Rob Wilfong Stats

Rob Wilfong was born on Tuesday, September 1, 1953, in Pasadena, California. Wilfong was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1977, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rob Wilfong baseball stats page.

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Rob Wilfong

Rob Wilfong Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#379)

Rob Wilfong Autograph on a 1982 Topps (#379)

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Birth Name:   Robert Donald Wilfong
Nickname:   Rob
Born On:   09-01-1953  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pasadena, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Northview High School (Covina, CA)
College:   Mount San Antonio Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-10-1977 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-08-1987
Draft:   1971 : 13th Round (307th)

Rob Wilfong

Rob Wilfong Pitching Stats

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Rob Wilfong Hitting Stats

1977 24 Twins 73 171 22 42 1 1 1 0 13 17 0 26 3 0 2 1 .246 .321 .281
1978 25 Twins 92 199 23 53 8 0 1 0 11 19 1 27 15 0 2 1 .266 .336 .322
1979 26 Twins 140 419 71 131 22 6 9 0 59 29 3 54 25 10 2 2 .313 .352 .458
1980 27 Twins 131 416 55 103 16 5 8 1 45 34 3 61 11 2 3 8 .248 .308 .368
1981 28 Twins 93 305 32 75 11 3 3 0 19 29 1 43 5 0 0 1 .246 .311 .331
1982 29 Twins 25 81 7 13 1 0 0 0 5 7 0 13 1 0 1 4 .160 .236 .173
1982 29 Angels 55 102 17 25 4 2 1 0 11 7 1 17 2 0 0 1 .245 .294 .353
1983 30 Angels 65 177 17 45 7 1 2 0 17 10 1 25 2 1 0 2 .254 .293 .339
1984 31 Angels 108 307 31 76 13 2 6 0 33 20 0 53 6 2 2 2 .248 .296 .362
1985 32 Angels 83 217 16 41 3 0 4 0 13 16 1 32 8 2 0 0 .189 .243 .258
1986 33 Angels 92 288 25 63 11 3 3 0 33 16 2 34 8 2 2 4 .219 .263 .309
1987 34 Giants 2 8 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .500
11 Years 959 2,690 318 668 97 23 39 1 261 205 13 387 86 19 14 26 .248 .303 .345

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Rob Wilfong Fielding Stats

1977 Twins 2B 66 59 1,377 290 4.4 278 114 164 12 40 n/a n/a n/a .959 5.45
1978 Twins 2B 80 69 1,749 353 4.4 348 152 196 5 37 n/a n/a n/a .986 5.37
1979 Twins 2B 133 115 3,003 680 5.1 666 287 379 14 92 n/a n/a n/a .979 5.99
1979 Twins CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Twins LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Twins RF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1980 Twins 2B 120 101 2,793 578 4.8 575 238 337 3 85 n/a n/a n/a .995 5.56
1980 Twins CF 6 6 138 9 1.5 8 7 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.57
1981 Twins 2B 93 81 2,172 460 4.9 451 183 268 9 52 n/a n/a n/a .980 5.61
1982 Twins 2B 22 21 552 100 4.5 98 31 67 2 19 n/a n/a n/a .980 4.79
1982 Angels CF 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1982 Angels LF 1 1 12 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1982 Angels 2B 28 13 477 109 3.9 107 35 72 2 13 n/a n/a n/a .982 6.06
1982 Angels 3B 5 4 120 15 3.0 14 1 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 3.15
1982 Angels SS 2 0 21 3 1.5 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86
1983 Angels 2B 39 30 897 203 5.2 202 92 110 1 26 n/a n/a n/a .995 6.08
1983 Angels 3B 13 9 258 45 3.5 44 11 33 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .978 4.60
1983 Angels SS 6 0 39 5 0.8 5 4 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.46
1984 Angels 2B 97 71 2,049 438 4.5 427 161 266 11 48 n/a n/a n/a .975 5.63
1984 Angels SS 4 0 18 4 1.0 3 1 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 4.50
1985 Angels 2B 69 53 1,509 345 5.0 340 124 216 5 45 n/a n/a n/a .986 6.08
1986 Angels 2B 90 79 2,058 399 4.4 392 135 257 7 48 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.14
1987 Giants 2B 2 2 48 6 3.0 5 2 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .833 2.81
2B Totals 839 694 18,684 3,961 4.7 3,889 1,554 2,335 72 507 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.62
3B Totals 18 13 378 60 3.3 58 12 46 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .967 4.14
SS Totals 12 0 78 12 1.0 11 6 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 3.81
CF Totals 9 6 147 10 1.1 9 8 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.65
LF Totals 2 1 15 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
RF Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
11 Years 881 714 19,305 4,045 4.6 3,969 1,581 2,388 76 514 n/a n/a n/a .981 5.55

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Rob Wilfong Miscellaneous Stats

1977 Twins 10 4 .714 2 9 1 171.0 6.6 13.2 - - -
1978 Twins 8 4 .667 2 16 5 199.0 7.4 18.1 - - -
1979 Twins 11 4 .733 19 5 0 46.6 7.8 7.1 - - -
1980 Twins 10 6 .625 19 3 0 52.0 6.8 9.2 - - -
1981 Twins 2 4 .333 11 1 0 101.7 7.1 16.1 - - -
1982 Twins 0 2 .000 4 0 0 0.0 6.2 16.2 - - -
1982 Angels 4 0 1.000 16 9 1 102.0 6.0 9.3 - - -
1983 Angels 0 2 .000 11 4 1 88.5 7.1 10.4 - - -
1984 Angels 3 2 .600 20 3 1 51.2 5.8 9.3 - - -
1985 Angels 4 1 .800 14 3 2 54.3 6.8 16.7 - - -
1986 Angels 1 4 .200 8 1 0 96.0 8.5 8.7 - - -
1987 Giants 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 8.0 4.0 4.0 - - -
11 Years 54 33 .621 126 54 11 69.0 7.0 10.3 - - -

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Rob Wilfong Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1977 Minnesota Twins 7 $19,000.00 - -
1978 Minnesota Twins 7 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Minnesota Twins 7 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Minnesota Twins 7 Undetermined - -
1981 Minnesota Twins 7 Undetermined - -
1982 Minnesota Twins 7 Undetermined - -
1982 California Angels 9 Undetermined - -
1983 California Angels 9 Undetermined - -
1984 California Angels 9 Undetermined - -
1985 California Angels 9 $266,667.00 - -
1986 California Angels 9 $416,667.00 - -
1987 San Francisco Giants 9 Undetermined - -

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