Earl Wilson
1959–1970 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres
405G
.195AVG
.265OBP
.369SLG
More career statistics
144H
35HR
111RBI
0SB
121–109W–L
2,051.2IP
1,452K
3.69ERA
310GS
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 740 | 739 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 838 | 837 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,677 | 8,673 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,863 | 1,862 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,452 | 1,453 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 | 838 | 740 | 95 | 144 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 111 | 67 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 273 | .195 | .265 | .369 | .634 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,051.7 | 338 | 310 | 69 | 121 | 109 | 0 | 1,863 | 934 | 842 | 236 | 796 | 1,452 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 1.296 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1966-09-30 to 1967-04-23
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1962-06-26 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1968-05-24 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1963-08-28 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 206 | 391 | 73 | 17 | 53 | 27 | 128 | .210 | .256 | .398 |
| Away | 199 | 446 | 71 | 18 | 58 | 40 | 143 | .181 | .249 | .344 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 35 | 90 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 24 | .235 | .256 | .321 |
| May | 67 | 141 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 41 | .229 | .312 | .356 |
| June | 71 | 138 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 47 | .189 | .232 | .378 |
| July | 76 | 152 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 52 | .178 | .224 | .395 |
| August | 84 | 188 | 32 | 10 | 34 | 12 | 67 | .187 | .234 | .404 |
| September | 69 | 126 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 39 | .171 | .270 | .333 |
| October | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 51 | 109 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 31 | .149 | .193 | .298 |
| new-york-yankees | 43 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .226 | .296 | .452 |
| minnesota-twins | 41 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 33 | .181 | .231 | .292 |
| cleveland-guardians | 39 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 31 | .113 | .183 | .210 |
| chicago-white-sox | 39 | 78 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 23 | .200 | .244 | .414 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 37 | 87 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 20 | .190 | .241 | .367 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 37 | 96 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 18 | .280 | .365 | .467 |
| detroit-tigers | 22 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | .295 | .347 | .568 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Boston Red Sox | 9 | 8 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .500 | 23 | 17 |
| 1960 | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 23 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .174 | 65 | 40 |
| 1962 | Boston Red Sox | 35 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 8 | – | .174 | 191 | 137 |
| 1963 | Boston Red Sox | 38 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 7 | – | .208 | 210 | 123 |
| 1964 | Boston Red Sox | 54 | 73 | 15 | 5 | 13 | – | .205 | 202 | 166 |
| 1965 | Boston Red Sox | 47 | 78 | 14 | 6 | 12 | – | .179 | 230 | 165 |
| 1966 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers | 45 | 96 | 23 | 7 | 22 | – | .240 | 264 | 200 |
| 1967 |  Detroit Tigers | 52 | 108 | 20 | 4 | 15 | – | .185 | 264 | 184 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 40 | 88 | 20 | 7 | 17 | – | .227 | 224 | 168 |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 76 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .132 | 214 | 150 |
| 1970 | Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres | 33 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 5 | – | .146 | 161 | 103 |