His real name is Elliot Taylor Wills. When he was a boy his big brother Barry called him "Bumpy" and it was later shortened to "Bump". Bump is the son of legendary Dodger's shortstop Maury Wills, and never quite managed to escape his father's shadow. In fact, throughout his baseball career, Bump tended to be known more for the circumstances surrounding him than his baseball ability (which was, in all fairness, pretty solid).

It began in his rookie season with the Rangers. He replaced Lenny Randle at second base, which led to Lenny punching manager Frank Luchesi in the face (Both of them later ended up with the Cubs). Wills came to the Cubs in 1982 and was their starting second baseman that year. He hit a home run in his first at-bat, hit .272 for the season, and stole ten bases, but once again, he won't be remembered for that. He'll be remembered for who replaced him at second base the following spring; a youngster by the name of Ryne Sandberg. The player who took his number a few seasons later (#17) also became a well known Cub; Mark Grace.

Wills' lone season with the Cubs turned out to be his last season in the big leagues. That 1982 Cubs team, by the way, had two future Hall of Famers (Fergie Jenkins and Ryne Sandberg), a future Cy Young winner (Willie Hernandez), one of the all time great closers (Lee Smith), and great players like Bill Buckner, Larry Bowa, and Leon Durham.

They finished in 5th place.