Born on April 21, 1977 in Houston, Texas, Kip Wells (Robert Kip Wells) played for the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers over the course of his 8 year career. Wells broke into the bigs on August 2, 1999 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 6.02 ERA in 98.2 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Kip Wells's best season was 2003, when he posted a 3.28 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 147 batters.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1999
CHI
A
7
7
4
1
4.04
29
17
16
0
0
0
35.2
33
2
15
0
1
3
2000
CHI
A
20
20
6
9
6.02
71
76
66
0
0
0
98.2
126
15
58
4
7
2
2001
CHI
A
40
20
10
11
4.79
99
80
71
0
0
0
133.1
145
14
61
5
14
12
2002
PIT
N
33
33
12
14
3.58
134
92
79
1
1
0
198.1
197
21
71
11
7
7
2003
PIT
N
31
31
10
9
3.28
147
77
72
1
0
0
197.1
171
24
76
7
7
7
2004
PIT
N
24
24
5
7
4.55
116
71
70
0
0
0
138.1
145
14
66
4
3
6
2005
PIT
N
33
33
8
18
5.09
132
116
103
1
1
0
182
186
23
99
8
8
12
2006
TEX
A
2
2
1
0
5.62
4
6
5
0
0
0
8
15
0
3
0
0
0
2006
PIT
N
7
7
1
5
6.69
16
27
27
0
0
0
36.1
46
3
18
1
5
4
2006
Total
9
9
2
5
6.50
20
33
32
0
0
0
44.1
61
3
21
1
5
4
2007
STL
N
34
26
7
17
5.70
122
116
103
0
0
0
162.2
186
19
78
9
8
9
Total
NL
162
154
43
70
4.47
667
499
454
3
2
0
915
931
104
408
40
38
45
Total
AL
69
49
21
21
5.16
203
179
158
0
0
0
275.2
319
31
137
9
22
17
Total
231
203
64
91
4.63
870
678
612
3
2
0
1190.2
1250
135
545
49
60
62
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1999
CHI
A
P
7
7
35.2
4
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
1
.778
2000
CHI
A
P
20
20
98.2
6
5
5
0
0
2
11
5
0
.688
2001
CHI
A
P
40
20
133.1
9
19
3
1
0
1
13
4
0
.903
2002
PIT
N
P
33
33
198.1
12
30
3
1
0
1
18
7
2
.933
2003
PIT
N
P
31
31
197.1
7
32
5
0
0
3
14
2
3
.886
2004
PIT
N
P
24
24
138.1
7
18
3
1
0
0
8
6
0
.893
2005
PIT
N
P
33
33
182
6
33
2
4
0
3
15
3
0
.951
2006
TEX
A
P
2
2
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.000
2006
PIT
N
P
7
7
36.1
0
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1.000
2006
Total
P
9
9
44.1
1
3
0
0
0
1
2
4
0
1.000
2007
STL
N
P
34
26
162.2
10
21
4
0
0
2
17
5
2
.886
Total
P
231
203
1190.2
62
164
27
7
0
13
100
39
8
.893
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1999
CHI
A
7
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
CHI
A
20
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2001
CHI
A
40
6
1
1
0
0
.167
.167
.167
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
2002
PIT
N
34
63
4
12
1
5
.190
.190
.270
2
0
0
28
0
13
0
0
0
2003
PIT
N
34
68
8
13
1
5
.191
.203
.279
3
0
1
23
0
4
0
0
0
2004
PIT
N
25
43
4
8
0
0
.186
.239
.302
3
1
3
20
0
4
0
0
0
2005
PIT
N
34
57
4
9
1
2
.158
.172
.228
1
0
0
26
1
3
0
0
0
2006
TEX
A
2
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
PIT
N
7
11
0
1
0
0
.091
.091
.091
0
0
0
8
0
1
0
0
0
2006
Total
9
11
0
1
0
0
.091
.091
.091
0
0
0
8
0
1
0
0
0
2007
STL
N
35
53
7
17
1
5
.321
.321
.396
1
0
0
19
0
1
0
0
0
Total
NL
169
295
27
60
4
17
.203
.217
.285
10
1
4
124
1
26
0
0
0
Total
AL
69
8
1
1
0
0
.125
.125
.125
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
0
0
Total
238
303
28
61
4
17
.201
.214
.281
10
1
4
131
1
26
1
0
0
Transactions
Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 58th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1995).
Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (16th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed December 23, 1998).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Sean Lowe and Josh Fogg to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Todd Ritchie and Lee Evans (December 13, 2001).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Texas Rangers in exchange for Jesse Chavez (July 31, 2006).
Granted free agency (November 1, 2006).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (November 28, 2006).