C. J. Wilson

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
94 70 444 192 7 2 52 1430.3 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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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 44.3 39 20 18 43 4.06 4.53 (+10%) -320.4
2007 TEX AL 2 1 66 0 0 0 12 68.3 50 23 33 63 3.03 4.47 (+32%) 1046.7
2008 TEX AL 2 2 50 0 0 0 24 46.3 49 31 27 41 6.02 4.32 (-39%) -1344.5
2009 TEX AL 5 6 74 0 0 0 14 73.7 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 0 223.3 191 73 74 206 2.94 3.94 (+25%) 4100.2
2012 LAA AL 13 10 34 34 0 0 0 202.3 181 86 91 173 3.83 4.01 (+5%) -146.8
2013 LAA AL 17 7 33 33 0 0 0 212.3 200 80 85 188 3.39 3.87 (+12%) 1972.8
2014 LAA AL 13 10 31 31 1 1 0 175.7 169 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

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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 ALDS1 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALCS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 WS TEX 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALCS TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS1 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 WS TEX 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 ALDS1 LAA 0 1 1 1 0 0.7 3 3 1 1 40.50
2011 ALCS TEX 0 1 2 2 0 10.7 14 8 7 11 6.75
2011 ALDS2 TEX 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 7 6 1 6 10.80
2011 WS TEX 0 1 3 2 0 12.3 8 4 11 9 2.92
2010 ALCS TEX 0 1 2 2 0 12.0 12 8 6 6 6.00
2010 ALDS1 TEX 1 0 1 1 0 6.3 2 0 2 7 0.00
2010 WS TEX 0 1 1 1 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home22700000—
Away218293400.138

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home227731.06472972796173.66
Away217699.16402973236423.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2015-07-28 LAAHOUL 000000000
2015-07-22 LAAMINW 000000000
2015-07-17 LAABOSW 000000000
2015-07-11 LAASEAL 000000000
2015-07-05 LAATEXW 000000000
2015-06-29 LAANYYW 000000000
2015-06-23 LAAHOUL 000000000
2015-06-18 LAAAZW 301000001
2015-06-13 LAAOAKW 000000000
2015-06-07 LAANYYL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-07-28 LAAHOU L 4.0666332
2015-07-22 LAAMIN W 5.0622250
2015-07-17 LAABOS — 8.0500340
2015-07-11 LAASEA L 6.2533450
2015-07-05 LAATEX W 6.0633241
2015-06-29 LAANYY W 6.0511350
2015-06-23 LAAHOU L 3.1877232
2015-06-18 LAAAZ W 8.0811090
2015-06-13 LAAOAK W 7.0200380
2015-06-07 LAANYY L 7.0766083

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 444 192 54 199 15 7

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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Position Games
Pitcher 444

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-09-11

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 Career Earnings $89,589,503

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

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2011 Cy Young Award AL 6th 9.0 196 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

C. J. Wilson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kelvim Escobar
    101-91, 4.15 ERA
  2. 92
    Stan Williams
    109-94, 3.48 ERA
  3. 85
    Gary Bell
    121-117, 3.68 ERA
  4. 82
    Dustin Hermanson
    73-78, 4.21 ERA
  5. 80
    Bud Norris
    67-90, 4.45 ERA
  6. 79
    Don Robinson
    109-106, 3.79 ERA

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.