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) |
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Rob WilfongRob Wilfong Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Rob WilfongRob Wilfong Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 959 | 2,690 | 318 | 668 | 97 | 23 | 39 | 1 | 261 | 205 | 13 | 387 | 86 | 19 | 14 | 26 | .248 | .303 | .345 | ||
Rob WilfongRob Wilfong Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Rob WilfongRob Wilfong Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 54 | 33 | .621 | 126 | 54 | 11 | 69.0 | 7.0 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
Rob WilfongRob Wilfong Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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