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Kip Wells

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
School Baylor University

Debut August 2, 1999

Born April 21, 1977 in Houston, TX

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed December 23, 1998. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1999 22 CHW AL   4   1   7   7   0   0   0  0   35.7   33   17   16   2   15   29   3   1   153   0   2  4.04  4.92  122 1.346
 2000 23 CHW AL   6   9  20  20   0   0   0  0   98.7  126   76   66  15   58   71   2   7   468   4   0  6.02  5.02   83 1.865
 2001 24 CHW AL  10  11  40  20   0   0   3  0  133.3  145   80   71  14   61   99  12  14   603   5   0  4.79  4.62   96 1.545
 2002 25 PIT NL  12  14  33  33   1   1   0  0  198.3  197   92   79  21   71  134   7   7   845  11   0  3.58  4.24  118 1.351
 2003 26 PIT NL  10   9  31  31   1   0   0  0  197.3  171   77   72  24   76  147   7   7   835   7   0  3.28  4.37  133 1.252
 2004 27 PIT NL   5   7  24  24   0   0   0  0  138.3  145   71   70  14   66  116   6   3   621   4   0  4.55  4.31   95 1.525
 2005 28 PIT NL   8  18  33  33   1   1   0  0  182.0  186  116  103  23   99  132  12   8   828   8   0  5.09  4.23   83 1.566
 2006 29 TOT      2   5   9   9   0   0   0  0   44.3   61   33   32   3   21   20   4   5   208   1   0  6.50  4.48   69 1.850
         PIT NL   1   5   7   7   0   0   0  0   36.3   46   27   27   3   18   16   4   5   168   1   0  6.69  4.45   67 1.761
         TEX AL   1   0   2   2   0   0   0  0    8.0   15    6    5   0    3    4   0   0    40   0   0  5.63  4.61   82 2.250
 2007 30 STL NL   7  17  34  26   0   0   4  0  162.7  186  116  103  19   78  122   9   8   750   9   1  5.70  4.39   77 1.623
 2008 31 COL NL   1   1  10   1   0   0   3  0   19.7   16    7    5   2   14   16   1   1    86   2   0  2.29  4.55  199 1.525
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .414  65  92 241 204   3   2  10  0 1210.3 1266  685  617 137  559  886  63  61  5397  51   3  4.59  4.43   96 1.508
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  14  36  31   0   0   1  0  184.7  193  104   94  20   85  135   9   9   824   7   0  4.59  4.43   96 1.508
 Career High     12  18  40  33   1   1   4  0  198.3  197  116  103  24   99  147  12  14   845  11   2  3.28  5.02  133 1.252

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 23 CHW AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 24 CHW AL   3    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   1  0   0   5  .167  .167  .167  -13    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 25 PIT NL  34   63    4   12   2  0   1    5   0  0   0  28  .190  .190  .270   19   17  13   0   0   0   0
 2003 26 PIT NL  33   68    8   13   3  0   1    5   0  0   1  23  .191  .203  .279   23   19   4   0   0   0   0
 2004 27 PIT NL  23   43    4    8   3  1   0    0   0  0   3  20  .186  .239  .302   40   13   4   0   0   0   0
 2005 28 PIT NL  34   57    4    9   1  0   1    2   0  0   0  26  .158  .172  .228    5   13   3   0   0   1   0
 2006 29 TOT      9   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .091  .091  .091  -53    1   1   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL   7   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .091  .091  .091  -53    1   1   0   0   0   0
 2007 30 STL NL  34   53    7   17   1  0   1    5   0  0   0  19  .321  .321  .396   85   21   1   0   0   0   0
 2008 31 COL NL  10    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     188  307   28   61  10  1   4   17   1  0   4 133  .199  .212  .277   26   85  26   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        265   24   53   9  1   3   15   1  0   3 115  .199  .212  .277   26   73  22   0   0   1   0
 Career High     34   68    8   17   3  1   1    5   1  0   3  28                          21  13   0   0   1   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 23 CHW AL    2    2    0   0.0   117| .000  .278| .000  .352| .000  .448| .000  .800|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2001 24 CHW AL    6    5    0   0.0   110| .167  .272| .167  .339| .167  .437| .334  .776| -13  .000  -1.0  -0.1 100%
 2002 25 PIT NL   76   64    4   1.7   109| .190  .268| .190  .342| .270  .427| .460  .769|  19  .127  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 2003 26 PIT NL   73   59    4   1.8   111| .191  .271| .203  .343| .279  .435| .482  .778|  23  .138  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 2004 27 PIT NL   50   39    3   2.1   110| .186  .268| .239  .340| .302  .435| .541  .775|  40  .163  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 2005 28 PIT NL   61   51    2   1.0   107| .158  .267| .172  .337| .228  .426| .400  .763|   5  .058  -8.2  -0.8   0%
 2006 29 TOT      12   11    0   0.0   111| .091  .270| .091  .340| .091  .438| .182  .778| -53  .000  -2.5  -0.2   0%
         PIT NL   12   11    0   0.0   111| .091  .270| .091  .340| .091  .438| .182  .778| -53  .000  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 2007 30 STL NL   54   37    7   5.1   110| .321  .272| .321  .341| .396  .434| .717  .775|  85  .501  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2008 31 COL NL    4    4    0   0.0   114| .000  .275| .000  .353| .000  .436| .000  .788|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      338  272   20   2.0   110| .199  .269| .212  .341| .277  .432| .489  .773|  26  .157 -34.9  -3.4 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 22 CHW AL P 7 4 3 2 0 .778 .946 1.00 0.47 1.76 1.69 7 35.7 2000 23 CHW AL P 20 6 5 5 0 .688 .957 0.55 0.46 1.00 1.62 20 98.7 2001 24 CHW AL P 40 9 19 3 1 .903 .956 0.70 0.49 1.89 1.75 20 133.3 2002 25 PIT NL P 33 12 30 3 1 .933 .963 1.27 0.48 1.91 1.83 33 198.3 2003 26 PIT NL P 31 7 32 5 0 .886 .956 1.26 0.48 1.78 1.85 31 197.3 2004 27 PIT NL P 24 7 18 3 1 .893 .965 1.04 0.47 1.63 1.84 24 138.3 2005 28 PIT NL P 33 6 33 2 4 .951 .961 1.18 0.46 1.93 1.75 33 182.0 2006 29 TOT P 9 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 0.44 0.42 0.81 1.69 9 44.3 PIT NL P 7 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.43 0.74 1.71 7 36.3 TEX AL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.40 1.12 1.57 2 8.0 2007 30 STL NL P 34 10 21 4 0 .886 .966 0.91 0.40 1.71 1.68 26 162.7 2008 31 COL NL P 10 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.50 0.45 2.28 1.83 1 19.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 22 CHW AL P 7 4 3 2 0 .778 .946 1.00 0.47 1.76 1.69 7 35.7 2000 23 CHW AL P 20 6 5 5 0 .688 .957 0.55 0.46 1.00 1.62 20 98.7 2001 24 CHW AL P 40 9 19 3 1 .903 .956 0.70 0.49 1.89 1.75 20 133.3 2002 25 PIT NL P 33 12 30 3 1 .933 .963 1.27 0.48 1.91 1.83 33 198.3 2003 26 PIT NL P 31 7 32 5 0 .886 .956 1.26 0.48 1.78 1.85 31 197.3 2004 27 PIT NL P 24 7 18 3 1 .893 .965 1.04 0.47 1.63 1.84 24 138.3 2005 28 PIT NL P 33 6 33 2 4 .951 .961 1.18 0.46 1.93 1.75 33 182.0 2006 29 TOT P 9 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 0.44 0.42 0.81 1.69 9 44.3 PIT NL P 7 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.43 0.74 1.71 7 36.3 TEX AL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.40 1.12 1.57 2 8.0 2007 30 STL NL P 34 10 21 4 0 .886 .966 0.91 0.40 1.71 1.68 26 162.7 2008 31 COL NL P 10 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.50 0.45 2.28 1.83 1 19.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 241 63 168 28 7 .892 .960 0.96 0.46 1.72 1.77 204 1210.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 241 63 168 28 7 .892 .960 0.96 0.46 1.72 1.77 204 1210
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
2002 NL-13-3

Hits Allowed/9IP
2003 NL-7.80-10

Shutouts
2002 NL-1-10
2005 NL-1-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
2005 NL-99-1
2007 NL-78-10

Losses
2002 NL-14-5
2005 NL-18-1
2007 NL-17-1

Earned Runs Allow.
2005 NL-103-10

Wild Pitches
2001 AL-14-1
2005 NL-8-8
2007 NL-8-8
Act-61-23

Hit Batsmen
2001 AL-12-9
2005 NL-12-6

Adjusted ERA+
2003 NL-133-10

     

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1942) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 1.0 (1885) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 58th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed December 23, 1998.

December 13, 2001: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Josh Fogg and Sean Lowe to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Todd Ritchie and Lee Evans (minors).

July 31, 2006: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Jesse Chavez (minors).

November 1, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 28, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Pittsburgh Pirates$272,500
2003Pittsburgh Pirates$370,000
2004Pittsburgh Pirates$2,575,000
2005Pittsburgh Pirates$3,175,000
2006Pittsburgh Pirates$4,150,000
2007St. Louis Cardinals$4,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$14,542,500

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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