Willson Contreras

Positions: Catcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 225lb (185cm, 102kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: May 13, 1992 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela ve

Debut: June 17, 2016 (Age 24-035d, 18,771st in MLB history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

2021 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2021): 4.108 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Full Name: Willson Eduardo Contreras

Nicknames: Willy

Twitter: @Wcontreras40

Relatives: Brother of William Contreras

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SUMMARY

2020

Career

WAR

1.0

12.8

AB

189

1652

H

437

HR

BA

.243

.265

R

227

RBI

253

SB

OBP

.356

.351

SLG

.407

.463

OPS

.763

.814

OPS+

106

113

1/16 The Cubs have avoided arbitration with third baseman Kris Bryant, catcher Willson Contreras and right-hander Zach Davies, per reports from Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago and Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com.
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Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2009	17	CHC-min	FRk	29	130	112	13	23	5	2	1	6	2	2	10	26	.205	.305	.313	.617		35	3	6	2	0	0		CB2 · DOSL
2010	18	CHC-min	FRk	17	74	64	11	20	2	1	0	9	2	0	8	6	.313	.405	.375	.780		24	1	2	0	0	0		CB2 · DOSL
2011	19	CHC-min	A-	60	239	222	31	58	5	4	2	27	3	2	11	41	.261	.305	.347	.652		77	12	3	3	0	0		BOI · NORW
2012	20	CHC-min	A-	64	266	249	32	68	10	1	3	39	3	2	11	54	.273	.316	.357	.673		89	7	5	0	1	1		BOI · NORW
2013	21	CHC-min	A	86	345	310	46	77	11	5	11	46	8	3	26	66	.248	.320	.423	.742		131	11	7	1	1	0		KNC · MIDW
2014	22	CHC-min	A+	80	317	281	40	68	14	2	5	37	5	5	28	66	.242	.320	.359	.679		101	6	5	1	2	0		DYT · FLOR
2015	23	CHC-min	AA	126	521	454	71	151	34	4	8	75	4	4	57	62	.333	.413	.478	.891		217	22	7	0	3	0		KNX · SOUL
2016	24	CHC-min	AAA	55	240	204	40	72	16	3	9	43	4	4	28	32	.353	.442	.593	1.035		121	6	6	0	2	1		IWA · PCL
2016	24	CHC	NL	76	283	252	33	71	14	1	12	35	2	2	26	67	.282	.357	.488	.845	122	123	7	4	0	1	0	27/H3
2017	25	CHC	NL	117	428	377	50	104	21	0	21	74	5	4	45	98	.276	.356	.499	.855	118	188	13	3	1	2	2	2H/3795
2018	26	CHC	NL	138	544	474	50	118	27	5	10	54	4	1	53	121	.249	.339	.390	.730	94	185	14	13	2	2	2	*2H/73	AS
2019	27	CHC-min	AAA	3	9	7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.143	.333	.286	.619		2	0	1	0	0	0		IWA · PCL
2019	27	CHC	NL	105	409	360	57	98	18	2	24	64	1	2	38	102	.272	.355	.533	.888	127	192	4	9	0	2	2	2/H39D7	AS
2020	28	CHC	NL	57	225	189	37	46	10	0	7	26	1	2	20	57	.243	.356	.407	.763	106	77	6	14	0	2	1	*2D
5 Yrs				493	1889	1652	227	437	90	8	74	253	13	11	182	445	.265	.351	.463	.814	113	765	44	43	3	9	7
162 Game Avg.				162	621	543	75	144	30	3	24	83	4	4	60	146	.265	.351	.463	.814	113	251	14	14	1	3	2

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