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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	TEX		NYY	W,1-0	CG	42	12.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
2	2	Apr 11	TEX		NYY	W,11-7	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
3	3	Apr 13 (1)	TEX		NYY	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
4	4	Apr 13 (2)	TEX		NYY	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
5	5	Apr 14	TEX		CLE	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
6	6	Apr 15	TEX		CLE	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
7	7	Apr 16	TEX		CLE	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
8	8	Apr 18	TEX	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
9	9	Apr 19	TEX	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	3	8	0	11	2	2B
10	10	Apr 20	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	50	10.1	3	4	0	7	0	2B
11	11	Apr 21	TEX		DET	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
12	12	Apr 22	TEX		DET	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
13	13	Apr 23	TEX		DET	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
14	14	Apr 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
15	15	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
16	16	Apr 27	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
17	17	Apr 29	TEX	@	DET	W,10-5	CG	31	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
18	18	Apr 30	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	2	3	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 2	TEX		BAL	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
20	20	May 3	TEX		BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
21	21	May 4	TEX		BAL	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
22	22	May 5	TEX		BOS	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
23	23	May 6	TEX		BOS	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
24	24	May 7	TEX		BOS	L,4-7	CG	51	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
25	25	May 9	TEX		CHW	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
26	26	May 10	TEX		CHW	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	2B
27	27	May 11	TEX		CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	2	2B
28	28	May 12	TEX	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
29	29	May 13	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
30	30	May 14	TEX	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
31	31	May 16	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
32	32	May 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
33	33	May 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
34	34	May 19	TEX		CAL	L,2-3	CG	52	13.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
35	35	May 20	TEX		CAL	L,4-5	CG	31	7.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
36	36	May 21	TEX		CAL	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
37	37	May 22	TEX		CAL	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
38	38	May 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
39	39	May 24	TEX	@	OAK	L,7-15	GS	36	6.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
40	40	May 25	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
41	41	May 26	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
42	42	May 27	TEX	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
43	43	May 28	TEX	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
44	44	May 30	TEX		OAK	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
45	45	May 31	TEX		OAK	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	TEX		OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	6	1	10	4	2B
47	47	Jun 2	TEX	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG	18	5.1	1	1	0	2	1	2B
48	48	Jun 3	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
49	49	Jun 4 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
50	50	Jun 4 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
51	51	Jun 5	TEX		KCR	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	6	6	0	12	4	2B
52	52	Jun 6	TEX		KCR	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
53	53	Jun 7	TEX		KCR	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
54	54	Jun 8	TEX		KCR	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
55	55	Jun 10	TEX	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
56	56	Jun 11	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
57	57	Jun 12	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-8	CG	43	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
58	58	Jun 13	TEX	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
59	59	Jun 14	TEX	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	48	8.2	3	3	0	6	0	2B
60	60	Jun 15	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
61	61	Jun 16	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
62	62	Jun 17	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	2	3	0	5	0	2B
63	63	Jun 18	TEX		MIL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
64	64	Jun 19	TEX		MIL	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
65	65	Jun 20	TEX		TOR	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
66	66	Jun 21	TEX		TOR	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
67	67	Jun 22	TEX		TOR	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
68	68	Jun 24	TEX		SEA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
69	69	Jun 25	TEX		SEA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
70	70	Jun 26	TEX		SEA	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
71	71	Jun 27	TEX		MIN	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
72	72	Jun 28	TEX		MIN	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
73	73	Jun 29	TEX		MIN	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	4	7	0	11	0	2B
74	74	Jun 30	TEX	@	SEA	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	75	Jul 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	4	2	0	6	1	2B
76	76	Jul 2	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
77	77	Jul 3	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
78	78	Jul 4	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	4	6	0	10	0	2B
79	79	Jul 5	TEX	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
80	80	Jul 6	TEX	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
81	81	Jul 10	TEX		NYY	L,5-13	CG	45	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
82	82	Jul 11	TEX		NYY	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
83	83	Jul 12	TEX		CLE	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
84	84	Jul 13	TEX		CLE	W,12-2	GS	28	8.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
85	85	Jul 14	TEX		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
86	86	Jul 15	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
87	87	Jul 16	TEX		CHW	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
88	88	Jul 17	TEX		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
89	89	Jul 18	TEX	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
90	90	Jul 19	TEX	@	BAL	W,11-8	CG	52	10.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
91	91	Jul 20	TEX	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
92	92	Jul 21	TEX	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
93	93	Jul 22	TEX	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
94	94	Jul 23	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-12	CG	47	8.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
95	95	Jul 25	TEX	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	4	7	0	11	4	2B
96	96	Jul 26 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
97	97	Jul 26 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
98	98	Jul 27 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
99	99	Jul 27 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	52	13.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
100	100	Jul 29	TEX		BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
101	101	Jul 30	TEX		BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
102	102	Jul 31	TEX		BAL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	103	Aug 1	TEX		BOS	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
104	104	Aug 2	TEX		BOS	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
105	105	Aug 3	TEX		BOS	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
106	106	Aug 4	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
107	107	Aug 5	TEX	@	NYY	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
108	108	Aug 6	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
109	109	Aug 8	TEX		DET	L,0-8	CG	46	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
110	110	Aug 9	TEX		DET	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
111	111	Aug 10	TEX		DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	2B
112	112	Aug 12	TEX	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
113	113	Aug 13	TEX	@	CLE	L,3-14	CG	42	8.0	3	2	0	5	3	2B
114	114	Aug 14	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
115	115	Aug 15	TEX	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
116	116	Aug 16	TEX	@	DET	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	2B
117	117	Aug 17 (1)	TEX	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	6	2	1	9	1	2B
118	118	Aug 17 (2)	TEX	@	DET	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	2	8	0	10	2	2B
119	119	Aug 18	TEX		KCR	L,3-6	GS	34	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
120	120	Aug 19	TEX		KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
121	121	Aug 20	TEX		KCR	L,3-5	CG	52	12.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
122	122	Aug 22 (1)	TEX		MIL	W,12-6	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
123	123	Aug 22 (2)	TEX		MIL	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
124	124	Aug 23	TEX		MIL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
125	125	Aug 24	TEX		MIL	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	2B
126	126	Aug 25	TEX	@	TOR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
127	127	Aug 26	TEX	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
128	128	Aug 27	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
129	129	Aug 28	TEX	@	KCR	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
130	130	Aug 29	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	147 (16)	Sep 17	TEX		OAK	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
132	148	Sep 18	TEX		OAK	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
133	149	Sep 19	TEX		CAL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
134	150	Sep 20	TEX		CAL	L,4-6	CG	49	10.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
135	151	Sep 21	TEX		CAL	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
136	152	Sep 22	TEX	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
137	153	Sep 23	TEX	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
138	154	Sep 24	TEX	@	MIN	L,5-9	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
139	155	Sep 25	TEX	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	45	10.2	6	3	1	10	0	2B
140	156	Sep 26	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
141	157	Sep 27	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
142	158	Sep 28	TEX	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
143	159	Oct 2 (1)	TEX		MIN	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
144	160	Oct 2 (2)	TEX		MIN	L,1-4	GS	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
							144gm		1269.1	340	473	13	826	112