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Wes
Ferrell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: February 2, 1908 in Greensboro, NC
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1911   
Rookie of the Year Award 1927   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1927 19 CIN NL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
1928 20 CIN NL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1929 21 CIN NL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1927 19 CIN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1928 20 CIN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1929 21 CIN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1927 19 CIN NL 26 9 .743 40 40 29 2 0 342.3 360 145 9 126 122 3.81 .275 .337 .357 .694 25.8
1928 20 CIN NL 14 14 .500 32 29 26 3 0 254.0 241 109 9 107 80 3.86 .252 .324 .340 .663 15.3
1929 21 CIN NL 7 8 .467 20 17 14 1 0 141.7 125 60 19 64 40 3.81 .239 .319 .415 .734 9.5
3 Years Sim 47 31 .603 92 86 69 6 0 738.0 726 314 37 297 242 3.83 .260 .329 .362 .691 50.5
Season Average 15 10 .600 30 28 23 2 0 246.0 242 104 12 99 80 3.83 .260 .329 .362 .691  
Career Highs 26 14 .743 40 40 29 3 0 342.3 360 145 19 126 122 3.86 .275 .337 .415 .734  
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   353 159 15 139 141   .253 .321 .337 .659
vs LH   373 155 22 158 101   .267 .342 .386 .728
Home 25 14 .641 46 42 37 3 0 381.7 351 149 16 155 137 3.51 .246 .320 .343 .663
Away 22 17 .564 46 44 32 3 0 356.3 375 165 21 142 105 4.17 .275 .344 .382 .726
Mar/Apr 5 5 .500 10 10 10 0 0 87.0 100 45 1 24 38 4.66 .291 .337 .372 .709
May 8 4 .667 15 15 11 1 0 123.7 117 52 6 57 37 3.78 .255 .338 .352 .689
June 12 6 .667 19 19 17 2 0 166.0 156 61 11 59 54 3.31 .250 .315 .369 .684
July 9 8 .529 19 19 15 2 0 154.0 162 83 12 68 43 4.85 .274 .349 .403 .752
August 3 3 .500 12 8 4 0 0 71.3 74 30 3 24 22 3.79 .271 .330 .374 .704
Sep/Oct 10 5 .667 17 15 17 1 0 136.0 117 43 4 65 48 2.85 .234 .322 .300 .622
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1927 19 CIN NL 40 115 14 30 8 1 1 13 2 1 10 13 .261 .320 .374 .694 13.4 1.9
1928 20 CIN NL 32 82 10 23 6 1 2 16 0 1 5 11 .280 .318 .451 .769 11.8 1.6
1929 21 CIN NL 20 43 4 9 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .209 .227 .279 .506 2.8 0.0
3 Years Sim 92 240 28 62 17 2 3 34 2 2 16 28 .258 .304 .383 .687 28.0 3.5
162 Game Average 422 49 109 29 3 5 59 3 3 28 49 .258 .304 .383 .687 49.4  
Career Highs 40 115 14 30 8 1 2 16 2 1 10 13 .280 .320 .451 .769 13.4  
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   170 19 46 13 1 1 22 1 2 10 18 .271 .309 .376 .686 18.4
vs LH   70 9 16 4 1 2 12 1 0 6 10 .229 .289 .400 .689 8.3
Home 46 118 15 34 11 1 2 19 1 2 9 17 .288 .336 .449 .785 16.4
Away 46 122 13 28 6 1 1 15 1 0 7 11 .230 .271 .320 .591 10.3
RISP   65 0 17 5 2 0 28 0 0 2 10 .262 .279 .400 .679 6.8
Close/Late   21 3 6 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 5 .286 .375 .571 .946 4.2
Mar/Apr 10 34 5 13 4 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 .382 .432 .500 .932 6.2
May 15 42 5 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 5 .167 .205 .286 .490 2.2
June 19 52 8 9 1 1 2 7 0 0 5 3 .173 .241 .346 .588 4.7
July 19 48 5 13 3 0 0 9 1 0 1 6 .271 .286 .333 .619 4.3
August 12 22 3 8 2 1 0 7 0 0 2 6 .364 .417 .545 .962 4.3
Sep/Oct 15 42 2 12 5 0 0 4 0 1 3 7 .286 .333 .405 .738 4.9
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    
1927 19 CIN NL P 40 40 342.3 19 71 1 5 .989 2.37    
1928 20 CIN NL P 32 29 254.0 15 51 1 5 .985 2.34    
1929 21 CIN NL P 20 17 141.7 5 43 0 4 1.000 3.05    
Career Totals   92 86 738.0 39 165 2 14 .990 2.49    
Career Highs   40 40 342.3 19 71 1 5 1.000 3.05    
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
1927 19 CIN NL 2 3 .400 5 5 5 0 0 43.0 62 32 3 16 21 6.70 .352 .406 .466 .872
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 5 5 5 0 0 43.0 62 32 3 16 21 6.70 .352 .406 .466 .872
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
1927 19 CIN NL 5 12 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 .250 .308 .417 .724
Career Post-Season Batting 5 12 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 .250 .308 .417 .724
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1927-8-3.81
 Wins
1927-2-26
 Winning Pct
1927-2-.743
 Games Pitched
1927-7-40
 Games Started
1927-4-40
 Complete Games
1927-7-29
1928-8-26
Shutouts
1927-4-2
1928-2-3
 Innings Pitched
1927-2-342.3
 Hits Allowed
1927-5-360
 Homeruns Allowed
1929-10-19
 Strikeouts
1927-4-122
1928-9-80
 Walks Allowed
1927-5-126
1928-7-107
Hits per 9IP
1927-9-9.5
1928-8-8.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1927-6-3.2
1928-7-2.8
 OAVG
1928-9-.252
 OSLG
1927-5-.357
1928-5-.340
 OOPS
1927-7-.694
1928-9-.663
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Washington in 1908
Had first career hit on 4/14/1908, off Chief Bender (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/8/1908, off Henry Gehring (SLA)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1908, hitting .409 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1910
Won World Series with Washington in 1911
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1911
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1913, hitting .433 with 0 HR, 16 RBI
9/29/1914: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $5,890,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1915
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1916, hitting .406 with 1 HR, 12 RBI
7/1/1917: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $4,330,000 per year, for 2 years
3/16/1919: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington
Released by Washington on 4/19/1920
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 5/16/1921 to a minor league deal
Injured on 5/30/1921 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 6/6/1921, off Rudy Kallio (SLN)
Earned first career win on 6/6/1921
Injured on 7/4/1921 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Philadelphia (N) on 8/15/1923
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1927
Had first career hit on 4/13/1927, off Jesse Barnes (NY1)
Earned first career win on 4/13/1927
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1927, off Bob Hasty (SLN)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1927, going 6-1, 2.86
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1927, going 26-9, 3.81 ERA
 
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