31 13 9 0 3.37 192.1 172 83 72 18 77 112 1 1 1.29 .255 4.05 2.8 123
1985 Toronto - DBL 26 28 22 5 8 0 4.68 138.1 130 77 72 24 60 86 0 0 1.37 .255 5.16 0.2 89
1986 Toronto - DBL 27 32 19 9 5 1 3.77 140.2 123 66 59 18 56 87 0 0 1.27 .241 4.54 1.3 116
1987 Toronto - DBL 28 24 0 2 1 0 4.30 52.1 45 28 25 8 17 45 0 0 1.18 .253 4.04 0.4 101
1988 Toronto - DBL 29 16 6 5 1 2 2.79 58.0 34 19 18 5 22 41 0 0 0.97 .185 3.73 1.0 156
1989 Toronto - DBL 30 30 18 9 6 0 3.74 139.2 129 64 58 9 49 85 0 0 1.27 .272 3.45 2.8 110
1990 Toronto - DBL 31 31 31 13 14 0 4.52 177.1 181 93 89 13 53 130 0 0 1.32 .303 3.28 4.4 93
1991 Toronto - DBL 32 25 25 9 6 0 4.57 136.0 154 80 69 12 50 97 0 0 1.50 .320 3.79 2.6 93
1992 Toronto - DBL 33 43 16 10 9 1 5.07 140.1 142 85 79 15 65 120 0 0 1.48 .310 4.01 1.7 83
1993 Florida - DBL 34 28 24 13 5 0 2.87 159.2 141 58 51 5 43 111 1 0 1.15 .278 2.72 5.2 147
1994 Florida - DBL 35 35 35 8 11 0 3.80 211.0 200 96 89 11 94 132 2 1 1.39 .290 3.74 4.5 115
1995 Toronto - DBL 36 32 29 7 6 0 3.80 149.1 128 63 63 11 47 124 0 0 1.17 .274 3.14 3.9 110
1996 Toronto - DBL 37 33 33 11 7 0 3.67 176.1 142 81 72 13 61 121 0 0 1.15 .248 3.57 4.1 118
1997 Toronto - DBL 38 26 6 5 5 1 4.21 62.0 52 33 29 7 13 44 0 0 1.05 .246 3.58 1.1 103
Total DBL 414 295 119 93 5 3.93 1933.1 1773 926 845 169 707 1335 4 2 1.28 .273 3.75 35.9 111
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1983 Columbus - CBL 24 25 25 12 7 0 2.88 159.1 128 65 51 14 60 126 1 0 1.18 .246 3.59 2.2 127
1985 Durham - CBL 26 3 3 1 1 0 1.77 20.1 15 4 4 0 5 15 0 0 0.98 .254 2.41 0.8 243
1986 Durham - CBL 27 6 3 2 1 0 4.76 22.2 28 14 12 2 5 13 0 0 1.46 .333 3.88 0.4 90
1987 Durham - CBL 28 7 7 3 2 0 4.14 41.1 40 21 19 6 11 24 1 0 1.23 .262 4.86 0.4 108
1988 Durham - CBL 29 13 13 5 3 0 3.33 78.1 79 31 29 6 23 53 1 0 1.30 .287 3.76 1.6 130
1995 Southeast - AAA 36 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 5 2 2 0 2 5 0 0 1.40 .333 3.12 0.2 132
Total CBL 54 51 23 14 0 3.21 322.0 290 135 115 28 104 231 3 0 1.22 .266 3.74 129.7
Total HBL 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 5 2 2 0 2 5 0 0 1.40 .333 3.12 132.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1983 Columbus - CBL 24 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.00 .400 0.00 0.0 0
1984 Toronto - DBL 25 1 1 0 1 0 7.11 6.1 11 5 5 0 1 3 0 0 1.89 .440 0.00 0.0 0
1988 Toronto - DBL 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 .250 0.00 0.0 0
1990 Toronto - DBL 31 2 2 0 1 0 4.82 9.1 12 6 5 0 5 6 0 0 1.82 .387 0.00 0.0 0
1991 Toronto - DBL 32 1 1 1 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 2 1 0 1 6 0 0 0.71 .200 0.00 0.0 0
1996 Toronto - DBL 37 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 5 3 3 0 2 3 0 0 1.40 .294 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 6 5 1 3 0 4.45 28.1 33 17 14 0 9 19 0 0 1.48 .340 2.48 160.8
Total CBL 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.00 .400 0.00 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1983 Columbus - CBL P 25 25 6 24 1 33 3 .909 159.1 1.69 -0.2 1.051
1984 Toronto - DBL P 31 31 8 18 0 28 2 .929 192.1 1.22 -1.2 .985
1985 Toronto - DBL P 27 22 6 16 0 23 1 .957 138.1 1.43 -0.9 .976
1985 Durham - CBL P 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.1 0.89 +0.1 1.020
1986 Toronto - DBL P 32 19 5 21 1 26 0 1.000 140.2 1.66 -1.3 .946
1986 Durham - CBL P 6 3 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 22.2 2.38 -0.3 .765
1987 Toronto - DBL P 24 0 2 2 0 5 1 .800 52.1 0.69 -0.7 .777
1987 Durham - CBL P 7 7 1 9 1 10 0 1.000 41.1 2.18 +0.4 1.034
1988 Toronto - DBL P 16 6 2 10 1 12 0 1.000 58.0 1.86 -0.4 1.044
1988 Durham - CBL P 13 13 2 13 0 16 1 .938 78.1 1.72 -0.5 .831
1989 Toronto - DBL P 30 18 8 27 0 35 0 1.000 139.2 2.26 -0.4 1.007
1990 Toronto - DBL P 31 31 7 24 1 31 0 1.000 177.1 1.57 -2.0 .950
1991 Toronto - DBL P 25 25 9 22 2 31 0 1.000 136.0 2.05 -1.8 .953
1992 Toronto - DBL P 43 16 5 23 1 29 1 .966 140.1 1.80 -0.5 1.001
1993 Florida - DBL P 28 24 13 23 0 37 1 .973 159.2 2.03 -1.6 .943
1994 Florida - DBL P 35 35 16 30 0 47 1 .979 211.0 1.96 -3.6 .895
1995 Toronto - DBL P 32 29 2 23 0 27 2 .926 149.1 1.51 -1.4 .950
1995 Southeast - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1996 Toronto - DBL P 33 33 8 32 2 41 1 .976 176.1 2.04 -2.1 .945
1997 Toronto - DBL P 26 6 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 62.0 1.74 -1.1 .881
TOTAL P 468 347 104 333 10 451 14 .969 2260.1 1.74 -19.4 .954
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1982 Drafted in the 1982 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 53rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (11).
04/04/1983 Named the #71 prospect in the DBL
08/01/1983 Wins the CBL AA Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/30/1983 Wins the 1983 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the Columbus Clippers!
12/12/1983 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with LF Mickey Hatcher, in exchange for SP Bruce Berenyi.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
04/02/1984 Named the #68 prospect in the DBL
08/02/1984 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hollywood Stars with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (13).
05/06/1991 Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 13 (13).
04/23/1993 Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 13 (13).
05/06/1994 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/02/1994 Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 13 (13).
05/18/1995 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 14 (14).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1994 35 1
1996 33 6
Year HLD Rank
1992 5 10
Year BB Rank
1994 94 5
Year WP Rank
1984 11 4
1991 10 6
Year HR/9 Rank
1990 0.66 7
1994 0.47 2
1996 0.66 2
Year H/9 Rank
1996 7.25 10
Year SHO Rank
1984 1 9
Year GB% Rank
1990 0.53 10
1994 0.58 1
1996 0.55 3
Year WAR Rank
1993 5.3 9
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