What years did C. J. Wilson play?

C. J. Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2015.

Was C. J. Wilson a pitcher?

Yes. C. J. Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 94 wins and 1259 strikeouts.

How many home runs did C. J. Wilson hit?

C. J. Wilson hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What teams did C. J. Wilson play for?

C. J. Wilson played for 2 teams: the Texas Rangers (2005–2011) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012–2015).

Did C. J. Wilson win a Cy Young Award?

No. C. J. Wilson did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did C. J. Wilson win?

C. J. Wilson was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were C. J. Wilson's career stats?

In 444 games, C. J. Wilson went 94-70 with a 3.74 ERA, 1,259 strikeouts, 1,430.1 innings pitched, and 52 saves.

What was C. J. Wilson's salary?

C. J. Wilson's last recorded salary was $20,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $20,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $331,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.

What position did C. J. Wilson play?

C. J. Wilson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was C. J. Wilson and how much did he weigh?

C. J. Wilson was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.

What was C. J. Wilson's career ERA?

C. J. Wilson finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 94-70 with 1,259 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did C. J. Wilson have?

C. J. Wilson recorded 1,259 career strikeouts.

Is C. J. Wilson in the Hall of Fame?

No. C. J. Wilson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

C. J. Wilson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2015)

C. J. Wilson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2015 for the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 11 seasons. Across 444 career appearances, he went 94-70 with a 3.74 ERA, 1,259 strikeouts, and 52 saves. C. J. Wilson was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7921.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 94–70

ERA 3.74

WHIP 1.32

SO 1,259

Pitcher PIV 7921.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 11/18/1980 in Newport Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-06-10
Last Game: 2015-07-28
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Christopher John Wilson

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Career Pitching Statistics

C. J. Wilson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
94	70	444	192	7	2	52	1430.1	1,287	594	117	602	1,259	3.74	7921.6

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 9.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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C. J. Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	TEX	AL	1	7	24	6	0	0	1	48.0	63	37	18	30	6.94	4.29 (-62%)	-99.9
2006	TEX	AL	2	4	44	0	0	0	1	44.1	39	20	18	43	4.06	4.53 (+10%)	-320.4
2007	TEX	AL	2	1	66	0	0	0	12	68.1	50	23	33	63	3.03	4.47 (+32%)	1046.7
2008	TEX	AL	2	2	50	0	0	0	24	46.1	49	31	27	41	6.02	4.32 (-39%)	-1344.5
2009	TEX	AL	5	6	74	0	0	0	14	73.2	66	23	32	84	2.81	4.32 (+35%)	2670.3
2010	TEX	AL	15	8	33	33	3	0	0	204.0	161	76	93	170	3.35	4.08 (+18%)	2739.2
2011	TEX	AL	16	7	34	34	3	1	0	223.1	191	73	74	206	2.94	3.94 (+25%)	4100.2
2012	LAA	AL	13	10	34	34	0	0	0	202.1	181	86	91	173	3.83	4.01 (+5%)	-146.8
2013	LAA	AL	17	7	33	33	0	0	0	212.1	200	80	85	188	3.39	3.87 (+12%)	1972.8
2014	LAA	AL	13	10	31	31	1	1	0	175.2	169	88	85	151	4.51	3.74 (-21%)	-2503.2
2015	LAA	AL	8	8	21	21	0	0	0	132.0	118	57	46	110	3.89	3.96 (+2%)	-192.9
Career · 11 seasons			94	70	444	192	7	2	52	1,430.1	1,287	594	602	1,259	3.74	—	7,922

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.

Career Batting Statistics

C. J. Wilson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
445	29	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	10	.138	.219	.207	.426	0

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 46.8% below league average.

Career OBP .219 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career SLG .207 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 49.5% below league average.

Career OPS .426 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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C. J. Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	TEX	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TEX	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TEX	AL	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TEX	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TEX	AL	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TEX	AL	33	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TEX	AL	34	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	LAA	AL	34	5	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	LAA	AL	33	8	1	1	0	1	5	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	LAA	AL	32	2	1	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	LAA	AL	21	6	0	2	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			445	29	3	4	1	3	10	.138	—	—	—	—	0

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

C. J. Wilson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

C. J. Wilson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
2014	ALDS1	LAA	1	0	.000
2011	ALCS	TEX	2	0	.000
2011	ALDS2	TEX	1	0	.000
2011	WS	TEX	3	2	.000
2010	ALCS	TEX	2	0	.000
2010	ALDS1	TEX	1	0	.000
2010	WS	TEX	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

C. J. Wilson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	6	11	10	0	53.0	49	31	30	44	5.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

C. J. Wilson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	ALDS1	LAA	0	1	1	1	0.2	3	3	1	1	40.50
2011	ALCS	TEX	0	1	2	2	10.2	14	8	7	11	6.75
2011	ALDS2	TEX	0	1	1	1	5.0	7	6	1	6	10.80
2011	WS	TEX	0	1	3	2	12.1	8	4	11	9	2.92
2010	ALCS	TEX	0	1	2	2	12.0	12	8	6	6	6.00
2010	ALDS1	TEX	1	0	1	1	6.1	2	0	2	7	0.00
2010	WS	TEX	0	1	1	1	6.0	3	2	2	4	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

C. J. Wilson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	227	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	218	29	3	4	0	0	.138

Pitching — Home / Away

C. J. Wilson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	227	731.0	647	297	279	617	3.66
Away	217	699.1	640	297	323	642	3.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

C. J. Wilson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2015-07-28	LAA	HOU	L	0	0	0
2015-07-22	LAA	MIN	W	0	0	0
2015-07-17	LAA	BOS	W	0	0	0
2015-07-11	LAA	SEA	L	0	0	0
2015-07-05	LAA	TEX	W	0	0	0
2015-06-29	LAA	NYY	W	0	0	0
2015-06-23	LAA	HOU	L	0	0	0
2015-06-18	LAA	AZ	W	3	1	1
2015-06-13	LAA	OAK	W	0	0	0
2015-06-07	LAA	NYY	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

C. J. Wilson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2015-07-28	LAA	HOU	L	4.0	6	6	6	3	3	2
2015-07-22	LAA	MIN	W	5.0	6	2	2	2	5	0
2015-07-17	LAA	BOS	—	8.0	5	0	0	3	4	0
2015-07-11	LAA	SEA	L	6.2	5	3	3	4	5	0
2015-07-05	LAA	TEX	W	6.0	6	3	3	2	4	1
2015-06-29	LAA	NYY	W	6.0	5	1	1	3	5	0
2015-06-23	LAA	HOU	L	3.1	8	7	7	2	3	2
2015-06-18	LAA	AZ	W	8.0	8	1	1	0	9	0
2015-06-13	LAA	OAK	W	7.0	2	0	0	3	8	0
2015-06-07	LAA	NYY	L	7.0	7	6	6	0	8	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

C. J. Wilson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	444	192	54	199	15	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

C. J. Wilson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	TEX	P	24	6	2	10	0	1
2006	TEX	P	44	0	0	7	0	0
2007	TEX	P	66	0	4	12	1	1
2008	TEX	P	50	0	4	8	1	0
2009	TEX	P	74	0	1	15	2	2
2010	TEX	P	33	33	8	25	2	0
2011	TEX	P	34	34	6	23	1	0
2012	LAA	P	34	34	7	33	2	0
2013	LAA	P	33	33	9	24	1	1
2014	LAA	P	31	31	9	22	3	1
2015	LAA	P	21	21	4	20	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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C. J. Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	444

Awards & Honors

C. J. Wilson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2011	Player of the Week	Week of 2011-09-11

Salary History

C. J. Wilson's recorded salaries total $89,589,503 over 11 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wilson's career ran from 2005 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2005.

C. J. Wilson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAA	AL	$20,500,000
2015	LAA	AL	$18,000,000
2014	LAA	AL	$16,000,000
2013	LAA	AL	$11,500,000
2012	LAA	AL	$10,500,000
2011	TEX	AL	$7,000,000
2010	TEX	AL	$3,100,000
2009	TEX	AL	$1,850,000
2008	TEX	AL	$417,460
2007	TEX	AL	$391,043
2006	TEX	AL	$331,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$89,589,503

College History

C. J. Wilson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana	CA	1999, 2000
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	CA	2001

Award Voting History

C. J. Wilson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	9.0	196	0

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C. J. Wilson: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 10, 2005 and the final game on July 28, 2015, C. J. Wilson built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Texas Rangers (2005 to 2011) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012 through 2015). The bio lists Wilson as a pitcher who both batted and threw left-handed. Wilson is listed at 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds. Wilson was born on November 18, 1980, in Newport Beach, CA, USA. C. J. Wilson was the playing name; the full given name is Christopher John.

Across 444 games (192 starts), Wilson recorded 94 wins against 70 losses with a 3.74 ERA. The totals include 1,259 strikeouts and 52 saves. That 3.74 ERA compares with a 4.14 league average across the same seasons, 9.7% better. Wilson won 17 games in 2013, the most of any season listed. 2011 produced Wilson's most strikeouts, 206. The most saves in one season was 24, in 2008.

Frequently Asked Questions about C. J. Wilson

What years did C. J. Wilson play?: C. J. Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2015.
Was C. J. Wilson a pitcher?: Yes. C. J. Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 94 wins and 1259 strikeouts.
How many home runs did C. J. Wilson hit?: C. J. Wilson hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did C. J. Wilson play for?: C. J. Wilson played for 2 teams: the Texas Rangers (2005–2011) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012–2015).
Did C. J. Wilson win a Cy Young Award?: No. C. J. Wilson did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did C. J. Wilson win?: C. J. Wilson was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were C. J. Wilson's career stats?: In 444 games, C. J. Wilson went 94-70 with a 3.74 ERA, 1,259 strikeouts, 1,430.1 innings pitched, and 52 saves.
How much did C. J. Wilson earn in his career?: C. J. Wilson's recorded salaries total $89,589,503 over 11 seasons, 2006 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wilson's career ran from 2005 to 2015. No salary is recorded for 2005.
What was C. J. Wilson's salary?: C. J. Wilson's last recorded salary was $20,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $20,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $331,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2016.
What position did C. J. Wilson play?: C. J. Wilson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was C. J. Wilson and how much did he weigh?: C. J. Wilson was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.
What was C. J. Wilson's career ERA?: C. J. Wilson finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 94-70 with 1,259 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did C. J. Wilson have?: C. J. Wilson recorded 1,259 career strikeouts.
Is C. J. Wilson in the Hall of Fame?: No. C. J. Wilson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.