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Name	Team	Age
Ray Wilhelm	Retired (1989, Age 40)	Died (2021, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1972)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League	0	16 years (159 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	7/26/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	5	5
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (92.9 %)	A- (76.4 %)	D- (9.0 %)

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Year

Type

Chances

Active

GS

Injured

Contact vs R

Power vs R

Contact vs L

Power vs L

Speed

Arm

Range

Total

1972

Minors

24.00

0 / 3

0 / 2

0 / 1

0 / 4

0 / 7

4 / 5

1 / 2

5 / 24

1972

Majors

36.28

88

71

0

0 / 3

1 / 7

3 / 5

0 / 3

0 / 6

6 / 6

6 / 6

16 / 36

1972

Pos (2B)

2.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 2

1972

Pos (LF)

26.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

20 / 26

1972

Pos (RF)

2.00

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 2

1973

Majors

68.35

162

130

0

2 / 11

2 / 16

3 / 10

3 / 5

0 / 6

7 / 10

6 / 10

23 / 68

1974

Majors

69.96

162

130

0

0 / 7

0 / 11

1 / 5

2 / 16

3 / 13

7 / 10

4 / 7

17 / 69

1975

Majors

61.56

144

116

18

0 / 7

1 / 10

1 / 7

3 / 10

0 / 10

2 / 9

6 / 8

13 / 61

1976

Majors

64.84

151

122

11

1 / 9

0 / 11

1 / 9

1 / 8

1 / 11

3 / 9

0 / 7

7 / 64

1977

Majors

61.88

150

117

12

1 / 10

0 / 7

0 / 12

0 / 7

1 / 8

1 / 12

2 / 5

5 / 61

1978

Majors

49.43

115

93

47

0 / 7

0 / 6

0 / 8

0 / 8

0 / 7

0 / 10

0 / 3

0 / 49

1979

Majors

67.97

162

130

0

0 / 6

0 / 11

0 / 12

0 / 6

1 / 12

1 / 8

0 / 12

2 / 67

1980

Majors

64.37

162

114

0

0 / 9

0 / 12

0 / 7

0 / 6

0 / 14

1 / 7

0 / 9

1 / 64

1981

Majors

62.73

162

114

0

0 / 12

0 / 9

0 / 10

0 / 10

0 / 6

0 / 8

1 / 7

1 / 62

1982

Majors

45.67

126

82

36

0 / 6

0 / 9

0 / 6

0 / 9

0 / 6

0 / 2

1 / 7

1 / 45

1983

Majors

55.55

144

95

17

-3 / 11

-5 / 6

-2 / 5

-1 / 9

-5 / 9

0 / 5

-2 / 10

-18 / 55

1984

Majors

53.17

138

92

24

-4 / 7

-3 / 10

-2 / 7

-1 / 9

-5 / 3

-1 / 9

-2 / 8

-18 / 53

1985

Majors

63.48

162

109

0

-1 / 7

-5 / 10

-1 / 6

-5 / 9

0 / 8

-3 / 10

-4 / 13

-19 / 63

1986

Majors

62.46

152

110

10

-2 / 7

-2 / 7

-1 / 10

0 / 7

0 / 6

-1 / 13

-1 / 12

-7 / 62

1987

Majors

57.29

150

105

12

-2 / 5

0 / 9

-3 / 6

-4 / 8

-2 / 5

-1 / 15

-4 / 9

-16 / 57

1988

Majors

59.34

162

116

0

-1 / 11

-6 / 12

-1 / 12

-5 / 3

-10 / 6

0 / 8

-2 / 7

-25 / 59

1989

Minors

2.00

0 / 0

0 / 2

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 2

1989

Majors

30.35

153

40

0

-4 / 6

-7 / 3

-2 / 5

-5 / 7

-8 / 1

0 / 6

-2 / 2

-28 / 30

Total

2645

1886

187

-13 / 144

-24 / 170

-3 / 143

-12 / 144

-24 / 144

26 / 162

10 / 144

-20 / 1081

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	Ray Wilhelm has retired from the San Diego Fleetwood
1989-07-27	Trade #1134878 has been completed between the San Diego Fleetwood and the Detroit Cougars. The Detroit Cougars receive Gene Glenn from the San Diego Fleetwood in exchange for Ray Wilhelm. Protest This Trade.
1989-07-20	The Detroit Cougars have promoted Ray Wilhelm to the major league team.
1989-07-09	The Detroit Cougars have designated Ray Wilhelm for assignment.
1987-05-08	Ray Wilhelm of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1986-08-18	Ray Wilhelm of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1984-08-11	Ray Wilhelm of the Detroit Cougars is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1984-04-27	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Cougars and the Minnesota Maulers. The Minnesota Maulers receive Jack Looney, Draft Pick 1985 Round 2 DET (Heinie Darrow) from the Detroit Cougars in exchange for Ray Wilhelm. Protest This Trade.
1984-04-02	The Minnesota Maulers have placed Ray Wilhelm on the trade block.
1983-07-17	Ray Wilhelm of the Minnesota Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1982-08-04	Ray Wilhelm of the Minnesota Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1982-07-06	Ray Wilhelm of the Minnesota Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1980-04-11	A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Maulers and the San Diego Fleetwood. The San Diego Fleetwood receive Charlie Atlas, Woody Gearhauser, Eddie Wilson, Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 MIN (Kent Williams), Draft Pick 1983 Round 1 MIN (Scott Buchanan), Draft Pick 1982 Round 1 MIN (Art Eusebio) from the Minnesota Maulers in exchange for Ray Wilhelm, Matt Menke. Protest This Trade.
1980-04-08	The San Diego Fleetwood have placed Ray Wilhelm on the trade block.
1978-08-20	Ray Wilhelm of the San Diego Fleetwood is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1978-05-12	Ray Wilhelm of the San Diego Fleetwood is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1978-04-12	Ray Wilhelm of the San Diego Fleetwood is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1977-09-18	Ray Wilhelm of the San Diego Fleetwood is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1976-08-03	Ray Wilhelm of the San Diego Fleetwood is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1975-09-04	Ray Wilhelm of the San Diego Fleetwood is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1972-06-23	The San Diego Fleetwood have promoted Ray Wilhelm to the major league team.