Curt Wilkerson Notable

b. April 26, 1961 · Texas Rangers 1983–1988, Chicago Cubs 1989–1990, Pittsburgh Pirates 1991, Kansas City Royals 1992–1993

Curt Wilkerson played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1983 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1993.

Across 972 games he batted .245, with 600 hits and 272 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 78 doubles and 81 stolen bases.

He played 444 games at shortstop, with 938 assists and 65 errors. He turned 176 double plays. He also played 351 games at second base and 128 games at third base.

He was born in Petersburg, VA, USA on April 26, 1961. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1983	TEX	16	35	7	6	0	1	0	1	2	5	3	.171
1984	TEX	153	484	47	120	12	0	1	26	22	72	12	.248
1985	TEX	129	360	35	88	11	6	0	22	22	63	14	.244
1986	TEX	110	236	27	56	10	3	0	15	11	42	9	.237
1987	TEX	85	138	28	37	5	3	2	14	6	16	6	.268
1988	TEX	117	338	41	99	12	5	0	28	26	43	9	.293
1989	CHC	77	160	18	39	4	2	1	10	8	33	4	.244
1990	CHC	77	186	21	41	5	1	0	16	7	36	2	.220
1991	PIT	85	191	20	36	9	1	2	18	15	40	2	.188
1992	KCR	111	296	27	74	10	1	2	29	18	47	18	.250
1993	KCR	12	28	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	.143
Career	—	972	2452	272	600	78	23	8	179	138	403	81	.245

On this day & linked events

1961

Born April 26, 1961

Petersburg, VA, USA

1983

Major-league debut: Curt Wilkerson

Curt Wilkerson made a major-league debut on September 10, 1983.

1993

Final major-league game: Curt Wilkerson

Curt Wilkerson played a final major-league game on May 16, 1993.

Image: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0