Bump Wills

Second Base

1977—1982

BORN

July 27, 1952, in Washington, DC

BATS / THROWS

Both / Right

HT / WT

5-9 / 172

MLB DEBUT

April 7, 1977

FINAL GAME

October 3, 1982

PRIMARY TEAM

Texas Rangers

.266

BATTING AVERAGE

807

HITS

16.5

WAR

.335

ON-BASE PCT

36

16.4

WAR7

.360

SLUGGING

.695

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

3.2

WAR PER SEASON

Bump Wills

Son of Maury, nearly as fast, but not his equal as a ballplayer.

— # 112 RANKED AT POSITION —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Wills	16.5	16.4	15.6	12.2	16.5	3.2
AVG HOFer	70.8	45.6	33.2	22.8	58.2	5.2

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Bump Wills Rank?

Ranking Among Second Basemen by Wins Above Replacement

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
NR	NR	93	93	NR

WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Second Basemen