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James
Wells		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 2, 1914 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1949   
Gold Glove Award 1950   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 33 TRO KL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 5 6 6
1948 34 TRO KL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 7 8 8 5 6 6
1949 35 TRO KL $ 2,445,000 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 6 5
1950 36 TRO KL $ 2,445,000 7 3 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 3 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,445,000 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 5 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 33 TRO KL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
1948 34 TRO KL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
1949 35 TRO KL $ 2,445,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
1950 36 TRO KL $ 2,445,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,445,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 33 TRO KL 3 4 .429 16 16 2 0 0 105.3 136 62 14 31 55 5.30 .313 .355 .464 .820 1.5
    AAA   8 2 .800 13 13 4 2 0 95.3 90 36 9 21 60 3.40 .251 .292 .373 .665  
1948 34 TRO KL 8 5 .615 19 19 1 0 0 122.3 140 59 13 43 65 4.34 .289 .350 .416 .766 5.1
    AAA   8 3 .727 12 12 1 1 0 77.7 87 22 6 21 39 2.55 .284 .330 .386 .716  
1949 35 TRO KL 18 8 .692 30 30 4 0 0 217.7 218 101 20 70 97 4.18 .262 .326 .401 .727 13.1
1950 36 TRO KL 9 8 .529 28 28 2 0 0 165.7 222 118 21 61 81 6.41 .321 .378 .486 .865 2.1
4 Years Sim 38 25 .603 93 93 9 0 0 611.0 716 340 68 205 298 5.01 .293 .351 .439 .790 21.8
2 Years AAA 16 5 .762 25 25 5 3 0 173.0 177 58 15 42 99 3.02 .266 .310 .379 .689  
Season Average 9 6 .600 23 23 2 0 0 152.7 179 85 17 51 74 5.01 .293 .351 .439 .790  
Career Highs 18 8 .692 30 30 4 0 0 217.7 222 118 21 70 97 6.41 .321 .378 .486 .865  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   372 182 34 106 178   .281 .334 .422 .756
vs LH   344 158 34 99 120   .308 .364 .460 .824
Home 22 11 .667 46 46 3 0 0 311.0 358 176 29 109 144 5.09 .287 .345 .429 .773
Away 16 14 .533 47 47 6 0 0 300.0 358 164 39 96 154 4.92 .299 .351 .451 .802
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 10 10 1 0 0 56.7 70 41 6 25 26 6.51 .304 .373 .470 .842
May 4 4 .500 11 11 1 0 0 74.3 82 45 12 22 40 5.45 .280 .330 .478 .808
June 9 5 .643 17 17 2 0 0 108.7 136 59 14 41 51 4.89 .306 .365 .446 .811
July 8 4 .667 19 19 1 0 0 133.0 159 61 13 48 66 4.13 .299 .358 .431 .789
August 9 4 .692 19 19 2 0 0 130.0 139 73 17 34 63 5.05 .273 .318 .445 .763
Sep/Oct 6 5 .545 17 17 2 0 0 108.3 130 61 6 35 52 5.07 .298 .350 .394 .745
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 33 TRO KL 16 35 4 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .114 .139 .143 .282 -0.1 0.0
1948 34 TRO KL 19 45 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 18 .089 .128 .089 .217 -1.0 0.0
1949 35 TRO KL 30 76 9 16 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 21 .211 .250 .250 .500 4.7 0.0
1950 36 TRO KL 28 63 7 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 14 .206 .239 .254 .493 2.9 0.0
4 Years Sim 93 219 21 37 4 0 1 15 0 0 10 62 .169 .204 .201 .405 6.5 0.0
162 Game Average 381 36 64 6 0 1 26 0 0 17 108 .169 .204 .201 .405 11.4  
Career Highs 30 76 9 16 3 0 1 6 0 0 4 21 .211 .250 .254 .500 4.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   132 13 23 2 0 0 12 0 0 5 40 .174 .203 .189 .392 3.2
vs LH   87 8 14 2 0 1 3 0 0 5 22 .161 .207 .218 .425 3.1
Home 46 107 11 24 1 0 1 9 0 0 3 25 .224 .245 .262 .507 6.2
Away 47 112 10 13 3 0 0 6 0 0 7 37 .116 .167 .143 .310 0.0
RISP   65 0 9 1 0 0 14 0 0 4 22 .138 .186 .154 .340 0.7
Close/Late   16 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 .313 .389 .500 .889 3.1
Mar/Apr 10 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .125 .263 .125 .388 0.7
May 11 28 4 6 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 .214 .233 .286 .519 1.7
June 17 40 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .125 .146 .125 .271 -0.5
July 19 49 5 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 16 .143 .208 .224 .432 2.0
August 19 48 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .167 .167 .188 .354 0.4
Sep/Oct 17 38 5 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 .237 .256 .237 .493 2.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 33 TRO KL P 16 16 105.3 5 21 0 2 1.000 2.22    
1948 34 TRO KL P 19 19 122.3 21 17 0 2 1.000 2.80    
1949 35 TRO KL P 30 30 217.7 21 33 2 3 .964 2.23    
1950 36 TRO KL P 28 28 165.7 21 35 2 4 .966 3.04    
Career Totals   93 93 611.0 68 106 4 11 .978 2.56    
Career Highs   30 30 217.7 21 35 2 4 1.000 3.04    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1947 33 TRO KL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 .167 .167 .167 .333
1948 34 TRO KL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 23 7 0 4 8 5.25 .442 .482 .538 1.021
1949 35 TRO KL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 18.7 26 13 1 5 11 6.27 .347 .388 .453 .841
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 6 5 0 0 0 32.3 50 20 1 9 22 5.57 .376 .415 .474 .889
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1948 34 TRO KL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400
1949 35 TRO KL 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Career Post-Season Batting 5 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .273 .200 .473
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1949-4-18
CAR-45-38
 Winning Pct
1949-5-.692
 Homeruns Allowed
CAR-44-68
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 7
 
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History
Drafted in 37th round, 650th overall pick, by Troy in 1947
Earned first career win on 6/17/1947
Had first career hit on 7/13/1947, off Daniel Dull (GLO)
Signed as a free agent by Troy on 3/1/1948 to a minor league contract
Injured on 4/9/1948 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Signed as a free agent by Troy on 2/23/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $2,445,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 7/9/1949, off James Nickerson (SBP)
Won World Championship with Troy in 1949
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1950
 
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