Josh Wilson

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

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

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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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

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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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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home22555357134345.242
Away20654247117739.216

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home22.0332013.50
Away22.031104.50

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

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

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

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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Position Games
Pitcher 4
First Base 4
Second Base 94
Third Base 49
Shortstop 234
Left Field 3
Designated Hitter 3

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2007 WAS NL $420,000
2006 COL NL $327,000
Total Career Earnings $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

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.