Carl Willis

This article is about the baseball player. For the Australian footballer and cricketer, see Carl Willis (sportsman).

Carl Willis
Seattle Mariners – No. 48
Pitcher/Pitching Coach
Born: December 28, 1960 (1960-12-28) Danville, Virginia
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 9, 1984 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 3, 1995 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
Record	22-16
ERA	4.25
Strikeouts	222
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1984) Cincinnati Reds (1984-1986) Chicago White Sox (1988) Minnesota Twins (1991-1995) Coaching Career Cleveland Indians (2003-2009) Seattle Mariners (2010)
Career highlights and awards
World Series Champion: 1991

Carl Blake Willis (born December 28, 1960 in Danville, Virginia) was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins. He is currently the pitching coach of the Seattle Mariners.

Playing career

Willis was a member of two World Series champions: the Tigers in the 1984 World Series and the Twins in the 1991 World Series,however, he did not get a ring in the 1984 Series because he was traded around the middle of the season. In 9 seasons he had a 22-16 win-loss record, 267 games, 2 games started, 81 games finished, 13 saves, 390 innings pitched, 424 hits allowed, 210 runs allowed, 184 earned runs allowed, 28 home runs allowed, 115 walks allowed, 222 strikeouts, 2 hit batsmen, 20 wild pitches, 1,668 batters faced, 25 intentional walks, 3 balks and a 4.25 ERA.

Coaching career

From 2003 to 2009 he served as the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians.

On November 30, 2009, Willis was named the Seattle Mariners minor-league pitching coordinator. On August 9, 2010, Willis was promoted to the Seattle Mariners Coaching Staff as the new Pitching Coach replacing Rick Adair who was fired along with Manager Don Wakamatsu & Bench Coach Ty Van Burkleo.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference