Dan Wilson

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2005)

AVG .262
HR 88
RBI 519
H 1,097
OPS .691
PIV -6,694
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 190 lb
Born
3/25/1969 in Arlington Heights, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1992-09-07
Last Game
2005-09-30
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Daniel Allen Wilson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1244.0 1140.0 204.0 315.0 45.0 19.0 10.0 86.0 93.0 7.0 41.0 .276 .336 .375 .711

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1935 5.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
1936 68.0 60.0 7.0 17.0 3.0 1.0 0 2.0 6.0 1.0 3.0 .283 .358 .367 .725
1937 157.0 148.0 27.0 42.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 8.0 9.0 0 4.0 .284 .325 .358 .683
1938 150.0 135.0 23.0 34.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 11.0 12.0 1.0 1.0 .252 .327 .363 .690
1939 149.0 133.0 31.0 42.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 14.0 3.0 10.0 .316 .385 .481 .866
1941 99.0 91.0 21.0 29.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 8.0 5.0 1.0 6.0 .319 .374 .495 .869
1942 143.0 134.0 20.0 38.0 5.0 2.0 0 5.0 9.0 0 4.0 .284 .329 .351 .680
1943 80.0 72.0 8.0 17.0 0 0 1.0 6.0 7.0 0 5.0 .236 .304 .278 .582
1944 65.0 62.0 7.0 11.0 3.0 1.0 0 3.0 5.0 0 1.0 .177 .239 .258 .497
1946 231.0 214.0 41.0 61.0 10.0 4.0 1.0 21.0 16.0 1.0 6.0 .285 .338 .383 .721
1947 97.0 88.0 18.0 23.0 4.0 1.0 0 10.0 8.0 0 1.0 .261 .323 .330 .653
Listed seasons · 11 1,244 1,140 204 315 45 19 10 86 93 7 41 .276 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,299 4,186 441 1,097 211 13 88 519 23 280 763 .262 .309 .382 .691 -6,694

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Career SLG .382 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career OPS .691 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 8.5% 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
1992 CIN NL 12 25 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 3 8 .360 — — — — 0.0
1993 CIN NL 36 76 6 17 3 0 0 8 0 9 16 .224 .265 (-16%) .332 (-9%) .403 (-35%) .735 (-23%) -271.7
1994 SEA AL 91 282 24 61 14 2 3 27 1 10 57 .216 .269 (-20%) .338 (-28%) .424 (-26%) .763 (-27%) -1339.9
1995 SEA AL 119 399 40 111 22 3 9 51 2 33 63 .278 .266 (+4%) .337 (-1%) .417 (avg) .755 (avg) -43.1
1996 SEA AL 138 491 51 140 24 0 18 83 1 32 88 .285 .269 (+6%) .340 (-3%) .426 (+4%) .767 (+1%) 4.4
1997 SEA AL 146 508 66 137 31 1 15 74 7 39 72 .270 .266 (+1%) .336 (-3%) .419 (+1%) .756 (-1%) -111.7
1998 SEA AL 96 325 39 82 17 1 9 44 2 24 56 .252 .266 (-5%) .335 (-8%) .420 (-6%) .755 (-7%) -435.7
1999 SEA AL 123 414 46 110 23 2 7 38 5 29 83 .266 .271 (-2%) .344 (-8%) .433 (-12%) .778 (-10%) -765.3
2000 SEA AL 90 268 31 63 12 0 5 27 1 22 51 .235 .270 (-13%) .344 (-16%) .437 (-23%) .782 (-20%) -923.7
2001 SEA AL 123 377 44 100 20 1 10 42 3 20 69 .265 .263 (avg) .332 (-8%) .426 (-5%) .758 (-7%) -451.2
2002 SEA AL 115 359 35 106 16 1 6 44 1 18 81 .295 .261 (+13%) .331 (-2%) .416 (-5%) .747 (-4%) -276.9
2003 SEA AL 96 316 32 76 15 2 4 43 0 15 52 .241 .264 (-9%) .332 (-18%) .422 (-20%) .754 (-19%) -1054.3
2004 SEA AL 103 319 23 80 13 0 2 33 0 26 57 .251 .266 (-6%) .335 (-9%) .427 (-27%) .762 (-19%) -1024.6
2005 SEA AL 11 27 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 .185 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 1,299 4,186 441 1,097 211 13 88 519 23 280 763 .262 — — — — -6,694

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
30 88 2 8 1 0 0 2 4 32 .091

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 ALCS SEA 4 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
2001 ALDS1 SEA 5 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 .200
2000 ALCS SEA 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 .091
2000 ALDS2 SEA 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
1997 ALDS2 SEA 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000
1995 ALCS SEA 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
1995 ALDS2 SEA 5 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 .118

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home645205423052842253.257
Away653212921056846264.267

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2005-09-30 SEAOAKW 000000000
2005-05-04 SEALAAL 302000101
2005-04-30 SEAOAKL 300000003
2005-04-28 SEATEXW 400000001
2005-04-23 SEACLEL 300000000
2005-04-20 SEAOAKW 000000000
2005-04-16 SEACHWL 300000002
2005-04-14 SEAKCRW 411000101
2005-04-10 SEATEXL 312000001
2005-04-09 SEATEXL 100000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 12 1 33 3 0 1
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
C 1281 1178 8109 470 45 65

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 CIN C 9 5 42 4 0 0
1993 CIN C 35 20 146 9 1 2
1994 SEA C 91 84 602 45 9 6
1995 SEA C 119 117 895 52 5 5
1996 SEA C 135 130 834 58 4 5
1997 SEA C 144 136 1051 72 6 13
1998 SEA C 94 92 677 35 4 6
1999 SEA 1B 5 0 10 2 0 1
1999 SEA C 121 113 743 46 4 7
2000 SEA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
2000 SEA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 SEA C 88 77 482 30 5 5
2001 SEA 1B 2 0 3 0 0 0
2001 SEA C 122 105 711 32 1 1
2002 SEA 1B 4 1 17 1 0 0
2002 SEA C 113 107 692 27 2 4
2003 SEA C 96 92 587 20 1 4
2004 SEA C 103 91 611 37 2 6
2005 SEA C 11 9 36 3 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1281
First Base 12
Third Base 1

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 SEA AL $1,750,000
2004 SEA AL $3,500,000
2003 SEA AL $3,500,000
2002 SEA AL $4,500,000
2001 SEA AL $4,400,000
2000 SEA AL $4,000,000
1999 SEA AL $3,625,000
1998 SEA AL $2,525,000
1997 SEA AL $1,125,000
1996 SEA AL $400,000
1995 SEA AL $175,000
1994 SEA AL $140,000
1993 CIN NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $29,749,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 1988, 1989, 1990

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Terry Kennedy
    .264 avg, 113 HR
  2. 94
    Mike Heath
    .252 avg, 86 HR
  3. 93
    Sandy Alomar
    .273 avg, 112 HR
  4. 91
    Milt May
    .263 avg, 77 HR
  5. 90
    Joe Oliver
    .247 avg, 102 HR
  6. 90
    Sammy White
    .262 avg, 66 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Wilson

What years did Dan Wilson play?
Dan Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2005.
Was Dan Wilson a pitcher?
No. Dan Wilson was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Dan Wilson hit?
Dan Wilson hit 88 career home runs with 1097 hits.