[3] In 1918, he played for the Chicago American Giants team that compiled a 20-8-2 record and finished first among the Western independent clubs.

[3] In 1920, Wesley's second season with Detroit, he led the Negro National League with 11 home runs in 64 games.

He also ranked among the NNL leaders with a .498 slugging percentage (fourth), 50 RBIs (fifth), 15 doubles (sixth), and 123 total bases (eighth).

[5] Historian William F. McNeil rated Wesley as the best Negro league first baseman for the era 1900-1925.

Other baseball historians (John B. Holway and Davis A. Lawrence) and Larry Doby rated him as the best Negro league first baseman of all time.