Willson Contreras
Willson Eduardo Contreras
Born: May 13, 1992
Puerto Cabello, Carabobo Venezuela
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225
Career: 2016-2026
Minor League Statistics
Willson Contreras compiled a career batting average of .259 with 183 home runs and 581 RBI in his 1178-game career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 2016 season and last took the field during the 2026 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 76 | 283 | 252 | 33 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 67 | .282 | .357 | .488 | .845 | 123 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 428 | 377 | 50 | 104 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 74 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 98 | .276 | .356 | .499 | .855 | 188 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 544 | 474 | 50 | 118 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 121 | .249 | .339 | .390 | .730 | 185 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 105 | 409 | 360 | 57 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 102 | .272 | .355 | .533 | .888 | 192 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 57 | 225 | 189 | 37 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 57 | .243 | .356 | .407 | .763 | 77 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 128 | 483 | 413 | 61 | 98 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 138 | .237 | .340 | .438 | .778 | 181 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 113 | 487 | 416 | 65 | 101 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 103 | .243 | .349 | .466 | .815 | 194 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 495 | 428 | 55 | 113 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 111 | .264 | .358 | .467 | .826 | 200 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 358 | 301 | 48 | 79 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 96 | .262 | .380 | .468 | .848 | 141 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 562 | 490 | 70 | 126 | 31 | 1 | 20 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 142 | .257 | .344 | .447 | .791 | 219 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 50 | 210 | 178 | 25 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 54 | .281 | .376 | .522 | .899 | 93 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 1128 | 4484 | 3878 | 551 | 1004 | 214 | 13 | 183 | 581 | 38 | 22 | 440 | 1089 | .259 | .353 | .462 | .815 | 1793 | 109 | 137 | 5 | 24 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 57 | 41 | 389.7 | 389 | 31 | 6 | 0 | .986 | 9.701 | 7.368 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 37.1 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 24 | 21 | 180.7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.345 | 1.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.895 | 7.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 108 | 91 | 821.3 | 782 | 86 | 13 | 7 | .985 | 9.511 | 8.037 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 23 | 27.4 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 6 | 3 | 32.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .844 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 133 | 123 | 1109.7 | 1013 | 71 | 11 | 9 | .990 | 8.792 | 8.150 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 27 | 34.2 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 5 | 0 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.500 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 99 | 92 | 811.7 | 770 | 51 | 12 | 3 | .986 | 9.103 | 8.293 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 29.1 |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 3 | 1 | 10.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.613 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.821 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 41 | 39 | 324.3 | 311 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .994 | 8.991 | 7.902 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 34.6 |
| 2021 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 116 | 112 | 935.7 | 885 | 57 | 7 | 6 | .993 | 9.061 | 8.121 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 20.7 |
| 2021 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 72 | 72 | 625.3 | 605 | 46 | 4 | 7 | .994 | 9.369 | 9.042 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 31.4 |
| 2023 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 97 | 89 | 764.0 | 679 | 31 | 8 | 5 | .989 | 8.364 | 7.320 | 5 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 25.0 |
| 2024 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 51 | 50 | 431.7 | 359 | 21 | 3 | 1 | .992 | 7.923 | 7.451 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 11 | 22.9 |
| 2025 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 120 | 119 | 1011.7 | 960 | 83 | 9 | 78 | .991 | 9.279 | 8.692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 49 | 49 | 416.3 | 360 | 41 | 1 | 29 | .998 | 8.669 | 8.184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 995 | 906 | 7931.7 | 7193 | 538 | 78 | 150 | .990 | 8.772 | 7.770 | 47 | 45 | 340 | 136 | 28.6 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .714 | .667 | 1.381 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 6 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .286 | .500 | .786 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 7 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .105 | .227 | .211 | .438 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .214 | .450 | .429 | .879 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 5 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .222 | .222 | .389 | .611 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .625 | .500 | 1.125 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 94 | 78 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | .231 | .362 | .385 | .746 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | C | 3 | 1 | 16.0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 5.625 | 3.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS1 | LF | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | C | 6 | 3 | 31.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 6.968 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | C | 7 | 5 | 45.7 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.051 | 7.286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLDS2 | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 8.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | C | 5 | 5 | 42.7 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.492 | 9.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC | C | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 13.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLWC3 | C | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.182 | 5.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 21 | 204.3 | 186 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .980 | 8.677 | 6.355 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
2017 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2017-08-05
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