Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Al Wheeler
Nickname:
Wonder WheelBirthdate:
Nov. 3, 1907 (54 y, 1 m, 28 d)Born In:
Decatur, IL, USANationality:
American
Position:
RFBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
5'9"/201Entry:
1925 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Detroit Dynamos
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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 | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 68 | 83.7 | 48.1 |
| Grey Ink | 274 | 278.3 | 220.0 |
| HoF Standard | 68 | 65.3 | 63.0 |
| WAR | 78.7 | 97.4 | 103.8 |
| WAR7 | 47.6 | 57.1 | 61.8 |
| JAWS | 63.1 | 77.2 | 82.8 |
Similar Players (RF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Bill Barrett R | 830 |
| Red Johnson R | 754 |
| Bobby Barrell R | 752 |
| Max Morris R | 717 |
| Rankin Kellogg R | 694 |
| Walt Messer R | 633 |
| Hank Barnett R | 616 |
| Frank Vance R | 608 |
| Edwin Hackberry | 587 |
| Fred McCormick R | 584 |
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 |
| 1938 | 573 | 9 |
| 1942 | 561 | 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 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 1930 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 1932 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 1933 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 1935 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 1936 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1937 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 1941 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 1945 | 5.4 | 7 |