Originally posted by Double-J:
He's three shy of 200 wins, 1998 AL MVP, only lost once this season, has a spectacular curve ball. He's a damn fine pitcher in my opinion.
Sorry, but you're mistaken. He's 12-3 this season with a 3.80 ERA. He was not the 1998 AL MVP, that was Juan Gonzalez. He did not with the 1998 AL Cy Young either, that was Roger Clemens. He does have a spectacular curve, and he is a damn fine pitcher. I wasn't arguing with that. What I was arguing is that he is not anywhere near being in Randy Johnson's league as a pitcher. Here are some of their career stats:
David Wells
197-124 (61.4%), 4.04 ERA, 1844K, 0 Cy Young Awards
Randy Johnson
225-109 (67.4%), 3.08 ERA, 3789K, 4 Cy Young Awards
While Johnson is a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame, Wells is never even a shoo-in for the All-Star game. Wells is a good pitcher, but does not belong in any discussion about great pitchers when you're talking about Johnson, Clemens, and Maddux.
