Vernon Wells was a center fielder in MLB. Across 1731 career games, with a .270 batting average and 270 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | TOR | 24 | 88 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .261 | .293 | .352 | .646 |
| 2000 | TOR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | TOR | 30 | 96 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .313 | .350 | .427 | .777 |
| 2002 | TOR | 159 | 608 | 87 | 167 | 34 | 4 | 23 | 100 | 9 | 27 | 85 | .275 | .305 | .457 | .762 |
| 2003 | TOR | 161 | 678 | 118 | 215 | 49 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 4 | 42 | 80 | .317 | .359 | .550 | .909 |
| 2004 | TOR | 134 | 536 | 82 | 146 | 34 | 2 | 23 | 67 | 9 | 51 | 83 | .272 | .337 | .472 | .809 |
| 2005 | TOR | 156 | 620 | 78 | 167 | 30 | 3 | 28 | 97 | 8 | 47 | 86 | .269 | .320 | .463 | .783 |
| 2006 | TOR | 154 | 611 | 91 | 185 | 40 | 5 | 32 | 106 | 17 | 54 | 90 | .303 | .357 | .542 | .899 |
| 2007 | TOR | 149 | 584 | 85 | 143 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 80 | 10 | 49 | 89 | .245 | .304 | .402 | .706 |
| 2008 | TOR | 108 | 427 | 63 | 128 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 78 | 4 | 29 | 46 | .300 | .343 | .496 | .840 |
| 2009 | TOR | 158 | 630 | 84 | 164 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 66 | 17 | 48 | 86 | .260 | .311 | .400 | .711 |
| 2010 | TOR | 157 | 590 | 79 | 161 | 44 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 6 | 50 | 84 | .273 | .331 | .515 | .847 |
| 2011 | LAA | 131 | 505 | 60 | 110 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 66 | 9 | 20 | 86 | .218 | .248 | .412 | .660 |
| 2012 | LAA | 77 | 243 | 36 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 35 | .230 | .279 | .403 | .682 |
| 2013 | NYY | 130 | 424 | 45 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 7 | 30 | 73 | .233 | .282 | .349 | .631 |
| Career Totals | — | 1731 | 6642 | 930 | 1794 | 379 | 34 | 270 | 958 | 109 | 472 | 956 | .270 | .319 | .459 | .778 |
2003, 2006, 2010
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1999 | $200,000 |
| 2002 | $221,000 |
| 2003 | $520,000 |
| 2004 | $870,000 |
| 2005 | $3,070,000 |
| 2006 | $4,470,000 |
| 2007 | $8,787,500 |
| 2008 | $3,687,500 |
| 2009 | $4,687,500 |
| 2010 | $15,687,500 |
| 2011 | $26,187,500 |
| 2012 | $24,187,500 |
| 2013 | $24,642,857 |
Career Total: $117,218,857 (13 seasons)
Average: $9,016,835
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.