League Leaders Who Led?
David Wells

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David Wells

1987–2007  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'3", 187 lb  ·  b. 1963 Torrance, CA

Career 239–157 · 4.13 ERA · 2,201 SO · 3439.0 IP · 660 G · 23 H · 5 RBI · .129 AVG

Seasons leading his league
5
1 best in baseball 4 league only
18 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1999 Best season

Spanning 1998–2000, peaking at 2 titles in 1999.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 400th League titles 5
  • 607th Best in baseball 1
  • 608th Top-5 finishes 18

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Complete Games 2 1st 2 yrs (1999–2000) 2000 9 1999 AL 7 1997 #3 1998 #3
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1999 AL 231.2 2000 #2
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1998 AL 1.05 1990 #3
Wins 1 1st — 2000 AL 20
Shutouts — #2 — 1997 #3 1998 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
2000 2 W 20 CG 9
1999 2 IP 231.2 CG 7
1998 1 WHIP 1.05

Pitching

21 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1987 TOR AL 4 3 3.99 18 2 1 29.1 37 13 0 12 32 1.67
1988 TOR AL 3 5 4.62 41 0 4 64.1 65 33 12 31 56 1.49
1989 TOR AL 7 4 2.40 54 0 2 86.1 66 23 5 28 78 1.09
1990 TOR AL 11 6 3.14 43 25 3 189.0 165 66 14 45 115 1.11
1991 TOR AL 15 10 3.72 40 28 1 198.1 188 82 24 49 106 1.20
1992 TOR AL 7 9 5.40 41 14 2 120.0 138 72 16 36 62 1.45
1993 DET AL 11 9 4.19 32 30 0 187.0 183 87 26 42 139 1.20
1994 DET AL 5 7 3.96 16 16 0 111.1 113 49 13 24 71 1.23
1995 DET +1 AL 16 8 3.24 29 29 0 203.0 194 73 23 53 133 1.22
1996 BAL AL 11 14 5.14 34 34 0 224.1 247 128 32 51 130 1.33
1997 NYA AL 16 10 4.21 32 32 0 218.0 239 102 24 45 156 1.30
1998 NYA AL 18 4 3.49 30 30 0 214.1 195 83 29 29 163 1.05
1999 TOR AL 17 10 4.82 34 34 0 231.2 246 124 32 62 169 1.33
2000 TOR AL 20 8 4.11 35 35 0 229.2 266 105 23 31 166 1.29
2001 CHA AL 5 7 4.47 16 16 0 100.2 120 50 12 21 59 1.40
2002 NYA AL 19 7 3.75 31 31 0 206.1 210 86 21 45 137 1.24
2003 NYA AL 15 7 4.14 31 30 0 213.0 242 98 24 20 101 1.23
2004 SDN NL 12 8 3.73 31 31 0 195.2 203 81 23 20 101 1.14
2005 BOS AL 15 7 4.45 30 30 0 184.0 220 91 21 21 107 1.31
2006 BOS +1 AL 3 5 4.42 13 13 0 75.1 97 37 11 12 38 1.45
2007 SDN +1 NL 9 9 5.43 29 29 0 157.1 201 95 22 42 82 1.54
Career — — 239 157 4.13 660 489 13 3439.0 3,635 1,578 407 719 2,201 1.27

Batting

21 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 TOR AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1988 TOR AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1989 TOR AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1990 TOR AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1991 TOR AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1992 TOR AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1993 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1994 DET AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1995 DET +1 AL 29 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
1996 BAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1997 NYA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1998 NYA AL 30 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1999 TOR AL 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2000 TOR AL 35 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
2001 CHA AL 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2002 NYA AL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2003 NYA AL 31 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
2004 SDN NL 31 57 2 6 0 0 0 3 3 24 0 .105 .164 .105 .269
2005 BOS AL 30 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
2006 BOS +1 AL 13 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
2007 SDN +1 NL 29 53 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 18 0 .151 .151 .170 .321
Career — — 660 178 8 23 2 0 0 5 3 59 0 .129 .148 .140 .289

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 660 149 451 30 25 .952