Ben Wade

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: November 25, 1922 in Morehead City, NC us

Died: December 2, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: April 30, 1948 (Age 25-157d, 10,518th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 12, 1955 (Age 32-199d)
vs. MLN 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Benjamin Styron Wade

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Relatives: Brother of Jake Wade

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

ERA

4.34

118

371.1

235

WHIP

1.468

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
1940	17	BRO-min	B	0	0		0.00	1						1.0	0	0	0		0									0.000	0.0		0.0			DHM PIED
1941	18	CIN-min	AA	4	5	.444	2.83	32	9	14	5	0		127.0	104	51	40		84		40	5	0	3				1.480	7.4		6.0	2.8	0.48	INA AA
1942	19	CIN-min	AA	2	11	.154	5.86	25	12		3	0		86.0	82	65	56		67		53	1	0	1				1.733	8.6		7.0	5.5	0.79	SYR IL
1946	23	PIT-min	B,AA	16	11	.593	3.35	32	8	3	19	3		207.0	167	91	77		82		176	4	1	6				1.203	7.3		3.6	7.7	2.15	ANN,BIR SEAL,SOUA
1947	24	CHC-min	AA	17	11	.607	4.33	36				2		239.0	306	130	115		73		145	0	0	8				1.586	11.5		2.7	5.5	1.99	NVL SOUA
1948	25	CHC-min	AA	14	10	.583	4.92	30			16	1		194.0	238	117	106		75		108	3	0	2				1.613	11.0		3.5	5.0	1.44	NVL SOUA
1948	25	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	7.20	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	4	4	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	23	58	4.75	1.600	7.2	0.0	7.2	1.8	0.25

1949	26	CHC-min	AA	18	8	.692	3.86	38			17	0		217.0	253	102	93		59		114	3	0	1				1.438	10.5		2.4	4.7	1.93	NVL SOUA
1950	27	BRO-min	AAA	14	13	.519	3.67	40	36		13	4		248.0	222	118	101		83		156	6	5	4				1.230	8.1		3.0	5.7	1.88	HOL PCL
1952	29	BRO	NL	11	9	.550	3.60	37	24	8	5	1	3	180.0	166	81	72	19	94	6	118	2	1	2	778	102	4.05	1.444	8.3	1.0	4.7	5.9	1.26
1953	30	BRO	NL	7	5	.583	3.79	32	0	15	0	0	3	90.1	79	40	38	15	33	1	65	4	0	1	377	114	4.54	1.240	7.9	1.5	3.3	6.5	1.97
1954	31	TOT	NL	1	1	.500	7.28	36	0	14	0	0	3	68.0	89	61	55	12	36	4	44	2	0	1	323	57	5.07	1.838	11.8	1.6	4.8	5.8	1.22
1954	31	BRO	NL	1	1	.500	8.20	23	0	10	0	0	3	45.0	62	46	41	9	21	4	25	0	0	1	214	51	5.29	1.844	12.4	1.8	4.2	5.0	1.19
1954	31	STL	NL	0	0		5.48	13	0	4	0	0	0	23.0	27	15	14	3	15	0	19	2	0	0	109	76	4.66	1.826	10.6	1.2	5.9	7.4	1.27
1955	32	PIT-min	Opn	7	8	.467	3.29	24	19		5	0		123.0	129	51	45	11	44		72	1	0	5				1.407	9.4	0.8	3.2	5.3	1.64	HOL PCL
1955	32	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	3.21	11	1	7	0	0	1	28.0	26	12	10	3	14	4	7	1	0	0	123	129	4.87	1.429	8.4	1.0	4.5	2.3	0.50
1956	33	PIT-min	Opn	13	18	.419	4.06	37	28		13	5		184.0	188	103	83	23	56		106	4	0	4				1.326	9.2	1.1	2.7	5.2	1.89	HOL PCL
1957	34	PIT-min	Opn	9	10	.474	3.29	39	20		5	0		164.0	163	75	60	14	54		99	2	0	3				1.323	8.9	0.8	3.0	5.4	1.83	HOL PCL
1958	35	BAL-PIT-min	AAA					26																										VAN,SLC PCL
1959	36	LAD-min	AAA	5	4	.556	4.50	24	5		0	0		64.0	59	37	32	9	24		33	4	0	2				1.297	8.3	1.3	3.4	4.6	1.38	SPO PCL
1960	37	CHW-min	AAA	8	3	.727	4.23	48	5		2	0		115.0	114	59	54	17	45		91	3	0	2				1.383	8.9	1.3	3.5	7.1	2.02	SDG PCL
1961	38	CHW-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	5.54	8	0					13.0	18	10	8	1	2				0					1.538	12.5	0.7	1.4			SDG PCL
5 Yrs				19	17	.528	4.34	118	25	44	5	1	10	371.1	364	198	179	49	181	15	235	9	1	4	1624	91	4.43	1.468	8.8	1.2	4.4	5.7	1.30
162 Game Avg.				9	8	.528	4.34	56	12	21	2	0	5	177	173	94	85	23	86	7	112	4	0	2	772	91	4.43	1.468	8.8	1.2	4.4	5.7	1.30

BRO (3 yrs)				19	15	.559	4.31	92	24	33	5	1	9	315.1	307	167	151	43	148	11	208	6	1	4	1369	91	4.37	1.443	8.8	1.2	4.2	5.9	1.41
PIT (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.21	11	1	7	0	0	1	28.0	26	12	10	3	14	4	7	1	0	0	123	129	4.87	1.429	8.4	1.0	4.5	2.3	0.50
STL (1 yr)				0	0		5.48	13	0	4	0	0	0	23.0	27	15	14	3	15	0	19	2	0	0	109	76	4.66	1.826	10.6	1.2	5.9	7.4	1.27
CHC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.20	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	4	4	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	23	58	4.75	1.600	7.2	0.0	7.2	1.8	0.25

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