Turk Wendell
Steven John Wendell
Born: May 19, 1967
Pittsfield, MA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 5 (1988 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Quinnipiac
Career: 1988-2004
Major League Statistics
Turk Wendell compiled a career record of 54 wins and 51 losses and a 3.30 ERA in his 188-game pitching career with the Pulaski Braves, Burlington Braves, Durham Bulls, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves, Iowa Cubs, Daytona Cubs, Orlando Cubs, Clearwater Phillies and Colorado Springs Sky Sox. He began playing during the 1988 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
 Pulaski Braves |
 Greenville Braves |
 Burlington Braves |
 Durham Bulls |
 Richmond Braves |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Orlando Cubs |
 Daytona Cubs |
 Clearwater Phillies |
 Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | R | APPY | Pulaski Braves | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.83 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 101.0 | 85 | 50 | 43 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 87 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | A | MIDW | Burlington Braves | 9 | 11 | .450 | 2.21 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 159.0 | 127 | 63 | 39 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 153 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1989 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 4 | 9 | .308 | 5.74 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 91.0 | 105 | 70 | 58 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 85 | 11 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1.86 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2.56 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 147.7 | 130 | 47 | 42 | 4 | 51 | 5 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 613 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.60 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148.7 | 148 | 88 | 76 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 110 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 639 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.95 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 168.0 | 141 | 58 | 55 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 118 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 662 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.86 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.79 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Totals | 54 | 51 | .514 | 3.30 | 188 | 148 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 962.3 | 850 | 426 | 353 | 54 | 307 | 10 | 789 | 50 | 19 | 46 | 2267 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 37 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 25 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .150 | .150 | .150 | .300 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 25 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 23 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .263 | .333 | .263 | .596 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 130 | 76 | 68 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | .176 | .211 | .191 | .402 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | R | APPY | Pulaski Braves | P | 14 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.429 |
| 1989 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.667 |
| 1989 | A | MIDW | Burlington Braves | P | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | .898 | 2.000 |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 1.333 |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 36 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .952 | .556 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.333 |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 25 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .939 | 1.240 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 25 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .933 | 1.120 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 23 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 0 | .923 | 2.087 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Cubs | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | P | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .417 |
| Totals | 188 | 97 | 152 | 19 | 7 | .929 | 1.324 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | R | Appalachian League | Pulaski Braves | ATL | ||
| 1989 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Braves | ATL | ||
| 1989 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1989 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1990 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1991 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1992 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1995 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2003 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Clearwater Phillies | PHI | ||
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | June 19, 2004 | July 18, 2004 |
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