David Wells
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| Born: | May 20, 1963 |
| Birthplace: | Torrance, California |
| Hometown: | San Diego, California |
| Height: | 6' 3" |
| Weight: | 248 lbs. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Drafted: | 1982: 2nd Round by the Toronto Blue Jays |
| College: | None |
| High School: | Point Loma High School (CA) |
| Other Teams: | Toronto Blue Jays 1987-92, 1999-00 Detroit Tigers 1993-1995 Cincinatti Reds 1995 Baltimore Orioles 1996 NY Yankees 1997-1998, 2002-2003 Chicago White Sox 2001 San Diego Padres 2004, 2006-2007 LA Dodgers 2007-pres. |
| Years with Boston: | 2005 - 2006 |
David Wells is an aged pitcher, and perhaps among the best journeymen pitchers of the 1990s and 2000s. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. A redeemed former Yankee, he spent a season and a half with the Red Sox before returning to the San Diego Padres, from whence he came, in 2006.
In spite of a perfect game in 1998, he has a reputation of poor physical fitness, and lacks the raw statistical dominance to become a hall-of-famer. He does, however, sport a very good career K-to-BB ratio of 3.06:1, which is 12th among active pitchers and 29th all-time, over half a strikeout higher than Roger Clemens. In addition, his 236 wins are sixth among active pitchers.
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Overall Career
- Update
Awards
- 1998 ALCS MVP
- 3-time American League All-Star (1995, 1998, 2000)
Wells' Moments in the Sun
- Wells of the New York Yankees pitched a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins on May 17, 1998. Wells later claimed in his autobiography that he was suffering a hangover while pitching the game.
Trivia
- His nickname is "Boomer".
- Doesn't like it when you mess with his cake.
- There's a rumor that he actually ate a midget once. (Just ask SoSH member DavidWellsAteNelson.)
- Made verbal agreement with Arizona Diamondbacks during 2001 offseason, only to sign with the Yankees.
- Placed on the disabled list in 2004 when he trips over a barstool at his home while carrying a wine glass, necessitating stitches in his nonpitching hand.
- Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in early 2007.
Transactions
- June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft.
- March 30, 1993: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
- April 3, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- October 28, 1993: Granted Free Agency.
- December 13, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- July 31, 1995: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds for Mark Lewis, C.J. Nitkowski, and Dave Tuttle.
- December 26, 1995: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Curtis Goodwin and Trovin Valdez.
- October 29, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
- December 24, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- February 18, 1999: Traded by the New York Yankees with Homer Bush and Graeme Lloyd to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roger Clemens.
- January 14, 2001: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Matt DeWitt to the Chicago White Sox for Kevin Beirne, Brian Simmons, Mike Sirotka, and Mike Williams.
- November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.
- January 17, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
- November 2, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
- January 6, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
- November 2, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
- December 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
- August 31, 2006: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the San Diego Padres for George Kottaras (PTBNL).
- August 9, 2007: Designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres.
- August 16, 2007: Granted Free Agency by the San Diego Padres upon clearing waivers.
- August 24, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
