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Name Team Age
John Wakefield Retired (1958, Age 37) Died (1988, Age 67)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 51
(1950)
3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mel Ott League 0 8 years (132 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- D-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ D+ B-
Endurance Velocity Control
D+ D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- D+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 5/6/1921
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
(19.0 %) (13.6 %) D- (9.8 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 CHN 117 410 62 129 27 2 18 64 59 36 4 2 9 .924 .402 .522 .315
1951 CHN 137 493 70 145 24 3 14 75 69 66 4 4 12 .824 .384 .440 .294
1952 CHN 136 560 91 187 32 3 14 71 67 66 9 6 13 .883 .406 .477 .334
1953 CHN 123 490 68 135 21 3 11 47 74 44 11 11 2 .770 .372 .398 .276
1954 CHN 138 498 71 148 33 0 12 67 64 62 6 2 1 .813 .377 .436 .297
1955 CHN 136 503 70 157 31 4 13 41 58 54 7 4 0 .850 .383 .467 .312
1956 CHN 133 411 55 110 15 3 10 46 57 46 4 7 0 .752 .361 .392 .268
1957 CHN-WAS 126 338 30 87 13 1 4 28 55 44 0 0 6 .702 .364 .337 .257
1958 WAS 105 222 17 49 5 0 2 14 23 36 0 0 5 .563 .293 .270 .221
Total 1151 3925 534 1147 201 19 98 453 526 454 45 36 48 .805 .377 .428 .292
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01John Wakefield has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-09-15The Washington Originalist have acquired Bartolo Reed from the waiver wire. The Washington Originalist have waived John Wakefield.
1958-08-28The Washington Originalist have promoted Orlando Rosselli to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have designated John Wakefield for assignment.
1957-06-20A trade has been completed between the Chicago Mages and the Washington Originalist. The Washington Originalist receive John Wakefield from the Chicago Mages in exchange for Frank Brown.