David Wells played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2007, appearing in 660 games over 21 seasons. He recorded a total of 239 W and 157 L, an ERA of 4.13, 2,201 SO, a WHIP of 1.266, and a WAR of 53.6.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | David Wells |
Date of Birth | May 20, 1963 |
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MLB Debut | 1987 |
📊 Career Summary
David Wells appeared in 660 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1987 to 2007. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 489 (MLB Rank: 55) |
GF | 65 (MLB Rank: 1,275) |
W | 239 (MLB Rank: 60) |
L | 157 (MLB Rank: 134) |
SV | 13 (MLB Rank: 1,044) |
ERA | 4.13 (MLB Rank: 4,633) |
IP | 3439 (MLB Rank: 80) |
SHO | 12 (MLB Rank: 517) |
CG | 54 (MLB Rank: 816) |
SO | 2,201 (MLB Rank: 68) |
BB | 719 (MLB Rank: 359) |
H | 3,635 (MLB Rank: 54) |
HR | 407 (MLB Rank: 13) |
SO9 | 5.76 (MLB Rank: 4,269) |
BB9 | 1.88 (MLB Rank: 10,740) |
H9 | 9.51 (MLB Rank: 5,651) |
HR9 | 1.07 (MLB Rank: 3,410) |
WHIP | 1.266 (MLB Rank: 9,824) |
WAR | 53.6 (MLB Rank: 86) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2007)
In his final season (2007), David Wells recorded the following stats:
GS | 29 |
W | 9 |
L | 9 |
ERA | 5.43 |
IP | 157.1 |
SO | 82 |
BB | 42 |
H | 201 |
HR | 22 |
SO9 | 4.69 |
BB9 | 2.4 |
H9 | 11.5 |
HR9 | 1.26 |
WHIP | 1.544 |
WAR | −0.5 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2000, 20 W
- Most SO: 1999, 169 SO
- Most IP: 1999, 231.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1995, 5.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 1989, 2.4 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
David Wells appeared in 24 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.34, pitched 105.1 IP, struck out 70 batters, with 9 W and 3 L.
David Wells Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | 4 | 3 | 3.99 | 0.571 | 1 | 32 | 29.1 | 0.4 | 1.67 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 115 | 1.92 | 9.8 | 2.67 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 132 |
1988 | 3 | 5 | 4.62 | 0.375 | 4 | 56 | 64.1 | -0.7 | 1.492 | 12 | 65 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 85 | 4.99 | 7.8 | 1.81 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 279 |
1989 | 7 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.636 | 2 | 78 | 86.1 | 2.1 | 1.089 | 5 | 66 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 153 | 2.68 | 8.1 | 2.79 | 0 | 54 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 352 |
1990 | 11 | 6 | 3.14 | 0.647 | 3 | 115 | 189 | 4.3 | 1.111 | 14 | 165 | 45 | 72 | 66 | 131 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 2.56 | 25 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 759 |
1991 | 15 | 10 | 3.72 | 0.6 | 1 | 106 | 198.1 | 3.1 | 1.195 | 24 | 188 | 49 | 88 | 82 | 114 | 4.13 | 4.8 | 2.16 | 28 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 811 |
1992 | 7 | 9 | 5.4 | 0.438 | 2 | 62 | 120 | -1.9 | 1.45 | 16 | 138 | 36 | 84 | 72 | 76 | 4.58 | 4.7 | 1.72 | 14 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 529 |
1993 | 11 | 9 | 4.19 | 0.55 | 0 | 139 | 187 | 2.9 | 1.203 | 26 | 183 | 42 | 93 | 87 | 103 | 4.09 | 6.7 | 3.31 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 776 |
1994 | 5 | 7 | 3.96 | 0.417 | 0 | 71 | 111.1 | 2.7 | 1.231 | 13 | 113 | 24 | 54 | 49 | 123 | 4.07 | 5.7 | 2.96 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 464 |
1995 | 16 | 8 | 3.24 | 0.667 | 0 | 133 | 203 | 5.4 | 1.217 | 23 | 194 | 53 | 88 | 73 | 141 | 4.08 | 5.9 | 2.51 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 839 |
1996 | 11 | 14 | 5.14 | 0.44 | 0 | 130 | 224.1 | 2.9 | 1.328 | 32 | 247 | 51 | 132 | 128 | 97 | 4.64 | 5.2 | 2.55 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 946 |
1997 | 16 | 10 | 4.21 | 0.615 | 0 | 156 | 218 | 4.3 | 1.303 | 24 | 239 | 45 | 109 | 102 | 107 | 3.81 | 6.4 | 3.47 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 922 |
1998 | 18 | 4 | 3.49 | 0.818 | 0 | 163 | 214.1 | 4.8 | 1.045 | 29 | 195 | 29 | 86 | 83 | 127 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 5.62 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 851 |
1999 | 17 | 10 | 4.82 | 0.63 | 0 | 169 | 231.2 | 3 | 1.329 | 32 | 246 | 62 | 132 | 124 | 101 | 4.35 | 6.6 | 2.73 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 987 |
2000 | 20 | 8 | 4.11 | 0.714 | 0 | 166 | 229.2 | 4.8 | 1.293 | 23 | 266 | 31 | 115 | 105 | 123 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 5.35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 972 |
2001 | 5 | 7 | 4.47 | 0.417 | 0 | 59 | 100.2 | 1.3 | 1.401 | 12 | 120 | 21 | 55 | 50 | 104 | 4.14 | 5.3 | 2.81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 432 |
2002 | 19 | 7 | 3.75 | 0.731 | 0 | 137 | 206.1 | 3.7 | 1.236 | 21 | 210 | 45 | 100 | 86 | 118 | 3.68 | 6 | 3.04 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 873 |
2003 | 15 | 7 | 4.14 | 0.682 | 0 | 101 | 213 | 4.3 | 1.23 | 24 | 242 | 20 | 101 | 98 | 106 | 3.94 | 4.3 | 5.05 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 887 |
2004 | 12 | 8 | 3.73 | 0.6 | 0 | 101 | 195.2 | 2.6 | 1.14 | 23 | 203 | 20 | 85 | 81 | 104 | 3.88 | 4.6 | 5.05 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 804 |
2005 | 15 | 7 | 4.45 | 0.682 | 0 | 107 | 184 | 3.2 | 1.31 | 21 | 220 | 21 | 95 | 91 | 102 | 3.83 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 780 |
2006 | 3 | 5 | 4.42 | 0.375 | 0 | 38 | 75.1 | 0.9 | 1.447 | 11 | 97 | 12 | 41 | 37 | 102 | 4.51 | 4.5 | 3.17 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 |