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Kerry Wood

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 220 lb.

Debut April 12, 1998

Born June 16, 1977 in Irving, TX

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 28, 1995. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1998 21 CHC NL  13   6  26  26   1   1   0  0  166.7  117   69   63  14   85  233  11   6   699   1   3  3.40  4.36  128 1.212 RoY-1
 2000 23 CHC NL   8   7  23  23   1   0   0  0  137.0  112   77   73  17   87  132   9   5   603   0   1  4.80  4.54   95 1.453
 2001 24 CHC NL  12   6  28  28   1   1   0  0  174.3  127   70   65  16   92  217  10   9   740   3   0  3.36  4.14  123 1.256
 2002 25 CHC NL  12  11  33  33   4   1   0  0  213.7  169   92   87  22   97  217  16   8   895   5   1  3.66  4.03  110 1.245
 2003 26 CHC NL  14  11  32  32   4   2   0  0  211.0  152   77   75  24  100  266  21  10   887   2   0  3.20  4.33  135 1.194 AS
 2004 27 CHC NL   8   9  22  22   0   0   0  0  140.3  127   62   58  16   51  144  11   7   595   0   0  3.72  4.40  118 1.268
 2005 28 CHC NL   3   4  21  10   0   0   4  0   66.0   52   32   31  14   26   77   2   0   273   0   0  4.23  4.40  104 1.182
 2006 29 CHC NL   1   2   4   4   0   0   0  0   19.7   19   13    9   5    8   13   1   1    86   0   0  4.12  4.63  112 1.373
 2007 30 CHC NL   1   1  22   0   0   0   2  0   24.3   18    9    9   0   13   24   0   1   101   1   0  3.33  4.66  140 1.274
 2008 31 CHC NL   5   4  65   0   0   0  56 34   66.3   54   24   24   3   18   84   7   1   276   4   0  3.26  4.47  137 1.085 AS
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .558  77  61 276 178  11   5  62 34 1219.3  947  525  494 131  577 1407  88  48  5155  16   5  3.65  4.31  118 1.250
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11   9  41  26   1   0   9  5  182.3  141   78   73  19   86  210  13   7   772   2   0  3.65  4.31  118 1.250
 Career High     14  11  65  33   4   2  56 34  213.7  169   92   87  24  100  266  21  10   895   5   3  3.20  4.54  137 1.085

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 21 CHC NL  24   54    3    7   0  0   2    8   0  0   1  16  .130  .145  .241   -2   13   8   0   0   0   0 RoY-1
 2000 23 CHC NL  23   40    6   10   0  0   1    4   0  0   2  10  .250  .286  .325   56   13   4   0   0   0   0
 2001 24 CHC NL  28   48    3    9   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  15  .188  .204  .208   10   10  13   0   0   0   0
 2002 25 CHC NL  32   72    5   12   0  0   1    5   0  0   3  28  .167  .200  .208    9   15   6   0   0   0   0
 2003 26 CHC NL  30   61    4   10   1  0   2    6   0  0   1  26  .164  .177  .279   16   17   8   0   0   0   1 AS
 2004 27 CHC NL  22   45    2    6   1  0   1    3   0  0   2  11  .133  .167  .222   -2   10   5   1   0   0   0
 2005 28 CHC NL  21   18    0    2   2  0   0    2   0  0   1   6  .111  .158  .222   -3    4   2   0   0   0   0
 2006 29 CHC NL   4    6    0    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .667  193    4   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 30 CHC NL  22    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     270  345   23   59   6  0   7   32   0  0  11 113  .171  .196  .249   15   86  46   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        207   14   35   4  0   4   19   0  0   7  68  .171  .196  .249   15   52  28   1   0   0   1
 Career High     64   72    6   12   2  0   2    8   0  0   3  28                          17  13   1   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 21 CHC NL   63   55    2   1.0   110| .130  .272| .145  .344| .241  .430| .386  .773|  -2  .051  -8.6  -0.8   0%
 2000 23 CHC NL   46   34    4   3.1   114| .250  .269| .286  .347| .325  .440| .611  .787|  56  .275  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 2001 24 CHC NL   62   52    3   1.5   107| .188  .262| .204  .333| .208  .430| .412  .763|  10  .103  -6.4  -0.6   0%
 2002 25 CHC NL   81   66    4   1.6   105| .167  .264| .200  .337| .208  .419| .408  .756|   9  .120  -9.8  -1.0   0%
 2003 26 CHC NL   70   60    3   1.3   110| .164  .270| .177  .342| .279  .433| .456  .775|  16  .084  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 2004 27 CHC NL   53   45    2   1.2   114| .133  .273| .167  .345| .222  .443| .389  .788|  -2  .067  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 2005 28 CHC NL   21   18    1   1.5   111| .111  .273| .158  .344| .222  .435| .380  .779|  -3  .103  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 2006 29 CHC NL    6    3    2  17.9   116| .500  .276| .500  .347| .667  .448|1.167  .795| 193  .908   0.9   0.1   0%
 2007 30 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   115| .000  .278| .000  .348| .000  .444| .000  .792|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      403  334   21   1.7   110| .171  .269| .196  .341| .249  .432| .445  .773|  15  .121 -44.9  -4.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 21 CHC NL P 26 4 9 0 1 1.000 .963 0.50 0.54 0.70 1.85 26 166.7 2000 23 CHC NL P 23 8 14 2 1 .917 .965 0.96 0.48 1.45 1.74 23 137.0 2001 24 CHC NL P 28 11 22 1 1 .971 .959 1.18 0.46 1.70 1.75 28 174.3 2002 25 CHC NL P 33 14 20 0 3 1.000 .963 1.03 0.48 1.43 1.83 33 213.7 2003 26 CHC NL P 32 18 18 1 3 .973 .957 1.12 0.48 1.54 1.85 32 211.0 AS 2004 27 CHC NL P 22 4 13 1 2 .944 .966 0.77 0.47 1.09 1.84 22 140.3 2005 28 CHC NL P 21 3 3 2 0 .750 .952 0.29 0.46 0.82 1.75 10 66.0 2006 29 CHC NL P 4 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 0.50 0.42 0.91 1.74 4 19.7 2007 30 CHC NL P 22 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.40 0.00 1.67 0 24.3 2008 31 CHC NL P 65 4 3 0 0 1.000 .959 0.11 0.43 0.95 1.72 0 66.3 AS
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 21 CHC NL P 26 4 9 0 1 1.000 .963 0.50 0.54 0.70 1.85 26 166.7 2000 23 CHC NL P 23 8 14 2 1 .917 .965 0.96 0.48 1.45 1.74 23 137.0 2001 24 CHC NL P 28 11 22 1 1 .971 .959 1.18 0.46 1.70 1.75 28 174.3 2002 25 CHC NL P 33 14 20 0 3 1.000 .963 1.03 0.48 1.43 1.83 33 213.7 2003 26 CHC NL P 32 18 18 1 3 .973 .957 1.12 0.48 1.54 1.85 32 211.0 2004 27 CHC NL P 22 4 13 1 2 .944 .966 0.77 0.47 1.09 1.84 22 140.3 2005 28 CHC NL P 21 3 3 2 0 .750 .952 0.29 0.46 0.82 1.75 10 66.0 2006 29 CHC NL P 4 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 0.50 0.42 0.91 1.74 4 19.7 2007 30 CHC NL P 22 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.40 0.00 1.67 0 24.3 2008 31 CHC NL P 65 4 3 0 0 1.000 .959 0.11 0.43 0.95 1.72 0 66.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 276 67 103 8 11 .955 .961 0.62 0.46 1.25 1.80 178 1219.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 276 67 103 8 11 .955 .961 0.62 0.46 1.26 1.80 178 1219
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1998   NLDS  CHC ATL     L   1   1   1.80  0  1  0  0   5     3   1   4   5 
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   2   2   1.76  2  0  0  0  15.1   7   3   7  18 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   2   2   7.30  0  1  0  0  12.1  14  10   7  13 
 2007   NLDS  CHC ARI     L   2   0   3.00  0  0  0  0   3     3   1   0   2 
 2008   NLDS  CHC LAD     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     2   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       1-3   6   3   1.85  2  1  0  0  24.1  15   5  11  25 
  5 Postseason Ser      1-4   8   5   3.68  2  2  0  0  36.2  29  15  18  38 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1998   NLDS  CHC ATL     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   NLDS  CHC ATL     W   2   7   1   2  1  0  0   2   0   2  .286  .286  .429   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  CHC FLA     L   2   3   1   1  0  0  1   3   0   0  .333  .250 1.333   0  0   1   1   0 
 2007   NLDS  CHC ARI     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2008   NLDS  CHC LAD     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       1-3   6   8   1   2  1  0  0   2   0   2  .250  .250  .375   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   1-4   8  11   2   3  1  0  1   5   0   2  .273  .250  .636   0  0   1   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 2003   CHC NL      0  0  0   1     1   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 2008   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2003   CHC NL       Replaced by designated hitter.
 2008   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2                                                                              
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2003 *
2008

Awards
1998-NL-ROY

ERA
2001 NL-3.36-9
2003 NL-3.20-8
Act-3.65-18

Won-Loss %
1998 NL-.684-6
2001 NL-.667-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
2003 NL-1.194-9
Act-1.250-16

Hits Allowed/9IP
1998 NL-6.32-1
2001 NL-6.56-2
2002 NL-7.12-5
2003 NL-6.48-1
Act-6.99-1
Car-6.99-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1998 NL-12.58-1
2001 NL-11.20-2
2002 NL-9.14-6
2003 NL-11.35-1
Act-10.39-2
Car-10.39-2

Saves
2008 NL-34-4

Strikeouts
1998 NL-233-3
2001 NL-217-4
2002 NL-217-3
2003 NL-266-1
Act-1407-23

Comp. Games
2002 NL-4-5
2003 NL-4-5

Shutouts
2001 NL-1-7
2002 NL-1-10
2003 NL-2-4

Bases On Balls Allow.
1998 NL-85-9
2001 NL-92-4
2002 NL-97-3
2003 NL-100-3

SO to Walk
Act-2.44-24
Car-2.44-86

Wild Pitches
2001 NL-9-7
2003 NL-10-10

Hit Batsmen
1998 NL-11-3
2002 NL-16-1
2003 NL-21-1
2004 NL-11-6
Act-88-14
Car-88-89

Games Finished
2008 NL-56-5

Adjusted ERA+
2003 NL-135-9
Act-118-21

Youngest Player
1998 NL-21-4

Black Ink: Pitching - 8 (288) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 48 (516) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) Pitching - 17.0 (385) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 23.0 (534) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed July 28, 1995.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 12, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Chicago Cubs$170,000
1999Chicago Cubs$690,000
2000Chicago Cubs$690,000
2001Chicago Cubs$1,940,000
2002Chicago Cubs$3,695,000
2003Chicago Cubs$6,190,000
2004Chicago Cubs$8,000,000
2005Chicago Cubs$9,500,000
2006Chicago Cubs$12,000,000
2007Chicago Cubs$1,750,000
2008Chicago Cubs$4,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$48,825,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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