David Lee Wells...graduated from San Diego's Point Loma High School in 1982, the same school that produced
fellow perfect game pitcher Don Larsen...played baseball and basketball in high school...he and his
wife Nina have two sons, Brandon and Lars...nickname is "Boomer"...was originally signed by scout Larry
Maxie (Blue Jays).
2007
• The 21-year veteran was signed to a free-agent contract with the Dodgers on Aug. 24 and went on to finish out the year with a 4-1 record in seven starts with Los Angeles
• Overall, was 9-9 with a 5.43 ERAi n 29 starts for the Padres and Dodgers in 2007
•Won his first start in Dodger Blue, tossing 5.0 innings and giving up just two runs in a win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on Aug. 24
• His first win with Los Angeles gave him a victory as a starting pitcher for nine different teams, tying the Major League record held by Mike Morgan and Gus Weyhing, according to STATS, LLC
• At 44 years and three months old, was the oldest starting pitcher in Los Angeles Dodger history...became the sixth-oldest player in Dodger history behind Hoyt Wilhelm and Jack Quinn (49), Jesse Orosco (45) and Rickey Henderson and Manny Mota, who were also 44 when they played for the Dodgers, but were slightly older than Wells was in 2007...became the fifth pitcher in Los Angeles Dodger history to start a game after his 40th birthday, joining Don Sutton, Greg Maddux, Orel Hershiser and Tom Candiotti
• On Sept. 8 at San Francisco, allowed just two runs in 7.0 innings in a 6-2 Dodger victory...retired the first 16 batters in order during that game
• Moved to 3-0 as a Dodger on Sept. 13 when he beat the Padres, who had released him in early August
• Earned the victory in his final start of the year on Sept. 28 vs. San Francisco...win No. 239 tied him with Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown for 53rd on the all-time wins list
• Closed the year out in 13th place on the wins list among left-handers, one behind Frank Tanana
• The only pitchers to ever appear in a Dodger uniform with more wins than Wells (239) were Greg Maddux (2006), Don Sutton (1988), Gus Weyhing (1900), Jack Quinn (1932) and Juan Marichal (1975)
• Batters were just 2-for-11 (.182) against him with the bases loaded
• Finished the year as one of just 15 active Major Leaguers with a career winning percentage above .600 (.604)
2006
SUMMARY: Acquired August 31 from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later
(George Kottaras)...made five starts with the Padres, going 1-2 with a 3.49 ERA (11 ER/28.1 IP)...made his
Padres debut Sept. 3 vs. Cincinnati, tossing 6.0 innings of one-run ball in the Padres win...did not receive
a decision...lost consecutive starts in September before earning his first win with San Diego...allowed two
runs over 5.0 innings Sept. 15 at Los Angeles (NL)...tagged for four runs over 6.1 innings Sept. 20
vs. Arizona...matched a season-high for Padres pitchers, allowing 11 hits vs. the D-backs...matched his own
season-high with five strikeouts in that game (previously Aug. 5 vs. Tampa Bay with the Red Sox)...missed a
start while recovering from gout...made his final start of the regular season Sept. 30 at Arizona, tossing
6.0 shutout innings to clinch the Padres playoff spot and pick up his first National League win...struck out 35
while walking only 11 in his 12 combined starts between the Red Sox and Padres.
IN BOSTON: Went 2-3 with Boston before moving to the National League...posted a 4.98 ERA (26 ER/47.0IP) in eight starts...had three stints on the disabled list in 2006 (April 1-12, right knee surgery; April 15-May
26, right knee sprain; May 31-July 31, right knee contusion).
POSTSEASON PLAY: Made one start in the Division Series for the Padres, losing despite allowing only
two runs over 5.0 innings...allowed seven hits while striking out two without issuing a walk.
2005
SUMMARY: Ended the year with three wins in a row, won six of his final seven decisions and went 9-2 after the All-Star break to finish 15-7 with a 4.45 ERA in 30 starts in his first season with the Red Sox...ranked among A.L. leaders with 1.03 walks allowed per nine innings (2nd), a .682 winning percentage (tied for eighth), 15 wins (tied for eighth) and two complete games (tied for 9th)...Boston went 19-11 in Wells' starts, 17 of which were quality starts.
SAME OLD STORY: Reached 10 wins
and 180.0 innings pitched for the fourth
season in a row and for the 10th fourth time in
11 years...made 30 starts for the fourth
straight year and the ninth time in the
last 10 seasons.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT: Led the
Major Leagues with an average of 7.97
runs worth of support per nine innings and
a total of 163 runs scored while he was
in the game.
LEFT IS RIGHT: Wells' 30 starts were
the most by a Boston left-hander since
Frank Viola made 35 starts in 1992,
while his 15 wins were the most by a
Sox southpaw since Bruce Hurst
notched 18 W's in 1988...the last lefty
to give the Sox more innings in a season was Hurst (216.2) in 1988.
SWEET 16: Wore uniform No. 3 for the
team's first 48 games (7 starts) through
May 28, but traded for Edgar Renteria's No. 16 on May 29...went 2-4 with a 6.81 ERA (28
ER/37.0 IP) in seven starts as No. 3 and 13-3 with a 3.86 (63 ER/147.0 IP) in 23 starts
while wearing uniform No. 16.
EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL: Walked only 21 batters in 184.0 innings...his average
of 1.0 walk per nine innings ranked second in the Majors, trailing only Carlos Silva of the Twins
(0.4)...worked six consecutive starts without allowing a walk July 25-Aug. 17...no pitcher
in club history has worked as many innings with so few free passes...a look at the pitchers
in club history who have thrown the most innings without issuing more than 21 walks:
PITCHER, YEAR - IP - BB
David Wells, 2005 - 184.0 - 21
Carl Mays, 1915 - 131.2 - 21
Jesse Tannehill, 1907 - 131.0 - 20
Bret Saberhagen, 1999 - 119.0 - 11
Elmer Steele, 1908 - 118.0 - 13
HOME, SWEET HOME: Went 8-1 with a 3.07 ERA (28 ER/82.0 IP) in 12 starts at Fenway
Park, limiting opponents to a .255 average and 5 home runs...in 18 road starts, went 7-6 with a 5.56 ERA (63 ER/102.0 IP)...opponents hit .327 with 16 homers on the
road...Wells' lone Fenway Park setback came April 25 vs. Baltimore in his second home start
of the year...he did not lose in his final 16 starts at Fenway, going 7-0 with a 2.78 ERA (22
ER/71.1 IP).
FOR OPENERS...: Made his third career Opening Day start April 3 in New York, dropping a
9-2 decision to Randy Johnson...was touched for four earned runs on 10 hits in 4.1 innings,
walking one, hitting two and fanning four...with Pedro Martinez having started Boston's previous
seven season openers (1998-2004), Wells became the first pitcher other than Pedro to start
a Sox season opener since Tom Gordon in 1997...at 41 years and 316 days, Wells became
the oldest pitcher ever to start a season opener for the Sox...Cy Young was 41 years and
16 days when he beat Washington 3-1 on Opening Day 1908...the match-up with 41-year-old Randy Johnson marked just the second time in baseball history a pair of 40-year-olds had started against each other on Opening Day, the first time since Rip Sewell of the Pirates beat Dutch Leonard of the Cubs 1-0 in 1949.
REMEMBER ME?: Went 9-6 with a 4.40 ERA (57 ER/116.2 IP) in 18 starts against clubs
for whom he has previously pitched and 6-1 with a 4.54 ERA (34 ER/67.1 IP) in 12 starts
against clubs whose uniform he never wore.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Left three starts on line for a win that the bullpen could not hold...worked
at least 6.0 innings in 21 of his 30 starts, 7.0 or more in 13 starts and 8.0 or more in
4...started 4 of the Red Sox' eight shutouts: April 15 vs. Tampa Bay, April 20 at Baltimore,
June 8 at St. Louis and June 14 vs. Cincinnati...threw 2,775 pitches, an average of 15.1
per inning...tied for fifth in the A.L. with four pickoffs...opponents were 8-for-13 trying to
steal...opponents hit .296 (220-for-743) with 21 homers...right-handers batted .282
(162-for-574) with 16 homers, while lefties batted .343 (58-for-169) with five long
balls...was 6-5 with a 5.00 ERA (50 ER/90.0 IP) in 15 starts before the break and 9-2
with a 3.93 ERA (41 ER/94.0 IP) in 15 starts after...went 6-1 with a 3.50 ERA (28 ER/72.0 IP) in 11 starts in June and July...beat 10 different teams at least once with two wins against Tampa Bay and three against the Orioles and Yankees...opponents hit just .220 (18-for-82) from the seventh inning on and just .179 (5-for-28) the 4th time through the lineup.
MORE 2005 HIGHLIGHTS: In his second start of the season, April 9 at Toronto, surrendered
back-to-back-to-back solo home runs to Corey Koskie, Vernon Wells and Shea Hillenbrand
in a 12-5 setback...after suffering two losses and posting an 8.44 ERA (10 ER/10.2 IP) with
19 hits allowed in 10.2 innings his first two times out, rebounded with 15.0 scoreless innings
and a pair of wins in his next two starts...allowed just nine hits in that span...April 15 vs. Tampa
Bay, won his Red Sox Fenway Park debut 10-0, giving up six hits in 7.0 shutout
innings...walked none and struck out three...five days later at Baltimore, worked 8.0 scoreless
innings in an 8-0 win, surrendering three hits and a walk with five K's...opponents hit just .173
(9-for-52) in the two games after batting .396 (19-for-48) in his first two starts...missed 19
games while on the D.L. with a sprained right foot April 26-May 18...in his first game back,
May 18 at Oakland, was tagged for seven runs on nine hits in 1.1 innings in his shortest start since
2001...beat the Yankees 7-2 May 29 at Yankee Stadium, allowing two runs on six hits in 8.1
innings...did not allow a run in consecutive starts June 8 at St. Louis (8.0 innings in a 4-0 win) and June 14 vs. Cincinnati (7.0 innings and one hit allowed in a 7-0 win)...June 20th
at Cleveland, made his 600th Major League appearance...allowed a first-inning run to snap
a season-best stretch of 17.0 consecutive scoreless innings...fired his first complete
game since June 17, 2003 on July 7 at Baltimore, a rain-shortened 6.0-inning effort in a
3-1 loss...was a 17-1 winner over the Yankees July 15 in the Bronx...allowed a run on five
hits with no walks and five K's in 7.0 innings...in four starts coming out of the All-Star break,
went 3-0 with a 2.63 ERA (8 ER/27.1 IP)...Aug. 23 at Kansas City, worked 5.0 shutout
innings in a 5-2 win...fanned a season-high seven in 7.0 innings in an 11-3 win Aug. 28 vs.
Detroit...threw a season-high 114 pitched in his second complete game, a 5-1 win over the
Orioles Sept. 4 at Fenway...allowed seven hits, walked none and punched out four...the start
was his first in seven days after he served a six-game Major League Baseball-imposed suspension for arguing with umpires July 2 vs. Toronto...won his last three decisions (four starts) in September, including a series-opening 5-3 win over the Yankees on the final Friday night of the regular season.
IN THE POSTSEASON: Made the start in Game of the ALDS vs. the White Sox at U.S. Cellular
Field, taking the loss after allowing five runs (two earned) on seven hits and no walks, fanning five in
6.2 innings...took a 4-0 lead into the fifth inning before allowing five runs to cross the
plate...Tadahito Iguchi connected for a three-run homer with two outs in the frame to turn a 4-2 Red Sox lead into a 5-4 deficit, the eventual final score of the game...all three of the runs
scored on Iguchi's homer were unearned following a one-out error by Tony Graffanino.
2004
SUMMARY: Went 12-8 with a 3.73 ERA (81 ER/195.2 IP) in 31 starts in his lone season
in his native San Diego...posted his 12th season with at least 10 wins, his third in a row
and his ninth in his last 10 campaigns...his 3.73 ERA was his lowest since recording a
3.49 mark with the Yankees in 1998...struck out 101 and walked 20, matching his exact
totals from 2003 with New York...prior to the All-Star Break, went just 4-5 despite a 3.09
ERA (33 ER/96.0 IP) in 15 starts...in 16 starts following the break, went 8-3 with a 4.33
ERA (48 ER/99.2 IP)...received an average of only 3.24 runs of support per game prior
to the break and 7.95 runs after the break...was on the 15-day D.L. May 18-June 7 with
lacerations to his right wrist...enjoyed a season-best six-game winning streak Aug. 13-
Sept. 18, posting a 3.46 ERA (20 ER/52.0 IP) over the eight-start stretch...the Padres
were winners in eight straight Wells starts from Aug. 24-Sept. 29, with Wells going
5-0 with a 3.64 ERA (22 ER/54.1 IP) in that span.
NOTHING'S FREE: On his way to leading the National League with an average of just 0.92
walks allowed per nine innings, did not issue a free pass in 18 of his 31 starts and walked two
or fewer in 30 of 31 starts (walked a season-high three Aug. 7 vs. Pittsburgh)...tossed a
season-high 41.0 straight innings without a walk Aug. 24-Sept. 18, after a
streak of 39.0 straight frames without a free pass May 16-June 18.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Was 1-1 with a 1.01 ERA (3 ER/26.2 IP) in four starts vs. the
American League in Interleague Play, including 5.2 scoreless innings vs. the Red Sox at
Fenway Park June 8...went 9-2 with a 3.31 ERA (32 ER/87.0 IP) in 14 starts on the road
and 3-6 with a 4.06 ERA (49 ER/108.2 IP) in 17 starts at home...won nine straight road
decisions May 5-Sept. 18 before losing at Arizona on Oct. 3, the final day of the
season...pitched at least 5.0 innings in 30 of his 31 starts, including each of his final
29...posted a season-best 2.45 ERA (9 ER/33.0 IP) in five starts in June...recorded three wins
in three straight months, going 3-1 in July, 3-1 in August and 3-0 in September...lefties hit
.275 (41-for-149), while righties hit .263 (162-for-615)...threw 2,805 pitches, an average
of 14.3 pitches per inning...allowed only five stolen bases in 195.2 innings.
MORE 2004 HIGHLIGHTS: Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in his Padres debut April 8 vs.
San Francisco, recording a no-decision in San Diego's 4-3, 10-inning win...did not allow
an earned run in back-to-back starts twice: April 29 vs. Montreal (7.0 innings) and May
5 at Atlanta (7.0 innings), and June 8 at Boston (5.2 innings) and June 13 at the Yankees
(7.0 innings)...made his 400th career start July 4 vs. Kansas City, becoming the ninth
active pitcher and 110th pitcher all-time to reach the milestone...came within one out of
a complete game Aug. 24 at Shea Stadium, earning a 3-1 win and tossing a season high
8.2 innings...struck out a season-high nine Sept. 13 at Los Angeles...his final
win, Sept. 18 at San Francisco, was the 212th of his career, tying him with Chief
Bender for 78th on the all-time list.
2003
Departed the Yankees with the best winning percentage by a lefty in franchise history (minimum 50 decisions) with a 67-28 mark (.705) in four seasons (1997-98, 2002-03)...went 15-7 with a 4.14 ERA (98 ER/213.0 IP) in 31 games (30 starts)...his 213.0 innings and four complete games were his most since tossing 229.2 innings and nine
complete games in 2000 with the Blue Jays...walked just 20 batters in 213.0 innings, an
average of 0.85 walks per nine innings, by far the best ratio in the majors (Toronto's Roy
Halladay ranked second at 1.08)...with 101 strikeouts, his average of 5.05 strikeouts for
every walk ranked third in the Majors...began the season 5-0 with a 2.89 ERA (17 ER/53.0
IP) in his first seven starts through May 8, winning his first four decisions for the second straight
season...went 3-0 with a 2.77 ERA (12 ER/39.0) in five starts in April...the Yankees won six
of his first seven starts, 12 of his first 16 and 16 of his first 20 through July 31, with Wells
posting a 12-3 record and a 3.68 ERA (60 ER/146.2 IP) in 21 outings (20 starts) through the end of July...his lone relief appearance came June 1 at Detroit, when he earned the win in his first relief outing since Aug. 28, 1993 at Oakland with Detroit...it was his first relief win since May 30, 1992 with Toronto vs. Chicago...starting Aug. 1, finished his campaign just 3-4 with a 5.16 ERA (38 ER/66.1 IP) in his final 10
starts...earned his 200th career win in his final regular season start Sept. 28 vs.
Baltimore, allowing just one run on five hits in 7.2 innings...went 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA (6 ER/23.1 IP) in five postseason games (four starts)...left Game 5 of the World Series at Florida after just 1.0 inning with a back injury...underwent back surgery (performed by Dr. Paul Kuflik) Dec. 3 at Beth Israel Hospital.
2002
Returned to the Yankees and led the club in wins, going 19-8 with a 3.75 ERA in 31 starts...tied for fourth in the league in wins and tied for 5th with a .731 winning percentage, rebounding from an injury-shortened 2001 campaign in which he was limited to only 16 starts due to a lower back injury...the Yankees went 23-8 in his 31 starts...went 12-2 with a 3.88 ERA (46 ER/106.2 IP) in his final 16 starts beginning June 27, with the Yankees going 14-2 in that span...was especially tough on lefties, limiting them to a .213 (43-for-202) mark while righties hit .274 (167-for-610)...began the season 4-0 for the
first time since 1993 with Detroit...also finished his year with wins in each of his last four
starts, posting a 1.45 ERA (5 ER/31.0 IP)...did not issue a walk during the 31.0 innings,
his longest streak since a 34.0-inning span from Sept. 9-26, 2000 with Toronto...notched his 11th career shutout in a 13-0 win May 16 vs. Tampa Bay...was scratched May 21 vs. Toronto with a strained lower back...tied his career high with six
walks, but recorded the 9-3 win Aug. 16 at Seattle, starting a span in which he went 7-1 with a 2.64 ERA (17 ER/58.0 IP) in his final 8 starts...made one start in the Division
Series, suffering a 9-5 loss in Anaheim's series-clinching Game 4 win.
2001
Went 5-7 with a 4.47 ERA (50 ER/100.2 IP) in just 16 starts in his lone season with the White Sox...his season ended after being placed on the 15-day D.L. July 2 with a strained lower back...underwent back surgery performed by White Sox Sr. Team Physician Dr. James Boscardin July 17 at Palos Community Hospital...failed to reach 200.0 innings for the first time since 1994 with Detroit (111.1 IP), as his 100.2 innings were
his fewest since tossing 85.1 relief innings for the Blue Jays in 1989...his 16 appearances were the fewest of his career in a non-strike season...ranked among league leaders
at the All-Star break with 1.88 walks per nine innings (fourth) and 2.8 strikeout for every walk
(8th with 59 strikeouts and 21 walks)...made his second career Opening Day start April 2 at
Cleveland, allowing two earned runs in 6.2 innings for the 7-4 win...tossed 9.0 innings on three
occasions but had just one complete game (two outings went into extra innings)...threw at
least 7.0 innings in seven straight starts April 8-May 11...his lone complete game came April
19 at Detroit, a 3-1 win...also went 9.0 innings in his next start April 25 at Oakland...left
his final start of the season June 28 at Minnesota after 2.0 innings due to back spasms.
2000
Placed third in A.L. Cy Young Award voting after going 20-8 with a 4.11 ERA in 35
starts for Toronto...set career highs with 20 wins (tied with Tim Hudson for the league
lead) and 35 starts (tops in the league)...became the second-oldest pitcher in Major League
history to post his first 20-win season (37 years, 124 days), trailing only the Yankees'
Allie Reynolds (37 years, 228 days in 1952)...led the league with nine complete
games...placed third in the Cy Young race for the second time in three seasons, this time behind
Pedro Martinez and Hudson...became the first lefty in Blue Jays history to win 20 games
(5th pitcher overall) and the first in the A.L. since Randy Johnson in 1997...made the
start for the A.L. in the All-Star Game for the second time in three years, tossing 2.0 scoreless
innings in Atlanta...was selected as the left-handed starter on
The Sporting News All-Star
team at the end of the season...led the league with an average of 1.2 walks per nine innings,
was second with 229.2 innings, sixth with a 4.11 ERA and ninth with 166 strikeouts...was second
in the league with a franchise-record average of 5.3 strikeouts...made his first-career
Opening Day start April 3 at Kansas City, posting a no-decision...was 15-2 with 3.44
ERA (49 ER/128.2) and 4 complete games in 19 starts before the All-Star break...the 15
wins led the Majors and set a Blue Jays first-half record...set a Toronto record with four wins
in April...went 5-1 in May, matching his career-high for wins in a calendar month (May,
1991) and matching the club record for wins in a month...was 4-0 with a 3.31 ERA (13
ER/35.1 IP) in 5 starts in June...won eight straight decisions May 25-July 8, posting a 3.27
ERA (23 ER/63.1 IP) in nine starts...struck out a season-high 11 June 11 vs. Montreal and
July 26 vs. Cleveland...went just 5-6 with a 4.97 ERA (56 ER/101.1 IP) in 16 starts after
the All-Star break...posted his 18th win Aug. 20 vs. Minnesota, establishing a club
record for wins by a lefty...threw 19.0 scoreless innings in a 3-start span Aug. 20-30...left his Aug. 30 start at Anaheim with tightness in his left shoulder...missed his
scheduled start Sept. 18 with gout in his right big toe...took four attempts to earn his
20th win, tossing a complete-game five-hitter with no walks and eight strikeouts Sept.
21 vs. the Yankees to finally reach the milestone...did not issue a walk over his final five
starts (34.0 IP) Sept. 9-Oct....between 1999-2000, led the American League
with 460.1 innings and ranked second with 37 wins (behind Pedro Martinez's 41).
1999
Won 17 games in his return to Toronto, going 17-10 with a 4.82 ERA (124 ER/231.2 IP)...set career highs with 231.2 innings and 169 strikeouts, setting a club record for K's by a lefty...led the league in innings and complete games (7)...his 17 wins tied for 5th in the league and paced all lefthanders...tied for 2nd in the league with 34 starts, ranked 6th with 2.4 walks per 9 innings and 8th with a .630 winning percentage and 169
strikeouts...began the year with wins in his first 3 starts and a 2.55 ERA (5 ER/17.2 IP),
including a 7-1 win against Tampa Bay in Toronto's April 12 home opener...won 3 straight
games on 2 more occasions: July 11-21 and September 23-October 3, his final 3 starts
of the season...tossed his 10th career complete-game shutout in a 1-0 win July 11 at
Montreal, limiting the Expos to 3 base runners (2 hits, one walk)...tallied his 2nd straight
complete game in his next start July 17 vs. Florida, a 6-1 victory...missed his August 12
start with a stiff back...pitched 7.0 innings or more in each of his last 6 starts beginning September 2, going 5-1 with a 3.00 ERA (19 ER/57.0 IP).
1998
Finished 3rd in A.L. Cy Young
Award voting behind Boston's Pedro
Martinez and Toronto's Roger Clemens,
going 18-4 with a 3.49 ERA in 30 starts
for the World Champion Yankees...led
the league with an .818 winning percentage, a career-high 5 shutouts and 1.2
walks per 9 innings...ranked 2nd in the
league with 8 complete games, 5th with
a 3.49 ERA and a .239 opponents average and 6th with 18 wins...the Yankees
were 25-5 in his 30 starts...became the
14th pitcher in major league history to
throw a regular-season perfect game in
a 4-0 win May 17 vs. Minnesota...struck out 11 in the first regular-season perfect game
in Yankees history, the 2nd overall...Don Larson turned the trick October 8, 1956 in
Game 5 of the World Series vs. Brooklyn...earned A.L. Player of the Week honors for the
week of May 11-17...set an A.L. record by retiring 38 straight batters during 3 starts
(the final 10 May 12 vs. Kansas City, all 27 May 17 and the first batter May 23 at
Boston)...the previous record of 33 was shared by Kansas City's Steve Busby (1974)
and Seattle's Jim Montague (1977)...compiled winning streaks of 8 (April 7-June 2) and
a career-high 9 games (June 20-September 1) en route to his 18-4 mark...started for the
A.L. in the 69th All-Star Game at Coors Field, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings...missed his
July 17 start with an in-grown toenail...made a bid for his 2nd perfect game in a 7-0 win
September 1 vs. Oakland...retired the first 20 batters before a 2-out single by Jason
Giambi in the 7th inning...became the first pitcher since Texas' Nolan Ryan in 1989 to
retire the first 20 batters of a game twice in the same season...won his first 11 home
starts before a 5-3 loss September 12 vs. Toronto, finishing the season 11-1 with a 3.06
ERA (43 ER/126.2 IP) in 17 home starts...went 4-0 with a 2.93 ERA (10 ER/30.2 IP) in
the postseason, helping pitch the Yankees to the World Series title...won the opener in all
3 post-season series...was named MVP of the ALCS vs. Cleveland after winning Game 1
and 5 and posting a 2.87 ERA (5 ER/15.2 IP)...became the first lefthander to win 2
games in the ALCS...picked up the 9-6 win in Game 1 vs. San Diego in his first career
World Series start.
1997
In his first season with the Yankees, went 16-10 with a 4.21 ERA in 32 starts...ranked
3rd in the A.L. with 5 complete games and 2 shutouts...was 4th with an average of just
1.9 walks per 9 innings and 6th with an average of 3.5 strikeouts per walk...compiled a
season full of streaks, winning 3 straight starts April 30-May 11 (3-0, 1.80 ERA),
winning 4 straight May 28-June 17 (4-0, 2.64), winning 4 straight July 30-August 14
(4-0, 2.23) and losing 5 straight from August 19-September 10 (0-5, 7.71)...earned his
100th career win in a 3-hit shutout July 19 at Milwaukee, also recording his 1,000th
career strikeout in the game, fanning Dave Nilsson in the first inning...the shutout was
his first since August 10, 1994 vs. Milwaukee with Detroit...tallied his 2nd 3-hit shutout
in 3 starts July 30 vs. Oakland, striking out a career-high 16...tied David Cone for the
2nd-highest strikeout total in club history, trailing only Ron Guidry's 18 K's June 17,
1978 vs. California...allowed 12 hits in 3 straight starts September 4-15...threw a
complete-game 5-hitter to earn the win in Game 3 of the ALDS at Cleveland, his lone
post-season appearance.
1996
Went 11-14 with a 5.14 ERA (128 ER/224.1 IP) in 32 starts in his only season with the Orioles...pitched 7.0 innings or more in 19 of 32 starts...tossed 3 complete games: April 16 vs. Boston (a 6-1 win), May 7 at Chicago (a 3-2 loss) and June 30 at New York (a 9-1 win)...walked only 50 in 224.1 innings, an average of 2.05 walks per 9 innings...began the season 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA (4 ER/24.0 IP) before dropping 6 of his
next 7 decisions, going 1-6 with a 7.32 ERA (51 ER/62.2 IP) in a 10-start stretch April
21-June 15...did not pitch from May 7-20 due to bursitis in his right big toe...allowed 3
earned runs or less in 7 straight starts July 13-August 9, going 4-2 with a 2.86 ERA (16
ER/50.1 IP) in that span...struck out a season-high 11 September 6 vs. Detroit...was 2-0 with a 4.43 ERA in 3 post-season starts, including a start in Game 2 of the ALCS at New York in Baltimore's lone win in the series, allowing 3 runs in 6.2 innings.
1995
Split the season between Detroit and Cincinnati, combining to go 16-8 with a 3.24 ERA (73 ER/203.0 IP) in 29 starts between the 2 stops...went 8-3 with a 3.00 ERA (36 ER/108.0 IP) in 15 starts for the Tigers prior to the All-Star break to earn a spot on his first All-Star team...struck out his only batter faced (Mickey Morandini)...after starting the season 2-3 with a 3.47 ERA (23 ER/59.2 IP) in his first 9 starts with Detroit through June 7, went 8-0 with a 2.67 ERA (21 ER/70.2 IP) over his final 9 starts with the Tigers leading up to his July 31 trade to Cincinnati...earned the win in 6 straight starts June 12-July 7...picked up the 6-2 win in his Reds debut August 2 vs. the Mets to push his winning
streak to 9...saw his streak snapped in his next start, a 6-4 loss at Florida, though he
collected his first major league hit, a single off Mark Gardner...led Cincinnati with 3
complete game despite making just 11 starts, going 6-5 with a 3.59 ERA (29 ER/72.2
IP)...pitched consecutive complete games victories August 23 at St. Louis (3-1) and
August 28 vs. St. Louis (5-2)...with Cincinnati in the postseason, earned his first playoff
win in Game 3 of the NLDS vs. Los Angeles...took the loss in Game 3 of the NLCS at
Atlanta despite allowing just one earned run in 6.0 innings.
1994
In his first major league season pitching exclusively as a starter, was limited to
just 16 outings due to bone chips in his left elbow that required surgery April 20...went 5-7 with a 3.96 ERA in 16 starts for the Tigers...made 3 starts to begin the season, going
1-2 with a 5.50 ERA (11 ER/18.0 IP)...was placed on the D.L. April 16 and underwent
arthroscopic surgery performed by Dr. James Andrews 4 days later...was reinstated June
4, and went 1-5 with a 5.44 ERA (30 ER/49.2 IP) in 8 starts through the end of June...went
4-2 with a 2.77 ERA (19 ER/61.2 IP) in his final 8 starts the rest of the way, including 3
complete games in his final 5 starts...issued just 8 walks in 61.2 innings over the final 8
starts...recorded his first big league shutout in a 4-0 win August 10 vs. Milwaukee.
1993
After signing with Detroit as a free agent on April 3, just 2 days prior to Opening
Day, went 11-9 with a 4.19 ERA in 32 outings (30 starts)...began the season on a tear,
going 4-0 with a 1.47 ERA (5 ER/30.2 IP) in 5 starts in April and posting a 9-1 mark with
a 2.68 ERA (30 ER/100.2 IP) in his first 15 starts through June 19...finished just 2-8
with a 5.94 ERA (57 ER/86.1 IP) in 17 outings (15 starts) the rest of the way...struck out
10 batters May 30 vs. Seattle and 11 batters in his next start June 4 vs. California but
did not figure in the decision in either outing...dropped 5 straight decisions June 25-July
21...was on the disabled list August 1-20 with an inflamed right elbow...made 2 relief
appearances upon his reinstatement before returning to the starting rotation to close out
the year...was 8-3 with a 2.74 ERA (33 ER/108.1 IP) in 16 outings (15 starts) at home
and 3-6 with a 6.18 ERA (54 ER/78.2 IP) in 16 outings (15 starts) on the road.
1992
Went 7-9 with 2 saves and a 5.40 ERA in 41 outings (14 starts) for the World Series champion Blue Jays in his final season in Toronto...was 6-7 with a 6.39 ERA (54 ER/76.0 IP) in 14 starts and 1-2 with 2 saves and a 3.68 ERA (18 ER/44.0 IP) in 27
relief outings...began the season with 2
starts (1-1, 1.64 ERA) before moving
to the bullpen April 19 when Dave Steib
returned from injury...tossed 15.2 scoreless innings May 26-June 13, covering
6 relief outings...made 20 straight relief
appearances April 19-June 18 before
making his 3rd start July 24 at Texas, a
3-2 win...it was the first of 12 straight
starts through August 25...allowed a
club-record 13 earned runs over 4.0 innings in a 16-3 loss August 20 at
Milwaukee...returned to the bullpen August 28 for the rest of the season...was
on the active roster, but did not pitch in
Toronto's 6-game win against Oakland
in the ALCS...made 4 relief appearances
in the World Series vs. Atlanta, allowing
just one hit in 4.1 innings.
1991
Went 15-10 with one save and a
3.72 ERA (82 ER/198.1 IP) in 40 outings (28 starts) for the Blue Jays, his
first of 8 major league seasons with 15
or more wins...began the season in the
starting rotation and took 28 turns
through September 15, going 14-10 with
a 3.75 ERA (75 ER/180.0 IP) before
moving to the bullpen for his final 12
outings...was 1-0 with a save and a 3.44 ERA (7 ER/18.1 IP) out of the pen...after going
1-3 with a 5.16 ERA (13 ER/22.2 IP) in 4 starts in April, won his first 4 starts of
May...starting May 3, went 11-1 with a 2.23 ERA (27 ER/109.0 IP) in 16 starts through
July 24...lost his next 5 starts July 29-August 24, allowing 26 earned runs in 26.1
innings for an 8.89 ERA...missed his August 19 start due to a tired arm, and moved to the
bullpen September 16 through the end of the year...pitched in 4 games out of the bullpen
in the ALCS vs. Minnesota, posting a 2.35 ERA (2 ER/7.2 IP).
1990
Split the season between Toronto's starting rotation and bullpen, going 11-6 with
3 saves and a 3.14 ERA (66 ER/189.0 IP) in 43 outings (25 starts), the 7th-lowest ERA
in the American League...began the season with 16 straight relief outings before making
his first start May 24 at California, snapping a streak of 126 straight relief
appearances...recorded his first career win as a starter with 6.0 scoreless frames May
29 at Oakland, a 2-1 win...won 3 straight starts June 5-15 and remained in the rotation
for the rest of the year...pitched at least 7.0 innings in 15 of his final 23 starts...overall,
went 10-5 with a 3.11 ERA (58 ER/167.2 IP) in 25 starts and 1-1 with 3 saves and a
3.38 ERA (8 ER/21.1 IP) in 18 relief outings.
1989
Enjoyed his first full major league season with the Blue Jays, posting a 7-4 record with 2 saves and a 2.40 ERA (23 ER/86.1 IP) in 54 relief appearances...his 7 wins matched his career total entering the season...was the lone lefty to spend the entire season on Toronto's active roster...limited foes to a .207 average (66-for-319)...after
going 2-4 with 2 saves and a 3.20 ERA (20 ER/56.1 IP) in 33 outings prior to the All-Star break, was 5-0 with a 0.90 ERA (3 ER/30.0 IP) in 21 appearances after the break...won
both games of a doubleheader July 17 vs. California...did not allow a run in 9 straight
outings (9.0 IP) August 28-September 23.
1988
Spent much of the season with Toronto, going 3-5 with 4 saves and a 4.62 ERA (33 ER/64.1 IP) in 41 relief outings...was the winning pitcher in Toronto's home opener April 11 vs. New York...posted a 5.60 ERA (11 ER/17.2 IP) in 11 appearances in April before registering a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) in 14 outings in May...posted a 6.00 ERA (12 ER/18.0 IP) in 10 June outings and was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse July 10...made 6 relief outings for Syracuse (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.2 IP), but did not pitch for 28 days due to
tendinitis in his left arm...was recalled by Toronto August 26.
1987
Split his campaign between Toronto and Triple-A Syracuse, going 4-3 with a save
and a 3.99 ERA (13 ER/29.1 IP) in 18 outings, all but 2 in relief, with the Blue Jays and
4-6 with a 3.87 ERA (47 ER/109.1 IP) in 43 outings (12 starts) with Syracuse...began
the season with Syracuse and had his contract purchased by Toronto June 30, making
his major league debut that night in a start vs. the Yankees...allowed 4 runs in 4.0 innings
in a 4-0 setback...after making his first 2 appearances as a starter (0-2, 15.19 ERA),
was optioned to Triple-A July 12...pitched exclusively in relief upon his return as a
September call-up, going 4-1 with a save and a 1.50 ERA (4 ER/24.0 IP) in 16 bullpen
outings...earned his first big league win September 2 vs. California, a 7-6 victory...collected
his first save September 18 at New York.
1986
Made 4 stops in the Blue Jays chain, combining to go 3-5 with a 3.70 ERA in 22 games (10 starts)...began the season at Single-A Florence before earning promotions to Single-A Ventura on April 26, Double-A Knoxville on May 14 and Triple-A Syracuse on August 25...was on the D.L. July 7-August 20 with tendinitis in his left shoulder.
1985
Missed the entire season after undergoing
surgery April 10 to repair the ulnar collateral
ligament in his left elbow.
1984
Split the season between Single-A Kinston
and Double-A Knoxville, combining to go 4-8
with a 3.48 ERA in 15 starts...began the season
with Kinston and went 1-6 with a 4.71 ERA in 7
starts...promoted to Knoxville May 14 and went
3-2 with a 2.59 ERA in 8 outings...was placed on
the D.L. June 28 with a left elbow injury and
missed the rest of the season.
1983
Went 6-5 with a 3.73 ERA (65 ER/157.0
IP) in 25 starts for Single-A Kinston, tossing 5
complete games in his first full pro season.
1982
Debuted with Toronto's Rookie-level Medi-
cine Hat affiliate, going 4-3 with a 5.18 ERA (37
ER/64.1 IP) in 12 starts, including one complete
game.
