Jacobs Wells (August 9, 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA – March 16, 1927 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA) was a right-handed Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Detroit Wolverines in 1888 and the St. Louis Browns in 1890.He made his major league debut on August 10, 1888. He spent 16 games with the Wolverines that season, hitting .158 in 57 at-bats. He did not play in the big leagues in 1889, though he did in 1890 for the Browns.