Was Dave Wills a pitcher?

No. Dave Wills was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Dave Wills hit?

Dave Wills hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

Dave Wills

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1899)

AVG .223

HR 0

RBI 12

H 21

OPS .516

PIV -428

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Born: 1/26/1877 in Charlottesville, VA, USA
Died: 10/13/1959 in Washington, DC, USA
MLB Debut: 1899-06-08
Last Game: 1899-08-31

Full name: Davis Bowles Wills

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
24	94	15	21	3	1	0	12	1	2	11	.223	.240	.277	.516	-428

Career AVG .223 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career OBP .240 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.

Career OPS .516 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 27.3% below 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
1899	LS3	NL	24	94	15	21	3	1	0	12	1	2	11	.223	.282 (-21%)	.343 (-30%)	.366 (-25%)	.710 (-27%)	-427.6
Career · 1 season			24	94	15	21	3	1	0	12	1	2	11	.223	—	—	—	—	-428

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	18	70	11	15	0	10	.214
Away	6	24	4	6	0	2	.250

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SO
1899-09-01	LS3	WSN	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1899-08-31	LS3	WSN	L	5	1	2	0	1	2	1
1899-08-30	LS3	PHI	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
1899-08-29	LS3	PHI	L	5	1	2	0	0	0	1
1899-07-11	LS3	BLN	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
1899-07-08	LS3	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-07-07	LS3	CIN	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1899-07-06	LS3	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-07-05	LS3	CIN	W	4	2	2	0	0	1	0
1899-07-04	LS3	CIN	L	4	1	2	1	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	24	0	259	8	12	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1899	LS3	1B	24	0	259	8	12	9

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	24

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Virginia	Charlottesville	VA	1898, 1899

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Wills

Was Dave Wills a pitcher?: No. Dave Wills was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Dave Wills hit?: Dave Wills hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.