J. B. Wendelken
Jeffrey Benjamin Wendelken
Born: March 24, 1993
Savannah, GA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 240
Draft: Round 13 (2012 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Middle Georgia State
Career: 2012-2024
Major League Statistics
J. B. Wendelken has compiled a career record of 31 wins and 26 losses, with 37 saves, and a 4.04 ERA in his 273-game pitching career with the Red Sox, Kannapolis Intimidators, Greenville Drive, Winston-Salem Dash, Glendale Desert Dogs, Birmingham Barons, Charlotte Knights, Nashville Sounds, Midland RockHounds, Las Vegas Aviators, Reno Aces and Yokohama Bay Stars. He began playing during the 2012 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | R | GULF | Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.27 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 |
| 2013 | A | SALL3 | Kannapolis Intimidators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.64 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2013 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Drive | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.77 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 65.0 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 273 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.82 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5.25 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145.7 | 181 | 105 | 85 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 650 |
| 2015 | Fall | AZFL | Glendale Desert Dogs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 30.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.72 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43.0 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.11 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46.0 | 48 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 217 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.80 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35.3 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | 6 | 3 | .667 | 5.59 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38.7 | 47 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 179 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Las Vegas Aviators | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.62 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 94 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.66 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59.7 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 243 | ||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.71 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 26 | .544 | 4.04 | 273 | 29 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 496.3 | 497 | 256 | 223 | 48 | 166 | 5 | 554 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 2156 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | R | GULF | Red Sox | P | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .308 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2013 | A | SALL3 | Kannapolis Intimidators | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2013 | A | SALL3 | Greenville Drive | P | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .370 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | P | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .900 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | Fall | AZFL | Glendale Desert Dogs | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .037 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 39 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .179 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .136 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .091 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | P | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .233 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | Las Vegas Aviators | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | P | 61 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .947 | .295 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yokohama Bay Stars | P | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .071 |
| Totals | 253 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 2 | .919 | .269 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | R | Gulf Coast League | Red Sox | BOS | July 9, 2012 | August 25, 2012 |
| 2013 | A | South Atlantic League | Greenville Drive | BOS | April 6, 2013 | July 30, 2013 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Dash | CHA | July 11, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | A | South Atlantic League | Kannapolis Intimidators | CHA | August 2, 2013 | August 9, 2013 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Dash | CHA | April 3, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | April 9, 2015 | July 16, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | July 25, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
| 2015 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Glendale Desert Dogs | October 13, 2015 | October 26, 2015 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | OAK | April 7, 2016 | August 23, 2016 |
| 2018 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | April 5, 2018 | May 8, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | OAK | May 11, 2018 | August 27, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Aviators | OAK | May 14, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA West | Las Vegas Aviators | OAK | June 17, 2021 | June 26, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | July 15, 2022 | September 27, 2022 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama Bay Stars | |||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yokohama Bay Stars |
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