Wes Ferrell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1927-1941)

Wes Ferrell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1941 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 15 seasons. Across 374 career appearances, he went 193-128 with a 4.04 ERA and 985 strikeouts. He also batted .280 with 38 home runs. Wes Ferrell was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,502.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 193–128
ERA 4.04
WHIP 1.48
SO 985
Pitcher PIV 1057.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
2/2/1908 in Greensboro, NC, USA
Died
12/9/1976 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1927-09-09
Last Game
1941-05-06
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Wesley Cheek Ferrell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Wes Ferrell — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
193 128 374 323 227 17 13 2623.0 2,845 1,177 132 1,040 985 4.04 1057.6

Career ERA 4.04 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 5.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Wes Ferrell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1927 CLE AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 2 0 27.00 — 0.0
1928 CLE AL 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 16.0 15 4 5 4 2.25 4.13 (+46%) 241.7
1929 CLE AL 21 10 43 25 18 1 5 242.7 256 97 109 100 3.60 4.60 (+22%) 2047.6
1930 CLE AL 25 13 43 35 25 1 3 296.7 299 109 106 143 3.31 4.80 (+31%) 3720.0
1931 CLE AL 22 12 40 35 27 2 3 276.3 276 115 130 123 3.75 4.10 (+9%) -112.2
1932 CLE AL 23 13 38 34 26 3 1 287.7 299 117 104 105 3.66 4.13 (+11%) -886.1
1933 CLE AL 11 12 28 26 16 1 0 201.0 225 94 70 41 4.21 3.86 (-9%) -1201.7
1934 BOS AL 14 5 26 23 17 3 1 181.0 205 73 49 67 3.63 4.29 (+15%) 3346.8
1935 BOS AL 25 14 41 38 31 3 0 322.3 336 126 108 110 3.52 4.35 (+19%) 1387.5
1936 BOS AL 20 15 39 38 28 3 0 301.0 330 140 119 106 4.19 4.59 (+9%) 1703.3
1937 BOS AL 3 6 12 11 5 0 0 73.3 111 62 34 31 7.61 4.34 (-75%) -3542.5
1937 WS1 AL 11 13 25 24 21 0 0 207.7 214 91 88 92 3.94 4.34 (+9%) 179.9
1938 WS1 AL 13 8 23 22 9 0 0 149.0 193 98 68 36 5.92 4.35 (-36%) -2601.4
1938 NYA AL 2 2 5 4 1 0 0 30.0 52 27 18 7 8.10 4.35 (-86%) -2009.0
1939 NYA AL 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 19.3 14 10 17 6 4.66 4.28 (-9%) -1037.5
1940 BRO NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 3 4 4 6.75 — 0.0
1941 BSN NL 2 1 4 3 1 0 0 14.0 13 8 9 10 5.14 3.94 (-31%) -179.0
Career · 17 seasons 193 128 374 323 227 17 13 2,623.0 2,845 1,177 1,040 985 4.04 — 1,058

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Wes Ferrell — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
548 1,176 175 329 57 12 38 208 2 129 185 .280 .351 .446 .797 1,502

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .351 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .446 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — +12.6% above league average.

Career OPS .797 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — +8.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Wes Ferrell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1927 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1928 CLE AL 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1929 CLE AL 47 93 12 22 5 3 1 12 1 6 28 .237 .289 (-18%) .353 (-20%) .415 (-7%) .769 (-13%) -239.4
1930 CLE AL 53 118 19 35 8 3 0 14 0 12 15 .297 .293 (+1%) .354 (+2%) .429 (-3%) .784 (-1%) -21.5
1931 CLE AL 48 116 24 37 6 1 9 30 0 10 21 .319 .276 (+15%) .338 (+10%) .388 (+60%) .726 (+37%) 703.9
1932 CLE AL 55 128 14 31 5 2 2 18 0 6 21 .242 .275 (-12%) .335 (-18%) .391 (-8%) .726 (-13%) -287.6
1933 CLE AL 61 140 26 38 7 0 7 26 0 20 22 .271 .270 (+1%) .329 (+10%) .377 (+25%) .707 (+18%) 468.0
1934 BOS AL 34 78 12 22 4 0 4 17 1 7 15 .282 .278 (+1%) .340 (avg) .392 (+24%) .733 (+13%) 162.0
1935 BOS AL 75 150 25 52 5 1 7 32 0 21 16 .347 .279 (+24%) .342 (+25%) .399 (+33%) .742 (+29%) 884.2
1936 BOS AL 61 135 20 36 6 1 5 24 0 14 10 .267 .283 (-6%) .349 (-4%) .404 (+8%) .753 (+2%) 48.1
1937 BOS AL 18 33 7 12 2 0 1 9 0 7 3 .364 — — — — 0.0
1937 WS1 AL 53 106 7 27 5 0 0 16 0 9 18 .255 .276 (-8%) .342 (-9%) .398 (-24%) .740 (-17%) 0.0
1938 WS1 AL 26 49 6 11 2 0 1 6 0 15 7 .224 — — — — 66.2
1938 NYA AL 5 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 .167 — — — — 66.2
1939 NYA AL 3 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .125 — — — — 0.0
1940 BRO NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 BSN NL 4 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 548 1,176 175 329 57 12 38 208 2 129 185 .280 — — — — 1,850

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Wes Ferrell — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2935838916517113.283
Away255592861642198.277

Pitching — Home / Away

Wes Ferrell — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1961382.214655724965583.72
Away1781238.113846045454314.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

Wes Ferrell — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1941-05-06 BSNSTLW 000000000
1941-04-26 BSNBROL 000000000
1941-04-21 BSNPHIW 311000111
1941-04-17 BSNPHIW 111001100
1940-05-10 BRONY1L 100000001
1940-05-05 BROSTLW 100000001
1939-05-24 NYYDETL 100000000
1939-05-15 NYYPHAW 301100101
1939-05-08 NYYCHWL 400000001
1938-09-19 NYYSLAL 200000002

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Wes Ferrell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1941-05-06 BSNSTL — 1.0222110
1941-04-26 BSNBRO L 0.2455310
1941-04-21 BSNPHI W 9.0511361
1941-04-17 BSNPHI W 3.1200220
1940-05-10 BRONY1 — 4.0433440
1939-05-24 NYYDET L 4.1555532
1939-05-15 NYYPHA W 7.0500310
1939-05-08 NYYCHW L 8.0555920
1938-09-19 NYYSLA L 4.111118332
1938-09-03 NYYBOS — 4.0511500

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Wes Ferrell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 13 0 31 1 0 1
P 374 0 122 532 17 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Wes Ferrell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1927 CLE P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 CLE P 2 0 1 4 0 0
1929 CLE P 43 0 10 63 2 3
1930 CLE P 43 0 19 39 2 0
1931 CLE P 40 0 19 74 3 3
1932 CLE P 38 0 14 59 1 5
1933 CLE OF 13 0 31 1 0 1
1933 CLE P 28 0 12 48 0 4
1934 BOS P 26 0 8 23 1 2
1935 BOS P 41 0 9 76 2 1
1936 BOS P 39 0 9 42 2 2
1937 BOS P 12 0 6 21 1 4
1937 WS1 P 25 0 5 34 1 0
1938 WS1 P 23 0 8 32 1 3
1938 NYA P 5 0 2 9 1 3
1939 NYA P 3 0 0 4 0 0
1940 BRO P 1 0 0 3 0 0
1941 BSN P 4 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Wes Ferrell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 374
Left Field 13

Awards & Honors

Wes Ferrell — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1935 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1932 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1931 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1931 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1930 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1930 TSN All-Star P
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

Award Voting History

Wes Ferrell — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1935 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 62.0 80 0
1934 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 16.0 80 0
1932 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 5.0 80 0
1931 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 12.0 80 0

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Career Spans

Wes Ferrell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Howard Ehmke
    166-166, 3.75 ERA
  2. 97
    Jim Slaton
    151-158, 4.03 ERA
  3. 97
    Jimmy Ring
    118-149, 4.12 ERA
  4. 92
    General Crowder
    167-115, 4.12 ERA
  5. 90
    Fritz Ostermueller
    114-115, 3.99 ERA
  6. 89
    Danny MacFayden
    132-159, 3.96 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Wes Ferrell

What years did Wes Ferrell play?
Wes Ferrell played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1941.
Was Wes Ferrell a pitcher?
Yes. Wes Ferrell pitched in the major leagues, recording 193 wins and 985 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Wes Ferrell hit?
Wes Ferrell hit 38 career home runs with 329 hits.
What was Wes Ferrell's career batting average?
Wes Ferrell batted .280 over his career, with 329 hits in 1,176 at bats.
How many RBI did Wes Ferrell have?
Wes Ferrell drove in 208 runs in his career.
What was Wes Ferrell's career ERA?
Wes Ferrell finished with a 4.04 career ERA, going 193-128 with 985 strikeouts.