Will Vest

Positions: Relief Pitcher, Shortstop and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 6, 1995 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX).

School: Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 2.100 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Full Name: William Lane Vest

Twitter: @willyvest

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.0

0.5

ERA

4.40

4.20

153

14.1

160.2

153

WHIP

1.186

1.307

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2017	22	1.1	Stephen F. Austin	SLC	NCAA		3	0	1.000	1.38	2.36	31	0		0	0	1	45.2	38	12	7	0	18	0	46	3	0	5	192	1.226	7.5	0.0	3.5	9.1	2.56
2017	22	0.7	Connecticut	NYPL	A-	DET	3	1	.750	2.83	2.83	21	0	3	0	0	2	28.2	15	9	9	1	9	0	28	2	0	3	108	0.837	4.7	0.3	2.8	8.8	3.11
2018	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	DET	4	4	.500	5.18	6.84	30	0	20	0	0	5	48.2	59	37	28	1	14	1	56	4	1	5	221	1.500	10.9	0.2	2.6	10.4	4.00
2018	23	0.0	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	1	0	1.000	6.08	6.08	10	0	5	0	0	0	13.1	16	9	9	1	2	0	12	1	0	1	60	1.350	10.8	0.7	1.4	8.1	6.00
2018	23	1.1	West Michigan	MIDW	A	DET	3	4	.429	4.84	7.13	20	0	15	0	0	5	35.1	43	28	19	0	12	1	44	3	1	4	161	1.557	11.0	0.0	3.1	11.2	3.67
2019	24		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-AAA	DET	3	5	.375	3.27	4.09	37	0	27	0	0	8	55.0	49	25	20	6	18	1	58	3	0	3	226	1.218	8.0	1.0	2.9	9.5	3.22
2019	24	-2.2	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	0	0		2.70	4.05	3	0	2	0	0	1	6.2	9	3	2	1	2	0	3	0	0	1	27	1.650	12.2	1.4	2.7	4.1	1.50
2019	24	-0.3	Erie	EL	AA	DET	2	4	.333	5.33	6.67	20	0	14	0	0	4	27.0	31	20	16	4	9	1	25	1	0	1	118	1.481	10.3	1.3	3.0	8.3	2.78
2019	24	1.1	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	1	1	.500	0.84	0.84	14	0	11	0	0	3	21.1	9	2	2	1	7	0	30	2	0	1	81	0.750	3.8	0.4	3.0	12.7	4.29
2019	24	0.8	Mesa	AZFL	Fal		0	2	.000	8.74	9.53	9	0	4	0	0	2	11.1	15	12	11	3	6	0	10	3	0	2	56	1.853	11.9	2.4	4.8	7.9	1.67

2021	26	-1.0	Toledo	AAAE	AAA	DET	1	3	.250	4.91	4.91	23	0	11	0	0	2	25.2	27	14	14	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	109	1.364	9.5	1.1	2.8	8.8	3.13
2021	26	-2.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	1	0	1.000	6.17	6.43	32	0	4	0	0	0	35.0	38	25	24	2	18	0	27	3	0	3	156	1.600	9.8	0.5	4.6	6.9	1.50
2022	27	0.0	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2022	27	-1.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	3	.500	4.00	4.29	59	2	8	0	0	1	63.0	62	30	28	6	22	0	63	3	0	7	272	1.333	8.9	0.9	3.1	9.0	2.86
2023	28	1.1	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	1	0	1.000	8.31	8.31	11	1	0	0	0	0	13.0	11	12	12	5	9	0	20	1	1	1	59	1.538	7.6	3.5	6.2	13.8	2.22
2023	28	-0.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	1	.667	2.98	3.35	48	4	7	0	0	2	48.1	40	18	16	3	13	1	56	0	0	0	199	1.097	7.4	0.6	2.4	10.4	4.31
2024	29	-0.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	1	.500	4.40	4.40	14	0	4	0	0	0	14.1	14	7	7	1	3	0	7	0	0	0	57	1.186	8.8	0.6	1.9	4.4	2.33
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		7	5	.583	4.20	4.48	153	6	23	0	0	3	160.2	154	80	75	12	56	1	153	6	0	10	684	1.307	8.6	0.7	3.1	8.6	2.73
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		12	13	.480	4.34	5.08	123	1	61	0	0	17	172.0	162	97	83	16	58	2	188	10	2	12	727	1.279	8.5	0.8	3.0	9.8	3.24
College (1 season)					College		3	0	1.000	1.38	2.36	31	0		0	0	1	45.2	38	12	7	0	18	0	46	3	0	5	192	1.226	7.5	0.0	3.5	9.1	2.56
Other (1 season)					Other		0	2	.000	8.74	9.53	9	0	4	0	0	2	11.1	15	12	11	3	6	0	10	3	0	2	56	1.853	11.9	2.4	4.8	7.9	1.67
All Levels (7 Seasons)							22	20	.524	4.07	4.64	316	7	88	0	0	23	389.2	369	201	176	31	138	3	397	22	2	29	1659	1.301	8.5	0.7	3.2	9.2	2.88

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		2	3	.400	5.44	5.63	38	1	13	0	0	3	46.1	48	29	28	9	19	0	49	1	1	2	199	1.446	9.3	1.7	3.7	9.5	2.58
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	4	.333	5.33	6.67	20	0	14	0	0	4	27.0	31	20	16	4	9	1	25	1	0	1	118	1.481	10.3	1.3	3.0	8.3	2.78
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		2	1	.667	2.86	2.86	24	0	16	0	0	3	34.2	25	11	11	2	9	0	42	3	0	2	141	0.981	6.5	0.5	2.3	10.9	4.67
A (1 season)					Minors		3	4	.429	4.84	7.13	20	0	15	0	0	5	35.1	43	28	19	0	12	1	44	3	1	4	161	1.557	11.0	0.0	3.1	11.2	3.67
A- (1 season)					Minors		3	1	.750	2.83	2.83	21	0	3	0	0	2	28.2	15	9	9	1	9	0	28	2	0	3	108	0.837	4.7	0.3	2.8	8.8	3.11