Bump Wills

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 172lb (175cm, 78kg)

Born: July 27, 1952 in Washington, DC us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (6th) of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Central Valley HS (Spokane Valley, WA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: April 7, 1977 (Age 24-254d, 13,840th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1982 (Age 30-068d)
vs. STL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Elliott Taylor Wills

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Relatives: Son of Maury Wills

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.5

3030

807

.266

472

RBI

302

196

OBP

.335

SLG

.360

OPS

.695

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	TEX	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
2	2	Apr 10	TEX		CLE	W,5-0	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
3	3	Apr 11	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
4	4	Apr 12	TEX		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
5	5	Apr 13	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
6	6	Apr 14	TEX		DET	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
7	7	Apr 15	TEX		DET	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
8	8	Apr 17	TEX	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
9	9	Apr 18	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
10	10	Apr 20	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
11	11	Apr 21	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
12	12	Apr 22	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
13	13	Apr 23	TEX		TOR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	4	6	2	12	5	2B
14	14	Apr 24	TEX		TOR	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
15	15	Apr 25	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
16	16	Apr 27	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-11	CG	46	8.0	2	4	1	7	2	2B
17	17	Apr 28	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	4	2	8	1	2B
18	18	Apr 29	TEX	@	CHW	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
19	19	Apr 30	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
21	21	May 2	TEX	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
22	22	May 4 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
23	23	May 4 (2)	TEX		CHW	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
24	24	May 5	TEX		CHW	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
25	25	May 6	TEX		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
26	26	May 7	TEX		KCR	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	4	4	1	9	1	2B
27	27	May 8	TEX		KCR	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	4	2	7	1	2B
28	28	May 9	TEX		KCR	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
29	29	May 11	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
30	30	May 12	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
31	31	May 13 (1)	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
32	32	May 13 (2)	TEX	@	TOR	W,7-5	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 2B
33	33	May 14	TEX	@	MIN	W,7-5	GF	15	4.0	1	3	0	4	1	PH 2B
34	34	May 15	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-8	GS	39	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
35	35	May 16	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
36	36	May 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-13	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
37	37	May 19	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
38	38	May 20	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
39	39	May 21	TEX		MIN	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
40	40	May 22	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
41	41	May 23	TEX		MIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	8	0	9	0	2B
42	42	May 25 (1)	TEX		SEA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
43	43	May 25 (2)	TEX		SEA	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	5	1	9	0	2B
44	44	May 26	TEX		SEA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
45	45	May 27	TEX		SEA	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	2B
46	46	May 28	TEX		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
47	47	May 30	TEX		BOS	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
48	48	May 31	TEX		BOS	L,2-3	CG	47	12.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 1	TEX		BAL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
50	50	Jun 2	TEX		BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	9	0	12	1	2B
51	51	Jun 3	TEX		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
52	52	Jun 4	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	42	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
53	53	Jun 5	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
54	54	Jun 6	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
55	55	Jun 7	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
56	56	Jun 8	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
57	57	Jun 9	TEX	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
58	58	Jun 10	TEX	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	4	0	5	3	2B
59	59	Jun 12	TEX		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
60	60	Jun 13	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
61	61	Jun 14	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
62	62	Jun 15	TEX		NYY	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
63	63	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	5	7	0	12	1	2B
64	64	Jun 17	TEX		NYY	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
65	65	Jun 18	TEX	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
66	66	Jun 19	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
67	67	Jun 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
68	68	Jun 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
69	69	Jun 22	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
70	70	Jun 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	42	10.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
71	71	Jun 24 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
72	72	Jun 24 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
73	73	Jun 26	TEX		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
74	74	Jun 27	TEX		CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
75	75	Jun 28	TEX		CAL	W,14-4	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
76	76	Jun 29	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
77	77	Jun 30	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	78	Jul 1	TEX		OAK	L,12-13	CG	79	15.0	5	6	0	11	1	2B
79	79	Jul 2	TEX		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
80	80	Jul 3	TEX		BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
81	81	Jul 4	TEX		BAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
82	82	Jul 6	TEX		TOR	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
83	83	Jul 7	TEX		TOR	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
84	84	Jul 8	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
85	85	Jul 9	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	6	0	8	3	2B
86	86	Jul 10	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
87	87	Jul 11	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
88	88	Jul 12	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
89	89	Jul 13	TEX	@	KCR	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
90	90	Jul 14	TEX	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
91	91	Jul 15	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
92	92	Jul 19 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
93	93	Jul 19 (2)	TEX		CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
94	94	Jul 20	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
95	95	Jul 21	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
96	96	Jul 22	TEX		KCR	L,6-7	CG	47	9.0	5	4	1	10	0	2B
97	97	Jul 23	TEX		KCR	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
98	98	Jul 25	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
99	99	Jul 26	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
100	100	Jul 27	TEX		BOS	W,11-2	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	117 (16)	Aug 12	TEX		CLE	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
102	118	Aug 13	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
103	119	Aug 14	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
104	120	Aug 15	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
105	121	Aug 16	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
106	122	Aug 17	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-5	GF	14	3.0	0	3	0	3	0	PH 2B
107	123	Aug 18	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
108	124	Aug 19	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	2B
109	125	Aug 20	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
110	126	Aug 21	TEX	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
111	127	Aug 23	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
112	128	Aug 24	TEX		MIL	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	2B
113	129	Aug 25	TEX		MIL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
114	130	Aug 26	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
115	131	Aug 27	TEX		NYY	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
116	132	Aug 28	TEX		NYY	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
117	133	Aug 29	TEX		NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
118	134	Aug 30	TEX	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	1	5	0	6	3	2B
119	135	Aug 31	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	136	Sep 1	TEX	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	2B
121	137	Sep 2	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
122	138	Sep 3	TEX	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
123	139	Sep 4	TEX	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
124	140	Sep 5	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
125	141	Sep 7	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
126	142	Sep 8	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
127	143	Sep 9	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
128	144	Sep 10	TEX		SEA	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
129	145	Sep 11	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
130	146	Sep 12	TEX		SEA	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	1	8	0	9	1	2B
131	147	Sep 13	TEX		MIN	L,4-7	CG	56	12.0	5	9	0	14	2	2B
132	148	Sep 14	TEX		MIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
133	149	Sep 15	TEX		MIN	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
134	150	Sep 16	TEX		MIN	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
135	151	Sep 17	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
136	152	Sep 18	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
137	153	Sep 19	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
138	154	Sep 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
139	155	Sep 22	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
140	156	Sep 23	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
141	157	Sep 25	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
142	158	Sep 26	TEX		OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	7	1	10	1	2B
143	159	Sep 27	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
144	160	Sep 28	TEX		CAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
145	161	Sep 29	TEX		CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
146	162	Sep 30	TEX		CAL	L,5-11	GS	26	5.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
							146gm		1269.0	337	468	20	825	95