Al Wheeler
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Al Wheeler
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Wonder Wheel
Birthdate:
Nov. 3, 1907 (43 y, 1 m, 22 d)
Born In:
Decatur, IL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
RF
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
5'9"/201
Entry:
1925 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Detroit Dynamos
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1945 (2nd) Cincinnati (FABL)
1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
1933 (3rd) Detroit (FABL)
1932 Detroit (FABL)
1930 Detroit (FABL)
1929 (3rd) Detroit (FABL)
All-Star 1945 Cincinnati (FABL)
1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
1933 Detroit (FABL)
League Champ 1944 Cincinnati (FABL)
1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
1929 Detroit (FABL)
Batter of the Month Sep 1941 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jun 1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jul 1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
May 1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
Oct 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Aug 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jul 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jul 1932 Detroit (FABL)
May 1931 Detroit (FABL)
Oct 1930 Detroit (FABL)
Aug 1927 Newark (UL)
Rookie of the Month Oct 1928 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 1928 Detroit (FABL)
Player of the Week Jun 2, 1947 Cincinnati (FABL)
Aug 17, 1942 Brooklyn (FABL)
Aug 4, 1941 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jun 27, 1938 Brooklyn (FABL)
Apr 25, 1938 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jun 14, 1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
May 31, 1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
May 3, 1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jun 29, 1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
May 25, 1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
Apr 27, 1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jul 8, 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jul 1, 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jun 24, 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Jun 10, 1935 Brooklyn (FABL)
Sep 19, 1932 Detroit (FABL)
Aug 22, 1932 Detroit (FABL)
Jun 6, 1932 Detroit (FABL)
May 30, 1932 Detroit (FABL)
Apr 25, 1932 Detroit (FABL)
Apr 27, 1931 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 22, 1930 Detroit (FABL)
Aug 11, 1930 Detroit (FABL)
May 26, 1930 Detroit (FABL)
Aug 5, 1929 Detroit (FABL)
Jul 8, 1929 Detroit (FABL)
Jun 3, 1929 Detroit (FABL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink68
Grey Ink272
Similar Players (RF)
Player Score
Bobby Barrell 776
Max Morris 717
Rankin Kellogg 694
Hank Barnett 616
Frank Vance 608
Dick Walker 562
Moxie Pidgeon 559
Fred McCormick 552
Zebulon Banks 545
John Lawson 521
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1928 153 4
1930 151 5
1931 151 7
1932 152 5
1933 152 7
1934 151 6
1937 150 6
1938 152 5
1942 148 9
Year PA Rank
1928 677 10
1929 690 10
1930 683 8
1933 683 9
1934 689 10
1936 711 6
1937 664 6
1938 672 3
1942 640 10
Year AB Rank
1938 573 9
1942 561 9
Year Hits Rank
1929 200 10
1930 219 3
1932 200 9
1935 189 10
1936 218 2
Year K Rank
1938 70 9
Year TB Rank
1928 274 8
1929 351 5
1930 394 1
1932 363 1
1933 290 5
1935 339 1
1936 367 1
1937 298 2
1938 272 7
1942 235 6
1945 283 4
Year 3B Rank
1930 19 3
1931 12 10
1935 11 6
Year HR Rank
1928 18 8
1929 37 4
1930 36 2
1931 22 5
1932 38 1
1933 26 2
1934 22 9
1935 34 1
1936 38 1
1937 30 1
1938 29 1
1939 19 6
1940 20 3
1941 24 3
1942 23 2
1944 11 9
1945 28 2
1946 15 9
Year RBI Rank
1928 101 6
1929 125 5
1930 122 4
1931 97 9
1932 146 1
1933 121 3
1935 130 1
1936 145 1
1937 122 1
1938 110 1
1942 97 1
1945 96 4
Year R Rank
1929 124 5
1930 129 3
1932 124 1
1933 114 2
1934 112 9
1935 119 2
1936 140 1
1937 107 3
1938 105 2
1942 77 8
1945 99 2
Year BB Rank
1928 80 3
1929 86 3
1930 82 2
1931 83 2
1932 83 3
1933 84 3
1934 91 3
1935 74 6
1936 97 3
1937 95 2
1938 95 4
1939 77 10
1940 70 5
1941 71 8
1942 71 7
1945 87 3
Year IBB Rank
1930 13 5
1931 9 6
1932 16 2
1933 5 9
1934 9 1
1935 11 2
1936 14 1
1937 10 3
1940 7 10
1944 11 3
1945 8 8
Year SF Rank
1928 8 3
1929 7 5
1931 8 3
1932 12 1
1933 13 1
1935 7 6
1937 9 1
1942 7 5
1946 6 7
Year XBH Rank
1929 68 7
1930 84 2
1932 77 3
1933 53 6
1935 71 1
1936 65 2
1937 62 4
1938 58 9
1942 42 9
1945 54 4
Year Avg Rank
1929 0.340 7
1930 0.372 3
1932 0.348 4
1935 0.362 1
1936 0.359 2
Year OBP Rank
1928 0.389 9
1929 0.423 4
1930 0.447 1
1931 0.391 9
1932 0.423 1
1933 0.382 7
1934 0.401 10
1935 0.437 1
1936 0.444 1
1937 0.401 3
1941 0.386 4
1945 0.386 4
Year SLG Rank
1929 0.597 5
1930 0.670 2
1931 0.501 8
1932 0.631 1
1933 0.497 4
1935 0.649 1
1936 0.604 1
1937 0.535 1
1938 0.475 9
1941 0.503 3
1942 0.419 9
1945 0.490 3
Year ISO Rank
1928 0.173 8
1929 0.257 4
1930 0.298 2
1931 0.191 5
1932 0.284 1
1933 0.197 3
1934 0.179 10
1935 0.287 1
1936 0.245 1
1937 0.232 1
1938 0.208 1
1941 0.213 2
1942 0.157 4
1945 0.194 3
Year OPS Rank
1928 0.868 8
1929 1.020 5
1930 1.117 2
1931 0.892 7
1932 1.055 1
1933 0.879 4
1934 0.889 10
1935 1.087 1
1936 1.048 1
1937 0.936 1
1938 0.845 10
1941 0.889 2
1945 0.875 2
Year G Rank
1928 153 6
1929 153 4
1930 154 1
1932 154 1
1933 152 8
1934 152 8
1937 153 2
1938 152 6
1939 153 2
1942 152 6
1945 152 10
Year WAR Rank
1929 7.3 2
1930 9.1 1
1932 7.0 1
1933 5.8 4
1935 7.0 2
1936 7.2 1
1937 5.6 6
1941 4.5 7
1945 5.6 7