Josh Willingham

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2014)

AVG .253
HR 195
RBI 632
H 988
OPS .823
PIV 10,562
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 230 lb
Born
2/17/1979 in Florence, AL, USA
MLB Debut
2004-07-06
Last Game
2014-09-28
Awards
Silver Slugger

Full name: Joshua David Willingham

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,147 3,912 564 988 216 15 195 632 35 553 1,036 .253 .358 .465 .823 10,562

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .358 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +9.5% above league average.

Career SLG .465 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +13.0% above league average.

Career OPS .823 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +11.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2004 FLO NL 12 25 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 .200 — — — — 0.0
2005 FLO NL 16 23 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 2 5 .304 — — — — 0.0
2006 FLO NL 142 502 62 139 28 2 26 74 2 54 109 .277 .269 (+3%) .336 (+6%) .431 (+15%) .768 (+11%) 1175.2
2007 FLO NL 144 521 75 138 32 4 21 89 8 66 122 .265 .268 (-1%) .335 (+8%) .422 (+9%) .758 (+9%) 1157.6
2008 FLO NL 102 351 54 89 21 5 15 51 3 48 82 .254 .263 (-4%) .333 (+9%) .416 (+13%) .749 (+11%) 875.4
2009 WAS NL 133 427 70 111 29 0 24 61 4 61 104 .260 .262 (-1%) .332 (+10%) .417 (+19%) .750 (+15%) 1443.8
2010 WAS NL 114 370 54 99 19 2 16 56 8 67 85 .268 .257 (+4%) .325 (+19%) .402 (+14%) .728 (+16%) 1443.0
2011 OAK AL 136 488 69 120 26 0 29 98 4 56 150 .246 .255 (-4%) .320 (+4%) .399 (+20%) .719 (+13%) 1196.5
2012 MIN AL 145 519 85 135 30 1 35 110 3 76 141 .260 .254 (+2%) .318 (+15%) .405 (+29%) .724 (+23%) 2557.8
2013 MIN AL 111 389 42 81 20 0 14 48 1 66 128 .208 .253 (-18%) .317 (+8%) .396 (-7%) .714 (-1%) 224.6
2014 MIN AL 68 224 34 47 5 1 12 34 1 42 78 .210 .251 (-16%) .313 (+10%) .386 (+4%) .700 (+7%) 393.5
2014 KCA AL 24 73 14 17 5 0 2 6 1 11 24 .233 .251 (-7%) .313 (+11%) .386 (-1%) .700 (+5%) 393.5
Career · 12 seasons 1,147 3,912 564 988 216 15 195 632 35 553 1,036 .253 — — — — 10,861

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 ALDS1 KCA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 ALWC KCA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2014 WS KCA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home554185627446493297.250
Away5932056290524102335.255

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2014-09-28 KCRCHWW 300000001
2014-09-20 KCRDETL 400000003
2014-09-17 KCRCHWW 310000022
2014-09-16 KCRCHWL 100000001
2014-09-11 KCRBOSL 210000010
2014-09-10 KCRDETW 412000001
2014-09-09 KCRDETL 311000010
2014-09-07 KCRNYYW 411000000
2014-09-06 KCRNYYL 411100001
2014-08-29 KCRCLEL 201000021

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 0 5 0 0 0
C 15 7 48 1 1 0
OF 938 922 1613 47 25 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2004 FLO C 5 3 15 0 1 0
2004 FLO OF 3 3 6 0 0 0
2005 FLO C 8 2 22 0 0 0
2005 FLO OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 FLO 1B 2 0 5 0 0 0
2006 FLO C 2 2 11 1 0 0
2006 FLO OF 132 129 206 5 7 0
2007 FLO OF 137 137 211 9 3 0
2008 FLO OF 98 97 166 7 0 0
2009 WAS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 WAS OF 118 115 233 2 7 2
2010 WAS OF 108 105 164 7 1 2
2011 OAK OF 96 94 159 3 2 1
2012 MIN OF 119 118 237 6 4 2
2013 MIN OF 72 71 125 5 1 1
2014 MIN OF 53 52 103 3 0 2
2014 KCA OF 1 1 3 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 15
First Base 3
Left Field 906
Right Field 36
Designated Hitter 139

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-04-15
2012 Silver Slugger OF
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-08-02

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2014 MIN AL $7,000,000
2013 MIN AL $7,000,000
2012 MIN AL $7,000,000
2011 OAK AL $6,000,000
2010 WAS NL $4,600,000
2009 WAS NL $2,950,000
2008 FLO NL $405,000
2007 FLO NL $380,000
2006 FLO NL $327,000
Total Career Earnings $35,662,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of North Alabama Florence AL 1998, 1999, 2000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2006 Rookie of the Year NL 9th 1.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Josh Willingham (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ian Happ
    .244 avg, 196 HR
  2. 95
    Michael Conforto
    .244 avg, 191 HR
  3. 94
    Jason Bay
    .266 avg, 222 HR
  4. 92
    Brandon Nimmo
    .262 avg, 149 HR
  5. 90
    Joc Pederson
    .236 avg, 242 HR
  6. 89
    Cody Bellinger
    .260 avg, 237 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Willingham

What years did Josh Willingham play?
Josh Willingham played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2014.
Was Josh Willingham a pitcher?
No. Josh Willingham was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Josh Willingham hit?
Josh Willingham hit 195 career home runs with 988 hits.