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David Wells
David Lee Wells (Boomer)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: May 20, 1963 in Torrance, CA
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1987
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1987 24 TOR AL 4 3 .571 3.99 18 2 6 0 0 1 29.1 37 14 13 0 12 0 32 0 0 4 132 113 1.670 11.4 0.0 3.7 9.8 2.67
1988 25 TOR AL 3 5 .375 4.62 41 0 15 0 0 4 64.1 65 36 33 12 31 9 56 2 2 6 279 85 1.492 9.1 1.7 4.3 7.8 1.81
1989 26 TOR AL 7 4 .636 2.40 54 0 19 0 0 2 86.1 66 25 23 5 28 7 78 0 3 6 352 153 1.089 6.9 0.5 2.9 8.1 2.79
1990 27 TOR AL 11 6 .647 3.14 43 25 8 0 0 3 189.0 165 72 66 14 45 3 115 2 1 7 759 131 1.111 7.9 0.7 2.1 5.5 2.56
1991 28 TOR AL 15 10 .600 3.72 40 28 3 2 0 1 198.1 188 88 82 24 49 1 106 2 3 10 811 114 1.195 8.5 1.1 2.2 4.8 2.16
1992 29 TOR AL 7 9 .438 5.40 41 14 14 0 0 2 120.0 138 84 72 16 36 6 62 8 1 3 529 76 1.450 10.4 1.2 2.7 4.7 1.72
1993 30 DET AL 11 9 .550 4.19 32 30 0 0 0 0 187.0 183 93 87 26 42 6 139 7 0 13 776 103 1.203 8.8 1.3 2.0 6.7 3.31
1994 31 DET AL 5 7 .417 3.96 16 16 0 5 1 0 111.1 113 54 49 13 24 6 71 2 0 5 464 123 1.231 9.1 1.1 1.9 5.7 2.96
1995 32 TOT 16 8 .667 3.24 29 29 0 6 0 0 203.0 194 88 73 23 53 9 133 2 2 7 839 140 1.217 8.6 1.0 2.3 5.9 2.51 AS
1995 32 DET AL 10 3 .769 3.04 18 18 0 3 0 0 130.1 120 54 44 17 37 5 83 2 1 6 539 157 1.205 8.3 1.2 2.6 5.7 2.24
1995 32 CIN NL 6 5 .545 3.59 11 11 0 3 0 0 72.2 74 34 29 6 16 4 50 0 1 1 300 115 1.239 9.2 0.7 2.0 6.2 3.13
1996 33 BAL AL 11 14 .440 5.14 34 34 0 3 0 0 224.1 247 132 128 32 51 7 130 7 2 4 946 96 1.328 9.9 1.3 2.0 5.2 2.55
1997 34 NYY AL 16 10 .615 4.21 32 32 0 5 2 0 218.0 239 109 102 24 45 0 156 6 0 8 922 106 1.303 9.9 1.0 1.9 6.4 3.47
1998 35 NYY AL 18 4 .818 3.49 30 30 0 8 5 0 214.1 195 86 83 29 29 0 163 1 0 2 851 127 1.045 8.2 1.2 1.2 6.8 5.62 AS,CYA-3,MVP-16
1999 36 TOR AL 17 10 .630 4.82 34 34 0 7 1 0 231.2 246 132 124 32 62 2 169 6 0 1 987 102 1.329 9.6 1.2 2.4 6.6 2.73
2000 37 TOR AL 20 8 .714 4.11 35 35 0 9 1 0 229.2 266 115 105 23 31 0 166 8 1 9 972 123 1.293 10.4 0.9 1.2 6.5 5.35 AS,CYA-3,MVP-17
2001 38 CHW AL 5 7 .417 4.47 16 16 0 1 0 0 100.2 120 55 50 12 21 1 59 3 0 2 432 103 1.401 10.7 1.1 1.9 5.3 2.81
2002 39 NYY AL 19 7 .731 3.75 31 31 0 2 1 0 206.1 210 100 86 21 45 2 137 5 0 4 873 118 1.236 9.2 0.9 2.0 6.0 3.04
2003 40 NYY AL 15 7 .682 4.14 31 30 0 4 1 0 213.0 242 101 98 24 20 0 101 8 0 3 887 106 1.230 10.2 1.0 0.8 4.3 5.05
2004 41 SDP NL 12 8 .600 3.73 31 31 0 0 0 0 195.2 203 85 81 23 20 1 101 2 1 2 804 104 1.140 9.3 1.1 0.9 4.6 5.05
2005 42 BOS AL 15 7 .682 4.45 30 30 0 2 0 0 184.0 220 95 91 21 21 0 107 9 1 4 780 102 1.310 10.8 1.0 1.0 5.2 5.10
2006 43 TOT 3 5 .375 4.42 13 13 0 0 0 0 75.1 97 41 37 11 12 0 38 0 0 0 324 101 1.447 11.6 1.3 1.4 4.5 3.17
2006 43 BOS AL 2 3 .400 4.98 8 8 0 0 0 0 47.0 64 30 26 10 8 0 24 0 0 0 206 95 1.532 12.3 1.9 1.5 4.6 3.00
2006 43 SDP NL 1 2 .333 3.49 5 5 0 0 0 0 28.1 33 11 11 1 4 0 14 0 0 0 118 116 1.306 10.5 0.3 1.3 4.4 3.50
2007 44 TOT NL 9 9 .500 5.43 29 29 0 0 0 0 157.1 201 97 95 22 42 5 82 3 0 1 694 77 1.544 11.5 1.3 2.4 4.7 1.95
2007 44 SDP NL 5 8 .385 5.54 22 22 0 0 0 0 118.2 156 74 73 17 33 4 63 3 0 1 532 73 1.593 11.8 1.3 2.5 4.8 1.91
2007 44 LAD NL 4 1 .800 5.12 7 7 0 0 0 0 38.2 45 23 22 5 9 1 19 0 0 0 162 89 1.397 10.5 1.2 2.1 4.4 2.11
21 Seasons 239 157 .604 4.13 660 489 65 54 12 13 3439.0 3635 1702 1578 407 719 65 2201 83 17 101 14413 108 1.266 9.5 1.1 1.9 5.8 3.06
162 Game Avg. 14 9 .604 4.13 39 29 4 3 1 1 204 215 101 93 24 43 4 130 5 1 6 853 108 1.266 9.5 1.1 1.9 5.8 3.06
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
TOR (8 yrs) 84 55 .604 4.06 306 138 65 18 2 13 1148.2 1171 566 518 126 294 28 784 28 11 46 4821 110 1.275 9.2 1.0 2.3 6.1 2.67
NYY (4 yrs) 68 28 .708 3.90 124 123 0 19 9 0 851.2 886 396 369 98 139 2 557 20 0 17 3533 114 1.204 9.4 1.0 1.5 5.9 4.01
SDP (3 yrs) 18 18 .500 4.33 58 58 0 0 0 0 342.2 392 170 165 41 57 5 178 5 1 3 1454 91 1.310 10.3 1.1 1.5 4.7 3.12
DET (3 yrs) 26 19 .578 3.78 66 64 0 8 1 0 428.2 416 201 180 56 103 17 293 11 1 24 1779 121 1.211 8.7 1.2 2.2 6.2 2.84
BOS (2 yrs) 17 10 .630 4.56 38 38 0 2 0 0 231.0 284 125 117 31 29 0 131 9 1 4 986 100 1.355 11.1 1.2 1.1 5.1 4.52
LAD (1 yr) 4 1 .800 5.12 7 7 0 0 0 0 38.2 45 23 22 5 9 1 19 0 0 0 162 89 1.397 10.5 1.2 2.1 4.4 2.11
CIN (1 yr) 6 5 .545 3.59 11 11 0 3 0 0 72.2 74 34 29 6 16 4 50 0 1 1 300 115 1.239 9.2 0.7 2.0 6.2 3.13
BAL (1 yr) 11 14 .440 5.14 34 34 0 3 0 0 224.1 247 132 128 32 51 7 130 7 2 4 946 96 1.328 9.9 1.3 2.0 5.2 2.55
CHW (1 yr) 5 7 .417 4.47 16 16 0 1 0 0 100.2 120 55 50 12 21 1 59 3 0 2 432 103 1.401 10.7 1.1 1.9 5.3 2.81
AL (19 yrs) 211 133 .613 4.11 584 413 65 51 12 13 2985.0 3124 1475 1362 355 637 55 1954 78 15 97 12497 110 1.260 9.4 1.1 1.9 5.9 3.07
NL (4 yrs) 28 24 .538 4.28 76 76 0 3 0 0 454.0 511 227 216 52 82 10 247 5 2 4 1916 94 1.306 10.1 1.0 1.6 4.9 3.01

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1989 26 TOR AL ALCS L OAK 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 0.0 0.0 18.0 9.0 0.50
1991 28 TOR AL ALCS L MIN 0 0 2.35 4 0 1 0 0 0 7.2 6 2 2 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 31 1.043 7.0 0.0 2.3 10.6 4.50
1992 29 TOR AL WS W ATL 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 15 0.692 2.1 0.0 4.2 6.2 1.50
1995 32 CIN NL NLDS W LAD 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 1 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 28 1.105 8.5 0.0 1.4 11.4 8.00
1995 32 CIN NL NLCS L ATL 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 27 1.667 12.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.50
1996 33 BAL AL ALDS W CLE 1 0 1.000 4.61 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 15 7 7 1 4 1 6 0 0 0 58 1.390 9.9 0.7 2.6 4.0 1.50
1996 33 BAL AL ALCS L NYY 1 0 1.000 4.05 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 3 3 0 3 0 6 1 0 0 30 1.650 10.8 0.0 4.1 8.1 2.00
1997 34 NYY AL ALDS L CLE 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33 0.556 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1998 35 NYY AL ALDS W TEX 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 30 0.750 5.6 0.0 1.1 10.1 9.00
1998 35 NYY AL ALCS W CLE 2 0 1.000 2.87 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.2 12 5 5 3 2 0 18 2 0 1 60 0.894 6.9 1.7 1.1 10.3 9.00
1998 35 NYY AL WS W SDP 1 0 1.000 6.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 7 5 5 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 28 1.286 9.0 3.9 2.6 5.1 2.00
2002 39 NYY AL ALDS L ANA 0 1 .000 15.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 10 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.143 19.3 1.9 0.0 0.0
2003 40 NYY AL ALDS W MIN 1 0 1.000 1.17 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 8 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 31 1.043 9.4 0.0 0.0 5.9
2003 40 NYY AL ALCS W BOS 1 0 1.000 2.35 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 5 2 2 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 31 0.913 5.9 2.3 2.3 5.9 2.50
2003 40 NYY AL WS L FLA 0 1 .000 3.38 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 6 3 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 32 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 1.1 0.50
2005 42 BOS AL ALDS L CHW 0 1 .000 2.70 1 1 0 6.2 7 2 1 0 2 1.050 9.5 1.4 0.0 2.7
2006 43 SDP NL NLDS L STL 0 1 .000 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 2 2 0 0 2 1.400 12.6 0.0 0.0 3.6
11 Seasons (17 Series) 10 5 .667 3.17 27 17 2 1 0 0 125.0 116 44 44 12 25 2 83 6 0 1 463 1.128 8.4 0.9 1.8 6.0 3.32
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
5 ALCS 4 0 1.000 2.79 10 4 1 0 0 0 38.2 31 13 12 5 11 1 39 4 0 1 157 1.086 7.2 1.2 2.6 9.1 3.55
5 ALDS 3 2 .600 4.10 6 6 0 1 0 0 41.2 45 17 19 3 4 1 14 0 0 0 146 1.176 9.7 0.6 0.9 3.0 3.50
1 ALDS 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 30 0.750 5.6 0.0 1.1 10.1 9.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 27 1.667 12.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.50
2 NLDS 1 1 .500 1.59 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 13 3 2 0 1 0 10 1 0 0 28 1.235 10.3 0.0 0.8 7.9 10.00
3 WS 1 1 .500 3.72 7 3 1 0 0 0 19.1 14 8 8 3 6 0 8 1 0 0 75 1.034 6.5 1.4 2.8 3.7 1.33
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1995 32 TOT 11 29 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS
1995 32 CIN NL 11 29 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1998 35 NYY AL 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-16
1999 36 TOR AL 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2000 37 TOR AL 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-17
2001 38 CHW AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 39 NYY AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2003 40 NYY AL 2 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 41 SDP NL 29 69 57 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 24 .105 .164 .105 .269 -25 6 1 1 8 0 0 1
2005 42 BOS AL 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 43 TOT 5 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
2006 43 SDP NL 5 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 /1
2007 44 TOT NL 29 57 53 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .151 .151 .170 .321 -15 9 0 0 4 0 0 1
2007 44 SDP NL 22 42 38 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .105 .105 .105 .211 -43 4 0 0 4 0 0 1
2007 44 LAD NL 7 15 15 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .267 .267 .333 .600 52 5 0 0 0 0 0 /1
21 Seasons 86 200 178 8 23 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 52 .129 .148 .140 .289 -22 25 1 1 18 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 377 335 15 43 4 0 0 9 0 0 6 98 .129 .148 .140 .289 -22 47 2 2 34 0 0
SDP (3 yrs) 56 119 100 3 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 38 .110 .144 .110 .254 -30 11 1 1 15 0 0
NYY (4 yrs) 5 15 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .214 .357 -7 3 0 0 1 0 0
TOR (8 yrs) 4 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -58 1 0 0 1 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 1 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 7 15 15 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .267 .267 .333 .600 52 5 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 11 29 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 4 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (19 yrs) 12 37 35 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .114 .114 .143 .257 -34 5 0 0 2 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 74 163 143 7 19 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 49 .133 .156 .140 .296 -20 20 1 1 16 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 32 CIN NL NLDS LAD W 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 32 CIN NL NLCS ATL L 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 43 SDP NL NLDS STL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
11 Seasons (17 Series) 27 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 ALCS 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 ALDS 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 TOR AL 24 P 18 2 29.1 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.84 0.33 .950 1.84 0.67
1988 TOR AL 25 P 41 0 64.1 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.40 0.24 .960 1.78 0.67
1989 TOR AL 26 P 54 0 86.1 21 9 11 1 0 .952 0.0 0.0 2.08 0.37 .962 1.87 0.66
1990 TOR AL 27 P 43 25 189.0 39 7 32 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.86 0.91 .951 1.78 0.59
1991 TOR AL 28 P 40 28 198.1 42 5 35 2 1 .952 0.0 0.0 1.82 1.00 .957 1.80 0.58
1992 TOR AL 29 P 41 14 120.0 24 9 14 1 1 .958 0.0 0.0 1.72 0.56 .954 1.72 0.56
1993 DET AL 30 P 32 30 187.0 33 10 22 1 0 .970 0.0 0.0 1.54 1.00 .952 1.79 0.56
1994 DET AL 31 P 16 16 111.1 17 5 12 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.37 1.06 .953 1.72 0.52
1995 TOT 32 P 29 29 203.0 39 15 22 2 2 .949 0.0 0.0 1.64 1.28 .959 1.81 0.52 AS
1995 DET AL 32 P 18 18 130.1 29 11 16 2 1 .931 0.0 0.0 1.86 1.50 .962 1.79 0.53
1995 CIN NL 32 P 11 11 72.2 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.24 0.91 .950 1.85 0.51
1996 BAL AL 33 P 34 34 224.1 55 15 39 1 4 .982 0.0 0.0 2.17 1.59 .958 1.77 0.52
1997 NYY AL 34 P 32 32 218.0 41 8 29 4 2 .902 0.0 0.0 1.53 1.16 .959 1.71 0.49
1998 NYY AL 35 P 30 30 214.1 38 8 27 3 1 .921 0.0 0.0 1.47 1.17 .961 1.78 0.50 AS,CYA-3,MVP-16
1999 TOR AL 36 P 34 34 231.2 37 7 30 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.44 1.09 .949 1.69 0.47
2000 TOR AL 37 P 35 35 229.2 29 8 18 3 1 .897 0.0 0.0 1.02 0.74 .959 1.62 0.46 AS,CYA-3,MVP-17
2001 CHW AL 38 P 16 16 100.2 18 4 10 4 1 .778 0.0 0.0 1.25 0.88 .961 1.75 0.49
2002 NYY AL 39 P 31 31 206.1 31 6 24 1 2 .968 0.0 0.0 1.31 0.97 .958 1.69 0.48
2003 NYY AL 40 P 31 30 213.0 39 7 32 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.65 1.26 .954 1.73 0.49
2004 SDP NL 41 P 31 31 195.2 46 7 38 1 1 .978 0.0 0.0 2.07 1.45 .965 1.84 0.47
2005 BOS AL 42 P 30 30 184.0 25 3 19 3 2 .880 0.0 0.0 1.08 0.73 .956 1.69 0.46
2006 TOT 43 P 13 13 75.1 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.96 0.62 .962 1.61 0.42
2006 BOS AL 43 P 8 8 47.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.96 0.63 .960 1.55 0.41
2006 SDP NL 43 P 5 5 28.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.95 0.60 .967 1.72 0.44
2007 TOT NL 44 P 29 29 157.4 32 7 22 3 0 .906 0.0 0.0 1.66 1.00 .969 1.68 0.40
2007 SDP NL 44 P 22 22 118.2 25 5 19 1 0 .960 0.0 0.0 1.82 1.09 .968 1.68 0.40
2007 LAD NL 44 P 7 7 38.2 7 2 3 2 0 .714 0.0 0.0 1.16 0.71 .971 1.68 0.40
21 Seasons P 660 489 3439.0 630 149 451 30 25 .952 0.0 0.0 1.57 0.91 .958 1.74 0.53
21 Seasons TOT 660 489 3439.0 630 149 451 30 25 .952 0.0 0.0 1.57 0.91 .910 1.74 0.53
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1995 *
1998 (P)
2000 (P)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1998-AL-ALCS MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1998-AL-16-1%
2000-AL-17-1%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1998-AL--3--22%
2000-AL--3--33%
0.55 Career Shares (87th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1990 AL--3.143--7th
1998 AL--3.485--5th
2000 AL--4.115--6th

Wins s c a p y
1997 AL--16--6th
1998 AL--18--6th
1999 AL--17--5th
2000 AL--20--1st
2002 AL--19--4th
2005 AL--15--8th
Career--239--56th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1998 AL--.818--1st
1999 AL--.630--8th
2000 AL--.714--4th
2002 AL--.731--4th
2003 AL--.682--9th
2005 AL--.682--7th
Career--.604--101st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1990 AL--1.111--3rd
1993 AL--1.203--8th
1996 AL--1.328--8th
1998 AL--1.045--1st
2000 AL--1.293--7th
2004 NL--1.140--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL--7.857--8th
1998 AL--8.188--6th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1990 AL--2.143--5th
1991 AL--2.224--9th
1993 AL--2.021--3rd
1996 AL--2.046--2nd
1997 AL--1.858--4th
1998 AL--1.218--1st
1999 AL--2.409--6th
2000 AL--1.215--1st
2002 AL--1.963--7th
2003 AL--.845--1st
2004 NL--.920--1st
2005 AL--1.027--2nd
Career--1.882--67th

Games Played s c a p y
Career--660--116th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1999 AL--231.7--1st
2000 AL--229.7--2nd
2003 AL--213.0--10th
Career--3439.0--77th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1999 AL--169--8th
2000 AL--166--9th
Career--2201--50th

Games Started s c a p y
1999 AL--34--2nd
2000 AL--35--1st
Career--489--49th

Complete Games s c a p y
1994 AL--5--8th
1995 NL--3--9th
1997 AL--5--3rd
1998 AL--8--2nd
1999 AL--7--1st
2000 AL--9--1st
2003 AL--4--4th
2005 AL--2--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1997 AL--2--3rd
1998 AL--5--1st
1999 AL--1--6th
2000 AL--1--4th
2002 AL--1--9th
2003 AL--1--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1991 AL--24--5th
1993 AL--26--8th
1996 AL--32--6th
1999 AL--32--5th
Career--407--10th

Hits s c a p y
1996 AL--247--8th
1997 AL--239--7th
1999 AL--246--1st
2000 AL--266--1st
2003 AL--242--3rd
Career--3635--54th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1990 AL--2.556--6th
1993 AL--3.310--2nd
1996 AL--2.549--7th
1997 AL--3.467--6th
1998 AL--5.621--1st
1999 AL--2.726--7th
2000 AL--5.355--2nd
2002 AL--3.044--7th
2003 AL--5.050--2nd
2004 NL--5.050--3rd
2005 AL--5.095--3rd
Career--3.061--31st

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2000 AL--.901--6th

Losses s c a p y
1996 AL--14--6th
Career--157--128th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1996 AL--128--4th
1999 AL--124--3rd
Career--1578--32nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1991 AL--10--9th
1993 AL--13--5th
2000 AL--9--8th
Career--101--77th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Career--83--103rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1997 AL--922--10th
1999 AL--987--2nd
2000 AL--972--4th
Career--14413--65th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1990 AL--131--6th
1998 AL--127--9th
2000 AL--123--6th

Oldest s c a p y
2003 AL--born 1963-05-20--8th
2004 NL--born 1963-05-20--5th
2005 AL--born 1963-05-20--4th
2006 AL--born 1963-05-20--2nd
2006 NL--born 1963-05-20--6th
2007 NL--born 1963-05-20--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 24 (74), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 123 (147), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 88 (128), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 40 (70), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Jamie Moyer (898)
  2. Kenny Rogers (885)
  3. Herb Pennock (878) *
  4. Mike Mussina (863)
  5. Curt Schilling (859)
  6. Carl Hubbell (856) *
  7. Andy Pettitte (854)
  8. Juan Marichal (845) *
  9. Kevin Brown (844)
  10. Dennis Martinez (844)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Dave Rucker (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dave Hamilton (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Joe Price (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Frank Baumann (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Garland Braxton (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bud Daley (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Clyde Shoun (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dennis Rasmussen (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Shane Reynolds (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Tom Browning (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Harvey Haddix (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. John Candelaria (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. John Candelaria (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. John Candelaria (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jamie Moyer (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Kenny Rogers (910)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Jamie Moyer (899)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Jamie Moyer (902)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Jamie Moyer (906)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1982.

March 30, 1993: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

April 3, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 28, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

July 31, 1995: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Tuttle (minors) and C.J. Nitkowski. The Cincinnati Reds sent Mark Lewis (November 16, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

December 26, 1995: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Trovin Valdez (minors) and Curtis Goodwin.

October 29, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 24, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

February 18, 1999: Traded by the New York Yankees with Homer Bush and Graeme Lloyd to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roger Clemens.

January 14, 2001: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Matt DeWitt to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Williams (minors), Kevin Beirne, Brian Simmons and Mike Sirotka.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

January 17, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 2, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

November 2, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

August 31, 2006: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the San Diego Padres for . The San Diego Padres sent George Kottaras (September 5, 2006) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

January 30, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

August 16, 2007: Released by the San Diego Padres.

August 24, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 30, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1988Toronto Blue Jays$82,000
1989Toronto Blue Jays$107,000
1990Toronto Blue Jays$275,000
1991Toronto Blue Jays$800,000
1992Toronto Blue Jays$2,063,000
1993Detroit Tigers$1,450,000
1994Detroit Tigers$2,500,000
1995Detroit Tigers$2,191,667
1996Baltimore Orioles$3,200,000
1997New York Yankees$3,766,667
1998New York Yankees$4,666,666
1999Toronto Blue Jays$4,816,667
2000Toronto Blue Jays$5,500,000
2001Chicago White Sox$9,250,000
2002New York Yankees$2,250,000
2003New York Yankees$3,250,000
2004San Diego Padres$1,250,000
2005Boston Red Sox$4,075,000
2006Boston Red Sox$4,075,000
2007San Diego Padres$3,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$58,568,667
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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