David Wells Pitching Stats — Era-Normalized Analysis

Baby Boomers California Throws Left Bats Left North America Toronto Blue Jays American League Starting Pitcher All-Star

David Wells was a command-first starter whose effectiveness worked through precise location and walk avoidance, generating weak contact rather than overpowering hitters. The numbers show an ERA+ of 94 (below-average run prevention), and elite walk avoidance.

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David Wells Career Pitching Stats

Career Seasons Pitched
21
Season Average Seasons Pitched
21
Seasons Pitched Per 9 Innings
21
Career Games Pitched
660
Season Average Games Pitched
31.43
Games Pitched Per 9 Innings
1.73
Career Starts
489
Season Average Starts
23.29
Starts Per 9 Innings
1.28
Career Wins
239
Season Average Wins
11.38
Wins Per 9 Innings
0.63
Career Losses
157
Season Average Losses
7.48
Losses Per 9 Innings
0.41
Career Win Percentage
60.35
Season Average Win Percentage
60.35
Win Percentage Per 9 Innings
60.35
Career Games Started %
74.09
Season Average Games Started %
74.09
Games Started % Per 9 Innings
74.09
Career Complete Games
54
Season Average Complete Games
2.57
Complete Games Per 9 Innings
0.14
Career Shutouts
12
Season Average Shutouts
0.57
Shutouts Per 9 Innings
0.03
Career Saves
13
Season Average Saves
0.62
Saves Per 9 Innings
0.03
Career Earned Runs
1578
Season Average Earned Runs
75.14
Earned Runs Per 9 Innings
4.13

ERA

Career ERA
4.13
Season Average ERA
4.13
ERA Per 9 Innings
4.13
Career Component ERA
3.84
Season Average Component ERA
3.84
Component ERA Per 9 Innings
3.84
Career Defense Independent ERA
3.96
Season Average Defense Independent ERA
3.96
Defense Independent ERA Per 9 Innings
3.96
Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
Season Average Opposing Batting Average
0.271
Opposing Batting Average Per 9 Innings
0.271
Career Pitched Outs
10317
Season Average Pitched Outs
491.29
Pitched Outs Per 9 Innings
27
Career Innings Pitched
3439
Season Average Innings Pitched
163.8
Innings Pitched Per 9 Innings
9
Career Hits
3635
Season Average Hits
173.1
Hits Per 9 Innings
9.51
Career Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
9.51
Season Average Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
9.51
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
9.51
Career Home Runs
407
Season Average Home Runs
19.38
Home Runs Per 9 Innings
1.07
Career Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
1.07
Season Average Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
1.07
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
1.07
Career Home Runs Allowed per Game
0.62
Season Average Home Runs Allowed per Game
0.62
Home Runs Allowed per Game Per 9 Innings
0.62
Career Walks
719
Season Average Walks
34.24
Walks Per 9 Innings
1.88
Career Intentional Walks
65
Season Average Intentional Walks
3.1
Intentional Walks Per 9 Innings
0.17
Career Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings
1.88
Season Average Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings
1.88
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
1.88
Career Strikeouts
2201
Season Average Strikeouts
104.81
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
5.76
Career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
5.76
Season Average Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
5.76
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
5.76
Career Strikeouts Per Game
3.33
Season Average Strikeouts Per Game
3.33
Strikeouts Per Game Per 9 Innings
3.33
Career Power Finesse Ratio
0.849
Season Average Power Finesse Ratio
0.849
Power Finesse Ratio Per 9 Innings
0.849
Career Wild Pitches
101
Season Average Wild Pitches
4.81
Wild Pitches Per 9 Innings
0.26
Career Hit By Pitch
83
Season Average Hit By Pitch
3.95
Hit By Pitch Per 9 Innings
0.22
Career Balks
17
Season Average Balks
0.81
Balks Per 9 Innings
0.04
Career Batters Faced
14413
Season Average Batters Faced
686.33
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
37.72
Career Games Finished
65
Season Average Games Finished
3.1
Games Finished Per 9 Innings
0.17
Career Runs
1702
Season Average Runs
81.05
Runs Per 9 Innings
4.45
Career Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
4.45
Season Average Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
4.45
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
4.45
Career Sacrifice Hits
106
Season Average Sacrifice Hits
5.05
Sacrifice Hits Per 9 Innings
0.28
Career Sacrifice Flies
84
Season Average Sacrifice Flies
4
Sacrifice Flies Per 9 Innings
0.22
Career Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
266
Season Average Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
12.67
Ground into Double Play (GIDP) Per 9 Innings
0.7
Career WHIP
1.266
Season Average WHIP
1.266
WHIP Per 9 Innings
1.266
Career Pitched At Bats
13421
Season Average Pitched At Bats
639.1
Pitched At Bats Per 9 Innings
35.12
Career Runs Allowed Per Game
2.58
Season Average Runs Allowed Per Game
2.58
Runs Allowed Per Game Per 9 Innings
2.58
Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Season Average Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per 9 Innings
0.299
Career Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
37.72
Season Average Batters Faced Per 9 Innings
37.72
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings Per 9 Innings
37.72

David Wells Career Fielding Stats

Career Seasons Fielding
21
Season Average Seasons Fielding
21
Seasons Fielding Per 9 Innings
21
Career Games Played as Fielder
660
Season Average Games Played as Fielder
31.43
Games Played as Fielder Per 9 Innings
1.73
Career Starts as Fielder
489
Season Average Starts as Fielder
23.29
Starts as Fielder Per 9 Innings
1.28
Career Played Outs
10317
Season Average Played Outs
491.29
Played Outs Per 9 Innings
27
Career Inning Played
3439
Season Average Inning Played
163.8
Inning Played Per 9 Innings
9
Career Putouts
149
Season Average Putouts
7.1
Putouts Per 9 Innings
0.39
Career Assists
451
Season Average Assists
21.48
Assists Per 9 Innings
1.18
Career Errors
30
Season Average Errors
1.43
Errors Per 9 Innings
0.08
Career Total Chances
630
Season Average Total Chances
30
Total Chances Per 9 Innings
1.65
Career Chances Accepted
600
Season Average Chances Accepted
28.57
Chances Accepted Per 9 Innings
1.57
Career Fielding Percentage
95.24
Season Average Fielding Percentage
95.24
Fielding Percentage Per 9 Innings
95.24
Career Range Factor
0.909
Season Average Range Factor
0.909
Range Factor Per 9 Innings
0.909
Career Games Started %
74.09
Season Average Games Started %
74.09
Games Started % Per 9 Innings
74.09
Career Double Plays
25
Season Average Double Plays
1.19
Double Plays Per 9 Innings
0.07
Career Passed Balls
0
Season Average Passed Balls
0
Passed Balls Per 9 Innings
0
Career Wild Pitch as Fielder
0
Season Average Wild Pitch as Fielder
0
Wild Pitch as Fielder Per 9 Innings
0
Career Stolen Base Allowed
0
Season Average Stolen Base Allowed
0
Stolen Base Allowed Per 9 Innings
0
Career Catcher Caught Stealing
0
Season Average Catcher Caught Stealing
0
Catcher Caught Stealing Per 9 Innings
0

David Wells Career Hitting Stats

Career Seasons Hitting
21
Season Average Seasons Hitting
21
Seasons Hitting Per 600 PA
21
Career Games Hitting
660
Season Average Games Hitting
31.43
Games Hitting Per 600 PA
1980
Career Plate Appearances
200
Season Average Plate Appearances
9.52
Plate Appearances Per 600 PA
600
Career At Bats
178
Season Average At Bats
8.48
At Bats Per 600 PA
534
Career Batting Average
0.129
Season Average Batting Average
0.129
Batting Average Per 600 PA
0.129
Career Equivalent Average
0.36
Season Average Equivalent Average
0.36
Equivalent Average Per 600 PA
0.36
Career Hits
23
Season Average Hits
1.1
Hits Per 600 PA
69
Career Singles
21
Season Average Singles
1
Singles Per 600 PA
63
Career Doubles
2
Season Average Doubles
0.1
Doubles Per 600 PA
6
Career Triples
0
Season Average Triples
0
Triples Per 600 PA
0
Career Home Runs
0
Season Average Home Runs
0
Home Runs Per 600 PA
0
Career Extra Base Hits
2
Season Average Extra Base Hits
0.1
Extra Base Hits Per 600 PA
6
Career Extra Base Hit Pct
0.087
Season Average Extra Base Hit Pct
0.087
Extra Base Hit Pct Per 600 PA
0.087
Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0
Season Average Home Runs Per at Bat
0
Home Runs Per at Bat Per 600 PA
0
Career Home Runs Per Hit
0
Season Average Home Runs Per Hit
0
Home Runs Per Hit Per 600 PA
0
Career Base Runs
3.44
Season Average Base Runs
0.16
Base Runs Per 600 PA
10.32
Career Total Bases
25
Season Average Total Bases
1.19
Total Bases Per 600 PA
75
Career Times on Base
27
Season Average Times on Base
1.29
Times on Base Per 600 PA
81
Career On Base Percentage (OBP)
0.148
Season Average On Base Percentage (OBP)
0.148
On Base Percentage (OBP) Per 600 PA
0.148
Career Slugging Pct
0.14
Season Average Slugging Pct
0.14
Slugging Pct Per 600 PA
0.14

OPS

Career OPS
0.289
Season Average OPS
0.289
OPS Per 600 PA
0.289
Career Isolated Power
0.011
Season Average Isolated Power
0.011
Isolated Power Per 600 PA
0.011
Career Gross Production Average (GPA)
0.102
Season Average Gross Production Average (GPA)
0.102
Gross Production Average (GPA) Per 600 PA
0.102
Career Total Average
0.186
Season Average Total Average
0.186
Total Average Per 600 PA
0.186
Career BABIP
0.193
Season Average BABIP
0.193
BABIP Per 600 PA
0.193
Career Runs
8
Season Average Runs
0.38
Runs Per 600 PA
24
Career RBIs
5
Season Average RBIs
0.24
RBIs Per 600 PA
15
Career Runs Produced
13
Season Average Runs Produced
0.62
Runs Produced Per 600 PA
39
Career Runs Created
-0.85
Season Average Runs Created
-0.04
Runs Created Per 600 PA
-2.56
Career Hit By Pitch
1
Season Average Hit By Pitch
0.05
Hit By Pitch Per 600 PA
3
Career Walks
3
Season Average Walks
0.14
Walks Per 600 PA
9
Career Intentional Walks
0
Season Average Intentional Walks
0
Intentional Walks Per 600 PA
0
Career Strikeouts
59
Season Average Strikeouts
2.81
Strikeouts Per 600 PA
177
Career Plate Appearances per Strikeout
3.39
Season Average Plate Appearances per Strikeout
3.39
Plate Appearances per Strikeout Per 600 PA
3.39
Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.05
Season Average Walks Per Strikeout
0.05
Walks Per Strikeout Per 600 PA
0.05
Career Sacrifice Hit
18
Season Average Sacrifice Hit
0.86
Sacrifice Hit Per 600 PA
54
Career Sacrifice Fly
0
Season Average Sacrifice Fly
0
Sacrifice Fly Per 600 PA
0
Career Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
1
Season Average Ground into Double Play (GIDP)
0.05
Ground into Double Play (GIDP) Per 600 PA
3
Career Stolen Bases
0
Season Average Stolen Bases
0
Stolen Bases Per 600 PA
0
Career Caught Stealing
0
Season Average Caught Stealing
0
Caught Stealing Per 600 PA
0
Career Stolen Base Attempts
0
Season Average Stolen Base Attempts
0
Stolen Base Attempts Per 600 PA
0
Career Stolen Base Percentage
Season Average Stolen Base Percentage
Stolen Base Percentage Per 600 PA


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