Player

Willie Wells HOF 1997

Player Info
Full Name
Willie James
Born
August 10, 1904
Shawnee, OK, USA
Died
January 22, 1989
Size
5'9" / 170 lbs
B/T
R / R
Final Game
June 23, 1949
Teams
Honors
8 x All-Star
1945, 1942, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1935, 1934, 1933
Career Batting
1,068
G
.327
AVG
1,319
H
145
HR
875
RBI
.937
OPS
159
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Career Pitching
0-0
W-L
0.00
ERA
1
G
0
SO
0
SV
0.00
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1945 Newark Eagles 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1945 NN2 0.7 0.00 0.00 0.000
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1948 Memphis Red Sox 6 17 8 2 1 0 6 .471
1947 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 6 19 6 0 1 0 2 .316
1946 New York Black Yankees 9 32 8 0 0 0 3 .250
1946 Baltimore Elite Giants 53 197 59 13 3 1 20 .299
1945 Newark Eagles 9 31 4 0 0 0 6 .129
1945 New York Black Yankees 18 69 21 6 0 0 7 .304
1942 Newark Eagles 51 199 68 12 1 6 50 .342
1939 Newark Eagles 38 150 40 4 0 3 31 .267
1938 Newark Eagles 27 90 29 7 2 2 22 .322
1937 Newark Eagles 28 103 38 9 5 3 28 .369
1937 Homestead Grays 4 17 1 0 0 0 4 .059
1936 Newark Eagles 29 111 35 6 1 2 24 .315
1935 Chicago American Giants 47 184 65 14 5 5 53 .353
1934 Chicago American Giants 38 144 30 7 4 0 23 .208
1933 Chicago American Giants 36 156 41 7 3 0 30 .263
1932 Detroit Wolves 29 113 32 13 2 0 20 .283
1932 Homestead Grays 10 38 10 1 1 2 5 .263
1932 Kansas City Monarchs 16 57 15 2 3 0 15 .263
1931 St. Louis Stars 34 122 39 12 3 3 35 .320
1930 St. Louis Stars 91 341 136 36 4 18 113 .399
1929 Chicago American Giants 4 16 8 2 1 0 4 .500
1929 St. Louis Stars 95 363 129 22 5 27 105 .355
1928 St. Louis Stars 78 315 113 28 5 22 82 .359
1927 St. Louis Stars 96 359 131 21 5 29 90 .365
1926 St. Louis Stars 84 279 104 12 4 13 66 .373
1925 St. Louis Stars 87 338 98 19 7 8 83 .290
1924 St. Louis Stars 45 170 51 12 4 1 29 .300
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1948 NAL 19 .235 .500 10.5 5.3 235 0.0
1947 NAL 21 .105 — 4.8 — 120 0.0
1946 NN2 254 .096 .290 8.3 0.0 114 2.9 ✓
1945 NN2 114 .060 .250 7.9 0.0 84 0.0 ✓
1942 NN2 218 .161 .321 7.3 0.0 165 27.8 ✓
1939 NN2 171 .087 .255 11.1 1.8 92 8.0
1938 NN2 109 .189 .307 11.9 0.0 150 6.2
1937 NN2 136 .233 .310 8.8 0.7 145 8.1
1936 NN2 127 .126 .306 9.4 0.8 117 5.5
1935 NN2 213 .212 .335 11.7 0.0 156 14.5 ✓
1934 NN2 164 .104 .210 10.4 0.6 75 0.0 ✓
1933 NN2 170 .083 — 4.1 — 83 0.0 ✓
1932 EWL 236 .164 .268 8.1 0.4 119 13.7 ✓
1931 NNL 153 .221 .303 15.7 0.0 188 8.7
1930 NNL 409 .287 .365 13.7 0.0 224 33.1 ✓
1929 NNL 444 .309 .313 11.0 0.0 194 49.8 ✓
1928 NNL 352 .330 .312 7.1 0.3 204 40.0 ✓
1927 NNL 429 .329 — 12.8 — 213 49.5 ✓
1926 NNL 344 .212 .343 14.5 0.3 177 24.8 ✓
1925 NNL 405 .169 — 13.1 — 133 13.4 ✓
1924 NNL 189 .135 — 6.3 — 120 2.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 996 1,972 2,954 258 440 .950
3B 49 53 73 6 4 .955
2B 11 24 22 2 3 .958
OF 10 9 1 0 0 1.000
1B 2 0 0 0 0 .000
P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1948 Memphis Red Sox 3B 4 2 7 0 0 1.000
1947 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 2B 1 2 3 1 1 .833
1947 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns SS 4 10 6 1 0 .941
1946 Baltimore Elite Giants 2B 7 18 15 0 2 1.000
1946 Baltimore Elite Giants 3B 44 50 66 6 4 .951
1946 New York Black Yankees OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1946 Baltimore Elite Giants OF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000
1946 New York Black Yankees SS 8 20 27 4 4 .922
1945 New York Black Yankees OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1945 Newark Eagles P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1945 Newark Eagles SS 8 17 24 3 3 .932
1945 New York Black Yankees SS 18 37 61 2 10 .980
1942 Newark Eagles OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000
1942 Newark Eagles SS 48 82 118 8 15 .962
1939 Newark Eagles SS 38 71 115 8 9 .959
1938 Newark Eagles 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1938 Newark Eagles SS 27 57 74 5 13 .963
1937 Newark Eagles 2B 1 2 2 1 0 .800
1937 Homestead Grays SS 4 8 11 1 1 .950
1937 Newark Eagles SS 27 51 74 11 14 .919
1936 Newark Eagles SS 29 53 84 9 12 .938
1935 Chicago American Giants SS 47 119 133 13 22 .951
1934 Chicago American Giants SS 38 75 125 7 16 .966
1933 Chicago American Giants SS 36 78 94 9 15 .950
1932 Kansas City Monarchs SS 16 23 59 2 11 .976
1932 Homestead Grays SS 10 22 26 3 3 .941
1932 Detroit Wolves SS 29 67 85 8 12 .950
1931 St. Louis Stars SS 34 70 117 9 17 .954
1930 St. Louis Stars 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1930 St. Louis Stars OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1930 St. Louis Stars SS 90 218 325 21 45 .963
1929 St. Louis Stars 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1929 St. Louis Stars SS 95 201 320 20 41 .963
1929 Chicago American Giants SS 4 12 25 2 3 .949
1928 St. Louis Stars OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1928 St. Louis Stars SS 77 176 280 24 40 .950
1927 St. Louis Stars 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1927 St. Louis Stars SS 95 199 317 35 43 .936
1926 St. Louis Stars SS 81 188 271 32 60 .935
1925 St. Louis Stars 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1925 St. Louis Stars SS 88 3 2 0 1 1.000
1924 St. Louis Stars SS 45 115 181 21 30 .934
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 31 118 32 6 19 .271
1939 NLP1 Newark Eagles 4 14 1 0 0 .071
1934 NLC Chicago American Giants 6 23 5 0 0 .217
1930 NNC St. Louis Stars 7 31 13 2 9 .419
1928 NNC St. Louis Stars 7 26 8 3 9 .308
1925 NNC St. Louis Stars 7 24 5 1 1 .208
Managerial record: 69-95 (.421) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1947 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns NAL 51 14 36 .280 5 Player-Mgr
1945 Newark Eagles NN2 21 11 10 .524 3 Player-Mgr
1945 New York Black Yankees NN2 13 4 9 .308 6 Player-Mgr
1942 Newark Eagles NN2 84 40 40 .500 3 Player-Mgr