Ed Wells

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 183lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 7, 1900 in Ashland, OH us

Died: May 1, 1986 in Montgomery, AL

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, AL

School: Bethany College (Bethany, WV)

Last Game: September 17, 1934 (Age 34-102d)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Edwin Lee Wells

Nicknames: Satchelfoot

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1932 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.9

ERA

4.65

292

140

1233.1

403

WHIP

1.529

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1923	23	-4.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		5.40	5.40	7	0	6	0	0	0	10.0	11	6	6	0	6		6	0	0	0	44	1.700	9.9	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
1924	24	-4.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	8	.429	4.06	5.12	29	15	8	5	0	4	102.0	117	58	46	2	42		33	1	0	0	465	1.559	10.3	0.2	3.7	2.9	0.79
1925	25	-3.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	9	.400	6.18	7.05	36	14	14	5	0	2	135.1	190	106	93	8	63		45	2	3	4	642	1.869	12.6	0.5	4.2	3.0	0.71
1926	26	-2.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	12	10	.545	4.15	5.11	36	26	5	9	4	0	178.0	201	101	82	7	76		58	2	0	0	778	1.556	10.2	0.4	3.8	2.9	0.76
1927	27	-3.2	Birmingham	SOUA	A		13	1	.929	2.13	2.84	15						114.0	92	36	27		40							1.158	7.3		3.2
1927	27	-1.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	1	.000	6.75	7.20	8	1	2	0	0	1	20.0	28	16	15	3	5		5	0	0	0	91	1.650	12.6	1.4	2.3	2.3	1.00
1928	28	-1.5	Birmingham	SOUA	A		25	7	.781	2.78	3.40	38						291.0	296	110	90		71							1.261	9.2		2.2
1929	29	0.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	13	9	.591	4.33	4.75	31	23	5	10	3	0	193.1	179	102	93	19	81	0	78	1	1	2	830	1.345	8.3	0.9	3.8	3.6	0.96
1930	30	2.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	3	.800	5.20	6.03	27	21	3	7	0	0	150.2	185	101	87	11	49	0	46	4	0	1	679	1.553	11.1	0.7	2.9	2.7	0.94
1931	31	2.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	5	.643	4.32	5.25	27	10	11	6	0	2	116.2	130	68	56	7	37	7	34	1	1	2	498	1.431	10.0	0.5	2.9	2.6	0.92
1932	32	3.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	3	.500	4.26	5.40	22	0	14	0	0	2	31.2	38	19	15	1	12	0	13	0	0	0	144	1.579	10.8	0.3	3.4	3.7	1.08
1933	33	4.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	6	14	.300	4.20	4.99	36	22	12	10	0	1	203.2	230	113	95	13	63	4	58	1	0	1	907	1.439	10.2	0.6	2.8	2.6	0.92
1934	34	5.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	1	7	.125	4.79	5.87	33	8	12	2	0	1	92.0	108	60	49	7	35	2	27	0	0	3	413	1.554	10.6	0.7	3.4	2.6	0.77
1935	35	6.8	Hollywood	PCL	AA		9	20	.310	4.33	4.64	39						264.0	297	136	127		55							1.333	10.1		1.9
1936	36		2 Teams	PCL	AA	BOS	9	13				30		3	13	2		196.0	238	106	94		60		62	1	1	3
1936	36	8.1	Seattle	PCL	AA
1936	36	8.1	San Diego	PCL	AA	BOS
1937	37	10.5	New Orleans	SOUA	A1	CLE
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		68	69	.496	4.65	5.47	292	140	92	54	7	13	1233.1	1417	750	637	78	469	13	403	12	5	13	5491	1.529	10.3	0.6	3.4	2.9	0.86
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		47	28				92						669.0	685	282	244		166
All Levels (15 Seasons)							115	97				384	140	92	54	7	13	1902.1	2102	1032	881	78	635	13	403	12	5	13	5491

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		9	20				39						264.0	297	136	127		55
A (2 seasons)					Minors		38	8	.826	2.60	3.24	53						405.0	388	146	117		111							1.232	8.6		2.5
A1 (1 season)					Minors