What years did Cory Wade play?

Cory Wade played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012.

Was Cory Wade a pitcher?

Yes. Cory Wade pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 137 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cory Wade hit?

Cory Wade hit 0 career home runs.

What was Cory Wade's career batting average?

Cory Wade batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Cory Wade's career ERA?

Cory Wade finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 11-6 with 137 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Cory Wade have?

Cory Wade recorded 137 career strikeouts.

Cory Wade

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2012)

Cory Wade was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, a span of 5 seasons. Across 161 career appearances, he went 11-6 with a 3.65 ERA and 137 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 644.5.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
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 October 12, 2026

W–L 11–6

ERA 3.65

WHIP 1.12

SO 137

Pitcher PIV 644.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 5/28/1983 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-04-24
Last Game: 2012-09-24

Full name: Cory Nathaniel Wade

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Career Pitching Statistics

Cory Wade — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	6	161	0	0	0	0	177.2	158	72	23	41	137	3.65	644.5

Career ERA 3.65 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 12.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Cory Wade — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	LAN	NL	2	1	55	71.1	51	18	15	51	2.27	4.32 (+47%)	989.7
2009	LAN	NL	2	3	27	27.2	28	17	10	18	5.53	4.32 (-28%)	-52.9
2011	NYA	AL	6	1	40	39.2	33	9	8	30	2.04	3.94 (+48%)	185.9
2012	NYA	AL	1	1	39	39.0	46	28	8	38	6.46	4.01 (-61%)	-478.1
Career · 4 seasons			11	6	161	177.2	158	72	41	137	3.65	—	645

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Cory Wade — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
161	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Cory Wade — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	LAN	NL	55	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	LAN	NL	27	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYA	AL	40	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	NYA	AL	39	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			161	2	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Cory Wade — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Cory Wade — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2011	ALDS1	NYA	1	.000
2008	NLCS	LAN	4	.000
2008	NLDS1	LAN	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Cory Wade — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	8	0	0	9.1	8	3	1	6	2.89

Playoff Pitching by Year

Cory Wade — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	2.0	2	0	1	2	0.00
2008	NLCS	LAN	1	4	3.2	3	2	0	2	4.91
2008	NLDS1	LAN	0	3	3.2	3	1	0	2	2.45

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Cory Wade — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	79	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	82	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Cory Wade — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	79	92.1	81	40	21	76	3.90
Away	82	85.1	77	32	20	61	3.38

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Cory Wade — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-09-24	NYY	MIN	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
2012-09-22	NYY	OAK	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-20	NYY	TOR	—	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	1
2012-09-09	NYY	BAL	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2012-09-02	NYY	BAL	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-07-07	NYY	BOS	—	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	0
2012-06-29	NYY	CHW	—	2.1	7	6	6	1	3	1
2012-06-26	NYY	CLE	—	0.2	4	4	4	0	0	1
2012-06-24	NYY	NYN	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2012-06-22	NYY	NYN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cory Wade — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	161	0	11	16	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cory Wade — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2008	LAN	P	55	7	7	0
2009	LAN	P	27	2	2	0
2011	NYA	P	40	0	4	0
2012	NYA	P	39	2	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Cory Wade — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	161

Salary History

Cory Wade — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	NYA	AL	$508,925
2010	LAN	NL	$404,500
2009	LAN	NL	$402,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,315,925

College History

Cory Wade — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Kentucky Wesleyan College	Owensboro	KY	2002, 2003, 2004

Cory Wade: the record in brief

Cory Wade's major league career runs from a debut on April 24, 2008 to a final game on September 24, 2012. The team column moves through the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008 to 2009) and the New York Yankees (2011 through 2012). Wade played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 28, 1983, in Indianapolis, IN, USA and a listed size of 6'2" and 185 pounds. Cory Wade was the playing name; the full given name is Cory Nathaniel.

The pitching table credits Wade with a 11-6 record and a 3.65 ERA in 161 games. The same table counts 137 strikeouts. Against a 4.15 league ERA for the same years, Wade was 12.1% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2011. 2008 produced Wade's most strikeouts, 51. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.27 in 2008, when the league's was 4.32. Wade's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 644.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cory Wade

What years did Cory Wade play?: Cory Wade played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012.
Was Cory Wade a pitcher?: Yes. Cory Wade pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 137 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cory Wade hit?: Cory Wade hit 0 career home runs.
What was Cory Wade's career batting average?: Cory Wade batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Cory Wade's career ERA?: Cory Wade finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 11-6 with 137 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Cory Wade have?: Cory Wade recorded 137 career strikeouts.