Wilson came over in a trade from Cincinnati and would immediately become the regular starting Catcher. While he was a light hitter at the plate and only had an On Base Percentage of .309, he was a favorite of most of the Mariners' Pitchers. He would twice lead the AL in Runners Caught Stealing and would also be second among his AL peers in Range Factor per Game and also in Fielding Percentage.
While we may have maligned Wilson’s hitting, he was still an All-Star in 1996, where he had an 18 Home Run Season and batted .285. He would overall have 1,071 Hits for Seattle.
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