Vernon Wells

Full Name: Vernon M. Wells II Current Team: Toronto Blue Jays Height/Weight: 6'1"/225 Uniform Number: 10 Birthdate: December 8, 1978 Entry Draft: 1st round (5th) in 1997 Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana Drafted By: Toronto Blue Jays Primary Position: CF College: N/A

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.

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.

Statistics

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
2008	TOR	A	108	427	63	128	20	78	.300	.343	.496	22	1	29	46	3	0	4	5	3
2009	TOR	A	158	630	84	164	15	66	.260	.311	.400	37	3	48	86	1	0	17	2	18
Total			1236	4880	710	1368	192	725	.280	.329	.470	295	27	356	678	26	2	84	18	128

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
2008	TOR	A	CF	100	99	889	217	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2008	TOR	A	DH	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2009	TOR	A	CF	155	153	1356.2	352	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.997
2009	TOR	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			OF	1216	1184	10516.2	2777	56	21	11	0	0	0	0	0	.993
Total			CF	1200	1169	10377.2	2747	56	20	11	0	0	0	0	0	.993
Total			DH	19	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	16	15	139	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.967

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.

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.