David Wells vs Scott Sanderson

David WellsScott Sanderson

David Wells and Scott Sanderson compared on their MLB careers: David Wells played 21 seasons, 1987 to 2007, Scott Sanderson 19 seasons, 1978 to 1996. David Wells has 239 wins to Scott Sanderson's 163. David Wells won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Wells and Scott Sanderson career totals
660GP472
239W163
157L143
4.1ERA3.8
3,439IP2,561
2,201K1,611
719BB625
1.3WHIP1.3
13SV5

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Wells and Scott Sanderson postseason
27GP5
49R2
116H16

Where each stands all time

David Wells and Scott Sanderson all-time places
67th (2,201)Strikeouts (pitching)193rd (1,611)
57th (239)Wins (pitching)212th (163)

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
  • Scott Sanderson: 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 Scott Sanderson 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.
1st1987433.991978422.51
2nd1988354.621979983.43
3rd1989742.40198016113.11
4th19901163.141981972.96
5th199115103.72198212123.46
6th1992795.401983674.65
7th19931194.191984853.14
8th1994573.961985563.12
9th19951683.2419869114.19
10th199611145.141987894.29
11th199716104.211988125.28
12th19981843.4919891193.94
13th199917104.82199017113.88
14th20002084.11199116103.81
15th2001574.47199212114.93
16th20021973.75199311134.21
17th20031574.141994845.09
18th20041283.731995134.12
19th20051574.451996027.50
20th2006354.42————
21st2007995.43————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA