Willie Wells

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: August 10, 1904 in Austin, TX us

Died: January 22, 1989 in Austin, TX

Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX

High School: L. C. Anderson HS (Austin, TX)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1997. (Voted by Veterans Committee)
View Willie Wells's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Willie James Wells

Nicknames: The Devil

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Relatives: Father of Willie Wells

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.6

4068

1336

148

.328

967

RBI

878

177

OBP

.409

SLG

.538

OPS

.947

OPS+

152

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1924	19	-9.9	St. Louis	BLK	Non		4	19	16	1	4	1	0	0	0	0		1		.250	.294	.313	.607	5		0	2
1924	19	-7.9	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	45	189	170	29	51	12	4	1	37	2		12		.300	.353	.435	.789	74		2
1925	20	-7.0	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	88	413	341	83	98	19	8	8	51	18		56		.287	.394	.460	.854	157		4
1926	21	-6.2	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	84	344	279	66	104	12	4	13	64	16		50		.373	.470	.584	1.054	163		1
1927	22	-5.4	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	97	434	364	91	133	21	5	29	105	13		55		.365	.455	.690	1.145	251		5
1928	23	-4.8	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	78	352	315	82	113	28	5	22	81	13		25		.359	.414	.689	1.103	217		5
1929	24		2 Teams	NNL	Maj	CAG-SLS	99	444	379	109	137	24	6	27	121	32		49		.361	.441	.670	1.111	254		5	11
1929	24	-4.4	CAG	NNL	Maj	CAG	4	16	16	4	8	2	1	0	4	1		0		.500	.500	.750	1.250	12		0
1929	24	-4.4	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	95	428	363	105	129	22	5	27	117	31		49		.355	.439	.667	1.106	242		5
1930	25	-2.8	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	91	409	341	113	136	36	4	18	112	27		56		.399	.493	.686	1.179	234		7
1931	26	-1.8	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	35	157	126	35	40	12	3	3	28	9		24		.317	.434	.532	.966	67		2	5
1932	27		2 Teams	EWL	Maj	DW-HG	40	172	155	29	45	16	3	3	33	3		12		.290	.349	.490	.839	76		2	3
1932	27	-2.9	Kansas City	BLK	Non		16	69	57	15	15	2	3	0	12	1		8		.263	.373	.404	.777	23		2	2
1932	27	-1.7	DW	EWL	Maj	DW	30	130	117	24	35	15	2	1	23	3		10		.299	.359	.487	.847	57		1	2
1932	27	-1.7	HG	EWL	Maj	HG	10	42	38	5	10	1	1	2	10	0		2		.263	.317	.500	.817	19		1	1
1933	28	-0.5	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	37	176	161	32	43	7	3	0	23	8		8		.267	.314	.348	.662	56		3	4
1934	29	-0.1	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	39	168	147	23	30	7	4	0	13	4		18		.204	.291	.306	.597	45		0	3
1935	30	0.7	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	50	227	195	59	71	14	5	6	38	14		28		.364	.446	.579	1.026	113		1	3
1936	31	1.5	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	37	162	143	32	46	7	2	2	19	1		15		.322	.390	.441	.830	63		1	3
1937	32		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	HG-NE	37	154	134	34	42	10	5	3	29	2		15		.313	.391	.530	.921	71		2	3
1937	32	3.0	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	33	135	117	30	41	10	5	3	29	2		13		.350	.424	.598	1.023	70		2	3
1937	32	3.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	4	19	17	4	1	0	0	0	0	0		2		.059	.158	.059	.217	1		0	0
1938	33	3.8	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	30	117	97	24	32	7	2	3	16	4		14		.330	.425	.536	.961	52		2	4
1939	34	4.4	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	38	170	150	31	40	4	0	3	21	4		19		.267	.349	.353	.702	53		0
1940	35	7.1	Veracruz	MEX	Ind		84	383	339	95	117	30	2	3	57	17		35	21	.345	.411	.472	.883	160		3	6
1941	36	6.6	Veracruz Azules	MEX	Ind		100	468	403	102	140	29	6	9	77	14		57	20	.347	.430	.516	.946	208		1	7
1942	37	6.6	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	51	218	199	50	68	12	1	6	32	3		16		.342	.399	.503	.902	100		3	0
1943	38	9.6	Tampico	MEX	Ind		87	371	319	41	94	15	4	4	51	10		44	11	.295	.384	.404	.788	129		2	6
1944	39		2 Teams	MEX	Ind		83	369	293	63	86	13	3	10	52	9		65	11	.294	.423	.461	.884	135		1	10
1944	39	10.4	Veracruz	MEX	Ind		48	216	171	37	50	8	2	6	30	5		38	6	.292	.424	.468	.892	80		1	6
1944	39	10.4	Mexico City Reds	MEX	Ind		35	153	122	26	36	5	1	4	22	4		27	5	.295	.423	.451	.874	55		0	4
1945	40		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	NBY-NE	29	122	107	14	26	6	0	0	11	1		10		.243	.325	.299	.624	32		3	2
1945	40	8.3	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	11	44	38	7	5	0	0	0	3	0		4		.132	.250	.132	.382	5		2	0
1945	40	8.3	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	18	78	69	7	21	6	0	0	8	1		6		.304	.368	.391	.760	27		1	2
1946	41		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	BEG-NBY	62	254	229	23	67	13	3	1	38	2		21		.293	.355	.389	.743	89		1	3
1946	41	10.9	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	9	36	32	3	8	0	0	0	2	1		3		.250	.333	.250	.583	8		1	0
1946	41	10.9	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	53	218	197	20	59	13	3	1	36	1		18		.299	.358	.411	.769	81		0	3
1947	42	12.9	IC	NAL	Maj	IC	6	21	19	2	6	0	1	0	3	0		1		.316	.350	.421	.771	8		0	1
1948	43	14.8	MRS	NAL	Maj	MRS	6	19	17	6	8	2	1	0	3	1		2		.471	.526	.706	1.232	12		0	0

1950	45	16.0	Winnipeg	MDAK	Ind		37		112	22	34			0	22	4				.304
1951	46		Winnipeg	MDAK	Ind
1952	47		Brandon	MDAK	Ind
1953	48		Brandon	MDAK	Ind
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (21 seasons)					Majors		1079	4722	4068	967	1336	269	69	148	878	177		506		.328	.409	.538	.947	2187		49	34
Black Baseball (2 seasons)					Black Baseball		20	88	73	16	19	3	3	0	12	1		9		.260	.357	.384	.741	28		2	4
Foreign (4 seasons)					Foreign		354	1591	1354	301	437	87	15	26	237	50		201	63	.323	.413	.467	.880	632		7	29
Other (4 seasons)					Other		37	112	112	22	34			0	22	4
All Levels (29 Seasons)							1490	6513	5607	1306	1826	359	87	174	1149	232		716	63					2847		58	67