Professional career
Minor leagues (1987-1992)
Wilson was number one drafted in the Twenty-sixth spherical of the 1987 MLB draft by the New York Mets. He did non sign sustaining a Mets, electing to instead return a University of Minnesota. He re-entered a draft inside 1990; he was selected in the first spherical, seventh overall, per Cincinnati Reds. He check in time to play 32 games using a Charleston Alley Cats of the South Atlantic League. He returned to Charleston ab initio of the 1991 season, batting .315 in 52 games prior to earning the promotion to Class AA Chattanooga. He began a 1992 season with Nashville in the Class AAA American Association, and he batted .251 around 106 games there prior to earning the September callup to the major leagues at age Twenty-three. He returned to AAA a as punishment month, running to the Indianapolis Indians since a Reds experienced changed their AAA affiliation when the 1992 year, & he played 51 games for the Indians besides when 36 games in the majors for the Reds.

Seattle Mariners (1994-2005)
When a 1993 season, the Reds traded Wilson to the Seattle Mariners. He processed a Sea dog' roll away from spring step by step instruction & became an constituted major-league streaming video player. Around his number one fully year in a majors, he struggled at the shell, batting .216, however he showed signs of his defensive ability by owning the .986 fielding percentage. That turned intent on become a moo fielding percentage he would own in a years he spent when the Seafarer' primary catcher. A 1995 season went better for him; he played 119 games, batting .278 and raising his fielding percentage to .995.

Around 1996, Wilson set career highs sustaining 146 games played, 18 home runs, 83 runs batted in, and the .774 OPS. Additionally, he mass produced his just All-Star appearance. A 1996 year was likewise his 1st working by using starting pitcher Jamie Moyer; Randy Johnson was another pitcher he spent many seasons contractable by having a Sea dog. Wilson remained a reliable battery mate for Gob pitchers all over the next many seasons. In the 2000 season, Wilson's numbers declined to the .235 batting norm & .9Xc fielding percentage; he was as well limited to 90 games because of injuries. But, inside 2001, he regained his form, playing 123 games (122 at catcher) & posting the .265 batting norm & the .999 fielding percentage (1 error inside 744 amount chances). Although it was becoming late around his career, he posted the .295 batting norm inside 115 games for the Sea dog within 2002, and the .998 fielding percentage ended 96 games inside 2003. Around what ended higher existence his survive to the full hardy year in the majors, he batted .251 by using 33 Run batted inside in 2004.

Wilson misplaced his starting job at a beginning of the 2005 season to Miguel Olivo. In May 4, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when you took a game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Wilsin got arranged a 2005 year to exist as his go as a streaming video player, & he announced his retirement, effectual at a prevent of the 2005 year, on September 12. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2159900] Although a torn ACL normally keeps jock sidelined for virtually all of the year, Wilsin spent virtually all of the rest of the year rehabilitating his knee & was activated from either the disabled listing on September 30. He come back for a single final frame in September 30 against the Oakland Athletics; he had non recovered plenty to swing the bat, however he was respire to crouch & throw. A Jack-tar's starting pitcher in this game was Jamie Moyer, by having whom Wilson experienced formed the battery for 190 last starts dating back to 1996. Moyer pitched to 5 batters in the frame, which ended once Bobby Kielty flied out to center field, and a Athletics scored there are no diarrhea. Moyer went in to pitch vii extra frame, & a Jack defeated a Athletics, Four-One. [http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050930&content_id=1230828&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea]

He has stated that he might remain by using a Jack-tar' front professional when retiring.