Frank Wills

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: October 26, 1958 in New Orleans, LA us

Died: May 11, 2012 in New Orleans, LA

Buried: St. Joseph's Cemetery #2, New Orleans, LA

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (16th) of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA).

High School: De La Salle HS (New Orleans, LA)

School: Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: July 31, 1983 (Age 24-278d, 14,776th in major league history)
vs. DET 4.0 IP, 3 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1991 (Age 32-186d)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Frank Lee Wills

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

5.06

154

435.2

281

WHIP

1.460

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Team Record in Appearances: 12-13

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 16

1986 Pitching Game Log

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1986 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	41	93	Jul 24	CLE	@	TEX	L,3-7	7-GF(8)		99	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	4.50	6.27	7	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.019	.16	-0.02%	0.05	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
2	42	95	Jul 26	CLE	@	TEX	L,5-8	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	8.10	6.07	8	3	2	0	1	0		3	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	.74	-0.133	.73	-0.08%	-1.68	7b 123 2 out d2	8b end d 3
3	43	97	Jul 28	CLE		DET	L,1-5	7-8		1	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.79	6.41	7	4	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.24	0.020	.31	0.02%	1.01	7t 1-3 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	44	102	Aug 1(2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	9-GF		3	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.06	5.58	3	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.010	.38	0.01%	0.27	9t --- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
5	45	104	Aug 3	CLE		NYY	L,8-12	5-5		1	0.2	4	3	3	2	0	1	0	9.00	8.44	8	0	2	0	0	4		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.10	-0.027	.11	-0.02%	-4.43	5t 123 0 out d5	5t 123 2 out d11
6	46	105	Aug 5(1)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.71	7.06	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.032	.48	0.02%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
7	47	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-3	8-9	H(1)	4	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.48	7.09	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.029	.67	0.01%	0.10	8b --- 0 out a2	9b 12- 1 out a3
8	48	112	Aug 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-6	7-GF	L(0-1)	0	2.0	3	1	1	4	0	0	0	6.10	7.42	13	3	3	0	0	3		3	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.21	-0.270	1.63	-0.12%	0.02	7b 123 2 out d1	9b end d 1
9	49	116	Aug 15	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	8-8	W(1-1)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.91	7.27	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	0.045	.39	0.01%	0.44	8t 12- 2 out d1	8t 3 out d1
10	50	118	Aug 17	CLE		BAL	W,11-6	8-GF		1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.97	6.40	8	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.018	.09	0.00%	1.01	8t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
11	51	121	Aug 20	CLE		MIL	L,3-6	7-GF		2	3.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	4.02	5.07	12	3	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	.16	0.029	.06	0.01%	2.52	7t 12- 0 out d5	9t end d 3
12	52	123	Aug 22	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	7-GF		1	2.1	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	4.00	5.38	10	6	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.83	-0.066	.14	-0.01%	-0.48	7t 1-3 2 out d1	9t end d 3
13	53	125	Aug 24	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	8-GF	S(1)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.60	4.82	8	1	2	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.111	.12	0.01%	1.01	8t 12- 0 out a4	9t end a 3
14	54	126	Aug 26	CLE		TOR	T,6-6	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.48	4.75	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.80	0.219	.89	0.02%	0.92	9t 12- 1 out tie	9t end tie
15	55	128	Aug 27(2)	CLE		TOR	L,3-6	8-GF	L(1-2)	0	2.0	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.37	4.58	10	4	6	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.316	.11	-0.02%	-1.99	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 3
16	56	132	Aug 31	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	7-9	BL(1-3)	3	1.2	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.44	4.70	9	6	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	1	0	0	2.91	-0.111	.07	0.00%	-0.45	7b 12- 2 out a1	9b 12- 1 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	57	134	Sep 2	CLE	@	TOR	W,9-5	7-GF	S(2)	1	2.1	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	5.06	5.02	10	4	5	3	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.110	.00	0.00%	-1.48	7b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 4
18	58	142	Sep 12	CLE		OAK	W,9-3	8-GF		9	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.71	4.72	8	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	.19	0.009	.00	0.00%	1.01	8t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 6
19	59	143	Sep 13	CLE		OAK	W,8-6	9-GF	S(3)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.55	4.66	3	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.150	.00	0.00%	0.89	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
20	60	147	Sep 17	CLE		MIN	W,5-2	8-GF	S(4)	3	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.26	4.51	8	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.077	.00	0.00%	1.01	8t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
21	61	149	Sep 20	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-5	7-9	W(2-3)	2	2.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.93	4.20	9	0	5	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.325	.00	0.00%	1.87	7b --3 1 out d1	9b 3 out tie
22	62	154	Sep 25	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-6	8-8	BL(2-4)	4	0.0	4	4	4	0	0	1	0	4.98	4.58	5	1	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	-0.665	.00	0.00%	-4.35	8b --- 0 out a1	8b 1-3 0 out d2
23	63	155	Sep 26	CLE	@	SEA	W,9-7	8-9		0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.93	4.56	3	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.13	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-0.52	8b --- 2 out tie	9b -2- 0 out tie
24	64	157	Sep 28	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-4	8-11	W(3-4)	1	3.2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	4.46	4.13	11	3	3	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	0.474	.00	0.00%	2.48	8b 12- 1 out d1	11b 3 out tie
25	65	159	Sep 30	CLE	@	MIN	L,9-10	7-8	H(2)	1	1.1	3	3	3	1	2	1	0	4.99	4.38	8	1	2	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.034	.00	0.00%	-1.23	7b -2- 1 out a1	8b 12- 2 out a2
26	66	161	Oct 3	CLE		SEA	W,6-5	9-GF	W(4-4)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.91	4.31	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.55	0.219	.00	0.00%	0.92	9t 12- 1 out tie	9t end tie
							12-13		W-L:4-4,Sv:4,BSv:2,Hld:2	1.8	40.1	43	23	22	16	32	6	0	4.91	4.31	182	1.08		8%	1%	26		32	19%	2	0	0	158	7	0	4	2	2	4	1.16	0.158	.26	-0.16%	-0.55

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