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Curtis Wilkerson
Curtis Vernon Wilkerson

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 158 lb.

Debut September 10, 1983
  vs. SEA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 16, 1993
Born April 26, 1961 in Petersburg, VA

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 22 TEX AL  16   35    7    6   0  1   0    1   3  0   2   5  .171  .216  .229   25    8   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 23 TEX AL 153  484   47  120  12  0   1   26  12 10  22  72  .248  .282  .279   55  135  12   2   0   2   7
 1985 24 TEX AL 129  360   35   88  11  6   0   22  14  7  22  63  .244  .293  .308   65  111   6   3   0   4   7
 1986 25 TEX AL 110  236   27   56  10  3   0   15   9  7  11  42  .237  .273  .305   56   72   0   1   0   1   2
 1987 26 TEX AL  85  138   28   37   5  3   2   14   6  3   6  16  .268  .308  .391   84   54   0   0   0   2   2
 1988 27 TEX AL 117  338   41   99  12  5   0   28   9  4  26  43  .293  .345  .358   96  121   3   2   3   2   7
 1989 28 CHC NL  77  160   18   39   4  2   1   10   4  2   8  33  .244  .278  .313   64   50   1   1   0   0   3
 1990 29 CHC NL  77  186   21   41   5  1   0   16   2  2   7  36  .220  .249  .258   36   48   3   0   2   0   4
 1991 30 PIT NL  85  191   20   36   9  1   2   18   2  1  15  40  .188  .243  .277   47   53   0   4   0   0   2
 1992 31 KCR AL 111  296   27   74  10  1   2   29  18  7  18  47  .250  .292  .311   68   92   7   4   3   1   4
 1993 32 KCR AL  12   28    1    4   0  0   0    0   2  0   1   6  .143  .172  .143  -16    4   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     972 2452  272  600  78 23   8  179  81 43 138 403  .245  .286  .305   63  748  32  17   8  12  39
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        409   45  100  13  4   1   30  14  7  23  67  .245  .286  .305   63  125   5   3   1   2   7
 Career High    153  484   47  120  12  6   2   29  18 10  26  72  .293  .345  .358   96  135  12   4   3   4   7
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 22 TEX AL   37   29    2   1.8    95| .171  .262| .216  .324| .229  .395| .445  .719|  25  .162  -3.8  -0.4 100%
 1984 23 TEX AL  522  395   38   2.6    99| .248  .267| .282  .330| .279  .403| .561  .733|  55  .264 -31.0  -3.1  54%
 1985 24 TEX AL  395  295   33   3.0   100| .244  .262| .293  .328| .308  .407| .601  .736|  65  .313 -18.2  -1.8  66%
 1986 25 TEX AL  249  190   19   2.7   102| .237  .264| .273  .332| .305  .412| .578  .744|  56  .264 -15.1  -1.5  56%
 1987 26 TEX AL  146  106   16   4.0   106| .268  .265| .308  .333| .391  .426| .699  .759|  84  .404  -3.8  -0.4  66%
 1988 27 TEX AL  371  255   42   4.4    96| .293  .262| .345  .327| .358  .394| .703  .721|  96  .500  -1.9  -0.2  69%
 1989 28 CHC NL  170  128   14   3.0    97| .244  .263| .278  .331| .313  .391| .591  .723|  64  .359  -8.4  -0.9  66%
 1990 29 CHC NL  196  154   11   1.9   104| .220  .273| .249  .341| .258  .411| .507  .752|  36  .180 -17.6  -1.8  50%
 1991 30 PIT NL  210  162   14   2.3    93| .188  .257| .243  .324| .277  .384| .520  .708|  47  .253 -13.4  -1.4  66%
 1992 31 KCR AL  326  244   28   3.1    96| .250  .262| .292  .331| .311  .388| .603  .719|  68  .344 -13.2  -1.3  72%
 1993 32 KCR AL   29   25    1   1.1   108| .143  .274| .172  .345| .143  .418| .315  .763| -16  .060  -4.8  -0.5 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2651 1983  218   3.0    99| .245  .264| .286  .330| .305  .401| .591  .732|  63  .318 -131.1 -13.3  65%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 22 TEX AL SS 9 11 25 0 3 1.000 .963 4.00 4.16 4.98 4.75 7 65.0 2B 2 7 6 0 2 1.000 .977 6.50 4.75 6.88 5.35 2 17.0 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.55 0.00 3.15 0 4.0 1984 23 TEX AL SS 116 151 285 26 50 .944 .962 3.76 3.93 4.35 4.76 102 902.0 2B 47 76 106 4 23 .978 .980 3.87 4.45 4.45 5.24 42 367.7 1985 24 TEX AL SS 110 125 274 18 50 .957 .964 3.63 3.93 4.41 4.64 93 813.7 2B 19 40 54 3 15 .969 .982 4.95 4.48 5.35 5.29 18 158.0 DH 2 1986 25 TEX AL 2B 60 66 114 6 30 .968 .981 3.00 4.34 4.73 5.10 35 342.7 SS 56 59 85 7 26 .954 .967 2.57 3.94 4.42 4.53 28 293.0 DH 2 1987 26 TEX AL SS 33 41 47 5 8 .946 .970 2.67 4.02 4.86 4.59 15 163.0 2B 28 31 46 0 9 1.000 .980 2.75 4.48 4.74 5.12 15 146.3 3B 18 7 5 1 1 .923 .952 0.67 2.31 2.53 2.76 2 42.7 DH 4 1988 27 TEX AL 2B 87 153 240 12 52 .970 .982 4.52 4.40 5.27 5.12 77 671.0 SS 24 29 46 2 6 .974 .972 3.12 4.14 4.71 4.69 14 143.3 3B 11 4 13 1 0 .944 .955 1.55 2.36 3.62 2.70 4 42.3 DH 1 1989 28 CHC NL 3B 26 14 38 7 2 .881 .944 2.00 2.25 2.73 2.71 16 171.7 2B 15 26 50 1 7 .987 .981 5.07 4.43 6.45 5.12 8 106.0 SS 7 2 3 0 1 1.000 .962 0.71 3.89 3.75 4.50 0 12.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.20 1 9.0 1990 29 CHC NL 3B 52 25 62 11 4 .888 .947 1.67 2.31 2.50 2.73 35 313.0 2B 14 24 29 3 3 .946 .983 3.79 4.28 5.75 5.01 7 83.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.00 6.00 4.50 0 3.0 1991 30 PIT NL 2B 30 50 80 1 15 .992 .982 4.33 4.28 5.55 5.14 23 211.0 SS 15 9 20 0 5 1.000 .967 1.93 3.88 3.90 4.67 6 67.0 3B 14 14 24 1 4 .974 .950 2.71 2.31 4.06 2.74 8 84.3 1992 31 KCR AL SS 69 73 142 7 27 .968 .969 3.12 4.13 4.31 4.71 46 449.3 2B 39 71 107 2 28 .989 .983 4.56 4.60 5.42 5.25 31 295.7 3B 5 4 8 1 1 .923 .952 2.40 2.40 3.38 2.78 3 32.0 DH 1 1993 32 KCR AL 2B 10 5 16 0 3 1.000 .981 2.10 4.54 4.81 5.15 4 39.3 SS 4 3 9 0 0 1.000 .976 3.00 4.12 3.69 4.70 4 29.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 22 TEX AL 2B 2 7 6 0 2 1.000 .977 6.50 4.75 6.88 5.35 2 17.0 1984 23 TEX AL 2B 47 76 106 4 23 .978 .980 3.87 4.45 4.45 5.24 42 367.7 1985 24 TEX AL 2B 19 40 54 3 15 .969 .982 4.95 4.48 5.35 5.29 18 158.0 1986 25 TEX AL 2B 60 66 114 6 30 .968 .981 3.00 4.34 4.73 5.10 35 342.7 1987 26 TEX AL 2B 28 31 46 0 9 1.000 .980 2.75 4.48 4.74 5.12 15 146.3 1988 27 TEX AL 2B 87 153 240 12 52 .970 .982 4.52 4.40 5.27 5.12 77 671.0 1989 28 CHC NL 2B 15 26 50 1 7 .987 .981 5.07 4.43 6.45 5.12 8 106.0 1990 29 CHC NL 2B 14 24 29 3 3 .946 .983 3.79 4.28 5.75 5.01 7 83.0 1991 30 PIT NL 2B 30 50 80 1 15 .992 .982 4.33 4.28 5.55 5.14 23 211.0 1992 31 KCR AL 2B 39 71 107 2 28 .989 .983 4.56 4.60 5.42 5.25 31 295.7 1993 32 KCR AL 2B 10 5 16 0 3 1.000 .981 2.10 4.54 4.81 5.15 4 39.3 1983 22 TEX AL 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.55 0.00 3.15 0 4.0 1987 26 TEX AL 3B 18 7 5 1 1 .923 .952 0.67 2.31 2.53 2.76 2 42.7 1988 27 TEX AL 3B 11 4 13 1 0 .944 .955 1.55 2.36 3.62 2.70 4 42.3 1989 28 CHC NL 3B 26 14 38 7 2 .881 .944 2.00 2.25 2.73 2.71 16 171.7 1990 29 CHC NL 3B 52 25 62 11 4 .888 .947 1.67 2.31 2.50 2.73 35 313.0 1991 30 PIT NL 3B 14 14 24 1 4 .974 .950 2.71 2.31 4.06 2.74 8 84.3 1992 31 KCR AL 3B 5 4 8 1 1 .923 .952 2.40 2.40 3.38 2.78 3 32.0 1985 24 TEX AL DH 2 1986 25 TEX AL DH 2 1987 26 TEX AL DH 4 1988 27 TEX AL DH 1 1992 31 KCR AL DH 1 1989 28 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.20 1 9.0 1990 29 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1989 28 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.30 1 9.0 1990 29 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1983 22 TEX AL SS 9 11 25 0 3 1.000 .963 4.00 4.16 4.98 4.75 7 65.0 1984 23 TEX AL SS 116 151 285 26 50 .944 .962 3.76 3.93 4.35 4.76 102 902.0 1985 24 TEX AL SS 110 125 274 18 50 .957 .964 3.63 3.93 4.41 4.64 93 813.7 1986 25 TEX AL SS 56 59 85 7 26 .954 .967 2.57 3.94 4.42 4.53 28 293.0 1987 26 TEX AL SS 33 41 47 5 8 .946 .970 2.67 4.02 4.86 4.59 15 163.0 1988 27 TEX AL SS 24 29 46 2 6 .974 .972 3.12 4.14 4.71 4.69 14 143.3 1989 28 CHC NL SS 7 2 3 0 1 1.000 .962 0.71 3.89 3.75 4.50 0 12.0 1990 29 CHC NL SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.00 6.00 4.50 0 3.0 1991 30 PIT NL SS 15 9 20 0 5 1.000 .967 1.93 3.88 3.90 4.67 6 67.0 1992 31 KCR AL SS 69 73 142 7 27 .968 .969 3.12 4.13 4.31 4.71 46 449.3 1993 32 KCR AL SS 4 3 9 0 0 1.000 .976 3.00 4.12 3.69 4.70 4 29.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 444 503 938 65 176 .957 .965 3.25 3.98 4.41 4.68 315 2940.7 2B* 351 549 848 32 187 .978 .982 3.98 4.42 5.16 5.16 262 2437.7 3B* 128 68 150 23 12 .905 .948 1.70 2.31 2.84 2.73 68 690.0 DH 10 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.23 1 9.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 925 1120 1936 120 375 .962 .971 3.30 3.91 4.53 4.65 646 6078
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   3   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
 1991   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   4   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   7   6   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   3  .167  .167  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1984 AL-12-4

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Transactions 

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

December 5, 1988: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Luis Benitez (minors), Pablo Delgado (minors), Paul Kilgus, Mitch Williams, and Steve Wilson to the Chicago Cubs for Rafael Palmeiro, Jamie Moyer, and Drew Hall.

October 26, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

November 5, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 28, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 3, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Texas Rangers$165,000
1988Texas Rangers$252,500
1989Chicago Cubs$500,000
1990Chicago Cubs$400,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$450,000
1992Kansas City Royals$400,000
1993Kansas City Royals$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,567,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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