Ben Wade was born on Saturday, November 25, 1922, in Morehead City, North Carolina. Wade was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 30, 1948, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ben Wade baseball stats page.
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Ben Wade![]() Ben Wade Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#4 | Checklist) |
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Ben WadeBen Wade Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1948 | 26 | Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 30 | Dodgers | 37 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.60 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 180.0 | 778 | 166 | 72 | 81 | 19 | 94 | 6 | 118 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1953 | 31 | Dodgers | 32 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.79 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90.1 | 377 | 79 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 32 | Dodgers | 23 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8.20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45.0 | 214 | 62 | 41 | 46 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 32 | Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 109 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 33 | Pirates | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 123 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 5 Years | 118 | 25 | 44 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 4.34 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 371.1 | 1,624 | 364 | 179 | 198 | 49 | 181 | 15 | 235 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - | ||
Ben WadeBen Wade Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1948 | 26 | Cubs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1952 | 30 | Dodgers | 37 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .117 | .131 | .317 |
| 1953 | 31 | Dodgers | 32 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .292 |
| 1954 | 32 | Dodgers | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1954 | 32 | Cardinals | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1955 | 33 | Pirates | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 118 | 98 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .112 | .129 | .265 | ||
Ben WadeBen Wade Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1948 Cubs | P | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1952 Dodgers | P | 37 | 24 | 540 | 33 | 0.9 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.60 |
| 1953 Dodgers | P | 32 | 0 | 271 | 9 | 0.3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.80 |
| 1954 Dodgers | P | 23 | 0 | 135 | 10 | 0.4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.60 |
| 1954 Cardinals | P | 13 | 0 | 69 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
| 1955 Pirates | P | 11 | 1 | 84 | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 118 | 25 | 1,114 | 67 | 0.6 | 63 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 1.53 | |
| 5 Years | 118 | 25 | 1,114 | 67 | 0.6 | 63 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 1.53 | |
Ben WadeBen Wade Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1948 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 1.80 | 7.20 |
| 1952 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 20.0 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 1.26 | 5.90 | 4.70 |
| 1953 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 24.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 1.97 | 6.48 | 3.29 |
| 1954 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.19 | 5.00 | 4.20 |
| 1954 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.27 | 7.43 | 5.87 |
| 1955 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 2.25 | 4.50 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 24.5 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 1.30 | 5.70 | 4.39 |
Ben WadeBen Wade Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1948 Chicago Cubs | 24 | $4,800.00 | - | - |
| 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
| 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | $10,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | $11,000.00 | - | - |
| 1954 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | " " | - | - |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | $11,000.00 | - | - |
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