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Vernon Wells

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 210 lb.

Debut August 30, 1999

Born December 8, 1978 in Shreveport, LA

Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 20 TOR AL  24   88    8   23   5  0   1    8   1  1   4  18  .261  .293  .352   64   31   0   0   0   0   6
 2000 21 TOR AL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 22 TOR AL  30   96   14   30   8  0   1    6   5  0   5  15  .313  .350  .427  102   41   0   1   0   1   0
 2002 23 TOR AL 159  608   87  167  34  4  23  100   9  4  27  85  .275  .305  .457   96  278   2   8   0   3  15
 2003 24 TOR AL 161  678  118  215  49  5  33  117   4  1  42  80  .317  .359  .550  132  373   0   8   2   7  21 SS,MVP-8,AS
 2004 25 TOR AL 134  536   82  146  34  2  23   67   9  2  51  83  .272  .337  .472  105  253   0   1   2   2  17
 2005 26 TOR AL 156  620   78  167  30  3  28   97   8  3  47  86  .269  .320  .463  104  287   0   8   3   3  13
 2006 27 TOR AL 154  611   91  185  40  5  32  106  17  4  54  90  .303  .357  .542  129  331   0   9   0   3  13 MVP-22,AS
 2007 28 TOR AL 149  584   85  143  36  4  16   80  10  4  49  89  .245  .304  .402   85  235   0   6   4   3   9
 2008 29 TOR AL 108  427   63  128  22  1  20   78   4  2  29  46  .300  .343  .496  121  212   0   7   5   3  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1078 4250  626 1204 258 24 177  659  67 21 308 592  .283  .332  .480  109 2041   2  48  16  25 110
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        639   94  181  39  4  27   99  10  3  46  89  .283  .332  .480  109  307   0   7   2   4  17
 Career High    161  678  118  215  49  5  33  117  17  4  54  90  .317  .359  .550  132  373   2   9   5   7  21
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 20 TOR AL   92   72    7   2.6   115| .261  .276| .293  .349| .352  .442| .645  .791|  64  .206  -5.1  -0.5  50%
 2000 21 TOR AL    2    2    0   0.0   118| .000  .280| .000  .354| .000  .450| .000  .804|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2001 22 TOR AL  103   67   16   6.4   109| .313  .270| .350  .337| .427  .433| .777  .770| 102  .605   0.5   0.0 100%
 2002 23 TOR AL  648  470   81   4.6   109| .275  .269| .305  .337| .457  .432| .762  .769|  96  .467  -5.5  -0.5  69%
 2003 24 TOR AL  735  493  129   7.0   110| .317  .272| .359  .339| .550  .436| .909  .775| 132  .646  30.8   2.9  80%
 2004 25 TOR AL  590  410   83   5.4   113| .272  .275| .337  .344| .472  .442| .809  .786| 105  .521   2.7   0.3  81%
 2005 26 TOR AL  678  477   91   5.1   107| .269  .270| .320  .334| .463  .429| .783  .763| 104  .517   2.2   0.2  72%
 2006 27 TOR AL  677  452  119   7.0   111| .303  .275| .357  .340| .542  .438| .899  .778| 129  .633  25.8   2.4  80%
 2007 28 TOR AL  642  460   73   4.2   107| .245  .271| .304  .338| .402  .424| .706  .762|  85  .421 -13.9  -1.3  71%
 2008 29 TOR AL  466  324   68   5.6   105| .300  .267| .343  .335| .496  .419| .839  .754| 121  .556  12.2   1.1  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4633 3227  667   5.5   109| .283  .272| .332  .338| .480  .432| .812  .770| 109  .541  49.1   4.5  76%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 20 TOR AL CF 24 50 4 0 1 1.000 .985 2.25 2.36 2.37 2.72 23 205.0 2000 21 TOR AL CF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.43 2.57 2.70 0 7.0 2001 22 TOR AL OF 30 61 2 2 0 .969 .984 2.10 2.01 2.55 2.30 23 222.3 CF 27 56 2 2 0 .967 .988 2.15 2.39 2.59 2.67 21 201.3 RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.83 2.14 2.10 2 21.0 2002 23 TOR AL OF 159 382 10 3 1 .992 .985 2.47 2.05 2.60 2.35 152 1358.3 CF 146 357 11 2 1 .995 .989 2.52 2.49 2.67 2.78 139 1240.3 RF 13 24 0 1 0 .960 .984 1.85 1.82 1.83 2.12 13 118.0 2003 24 TOR AL CF 161 383 3 4 0 .990 .990 2.40 2.45 2.45 2.78 161 1416.0 AS 2004 25 TOR AL CF 131 327 5 1 0 .997 .988 2.53 2.35 2.63 2.64 130 1135.0 GG DH 3 2005 26 TOR AL CF 155 351 12 0 4 1.000 .989 2.34 2.38 2.41 2.69 153 1358.0 GG DH 2 2006 27 TOR AL CF 150 332 4 4 3 .988 .989 2.24 2.29 2.34 2.65 147 1290.3 GG,AS DH 4 AS 2007 28 TOR AL CF 148 321 5 3 0 .991 .989 2.20 2.42 2.29 2.71 143 1279.0 2008 29 TOR AL CF 100 217 5 3 1 .987 .989 2.22 2.35 2.25 2.71 99 889.0 DH 8
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 20 TOR AL CF 24 50 4 0 1 1.000 .985 2.25 2.36 2.37 2.72 23 205.0 2000 21 TOR AL CF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.43 2.57 2.70 0 7.0 2001 22 TOR AL CF 27 56 2 2 0 .967 .988 2.15 2.39 2.59 2.67 21 201.3 2002 23 TOR AL CF 146 357 11 2 1 .995 .989 2.52 2.49 2.67 2.78 139 1240.3 2003 24 TOR AL CF 161 383 3 4 0 .990 .990 2.40 2.45 2.45 2.78 161 1416.0 2004 25 TOR AL CF 131 327 5 1 0 .997 .988 2.53 2.35 2.63 2.64 130 1135.0 2005 26 TOR AL CF 155 351 12 0 4 1.000 .989 2.34 2.38 2.41 2.69 153 1358.0 2006 27 TOR AL CF 150 332 4 4 3 .988 .989 2.24 2.29 2.34 2.65 147 1290.3 2007 28 TOR AL CF 148 321 5 3 0 .991 .989 2.20 2.42 2.29 2.71 143 1279.0 2008 29 TOR AL CF 100 217 5 3 1 .987 .989 2.22 2.35 2.25 2.71 99 889.0 2004 25 TOR AL DH 3 2005 26 TOR AL DH 2 2006 27 TOR AL DH 4 2008 29 TOR AL DH 8 1999 20 TOR AL OF 24 50 4 0 1 1.000 .984 2.25 2.03 2.37 2.30 23 205.0 2000 21 TOR AL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.03 2.57 2.31 0 7.0 2001 22 TOR AL OF 30 61 2 2 0 .969 .984 2.10 2.01 2.55 2.30 23 222.3 2002 23 TOR AL OF 159 382 10 3 1 .992 .985 2.47 2.05 2.60 2.35 152 1358.3 2003 24 TOR AL OF 161 381 3 4 0 .990 .985 2.39 2.08 2.44 2.35 161 1416.0 2004 25 TOR AL OF 131 327 5 1 0 .997 .985 2.53 2.05 2.63 2.30 130 1135.0 2005 26 TOR AL OF 155 351 12 0 4 1.000 .986 2.34 2.05 2.41 2.30 153 1358.0 2006 27 TOR AL OF 150 332 4 4 3 .988 .986 2.24 1.99 2.34 2.30 147 1290.3 2007 28 TOR AL OF 148 321 5 3 0 .991 .987 2.20 2.00 2.29 2.30 143 1279.0 2001 22 TOR AL RF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.83 2.14 2.10 2 21.0 2002 23 TOR AL RF 13 24 0 1 0 .960 .984 1.85 1.82 1.83 2.12 13 118.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total CF*1045 2396 51 19 10 .992 .989 2.34 2.39 2.44 2.71 1016 9021.0 OF* 961 2207 45 17 9 .993 .986 2.34 2.04 2.45 2.32 932 8271.0 0 1045 16# DH 17 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 16 29 0 1 0 .967 .983 1.81 1.82 1.88 2.12 15 139.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 961 2207 45 17 9 .993 .986 2.34 2.04 2.45 2.32 932 8271
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2003   TOR AL       2   1   1  1  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2006   TOR AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      1   4   1   2  1  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .750 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2003 *
2006 (CF)

Gold Gloves
2004-AL--OF
2005-AL--OF
2006-AL--OF
All Multiple Winners

Silver Sluggers
2003-AL--OF

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2003-AL-8-0.21
2006-AL-22-0.01
Car-685-0.22 shares

Batting Average
2003 AL-.317-4

Slugging %
2003 AL-.550-8

Games
2002 AL-159-6
2003 AL-161-4

At Bats
2003 AL-678-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
2003 AL-735-1

Runs
2003 AL-118-3

Hits
2003 AL-215-1
2006 AL-185-9

Total Bases
2003 AL-373-1
2006 AL-331-5

Doubles
2003 AL-49-1

Home Runs
2003 AL-33-10

RBI
2003 AL-117-3

Singles
2003 AL-128-5

Runs Created
2003 AL-129-4

Extra-Base Hits
2003 AL-87-1
2006 AL-77-4

Times on Base
2003 AL-264-5

Sac. Flies
2002 AL-8-9
2003 AL-8-9
2005 AL-8-7
2006 AL-9-6

Grounded into Double Plays
2003 AL-21-4

Power/Speed Number
2006 AL-22.2-5

Outs
2002 AL-470-10
2003 AL-493-3

Youngest Player
1999 AL-20-2
2000 AL-21-6

Black Ink: Batting - 5 (367) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 29 (785) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 19.5 (660) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 44.5 (409) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1997.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1999Toronto Blue Jays$200,000
2002Toronto Blue Jays$221,000
2003Toronto Blue Jays$520,000
2004Toronto Blue Jays$870,000
2005Toronto Blue Jays$3,070,000
2006Toronto Blue Jays$4,470,000
2007Toronto Blue Jays$8,787,500
2008Toronto Blue Jays$3,687,500
Career (may be incomplete)$21,826,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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