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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1980	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	KCR	4	5	.444	3.15	4.50	13	13		3	0	0	80.0	77	40	28	1	40	0	68	8	4	9		1.463	8.7	0.1	4.5	7.7	1.70
1980	21	0.1	Charleston	SALL	A	KCR	2	5	.286	3.63	5.21	9	9		3	0	0	57.0	59	33	23	1	32	0	48	5	2	6		1.596	9.3	0.2	5.1	7.6	1.50
1980	21	1.0	Royals Blue	GULF	Rk	KCR	2	0	1.000	1.96	2.74	4	4		0	0	0	23.0	18	7	5	0	8	0	20	3	2	3		1.130	7.0	0.0	3.1	7.8	2.50
1981	22	-1.0	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	9	14	.391	3.98	4.88	27	27	0	11	1	0	192.0	199	104	85	16	91	3	174	9	3	15		1.510	9.3	0.8	4.3	8.2	1.91
1982	23	-2.6	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	7	10	.412	5.20	5.95	41	12	23	2	0	3	107.1	110	71	62	8	81	2	77	4	0	7		1.780	9.2	0.7	6.8	6.5	0.95
1983	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	9	13	.409	3.92	4.52	24	24	0	6	1	0	149.1	140	75	65	11	68	3	105	2	4	10		1.393	8.4	0.7	4.1	6.3	1.54
1983	24	-1.5	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	4	11	.267	4.74	5.31	16	16	0	4	1	0	95.0	96	56	50	8	45	2	65	1	3	6		1.484	9.1	0.8	4.3	6.2	1.44
1983	24	0.4	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	5	2	.714	2.48	3.15	8	8	0	2	0	0	54.1	44	19	15	3	23	1	40	1	1	4		1.233	7.3	0.5	3.8	6.6	1.74
1983	24	-4.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	2	1	.667	4.15	4.41	6	4	1	0	0	0	34.2	35	17	16	2	15	0	23	0	0	3	152	1.442	9.1	0.5	3.9	6.0	1.53
1984	25	-0.7	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	7	4	.636	2.81	3.21	15	15	0	2	1	0	89.2	75	32	28	9	49	0	69	0	0	2		1.383	7.5	0.9	4.9	6.9	1.41
1984	25	-3.4	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	2	3	.400	5.11	5.11	10	5	2	0	0	0	37.0	39	21	21	3	13	0	21	0	0	2	161	1.405	9.5	0.7	3.2	5.1	1.62
1985	26	0.3	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	4	3	.571	4.86	5.24	9	9	0	3	2	0	46.1	44	27	25	5	25	0	31	0	0	3		1.489	8.5	1.0	4.9	6.0	1.24
1985	26	-2.4	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	5	11	.313	6.00	6.22	24	18	2	1	0	1	123.0	122	85	82	18	68	3	67	3	1	9	541	1.545	8.9	1.3	5.0	4.9	0.99
1986	27	0.8	Maine	IL	AAA	CLE	4	3	.571	2.87	2.87	22	1	17	0	0	6	31.1	37	10	10	4	10	1	21	1	0	1		1.500	10.6	1.1	2.9	6.0	2.10
1986	27	-1.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	4	4	.500	4.91	5.13	26	0	16	0	0	4	40.1	43	23	22	6	16	4	32	0	0	2	182	1.463	9.6	1.3	3.6	7.1	2.00
1987	28	1.5	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	3	2	.600	3.34	4.45	36	0	30	0	0	6	56.2	53	28	21	5	22	2	45	0	3	1		1.324	8.4	0.8	3.5	7.1	2.05
1987	28	-0.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	1	.000	5.06	5.06	6	0	4	0	0	1	5.1	3	3	3	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	26	1.875	5.1	0.0	11.8	6.8	0.57
1988	29	3.2	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	6	4	.600	3.24	4.46	25	10	8	0	0	3	80.2	70	40	29	4	25	2	53	4	4	7		1.178	7.8	0.4	2.8	5.9	2.12
1988	29	0.5	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	0	0		5.23	5.23	10	0	4	0	0	0	20.2	22	12	12	2	6	2	19	0	0	1	89	1.355	9.6	0.9	2.6	8.3	3.17
1989	30	4.4	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	1	0	1.000	1.59	3.71	14	0	11	0	0	5	17.0	8	7	3	1	8	0	13	0	0	1		0.941	4.2	0.5	4.2	6.9	1.63
1989	30	1.5	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	3	1	.750	3.66	3.91	24	4	6	0	0	0	71.1	65	31	29	4	30	2	41	1	0	4	302	1.332	8.2	0.5	3.8	5.2	1.37
1990	31	2.6	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	6	4	.600	4.73	4.91	44	4	6	0	0	0	99.0	101	54	52	13	38	7	72	1	0	1	422	1.404	9.2	1.2	3.5	6.5	1.89
1991	32	6.2	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	3	5	.375	4.84	5.14	22	9	8	0	0	1	61.1	71	35	33	4	21	0	38	3	4	2		1.500	10.4	0.6	3.1	5.6	1.81
1991	32	3.5	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	0	1	.000	16.62	16.62	4	0	3	0	0	0	4.1	8	8	8	2	5	0	2	1	0	0	27	3.000	16.6	4.2	10.4	4.2	0.40
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		22	26	.458	5.06	5.25	154	35	44	1	0	6	435.2	438	254	245	50	198	18	281	6	1	22	1902	1.460	9.0	1.0	4.1	5.8	1.42
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		57	63	.475	3.84	4.63	248	120	97	27	5	24	911.2	884	469	389	68	440	13	694	31	22	58		1.452	8.7	0.7	4.3	6.9	1.58
All Levels (12 Seasons)							79	89	.470	4.24	4.83	402	155	141	28	5	30	1347.1	1322	723	634	118	638	31	975	37	23	80	1902	1.455	8.8	0.8	4.3	6.5	1.53

AAA (9 seasons)					Minors		39	42	.481	4.01	4.71	200	72	97	11	4	24	585.1	564	306	261	48	286	9	412	13	14	30		1.452	8.7	0.7	4.4	6.3	1.44
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		14	16	.467	3.65	4.49	35	35	0	13	1	0	246.1	243	123	100	19	114	4	214	10	4	19		1.449	8.9	0.7	4.2	7.8	1.88
A (1 season)					Minors		2	5	.286	3.63	5.21	9	9		3	0	0	57.0	59	33	23	1	32	0	48	5	2	6		1.596	9.3	0.2	5.1	7.6	1.50
Rk (1 season)					Minors		2	0	1.000	1.96	2.74	4	4		0	0	0	23.0	18	7	5	0	8	0	20	3	2	3		1.130	7.0	0.0	3.1	7.8	2.50