What years did Ed Wells play?

Ed Wells played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1934.

Was Ed Wells a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Wells pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 403 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Wells hit?

Ed Wells hit 0 career home runs with 93 hits.

Ed Wells

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1934)

W–L 68–69

ERA 4.65

WHIP 1.53

SO 403

Pitcher PIV -8862.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 183 lb
Born: 6/7/1900 in Ashland, OH, USA
Died: 5/1/1986 in Montgomery, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1923-06-16
Last Game: 1934-09-17

Full name: Edwin Lee Wells

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	69	291	140	54	7	13	1232.3	1,417	637	78	468	403	4.65	-8862.4

Career ERA 4.65 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 9.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1923	DET	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	10.0	11	6	6	6	5.40	4.03 (-34%)	99.9
1924	DET	AL	6	8	29	15	5	0	4	102.0	117	46	42	33	4.06	4.13 (+2%)	126.3
1925	DET	AL	6	9	35	14	5	0	2	134.3	190	93	62	45	6.23	4.55 (-37%)	-1960.5
1926	DET	AL	12	10	36	26	9	4	0	178.0	201	82	76	58	4.15	4.11 (-1%)	-607.5
1927	DET	AL	0	1	8	1	0	0	1	20.0	28	15	5	5	6.75	4.08 (-65%)	-603.8
1929	NYA	AL	13	9	31	23	10	3	0	193.3	179	93	81	78	4.33	4.60 (+6%)	-2353.8
1930	NYA	AL	12	3	27	21	7	0	0	150.7	185	87	49	46	5.20	4.80 (-8%)	-757.7
1931	NYA	AL	9	5	27	10	6	0	2	116.7	130	56	37	34	4.32	4.10 (-5%)	-622.5
1932	NYA	AL	3	3	22	0	0	0	2	31.7	38	15	12	13	4.26	4.13 (-3%)	217.8
1933	SLA	AL	6	14	36	22	10	0	1	203.7	230	95	63	58	4.20	3.86 (-9%)	-1313.7
1934	SLA	AL	1	7	33	8	2	0	1	92.0	108	49	35	27	4.79	4.29 (-12%)	-1087.0
Career · 11 seasons			68	69	291	140	54	7	13	1,232.1	1,417	637	468	403	4.65	—	-8,862

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
298	433	50	93	11	4	0	38	1	17	74	.215	.246	.259	.505	-1,481

Career AVG .215 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 23.9% below league average.

Career OBP .246 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career SLG .259 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 34.9% below league average.

Career OPS .505 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 31.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1923	DET	AL	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	DET	AL	29	33	2	7	2	0	3	0	0	11	.212	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	DET	AL	35	43	8	12	1	2	6	0	2	9	.279	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	DET	AL	36	73	6	15	3	1	7	1	1	12	.205	.279 (-27%)	.345 (-37%)	.390 (-30%)	.735 (-33%)	-415.8
1927	DET	AL	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	NYA	AL	31	74	8	17	0	0	7	0	6	8	.230	.289 (-21%)	.353 (-16%)	.415 (-45%)	.769 (-32%)	-372.4
1930	NYA	AL	29	58	10	15	0	0	4	0	2	2	.259	.293 (-12%)	.354 (-20%)	.429 (-40%)	.784 (-31%)	-296.3
1931	NYA	AL	28	45	9	10	2	1	7	0	1	6	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	NYA	AL	24	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	SLA	AL	38	71	5	14	2	0	4	0	3	11	.197	.270 (-27%)	.329 (-30%)	.377 (-40%)	.707 (-36%)	-396.0
1934	SLA	AL	33	22	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	12	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			298	433	50	93	11	4	38	1	17	74	.215	—	—	—	—	-1,481

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	138	199	25	39	0	20	.196
Away	161	233	25	54	0	18	.232

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	134	616.1	703	312	196	206	4.56
Away	158	616.2	719	326	272	196	4.76

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	BB	SO
1934-09-17	SLA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0
1934-09-03	SLA	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	2
1934-08-21	SLA	NYY	W	1	0	0	0	0
1934-08-18	SLA	NYY	L	1	0	0	1	1
1934-08-08	SLA	DET	L	3	0	0	0	2
1934-07-29	SLA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0
1934-07-28	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
1934-07-25	SLA	NYY	L	3	1	1	0	1
1934-07-19	SLA	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0
1934-07-08	SLA	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1934-09-17	SLA	BOS	—	3.0	3	0	0	0	2	0
1934-09-03	SLA	CLE	L	5.1	6	5	4	3	0	0
1934-08-21	SLA	NYY	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	0	1
1934-08-18	SLA	NYY	—	7.0	5	1	1	0	6	0
1934-08-08	SLA	DET	L	9.0	13	7	7	4	2	1
1934-07-29	SLA	CLE	—	2.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1934-07-28	SLA	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1934-07-25	SLA	NYY	L	9.0	8	5	5	5	4	2
1934-07-19	SLA	MIN	—	0.1	5	5	4	1	0	0
1934-07-08	SLA	DET	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	291	0	57	222	13	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1923	DET	P	7	1	1	0	0
1924	DET	P	29	4	30	1	1
1925	DET	P	35	8	34	1	1
1926	DET	P	36	9	30	3	3
1927	DET	P	8	1	8	1	0
1929	NYA	P	31	5	21	2	2
1930	NYA	P	27	6	21	1	1
1931	NYA	P	27	6	17	2	1
1932	NYA	P	22	1	6	0	0
1933	SLA	P	36	11	31	2	0
1934	SLA	P	33	5	23	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	292

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Bethany College	Bethany	WV	1921, 1922, 1923

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Wells

What years did Ed Wells play?: Ed Wells played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1934.
Was Ed Wells a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Wells pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 403 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Wells hit?: Ed Wells hit 0 career home runs with 93 hits.