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1927–1941 · P
Wes Ferrell
6' 2", 195 lbs·Lived to 68·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
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Career Highs
3.31
Best ERA · 1930
25
Most W · 1935
143
Most K · 1930
1.365
Best WHIP · 1930
Career Arc · ERA
15 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
15 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | CLE | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | — | — |
| 1929 | CLE | 47 | 93 | 1 | 12 | .237 | — | — |
| 1930 | CLE | 53 | 118 | 0 | 14 | .297 | — | — |
| 1931 | CLE | 48 | 116 | 9 | 30 | .319 | — | — |
| 1932 | CLE | 55 | 128 | 2 | 18 | .242 | — | — |
| 1933 | CLE | 61 | 140 | 7 | 26 | .271 | — | — |
| 1934 | BOS | 34 | 78 | 4 | 17 | .282 | — | — |
| 1935 | BOS | 75 | 150 | 7 | 32 | .347 | — | — |
| 1936 | BOS | 61 | 135 | 5 | 24 | .267 | — | — |
| 1937 | WS1 | 71 | 139 | 1 | 25 | .281 | — | — |
| 1938 | WS1 | 31 | 61 | 1 | 7 | .213 | — | — |
| 1939 | NYY | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .125 | — | — |
| 1940 | BRO | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1941 | BSN | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .500 | — | — |
| Career | 548 | 1176 | 38 | 208 | .280 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
15 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | CLE | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 15 | 0 | 5.000 |
| 1928 | CLE | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 184 | 4 | 1.250 |
| 1929 | CLE | 43 | 242.7 | 21 | 10 | 3.60 | 128 | 100 | 1.504 |
| 1930 | CLE | 43 | 296.7 | 25 | 13 | 3.31 | 145 | 143 | 1.365 |
| 1931 | CLE | 40 | 276.3 | 22 | 12 | 3.75 | 109 | 123 | 1.469 |
| 1932 | CLE | 38 | 287.7 | 23 | 13 | 3.66 | 113 | 105 | 1.401 |
| 1933 | CLE | 28 | 201.0 | 11 | 12 | 4.21 | 92 | 41 | 1.468 |
| 1934 | BOS | 26 | 181.0 | 14 | 5 | 3.63 | 118 | 67 | 1.403 |
| 1935 | BOS | 41 | 322.3 | 25 | 14 | 3.52 | 124 | 110 | 1.377 |
| 1936 | BOS | 39 | 301.0 | 20 | 15 | 4.19 | 110 | 106 | 1.492 |
| 1937 | WS1 | 37 | 281.0 | 14 | 19 | 4.90 | 89 | 123 | 1.591 |
| 1938 | WS1 | 28 | 179.0 | 15 | 10 | 6.28 | 69 | 43 | 1.849 |
| 1939 | NYY | 3 | 19.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.66 | 92 | 6 | 1.603 |
| 1940 | BRO | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 62 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 1941 | BSN | 4 | 14.0 | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 77 | 10 | 1.571 |
| Career | 374 | 2623.0 | 193 | 128 | — | — | 985 | — | |
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