Justin Wilson
Born: 8/18/1987 in Anaheim, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-08-20
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 205 lbs
Full name: Justin James Wilson
Biography
Justin Wilson is a professional baseball pitcher born in 1987, currently active in Major League Baseball since his debut in 2012. Over his career, he has established himself as a reliable arm on the mound, boasting a record of 34-29 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.61. Wilson is known for his ability to miss bats, as evidenced by his impressive strikeout total of 561, along with his contributions in late-game situations, recording 20 saves throughout his tenure.
Wilson's pitching style is characterized by his commanding fastball and effective breaking pitches, making him a valuable asset in both starting and relief roles. As an active player, he continues to impact the game, adapting to the evolving landscape of Major League Baseball, where the emphasis on strikeouts and bullpen depth has become paramount. His ongoing career reflects a commitment to excellence and resilience, contributing to his team's success in an era defined by competitive parity and high-stakes performances.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 29 | 587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 513.7 | 445 | 206 | 48 | 223 | 561 | 3.61 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1.93 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | 6 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.7 | 50 | 17 | 28 | 59 | 2.08 | 843.4 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | 3 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 49 | 28 | 30 | 61 | 4.20 | 189.9 |
| 2015 | NYY | AL | 5 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 49 | 21 | 20 | 66 | 3.10 | - |
| 2016 | DET | AL | 4 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58.7 | 61 | 27 | 17 | 65 | 4.14 | 1498.1 |
| 2017 | CHC | NL | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 5.09 | - |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40.3 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 2.68 | 1144.8 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 4 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.7 | 45 | 21 | 33 | 69 | 3.46 | - |
| 2019 | NYN | NL | 4 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39.0 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 2.54 | 588.4 |
| 2020 | NYN | NL | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 3.66 | 698.2 |
| 2021 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2.81 | 289.1 |
| 2021 | NYY | AL | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 7.50 | - |
| 2022 | CIN | NL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.45 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | CIN | NL | 1 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46.7 | 55 | 29 | 13 | 51 | 5.59 | -768.8 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 587 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PIT | NL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | NYY | AL | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | DET | AL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | CHC | NL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | NYN | NL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | NYN | NL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | CIN | NL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | NYY | AL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | CIN | NL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | CIN | NL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NLWC | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | ALWC | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | NLWC | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | NLDS1 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.69 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NLWC | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | ALWC | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | NLWC | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | NLDS1 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.38 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 587 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 1 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PIT | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | PIT | P | 58 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | PIT | P | 70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | NYA | P | 74 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | DET | P | 66 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CHN | P | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | DET | P | 42 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CHN | P | 71 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NYN | P | 45 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYN | P | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | P | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYA | P | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CIN | P | 60 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 587 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DET | AL | $1,525,000 |
| 2015 | NYA | AL | $556,000 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | $515,000 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | $493,500 |
| Total Career Earnings | $3,089,500 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Fresno | Fresno | CA | 2006, 2007, 2008 |