Josh Wilson

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

Josh Wilson was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2015 for 9 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 11 seasons. In 431 career games, he hit .229 with 251 hits, 10 home runs, and 84 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .229
HR 10
RBI 84
H 251
OPS .599
PIV -2,670
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
3/26/1981 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut
2005-09-07
Last Game
2015-10-04

Full name: Joshua Aaron Wilson

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Career Batting Statistics

Josh Wilson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
431 1,095 104 251 54 7 10 84 14 54 247 .229 .280 .319 .599 -2,670

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career OBP .280 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 13.6% below league average.

Career SLG .319 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.

Career OPS .599 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Josh Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 FLO NL 11 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 — — — — 0.0
2007 WAS NL 15 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 .053 — — — — 0.0
2007 TBA AL 90 263 25 66 15 3 2 24 6 12 51 .251 .268 (-6%) .335 (-13%) .422 (-16%) .758 (-15%) 0.0
2009 ARI NL 11 26 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 .231 — — — — 0.0
2009 SDN NL 16 38 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 9 .105 — — — — 0.0
2009 SEA AL 45 128 16 32 8 1 3 10 1 6 32 .250 .262 (-5%) .332 (-12%) .417 (-5%) .750 (-8%) 0.0
2010 SEA AL 108 361 22 82 14 2 2 25 5 14 74 .227 .257 (-12%) .325 (-14%) .402 (-27%) .728 (-21%) -1219.2
2011 ARI NL 6 10 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2011 MIL NL 54 75 10 17 4 0 2 4 1 4 21 .227 .255 (-11%) .320 (-17%) .399 (-10%) .719 (-13%) 0.0
2013 ARI NL 30 60 9 12 1 1 1 4 0 5 17 .200 .253 (-21%) .317 (-18%) .396 (-24%) .714 (-21%) -203.0
2014 TEX AL 24 67 7 16 4 0 0 8 1 2 14 .239 .251 (-5%) .313 (-13%) .386 (-23%) .700 (-19%) -192.5
2015 DET AL 21 38 4 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 15 .316 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 431 1,095 104 251 54 7 10 84 14 54 247 .229 — — — — -1,615

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 Pitching Statistics

Josh Wilson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 2 3 0 9.00 0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 111.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Josh Wilson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2007 TBA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
2009 ARI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
2009 SDN NL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 0 27.00 — 0.0
2015 DET AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 3 0 9.00 — 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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Josh Wilson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home22555357134345.242
Away20654247117739.216

Pitching — Home / Away

Josh Wilson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home22.0332013.50
Away22.031104.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Josh Wilson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2015-10-04 DETCHWW 401000101
2015-10-02 DETCHWL 302100000
2015-09-27 DETMINL 401100101
2015-09-25 DETMINW 000000000
2015-09-21 DETCHWL 200000002
2015-09-18 DETKCRW 000000000
2015-09-15 DETMINW 000000000
2015-09-13 DETCLEW 200000001
2015-09-09 DETTBRL 100000001
2015-09-08 DETTBRW 100000001

Last 4 Games — Pitching

Josh Wilson — Last 4 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-06-20 DETNYY — 1.0211001
2009-06-07 SDPAZ L 1.0333101
2009-05-11 AZCIN — 1.0000100
2007-06-08 TBRMIA — 1.0100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Josh Wilson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 4 3 30 2 1 4
2B 94 66 121 218 7 56
3B 49 20 12 56 8 11
OF 3 2 2 0 0 0
P 4 0 0 1 0 0
SS 234 200 284 594 41 121

Season-by-Season Fielding

Josh Wilson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 FLO 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0
2005 FLO SS 6 1 3 6 0 2
2007 WAS SS 7 3 5 15 5 2
2007 TBA 2B 27 20 44 68 6 19
2007 TBA 3B 8 6 3 19 3 4
2007 TBA P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 TBA SS 50 47 67 118 8 30
2009 ARI P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 ARI SS 8 7 12 27 2 6
2009 SDN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 SDN P 1 0 0 1 0 0
2009 SDN SS 15 10 13 20 2 3
2009 SEA 2B 4 3 6 13 0 4
2009 SEA 3B 5 3 2 6 0 0
2009 SEA SS 32 30 42 74 2 16
2010 SEA 1B 3 3 30 2 1 4
2010 SEA 2B 2 1 6 5 0 4
2010 SEA 3B 4 3 2 8 1 1
2010 SEA SS 98 95 124 304 20 53
2011 ARI SS 3 2 4 9 0 1
2011 MIL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 MIL 2B 10 8 12 21 0 4
2011 MIL 3B 13 2 2 5 1 1
2011 MIL OF 3 2 2 0 0 0
2011 MIL SS 8 3 9 10 1 4
2013 ARI 2B 17 15 22 43 1 11
2013 ARI 3B 4 0 0 2 0 0
2013 ARI SS 2 0 0 2 1 0
2014 TEX 2B 19 16 24 55 0 11
2014 TEX 3B 4 3 0 11 1 4
2014 TEX SS 3 0 4 3 0 3
2015 DET 2B 11 3 6 12 0 3
2015 DET 3B 10 3 3 5 2 1
2015 DET P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 DET SS 2 2 1 6 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Josh Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 4
First Base 4
Second Base 94
Third Base 49
Shortstop 234
Left Field 3
Designated Hitter 3

Salary History

Josh Wilson's recorded salaries total $747,000 over 2 seasons, 2006 to 2007. 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 7 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.

Josh Wilson — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2007 WAS NL $420,000
2006 COL NL $327,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $747,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Manny Alexander
    .231 avg, 15 HR
  2. 95
    Wilson Valdez
    .236 avg, 6 HR
  3. 84
    Jack Dittmer
    .232 avg, 24 HR
  4. 84
    Lenn Sakata
    .230 avg, 25 HR
  5. 80
    Ryan Goins
    .228 avg, 22 HR
  6. 80
    Eddie Mulligan
    .232 avg, 1 HR

Josh Wilson: the record in brief

Josh Wilson played a first major league game on September 7, 2005 and a last one on October 4, 2015. The team column moves through the Florida Marlins (2005), the Washington Nationals (2007), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009 to 2013), the San Diego Padres (2009), the Seattle Mariners (2009 through 2010), the Milwaukee Brewers (2011), and the Texas Rangers (2014), with further stops in the season rows. Wilson played primarily as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 26, 1981, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-0 and 175 pounds. The bio lists the given name Joshua Aaron.

Wilson finished with 251 hits from 1,095 at bats in 431 games, which works out to .229; the totals also include 10 homers and 84 RBI. Reaching base at a .280 clip and slugging .319, Wilson finished with a .599 OPS. Set against a .258 league average for the same years, Wilson's .229 average sits 11.3% below it.

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Wilson

What years did Josh Wilson play?
Josh Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2015.
Was Josh Wilson a pitcher?
No. Josh Wilson was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 4 career games.
How many home runs did Josh Wilson hit?
Josh Wilson hit 10 career home runs with 251 hits.
What teams did Josh Wilson play for?
Josh Wilson played for 9 teams: the Florida Marlins (2005), the Washington Nationals (2007), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2007), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009, 2011, 2013), the San Diego Padres (2009), the Seattle Mariners (2009–2010), the Milwaukee Brewers (2011), the Texas Rangers (2014), and the Detroit Tigers (2015).
What were Josh Wilson's career stats?
In 431 games, Josh Wilson had 251 hits, 10 home runs, 84 RBI, 104 runs, and 14 stolen bases, with a .229 batting average.
How much did Josh Wilson earn in his career?
Josh Wilson's recorded salaries total $747,000 over 2 seasons, 2006 to 2007. 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 7 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.
What was Josh Wilson's salary?
Josh Wilson's last recorded salary was $420,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $420,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $327,000, in 2006. The Salary History table lists each season from 2006 to 2007.
What position did Josh Wilson play?
Josh Wilson played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Josh Wilson and how much did he weigh?
Josh Wilson was listed at 6 feet and 175 pounds.
How many home runs did Josh Wilson hit each season?
Josh Wilson's home runs by season: 0 in 2005, 2 in 2007, 3 in 2009, 2 in 2010, 2 in 2011, 1 in 2013, 0 in 2014, and 0 in 2015. His most in one season was 3, in 2009.
What was Josh Wilson's career batting average?
Josh Wilson batted .229 over his career, with 251 hits in 1,095 at bats.
How many RBI did Josh Wilson have?
Josh Wilson drove in 84 runs in his career.
What was Josh Wilson's career ERA?
Josh Wilson finished with a 9.00 career ERA, going 0-1 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Josh Wilson in the Hall of Fame?
No. Josh Wilson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.