David Wells

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1987–2007 BORN: TORRANCE, USA

All-Star ×3

Career

239 W · 4.13 ERA · 2201 K

3439.0 IP · 1.27 WHIP · 660 G

2007 Season

5-8 · 5.54 ERA

118.2 IP · 63 K · 1.59 WHIP

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David Wells was a pitcher in MLB. Across 660 career appearances, with a 4.13 ERA and 2201 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1987	TOR	4	3	3.99	18	2	1	29.1	37	13	12	32	1.67
1988	TOR	3	5	4.62	41	0	4	64.1	65	33	31	56	1.49
1989	TOR	7	4	2.40	54	0	2	86.1	66	23	28	78	1.09
1990	TOR	11	6	3.14	43	25	3	189.0	165	66	45	115	1.11
1991	TOR	15	10	3.72	40	28	1	198.1	188	82	49	106	1.19
1992	TOR	7	9	5.40	41	14	2	120.0	138	72	36	62	1.45
1993	DET	11	9	4.19	32	30	0	187.0	183	87	42	139	1.20
1994	DET	5	7	3.96	16	16	0	111.1	113	49	24	71	1.23
1995	CIN	6	5	3.59	11	11	0	72.2	74	29	16	50	1.24
1995	DET	10	3	3.04	18	18	0	130.1	120	44	37	83	1.20
1996	BAL	11	14	5.14	34	34	0	224.1	247	128	51	130	1.33
1997	NYY	16	10	4.21	32	32	0	218.0	239	102	45	156	1.30
1998	NYY	18	4	3.49	30	30	0	214.1	195	83	29	163	1.05
1999	TOR	17	10	4.82	34	34	0	231.2	246	124	62	169	1.33
2000	TOR	20	8	4.11	35	35	0	229.2	266	105	31	166	1.29
2001	CWS	5	7	4.47	16	16	0	100.2	120	50	21	59	1.40
2002	NYY	19	7	3.75	31	31	0	206.1	210	86	45	137	1.24
2003	NYY	15	7	4.14	31	30	0	213.0	242	98	20	101	1.23
2004	SD	12	8	3.73	31	31	0	195.2	203	81	20	101	1.14
2005	BOS	15	7	4.45	30	30	0	184.0	220	91	21	107	1.31
2006	BOS	2	3	4.98	8	8	0	47.0	64	26	8	24	1.53
2006	SD	1	2	3.49	5	5	0	28.1	33	11	4	14	1.31
2007	LAD	4	1	5.12	7	7	0	38.2	45	22	9	19	1.40
2007	SD	5	8	5.54	22	22	0	118.2	156	73	33	63	1.59
Career Totals	—	239	157	4.13	660	489	13	3439.0	3635	1578	719	2201	1.27

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1987	TOR	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	TOR	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	TOR	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	TOR	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	TOR	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	TOR	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	DET	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	DET	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	CIN	11	28	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.143	.143	.143	.286
1995	DET	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	BAL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	NYY	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	NYY	30	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500
1999	TOR	34	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2000	TOR	35	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333
2001	CWS	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
2002	NYY	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
2003	NYY	31	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.333	.500
2004	SD	31	57	2	6	0	0	0	3	0	3	24	.105	.164	.105	.269
2005	BOS	30	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.143	.143	.143	.286
2006	BOS	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	SD	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400
2007	LAD	7	15	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	.267	.267	.333	.600
2007	SD	22	38	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.105	.105	.105	.211
Career Totals	—	660	178	8	23	2	0	0	5	0	3	59	.129	.148	.140	.289

Awards & Achievements

ALCS MVP (1): 1998
Player of the Week (1): 1998
TSN All-Star (2): 1998, 2000

All-Star Selections

1995, 1998, 2000

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1988	$82,000
1989	$107,000
1990	$275,000
1991	$800,000
1992	$2,063,000
1993	$1,450,000
1994	$2,500,000
1995	$2,191,667
1996	$3,200,000
1997	$3,766,667
1998	$4,666,666
1999	$4,816,667
2000	$5,500,000
2001	$9,250,000
2002	$2,250,000
2003	$3,250,000
2004	$1,250,000
2005	$4,075,000
2006	$4,075,000
2007	$3,000,000

Career Total: $58,568,667 (20 seasons)

Average: $2,928,433

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.