Wes Ferrell

Q: When was Wes Ferrell born?

Wes Ferrell was born on February 2, 1908.

Q: Where was Wes Ferrell born?

Wes Ferrell was born in Greensboro, NC .

Q: How tall was Wes Ferrell?

Wes Ferrell was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Wes Ferrell weigh when playing?

Wes Ferrell weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Wes Ferrell in the Hall of Fame?

Wes Ferrell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Wes Ferrell play?

Wes Ferrell was a Pitcher and Pinch Hitter.

Q: How many strikeouts did Wes Ferrell have?

Wes Ferrell had 985 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Wes Ferrell played for?

Wes Ferrell played for 6 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves.

Q: How many World Series has Wes Ferrell won?

Wes Ferrell won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Wes Ferrell retire?

Wes Ferrell last played in 1941.

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: February 2, 1908 in Greensboro, NC us

Died: December 9, 1976 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: New Garden Cemetery, Greensboro, NC

High School: Guilford HS (Guilford, NC)

Debut: September 9, 1927 (Age 19-219d, 6,596th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: May 6, 1941 (Age 33-093d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: Wesley Cheek Ferrell

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Relatives: Brother of Rick Ferrell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.1

193

128

ERA

4.04

374

323

2623.0

985

WHIP

1.481

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1927	19	CLE	AL	0	0		27.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	3	3	3	0	2		0	0	0	0	8	21	8.50	5.000	27.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00
1928	20	CLE	AL	0	2	.000	2.25	2	2	0	1	0	0	16.0	15	5	4	0	5	1	4	0	0	0	67	187	3.47	1.250	8.4	0.0	2.8	2.3	0.80
1929	21	CLE	AL	21	10	.677	3.60	43	25	12	18	1	5	242.2	256	112	97	7	109	11	100	3	3	2	1061	123	3.73	1.504	9.5	0.3	4.0	3.7	0.92	MVP-16
1930	22	CLE	AL	25	13	.658	3.31	43	35	8	25	1	3	296.2	299	141	109	14	106	4	143	0	1	5	1274	145	3.58	1.365	9.1	0.4	3.2	4.3	1.35	MVP-6
1931	23	CLE	AL	22	12	.647	3.75	40	35	4	27	2	3	276.1	276	134	115	9	*130*	8	123	3	0	3	1227	123	4.11	1.469	9.0	0.3	4.2	4.0	0.95	MVP-11
1932	24	CLE	AL	23	13	.639	3.66	38	34	3	26	3	1	287.2	299	141	117	17	104	5	105	0	1	4	1244	131	3.92	1.401	9.4	0.5	3.3	3.3	1.01	MVP-19
1933	25	CLE	AL	11	12	.478	4.21	28	26	2	16	1	0	201.0	225	108	94	8	70	4	41	2	0	1	886	107	4.09	1.468	10.1	0.4	3.1	1.8	0.59	AS
1934	26	BOS	AL	14	5	.737	3.63	26	23	3	17	3	1	181.0	205	87	73	4	49	2	67	0	0	3	785	130	3.54	1.403	10.2	0.2	2.4	3.3	1.37	MVP-8
1935	27	BOS	AL	25	14	.641	3.52	41	38	3	31	3	0	322.1	*336*	149	126	16	108	3	110	3	0	5	*1391*	134	4.18	1.377	9.4	0.4	3.0	3.1	1.02	MVP-2
1936	28	BOS	AL	20	15	.571	4.19	39	38	1	28	3	0	301.0	330	160	140	11	119	6	106	6	0	3	*1341*	126	4.33	1.492	9.9	0.3	3.6	3.2	0.89
1937	29	TOT	AL	14	19	.424	4.90	37	35	2	26	0	0	281.0	325	177	*153*	25	122	11	123	3	0	2	1266	93	4.82	1.591	10.4	0.8	3.9	3.9	1.01	AS
1937	29	BOS	AL	3	6	.333	7.61	12	11	1	5	0	0	73.1	111	66	62	14	34	3	31	1	0	1	357	63	6.27	1.977	13.6	1.7	4.2	3.8	0.91
1937	29	WSH	AL	11	13	.458	3.94	25	24	1	21	0	0	207.2	214	111	91	11	88	8	92	2	0	1	909	113	4.30	1.454	9.3	0.5	3.8	4.0	1.05
1938	30	TOT	AL	15	10	.600	6.28	28	26	2	10	0	0	179.0	245	144	125	18	86	2	43	1	1	5	848	72	5.34	1.849	12.3	0.9	4.3	2.2	0.50
1938	30	WSH	AL	13	8	.619	5.92	23	22	1	9	0	0	149.0	193	111	98	12	68	0	36	1	1	3	694	76	5.00	1.752	11.7	0.7	4.1	2.2	0.53
1938	30	NYY	AL	2	2	.500	8.10	5	4	1	1	0	0	30.0	52	33	27	6	18	2	7	0	0	2	154	57	6.98	2.333	15.6	1.8	5.4	2.1	0.39
1939	31	NYY	AL	1	2	.333	4.66	3	3	0	1	0	0	19.1	14	10	10	2	17	0	6	0	0	1	85	95	5.96	1.603	6.5	0.9	7.9	2.8	0.35
1940	32	BRO	NL	0	0		6.75	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	0	4	2	4	1	0	0	21	66	4.75	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
1941	33	BSN	NL	2	1	.667	5.14	4	3	1	1	0	0	14.0	13	8	8	1	9	0	10	1	0	1	64	71	4.43	1.571	8.4	0.6	5.8	6.4	1.11
1946	38	STL-min	B	0	2	.000		2			0	0		7.0	2	2			1		6	0	0	0				0.429	2.6		1.3	7.7	6.00	LBG PIED
15 Yrs				193	128	.601	4.04	374	323	43	227	17	13	2623.0	2845	1382	1177	132	1040	59	985	23	6	35	11568	116	4.16	1.481	9.8	0.5	3.6	3.4	0.95
162 Game Avg.				19	12	.601	4.04	36	32	4	22	2	1	256	278	135	115	13	101	6	96	2	1	3	1129	116	4.16	1.481	9.8	0.5	3.6	3.4	0.95
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CLE (7 yrs)				102	62	.622	3.67	195	157	30	113	8	12	1321.1	1373	644	539	55	526	33	516	8	5	15	5767	126	3.87	1.437	9.4	0.4	3.6	3.5	0.98
BOS (4 yrs)				62	40	.608	4.11	118	110	8	81	9	1	877.2	982	462	401	45	310	14	314	10	0	12	3874	120	4.27	1.472	10.1	0.5	3.2	3.2	1.01
WSH (2 yrs)				24	21	.533	4.77	48	46	2	30	0	0	356.2	407	222	189	23	156	8	128	3	1	4	1603	94	4.60	1.579	10.3	0.6	3.9	3.2	0.82
NYY (2 yrs)				3	4	.429	6.75	8	7	1	2	0	0	49.1	66	43	37	8	35	2	13	0	0	3	239	67	6.58	2.047	12.0	1.5	6.4	2.4	0.37
BSN (1 yr)				2	1	.667	5.14	4	3	1	1	0	0	14.0	13	8	8	1	9	0	10	1	0	1	64	71	4.43	1.571	8.4	0.6	5.8	6.4	1.11
BRO (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	0	4	2	4	1	0	0	21	66	4.75	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00

AL (13 yrs)				191	127	.601	4.03	369	320	41	226	17	13	2605.0	2828	1371	1166	131	1027	57	971	21	6	34	11483	117	4.16	1.480	9.8	0.5	3.5	3.4	0.95
NL (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	5.50	5	3	2	1	0	0	18.0	17	11	11	1	13	2	14	2	0	1	85	69	4.50	1.667	8.5	0.5	6.5	7.0	1.08

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1927	19	CLE	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0		0	0	0	/1
1928	20	CLE	AL	0.1	2	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	153	.419	142	3		0	0	0	/1
1929	21	CLE	AL	0.5	47	102	93	12	22	5	3	1	12	1	0	6	28	.237	.283	.387	.670	69	.296	53	36		0	3	0	1/H	MVP-16
1930	22	CLE	AL	1.1	53	133	118	19	35	8	3	0	14	0	0	12	15	.297	.362	.415	.777	94	.355	94	49		0	3	0	1H	MVP-6
1931	23	CLE	AL	1.8	48	128	116	24	37	6	1	9	30	0	0	10	21	.319	.373	.621	.994	152	.434	147	72		0	2	0	1/H	MVP-11
1932	24	CLE	AL	0.4	55	140	128	14	31	5	2	2	18	0	0	6	21	.242	.276	.359	.635	58	.286	46	46		0	6	0	1H	MVP-19
1933	25	CLE	AL	1.4	61	161	140	26	38	7	0	7	26	0	0	20	22	.271	.363	.471	.834	115	.381	114	66		0	1	0	1H7	AS
1934	26	BOS	AL	0.9	34	88	78	12	22	4	0	4	17	1	0	7	15	.282	.341	.487	.828	108	.373	103	38		0	3	0	1/H	MVP-8
1935	27	BOS	AL	2.4	75	179	150	25	52	5	1	7	32	0	0	21	16	.347	.427	.533	.960	141	.437	148	80		0	8	0	1H	MVP-2
1936	28	BOS	AL	0.9	61	154	135	20	36	6	1	5	24	0	0	14	10	.267	.336	.437	.773	85	.352	81	59		0	5	0	1H
1937	29	2TM	AL	1.0	71	158	139	14	39	7	0	1	25	0	0	16	21	.281	.355	.353	.707	80	.333	82	49		0	3	0	1H	AS
1937	29	BOS	AL	0.6	18	41	33	7	12	2	0	1	9	0	0	7	3	.364	.475	.515	.990	145	.456	157	17		0	1	0	1/H
1937	29	WSH	AL	0.4	53	117	106	7	27	5	0	0	16	0	0	9	18	.255	.313	.302	.615	58	.290	56	32		0	2	0	H1
1938	30	2TM	AL	0.6	31	83	61	7	13	3	0	1	7	0	0	16	11	.213	.377	.311	.688	79	.340	91	19		0	6	0	1/H
1938	30	WSH	AL	0.6	26	70	49	6	11	2	0	1	6	0	0	15	7	.224	.406	.327	.733	92	.364	108	16		0	6	0	1/H
1938	30	NYY	AL	0.0	5	13	12	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.167	.231	.250	.481	20	.218	5	3		0	0	0	/1
1939	31	NYY	AL	0.0	3	8	8	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.250	.375	-6	.155	-31	2	0	0	0	0	/1
1940	32	BRO	NL	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.041	-164	0	0	0	0	0	/1H
1941	33	BSN	NL	0.2	4	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	426	.772	406	5	0	0	0	0	/1
15 Yrs				11.3	548	1345	1176	175	329	57	12	38	208	2	0	129	185	.280	.351	.446	.797	100	.362	98	524	0	0	40	0	1H7
162 Game Avg				3.3	162	398	348	52	97	17	4	11	61	1	0	38	55	.280	.351	.446	.797	100	.362	98	155		0	12	0

CLE (7 Yrs)				5.3	267	668	599	95	164	31	10	19	100	1	0	54	107	.274	.334	.454	.788	99	.354	93	272		0	15	0	1H7
BOS (4 Yrs)				4.9	188	462	396	64	122	17	2	17	82	1	0	49	44	.308	.384	.490	.874	116	.398	117	194		0	17	0	1H
WSH (2 Yrs)				1.0	79	187	155	13	38	7	0	1	22	0	0	24	25	.245	.346	.310	.656	70	.317	75	48		0	8	0	1H
NYY (2 Yrs)				0.0	8	21	20	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	6	.150	.190	.250	.440	11	.194	-8	5	0	0	0	0	/1
BSN (1 Yr)				0.2	4	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	.500	.600	1.250	1.850	426	.772	406	5	0	0	0	0	/1
BRO (1 Yr)				0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.041	-164	0	0	0	0	0	/1H

AL (13 Yrs)				11.1	542	1338	1170	173	327	57	12	37	206	2	0	128	182	.279	.351	.444	.794	99	.361	97	519	0	0	40	0	1H7
NL (2 Yrs)				0.2	6	7	6	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.333	.429	.833	1.262	250	.539	241	5	0	0	0	0	/1H

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1927	19	CLE	AL	P	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.70	0.00	2.60	0	0	0			0
1928	20	CLE	AL	P	2	2	1	16.0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	.956	2.81	2.48	2.50	2.40	0	3	1	25.0		0
1929	21	CLE	AL	P	43	25	18	243.0	75	10	63	2	3	.973	.958	2.70	2.34	1.70	2.31	2	17	15	46.9	44.8	2	MVP-16
1930	22	CLE	AL	P	43	35	25	297.0	60	19	39	2	0	.967	.946	1.76	2.20	1.35	2.17	5	19	15	44.1	41.4	2	MVP-6
1931	23	CLE	AL	P	40	35	27	276.0	96	19	74	3	3	.969	.954	3.03	2.21	2.33	2.19	3	8	13	61.9	41.6	1	MVP-11
1932	24	CLE	AL	P	38	34	26	288.0	74	14	59	1	5	.986	.958	2.28	2.24	1.92	2.23	4	12	7	36.8	43.5	2	MVP-19
1933	25	CLE	AL	P	28	26	16	201.0	60	12	48	0	4	*1.000*	.960	2.69	2.28	2.14	2.27	1	0	8	100.0	47.3	0	AS
1933	25	CLE	AL	OF	13	13	12	108.0	32	31	1	0	1	1.000	.970	2.67	2.38	2.46	2.37							AS
1933	25	CLE	AL	LF	13	13	12		30	29	1	0	1	1.000	.968			2.31	2.04							AS
1934	26	BOS	AL	P	26	23	17	181.0	32	8	23	1	2	.969	.956	1.54	2.14	1.19	2.11	3	8	3	27.3	37.5	1	MVP-8
1935	27	BOS	AL	P	41	38	31	322.0	87	9	76	2	1	.977	.949	2.38	2.15	2.07	2.14	5	7	16	69.6	43.0	1	MVP-2
1936	28	BOS	AL	P	39	38	28	301.0	53	9	42	2	2	.962	.956	1.52	1.99	1.31	1.96	3	10	13	56.5	37.0	1
1937	29	2TM	AL	P	37	35	26	281.0	68	11	55	2	4	.971	.954	2.11	2.05	1.78	2.01	2	17	6	26.1	39.1	0	AS
1937	29	BOS	AL	P	12	11	5	73.0	28	6	21	1	4	.964	.954	3.33	2.05	2.25	2.01	1	2	0	0.0	39.0	0
1937	29	WSH	AL	P	25	24	21	208.0	40	5	34	1	0	.975	.954	1.69	2.05	1.56	2.01	1	15	6	28.6	39.1	0
1938	30	2TM	AL	P	28	26	10	179.0	53	10	41	2	6	.962	.952	2.56	2.11	1.82	2.06	5	6	1	14.3	36.9	1
1938	30	WSH	AL	P	23	22	9	149.0	41	8	32	1	3	.976	.952	2.42	2.11	1.74	2.06	3	5	1	16.7	36.8	1
1938	30	NYY	AL	P	5	4	1	30.0	12	2	9	1	3	.917	.952	3.30	2.10	2.20	2.06	2	1	0	0.0	37.0	0
1939	31	NYY	AL	P	3	3	1	19.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	.950	1.89	1.94	1.33	1.90	1	4	0	0.0		0
1940	32	BRO	NL	P	1	0	0	4.0	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	.963	6.75	2.25	3.00	2.20	0	0	0			0
1941	33	BSN	NL	P	4	3	1	14.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.960	0.64	2.25	0.25	2.20	1	0	0			0
					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
15 Yrs					387	336	239	2731.0	703	153	533	17	31	.976	.955	2.26	2.18	1.77	2.16	35	111	98	46.9	39.9	11

P (15 Yrs)				P	374	323	227	2623.0	671	122	532	17	30	.975	.954	2.24	2.17	1.75	2.15	35	111	98	46.9	39.9	11
LF (1 Yr)				LF	13	13	12		30	29	1	0	1	1.000	.968			2.31	2.04
OF (1 Yr)				OF	13	13	12	108.0	32	31	1	0	1	1.000	.970	2.67	2.38	2.46	2.37

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Wes Ferrell born?

Wes Ferrell was born on February 2, 1908.

Where was Wes Ferrell born?

Wes Ferrell was born in Greensboro, NC.

How tall was Wes Ferrell?

Wes Ferrell was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Wes Ferrell weigh when playing?

Wes Ferrell weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Wes Ferrell play?

Wes Ferrell played 15 seasons.

Is Wes Ferrell in the Hall of Fame?

Wes Ferrell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Wes Ferrell play?

Wes Ferrell was a Pitcher and Pinch Hitter.

How many strikeouts did Wes Ferrell have?

Wes Ferrell had 985 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Wes Ferrell played for?

Wes Ferrell played for 6 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves.

How many World Series has Wes Ferrell won?

Wes Ferrell won 1 World Series.

When did Wes Ferrell retire?

Wes Ferrell last played in 1941.

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