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).

Full Name: Willie James Wells

Nicknames: The Devil

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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		2 Teams	2 Lgs	NgM-Non			162	151	24	44	12	3	1	28	0		10		.291	.335	.430	.766	65			1
1924	19		St. Louis	NNL	NgM			162	151	24	44	12	3	1	28	0		10		.291	.335	.430	.766	65			1
1924	19		St. Louis	INDP	Non			162	151	24	44	12	3	1	28	0		10		.291	.335	.430	.766	65			1
1925	20		St. Louis	NNL	NgM			321	270	60	75	14	7	6	10	8		42		.278	.375	.448	.823	121			9
1926	21		St. Louis	NNL	NgM			223	183	35	60	11	3	7	20	3		36		.328	.438	.536	.974	98			4
1927	22		St. Louis	NNL	NgM			243	239	53	81	15	1	16	27	3		0		.339	.339	.611	.950	146			4
1928	23		St. Louis	NNL	NgM			360	326	84	119	28	6	23	40	14		27		.365	.414	.699	1.113	228			7
1929	24		2 Teams	NNL	NgM			312	261	73	93	13	7	19	62	18		42		.356	.446	.678	1.124	177			9
1929	24		St. Louis	NNL	NgM			312	261	73	93	13	7	19	62	18		42		.356	.446	.678	1.124	177			9
1929	24		Chicago	NNL	NgM			312	261	73	93	13	7	19	62	18		42		.356	.446	.678	1.124	177			9
1930	25		St. Louis	NNL	NgM			210	181	60	76	18	0	10	29	7		26		.420	.493	.685	1.178	124			3
1931	26		St. Louis	NNL	NgM			37	35	6	12	2	1	0	1	3		1		.343	.361	.457	.818	16			1
1932	27		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Non-NgM			159	144	24	39	5	5	2	12	2		13		.271	.331	.417	.748	60			2
1932	27		Homestead	EWL	NgM			159	144	24	39	5	5	2	12	2		13		.271	.331	.417	.748	60			2
1932	27		Detroit	EWL	NgM			159	144	24	39	5	5	2	12	2		13		.271	.331	.417	.748	60			2
1932	27		Kansas City	INDP	Non			159	144	24	39	5	5	2	12	2		13		.271	.331	.417	.748	60			2
1933	28		Chicago	NNL	NgM			100	100	21	30	2	1	1	21	5		0		.300	.300	.370	.670	37			0
1934	29		Chicago	NNL	NgM			157	146	22	29	6	3	0	2	6		11		.199	.255	.281	.536	41			0
1935	30		Chicago	NNL	NgM			169	146	44	52	10	3	4	16	11		21		.356	.437	.548	.985	80			2
1936	31		Newark	NNL	NgM			51	45	11	12	0	0	2	2	0		4		.267	.327	.400	.727	18			2
1937	32		2 Teams	NNL	NgM			95	93	23	27	1	1	2	6	2		2		.290	.305	.387	.692	36			0
1937	32		Homestead	NNL	NgM			95	93	23	27	1	1	2	6	2		2		.290	.305	.387	.692	36			0
1937	32		Newark	NNL	NgM			95	93	23	27	1	1	2	6	2		2		.290	.305	.387	.692	36			0
1938	33		Newark	NNL	NgM			96	96	15	28	3	3	2	7	1		0		.292	.292	.448	.740	43			0
1939	34		Newark	NNL	NgM			69	59	13	11	1	0	1	3	2		8		.186	.284	.254	.538	15			2
1940	35		Veracruz	MEX	Ind
1941	36		Birmingham	NAL	NgM			1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0			0
1941	36	12.0	Veracruz Azules	MEX	Ind
1942	37		Newark	NNL	NgM			138	127	31	48	10	0	3	27	3		10		.378	.423	.528	.951	67			1
1943	38	16.0	Tampico	MEX	Ind
1944	39		2 Teams	MEX	Ind
1944	39		Mexico City Reds	MEX	Ind
1944	39		Veracruz	MEX	Ind
1945	40		2 Teams	NNL	NgM			77	67	10	19	6	0	0	11	1		8		.284	.360	.373	.733	25			2
1945	40		New York Black Yankees	NNL	NgM			77	67	10	19	6	0	0	11	1		8		.284	.360	.373	.733	25			2
1945	40		Newark	NNL	NgM			77	67	10	19	6	0	0	11	1		8		.284	.360	.373	.733	25			2
1946	41		2 Teams	NNL	NgM			144	135	14	40	7	1	1	25	1		9		.296	.340	.385	.725	52			0
1946	41		New York Black Yankees	NNL	NgM			144	135	14	40	7	1	1	25	1		9		.296	.340	.385	.725	52			0
1946	41		Baltimore	NNL	NgM			144	135	14	40	7	1	1	25	1		9		.296	.340	.385	.725	52			0
1947	42		Indianapolis	NAL	NgM			11	11	1	5	0	1	0	3	0		0		.455	.455	.636	1.091	7			0
1948	43		Memphis	NAL	NgM			9	8	5	5	2	1	0	1	0		1		.625	.667	1.125	1.792	9			0

1950	45	15.8	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
NLB (22 seasons)					NLB			4252	3819	821	1206	215	69	127	509	116		368		.316	.376	.508	.884	1940			65
Foreign (4 seasons)					Foreign
Other (4 seasons)					Other		37	112	112	22	34			0	22	4
All Levels (29 Seasons)							37	4364	3931	843	1240	215	69	127	531	120		368						1940			65