David Wells vs John Smiley

David WellsJohn Smiley

David Wells and John Smiley compared on their MLB careers: David Wells played 21 seasons, 1987 to 2007, John Smiley 12 seasons, 1986 to 1997. David Wells has 239 wins to John Smiley's 126. David Wells won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Wells and John Smiley career totals
660GP361
239W126
157L103
4.1ERA3.8
3,439IP1907.2
2,201K1,284
719BB496
1.3WHIP1.2
13SV4

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Wells and John Smiley postseason
27GP5
49R12
116H24

Where each stands all time

David Wells and John Smiley all-time places
67th (2,201)Strikeouts (pitching)—
57th (239)Wins (pitching)—

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
  • John Smiley: 0 championships; 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 John Smiley 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.
1st1987433.991986103.86
2nd1988354.621987555.76
3rd1989742.40198813113.25
4th19901163.1419891282.81
5th199115103.7219909104.64
6th1992795.4019912083.08
7th19931194.1919921693.21
8th1994573.961993395.62
9th19951683.24199411103.86
10th199611145.1419951253.46
11th199716104.21199613143.64
12th19981843.49199711145.31
13th199917104.82————
14th20002084.11————
15th2001574.47————
16th20021973.75————
17th20031574.14————
18th20041283.73————
19th20051574.45————
20th2006354.42————
21st2007995.43————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA