Turk Wendell
[edit] Biography
Born on May 19, 1967 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Turk Wendell (Steven John Wendell) played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies over the course of his 11 year career. Wendell broke into the bigs on June 17, 1993 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 4.92 ERA in 60.1 innings pitched in 1995, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Turk Wendell's best season was 1996, when he posted a 2.84 ERA, notched 18 saves and struck out 75 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 4.37
| 15
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.2
| 24
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 11.93
| 9
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.1
| 22
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4.92
| 50
| 35
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 60.1
| 71
| 11
| 24
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1996
| CHI
| N
| 70
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2.84
| 75
| 26
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 79.1
| 58
| 8
| 44
| 4
| 3
| 3
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.96
| 10
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16.1
| 15
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 52
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 4.20
| 54
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 60
| 53
| 4
| 39
| 5
| 4
| 1
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| 65
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 4.36
| 64
| 42
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 76.1
| 68
| 7
| 53
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 66
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2.93
| 58
| 25
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 76.2
| 62
| 4
| 33
| 9
| 1
| 2
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 80
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3.05
| 77
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 85.2
| 80
| 9
| 37
| 8
| 2
| 2
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 77
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 3.59
| 73
| 36
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 82.2
| 60
| 9
| 41
| 7
| 0
| 5
|
| 2001
| PHI
| N
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7.47
| 15
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 21
| 4
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 49
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.51
| 41
| 23
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 51.1
| 42
| 8
| 22
| 6
| 1
| 3
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 70
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 4.43
| 56
| 36
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 67
| 63
| 12
| 34
| 9
| 2
| 4
|
| 2003
| PHI
| N
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.38
| 27
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 64
| 54
| 6
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 6
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.02
| 11
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.2
| 21
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 552
| 6
| 36
| 33
| 3.93
| 515
| 301
| 282
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 645.2
| 583
| 73
| 324
| 55
| 17
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| P
| 7
| 4
| 22.2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| P
| 6
| 2
| 14.1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 60.1
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 1
| .955
|
| 1996
| CHI
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 79.1
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 16.1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 60
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| .867
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 76.1
| 6
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1
| .905
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| P
| 66
| 0
| 76.2
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 2
| .944
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| P
| 80
| 0
| 85.2
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2
| .833
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| P
| 77
| 0
| 82.2
| 12
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 5
| .917
|
| 2001
| PHI
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 15.2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| P
| 49
| 0
| 51.1
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 67
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| PHI
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 64
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 16.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 552
| 6
| 645.2
| 69
| 86
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 41
| 20
| 14
| .951
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 43
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CHI
| N
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .667
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CHI
| N
| 52
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| 65
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .167
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 66
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 80
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 77
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| PHI
| N
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 49
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| PHI
| N
| 56
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 552
| 43
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .070
| .167
| .070
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 4, 1988).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Yorkis Perez to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Mike Bielecki and Damon Berryhill (September 29, 1991).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Brian McRae and Mel Rojas to New York Mets in exchange for Lance Johnson and 2 players to be named later (August 8, 1997); Chicago Cubs received Mark Clark (August 11, 1997) and Manny Alexander (August 14, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 2000).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 6, 2000).
- Traded by New York Mets with Dennis Cook to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bruce Chen and Adam Walker (July 27, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (January 21, 2004).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (July 29, 2004).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 7, 2005).
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