Alex Wood
Born: 1/12/1991 in Charlotte, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-05-30
Bats: R | Throws: L | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 215 lbs
Full name: Robert Alexander Wood
Biography
Alex Wood is an active Major League Baseball pitcher born in 1991, who has been an impactful presence on the mound since his debut in 2013. Known for his dynamic pitching style, Wood combines a powerful fastball with a sharp breaking ball, allowing him to effectively navigate through lineups and rack up strikeouts. With a career record of 77-68 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.78, he has established himself as a reliable starter in the competitive landscape of professional baseball. His ability to miss bats is evident in his impressive total of 1,173 strikeouts over his career.
In addition to his solid performance, Wood's selection as an All-Star highlights his recognition among peers and fans alike, affirming his status as one of the prominent pitchers in the game. Throughout his career, he has contributed significantly to his teams' success, demonstrating resilience and adaptability amid the evolving nature of the sport. As he continues to pitch in the current era, Wood remains a key figure in the ongoing narrative of baseball, inspiring a new generation of players with his dedication and skill on the field.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 68 | 278 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1258.0 | 1211 | 529 | 127 | 374 | 1173 | 3.78 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ATL | NL | 3 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.7 | 76 | 27 | 27 | 77 | 3.13 | 2400.3 |
| 2014 | ATL | NL | 11 | 11 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.7 | 151 | 53 | 45 | 170 | 2.78 | 2159.7 |
| 2015 | ATL | NL | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.3 | 132 | 47 | 36 | 90 | 3.54 | 1557.2 |
| 2015 | LAD | NL | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.3 | 66 | 34 | 23 | 49 | 4.35 | - |
| 2016 | LAD | NL | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.3 | 56 | 25 | 20 | 66 | 3.73 | - |
| 2017 | LAD | NL | 16 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.3 | 123 | 46 | 38 | 151 | 2.72 | - |
| 2018 | LAD | NL | 9 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.7 | 143 | 62 | 40 | 135 | 3.68 | - |
| 2019 | CIN | NL | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 5.80 | -1686.2 |
| 2020 | LAD | NL | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6.39 | - |
| 2021 | SFG | NL | 10 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.7 | 125 | 59 | 39 | 152 | 3.83 | - |
| 2022 | SFG | NL | 8 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.7 | 132 | 74 | 30 | 131 | 5.10 | - |
| 2023 | SFG | NL | 5 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.7 | 98 | 47 | 42 | 74 | 4.33 | - |
| 2024 | OAK | AL | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 51 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 5.26 | -1213.3 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | 276 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 171 | 0.083 | 0.128 | 0.091 | 0.218 | -715.3 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ATL | NL | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | ATL | NL | 35 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0.073 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | ATL | NL | 20 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0.152 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | LAD | NL | 12 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.182 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | LAD | NL | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | LAD | NL | 27 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0.058 | -715.3 |
| 2018 | LAD | NL | 33 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0.045 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | CIN | NL | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.222 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | LAD | NL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | SFG | NL | 26 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | SFG | NL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | SFG | NL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | OAK | AL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NLDS2 | SFN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | WS | LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLCS | LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NLCS | LAN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NLDS2 | LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | WS | LAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | WS | LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLCS | LAN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | NLCS | LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | NLDS2 | LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | NLDS2 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 37.7 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 3.11 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NLDS2 | SFN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.38 |
| 2020 | WS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.70 |
| 2018 | NLDS2 | LAN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 2018 | WS | LAN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.71 |
| 2017 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5.79 |
| 2017 | WS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 2016 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | NLDS2 | LAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18.00 |
| 2013 | NLDS2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 278 | 211 | 38 | 154 | 13 | 11 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ATL | P | 31 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | ATL | P | 35 | 24 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | ATL | P | 20 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | LAN | P | 12 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | LAN | P | 14 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | LAN | P | 27 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | LAN | P | 33 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | CIN | P | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | LAN | P | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SFN | P | 26 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | SFN | P | 26 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | SFN | P | 29 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | OAK | P | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 278 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pitcher of the Month | May |
| 2017 | Player of the Week | Week of 2017-05-13 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LAN | NL | $530,000 |
| 2015 | ATL | NL | $520,000 |
| 2014 | ATL | NL | $506,250 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,556,250 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Georgia | Athens | GA | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cy Young Award | NL | 9th | 1.0 | 210 | 0 |