1960
Born December 28, 1960
Danville, VA, USA
Carl Willis Notable
b. December 28, 1960 · Detroit Tigers 1984, Cincinnati Reds 1984–1986, Chicago White Sox 1988, Minnesota Twins 1991–1995
Carl Willis played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1984 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1995.
He went 22 and 16 with a 4.25 earned run average, pitching 390 innings in 267 games. He struck out 222. Across 267 games he batted .250, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He was born in Danville, VA, USA on December 28, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CIN/DET | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CIN | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | CIN | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1988 | CHW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | MIN | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | MIN | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | MIN | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | MIN | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 267 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CIN/DET | 0 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 25.2 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5.96 |
| 1985 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13.2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 9.22 |
| 1986 | CIN | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 54 | 26 | 32 | 24 | 4.47 |
| 1988 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8.25 |
| 1991 | MIN | 8 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 89.0 | 76 | 26 | 19 | 53 | 2.63 |
| 1992 | MIN | 7 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 79.1 | 73 | 24 | 11 | 45 | 2.72 |
| 1993 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 58.0 | 56 | 20 | 17 | 44 | 3.10 |
| 1994 | MIN | 2 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 59.1 | 89 | 39 | 12 | 37 | 5.92 |
| 1995 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 94.50 |
| Career | — | 22 | 16 | 267 | 2 | 13 | 390.0 | 424 | 184 | 115 | 222 | 4.25 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Major-league debut: Carl Willis
Carl Willis made a major-league debut on June 9, 1984.
1995
Final major-league game: Carl Willis
Carl Willis played a final major-league game on May 3, 1995.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0