Desi Wilson

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-7, 230lb (201cm, 104kg)

Born: May 9, 1969 in Glen Cove, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Glen Cove HS (Glen Cove, NY), the Houston Astros in the 87th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ) and the Texas Rangers in the 30th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ).

High School: Glen Cove HS (Glen Cove, NY)

School: Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ)

Debut: August 7, 1996 (Age 27-090d, 16,942nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1996 (Age 27-143d)
vs. COL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Desi Bernard Wilson

Pronunciation: \DEZ-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

118

.271

RBI

OBP

.338

SLG

.339

OPS

.677

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1991	22	TEX-min	Rk	8	29	25	1	4	2	0	0	7	0	0	3	2	.160	.241	.240	.481		6	0	0	1	0		RGS · GULF
1992	23	TEX-min	Rk	72	285	253	45	81	9	4	5	42	13	11	31	45	.320	.396	.447	.843		113	1	1	0	1		BTE · PION
1993	24	TEX-min	A+	131	570	511	83	156	21	7	3	70	29	11	50	90	.305	.374	.391	.765		200	18	7	2	4		CHT · FLOR
1994	25	TEX-min	AA	129	536	493	69	142	27	0	6	55	16	14	40	115	.288	.343	.379	.723		187	14	2	1	5		TUL · TL
1995	26	SFG-min	AA	122	530	482	77	138	27	3	5	72	11	9	40	68	.286	.338	.386	.724		186	18	1	7	2		SHV · TL
1996	27	SFG-min	AAA	113	431	407	56	138	26	7	5	59	15	4	18	80	.339	.369	.474	.843		193	9	3	3	3		PHX · PCL
1996	27	SFG	NL	41	130	118	10	32	2	0	2	12	0	2	12	27	.271	.338	.339	.677	84	40	2	0	0	2	3/H
1997	28	SFG-min	AAA	121	502	451	76	155	27	6	7	53	16	3	44	73	.344	.404	.477	.881		215	11	4	3	5		PHX · PCL
1999	30	ARI-min	AAA	130	491	452	65	146	27	7	6	62	2	3	34	76	.323	.371	.454	.824		205	18	2	3	2		TUC · PCL
2000	31	CHW-min	AAA	124	496	439	58	118	23	1	3	55	17	4	51	79	.269	.349	.346	.695		152	11	4	2	2		CHR · IL
2001	32	ARI-min	AAA	83	337	320	45	105	20	1	3	38	4	2	14	48	.328	.359	.425	.784		136	8	2	1	0		TUC · PCL
2002	33	MON-min	AA	18	59	54	3	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	12	.130	.203	.130	.333		7	2	0	0	0		HRB · EL
1 Yr				41	130	118	10	32	2	0	2	12	0	2	12	27	.271	.338	.339	.677	84	40	2	0	0	2
162 Game Avg.				162	514	466	40	126	8	0	8	47	0	8	47	107	.271	.338	.339	.677	84	158	8	0	0	8

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