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Vernon Wells

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Full Name: Vernon M. Wells Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6'1"/225 First Game: August 30, 1999
Birthdate: December 8, 1978 MLB Experience: 9 years
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Scouting Report
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 Batting Stats
    • 3.2 Fielding Stats
  • 4 Transactions
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Video Gallery
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 See Also
    • 8.1 Recent Vernon Wells ArmchairGM Stories
  • 9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Vernon Wells (Vernon M. Wells) was born on December 8, 1978 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on August 30, 1999 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2002, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 23 home runs and 100 RBI. Wells played for the Toronto Blue Jays for his entire 8 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Vernon Wells's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2003, when he slugged 33 home runs, hit for a .317 average and knocked in 117 runs. However, others believe that it was 2006, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .303 average and knocked in 106 runs.


[edit] Scouting Report

He is a great defender (for now, at least)... Has very good power... Average patience... Good contact hitter, but not the best bat-control artist... Average command of the strike zone... Speed is average-to-mediocre... Seems to alternate great seasons with average ones.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1999 TOR A 24 88 8 23 1 8 .261 .293 .352 5 0 4 18 0 0 1 0 6
2000 TOR A 3 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 TOR A 30 96 14 30 1 6 .313 .350 .427 8 0 5 15 1 0 5 0 0
2002 TOR A 159 608 87 167 23 100 .275 .305 .457 34 4 27 85 3 2 9 0 15
2003 TOR A 161 678 118 215 33 117 .317 .359 .550 49 5 42 80 7 0 4 2 21
2004 TOR A 134 536 82 146 23 67 .272 .337 .472 34 2 51 83 2 0 9 2 17
2005 TOR A 156 620 78 167 28 97 .269 .320 .463 30 3 47 86 3 0 8 3 13
2006 TOR A 154 611 91 185 32 106 .303 .357 .542 40 5 54 90 3 0 17 0 13
2007 TOR A 149 584 85 143 16 80 .245 .304 .402 36 4 49 89 3 0 10 4 9
Total 970 3823 563 1076 157 581 .281 .331 .478 236 23 279 546 22 2 63 11 94

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1999 TOR A OF 24 23 205 50 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 TOR A CF 24 23 205 50 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 TOR A CF 3 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 TOR A OF 3 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 TOR A RF 3 2 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 TOR A OF 30 23 222.1 61 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .969
2001 TOR A CF 27 21 201.1 56 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
2002 TOR A RF 13 13 118 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .960
2002 TOR A OF 159 152 1358.1 382 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
2002 TOR A CF 146 139 1240.1 358 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .995
2003 TOR A OF 161 161 1416 383 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .990
2003 TOR A CF 161 161 1416 381 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .990
2004 TOR A DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 TOR A OF 131 130 1135 327 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .997
2004 TOR A CF 131 130 1135 327 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .997
2005 TOR A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 TOR A OF 155 153 1358 351 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 TOR A CF 155 153 1358 351 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2006 TOR A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 TOR A OF 150 147 1290.1 332 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2006 TOR A CF 150 147 1290.1 332 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2007 TOR A OF 148 143 1279 321 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
2007 TOR A CF 148 143 1279 321 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
Total OF 961 932 8271 2209 45 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 .993
Total CF 945 917 8132 2178 45 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 .993
Total RF 16 15 139 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
Total DH 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (5th pick overall) of the free-agent draft on June 3, 1997 - signed June 3, 1997.

[edit] Trivia

  • His father, Vernon Sr., played football at TCU and in the CFL.
    • His dad also painted baseball cards for Upper Deck. Vernon Sr. painted Vernon Jr. into a card, on a 1992 David Justice team checklist card.
  • Vernon has five theme songs, including, "Grillz," by Nelly.
  • Former teammate Orlando Hudson gave Vernon the nickname "V-Dub".
  • He often puts a shaving cream pie in the face of teammates during their post-game interviews.
  • He went to high school with Mersing Nguyen (American actress).
  • Vernon shares the same birthday as two of his Jays teammates: Reed Johnson and Jeremy Accardo.
  • On May 2, 2007, during an away game against the Cleveland Indians, Vernon tossed a baseball with the message “Dear Mr. Dork. Here's your ball, now please tell me what gas station you work at so I can come and yell at you when you're working. Please sit down, shut up and enjoy the game. From your favorite center fielder, Vernon Wells.” to fans who had been heckling him during the game. This was an obvious joke, and the fans loved it.

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[edit] Categories

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