Willie Wells

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: August 10, 1904 in Shawnee, OK 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 Veteran's 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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

51.1

3920

1292

140

.330

932

RBI

873

160

OBP

.407

SLG

.536

OPS

.943

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	-10.0	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	-6.9	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	87	405	338	83	98	19	7	8	53	18		53		.290	.386	.459	.845	155
1926	21	-6.1	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	96	426	361	90	131	21	5	29	108	9		56		.363	.450	.690	1.140	249		1
1928	23	-4.9	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	78	352	315	82	113	28	5	22	81	13		25		.359	.415	.689	1.103	217		5
1929	24		2 Teams	NNL	Maj	CAG-SLS	99	444	377	109	137	24	6	26	128	31		53		.363	.444	.666	1.110	251		2	12
1929	24	-4.2	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	95	428	361	105	129	22	5	26	124	30		53		.357	.442	.662	1.104	239		2
1929	24	-4.2	CAG	NNL	Maj	CAG	4	16	16	4	8	2	1	0	4	1		0		.500	.500	.750	1.250	12		0
1930	25	-2.7	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	90	395	336	112	138	34	3	17	114	18		52		.411	.492	.682	1.174	229		2
1931	26	-1.7	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	34	153	122	35	39	12	3	3	27	9		24		.320	.439	.541	.980	66		2	5
1932	27		2 Teams	EWL	Maj	DW-HG	39	167	151	25	42	14	3	2	29	3		11		.278	.335	.450	.786	68		2	3
1932	27	-2.8	Kansas City	BLK	Non		16	69	57	15	15	2	3	0	12	1		8		.263	.373	.404	.777	23		2	2
1932	27	-1.6	DW	EWL	Maj	DW	29	125	113	20	32	13	2	0	20	3		9		.283	.342	.434	.775	49		1	2
1932	27	-1.6	HG	EWL	Maj	HG	10	42	38	5	10	1	1	2	9	0		2		.263	.317	.500	.817	19		1	1
1933	28	-0.5	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	36	170	156	30	41	7	3	0	23	8		7		.263	.307	.346	.653	54		3	4
1934	29	-0.3	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	38	164	144	23	30	7	4	0	13	4		17		.208	.292	.313	.604	45		0	3
1935	30	0.6	CAG	NN2	Maj	CAG	47	213	183	53	65	14	5	5	36	14		25		.355	.435	.568	1.004	104		1	4
1936	31	1.5	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	29	127	111	24	35	6	1	2	12	0		12		.315	.387	.441	.829	49		1	3
1937	32		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	HG-NE	32	136	120	32	39	9	5	3	27	2		12		.325	.386	.558	.945	67		0	4		0
1937	32	2.9	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	28	117	103	28	38	9	5	3	27	2		10		.369	.425	.641	1.066	66		0	4
1937	32	2.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	4	19	17	4	1	0	0	0	0	0		2		.059	.158	.059	.217	1		0	0		0
1938	33	3.8	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	27	109	90	22	29	7	2	2	15	3		13		.322	.419	.511	.930	46		2	4
1939	34	4.3	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	31	141	126	27	34	2	0	3	19	3		13		.270	.338	.357	.695	45
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	6.7	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	47	200	181	48	62	8	0	3	34	3		19		.343	.405	.437	.842	79			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	26	109	95	12	23	6	0	0	9	1		9		.242	.327	.305	.632	29		3	2		0
1945	40	8.2	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	8	31	26	5	2	0	0	0	1	0		3		.077	.226	.077	.303	2		2	0		0
1945	40	8.2	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	18	78	69	7	21	6	0	0	8	1		6		.304	.368	.391	.760	27		1	2		0
1946	41		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	BEG-NBY	62	254	229	22	67	13	3	1	38	2		21		.293	.355	.389	.743	89		1	3		0
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		0
1946	41	10.9	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	53	218	197	19	59	13	3	1	36	1		18		.300	.358	.411	.769	81		0	3
1947	42	13.5	IC	NAL	Maj	IC	6	21	19	2	6	0	1	0	3	0		1		.316	.350	.421	.771	8		0	1
1948	43	14.9	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	15.7	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		1039	4538	3920	932	1292	257	65	140	873	160		487		.330	.407	.536	.943	2099		28	36		0
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)							1450	6329	5459	1271	1782	347	83	166	1144	215		697	63					2759		37	69		0