David Wells Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

David Wells
NameDavid Wells
Date of BirthMay 20, 1963
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1987
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David Wells Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for David Wells.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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:

GS489 (MLB Rank: 55)
GF65 (MLB Rank: 1,290)
W239 (MLB Rank: 60)
L157 (MLB Rank: 135)
SV13 (MLB Rank: 1,061)
ERA4.13 (MLB Rank: 4,680)
IP3439 (MLB Rank: 81)
SHO12 (MLB Rank: 517)
CG54 (MLB Rank: 816)
SO2,201 (MLB Rank: 68)
BB719 (MLB Rank: 359)
H3,635 (MLB Rank: 54)
HR407 (MLB Rank: 13)
SO95.76 (MLB Rank: 4,408)
BB91.88 (MLB Rank: 10,898)
H99.51 (MLB Rank: 5,725)
HR91.07 (MLB Rank: 3,522)
WHIP1.266 (MLB Rank: 9,955)
WAR53.6 (MLB Rank: 87)

📊 Last Season Summary (2007)

In his final season (2007), David Wells recorded the following stats:

GS29
W9
L9
ERA5.43
IP157.1
SO82
BB42
H201
HR22
SO94.69
BB92.4
H911.5
HR91.26
WHIP1.544
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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