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Ed Wells
Edwin Lee Wells (Satchelfoot)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Weight 183 lb.
School Bethany College

Debut June 16, 1923
Final Game September 17, 1934
Born June 7, 1900 in Ashland, OH
Died May 1, 1986 in Montgomery, AL

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1923 23 DET AL   0   0   7   0   0   0   6  0   10.0   11    6    6   0    6    6   0   0    44       0  5.40  3.86   72 1.700
 1924 24 DET AL   6   8  29  15   5   0   8  4  102.0  117   58   46   2   42   33   1   0   476       0  4.06  4.10  101 1.559
 1925 25 DET AL   6   9  35  14   5   0  13  2  134.3  190  106   93   8   62   45   2   4   638       3  6.23  4.30   69 1.876
 1926 26 DET AL  12  10  36  26   9   4   5  0  178.0  201  101   82   7   76   58   2   0   778       0  4.15  4.06   98 1.556
 1927 27 DET AL   0   1   8   1   0   0   2  1   20.0   28   16   15   3    5    5   0   0    91       1  6.75  4.22   62 1.650
 1929 29 NYY AL  13   9  31  23  10   3   5  0  193.3  179  102   93  19   81   78   1   2   830       1  4.33  3.86   89 1.345
 1930 30 NYY AL  12   3  27  21   7   0   3  0  150.7  185   91   87  11   49   46   4   1   679       0  5.20  4.32   83 1.553
 1931 31 NYY AL   9   5  27  10   6   0  12  2  116.7  130   68   56   7   37   34   1   2   498       1  4.32  3.99   92 1.431
 1932 32 NYY AL   3   3  22   0   0   0   3  2   31.7   38   19   15   1   12   13   0   0   144       0  4.26  4.08   96 1.579
 1933 33 SLB AL   6  14  36  22  10   0  12  1  203.7  230  113   95  13   63   58   1   1   907       0  4.20  4.62  110 1.439
 1934 34 SLB AL   1   7  33   8   2   0  12  1   92.0  108   60   49   7   35   27   0   3   413       0  4.79  4.99  104 1.554
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .496  68  69 291 140  54   7  81 13 1232.3 1417  740  637  78  468  403  12  13  5498       6  4.65  4.25   91 1.530
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  10  45  22   8   1  12  2  194.3  223  116  100  12   73   63   1   2   867   0   0  4.65  4.25   91 1.530
 Career High     13  14  36  26  10   4  13  4  203.7  230  113   95  19   81   78   4   4   907   0   3  4.06  4.99  110 1.345

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1923 23 DET AL   7    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1924 24 DET AL  29   33    2    7   2  0   0    3   0  0   0  11  .212  .212  .273   25    9   2           0    
 1925 25 DET AL  35   43    8   12   1  2   0    6   0  1   2   9  .279  .311  .395   79   17   1           0    
 1926 26 DET AL  36   73    6   15   3  1   0    7   1  0   1  12  .205  .216  .274   27   20   0           0    
 1927 27 DET AL   8    7    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .286  .286  .286   48    2   0           0    
 1929 29 NYY AL  31   74    8   17   0  0   0    7   0  0   6   8  .230  .296  .230   41   17   3           1    
 1930 30 NYY AL  29   58   10   15   0  0   0    4   0  0   2   2  .259  .283  .259   41   15   2           0    
 1931 31 NYY AL  28   45    9   10   2  1   0    7   0  0   1   6  .222  .239  .311   47   14   2           0    
 1932 32 NYY AL  24    6    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .143  .000  -59    0   1           0    
 1933 33 SLB AL  38   71    5   14   2  0   0    4   0  0   3  11  .197  .230  .225   18   16   4           0    
 1934 34 SLB AL  33   22    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   1  12  .045  .087  .091  -55    2   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     298  433   50   93  11  4   0   38   1  1  17  74  .215  .246  .259   31  112  16   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        235   27   51   6  2   0   21   1  1   9  40  .215  .246  .259   31   61   9   0   0   1   0
 Career High     38   74   10   17   3  2   0    7   1  1   6  12                          20   4   0   0   1   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1923 23 DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   106| .000  .288| .000  .357| .000  .397| .000  .754|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1924 24 DET AL   35   28    2   1.9   111| .212  .297| .212  .366| .273  .407| .485  .773|  25  .152  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1925 25 DET AL   46   33    5   4.0   115| .279  .298| .311  .368| .395  .418| .706  .787|  79  .395  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1926 26 DET AL   74   58    4   1.8   110| .205  .291| .216  .363| .274  .408| .490  .771|  27  .153  -8.4  -0.8 100%
 1927 27 DET AL    7    5    1   5.3   112| .286  .294| .286  .363| .286  .413| .572  .776|  48  .543  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1929 29 NYY AL   84   60    5   2.2   107| .230  .284| .296  .350| .230  .410| .526  .760|  41  .188  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1930 30 NYY AL   62   45    4   2.4   112| .259  .290| .283  .354| .259  .426| .542  .780|  41  .188  -5.2  -0.5   0%
 1931 31 NYY AL   48   37    3   2.2   104| .222  .280| .239  .346| .311  .400| .550  .747|  47  .183  -3.6  -0.3   0%
 1932 32 NYY AL    8    7    0   0.0   107| .000  .279| .143  .349| .000  .410| .143  .759| -59  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1933 33 SLB AL   78   61    4   1.8   111| .197  .288| .230  .360| .225  .415| .455  .775|  18  .139  -8.8  -0.9   0%
 1934 34 SLB AL   24   22    0   0.0   119| .045  .298| .087  .373| .091  .429| .178  .802| -55  .000  -5.4  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      467  357   28   2.1   110| .215  .289| .246  .358| .259  .413| .505  .772|  31  .172 -45.6  -4.4  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1923 23 DET AL   P    7      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.29  1.49  1.80  2.70    0   10.0
 1924 24 DET AL   P   29      4   30    1    1  .971  .958  1.17  1.32  3.00  2.53   15  102.0
 1925 25 DET AL   P   35      8   34    1    1  .977  .959  1.20  1.40  2.81  2.66   14  134.3
 1926 26 DET AL   P   36      9   30    3    3  .929  .956  1.08  1.39  1.97  2.66   26  178.0
 1927 27 DET AL   P    8      1    8    1    0  .900  .957  1.12  1.40  4.05  2.61    1   20.0
 1929 29 NYY AL   P   31      5   21    2    2  .929  .959  0.84  1.29  1.21  2.34   23  193.3
 1930 30 NYY AL   P   27      6   21    1    1  .964  .947  1.00  1.18  1.61  2.20   21  150.7
 1931 31 NYY AL   P   27      6   17    2    1  .920  .954  0.85  1.19  1.77  2.21   10  116.7
 1932 32 NYY AL   P   22      1    6    0    0 1.000  .959  0.32  1.21  1.99  2.24    0   31.7
 1933 33 SLB AL   P   36     11   31    2    0  .955  .959  1.17  1.18  1.86  2.28   22  203.7
 1934 34 SLB AL   P   33      5   23    0    2 1.000  .956  0.85  1.11  2.74  2.14    8   92.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1923 23 DET AL   P    7      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.29  1.49  1.80  2.70    0   10.0
 1924 24 DET AL   P   29      4   30    1    1  .971  .958  1.17  1.32  3.00  2.53   15  102.0
 1925 25 DET AL   P   35      8   34    1    1  .977  .959  1.20  1.40  2.81  2.66   14  134.3
 1926 26 DET AL   P   36      9   30    3    3  .929  .956  1.08  1.39  1.97  2.66   26  178.0
 1927 27 DET AL   P    8      1    8    1    0  .900  .957  1.12  1.40  4.05  2.61    1   20.0
 1929 29 NYY AL   P   31      5   21    2    2  .929  .959  0.84  1.29  1.21  2.34   23  193.3
 1930 30 NYY AL   P   27      6   21    1    1  .964  .947  1.00  1.18  1.61  2.20   21  150.7
 1931 31 NYY AL   P   27      6   17    2    1  .920  .954  0.85  1.19  1.77  2.21   10  116.7
 1932 32 NYY AL   P   22      1    6    0    0 1.000  .959  0.32  1.21  1.99  2.24    0   31.7
 1933 33 SLB AL   P   36     11   31    2    0  .955  .959  1.17  1.18  1.86  2.28   22  203.7
 1934 34 SLB AL   P   33      5   23    0    2 1.000  .956  0.85  1.11  2.74  2.14    8   92.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 291     57  222   13   11  .955  .956  0.96  1.27  2.04  2.39  140 1232.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       291     57  222   13   11  .955  .956  0.96  1.27  2.04  2.39  140   1232

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1930 AL-.800-2
1931 AL-.643-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1929 AL-1.345-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1929 AL-8.33-2

Bases on Balls/9IP
1933 AL-2.78-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1929 AL-3.63-9

Saves
1924 AL-4-6

Shutouts
1926 AL-4-1
1929 AL-3-5

Home Runs Allow.
1929 AL-19-3
1933 AL-13-9

Losses
1933 AL-14-10

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (829) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 15 (1210) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 1.0 (1892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1446) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
August 28, 1928: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Birmingham (Southern Association).
April 14, 1933: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the New York Yankees.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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Won-Loss % 1930 AL-.800-2 1931 AL-.643-8	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1929 AL-1.345-9	Hits Allowed/9IP 1929 AL-8.33-2	Bases on Balls/9IP 1933 AL-2.78-8	Strikeouts/9IP 1929 AL-3.63-9	Saves 1924 AL-4-6
Shutouts 1926 AL-4-1 1929 AL-3-5	Home Runs Allow. 1929 AL-19-3 1933 AL-13-9	Losses 1933 AL-14-10