What years did Turk Wendell play?

Turk Wendell played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2004.

Was Turk Wendell a pitcher?

Yes. Turk Wendell pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 515 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Turk Wendell hit?

Turk Wendell hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Turk Wendell play for?

Turk Wendell played for 4 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1993–1997), the New York Mets (1997–2001), the Philadelphia Phillies (2001, 2003), and the Colorado Rockies (2004).

What were Turk Wendell's career stats?

In 552 games, Turk Wendell went 36-33 with a 3.93 ERA, 515 strikeouts, 645.2 innings pitched, and 33 saves.

What was Turk Wendell's salary?

Turk Wendell's last recorded salary was $700,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $3,350,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $112,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2004.

What position did Turk Wendell play?

Turk Wendell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Turk Wendell and how much did he weigh?

Turk Wendell was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.

What was Turk Wendell's career ERA?

Turk Wendell finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 36-33 with 515 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Turk Wendell have?

Turk Wendell recorded 515 career strikeouts.

Is Turk Wendell in the Hall of Fame?

No. Turk Wendell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Turk Wendell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2004)

Turk Wendell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2004 for 4 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 12 seasons. Across 552 career appearances, he went 36-33 with a 3.93 ERA, 515 strikeouts, and 33 saves.

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 October 24, 2026

W–L 36–33

ERA 3.93

WHIP 1.40

SO 515

Pitcher PIV -1494.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 5/19/1967 in Pittsfield, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-06-17
Last Game: 2004-05-13

Full name: Steven John Wendell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Turk Wendell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	33	552	6	0	0	33	645.2	583	282	73	324	515	3.93	-1494.3

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 4.49 across their career seasons — 12.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Turk Wendell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	CHN	NL	1	2	7	4	0	22.2	24	11	8	15	4.37	4.19 (-4%)	835.2
1994	CHN	NL	0	1	6	2	0	14.1	22	19	10	9	11.93	4.51 (-164%)	-780.3
1995	CHN	NL	3	1	43	0	0	60.1	71	33	24	50	4.92	4.45 (-11%)	-992.1
1996	CHN	NL	4	5	70	0	18	79.1	58	25	44	75	2.84	4.61 (+38%)	487.5
1997	CHN	NL	3	5	52	0	4	60.0	53	28	39	54	4.20	4.39 (+4%)	324.3
1997	NYN	NL	0	0	13	0	1	16.1	15	9	14	10	4.96	4.39 (-13%)	-1077.2
1998	NYN	NL	5	1	66	0	4	76.2	62	25	33	58	2.93	4.43 (+34%)	1475.2
1999	NYN	NL	5	4	80	0	3	85.2	80	29	37	77	3.05	4.71 (+35%)	1396.2
2000	NYN	NL	8	6	77	0	1	82.2	60	33	41	73	3.59	4.77 (+25%)	665.9
2001	NYN	NL	4	3	49	0	1	51.1	42	20	22	41	3.51	4.42 (+21%)	-668.9
2001	PHI	NL	0	2	21	0	0	15.2	21	13	12	15	7.47	4.42 (-69%)	-989.0
2003	PHI	NL	3	3	56	0	1	64.0	54	24	28	27	3.38	4.40 (+23%)	-960.9
2004	COL	NL	0	0	12	0	0	16.2	21	13	12	11	7.02	4.46 (-57%)	-1210.2
Career · 13 seasons			36	33	552	6	33	645.2	583	282	324	515	3.93	—	-1,494

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

Turk Wendell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
552	43	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	.070	.167	.070	.236	0

Career AVG .070 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 73.9% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Career SLG .070 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 83.5% below league average.

Career OPS .236 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 68.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Turk Wendell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	CHN	NL	7	7	0	1	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CHN	NL	6	2	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CHN	NL	43	7	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CHN	NL	70	2	0	1	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CHN	NL	52	3	1	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	NYN	NL	13	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	NYN	NL	66	4	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYN	NL	80	6	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYN	NL	77	4	0	1	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	NYN	NL	49	2	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	PHI	NL	21	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	PHI	NL	56	2	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	COL	NL	12	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			552	43	1	3	5	19	.070	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Turk Wendell — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Turk Wendell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2000	NLCS	NYN	2	0	0	.000
2000	NLDS2	NYN	2	0	0	.000
2000	WS	NYN	2	0	0	.000
1999	NLCS	NYN	5	0	0	.000
1999	NLDS2	NYN	2	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Turk Wendell — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	1	13	0	0	12.2	6	4	10	14	2.84

Playoff Pitching by Year

Turk Wendell — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	NLCS	NYN	1	0	2	1.1	1	0	1	2	0.00
2000	NLDS2	NYN	0	0	2	2.0	0	0	1	5	0.00
2000	WS	NYN	0	1	2	1.2	3	1	2	2	5.40
1999	NLCS	NYN	1	0	5	5.2	2	3	4	5	4.76
1999	NLDS2	NYN	1	0	2	2.0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Turk Wendell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	284	20	1	1	0	0	.050
Away	268	23	0	2	0	0	.087

Pitching — Home / Away

Turk Wendell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	284	339.1	275	126	159	278	3.34
Away	268	306.1	308	156	165	237	4.58

Last 10 Games — Batting

Turk Wendell — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2004-05-13	COL	PIT	L	0
2004-05-07	COL	CHC	L	1
2004-05-04	COL	WSN	L	0
2004-05-01	COL	ATL	L	0
2004-04-27	COL	MIA	W	0
2004-04-24	COL	HOU	L	1
2004-04-21	COL	LAD	L	0
2004-04-20	COL	LAD	W	0
2004-04-16	COL	STL	L	0
2004-04-14	COL	AZ	W	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Turk Wendell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-05-13	COL	PIT	—	0.1	4	4	4	1	0	0
2004-05-07	COL	CHC	—	3.1	4	2	2	1	3	0
2004-05-04	COL	WSN	—	1.0	1	2	2	2	0	1
2004-05-01	COL	ATL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2004-04-27	COL	MIA	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
2004-04-24	COL	HOU	—	3.0	1	0	0	2	3	0
2004-04-21	COL	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2004-04-20	COL	LAD	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
2004-04-16	COL	STL	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	0
2004-04-14	COL	AZ	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Turk Wendell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	552	6	69	86	8	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Turk Wendell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	CHN	P	7	4	7	1	0	0
1994	CHN	P	6	2	1	3	0	0
1995	CHN	P	43	0	9	12	1	2
1996	CHN	P	70	0	9	9	0	1
1997	CHN	P	52	0	3	10	2	0
1997	NYN	P	13	0	3	3	0	2
1998	NYN	P	66	0	5	12	1	0
1999	NYN	P	80	0	4	6	2	0
2000	NYN	P	77	0	12	10	2	0
2001	NYN	P	49	0	8	5	0	1
2001	PHI	P	21	0	3	2	0	0
2003	PHI	P	56	0	3	11	0	1
2004	COL	P	12	0	2	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Turk Wendell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	552

Salary History

Turk Wendell's recorded salaries total $14,760,512 over 11 seasons, 1994 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wendell's career ran from 1993 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 1993.

Turk Wendell — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	COL	NL	$700,000
2003	PHI	NL	$3,350,000
2002	PHI	NL	$2,950,000
2001	NYN	NL	$3,100,000
2000	NYN	NL	$2,050,014
1999	NYN	NL	$1,214,998
1998	NYN	NL	$661,500
1997	CHN	NL	$350,000
1996	CHN	NL	$160,000
1995	CHN	NL	$112,000
1994	CHN	NL	$112,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$14,760,512

College History

Turk Wendell — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Quinnipiac College	Hamden	CT	1986, 1987, 1988

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Turk Wendell: the record in brief

The profile opens with Turk Wendell's first major league game on June 17, 1993; the last one listed came on May 13, 2004. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Cubs (1993 through 1997), the New York Mets (1997 through 2001), the Philadelphia Phillies (2001 through 2003), and the Colorado Rockies (2004). Wendell played primarily as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 19, 1967, in Pittsfield, MA, USA and a listed size of 6'2" and 185 pounds. Turk Wendell was the playing name; the full given name is Steven John.

Wendell's career pitching line is 36 wins, 33 losses and a 3.93 ERA over 552 appearances. Also on Wendell's record: 515 strikeouts and 33 saves. Against a 4.49 league ERA for the same years, Wendell was 12.4% better. 2000 brought Wendell a season-high 8 wins. The strikeout high was 77 in 1999. The most saves in one season was 18, in 1996. 1996 was Wendell's sharpest full season, a 2.84 ERA against the league's 4.61.

Frequently Asked Questions about Turk Wendell

What years did Turk Wendell play?: Turk Wendell played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2004.
Was Turk Wendell a pitcher?: Yes. Turk Wendell pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 515 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Turk Wendell hit?: Turk Wendell hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Turk Wendell play for?: Turk Wendell played for 4 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1993–1997), the New York Mets (1997–2001), the Philadelphia Phillies (2001, 2003), and the Colorado Rockies (2004).
What were Turk Wendell's career stats?: In 552 games, Turk Wendell went 36-33 with a 3.93 ERA, 515 strikeouts, 645.2 innings pitched, and 33 saves.
How much did Turk Wendell earn in his career?: Turk Wendell's recorded salaries total $14,760,512 over 11 seasons, 1994 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wendell's career ran from 1993 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 1993.
What was Turk Wendell's salary?: Turk Wendell's last recorded salary was $700,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $3,350,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $112,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2004.
What position did Turk Wendell play?: Turk Wendell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Turk Wendell and how much did he weigh?: Turk Wendell was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Turk Wendell's career ERA?: Turk Wendell finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 36-33 with 515 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Turk Wendell have?: Turk Wendell recorded 515 career strikeouts.
Is Turk Wendell in the Hall of Fame?: No. Turk Wendell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.