Willie Wells Jr. - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Willie Wells Jr.

Willie Brooks Wells Jr.
(Junior; Zipper)

Born: October 23, 1922 in Austin, TX
Died: January 4, 1994 in Austin, TX
(71 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'7"

Wt: 150

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Notes:

• High School: Anderson HS (Austin, TX)
• Buried: Plummers Cemetery (Austin, TX)
• Relatives: Willie Wells (Father)

Batting

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1944	CAG/MRS	NAL	21	SS	14	27	24	3	3	0	0	0	3	0		1		0	0	2		0	.125	.160	.125	.285	-10
1945	MRS	NAL	22	SS	14	41	39	3	6	3	1	0	5	0		1		0	1	0			.154	.195	.282	.477	38
1946	MRS	NAL	23	SS	12	45	38	5	11	2	0	0	1	0		2			1	4			.289	.341	.342	.684	100
1947	MRS	NAL	24	SS	19	69	63	12	11	3	0	0	8	2		6			0	0			.175	.246	.222	.469	25
1948	MRS	NAL	25	SS	12	38	34	2	5	1	0	0	2	0		2			1	1			.147	.216	.176	.393	4
5	2			SS	71	220	198	25	36	9	1	0	19	2		12		0	3	7		0	.182	.239	.237	.477	35
162 Game Average						502	452	57	82	21	2	0	43	5		27		0	7	16		0	.182	.239	.237	.477	35

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	Chicago American Giants			-	6	20	17	2	2	0	0	0	2	0		1			0	2		0	.118	.167	.118	.284	-10
5	Memphis Red Sox			SS	65	200	181	23	34	9	1	0	17	2		11		0	3	5		0	.188	.246	.249	.495	39

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1944	CAG/MRS	NAL	27		.135	.306		3.7%				6.8%					0.0%	0.4%		.000	.071
1945	MRS	NAL	41		.222	.322		2.4%	7.0%								0.0%	0.6%		.128	.090
1946	MRS	NAL	45		.308	.330		4.4%	8.1%								0.0%	0.5%		.053	.079
1947	MRS	NAL	69		.237	.357		8.7%	9.6%								0.0%	0.9%		.048	.106
1948	MRS	NAL	38		.197	.357		5.3%	9.1%								0.0%	0.9%		.029	.117
5	2		220		.229	.339		5.5%	8.4%								0.0%	0.7%		.056	.095

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1	Chicago American Giants		20		.134	.304		5.0%	6.8%								0.0%	0.4%		.000	.070
5	Memphis Red Sox		200		.239	.342		5.5%	8.5%								0.0%	0.8%		.061	.098

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