David Wells vs Dennis Martinez

David WellsDennis Martinez

David Wells and Dennis Martinez compared on their MLB careers: David Wells played 21 seasons, 1987 to 2007, Dennis Martinez 23 seasons, 1976 to 1998. David Wells has 239 wins to Dennis Martinez's 245. David Wells won 2 titles, Dennis Martinez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Wells and Dennis Martinez career totals
660GP692
239W245
157L193
4.1ERA3.7
3,439IP4,000
2,201K2,149
719BB1,165
1.3WHIP1.3
13SV8

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Wells and Dennis Martinez postseason
27GP12
49R9
116H42

Where each stands all time

David Wells and Dennis Martinez all-time places
67th (2,201)Strikeouts (pitching)73rd (2,149)
57th (239)Wins (pitching)51st (245)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • David Wells: 2 championships; none on file
  • Dennis Martinez: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

David Wells and Dennis Martinez season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1987433.991976122.57
2nd1988354.6219771474.10
3rd1989742.40197816113.52
4th19901163.14197915163.67
5th199115103.721980643.96
6th1992795.4019811453.32
7th19931194.19198216124.21
8th1994573.9619837165.53
9th19951683.241984695.02
10th199611145.14198513115.15
11th199716104.211986364.73
12th19981843.4919871143.30
13th199917104.82198815132.72
14th20002084.1119891673.18
15th2001574.47199010112.95
16th20021973.75199114112.39
17th20031574.14199216112.47
18th20041283.7319931593.85
19th20051574.4519941163.52
20th2006354.4219951253.08
21st2007995.431996964.50
22nd————1997157.71
23rd————1998464.45

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA