Willie
Norwood
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: November 7, 1950 in Greene County, AL, USA
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 26 MIN AL 36 15 12 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 5 .067 .222 .067 .289 0.6 0.0
1979 28 TOR AL 36 22 8 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 5 .136 .174 .136 .310 1.0 0.0
1980 29 TOR AL 42 115 11 25 8 1 1 9 7 2 6 16 .217 .252 .330 .582 9.8 0.0
1981 30 TOR AL 138 432 48 105 25 7 6 51 27 6 17 75 .243 .270 .375 .645 43.6 9.5
1982 31 TOR AL 82 171 36 28 8 1 4 20 15 3 7 38 .164 .196 .292 .488 9.9 0.2
1983 32 TOR AL 81 159 23 34 14 0 4 23 11 6 2 36 .214 .222 .377 .600 12.0 1.7
6 Years Sim 415 914 138 196 55 9 15 103 69 17 36 175 .214 .242 .344 .586 76.8 11.4
162 Game Average 356 53 76 21 3 5 40 26 6 14 68 .214 .242 .344 .586 30.0  
Career Highs 138 432 48 105 25 7 6 51 27 6 17 75 .243 .270 .377 .645 43.6  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1977 26 MIN AL RF 9 0 22.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.1
    LF 5 0 16.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.62    
    CF 7 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1979 28 TOR AL RF 5 1 22.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.45   0.2
    CF 5 1 18.0 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.50    
    LF 9 0 14.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.51    
1980 29 TOR AL RF 37 36 288.0 61 0 4 0 .938 1.91   1.1
    CF 3 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1981 30 TOR AL RF 121 113 934.7 207 3 12 0 .946 2.02   5.8
    LF 16 11 96.0 29 0 0 0 1.000 2.72    
    CF 4 0 9.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1982 31 TOR AL CF 34 27 232.0 66 1 2 1 .971 2.60   1.2
    LF 12 10 83.3 15 0 1 0 .938 1.62    
    RF 12 5 57.3 12 2 0 2 1.000 2.20    
    3B 3 0 9.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.93   0.0
1983 32 TOR AL CF 25 16 157.3 45 2 0 2 1.000 2.69   1.6
    RF 24 14 125.3 34 2 1 1 .973 2.59    
    LF 9 9 75.0 12 0 1 0 .923 1.44    
    3B 2 0 6.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.00   0.0
  RF 208 169 1449.3 320 7 17 3 .951 2.03   7.2
  CF 78 44 430.3 125 4 2 3 .985 2.70   2.8
  LF 53 30 287.3 63 0 2 0 .969 1.97    
  3B 6 0 17.3 0 5 0 1 1.000 2.60   0.1
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   346 243 2185.3 508 17 21 7 .962 2.16   10.1
Career Highs   142 124 1041.7 242 6 12 4 1.000 2.48    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1981 30 TOR AL 5 17 2 9 3 1 1 5 2 0 1 3 .529 .556 1.000 1.556
Career Post-Season Batting 5 17 2 9 3 1 1 5 2 0 1 3 .529 .556 1.000 1.556
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  1. Ben Shelton (981)
  2. Mike Vail (975)
  3. Jeff Stone (974)
  4. Michael Tucker (967)
  5. Randy Elliott (964)
  6. Kevin Koslofski (961)
  7. Royle Stillman (960)
  8. Ruben Rivera (960)
  9. Brian Hunter (958)
  10. Tom Brunansky (957)
History
Had first career hit on 7/16/1977, off John Verhoeven (CAL)
Injured on 4/19/1978 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 6 days
Injured on 10/7/1978 with a Broken Hand, out for 7-8 weeks
Traded from Minnesota to Toronto on 6/10/1979
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/1980, off Mike Flanagan (BAL)