Happy 50th Birthday to David Wells!
Happy fiftieth birthday to former Padres starter David Wells! Best known to most fans for his time with the Yankees, Boomer spent time with nine major league teams, including two stints each with...
- Born: 1963/05/20
- Age: 49
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 250
- Bats/Throws: L / L
- Seasons: 21
- Place of birth: Torrance, CA
- Drafted by: the Toronto Blue Jays in 1982 (2nd round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64.1 | 71 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 53 | 5.18 | 1.60 | |
| 1983 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 157 | 141 | 81 | 65 | 13 | 71 | 115 | 3.73 | 1.35 | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 44 | 4.71 | 1.67 | |
| 1986 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 1.89 | .890 | |
| 1987 | Blue Jays | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 3.99 | 1.67 |
| 1987 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 109.1 | 102 | 49 | 47 | 9 | 32 | 106 | 3.87 | 1.23 | |
| 1988 | Blue Jays | 41 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 65 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 31 | 56 | 4.62 | 1.49 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.00 | 1.59 | |
| 1989 | Blue Jays | 54 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86.1 | 66 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 78 | 2.40 | 1.09 |
| 1990 | Blue Jays | 43 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 165 | 72 | 66 | 14 | 45 | 115 | 3.14 | 1.11 |
| 1991 | Blue Jays | 40 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 198.1 | 188 | 88 | 82 | 24 | 49 | 106 | 3.72 | 1.19 |
| 1992 | Blue Jays | 41 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 138 | 84 | 72 | 16 | 36 | 62 | 5.40 | 1.45 |
| 1993 | Tigers | 32 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 183 | 93 | 87 | 26 | 42 | 139 | 4.19 | 1.20 |
| 1994 | Tigers | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 111.1 | 113 | 54 | 49 | 13 | 24 | 71 | 3.96 | 1.23 |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | .830 | |
| 1995 | Reds | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72.2 | 74 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 3.59 | 1.24 |
| 1995 | Tigers | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 130.1 | 120 | 54 | 44 | 17 | 37 | 83 | 3.04 | 1.20 |
| 1995 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 203 | 194 | 88 | 73 | 23 | 53 | 133 | 3.24 | 1.22 | |
| 1996 | Orioles | 34 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 224.1 | 247 | 132 | 128 | 32 | 51 | 130 | 5.14 | 1.33 |
| 1997 | Yankees | 32 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 218 | 239 | 109 | 102 | 24 | 45 | 156 | 4.21 | 1.30 |
| 1998 | Yankees | 30 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 214.1 | 195 | 86 | 83 | 29 | 29 | 163 | 3.49 | 1.05 |
| 1999 | Blue Jays | 34 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 231.2 | 246 | 132 | 124 | 32 | 62 | 169 | 4.82 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | Blue Jays | 35 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 229.2 | 266 | 115 | 105 | 23 | 31 | 166 | 4.11 | 1.29 |
| 2001 | White Sox | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.2 | 120 | 55 | 50 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 4.47 | 1.40 |
| 2002 | Yankees | 31 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 206.1 | 210 | 100 | 86 | 21 | 45 | 137 | 3.75 | 1.24 |
| 2003 | Yankees | 31 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 213 | 242 | 101 | 98 | 24 | 20 | 101 | 4.14 | 1.23 |
| 2004 | Padres | 31 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195.2 | 203 | 85 | 81 | 23 | 20 | 101 | 3.73 | 1.14 |
| 2005 | Red Sox | 30 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 220 | 95 | 91 | 21 | 21 | 107 | 4.45 | 1.31 |
| 2006 | Padres | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.49 | 1.31 |
| 2006 | Red Sox | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 64 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 4.98 | 1.53 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8.10 | 1.40 | |
| 2007 | Dodgers | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5.12 | 1.40 |
| 2007 | Padres | 22 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.2 | 156 | 74 | 73 | 17 | 33 | 63 | 5.54 | 1.59 |
| 2007 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1 | 201 | 97 | 95 | 22 | 42 | 82 | 5.43 | 1.54 | |
| Career Total | 660 | 489 | 239 | 157 | 13 | 54 | 12 | 3439 | 3635 | 1702 | 1578 | 407 | 719 | 2201 | 4.13 | 1.27 | |
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