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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.
