Kip Wells

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: April 21, 1977 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 58th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (16th) of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from Baylor University (Waco, TX).

High School: Lawrence E Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX)

School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)

Debut: August 2, 1999 (Age 22-103d, 17,533rd in major league history)
vs. DET 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: August 1, 2012 (Age 35-102d)
vs. CIN 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Burton Rocks • Previously: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Robert Kip Wells

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

103

ERA

4.71

296

219

1338.1

963

WHIP

1.513

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1999	22	CHW-min	A+,AA	13	8	.619	3.29	25	25	0	0	0	0	156.0	127	63	57	9	65	1	139	10	1	8	636			1.231	7.3	0.5	3.8	8.0	2.14	WSM,BIR CARL,SOUL
1999	22	CHW	AL	4	1	.800	4.04	7	7	0	0	0	0	35.2	33	17	16	2	15	0	29	3	2	1	153	123	3.75	1.346	8.3	0.5	3.8	7.3	1.93
2000	23	CHW-min	AAA	5	3	.625	5.37	12	12	0	2	1	0	62.0	67	38	37	10	27	1	38	0	0	6	275			1.516	9.7	1.5	3.9	5.5	1.41	CHR IL
2000	23	CHW	AL	6	9	.400	6.02	20	20	0	0	0	0	98.2	126	76	66	15	58	4	71	2	0	7	468	84	5.50	1.865	11.5	1.4	5.3	6.5	1.22
2001	24	CHW-min	AAA	2	1	.667	3.55	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.1	26	11	10	2	8	0	24	0	0	2	110			1.342	9.2	0.7	2.8	8.5	3.00	CHR IL
2001	24	CHW	AL	10	11	.476	4.79	40	20	3	0	0	0	133.1	145	80	71	14	61	5	99	12	0	14	603	97	4.57	1.545	9.8	0.9	4.1	6.7	1.62
2002	25	PIT	NL	12	14	.462	3.58	33	33	0	1	1	0	198.1	197	92	79	21	71	11	134	7	0	7	845	118	4.17	1.351	8.9	1.0	3.2	6.1	1.89
2003	26	PIT	NL	10	9	.526	3.28	31	31	0	1	0	0	197.1	171	77	72	24	76	7	147	7	0	7	835	133	4.38	1.252	7.8	1.1	3.5	6.7	1.93
2004	27	PIT	NL	5	7	.417	4.55	24	24	0	0	0	0	138.1	145	71	70	14	66	4	116	6	0	3	621	94	4.25	1.525	9.4	0.9	4.3	7.5	1.76
2005	28	PIT	NL	8	18	.308	5.09	33	33	0	1	1	0	182.0	186	116	103	23	99	8	132	12	0	8	828	82	5.04	1.566	9.2	1.1	4.9	6.5	1.33
2006	29	PIT-min	AA,A+	2	0	1.000	2.02	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.1	9	3	3	1	3	0	9	2	0	1	50			0.900	6.1	0.7	2.0	6.1	3.00	ATO,LBG EL,CARL
2006	29	TOT	MLB	2	5	.286	6.50	9	9	0	0	0	0	44.1	61	33	32	3	21	1	20	4	0	5	208	70	4.82	1.850	12.4	0.6	4.3	4.1	0.95
2006	29	PIT	NL	1	5	.167	6.69	7	7	0	0	0	0	36.1	46	27	27	3	18	1	16	4	0	5	168	67	5.16	1.761	11.4	0.7	4.5	4.0	0.89
2006	29	TEX	AL	1	0	1.000	5.63	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	15	6	5	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	40	85	3.27	2.250	16.9	0.0	3.4	4.5	1.33
2007	30	STL	NL	7	17	.292	5.70	34	26	4	0	0	0	162.2	186	116	103	19	78	9	122	9	1	8	750	77	4.86	1.623	10.3	1.1	4.3	6.8	1.56
2008	31	COL-min	AAA,AA	0	3	.000	7.20	5	5	0	0	0	0	25.0	38	27	20	4	7	0	23	0	0	3	119			1.800	13.7	1.4	2.5	8.3	3.29	CSP,TUL PCL,TL
2008	31	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	6.21	25	2	8	0	0	0	37.2	39	29	26	4	30	2	31	2	0	3	176	75	5.42	1.832	9.3	1.0	7.2	7.4	1.03
2008	31	COL	NL	1	2	.333	5.27	15	2	6	0	0	0	27.1	29	19	16	3	19	2	22	1	0	2	126	90	5.14	1.756	9.5	1.0	6.3	7.2	1.16
2008	31	KCR	AL	0	1	.000	8.71	10	0	2	0	0	0	10.1	10	10	10	1	11	0	9	1	0	1	50	51	6.13	2.032	8.7	0.9	9.6	7.8	0.82
2009	32	CIN-WSN-min	AAA,A+	2	0	1.000	2.64	11	4	1	0	0	0	30.2	24	9	9	3	8	0	28	0	0	0	118			1.043	7.0	0.9	2.3	8.2	3.50	LOU,SYR,POT IL,CARL
2009	32	TOT	NL	2	5	.286	5.33	33	7	9	0	0	2	72.2	60	43	43	6	40	1	43	5	0	0	314	80	4.84	1.376	7.4	0.7	5.0	5.3	1.08
2009	32	WSN	NL	0	2	.000	6.49	23	0	8	0	0	2	26.1	23	19	19	1	18	1	18	0	0	0	117	66	4.27	1.557	7.9	0.3	6.2	6.2	1.00
2009	32	CIN	NL	2	3	.400	4.66	10	7	1	0	0	0	46.1	37	24	24	5	22	0	25	5	0	0	197	91	5.17	1.273	7.2	1.0	4.3	4.9	1.14

2012	35	SDP-min	AAA	2	4	.333	4.80	10	8	0	0	0	0	50.2	60	38	27	4	26	1	22	1	0	3	228			1.697	10.7	0.7	4.6	3.9	0.85	TUC PCL
2012	35	SDP	NL	2	4	.333	4.58	7	7	0	0	0	0	37.1	41	23	19	6	20	1	19	1	0	4	169	79	5.85	1.634	9.9	1.4	4.8	4.6	0.95
2013	36	LAA-min	AAA	1	3	.250	10.36	6	6	0	0	0	0	24.1	35	28	28	4	22	0	9	1	1	2	126			2.342	12.9	1.5	8.1	3.3	0.41	SLK PCL
12 Yrs				69	103	.401	4.71	296	219	24	3	2	2	1338.1	1390	773	700	151	635	53	963	70	3	67	5970	94	4.68	1.513	9.3	1.0	4.3	6.5	1.52
162 Game Avg.				9	14	.401	4.71	39	29	3	0	0	0	177	184	102	92	20	84	7	127	9	0	9	788	94	4.68	1.513	9.3	1.0	4.3	6.5	1.52
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PIT (5 yrs)				36	53	.404	4.20	128	128	0	3	2	0	752.1	745	383	351	85	330	31	545	36	0	30	3297	102	4.50	1.429	8.9	1.0	3.9	6.5	1.65
CHW (3 yrs)				20	21	.488	5.14	67	47	3	0	0	0	267.2	304	173	153	31	134	9	199	17	2	22	1224	94	4.80	1.636	10.2	1.0	4.5	6.7	1.49
KCR (1 yr)				0	1	.000	8.71	10	0	2	0	0	0	10.1	10	10	10	1	11	0	9	1	0	1	50	51	6.13	2.032	8.7	0.9	9.6	7.8	0.82
COL (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.27	15	2	6	0	0	0	27.1	29	19	16	3	19	2	22	1	0	2	126	90	5.14	1.756	9.5	1.0	6.3	7.2	1.16
STL (1 yr)				7	17	.292	5.70	34	26	4	0	0	0	162.2	186	116	103	19	78	9	122	9	1	8	750	77	4.86	1.623	10.3	1.1	4.3	6.8	1.56
TEX (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.63	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	15	6	5	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	40	85	3.27	2.250	16.9	0.0	3.4	4.5	1.33
SDP (1 yr)				2	4	.333	4.58	7	7	0	0	0	0	37.1	41	23	19	6	20	1	19	1	0	4	169	79	5.85	1.634	9.9	1.4	4.8	4.6	0.95
CIN (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.66	10	7	1	0	0	0	46.1	37	24	24	5	22	0	25	5	0	0	197	91	5.17	1.273	7.2	1.0	4.3	4.9	1.14
WSN (1 yr)				0	2	.000	6.49	23	0	8	0	0	2	26.1	23	19	19	1	18	1	18	0	0	0	117	66	4.27	1.557	7.9	0.3	6.2	6.2	1.00

NL (9 yrs)				48	81	.372	4.55	217	170	19	3	2	2	1052.1	1061	584	532	119	487	44	751	52	1	44	4656	94	4.64	1.471	9.1	1.0	4.2	6.4	1.54
AL (5 yrs)				21	22	.488	5.29	79	49	5	0	0	0	286.0	329	189	168	32	148	9	212	18	2	23	1314	91	4.81	1.668	10.4	1.0	4.7	6.7	1.43

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