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David Wells played 21 major-league seasons (1987-2007) as a P (660). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 11 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32 | CIN | 11 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .286 | -22 |
| 1998 | 35 | NYA | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | 32 |
| 1999 | 36 | TOR | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2000 | 37 | TOR | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .333 | -15 |
| 2001 | 38 | CHA | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2002 | 39 | NYA | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2003 | 40 | NYA | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .500 | 28 |
| 2004 | 41 | SDN | 31 | 57 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .105 | .269 | -26 |
| 2005 | 42 | BOS | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .286 | -23 |
| 2006 | 43 | SDN | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .400 | 7 |
| 2007 | 44 | SDN|LAN | 29 | 53 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .151 | .321 | -15 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24 | TOR | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 29.1 | 32 | 12 | 3.99 | 112 |
| 1988 | 25 | TOR | 41 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 64.1 | 56 | 31 | 4.62 | 86 |
| 1989 | 26 | TOR | 54 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 86.1 | 78 | 28 | 2.40 | 162 |
| 1990 | 27 | TOR | 43 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 189 | 115 | 45 | 3.14 | 124 |
| 1991 | 28 | TOR | 40 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 198.1 | 106 | 49 | 3.72 | 110 |
| 1992 | 29 | TOR | 41 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 120 | 62 | 36 | 5.40 | 73 |
| 1993 | 30 | DET | 32 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 187 | 139 | 42 | 4.19 | 103 |
| 1994 | 31 | DET | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 111.1 | 71 | 24 | 3.96 | 121 |
| 1995 | 32 | DET | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 130.1 | 83 | 37 | 3.04 | 155 |
| 1995 | 32 | CIN | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 72.2 | 50 | 16 | 3.59 | 116 |
| 1996 | 33 | BAL | 34 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 224.1 | 130 | 51 | 5.14 | 97 |
| 1997 | 34 | NYA | 32 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 218 | 156 | 45 | 4.21 | 108 |
| 1998 | 35 | NYA | 30 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 214.1 | 163 | 29 | 3.49 | 133 |
| 1999 | 36 | TOR | 34 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 231.2 | 169 | 62 | 4.82 | 101 |
| 2000 | 37 | TOR | 35 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 229.2 | 166 | 31 | 4.11 | 119 |
| 2001 | 38 | CHA | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 100.2 | 59 | 21 | 4.47 | 100 |
| 2002 | 39 | NYA | 31 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 206.1 | 137 | 45 | 3.75 | 119 |
| 2003 | 40 | NYA | 31 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 213 | 101 | 20 | 4.14 | 109 |
| 2004 | 41 | SDN | 31 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 195.2 | 101 | 20 | 3.73 | 116 |
| 2005 | 42 | BOS | 30 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 184 | 107 | 21 | 4.45 | 98 |
| 2006 | 43 | BOS | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 4.98 | 92 |
| 2006 | 43 | SDN | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28.1 | 14 | 4 | 3.49 | 128 |
| 2007 | 44 | SDN|LAN | 29 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 157.1 | 82 | 42 | 5.43 | 81 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | P | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | P | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | P | 54 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | P | 43 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | P | 40 | 28 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | P | 41 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | P | 32 | 30 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | P | 16 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | P | 29 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | P | 34 | 34 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | P | 32 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| 1998 | P | 30 | 30 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | P | 34 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | P | 35 | 35 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 2001 | P | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | P | 31 | 31 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | P | 31 | 30 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | P | 31 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | P | 30 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | P | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | P | 29 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
David Wells won: ALCS MVP 1998 (AL), TSN All-Star 1998 (AL), TSN All-Star 2000 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (4 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 2000, 1998.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cy Young Award | AL | 3 | 31 / 140 | 0 |
| 1998 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 16 | 3 / 392 | 0 |
| 2000 | Cy Young Award | AL | 3 | 46 / 140 | 0 |
| 2000 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 18 | 2 / 392 | 0 |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.