Vic Willis
1898–1910 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
531G
.166AVG
.213OBP
.186SLG
More career statistics
248H
1HR
84RBI
3SB
249–205W–L
3,996.0IP
1,651K
2.63ERA
471GS
11SV
17Rare 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 | 1,493 | 1,494 |
| Batting · Doubles | 19 | 21 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 8 | 175 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,623 | 1,629 |
| Batting · Runs | 107 | 104 |
| Batting · RBI | 84 | 83 |
| Batting · Walks | 81 | 87 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 16,264 | 16,391 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,167 | 746 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,621 | 3,614 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 11,988 | 11,982 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,651 | 1,670 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,620 | 1,631 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,212 | 1,221 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531 | 1,623 | 1,493 | 107 | 248 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 81 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 278 | .166 | .213 | .186 | .399 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,996.0 | 513 | 471 | 388 | 249 | 205 | 11 | 3,621 | 1,620 | 1,167 | 66 | 1,212 | 1,651 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 1.209 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1899-09-15 to 1900-04-27
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1899-07-15 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1898-09-08 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1900-04-19 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 257 | 758 | 132 | 0 | 42 | 45 | 75 | .192 | .234 | .209 |
| Away | 274 | 871 | 116 | 1 | 41 | 42 | 100 | .144 | .181 | .169 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 40 | 129 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | .208 | .217 | .242 |
| May | 82 | 242 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 23 | .179 | .227 | .211 |
| June | 95 | 290 | 44 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 36 | .164 | .190 | .197 |
| July | 97 | 304 | 52 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 33 | .186 | .220 | .204 |
| August | 100 | 297 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 31 | .110 | .172 | .125 |
| September | 98 | 306 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 39 | .175 | .219 | .186 |
| October | 19 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .161 | .197 | .161 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 78 | 240 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 31 | .153 | .200 | .153 |
| cincinnati-reds | 74 | 229 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 24 | .162 | .205 | .200 |
| new-york-giants | 71 | 207 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 30 | .145 | .203 | .161 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 70 | 210 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 18 | .219 | .243 | .250 |
| chicago-cubs | 69 | 215 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 32 | .157 | .195 | .178 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 67 | 209 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 13 | .144 | .182 | .179 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 44 | 136 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .202 | .213 | .217 |
| boston-braves | 30 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | .145 | .212 | .145 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 |  Boston Braves | 41 | 117 | 17 | – | 6 | – | .145 | 310 | 160 |
| 1899 | Boston Braves | 41 | 134 | 29 | – | 16 | – | .216 | 342 | 120 |
| 1900 | Boston Braves | 32 | 88 | 12 | – | 11 | – | .136 | 236 | 54 |
| 1901 | Boston Braves | 38 | 107 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .187 | 305 | 141 |
| 1902 | Boston Braves | 52 | 148 | 23 | – | 7 | – | .155 | 410 | 228 |
| 1903 | Boston Braves | 39 | 128 | 24 | – | 7 | – | .188 | 276 | 126 |
| 1904 | Boston Braves | 52 | 149 | 27 | – | 4 | – | .181 | 351 | 196 |
| 1905 | Boston Braves | 43 | 131 | 20 | – | – | – | .153 | 340 | 150 |
| 1906 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 115 | 20 | – | 7 | – | .174 | 322 | 124 |
| 1907 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 103 | 14 | – | 6 | 2 | .136 | 292 | 109 |
| 1908 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 104 | 17 | – | 1 | – | .163 | 305 | 98 |
| 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 105 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .133 | 289 | 97 |
| 1910 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 65 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .169 | 212 | 67 |