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Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson Notable

b. December 29, 1977 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2001–2009, Seattle Mariners 2009–2011, Atlanta Braves 2011–2012

Jack Wilson played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2001 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 2012.

Across 1,370 games he batted .265, with 1,294 hits and 565 runs. He finished with 61 home runs, 243 doubles and 43 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 2004, with 12. He played 1,274 games at shortstop, with 4,059 assists and 136 errors. He turned 913 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 2004.

He was born in Westlake Village, CA, USA on December 29, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 2004
Player of the Week 1 2007
Silver Slugger 1 2004

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2001 PIT 1083904487 1713 2516701 .223
2002 PIT 14752777133 2244 4737745 .252
2003 PIT 15055858143 2139 6236745 .256
2004 PIT 15765282201 411211 5926718 .308
2005 PIT 15858760151 2478 5231587 .257
2006 PIT 14254370148 2718 3533654 .273
2007 PIT 13547767141 29212 5638462 .296
2008 PIT 873052483 1811 2213272 .272
2009 PIT/SEA 1063733795 2315 3921483 .255
2010 SEA 611931748 1110 147351 .249
2011 ATL/SEA 792142552 900 1110395 .243
2012 ATL 4071412 110 42120 .169
Career 137048905651294 2433461 42627061943 .265

On this day & linked events

1977

Born December 29, 1977

Westlake Village, CA, USA

2001

Major-league debut: Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson made a major-league debut on April 3, 2001.

2012

Final major-league game: Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson played a final major-league game on July 13, 2012.

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