Rob Wilfong
[edit] Biography
Rob Wilfong (Robert Daniel Wilfong) was born on September 1, 1953 in Pasadena, California. He made his Major League debut on April 10, 1977 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 1 home run and 13 RBI. Wilfong played for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Rob Wilfong's best season was 1979, when he hit for a .313 average and knocked in 59 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| 73
| 171
| 22
| 42
| 1
| 13
| .246
| .321
| .281
| 1
| 1
| 17
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| MIN
| A
| 92
| 199
| 23
| 53
| 1
| 11
| .266
| .336
| .322
| 8
| 0
| 19
| 27
| 2
| 15
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| 140
| 419
| 71
| 131
| 9
| 59
| .313
| .352
| .458
| 22
| 6
| 29
| 54
| 2
| 25
| 11
| 3
| 2
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| 131
| 416
| 55
| 103
| 8
| 45
| .248
| .308
| .368
| 16
| 5
| 34
| 61
| 3
| 11
| 10
| 3
| 8
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| 93
| 305
| 32
| 75
| 3
| 19
| .246
| .311
| .331
| 11
| 3
| 29
| 43
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| 25
| 81
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .160
| .236
| .173
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 55
| 102
| 17
| 25
| 1
| 11
| .245
| .294
| .353
| 4
| 2
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| 80
| 183
| 24
| 38
| 1
| 16
| .208
| .268
| .273
| 5
| 2
| 14
| 30
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 5
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 65
| 177
| 17
| 45
| 2
| 17
| .254
| .293
| .339
| 7
| 1
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 108
| 307
| 31
| 76
| 6
| 33
| .248
| .296
| .362
| 13
| 2
| 20
| 53
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 83
| 217
| 16
| 41
| 4
| 13
| .189
| .243
| .258
| 3
| 0
| 16
| 32
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 92
| 288
| 25
| 63
| 3
| 33
| .219
| .263
| .309
| 11
| 3
| 16
| 34
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2
| .125
| .222
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2
| .125
| .222
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 957
| 2682
| 316
| 667
| 38
| 259
| .249
| .303
| .345
| 97
| 23
| 204
| 385
| 14
| 86
| 53
| 13
| 26
|
| Total
|
|
| 959
| 2690
| 318
| 668
| 39
| 261
| .248
| .303
| .345
| 97
| 23
| 205
| 387
| 14
| 86
| 54
| 13
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 66
| 59
| 459
| 114
| 164
| 12
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 80
| 69
| 583.2
| 152
| 196
| 5
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1978
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 133
| 115
| 1001
| 287
| 379
| 14
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1979
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 46
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 120
| 101
| 931.2
| 238
| 337
| 3
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1980
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 6
| 6
| 46
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1981
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 93
| 81
| 724
| 183
| 268
| 9
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 22
| 21
| 184.2
| 31
| 67
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 28
| 13
| 159.2
| 35
| 72
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 40
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 50
| 34
| 344.1
| 66
| 139
| 4
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 40
| 30
| 299.1
| 92
| 110
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 9
| 86
| 11
| 33
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 6.1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 96
| 71
| 683.1
| 161
| 266
| 11
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 69
| 53
| 503
| 124
| 216
| 5
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 90
| 79
| 686.2
| 135
| 257
| 7
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 19
| 14
| 134
| 12
| 46
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 26.1
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 9
| 6
| 49
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 12
| 7
| 55
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 839
| 694
| 6232
| 1554
| 2335
| 72
| 507
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Doug Corbett to California Angels in exchange for Tom Brunansky, Mike Walters and $400000 (May 12, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by California Angels (January 10, 1985).
- Released by California Angels (April 6, 1987).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (May 5, 1987).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (May 13, 1987).
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