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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1924 19 SLS NNL 2.2 45 184 170 29 51 12 4 1 37 2 12 .300 .353 .435 .789 115 .366 111 74 2 6
1925 20 SLS NNL 3.2 87 391 338 83 98 19 7 8 53 18 53 .290 .386 .459 .845 126 .388 126 155 *6/3
1926 21 SLS NNL 4.7 84 330 279 66 104 12 4 13 64 16 50 .373 .470 .584 1.054 171 .475 170 163 1 *6
1927 22 SLS NNL 6.9 96 418 361 90 131 21 5 29 108 9 56 .363 .450 .690 1.140 204 .499 201 249 1 *6/5
1928 23 SLS NNL 6.1 78 345 315 82 113 28 5 22 81 13 25 .359 .414 .689 1.103 196 .486 190 217 5 *6/7
1929 24 2TM NNL 6.5 99 432 377 109 137 24 6 26 128 31 53 .363 .444 .666 1.110 185 .491 183 251 2 *6
1929 24 SLS NNL 6.2 95 416 361 105 129 22 5 26 124 30 53 .357 .442 .662 1.104 184 .488 181 239 2 *6
1929 24 CAG NNL 0.3 4 16 16 4 8 2 1 0 4 1 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 221 .558 225 12 0 /6
1930 25 SLS NNL 6.7 90 390 336 112 138 34 3 17 114 18 52 .411 .492 .682 1.174 214 .522 205 229 2 *6/73
1931 26 SLS NNL 2.4 34 153 122 35 39 12 3 3 27 9 24 .320 .439 .541 .980 173 .461 167 66 2 5 *6
1932 27 2TM EWL 1.2 39 167 151 25 42 14 3 2 29 3 11 .278 .335 .450 .786 116 .366 110 68 2 3 *6
1932 27 DW EWL 0.9 29 125 113 20 32 13 2 0 20 3 9 .283 .341 .434 .775 113 .364 109 49 1 2 *6
1932 27 HG EWL 0.3 10 42 38 5 10 1 1 2 9 0 2 .263 .317 .500 .817 124 .373 114 19 1 1 6
1933 28 CAG NN2 0.3 36 170 156 30 41 7 3 0 23 8 7 .263 .307 .346 .653 78 .306 79 54 3 4 6 AS
1934 29 CAG NN2 0.6 38 164 144 23 30 7 4 0 13 4 17 .208 .292 .313 .604 69 .293 71 45 0 3 *6 AS
1935 30 CAG NN2 2.2 47 213 183 53 65 14 5 5 36 14 25 .355 .435 .568 1.004 152 .452 150 104 1 4 *6 AS
1936 31 NE NN2 0.8 29 127 111 24 35 6 1 2 12 0 12 .315 .387 .441 .829 111 .385 113 49 1 3 6
1937 32 2TM NN2 1.2 32 136 120 32 39 9 5 3 27 2 12 .325 .386 .558 .945 142 .412 139 67 0 4 0 6/4 AS
1937 32 NE NN2 1.5 28 117 103 28 38 9 5 3 27 2 10 .369 .425 .641 1.066 173 .459 168 66 0 4 6/4
1937 32 HG NN2 -0.3 4 19 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059 .158 .059 .217 -41 .128 -33 1 0 0 0 /6
1938 33 NE NN2 1.1 27 109 90 22 29 7 2 2 15 3 13 .322 .419 .511 .930 144 .424 144 46 2 4 6/4 AS
1939 34 NE NN2 0.5 31 139 126 27 34 2 0 3 19 3 13 .270 .338 .357 .695 88 .328 91 45 6 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 1.8 47 200 181 48 62 8 0 3 34 3 19 .343 .405 .436 .841 146 .402 142 79 0 *6/8 AS,AS
1945 40 2TM NN2 0.2 26 109 95 12 23 6 0 0 9 1 9 .242 .327 .305 .632 77 .312 82 29 3 2 0 6/17 AS
1945 40 NE NN2 -0.3 8 31 26 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .077 .226 .077 .303 -13 .186 4 2 2 0 0 /61
1945 40 NBY NN2 0.5 18 78 69 7 21 6 0 0 8 1 6 .304 .368 .391 .760 112 .363 114 27 1 2 0 6/7
1946 41 2TM NN2 0.6 62 254 229 22 67 13 3 1 38 2 21 .293 .355 .389 .743 107 .356 107 89 1 3 0 5/647
1946 41 NBY NN2 -0.1 9 36 32 3 8 0 0 0 2 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 64 .298 72 8 1 0 0 /67
1946 41 BEG NN2 0.7 53 218 197 19 59 13 3 1 36 1 18 .299 .358 .411 .769 114 .366 113 81 0 3 5/47
1947 42 IC NAL 0.0 6 21 19 2 6 0 1 0 3 0 1 .316 .350 .421 .771 106 .362 102 8 0 1 /64
1948 43 MRS NAL 0.4 6 19 17 6 8 2 1 0 3 1 2 .471 .526 .706 1.232 228 .556 214 12 0 0 /5
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
21 Yrs 49.5 1039 4471 3920 932 1292 257 65 140 873 160 487 .330 .407 .535 .943 152 .429 149 2099 28 36 0 *6/73485
162 Game Avg 7.7 162 697 611 145 201 40 10 22 136 25 76 .330 .407 .535 .943 152 .429 149 327
SLS (8 Yrs) 38.3 609 2627 2282 602 803 160 36 119 608 115 325 .352 .436 .610 1.046 178 .468 173 1392 15 5 *6/735
NE (6 Yrs) 5.3 170 723 637 154 200 32 8 13 108 11 70 .314 .386 .451 .837 126 .387 126 287 5 11 0 6/481
CAG (4 Yrs) 3.5 125 563 499 110 144 30 13 5 76 27 49 .289 .357 .431 .788 109 .365 110 215 4 11 6
NBY (2 Yrs) 0.4 27 114 101 10 29 6 0 0 10 2 9 .287 .357 .347 .704 97 .342 100 35 2 2 0 6/7
HG (2 Yrs) 0.0 14 61 55 9 11 1 1 2 9 0 4 .200 .267 .364 .630 69 .295 65 20 1 1 0 6
BEG (1 Yr) 0.7 53 218 197 19 59 13 3 1 36 1 18 .299 .358 .411 .769 114 .366 113 81 0 3 5/47
DW (1 Yr) 0.9 29 125 113 20 32 13 2 0 20 3 9 .283 .341 .434 .775 113 .364 109 49 1 2 *6
IC (1 Yr) 0.0 6 21 19 2 6 0 1 0 3 0 1 .316 .350 .421 .771 106 .362 102 8 0 1 /64
MRS (1 Yr) 0.4 6 19 17 6 8 2 1 0 3 1 2 .471 .526 .706 1.232 228 .556 214 12 0 0 /5
NN2 (10 Yrs) 9.3 375 1621 1435 293 425 79 23 19 226 40 148 .296 .366 .423 .789 113 .369 114 607 11 27 0 65/4781
NNL (8 Yrs) 38.6 613 2643 2298 606 811 162 37 119 612 116 325 .353 .436 .611 1.047 178 .469 173 1404 15 5 *6/735
NAL (2 Yrs) 0.4 12 40 36 8 14 2 2 0 6 1 3 .389 .436 .556 .991 164 .456 157 20 0 1 /564
EWL (1 Yr) 1.2 39 167 151 25 42 14 3 2 29 3 11 .278 .335 .450 .786 116 .366 110 68 2 3 *6
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF Pos Awards
1925 20 SLS NNL 7 29 24 4 5 1 0 1 1 0 3 .208 .296 .375 .671 8 0 0 2 0
1928 23 SLS NNL 7 31 26 7 8 1 1 3 9 0 4 .308 .419 .769 1.189 17 0 1 0
1930 25 SLS NNL 7 32 31 6 13 2 0 2 9 0 1 .419 .438 .677 1.115 19 0 0 0
1934 29 CAG NN2 6 25 23 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .217 .280 .261 .541 6 0 1 0
1939 34 NE NN2 4 18 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .278 .071 .349 1 0 0 0
5 Yrs 31 135 118 20 32 5 1 6 19 1 13 .271 .353 .483 .836 51 0 2 2 0
162 Game Avg 162 705 617 105 167 26 5 31 99 5 68 .271 .353 .483 .836 267 0 10 10
SLS (3 Yrs) 21 92 81 17 26 4 1 6 19 0 8 .321 .389 .617 1.006 44 0 1 2 0
CAG (1 Yr) 6 25 23 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .217 .280 .261 .541 6 0 1 0
NE (1 Yr) 4 18 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .278 .071 .349 1 0 0 0
NNL (3 Yrs) 21 92 81 17 26 4 1 6 19 0 8 .321 .389 .617 1.006 44 0 1 2 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 10 43 37 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 .162 .279 .189 .468 7 0 1 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1924 19 SLS NNL 184 3 0 0 12 3 17 1.6 6 24 2.2 .535 .510 1.1 1.3 12 6
1925 20 SLS NNL 391 14 1 0 0 6 21 1.9 13 34 3.2 .521 .511 3.1 0.5 34 *6/3
1926 21 SLS NNL 330 33 0 0 5 5 43 3.7 11 55 4.7 .544 .523 4.3 0.9 50 *6
1927 22 SLS NNL 418 53 0 0 0 6 59 5.5 14 72 6.9 .557 .534 6.8 0.6 72 *6/5
1928 23 SLS NNL 345 40 1 0 8 5 54 5.0 11 65 6.1 .564 .531 5.2 1.3 57 *6/7
1929 24 2TM NNL 432 48 2 0 0 7 57 5.0 14 71 6.5 .551 .528 6.5 0.6 71 *6
1929 24 SLS NNL 416 45 2 0 0 6 54 4.8 14 67 6.2 .550 .529 6.2 0.6 67 *6
1929 24 CAG NNL 16 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .566 .502 0.3 0.0 4 /6
1930 25 SLS NNL 390 57 1 0 0 6 64 5.4 13 77 6.7 .560 .534 6.7 0.5 77 *6/73
1931 26 SLS NNL 153 13 1 0 5 2 21 1.9 5 26 2.4 .556 .512 1.9 0.7 21 *6
1932 27 2TM EWL 167 2 0 0 2 3 7 0.6 6 13 1.2 .517 .503 0.9 0.4 11 *6
1932 27 DW EWL 125 1 0 0 2 2 6 0.5 4 10 0.9 .517 .503 0.7 0.4 8 *6
1932 27 HG EWL 42 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.1 1 3 0.3 .514 .501 0.3 0.1 3 6
1933 28 CAG NN2 170 -5 1 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 5 4 0.3 .496 .499 0.3 0.2 3 6 AS
1934 29 CAG NN2 164 -6 0 0 4 3 1 0.1 5 6 0.6 .502 .500 0.2 0.7 2 *6 AS
1935 30 CAG NN2 213 16 1 0 0 3 21 1.7 7 28 2.2 .535 .510 2.2 0.3 27 *6 AS
1936 31 NE NN2 127 2 0 0 0 2 4 0.4 4 9 0.8 .513 .502 0.7 0.2 9 6
1937 32 2TM NN2 136 8 0 0 0 2 10 0.8 5 14 1.2 .524 .506 1.1 0.2 14 6/4 AS
1937 32 NE NN2 117 11 0 0 0 2 13 1.1 4 17 1.5 .539 .507 1.4 0.2 17 6/4
1937 32 HG NN2 19 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.3 1 -3 -0.3 .418 .498 -0.3 0.0 -3 /6
1938 33 NE NN2 109 7 0 0 0 2 9 0.8 4 13 1.1 .528 .505 1.0 0.2 12 6/4 AS
1939 34 NE NN2 139 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.4 0.2 5 6 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 200 11 0 0 0 3 14 1.3 6 20 1.8 .527 .508 1.8 0.3 20 *6/8 AS,AS
1945 40 2TM NN2 109 -2 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 3 3 0.2 .496 .500 0.2 0.2 2 6/17 AS
1945 40 NE NN2 31 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .455 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 /61
1945 40 NBY NN2 78 1 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 2 5 0.5 .515 .502 0.4 0.2 5 6/7
1946 41 2TM NN2 254 2 0 0 -4 1 -1 -0.1 9 7 0.6 .498 .500 1.0 -0.3 11 5/647
1946 41 NBY NN2 36 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /67
1946 41 BEG NN2 218 4 0 0 -3 0 1 0.1 7 8 0.7 .501 .500 1.0 -0.3 11 5/47
1947 42 IC NAL 21 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /64
1948 43 MRS NAL 19 3 0 0 1 0 4 0.3 1 5 0.4 .551 .502 0.3 0.0 4 /5
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
21 Yrs 4471 298 6 0 33 65 401 35.5 147 548 49.5 .534 .516 46.0 8.8 515 *6/73485
162 Game Avg 697 46 1 0 5 10 62 5.5 23 85 7.7 .534 .516 7.2 1.4 80
SLS (8 Yrs) 2627 259 5 0 30 40 333 29.7 87 420 38.3 .549 .525 35.3 6.4 390 *6/735
NE (6 Yrs) 723 26 -1 0 0 11 36 3.2 24 60 5.3 .518 .504 5.2 1.0 60 6/481
CAG (4 Yrs) 563 8 2 0 5 8 23 1.8 18 41 3.5 .515 .504 3.0 1.2 36 6
NBY (2 Yrs) 114 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0.1 4 4 0.4 .503 .501 0.5 0.1 5 6/7
HG (2 Yrs) 61 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .487 .500 0.0 0.1 0 6
BEG (1 Yr) 218 4 0 0 -3 0 1 0.1 7 8 0.7 .501 .500 1.0 -0.3 11 5/47
DW (1 Yr) 125 1 0 0 2 2 6 0.5 4 10 0.9 .517 .503 0.7 0.4 8 *6
IC (1 Yr) 21 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /64
MRS (1 Yr) 19 3 0 0 1 0 4 0.3 1 5 0.4 .551 .502 0.3 0.0 4 /5
NN2 (10 Yrs) 1621 31 1 0 1 21 54 4.6 53 107 9.3 .512 .503 9.1 2.0 106 65/4781
NNL (8 Yrs) 2643 261 5 0 30 40 336 30.0 87 423 38.6 .549 .525 35.6 6.4 394 *6/735
NAL (2 Yrs) 40 3 0 0 0 0 4 0.3 1 5 0.4 .523 .501 0.4 0.0 5 /564
EWL (1 Yr) 167 2 0 0 2 3 7 0.6 6 13 1.2 .517 .503 0.9 0.4 11 *6

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1924 19 SLS NNL 184 .366 111 .296 .135 0.5 6.5 43.8 6
1925 20 SLS NNL 391 .388 126 .273 .169 2.0 13.6 52.4 *6/3
1926 21 SLS NNL 330 .475 170 .342 .211 3.9 15.2 37.3 *6
1927 22 SLS NNL 418 .499 201 .307 .327 6.9 13.4 38.4 *6/5
1928 23 SLS NNL 345 .486 190 .311 .330 6.4 7.2 49.6 *6/7
1929 24 2TM NNL 432 .491 183 .316 .302 6.0 12.3 50.0 *6
1929 24 SLS NNL 416 .488 181 .307 .305 6.3 12.7 50.0 *6
1929 24 CAG NNL 16 .558 225 .500 .250 0.0 0.0 50.0 /6
1930 25 SLS NNL 390 .522 205 .379 .271 4.4 13.3 54.3 *6/73
1931 26 SLS NNL 153 .461 167 .303 .221 2.0 15.7 51.6 *6
1932 27 2TM EWL 167 .366 110 .268 .172 1.2 6.6 43.4 *6
1932 27 DW EWL 125 .364 109 .283 .150 0.0 7.2 47.6 *6
1932 27 HG EWL 42 .373 114 .222 .237 4.8 4.8 27.3 6
1933 28 CAG NN2 170 .306 79 .263 .083 0.0 4.1 58.8 6 AS
1934 29 CAG NN2 164 .293 71 .208 .104 0.0 10.4 48.9 *6 AS
1935 30 CAG NN2 213 .452 150 .337 .213 2.3 11.7 55.8 *6 AS
1936 31 NE NN2 127 .385 113 .303 .126 1.6 9.4 47.8 6
1937 32 2TM NN2 136 .412 139 .308 .233 2.2 8.8 60.4 6/4 AS
1937 32 NE NN2 117 .459 168 .350 .272 2.6 8.5 55.6 6/4
1937 32 HG NN2 19 .128 -33 .059 .000 0.0 10.5 133.3 /6
1938 33 NE NN2 109 .424 144 .307 .189 1.8 11.9 47.6 6/4 AS
1939 34 NE NN2 139 .328 91 .252 .087 2.2 9.4 54.5 6 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 200 .402 142 .331 .094 1.5 9.5 57.7 *6/8 AS,AS
1945 40 2TM NN2 109 .312 82 .242 .063 0.0 8.3 34.3 6/17 AS
1945 40 NE NN2 31 .186 4 .077 .000 0.0 9.7 71.4 /61
1945 40 NBY NN2 78 .363 114 .304 .087 0.0 7.7 25.0 6/7
1946 41 2TM NN2 254 .356 107 .289 .096 0.4 8.3 23.9 5/647
1946 41 NBY NN2 36 .298 72 .250 .000 0.0 8.3 25.0 /67
1946 41 BEG NN2 218 .366 113 .296 .112 0.5 8.3 23.7 5/47
1947 42 IC NAL 21 .362 102 .316 .105 0.0 4.8 28.6 /64
1948 43 MRS NAL 19 .556 214 .471 .235 0.0 10.5 60.0 /5
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
21 Yrs 4471 .429 149 .305 .206 3.1 10.9 47.5 *6/73485
MLB Average .338 100 .288 .114 1.3 8.4 35.2
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1925 20 SLS NNL 29 .174 .167 3.4 10.3 42.9
1928 23 SLS NNL 31 .217 .462 9.7 12.9 40.0
1930 25 SLS NNL 32 .379 .258 6.3 3.1 33.3
1934 29 CAG NN2 25 .217 .043 0.0 4.0 28.6
1939 34 NE NN2 18 .071 .000 0.0 22.2 20.0
5 Yrs 135 .232 .212 4.4 9.6 34.1
MLB Average .257 .116 1.5 7.5 31.6
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB Awards
1924 19 SLS NNL SS 45 45 399.1 317 115 181 21 30 .934 .906 6.67 5.28 6.58 4.60
1925 20 SLS NNL SS 87 0.00
1925 20 SLS NNL 1B 1 0.00
1926 21 SLS NNL SS 81 80 696.0 491 188 271 32 60 .935 .910 5.94 5.30 5.67 4.73
1927 22 SLS NNL SS 95 0.00
1927 22 SLS NNL 3B 1 0.00
1928 23 SLS NNL SS 77 679.2 480 176 280 24 40 .950 .921 6.04 5.70 5.92 4.77
1928 23 SLS NNL LF 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.50
1929 24 2TM NNL SS 99 0.00
1929 24 SLS NNL SS 95 0.00
1929 24 CAG NNL SS 4 0.00
1930 25 SLS NNL SS 89 0.00
1930 25 SLS NNL LF 2 0.00
1930 25 SLS NNL 1B 1 0.00
1931 26 SLS NNL SS 34 34 302.0 194 70 115 9 17 .954 .932 5.51 5.42 5.44 3.61
1932 27 2TM EWL SS 39 39 333.2 211 89 111 11 15 .948 .923 5.39 5.07 5.13 5.62
1932 27 DW EWL SS 29 29 249.2 160 67 85 8 12 .950 .923 5.48 5.07 5.24 5.62
1932 27 HG EWL SS 10 10 84.0 51 22 26 3 3 .941 .923 5.14 5.07 4.80 5.62
1933 28 CAG NN2 SS 36 310.2 181 78 94 9 15 .950 .912 4.98 4.91 4.78 3.96 AS
1934 29 CAG NN2 SS 38 319.2 205 75 123 7 16 .966 .941 5.57 5.00 5.21 4.11 AS
1935 30 CAG NN2 SS 47 47 399.1 265 119 133 13 22 .951 .925 5.68 5.08 5.36 3.51 AS
1936 31 NE NN2 SS 29 29 237.2 146 53 84 9 12 .938 .937 5.19 5.26 4.72 3.66
1937 32 2TM NN2 SS 31 30 258.0 156 59 85 12 15 .923 .928 5.02 5.27 4.65 3.22 AS
1937 32 NE NN2 SS 27 26 222.0 136 51 74 11 14 .919 .928 5.07 5.27 4.63 3.22
1937 32 HG NN2 SS 4 4 36.0 20 8 11 1 1 .950 .928 4.75 5.28 4.75 3.23
1937 32 NE NN2 2B 1 0 5.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 7.20 5.76 4.00 3.50 AS
1938 33 NE NN2 SS 27 27 216.2 136 57 74 5 13 .963 .918 5.44 5.17 4.85 3.54 AS
1938 33 NE NN2 2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .950 9.00 5.85 2.00 3.90 AS
1939 34 NE NN2 SS 30 0.00 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 SS 44 0.00 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 CF 2 0.00 AS,AS
1945 40 2TM NN2 SS 25 25 211.2 137 52 81 4 13 .971 .938 5.66 5.47 5.32 4.03 AS
1945 40 NE NN2 SS 7 7 61.1 37 15 20 2 3 .946 .938 5.14 5.47 5.00 4.03
1945 40 NBY NN2 SS 18 18 150.1 100 37 61 2 10 .980 .938 5.87 5.47 5.44 4.03
1945 40 NE NN2 P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.80 0 0 AS
1945 40 NBY NN2 LF 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .920 1.50 1.35 1.00 1.00 AS
1946 41 BEG NN2 3B 44 44 371.0 122 50 66 6 4 .951 .918 2.81 2.93 2.64 2.24
1946 41 NBY NN2 SS 8 8 68.0 51 20 27 4 4 .922 .939 6.22 5.61 5.88 4.29
1946 41 BEG NN2 2B 7 7 59.0 33 18 15 0 2 1.000 .954 5.03 5.46 4.71 4.17
1946 41 2TM NN2 LF 3 3 26.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.38 1.80 1.33 1.37
1946 41 NBY NN2 LF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.13 1.80 1.00 1.40
1946 41 BEG NN2 LF 2 2 18.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.50 1.80 1.50 1.35
1947 42 IC NAL SS 4 4 24.0 17 10 6 1 0 .941 .891 6.00 4.88 4.00 1.50
1947 42 IC NAL 2B 1 1 9.0 6 2 3 1 1 .833 .933 5.00 5.40 5.00 1.60
1948 43 MRS NAL 3B 4 3 30.2 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 .933 2.64 2.91 2.25 0.68
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB Awards
21 Yrs 1027 423 4933.2 3164 1236 1759 169 279 .947 .922 5.46 5.09 2.92 2.29 0 0
SS (20 Yrs) SS 965 368 4456.1 2987 1161 1665 161 272 .946 .922 5.71 5.28 2.93 2.29
2B (4 Yrs) 2B 10 8 75.0 46 23 21 2 3 .957 .951 5.28 5.48 4.40 3.82
LF (4 Yrs) LF 7 3 35.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 .954 1.29 1.72 0.71 0.94
3B (3 Yrs) 3B 49 47 401.2 131 52 73 6 4 .954 .919 2.80 2.93 2.55 2.07
1B (2 Yrs) 1B 2 0.00
CF (1 Yr) CF 2 0.00
P (1 Yr) P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.80 0 0
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1925 20 SLS NNL SS 7 7 178.0 49 15 31 3 3 .939 2.33 6.57
1928 23 SLS NNL SS 7 183.0 30 15 15 0 2 1.000 1.48 4.29
1930 25 SLS NNL SS 7 7 186.0 28 12 14 2 2 .929 1.26 3.71
1934 29 CAG NN2 SS 6 153.0 31 12 19 0 2 1.000 1.82 5.17
1939 34 NE NN2 SS 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
5 Yrs 31 14 700.0 138 54 79 5 9 .964 1.71 4.29

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Willie Wells born?

Willie Wells was born on August 10, 1904.

Where was Willie Wells born?

Willie Wells was born in Shawnee, OK.

How tall was Willie Wells?

Willie Wells was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Willie Wells weigh when playing?

Willie Wells weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Willie Wells play?

Willie Wells played 21 seasons.

Is Willie Wells in the Hall of Fame?

Willie Wells was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

What position did Willie Wells play?

Willie Wells was a Shortstop and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Willie Wells have?

Willie Wells had 1,292 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Willie Wells have?

Willie Wells had 140 home runs over his career.

What was Willie Wells' average?

Willie Wells had a .330 average over his career.

How many teams has Willie Wells played for?

Willie Wells played for 11 teams; the St. Louis Stars, Chicago American Giants, Detroit Wolves, Homestead Grays, Chicago American Giants, Newark Eagles, Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees, Baltimore Elite Giants, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and Memphis Red Sox.

How many World Series has Willie Wells won?

Willie Wells never won a World Series.

When did Willie Wells retire?

Willie Wells last played in 1948.

What are Willie Wells' nicknames?

The Devil is a nickname for Willie Wells.

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