1977
Born April 21, 1977
Houston, TX, USA
Kip Wells Notable
b. April 21, 1977 · Chicago White Sox 1999–2001, Pittsburgh Pirates 2002–2006, Texas Rangers 2006, St. Louis Cardinals 2007, Colorado Rockies 2008, Kansas City Royals 2008, Washington Nationals 2009, Cincinnati Reds 2009, San Diego Padres 2012
Kip Wells played for nine clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1999 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2012. His longest stay was with the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 2002 to 2006.
He went 69 and 103 with a 4.71 earned run average, pitching 1,338 innings in 296 games. He struck out 963 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 304 games he batted .190, with 63 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 10 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Houston, TX, USA on April 21, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CHW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | CHW | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | CHW | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .167 |
| 2002 | PIT | 34 | 63 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .190 |
| 2003 | PIT | 34 | 68 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .191 |
| 2004 | PIT | 25 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .186 |
| 2005 | PIT | 34 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .158 |
| 2006 | PIT/TEX | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .091 |
| 2007 | STL | 35 | 53 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .321 |
| 2008 | COL/KCR | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | CIN/WSN | 33 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| 2012 | SDP | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .083 |
| Career | — | 304 | 331 | 30 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 143 | 1 | .190 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CHW | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35.2 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 4.04 |
| 2000 | CHW | 6 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 98.2 | 126 | 66 | 58 | 71 | 6.02 |
| 2001 | CHW | 10 | 11 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 133.1 | 145 | 71 | 61 | 99 | 4.79 |
| 2002 | PIT | 12 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 198.1 | 197 | 79 | 71 | 134 | 3.58 |
| 2003 | PIT | 10 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 197.1 | 171 | 72 | 76 | 147 | 3.28 |
| 2004 | PIT | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 138.1 | 145 | 70 | 66 | 116 | 4.55 |
| 2005 | PIT | 8 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 182.0 | 186 | 103 | 99 | 132 | 5.09 |
| 2006 | PIT/TEX | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 44.1 | 61 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 6.50 |
| 2007 | STL | 7 | 17 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 162.2 | 186 | 103 | 78 | 122 | 5.70 |
| 2008 | COL/KCR | 1 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 37.2 | 39 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 6.21 |
| 2009 | CIN/WSN | 2 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 72.2 | 60 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 5.33 |
| 2012 | SDP | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37.1 | 41 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 4.58 |
| Career | — | 69 | 103 | 296 | 219 | 2 | 1338.1 | 1390 | 700 | 635 | 963 | 4.71 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Major-league debut: Kip Wells
Kip Wells made a major-league debut on August 2, 1999.
2012
Final major-league game: Kip Wells
Kip Wells played a final major-league game on August 1, 2012.