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Proper Name
Robert Kip Wells
High Level
MLB (1999-2012)
Positions
P (371)
Ht / Wt
6-3 / 205
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
46.362
place
Houston,Texas
High School
Elkins (Missouri City,TX)
colleges
Baylor University (Waco,TX),
Signing Bonus
$ 1,495,000
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
Service Time
9.126 (2012)
repertoire
[2012] ... Sinker (90.4) [34.1%] ... Slider (82.7) [17.0%] ... Curveball (77.5) [16.4%] ... 4-Seam Fastball (90.1) [16.0%] ... Changeup (84.7) [13.2%] ... Cutter (90.1) [3.3%]
MLB Teams
PIT [5] CHA [3] ANA [1] SLN [1] COL [1] CIN [1] WAS [1] SDN [1] TEX [1] KCA [1]
TBC#
281
mlbam id
150337
Retrosheet
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Career MLB [1999-2012]4.711.5169-10329621921,338.31390963
Strikeouts
43
Walks
35
Hittable
42
SO/BB
35
vsPower
42
Hitting
26
Durability
49
Team
.482
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [2010] Inducted into the Baylor University Athletics Hall of Fame
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year team name age salary tm rank lgrk avg salary lg minimum
1999 Chicago White Sox 22 200,000 0 0 1,611,166 200,000
2000 Chicago White Sox 23 175,000 25 759 1,895,630 200,000
2001 Chicago White Sox 24 200,000 0 0 2,138,896 200,000
2002 Pittsburgh Pirates 25 272,500 18 604 2,295,649 200,000
2003 Pittsburgh Pirates 26 370,000 19 533 2,372,189 300,000
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 2,575,000 3 234 2,313,535 300,000
2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 28 3,175,000 4 217 2,476,589 316,000
2006 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 4,150,000 4 175 2,699,292 327,000
2007 St. Louis Cardinals 30 4,000,000 10 207 2,824,751 380,000
2008 Colorado Rockies 31 3,100,000 8 265 2,925,679 390,000
2009 Washington Nationals 32 500,000 14 511 2,996,106 400,000
2012 San Diego Padres 35 480,000 0 0 3,213,479 480,000
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