Wilkins was selected in the 23rd round by the
Chicago Cubs in the
1986 Major League Baseball draft. Prior to his call to the big leagues Wilkins was rated the 70th best prospect by
Baseball America and at the age of 24 he made his major league debut on June 6, 1991. By 1993, he was named the opening day catcher of the Chicago Cubs, where he played in 136 games while posting a batting average .303 and clubbing 30 home runs along with 73 RBIs making him the 4th member of the .300/30 club for catchers in
Major League Baseball history. Since then 5 more members have made the elusive club. On October 3, 2001, Wilkins ended his professional playing career going 1 for 1 with 2 RBIs with the
San Diego Padres. ==References==