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, 15,346th 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

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Team Record in Appearances: 25-5 / in Starts: 25-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1998 Pitching Game Log

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1998 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	381	2	Apr 2	NYY	@	ANA	L,2-10	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	6.0	6	3	3	2	4	1	0	4.50	4.97	25	102	72	14	11	9	10	3	3	0	50			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.047	.70	-0.03%	0.46	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
2	382	6	Apr 7	NYY	@	SEA	W,13-7	GS-7	W(1-1)	4	6.0	9	6	6	3	3	2	0	6.75	6.47	31	117	70	19	5	10	15	6	3	0	30			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	2	.44	0.028	.39	0.02%	-1.66	1b start a 6	7b 12- 0 out a7
3	383	11	Apr 15	NYY		ANA	W,6-3	GS-9	W(2-1)	7	8.0	4	3	3	1	8	3	0	5.40	6.44	28	109	73	22	13	5	14	1	2	0	69			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.48	0.195	.49	0.12%	1.00	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a3
4	384	15	Apr 20	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-2	GS-7		4	6.2	6	2	2	4	4	0	0	4.73	5.76	28	107	61	11	7	7	13	4	3	0	54			1	1	0	24	3	0	0	1	0	0	.87	0.061	1.05	0.05%	1.11	1b start tie	7b 123 2 out d2
5	385	19	Apr 25	NYY		DET	W,5-4	GS-8	W(3-1)	4	8.0	5	4	3	2	4	0	0	4.41	5.10	32	111	76	23	10	11	15	5	2	0	60			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	0.082	1.37	0.06%	0.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
6	386	23	Apr 30	NYY		SEA	W,9-8	GS-7		4	6.1	6	4	4	0	6	3	0	4.61	5.46	25	94	71	21	9	7	12	4	2	0	51			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.017	1.07	-0.01%	-0.62	1t start tie	7t -23 1 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	387	28	May 6	NYY	@	TEX	W,15-13	GS-3		5	2.2	7	7	7	1	2	1	0	5.77	5.59	16	61	41	15	4	2	11	6	0	0	17			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.45	-0.213	.53	-0.15%	-5.36	1b start a 2	3b --- 2 out a2
8	388	32	May 12	NYY		KCR	W,3-2	GS-8	W(4-1)	5	8.0	5	2	2	1	9	0	0	5.23	4.92	30	136	90	23	15	6	14	8	4	0	72			2	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.393	1.15	0.24%	2.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
9	389	37	May 17	NYY		MIN	W,4-0	SHO	W(5-1)	4	9.0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	4.45	4.29	27	120	79	20	14	6	10	0	5	0	98			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.477	.64	0.27%	4.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
10	390	42	May 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-3	GS-7	W(6-1)	5	7.0	5	3	3	1	5	2	0	4.39	4.45	27	106	71	23	7	12	9	2	2	0	59			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.108	.42	0.06%	1.04	1b start tie	7b 3 out a8
11	391	47	May 28	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	GS-7	W(7-1)	4	7.0	10	3	3	1	5	2	0	4.34	4.59	30	117	78	23	7	9	15	4	1	0	49			1	1	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.92	0.151	.61	0.06%	0.85	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	392	52	Jun 2	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	GS-8	W(8-1)	4	8.0	7	3	3	1	8	3	0	4.25	4.76	31	113	83	25	17	9	13	3	3	0	63			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	.96	0.161	.45	0.05%	1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
13	393	62	Jun 15	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-7	GS-6	L(8-2)	12	6.0	10	5	5	0	1	1	0	4.47	4.77	28	91	61	12	8	8	19	4	2	0	33			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.04	-0.264	.17	-0.03%	-1.67	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
14	394	67	Jun 20	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-8	W(9-2)	4	8.0	8	2	2	0	9	0	0	4.28	4.45	31	117	77	18	18	10	12	8	0	0	67			2	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.325	.15	0.03%	2.66	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
15	395	72	Jun 25	NYY	@	ATL	W,6-0	SHO	W(10-2)	4	9.0	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.92	4.25	33	110	80	18	11	17	11	4	2	0	80			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	1	0	1	.63	0.339	.08	0.03%	4.60	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	396	77	Jul 1	NYY		PHI	W,5-2	GS-7	W(11-2)	5	7.0	7	2	1	0	4	1	0	3.75	4.22	28	107	73	14	10	8	16	2	4	0	61			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.170	.06	0.01%	1.85	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
17	397	85	Jul 12	NYY	@	TBD	W,9-2	GS-5		10	5.0	4	1	1	3	4	1	0	3.67	4.29	19	71	46	12	9	6	6	3	0	0	56			0	2	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	0.189	.00	0.00%	1.86	1b start tie	5b 3 out a1
18	398	93	Jul 20(1)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	GS-7		7	6.2	8	3	3	0	2	0	0	3.69	4.20	26	83	60	15	6	15	9	6	1	0	48			0	0	0	26	2	1	0	2	0	1	1.17	0.152	.00	0.00%	1.46	1t start tie	7t --3 2 out a1
19	399	99	Jul 26	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	GS-8	W(12-2)	5	7.2	7	3	3	3	10	2	0	3.68	4.25	33	132	81	16	15	10	10	5	2	0	60			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	.96	0.100	.00	0.00%	1.15	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	400	104	Aug 1	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	W(13-2)	5	9.0	8	2	2	1	4	1	0	3.57	4.24	34	115	78	22	13	14	15	5	2	0	66			0	1	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.410	.00	0.00%	3.04	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
21	401	111	Aug 7(2)	NYY		KCR	W,14-2	CG	W(14-2)	5	9.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	3.48	4.12	33	107	80	19	10	16	13	3	5	0	71			0	0	0	32	4	1	0	0	0	0	.51	0.189	.00	0.00%	2.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a12
22	402	115	Aug 11	NYY		MIN	W,7-0	SHO	W(15-2)	3	9.0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.28	4.01	30	101	72	15	8	12	14	4	3	0	83			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.40	0.230	.00	0.00%	4.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
23	403	120	Aug 16	NYY		TEX	W,6-5	GS-6		4	6.0	10	5	5	0	3	3	0	3.44	4.18	28	95	69	14	3	8	17	6	5	0	35			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.175	.00	0.00%	-1.70	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
24	404	125	Aug 21	NYY	@	TEX	W,5-0	SHO	W(16-2)	4	9.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	0	3.26	4.06	32	121	81	22	17	10	14	5	4	0	81			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.79	0.404	.00	0.00%	5.29	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
25	405	131	Aug 26(2)	NYY		ANA	W,7-6	GS-8		4	7.0	10	5	5	0	2	2	0	3.38	4.15	31	106	76	16	7	11	18	8	3	0	39			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.55	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	406	136	Sep 1	NYY		OAK	W,7-0	SHO	W(17-2)	5	9.0	2	0	0	0	13	0	0	3.22	3.97	29	113	89	33	14	5	11	3	3	0	96			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.177	.00	0.00%	4.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
27	407	141	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(17-3)	5	8.0	6	4	4	0	10	1	1	3.27	3.91	30	106	76	19	15	7	12	6	2	0	64			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.22	-0.203	.00	0.00%	0.62	1b start a 2	8b 3 out d1
28	408	146	Sep 12	NYY		TOR	L,3-5	GS-6	L(17-4)	4	6.0	7	5	4	0	5	0	0	3.35	3.84	25	93	61	17	13	7	13	1	6	0	45			1	0	0	24	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.00	-0.251	.00	0.00%	-1.70	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
29	409	152	Sep 18	NYY	@	BAL	W,15-5	GS-6	W(18-4)	5	5.1	11	5	5	1	2	0	0	3.48	3.82	28	86	63	17	8	10	15	5	2	0	27			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-2.31	1b start a 2	6b 123 1 out a4
30	410	159	Sep 24	NYY		TBD	W,5-2	GS-5		5	5.0	5	2	2	3	5	0	0	3.49	3.80	23	97	69	11	8	7	8	4	3	0	51			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.75	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
							25-5		W-L:18-4	4.6	214.1	195	86	83	29	163	29	1	3.49	3.80	851	3144	69%	17%	10%	0.71		19%	12%	0	58		---%	9	7	0	817	35	4	0	14	2	7	.84	3.121	.31	0.77%	34.11

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