John Wells
John Frederick Wells
Born: November 25, 1922
Junction City, KS US
Deceased: October 23, 1993
Olean, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1942-1949
Major League Statistics
John Wells compiled a career record of 70 wins and 73 losses and a 4.72 ERA in his 222-game pitching career with the Olean Oilers, New Orleans Pelicans, Mobile Bears, Augusta Tigers, Nashville Vols and Lincoln Athletics. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1949 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.10 | 34 | 180.0 | 186 | 108 | 82 | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6.51 | 18 | 65.0 | 89 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 11 | 15 | .423 | 4.38 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 216.0 | 226 | 120 | 105 | 108 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5.46 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 178.0 | 221 | 139 | 108 | 94 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.43 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 68 | 41 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.67 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 103.0 | 99 | 53 | 42 | 53 | 75 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4.58 | 32 | 228.0 | 250 | 142 | 116 | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.86 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 228.0 | 257 | 138 | 123 | 82 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Totals | 70 | 73 | .490 | 4.72 | 222 | 57 | 21 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1261.0 | 1417 | 806 | 661 | 0 | 618 | 0 | 452 | 26 | 1 | 38 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 35 | 73 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .137 | .178 | .315 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 39 | 79 | 74 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .162 | .184 | .176 | .360 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 36 | 78 | 74 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .189 | .221 | .230 | .451 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 17 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .118 | .000 | .118 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 18 | 52 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .159 | .245 | .205 | .449 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 33 | 90 | 90 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .256 | .300 | .556 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 31 | 93 | 83 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .169 | .233 | .241 | .474 | 20 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 227 | 505 | 473 | 17 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 93 | .173 | .205 | .214 | .419 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 18 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .556 |
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 38 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.105 |
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 34 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .935 | .853 |
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .929 | .765 |
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | P | 15 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .870 | 1.333 |
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | P | 31 | 4 | 51 | 2 | 1 | .965 | 1.774 |
| Totals | 222 | 23 | 146 | 9 | 6 | .949 | .761 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | PONY League | Olean Oilers | BRO | ||
| 1943 | A1 | Southern League | New Orleans Pelicans | BRO | ||
| 1944 | A1 | Southern League | New Orleans Pelicans | BRO | ||
| 1945 | A1 | Southern League | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1946 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta Tigers | NYA | ||
| 1946 | AA | Southern League | New Orleans Pelicans | BOS | ||
| 1947 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1947 | A | Western League | Lincoln Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1948 | A | Western League | Lincoln Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1949 | A | Western League | Lincoln Athletics | PHA |
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