Dan Wilson (catcher)
Daniel Allen Wilson (born March 25, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1992 through 2005, most notably as a member of the Seattle Mariners where he played 12 of his 14 seasons. The 1996 All-Star selection began his career with the Cincinnati Reds before being traded to the Mariners where, he was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers in major-league history. At the time of his retirement in 2005, Wilson held the American League record for career fielding percentage by a catcher. In 2012, Wilson was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame alongside his battery-mate, Randy Johnson.
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Wilson batting in 2004 | |||||||||||||||
Catcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Barrington, Illinois, U.S. | March 25, 1969|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
September 7, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2005, for the Seattle Mariners | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .262 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 88 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 519 | ||||||||||||||
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