Ed Wells was born on Thursday, June 7, 1900, in Ashland, Ohio. Wells was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 16, 1923, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed Wells baseball stats page.
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Ed Wells![]() Ed Wells Autograph on a 1995 Goudey Reprint (#73) |
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Ed WellsEd Wells Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1923 | 23 | Tigers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1924 | 24 | Tigers | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.06 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 102.0 | 476 | 117 | 46 | 58 | 2 | 42 | - | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1925 | 25 | Tigers | 35 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 6.23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 134.1 | 638 | 190 | 93 | 106 | 8 | 62 | - | 45 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 1926 | 26 | Tigers | 36 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4.15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 178.0 | 778 | 201 | 82 | 101 | 7 | 76 | - | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1927 | 27 | Tigers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 91 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1929 | 29 | Yankees | 31 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4.33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 193.1 | 830 | 179 | 93 | 102 | 19 | 81 | - | 78 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1930 | 30 | Yankees | 27 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 5.20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 150.2 | 679 | 185 | 87 | 91 | 11 | 49 | - | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1931 | 31 | Yankees | 27 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 116.2 | 498 | 130 | 56 | 68 | 7 | 37 | - | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1932 | 32 | Yankees | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.2 | 144 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 12 | - | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1933 | 33 | Browns | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4.20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 203.2 | 907 | 230 | 95 | 113 | 13 | 63 | - | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1934 | 34 | Browns | 33 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.79 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92.0 | 413 | 108 | 49 | 60 | 7 | 35 | - | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 11 Years | 291 | 140 | 81 | 68 | 69 | .496 | 4.65 | 54 | 7 | 13 | 1,232.1 | 5,498 | 1,417 | 637 | 740 | 78 | 468 | - | 403 | 13 | 12 | 6 | - | ||
Ed WellsEd Wells Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1923 | 23 | Tigers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1924 | 24 | Tigers | 29 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .212 | .212 | .273 |
| 1925 | 25 | Tigers | 35 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .279 | .311 | .395 |
| 1926 | 26 | Tigers | 36 | 73 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .205 | .216 | .274 |
| 1927 | 27 | Tigers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| 1929 | 29 | Yankees | 31 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | - | .230 | .296 | .230 |
| 1930 | 30 | Yankees | 29 | 58 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .259 | .283 | .259 |
| 1931 | 31 | Yankees | 28 | 45 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .222 | .239 | .311 |
| 1932 | 32 | Yankees | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| 1933 | 33 | Browns | 38 | 71 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .197 | .230 | .225 |
| 1934 | 34 | Browns | 33 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .045 | .087 | .091 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 298 | 433 | 50 | 93 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 | .246 | .259 | ||
Ed WellsEd Wells Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1923 Tigers | P | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1924 Tigers | P | 29 | 15 | 306 | 35 | 1.2 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.00 |
| 1925 Tigers | P | 35 | 14 | 403 | 43 | 1.2 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.81 |
| 1926 Tigers | P | 36 | 26 | 534 | 42 | 1.2 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.97 |
| 1927 Tigers | P | 8 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 4.05 |
| 1929 Yankees | P | 31 | 23 | 580 | 28 | 0.9 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.21 |
| 1930 Yankees | P | 27 | 21 | 452 | 28 | 1.0 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 1.61 |
| 1931 Yankees | P | 27 | 10 | 350 | 25 | 0.9 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.77 |
| 1932 Yankees | P | 22 | 0 | 95 | 7 | 0.3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.99 |
| 1933 Browns | P | 36 | 22 | 611 | 44 | 1.2 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.86 |
| 1934 Browns | P | 33 | 8 | 276 | 28 | 0.8 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.74 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 291 | 140 | 3,697 | 292 | 1.0 | 279 | 57 | 222 | 13 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.04 | |
| 11 Years | 291 | 140 | 3,697 | 292 | 1.0 | 279 | 57 | 222 | 13 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.04 | |
Ed WellsEd Wells Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1923 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| 1924 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0.79 | 2.91 | 3.71 |
| 1925 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 0.73 | 3.01 | 4.15 |
| 1926 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 0.76 | 2.93 | 3.84 |
| 1927 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| 1929 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 0.96 | 3.63 | 3.77 |
| 1930 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 29.0 | 14.5 | 0.94 | 2.75 | 2.93 |
| 1931 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 0.92 | 2.62 | 2.85 |
| 1932 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 3.69 | 3.41 |
| 1933 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 17.8 | 0.92 | 2.56 | 2.78 |
| 1934 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 2.64 | 3.42 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 0.86 | 2.94 | 3.42 |
Ed WellsEd Wells Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1923 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1924 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $3,600.00 | n/a | - |
| 1925 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $3,600.00 | n/a | - |
| 1926 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $4,200.00 | n/a | - |
| 1927 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $5,400.00 | n/a | - |
| 1929 New York Yankees | 19 | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1930 New York Yankees | 17 | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1931 New York Yankees | 17 | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1932 New York Yankees | 14 | $7,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1933 St. Louis Browns | 28 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
| 1934 St. Louis Browns | 19 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
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