Kip Wells
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| Kip Wells | |
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| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 21 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB Debut | |
| August 2, 1999 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Selected MLB Statistics (through 2005) | |
| Win-loss | 55-69 |
| Strikeouts | 728 |
| ERA | 5.09 |
| Innings pitched | 893.9 |
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Robert Kip Wells (born April 21, 1977 in Houston, Texas) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher, currently with the St. Louis Cardinals. He bats and throws right-handed.
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[edit] High School Career
Wells attended Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas and was a baseball star and an honor roll student. In baseball, he won All-State and All-America honors after his Sr. year (1995). He was taken by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 58th round of the Major League Baseball Draft that June. He did not sign with the Brewers, instead, he went to Baylor University.
[edit] College career
Posted a career record of 21-14 for the Baylor Bears with a 5.17 era and 288 strikeouts in three collegiate seasons. 1998 2nd Team All-America, 1998 Big 12 1st Team, 1998 All-Region, 1999 Pre Season All America 2nd Team. Played with the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape Cod League during the summer of 1997. He went 5-6 with a 1.92 ERA, 49 strikeouts and five saves to earn the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect Award.
[edit] Pro career
Wells was the first round (16th overall) draft pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 1998 amateur draft. He made his first major league appearance with the White Sox the following year.
After the 2001 season, in which he split time between the starting rotation and the bullpen, Wells was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
As of the end of the 2005 season, Wells had a 55-69 record and a 4.36 E.R.A. after 188 games over the course of seven seasons. Wells led the league in losses in 2005, going 8-18 on a Pirates team that went 72-90.
On March 1, 2006, Wells announced he would have surgery to remove a blood clot in his right arm. The surgery was performed on March 6, and he returned to the field on June 19, 2006.
At the trade deadline in 2006, Wells was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Jesse Chavez. [1]
On November 28, 2006, Kip Wells signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.
[edit] External links
- MLB Profile
- Kip Wells at ESPN.com
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Profile at CBS.Sportsline.com
