Wes Ferrell played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1941, appearing in 374 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 193 W and 128 L, an ERA of 4.04, 985 SO, a WHIP of 1.481, and a WAR of 48.9.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Wes Ferrell |
| Date of Birth | February 2, 1908 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher and Pinch Hitter |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1927 |
Wes Ferrell Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Wes Ferrell.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 Career Summary
Wes Ferrell appeared in 374 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1927 to 1941. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 323 (MLB Rank: 286) |
| GF | 43 (MLB Rank: 1,931) |
| W | 193 (MLB Rank: 143) |
| L | 128 (MLB Rank: 286) |
| SV | 13 (MLB Rank: 1,061) |
| ERA | 4.04 (MLB Rank: 4,357) |
| IP | 2623 (MLB Rank: 222) |
| SHO | 17 (MLB Rank: 317) |
| CG | 227 (MLB Rank: 104) |
| SO | 985 (MLB Rank: 592) |
| BB | 1040 (MLB Rank: 101) |
| H | 2,845 (MLB Rank: 157) |
| HR | 132 (MLB Rank: 661) |
| SO9 | 3.38 (MLB Rank: 8,315) |
| BB9 | 3.57 (MLB Rank: 6,541) |
| H9 | 9.76 (MLB Rank: 5,091) |
| HR9 | 0.45 (MLB Rank: 7,672) |
| WHIP | 1.481 (MLB Rank: 5,950) |
| WAR | 48.9 (MLB Rank: 111) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1941)
In his final season (1941), Wes Ferrell recorded the following stats:
| GS | 3 |
| GF | 1 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 1 |
| ERA | 5.14 |
| IP | 14 |
| CG | 1 |
| SO | 10 |
| BB | 9 |
| H | 13 |
| HR | 1 |
| SO9 | 6.43 |
| BB9 | 5.79 |
| H9 | 8.36 |
| HR9 | 0.64 |
| WHIP | 1.571 |
| WAR | −0.2 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1930, 25 W
- Most SO: 1930, 143 SO
- Most IP: 1935, 322.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1930, 8.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1928, 2.25 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Wes Ferrell has no postseason appearances.
Wes Ferrell Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1927 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
1928 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0.5 | 1.25 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 187 | 3.47 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
1929 | 21 | 10 | 3.6 | 0.677 | 5 | 100 | 242.2 | 6 | 1.504 | 7 | 256 | 109 | 112 | 97 | 123 | 3.73 | 3.7 | 0.92 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1061 |
1930 | 25 | 13 | 3.31 | 0.658 | 3 | 143 | 296.2 | 8.3 | 1.365 | 14 | 299 | 106 | 141 | 109 | 145 | 3.58 | 4.3 | 1.35 | 35 | 43 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1274 |
1931 | 22 | 12 | 3.75 | 0.647 | 3 | 123 | 276.1 | 6.2 | 1.469 | 9 | 276 | 130 | 134 | 115 | 123 | 4.11 | 4 | 0.95 | 35 | 40 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 0.3 | 9 | 4.2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1227 |
1932 | 23 | 13 | 3.66 | 0.639 | 1 | 105 | 287.2 | 6.9 | 1.401 | 17 | 299 | 104 | 141 | 117 | 131 | 3.92 | 3.3 | 1.01 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1244 |
1933 | 11 | 12 | 4.21 | 0.478 | 0 | 41 | 201 | 2.8 | 1.468 | 8 | 225 | 70 | 108 | 94 | 107 | 4.09 | 1.8 | 0.59 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 886 |
1934 | 14 | 5 | 3.63 | 0.737 | 1 | 67 | 181 | 4.1 | 1.403 | 4 | 205 | 49 | 87 | 73 | 130 | 3.54 | 3.3 | 1.37 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 785 |
1935 | 25 | 14 | 3.52 | 0.641 | 0 | 110 | 322.1 | 8.2 | 1.377 | 16 | 336 | 108 | 149 | 126 | 134 | 4.18 | 3.1 | 1.02 | 38 | 41 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1391 |
1936 | 20 | 15 | 4.19 | 0.571 | 0 | 106 | 301 | 6.8 | 1.492 | 11 | 330 | 119 | 160 | 140 | 126 | 4.33 | 3.2 | 0.89 | 38 | 39 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1341 |
1937 | 14 | 19 | 4.9 | 0.424 | 0 | 123 | 281 | 1.2 | 1.591 | 25 | 325 | 122 | 177 | 153 | 93 | 4.82 | 3.9 | 1.01 | 35 | 37 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1266 |
1938 | 15 | 10 | 6.28 | 0.6 | 0 | 43 | 179 | -1.8 | 1.849 | 18 | 245 | 86 | 144 | 125 | 72 | 5.34 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 848 |
1939 | 1 | 2 | 4.66 | 0.333 | 0 | 6 | 19.1 | 0.1 | 1.603 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 95 | 5.96 | 2.8 | 0.35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
1940 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -0.1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 4.75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
1941 | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 0.667 | 0 | 10 | 14 | -0.2 | 1.571 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 4.43 | 6.4 | 1.11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
