Ben Wade Stats

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 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1991top05' title='1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Ben Wade Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#4 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Benjamin Styron Wade
Nickname:   Ben
Born On:   11-25-1922  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Morehead City, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-02-2002 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Los Angeles, California
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   04-30-1948 (Age 25)
Last Game:   06-12-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable

Ben Wade

Ben Wade Pitching Stats

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 -
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 Wade

Ben Wade Hitting Stats

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
5 Years 118 98 8 11 3 0 4 0 9 2 0 37 6 1 0 4 .112 .129 .265

Ben Wade

Ben Wade Fielding Stats

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
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 Wade

Ben Wade Miscellaneous Stats

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
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 24.5 2.6 10.9 1.30 5.70 4.39

Ben Wade

Ben Wade Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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