Rocket Wheeler
Ralph Norman Wheeler
Born: January 11, 1955
Houston, TX US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 13 (1977 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: Houston
Career: 1977-1982
Rocket Wheeler compiled a career batting average of .276 with 28 home runs and 267 RBI in his 656-game career with the Utica Blue Jays, Dunedin Blue Jays, Kinston Eagles, Knoxville Blue Jays and Florence Blue Jays. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1979 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Jays | 67 | 279 | 238 | 42 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 25 | .231 | .339 | .307 | .646 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1978 | A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 126 | 522 | 465 | 66 | 126 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 49 | .271 | .340 | .318 | .658 | 148 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||
1979 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 132 | 556 | 493 | 69 | 145 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 43 | .294 | .362 | .394 | .755 | 194 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
1980 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 119 | 468 | 419 | 50 | 111 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 60 | .265 | .329 | .339 | .668 | 142 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
1981 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 133 | 600 | 523 | 89 | 145 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 57 | .277 | .356 | .390 | .746 | 204 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 59 | 261 | 218 | 43 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 27 | .312 | .397 | .477 | .874 | 104 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
1982 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 12 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .276 | .333 | .448 | .782 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Totals | 648 | 2720 | 2385 | 368 | 658 | 92 | 22 | 28 | 267 | 36 | 25 | 254 | 265 | .276 | .351 | .368 | .719 | 878 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 8 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Jays | OF | 58 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 3 | .960 | 1.638 |
1977 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Jays | 3B | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.200 |
1977 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Jays | 1B | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1978 | A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | OF | 61 | 85 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .949 | 1.525 |
1978 | A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | SS | 36 | 69 | 112 | 12 | 22 | .938 | 5.028 |
1978 | A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 2B | 32 | 78 | 116 | 6 | 17 | .970 | 6.062 |
1978 | A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
1979 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 3B | 78 | 56 | 148 | 16 | 9 | .927 | 2.615 |
1979 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 1B | 52 | 409 | 35 | 5 | 34 | .989 | 8.538 |
1979 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
1979 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 1.000 |
1979 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
1980 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 2B | 9 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | .891 | 4.556 |
1980 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | OF | 66 | 103 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .950 | 1.712 |
1980 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 3B | 21 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 4 | .899 | 2.952 |
1980 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 1B | 13 | 108 | 9 | 1 | 10 | .992 | 9.000 |
1980 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | SS | 13 | 20 | 40 | 7 | 6 | .896 | 4.615 |
1981 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 3B | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 3.333 |
1981 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 2B | 12 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 4 | .980 | 4.083 |
1981 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | OF | 12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .968 | 2.500 |
1981 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | SS | 100 | 167 | 297 | 28 | 52 | .943 | 4.640 |
1982 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 3B | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .870 | 3.333 |
1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 1B | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .920 | 7.667 |
1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 3B | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.333 |
1982 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | SS | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 2B | 24 | 36 | 48 | 3 | 7 | .966 | 3.500 |
1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | SS | 18 | 30 | 46 | 5 | 5 | .938 | 4.222 |
1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | OF | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.154 |
1982 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
Totals | 656 | 1403 | 1021 | 121 | 187 | .952 | 3.695 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Utica Blue Jays | TOR | ||
1978 | A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | ||
1979 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | TOR | ||
1980 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Blue Jays | TOR | ||
1981 | A | South Atlantic League | Florence Blue Jays | TOR | ||
1982 | A | South Atlantic League | Florence Blue Jays | TOR | ||
1982 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Blue Jays | TOR |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.