Willie Wells

#p RANKED AT POSITION

1924—1948

Shortstop

BORN

August 10, 1906, in Austin, TX

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-9 / 170

PRIMARY TEAM

St. Louis Stars

.330

BATTING AVERAGE

1039

GAMES

WAR

.407

ON-BASE PCT

932 RUNS

WAR7

.535

SLUGGING

1292

HITS

WAR3

.943

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

140 HOME RUNS

WAR PER SEASON

Willie Wells was considered the greatest shortstop of the glory years of the negro leagues. He hit for average, was a fast runner, and a dynamic defensive player. Later, as a coach he tutored a young Jackie Robinson on turning the double play.

Hall of Fame

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Wells	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK NR	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK NR	JAWS NR	WAR PER NR
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER

Where Does Willie Wells Rank Among Shortstops?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING p	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK NR	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK NR	JAWS NR
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Shortstops Wins Above Replacement Comparison