David Wells

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-2007)

W–L 239–157
ERA 4.13
WHIP 1.27
SO 2,201
Pitcher PIV 31300.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 187 lb
Born
5/20/1963 in Torrance, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1987-06-30
Last Game
2007-09-28
Awards
3× All-Star · ALCS MVP

Full name: David Lee Wells

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
239 157 660 489 54 12 13 3439.0 3,635 1,578 407 719 2,201 4.13 31300.7

Career ERA 4.13 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1987 TOR AL 4 3 18 2 0 0 1 29.3 37 13 12 32 3.99 4.29 (+7%) 1753.7
1988 TOR AL 3 5 41 0 0 0 4 64.3 65 33 31 56 4.62 3.73 (-24%) -2023.5
1989 TOR AL 7 4 54 0 0 0 2 86.3 66 23 28 78 2.40 3.71 (+35%) 2259.4
1990 TOR AL 11 6 43 25 0 0 3 189.0 165 66 45 115 3.14 3.86 (+19%) 2753.4
1991 TOR AL 15 10 40 28 2 0 1 198.3 188 82 49 106 3.72 3.91 (+5%) -1091.5
1992 TOR AL 7 9 41 14 0 0 2 120.0 138 72 36 62 5.40 3.75 (-44%) -2513.1
1993 DET AL 11 9 32 30 0 0 0 187.0 183 87 42 139 4.19 4.19 (avg) 462.7
1994 DET AL 5 7 16 16 5 1 0 111.3 113 49 24 71 3.96 4.51 (+12%) 1245.6
1995 DET AL 10 3 18 18 3 0 0 130.3 120 44 37 83 3.04 4.45 (+32%) 94.0
1995 CIN NL 6 5 11 11 3 0 0 72.7 74 29 16 50 3.59 4.45 (+19%) 1825.4
1996 BAL AL 11 14 34 34 3 0 0 224.3 247 128 51 130 5.14 4.61 (-11%) -177.6
1997 NYA AL 16 10 32 32 5 2 0 218.0 239 102 45 156 4.21 4.39 (+4%) 3293.7
1998 NYA AL 18 4 30 30 8 5 0 214.3 195 83 29 163 3.49 4.43 (+21%) 3550.6
1999 TOR AL 17 10 34 34 7 1 0 231.7 246 124 62 169 4.82 4.71 (-2%) 2167.6
2000 TOR AL 20 8 35 35 9 1 0 229.7 266 105 31 166 4.11 4.77 (+14%) 7634.3
2001 CHA AL 5 7 16 16 1 0 0 100.7 120 50 21 59 4.47 4.42 (-1%) 708.1
2002 NYA AL 19 7 31 31 2 1 0 206.3 210 86 45 137 3.75 4.28 (+12%) 3193.4
2003 NYA AL 15 7 31 30 4 1 0 213.0 242 98 20 101 4.14 4.40 (+6%) 2542.4
2004 SDN NL 12 8 31 31 0 0 0 195.7 203 81 20 101 3.73 4.46 (+17%) 2963.4
2005 BOS AL 15 7 30 30 2 0 0 184.0 220 91 21 107 4.45 4.29 (-4%) 2201.6
2006 BOS AL 2 3 8 8 0 0 0 47.0 64 26 8 24 4.98 4.53 (-10%) -1028.4
2006 SDN NL 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 28.3 33 11 4 14 3.49 4.53 (+23%) 1058.7
2007 SDN NL 5 8 22 22 0 0 0 118.7 156 73 33 63 5.54 4.47 (-24%) -1415.7
2007 LAN NL 4 1 7 7 0 0 0 38.7 45 22 9 19 5.12 4.47 (-14%) -157.6
Career · 24 seasons 239 157 660 489 54 12 13 3,439.0 3,635 1,578 719 2,201 4.13 — 31,301

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
660 178 8 23 2 0 0 5 0 3 59 .129 .148 .140 .289 -610

Career AVG .129 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career SLG .140 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 66.0% below league average.

Career OPS .289 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 61.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1987 TOR AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 TOR AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 TOR AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 TOR AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 TOR AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 TOR AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 DET AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 DET AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CIN NL 11 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
1996 BAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 NYA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 NYA AL 30 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1999 TOR AL 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 TOR AL 35 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
2001 CHA AL 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYA AL 31 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
2004 SDN NL 31 57 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 3 24 .105 .266 (-60%) .335 (-51%) .427 (-75%) .762 (-65%) -610.0
2005 BOS AL 30 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
2006 BOS AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 SDN NL 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2007 SDN NL 22 38 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .105 — — — — 0.0
2007 LAN NL 7 15 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 .267 — — — — 0.0
Career · 24 seasons 660 178 8 23 2 0 0 5 0 3 59 .129 — — — — -610

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
27 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2006 NLDS2 SDN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NLCS CIN 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1995 NLDS2 CIN 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
1992 WS TOR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 ALCS TOR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 ALCS TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
10 5 27 17 0 125.0 116 44 25 83 3.17

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2006 NLDS2 SDN 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 7 2 0 2 3.60
2005 ALDS1 BOS 0 1 1 1 0 6.7 7 2 0 2 2.70
2003 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 1 0 7.7 5 2 2 5 2.35
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.7 8 1 0 5 1.17
2003 WS NYA 0 1 2 2 0 8.0 6 3 2 1 3.38
2002 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 10 8 0 0 15.43
1998 ALCS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 15.7 12 5 2 18 2.87
1998 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 8.0 5 0 1 9 0.00
1998 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 7 5 2 4 6.43
1997 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 5 1 0 1 1.00
1996 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 1 0 6.7 8 3 3 6 4.05
1996 ALDS1 BAL 1 0 2 2 0 13.7 15 7 4 6 4.61
1995 NLCS CIN 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 8 3 2 3 4.50
1995 NLDS2 CIN 1 0 1 1 0 6.3 6 0 1 8 0.00
1992 WS TOR 0 0 4 0 0 4.3 1 0 2 3 0.00
1991 ALCS TOR 0 0 4 0 0 7.7 6 2 2 9 2.35
1989 ALCS TOR 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3307141103.155
Away33010741202.112

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3301775.0179773933811923.75
Away3301664.0183883938110094.54

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-28 LADSFGW 211000101
2007-09-22 LADAZL 200000001
2007-09-18 LADCOLL 200000001
2007-09-13 LADSDPW 202100000
2007-09-08 LADSFGW 300000001
2007-08-31 LADSDPL 200000001
2007-08-26 LADNYNW 211000001
2007-08-06 SDPSTLL 200000001
2007-08-01 SDPAZL 100000000
2007-07-26 SDPHOUL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2007-09-28 LADSFG W 6.0732130
2007-09-22 LADAZ L 4.2955232
2007-09-18 LADCOL — 5.0855111
2007-09-13 LADSDP W 6.0433132
2007-09-08 LADSFG W 7.0422040
2007-08-31 LADSDP — 5.0633130
2007-08-26 LADNYN W 5.0722320
2007-08-06 SDPSTL L 4.01177011
2007-08-01 SDPAZ — 5.1955120
2007-07-26 SDPHOU L 3.0777423

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 660 489 149 451 30 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1987 TOR P 18 2 2 4 0 1
1988 TOR P 41 0 5 5 0 1
1989 TOR P 54 0 9 11 1 0
1990 TOR P 43 25 7 32 0 1
1991 TOR P 40 28 5 35 2 1
1992 TOR P 41 14 9 14 1 1
1993 DET P 32 30 10 22 1 0
1994 DET P 16 16 5 12 0 0
1995 DET P 18 18 11 16 2 1
1995 CIN P 11 11 4 6 0 1
1996 BAL P 34 34 15 39 1 4
1997 NYA P 32 32 8 29 4 2
1998 NYA P 30 30 8 27 3 1
1999 TOR P 34 34 7 30 0 2
2000 TOR P 35 35 8 18 3 1
2001 CHA P 16 16 4 10 4 1
2002 NYA P 31 31 6 24 1 2
2003 NYA P 31 30 7 32 0 2
2004 SDN P 31 31 7 38 1 1
2005 BOS P 30 30 3 19 3 2
2006 BOS P 8 8 1 4 0 0
2006 SDN P 5 5 1 2 0 0
2007 SDN P 22 22 5 19 1 0
2007 LAN P 7 7 2 3 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 660

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2000 TSN All-Star LHP
1998 ALCS MVP
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-05-16
1998 TSN All-Star LHP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2007 SDN NL $3,000,000
2006 BOS AL $4,075,000
2005 BOS AL $4,075,000
2004 SDN NL $1,250,000
2003 NYA AL $3,250,000
2002 NYA AL $2,250,000
2001 CHA AL $9,250,000
2000 TOR AL $5,500,000
1999 TOR AL $4,816,667
1998 NYA AL $4,666,666
1997 NYA AL $3,766,667
1996 BAL AL $3,200,000
1995 DET AL $2,191,667
1994 DET AL $2,500,000
1993 DET AL $1,450,000
1992 TOR AL $2,063,000
1991 TOR AL $800,000
1990 TOR AL $275,000
1989 TOR AL $107,000
1988 TOR AL $82,000
Total Career Earnings $58,568,667

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2000 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 46.0 140 0
2000 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 2.0 392 0
1998 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 31.0 140 0
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 3.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

David Wells (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mark Buehrle
    214-160, 3.81 ERA
  2. 93
    Bartolo Colon
    247-188, 4.12 ERA
  3. 90
    Dennis Martinez
    245-193, 3.70 ERA
  4. 90
    Rick Reuschel
    214-191, 3.37 ERA
  5. 88
    Jerry Reuss
    220-191, 3.64 ERA
  6. 87
    Larry Jackson
    194-183, 3.40 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about David Wells

What years did David Wells play?
David Wells played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2007.
Was David Wells a pitcher?
Yes. David Wells pitched in the major leagues, recording 239 wins and 2201 strikeouts.
How many home runs did David Wells hit?
David Wells hit 0 career home runs with 23 hits.