Chris Wakeland
Christopher Robert Wakeland
Born: June 15, 1974
Huntington Beach, CA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 15 (1996 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Oregon State
Career: 1996-2007
Major League Statistics
Chris Wakeland compiled a career batting average of .281 with 142 home runs and 617 RBI in his 1633-game career with the Jamestown Jammers, West Michigan Whitecaps, Lakeland Tigers, Tigers, Jacksonville Suns, Toledo Mud Hens, Albuquerque Isotopes, Buffalo Bisons, Somerset Patriots, Camden Riversharks and Long Beach Armada. He began playing during the 1996 season and last took the field during the 2007 campaign.
![]() Jamestown Jammers |
![]() West Michigan Whitecaps |
![]() Lakeland Tigers |
![]() Jacksonville Suns |
![]() Toledo Mud Hens |
![]() Albuquerque Isotopes |
![]() Buffalo Bisons |
![]() Somerset Patriots |
![]() Camden Riversharks |
![]() Long Beach Armada |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | 70 | 271 | 220 | 38 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 83 | .309 | .426 | .555 | .980 | 122 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 111 | 468 | 414 | 64 | 118 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 120 | .285 | .353 | .437 | .790 | 181 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 131 | 567 | 487 | 82 | 147 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 89 | 19 | 13 | 66 | 111 | .302 | .387 | .487 | .874 | 237 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 55 | 253 | 212 | 42 | 68 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 53 | .321 | .423 | .608 | 1.031 | 129 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .412 | .471 | .882 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | R | GULF | Tigers | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 141 | 561 | 492 | 65 | 133 | 25 | 2 | 28 | 76 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 148 | .270 | .351 | .500 | .851 | 246 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 140 | 598 | 547 | 85 | 155 | 33 | 3 | 23 | 84 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 126 | .283 | .338 | .481 | .819 | 263 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 90 | 324 | 297 | 38 | 72 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 106 | .242 | .302 | .387 | .690 | 115 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 16 | 49 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .222 | .250 | .311 | .561 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 65 | 242 | 219 | 32 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 62 | .283 | .343 | .452 | .795 | 99 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 68 | 263 | 235 | 30 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 77 | .281 | .349 | .477 | .825 | 112 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | 8 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | .200 | .179 | .379 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | 39 | 173 | 153 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 35 | .235 | .312 | .353 | .665 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | Ind | GOBL | Long Beach Armada | 9 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .314 | .415 | .486 | .900 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Ind | GOBL | Long Beach Armada | 59 | 267 | 228 | 39 | 67 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 61 | .294 | .375 | .513 | .888 | 117 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 1010 | 4138 | 3643 | 545 | 1025 | 215 | 27 | 142 | 617 | 76 | 51 | 404 | 1020 | .281 | .357 | .472 | .829 | 1720 | 51 | 44 | 8 | 39 | 20 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | LF | 59 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Jammers | OF | 59 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .978 | 1.492 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | LF | 111 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | OF | 111 | 169 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .972 | 1.586 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | LF | 122 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | OF | 122 | 194 | 17 | 9 | 2 | .959 | 1.730 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | LF | 54 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | OF | 54 | 97 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .944 | 1.870 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | R | GULF | Tigers | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | R | GULF | Tigers | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | R | GULF | Tigers | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 130 | 217 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .966 | 1.746 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 130 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 73 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 113 | 213 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .966 | 2.000 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 48 | 99 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .964 | 2.208 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | OF | 52 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .972 | 1.327 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | LF | 51 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 15 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.067 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | OF | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.625 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | OF | 57 | 101 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .929 | 1.842 |
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | LF | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | RF | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | CF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | OF | 14 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 1.643 |
| 2006 | Ind | GOBL | Long Beach Armada | OF | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1.200 |
| 2006 | Ind | GOBL | Long Beach Armada | RF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Ind | GOBL | Long Beach Armada | LF | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Ind | GOBL | Long Beach Armada | RF | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Ind | GOBL | Long Beach Armada | OF | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.056 |
| 2007 | Ind | GOBL | Long Beach Armada | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1633 | 1316 | 80 | 60 | 10 | .959 | .855 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Jammers | DET | ||
| 1997 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1999 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers | DET | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1999 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | DET | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | FLO | ||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
| 2004 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | May 6, 2004 | August 29, 2004 | |
| 2004 | Ind | Atlantic League | Camden Riversharks | September 8, 2004 | September 19, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Atlantic League | Camden Riversharks | |||
| 2006 | Ind | Golden Baseball League | Long Beach Armada | |||
| 2007 | Ind | Golden Baseball League | Long Beach Armada |
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