CF Steve Wheeler #7
Age: 44 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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CF STEVE WHEELER #7 - AGE: 44 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/20/1930
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 150 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 11th Pick in Round 4
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Biloxi - R 18 20 81 35 16 2 2 15 19 16 0 0 16 10 0 .432 .526 .753 1.279 210 209 1.9
1948 Chattanooga - A 18 12 36 14 4 0 3 10 8 9 0 0 5 1 1 .389 .511 .750 1.261 192 185 0.9
1948 Terre Haute - A 18 40 130 29 6 5 0 22 9 11 0 2 24 4 2 .223 .280 .346 .626 69 66 0.6
1949 Terre Haute - A 19 128 397 84 24 13 6 47 47 30 0 3 80 4 7 .212 .265 .383 .648 76 65 0.9
1950 Terre Haute - A 20 138 454 106 29 18 7 56 72 78 2 3 88 9 7 .233 .346 .423 .769 114 115 5.8
1951 Terre Haute - A 21 125 416 83 30 9 6 59 44 44 0 3 64 4 3 .200 .274 .358 .632 84 76 1.2
1952 Chattanooga - A 22 20 71 16 2 0 3 12 11 15 0 0 12 2 2 .225 .360 .380 .741 93 97 0.5
1952 Terre Haute - A 22 105 357 74 15 8 3 37 48 53 0 4 62 16 9 .207 .307 .319 .626 79 78 1.4
1953 Chattanooga - A 23 5 18 6 1 0 2 3 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .429 .722 1.151 199 181 0.3
1953 Terre Haute - A 23 128 485 120 34 4 11 61 69 41 0 6 68 13 2 .247 .303 .402 .705 86 82 2.4
1954 Terre Haute - A 24 52 188 46 15 0 6 25 31 25 0 3 25 7 5 .245 .329 .420 .749 100 95 1.1
1954 Akron - AA 24 88 291 66 12 7 3 42 25 18 0 4 48 6 0 .227 .268 .347 .615 68 54 1.2
1955 Terre Haute - A 25 34 123 38 12 4 3 24 26 25 0 0 21 6 1 .309 .426 .545 .970 160 152 1.9
1955 Akron - AA 25 72 226 56 14 2 3 35 24 30 0 2 41 7 4 .248 .333 .367 .701 95 88 1.5
1955 Newark - AAA 25 12 39 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 .128 .190 .128 .319 -13 -19 -0.4
1956 Dayton - AA 26 133 479 90 12 5 8 38 61 49 1 2 113 18 8 .188 .264 .284 .548 52 45 1.0
1957 Dayton - AA 27 134 472 109 26 8 8 39 78 55 9 0 90 7 6 .231 .323 .371 .694 95 90 4.4
1958 Dayton - AA 28 135 439 83 23 6 9 43 49 48 5 3 120 11 6 .189 .275 .330 .605 84 80 3.4
1959 Dayton - AA 29 133 506 109 27 6 10 38 56 44 1 1 94 25 7 .215 .279 .352 .631 90 84 4.3
1960 Dayton - AA 30 136 484 100 21 3 6 40 61 61 2 1 104 23 11 .207 .297 .300 .597 77 76 4.5
Total EA 831 2897 613 135 37 47 275 354 305 18 13 610 97 42 .212 .290 .332 .622 80 74
Total HL 750 2550 580 165 61 42 331 346 307 2 24 432 63 36 .227 .308 .389 .698 92 88
Total UL 12 39 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 .128 .190 .128 .319 -13 -19
Total SEL 37 125 36 7 0 8 25 24 27 0 0 18 4 3 .288 .414 .536 .950 137 135
Total GSL 20 81 35 16 2 2 15 19 16 0 0 16 10 0 .432 .526 .753 1.279 210 209
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Terre Haute - A LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Terre Haute - A CF 39 39 117 3 2 121 1 .992 321.2 3.36 +5.4 1.096
1948 Chattanooga - A CF 12 12 35 1 1 36 0 1.000 99.2 3.25 +3.7 1.240
1948 Biloxi - R CF 20 20 43 1 0 46 2 .957 173.0 2.29 +1.2 1.101
1948 Terre Haute - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Terre Haute - A LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.1 1.26 +0.5 1.960
1949 Terre Haute - A CF 126 125 327 8 3 341 6 .982 974.2 3.09 +9.5 1.045
1949 Terre Haute - A RF 4 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 24.1 2.96 +0.7 1.154
1950 Terre Haute - A CF 138 136 495 18 9 518 5 .990 1144.1 4.03 +26.9 1.071
1951 Terre Haute - A CF 122 121 326 7 1 342 9 .974 1014.0 2.96 +4.7 1.038
1952 Terre Haute - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Terre Haute - A CF 103 98 227 6 0 241 8 .967 835.2 2.51 +6.2 1.050
1952 Chattanooga - A CF 20 19 51 4 0 56 1 .982 166.1 2.98 +2.7 1.079
1952 Terre Haute - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Terre Haute - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Terre Haute - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 +0.2 .982
1953 Chattanooga - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .953
1953 Terre Haute - A CF 122 121 320 10 1 336 6 .982 1064.0 2.79 +12.7 1.066
1953 Chattanooga - A CF 5 5 9 1 0 11 1 .909 33.0 2.73 -0.3 1.227
1954 Akron - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Akron - AA CF 82 80 228 6 0 237 3 .987 698.1 3.02 +15.7 1.067
1954 Terre Haute - A CF 48 48 107 5 0 113 1 .991 407.1 2.47 +5.3 1.079
1955 Newark - AAA CF 11 11 36 4 0 42 2 .952 94.0 3.83 +0.2 1.018
1955 Akron - AA CF 70 64 170 7 0 182 5 .973 584.1 2.73 +8.6 1.075
1955 Terre Haute - A CF 33 31 68 3 0 71 0 1.000 276.0 2.32 +3.6 1.146
1956 Dayton - AA CF 130 128 362 10 3 377 5 .987 1072.0 3.12 +23.5 1.083
1956 Dayton - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Dayton - AA CF 133 131 352 10 2 365 3 .992 1087.1 3.00 +29.3 1.132
1957 Dayton - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Dayton - AA CF 131 130 316 12 4 336 8 .976 1064.2 2.77 +20.5 1.082
1959 Dayton - AA CF 131 129 357 11 3 370 2 .995 1115.0 2.97 +21.9 1.088
1959 Dayton - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Dayton - AA CF 132 129 352 10 2 364 2 .995 1103.2 2.95 +32.7 1.117
TOTAL LF 11 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 +0.7 1.298
TOTAL CF 1608 1577 4298 137 31 4505 70 .984 13329.0 2.99 +234.1 1.080
TOTAL RF 6 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 26.1 2.73 +0.7 1.154
PLAYER HISTORY
02/20/1930 Son of Al Wheeler.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 11, 59th overall pick) by the Detroit Dynamos, out of high school Hillcrest (Hillcrest; Cincinnati, OH).
07/04/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization with a signing bonus of $2,600.
07/10/1948 Goes 5-6 against the Beaumont Buffaloes, with 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI and 5 R.
07/12/1948 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/30/1949 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/07/1949 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/05/1950 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/18/1950 Wins the 1950 Championship with the Terre Haute Brewers!
03/10/1951 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
05/19/1951 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
06/28/1952 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/05/1952 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/22/1952 Injured (thigh muscle strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/26/1953 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/09/1954 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
05/03/1955 Injured (calf strain),out for 3 weeks.
02/27/1956 Released by the Detroit organization.
03/07/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
03/08/1956 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
03/14/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Conquistadors organization.
03/15/1956 Released by the San Diego Conquistadors.
03/16/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks organization.
04/06/1956 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Minneapolis Lumberjacks development complex.
04/20/1956 Released by the Minneapolis Lumberjacks.
04/27/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dayton Dukes organization.
01/20/1957 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Dayton Dukes development complex.
04/22/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Dayton Dukes development complex.
04/19/1961 Released by the Dayton Dukes.
10/20/1961 Retired from professional baseball.
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