Felix Bautista vs Kerry Wood: Career Stats Comparison
Kerry Wood has the better career line of the two, leading 7 of the 12 scored categories on this page (4 further counting totals are shown but not scored). Felix Bautista has played 2022–present as a pitcher; Kerry Wood played 1998–2012 as a pitcher.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
Felix Bautista (2022–present) and Kerry Wood (1998–2012) — breaking in during the 2020s and the 1990s respectively, so they pitched against very different hitting environments. Felix Bautista has 13 wins and 251 strikeouts through October 12, 2026; Kerry Wood finished with 86 wins and 1,582 strikeouts. The numbers below run them through identical career and rate-stat lenses.
Quick answer
- Who had the better ERA? Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Kerry Wood's 3.67.
- Who won more games? Kerry Wood, with 86 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts? Kerry Wood, with 1,582 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP? Felix Bautista, with 0.99 to Kerry Wood's 1.27.
- Who pitched more innings? Kerry Wood, with 1,380.0 to Felix Bautista's 163.0.
- Who threw more shutouts? Kerry Wood, with 5 to Felix Bautista's 0.
- Who has the higher career Pitcher PIV? Kerry Wood, with 20,852 career Pitcher PIV to Felix Bautista's 6,234.
Felix Bautista
Kerry Wood
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate. Cells highlighted in green mark the player who leads that line. Lower ERA, WHIP and BB/9 lead; higher K/9 leads. 12 of the 16 lines below are scored; the other 4 are counting totals on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded them. Totals where fewer is not an achievement -- losses, walks and hits allowed -- are left unmarked, because they track how long someone pitched rather than how well. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, and the 2020s and the 1990s were different run environments, so read them against their eras, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.
Felix Bautista is still active — his totals below are current through October 12, 2026.
| Statistic | Felix Bautista | Kerry Wood |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 13 | Leads: 86 |
| Losses not scored | 7 | 75 |
| Games | 158 | Leads: 446 |
| Games Started | 0 | Leads: 178 |
| Complete Games | 0 | Leads: 11 |
| Shutouts | 0 | Leads: 5 |
| Saves | Leads: 67 | 63 |
| Strikeouts | 251 | Leads: 1,582 |
| Walks not scored | 73 | 666 |
| Hits Allowed not scored | 88 | 1,083 |
| Home Runs Allowed not scored | 15 | 148 |
| Innings Pitched | 163.0 | Leads: 1,380.0 |
| ERA | Leads: 2.15 | 3.67 |
| WHIP | Leads: 0.99 | 1.27 |
| K/9 | Leads: 13.86 | 10.32 |
| BB/9 | Leads: 4.03 | 4.34 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Kerry Wood outpaces Felix Bautista 20,852 to 6,234 — a longevity gap rather than a per-season one: Kerry Wood played 15 seasons to Felix Bautista's 3, while Felix Bautista carries the higher per-season figure (2,078 to 1,390). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by ERA among qualified workloads (120+ innings).
Felix Bautista
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Kerry Wood — top 3 seasons by ERA (lower is better)
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Kerry Wood leads in wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched, while Felix Bautista owns ERA, WHIP, and K/9. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Kerry Wood. PIV agrees: Kerry Wood grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the Felix Bautista and Kerry Wood careers compare
No season is shared: Kerry Wood played 1998–2012, Felix Bautista 2022–present. Kerry Wood has the far longer record, 446 games against 158 across 3 and 15 PIV seasons, which inflates every career total. The per-nine rows read 13.86 strikeouts and 4.03 walks for Felix Bautista, 10.32 and 4.34 for Kerry Wood. Their roles differ: Felix Bautista worked mostly in relief (0 starts in 158 games, 67 saves); Kerry Wood split time between starting and relief (178 starts in 446 games). In WHIP, Felix Bautista's 0.99 beats Kerry Wood's 1.27. Only Kerry Wood has a season on the peak list; Felix Bautista never reached the qualifying workload. Felix Bautista's numbers are live and update with each game, so the comparison is a snapshot.
Felix Bautista vs Kerry Wood: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who was better, Felix Bautista or Kerry Wood?
- By the career statistics compared on this page, Kerry Wood leads Felix Bautista in 7 of the 12 scored categories.
- Who had the better ERA?
- Felix Bautista, with 2.15 to Kerry Wood's 3.67.
- Who won more games?
- Kerry Wood, with 86 to Felix Bautista's 13.
- Who recorded more strikeouts?
- Kerry Wood, with 1,582 to Felix Bautista's 251.
- Who had the better WHIP?
- Felix Bautista, with 0.99 to Kerry Wood's 1.27.