Randy Wells

Randy David Wells (twitter: @rdwells36)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: August 28, 1982 in Belleville, IL
High School: Belleville East HS (Belleville, IL)
School: Southwestern Illinois College (Belleville, IL)
Drafted
by the Chicago Cubs in the 38th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 2008
Teams (by GP): Cubs/BlueJays 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$2.71M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.016, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*],
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 25 TOT MLB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 25 TOR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 25 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2009 26 CHC NL 27 61 47 5 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .191 .224 .255 .480 23 12 1 0 12 0 0 1 RoY-6
2010 27 CHC NL 32 63 52 1 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .173 .204 .212 .415 11 11 3 0 9 0 0 1
2011 28 CHC NL 23 50 43 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .140 .159 .140 .299 -17 6 0 0 6 0 0 1
2012 29 CHC NL 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 85 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 91 177 145 8 25 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 36 .172 .200 .207 .407 9 30 4 0 27 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 315 258 14 45 9 0 0 11 0 0 9 64 .172 .200 .207 .407 9 53 7 0 48 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 90 177 145 8 25 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 36 .172 .200 .207 .407 9 30 4 0 27 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 90 177 145 8 25 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 36 .172 .200 .207 .407 9 30 4 0 27 0 0
AL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2008 25 TOR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2008 25 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2009 26 CHC NL 27 61 -7 -0 -0 0 9 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1 RoY-6
2010 27 CHC NL 32 63 -7 -0 -0 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $427,000 1
2011 28 CHC NL 23 50 -8 -0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 $475,000 1
2012 29 CHC NL 5 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .507 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
5 Seasons 91 177 -21 -1 -1 0 24 2 0.2 5 6 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 6 $902,000
CHC (5 yrs) 90 177 -21 -1 -1 0 24 2 0.2 5 6 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 6 $902,000
TOR (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2009 26 CHC NL 61 51 3 1.6 113 .225 .191 .274 .224 .348 .255 .435 .480 .783 23 .114 -5.6 -0.5 .359 .106 .064
2010 27 CHC NL 63 55 2 1.0 106 .243 .173 .266 .204 .337 .212 .420 .415 .757 11 .055 -6.8 -0.7 .283 .077 .038
2011 28 CHC NL 50 43 1 0.6 98 .200 .140 .259 .159 .326 .140 .403 .299 .730 -17 .027 -7.0 -0.7 .189 .023 .000
2012 29 CHC NL 3 2 0 0.0 98 .500 .333 .257 .333 .325 .333 .406 .667 .731 85 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
5 Yrs 177 151 6 1.1 106 .229 .172 .266 .200 .337 .207 .420 .407 .757 9 .064 -19.5 -2.0 .282 .069 .034
162 Game Avg. 315 269 11 1.1 106 .229 .172 .266 .200 .337 .207 .420 .407 .757 9 .064 -19.5 -2.0 .282 .069 .034

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2009 26 CHC NL 61 0.0% 11.5% 3.3% 4.9% 33% 3.50 6.7 23.5 1.50 3.40 66% 15% 0.0% 31%
2010 27 CHC NL 63 0.0% 23.8% 3.2% 3.2% 22% 7.50 3.5 17.3 2.09 6.80 59% 9% 0.0% 27%
2011 28 CHC NL 50 0.0% 26.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0% 13.00 3.3 43.0 0.88 1.73 60% 22% 0.0% 31%
2012 29 CHC NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 0.00 0.00 67% 0% 0.0% 0%
5 Yrs 177 0.0% 20.3% 2.8% 2.8% 20% 7.20 4.0 24.2 1.36 3.22 62% 15% 0.0% 29%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2008 25 TOT MLB 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 25 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
2008 25 CHC NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 26 CHC NL -5.6 -0.5 61 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 .78 -0.8 -0.1 -8.5 -0.8 1.00 -8.1 0
2010 27 CHC NL -6.8 -0.7 63 -0.8 0.5 -1.4 1.05 -0.8 -0.0 -9.7 -0.9 1.04 -8.2 0
2011 28 CHC NL -7.1 -0.7 50 -0.8 0.2 -0.9 .91 -0.7 -0.1 -7.8 -0.8 0.98 -7.3 0
2012 29 CHC NL -0.1 -0.0 3 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .65 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.77 -0.1 0
5 Yrs -19.6 -2.0 177 -2.3 1.0 -3.4 .91 -2.3 -0.2 -26.0 -2.6 1.01 -23.6 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2009 26 CHC NL 0 0 46% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
2010 27 CHC NL 1 0 9% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2011 28 CHC NL 0 0 29% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2012 29 CHC NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 1 0 27% 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17% 7 7 0 2 2 0 3 1 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2009 26 CHC NL 61 15% 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 100% 16 1 6% 16 6 38% 43 2 5% 4 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
2010 27 CHC NL 63 24% 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 13 3 23% 15 6 40% 46 3 7% 3 1 33% 2 2 100% 0
2011 28 CHC NL 50 32% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 6 0 0% 11 4 36% 31 1 3% 2 1 50% 3 2 67% 0
2012 29 CHC NL 3 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 177 23% 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 27 90% 35 4 11% 42 16 38% 120 6 5% 9 2 22% 6 5 83% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2009 26 CHC NL 61 165 2.70 117 71% 19% 9% 27% 44% 81% 0% 58% 88% 48% 5% 3 0 10% 6 1 2% 1 1 14% 0 0 0
2010 27 CHC NL 63 201 3.19 143 71% 32% 15% 20% 32% 68% 0% 48% 77% 37% 5% 3 0 11% 7 1 5% 3 0 20% 0 0 0
2011 28 CHC NL 50 195 3.90 138 71% 33% 14% 27% 26% 67% 0% 47% 79% 24% 2% 1 0 4% 2 1 4% 2 1 15% 0 0 0
2012 29 CHC NL 3 15 5.00 13 87% 38% 8% 38% 15% 62% 0% 53% 88% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 177 576 3.25 411 71% 29% 13% 25% 33% 71% 0% 51% 82% 36% 4% 7 0 8% 15 3 3% 6 2 19% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2009 26 31 61 47 5 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .191 .224 .255 .480 23 12 1 0 12 0 0
2010 27 63 124 99 6 18 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 22 .182 .214 .232 .446 17 23 4 0 21 0 0
2011 28 86 174 142 8 24 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 35 .169 .197 .204 .402 7 29 4 0 27 0 0
2012 29 91 177 145 8 25 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 36 .172 .200 .207 .407 9 30 4 0 27 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2009 26 27 62 48 6 10 3 0 0 2 0 2 7 .208 .240 .271 .511 3 27
2010 27 32 62 51 1 8 2 0 0 3 0 2 15 .157 .189 .196 .385 2 32
2011 28 23 50 43 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 .140 .159 .140 .299 1 23
2012 29 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
4 Yrs 87 177 145 9 24 5 0 0 6 0 5 36 .166 .193 .200 .393 6 87
162 Game Avg. 162 330 270 17 45 9 0 0 11 0 9 67 .166 .193 .200 .393 11 87

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