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Turk Wendell
Steven John Wendell

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School Quinnipiac University

Debut June 17, 1993
  vs. STL 3.7 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L
Final Game May 13, 2004
Born May 19, 1967 in Pittsfield, MA

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1993 26 CHC NL   1   2   7   4   0   0   1  0   22.7   24   13   11   0    8   15   0   1    98   1   1  4.37  3.97   91 1.412
 1994 27 CHC NL   0   1   6   2   0   0   1  0   14.3   22   20   19   3   10    9   0   1    76   1   0 11.93  4.18   35 2.233
 1995 28 CHC NL   3   1  43   0   0   0  17  0   60.3   71   35   33  11   24   50   2   1   270   4   0  4.92  4.10   83 1.575
 1996 29 CHC NL   4   5  70   0   0   0  49 18   79.3   58   26   25   8   44   75   3   3   339   4   2  2.84  4.35  153 1.286
 1997 30 TOT NL   3   5  65   0   0   0  21  5   76.3   68   42   37   7   53   64   2   4   345   6   0  4.36  4.25   97 1.585
         CHC NL   3   5  52   0   0   0  18  4   60.0   53   32   28   4   39   54   1   4   269   5   0  4.20  4.29  102 1.533
         NYM NL   0   0  13   0   0   0   3  1   16.3   15   10    9   3   14   10   1   0    76   1   0  4.96  4.08   82 1.776
 1998 31 NYM NL   5   1  66   0   0   0  17  4   76.7   62   25   25   4   33   58   2   1   319   9   0  2.93  4.19  143 1.239
 1999 32 NYM NL   5   4  80   0   0   0  14  3   85.7   80   31   29   9   37   77   2   2   369   8   1  3.05  4.43  145 1.366
 2000 33 NYM NL   8   6  77   0   0   0  17  1   82.7   60   36   33   9   41   73   5   0   346   7   1  3.59  4.45  124 1.222
 2001 34 TOT NL   4   5  70   0   0   0  22  1   67.0   63   36   33  12   34   56   4   2   297   9   0  4.43  4.21   95 1.448
         NYM NL   4   3  49   0   0   0  14  1   51.3   42   23   20   8   22   41   3   1   218   6   0  3.51  4.19  119 1.247
         PHI NL   0   2  21   0   0   0   8  0   15.7   21   13   13   4   12   15   1   1    79   3   0  7.47  4.28   57 2.106
 2003 36 PHI NL   3   3  56   0   0   0  20  1   64.0   54   24   24   6   28   27   6   1   273   5   0  3.38  3.99  118 1.281
 2004 37 COL NL   0   0  12   0   0   0   5  0   16.7   21   13   13   4   12   11   2   1    80   1   0  7.02  4.92   70 1.980
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .522  36  33 552   6   0   0 184 33  645.7  583  301  282  73  324  515  28  17  2812  55   5  3.93  4.27  109 1.405
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   4  67   0   0   0  22  4   78.7   71   36   34   8   39   62   3   2   342   6   0  3.93  4.27  109 1.405
 Career High      8   6  80   4   0   0  49 18   85.7   80   42   37  12   53   77   6   4   369   9   2  2.84  4.45  153 1.222
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1993 26 CHC NL   7    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .143  .143  .143  -22    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1994 27 CHC NL   6    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .333  .000   -2    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1995 28 CHC NL  43    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .000  .125  .000  -63    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1996 29 CHC NL  70    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .500  .667  .500  211    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1997 30 TOT NL  63    5    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .167  .000  -51    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  51    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .250  .000  -28    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  12    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 31 NYM NL  62    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1999 32 NYM NL  74    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .143  .000  -59    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 33 NYM NL  74    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   29    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 34 TOT NL  67    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  46    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 36 PHI NL  54    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 37 COL NL  12    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     532   43    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   5  19  .070  .167  .070  -35    3   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         13    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   6  .070  .167  .070  -35    1   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     74    7    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5                           1   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1993 26 CHC NL    7    6    0   0.0   102| .143  .269| .143  .334| .143  .409| .286  .743| -22  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1994 27 CHC NL    3    2    0   0.0   108| .000  .273| .333  .340| .000  .428| .333  .768|  -2  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1995 28 CHC NL    8    7    0   0.0   105| .000  .268| .125  .337| .000  .417| .125  .755| -63  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1996 29 CHC NL    4    2    1  13.4   109| .500  .274| .667  .343| .500  .428|1.167  .770| 211  .866   0.5   0.0   0%
 1997 30 TOT NL    6    5    0   0.0   108| .000  .271| .167  .343| .000  .425| .167  .767| -51  .000  -1.2  -0.2   0%
         CHC NL    4    3    0   0.0   110| .000  .273| .250  .345| .000  .428| .250  .773| -28  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         NYM NL    2    2    0   0.0   106| .000  .267| .000  .338| .000  .419| .000  .757|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1998 31 NYM NL    4    4    0   0.0   107| .000  .268| .000  .338| .000  .422| .000  .760|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1999 32 NYM NL    7    6    0   0.0   114| .000  .273| .143  .348| .000  .440| .143  .788| -59  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2000 33 NYM NL    4    3    0   0.0   113| .250  .268| .250  .345| .250  .438| .500  .784|  29  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 2001 34 TOT NL    2    2    0   0.0   108| .000  .264| .000  .334| .000  .432| .000  .766|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         NYM NL    2    2    0   0.0   108| .000  .264| .000  .334| .000  .432| .000  .766|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2003 36 PHI NL    2    2    0   0.0   103| .000  .260| .000  .331| .000  .418| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2004 37 COL NL    2    3    0   0.0   122| .000  .284| .000  .358| .000  .461| .000  .819|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons       49   42    1   0.6   108| .070  .270| .167  .341| .070  .426| .237  .767| -35  .023  -8.7  -1.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1993 26 CHC NL   P    7      7    1    0    0 1.000  .952  1.14  0.54  3.17  1.82    4   22.7
 1994 27 CHC NL   P    6      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  0.53  2.52  1.89    2   14.3
 1995 28 CHC NL   P   43      9   12    1    2  .955  .955  0.49  0.51  3.13  1.84    0   60.3
 1996 29 CHC NL   P   70      9    9    0    1 1.000  .952  0.26  0.52  2.04  1.84    0   79.3
 1997 30 TOT NL   P   65      6   13    2    2  .905  .955  0.29  0.52  2.24  1.85    0   76.3
         CHC NL   P   52      3   10    2    0  .867  .956  0.25  0.52  1.95  1.84    0   60.0
         NYM NL   P   13      3    3    0    2 1.000  .952  0.46  0.52  3.31  1.88    0   16.3
 1998 31 NYM NL   P   66      5   12    1    0  .944  .960  0.26  0.54  1.99  1.85    0   76.7
 1999 32 NYM NL   P   80      4    6    2    0  .833  .952  0.12  0.48  1.05  1.72    0   85.7
 2000 33 NYM NL   P   77     12   10    2    0  .917  .965  0.29  0.48  2.39  1.74    0   82.7
 2001 34 TOT NL   P   70     11    7    0    1 1.000  .957  0.26  0.46  2.42  1.76    0   67.0
         NYM NL   P   49      8    5    0    1 1.000  .956  0.27  0.46  2.28  1.75    0   51.3
         PHI NL   P   21      3    2    0    0 1.000  .962  0.24  0.46  2.87  1.78    0   15.7
 2003 36 PHI NL   P   56      3   11    0    1 1.000  .959  0.25  0.48  1.97  1.86    0   64.0
 2004 37 COL NL   P   12      2    2    0    0 1.000  .976  0.33  0.47  2.16  1.83    0   16.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1993 26 CHC NL   P    7      7    1    0    0 1.000  .952  1.14  0.54  3.17  1.82    4   22.7
 1994 27 CHC NL   P    6      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  0.53  2.52  1.89    2   14.3
 1995 28 CHC NL   P   43      9   12    1    2  .955  .955  0.49  0.51  3.13  1.84    0   60.3
 1996 29 CHC NL   P   70      9    9    0    1 1.000  .952  0.26  0.52  2.04  1.84    0   79.3
 1997 30 TOT NL   P   65      6   13    2    2  .905  .955  0.29  0.52  2.24  1.85    0   76.3
         CHC NL   P   52      3   10    2    0  .867  .956  0.25  0.52  1.95  1.84    0   60.0
         NYM NL   P   13      3    3    0    2 1.000  .952  0.46  0.52  3.31  1.88    0   16.3
 1998 31 NYM NL   P   66      5   12    1    0  .944  .960  0.26  0.54  1.99  1.85    0   76.7
 1999 32 NYM NL   P   80      4    6    2    0  .833  .952  0.12  0.48  1.05  1.72    0   85.7
 2000 33 NYM NL   P   77     12   10    2    0  .917  .965  0.29  0.48  2.39  1.74    0   82.7
 2001 34 TOT NL   P   70     11    7    0    1 1.000  .957  0.26  0.46  2.42  1.76    0   67.0
         NYM NL   P   49      8    5    0    1 1.000  .956  0.27  0.46  2.28  1.75    0   51.3
         PHI NL   P   21      3    2    0    0 1.000  .962  0.24  0.46  2.87  1.78    0   15.7
 2003 36 PHI NL   P   56      3   11    0    1 1.000  .959  0.25  0.48  1.97  1.86    0   64.0
 2004 37 COL NL   P   12      2    2    0    0 1.000  .976  0.33  0.47  2.16  1.83    0   16.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 552     69   86    8    7  .951  .957  0.28  0.50  2.16  1.81    6  645.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       552     69   86    8    7  .951  .957  0.28  0.50  2.16  1.81    6    646
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1999   NLDS  NYM ARI     W   2   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   2     0   0   2   0 
        NLCS  NYM ATL     L   5   0   4.76  1  0  0  0   5.2   2   3   4   5 
 2000   NLDS  NYM SFG     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     0   0   1   5 
        NLCS  NYM STL     W   2   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   1.1   1   0   1   2 
        WS    NYM NYY     L   2   0   5.40  0  1  0  0   1.2   3   1   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   4   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   4     0   0   3   5 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   7   0   3.86  2  0  0  0   7     3   3   5   7 
  5 Postseason Ser      3-2  13   0   2.84  3  1  0  0  12.2   6   4  10  14 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1999   NLDS  NYM ARI     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  NYM ATL     L   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2000   NLDS  NYM SFG     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  NYM STL     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   4   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   7   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2  13   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1999 NL-80-2
2000 NL-77-4

Gray Ink: Pitching - 2 (2411) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1071) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 7.0 (1082) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.

September 29, 1991: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Yorkis Perez to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Bielecki and Damon Berryhill.

August 8, 1997: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Brian McRae and Mel Rojas to the New York Mets for players to be named later and Lance Johnson. The New York Mets sent Mark Clark (August 11, 1997) and Manny Alexander (August 14, 1997) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

November 3, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

July 27, 2001: Traded by the New York Mets with Dennis Cook to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Chen and Adam Walker (minors).

October 26, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

July 29, 2004: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

January 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1994Chicago Cubs$112,000
1995Chicago Cubs$112,000
1996Chicago Cubs$160,000
1997Chicago Cubs$350,000
1998New York Mets$661,500
1999New York Mets$1,214,998
2000New York Mets$2,050,014
2001New York Mets$3,100,000
2002Philadelphia Phillies$2,950,000
2003Philadelphia Phillies$3,350,000
2004Colorado Rockies$700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$14,760,512
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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