1931
Born June 6, 1931
Cherryfield, ME, USA
Carl Willey Notable
Carl Willey divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Milwaukee Braves from 1958, then the New York Mets through 1965.
He went 38 and 58 with a 3.76 earned run average, pitching 875.7 innings in 199 games. He struck out 493, completed 28 of his 117 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 199 games he batted .099, with 26 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 5 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1958, with 4.
He was born in Cherryfield, ME, USA on June 6, 1931, and died on July 21, 2009. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie of the Year | 1 | 1958 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | MLN | 23 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .104 |
| 1959 | MLN | 26 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .103 |
| 1960 | MLN | 28 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .146 |
| 1961 | MLN | 35 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .019 |
| 1962 | MLN | 30 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .273 |
| 1963 | NYM | 30 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 0 | .111 |
| 1964 | NYM | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | NYM | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 199 | 263 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 143 | 0 | .099 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | MLN | 9 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 140.0 | 110 | 42 | 53 | 74 | 2.70 |
| 1959 | MLN | 5 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 117.0 | 126 | 54 | 31 | 51 | 4.15 |
| 1960 | MLN | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 144.2 | 136 | 70 | 65 | 109 | 4.35 |
| 1961 | MLN | 6 | 12 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 159.2 | 147 | 68 | 65 | 91 | 3.83 |
| 1962 | MLN | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 73.1 | 95 | 44 | 20 | 40 | 5.40 |
| 1963 | NYM | 9 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 183.0 | 149 | 63 | 69 | 101 | 3.10 |
| 1964 | NYM | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 3.60 |
| 1965 | NYM | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4.18 |
| Career | — | 38 | 58 | 199 | 117 | 1 | 875.2 | 830 | 366 | 326 | 493 | 3.76 |
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