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David Wells

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 187lb (190cm, 84kg)

Born: May 20, 1963 in Torrance, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA).

High School: Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: June 30, 1987 (Age 24-041d, 15,353rd in major league history)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: September 28, 2007 (Age 44-131d)
vs. SFG 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Gregg Clifton, Nina Wells • Previously: Gregg Clifton

Full Name: David Lee Wells

Nicknames: Boomer

Twitter: @BoomerWells33

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.5

239

157

ERA

4.13

660

489

3439.0

2201

WHIP

1.266

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1982	19	TOR-min	Rk	4	3	.571	5.18	12	12	0	1	1	0	64.1	71	42	37	5	32	1	53	0	0	5				1.601	9.9	0.7	4.5	7.4	1.66	MDH PION
1983	20	TOR-min	A	6	5	.545	3.73	25	25	0	5	0	0	157.0	141	81	65	13	71	2	115	1	0	7				1.350	8.1	0.7	4.1	6.6	1.62	KIN CARL
1984	21	TOR-min	AA,A	4	8	.333	3.48	15	15	0	3	1	0	101.0	109	51	39	4	36	1	78	1	1	5				1.436	9.7	0.4	3.2	7.0	2.17	KNX,KIN SOUL,CARL
1985			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1986	23	TOR-min	AA,A,AAA	3	5	.375	3.70	22	10	4	1	0	0	75.1	68	39	31	2	32	0	74	1	0	4				1.327	8.1	0.2	3.8	8.8	2.31	KNX,VCO,FLR,SYR SOUL,CALL,SALL,IL
1987	24	TOR-min	AAA	4	6	.400	3.87	43	12	17	0	0	6	109.1	102	49	47	9	32	4	106	0	1	9				1.226	8.4	0.7	2.6	8.7	3.31	SYR IL
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	115	1.92	1.670	11.4	0.0	3.7	9.8	2.67
1988	25	TOR-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	6	0	3	0	0	3	5.2	7	1	0	0	2	1	8	0	1	2				1.588	11.1	0.0	3.2	12.7	4.00	SYR IL
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	4.99	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	2.68	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	3.30	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	4.13	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	4.58	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	4.09	1.203	8.8	1.3	2.0	6.7	3.31
1994	31	DET-min	A+	0	0		0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	23			0.833	7.5	0.0	0.0	4.5		LAK FLOR
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	4.07	1.231	9.1	1.1	1.9	5.7	2.96
1995	32	TOT	MLB	16	8	.667	3.24	29	29	0	6	0	0	203.0	194	88	73	23	53	9	133	2	2	7	839	141	4.08	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	159	4.42	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	3.46	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	97	4.64	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	107	3.81	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	3.80	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	101	4.35	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	3.50	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	104	4.14	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	3.68	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	3.94	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	3.88	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	3.83	1.310	10.8	1.0	1.0	5.2	5.10
2006	43	BOS-min	AAA	1	1	.500	8.10	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	10	9	9	2	4	0	4	1	0	0	44			1.400	9.0	1.8	3.6	3.6	1.00	PAW IL
2006	43	TOT	MLB	3	5	.375	4.42	13	13	0	0	0	0	75.1	97	41	37	11	12	0	38	0	0	0	324	102	4.51	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	96	5.40	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	117	3.04	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	76	4.87	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	72	4.95	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	87	4.64	1.397	10.5	1.2	2.1	4.4	2.11
21 Yrs				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	3.99	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	3.99	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	3.84	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	3.81	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	4.18	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	122	4.19	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	101	4.15	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	87	4.64	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	3.46	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	97	4.64	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	104	4.14	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	3.98	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	4.11	1.306	10.1	1.0	1.6	4.9	3.01

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