David Wells
1987–2007 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees
560G
.129AVG
.148OBP
.140SLG
More career statistics
23H
0HR
5RBI
0SB
239–157W–L
3,439.0IP
2,201K
4.13ERA
489GS
13SV
11Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 560 | 660 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560 | 200 | 178 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .129 | .148 | .140 | .288 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,439.0 | 660 | 489 | 54 | 239 | 157 | 13 | 3,635 | 1,702 | 1,578 | 407 | 719 | 2,201 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 | 1.266 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 2004-08-07 to 2004-08-18
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Perfect Game | 1998-05-17 | 1 in 9,814 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Five Home Runs Allowed | 2003-07-04 | 1 in 1,585 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 1997-07-30 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 330 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | .155 | .145 | .169 |
| Away | 330 | 117 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | .112 | .120 | .121 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 106 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| May | 117 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .188 | .176 | .188 |
| June | 116 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .091 | .082 | .114 |
| July | 97 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .125 | .148 | .125 |
| August | 94 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .222 | .205 | .222 |
| September | 120 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .122 | .146 | .146 |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | .000 | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| baltimore-orioles | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| new-york-yankees | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| seattle-mariners | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| detroit-tigers | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| texas-rangers | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| cleveland-guardians | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| minnesota-twins | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 32 |
| 1988 | Toronto Blue Jays | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 64 | 56 |
| 1989 | Toronto Blue Jays | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86 | 78 |
| 1990 | Toronto Blue Jays | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 189 | 115 |
| 1991 | Toronto Blue Jays | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 198 | 106 |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 120 | 62 |
| 1993 |  Detroit Tigers | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 187 | 139 |
| 1994 | Detroit Tigers | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 111 | 71 |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers | 29 | 28 | 4 | – | – | – | .143 | 203 | 133 |
| 1996 |  Baltimore Orioles | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 224 | 130 |
| 1997 |  New York Yankees | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 218 | 156 |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | 30 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 214 | 163 |
| 1999 | Toronto Blue Jays | 34 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 231 | 169 |
| 2000 | Toronto Blue Jays | 35 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 229 | 166 |
| 2001 |  Chicago White Sox | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 100 | 59 |
| 2002 | New York Yankees | 31 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 206 | 137 |
| 2003 | New York Yankees | 31 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 213 | 101 |
| 2004 |  San Diego Padres | 31 | 57 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .105 | 195 | 101 |
| 2005 |  Boston Red Sox | 30 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .143 | 184 | 107 |
| 2006 | Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres | 13 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 75 | 38 |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres | 29 | 53 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .151 | 157 | 82 |