Kerry Wood

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2012)

W–L 86–75
ERA 3.67
WHIP 1.27
SO 1,582
Pitcher PIV 20851.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 210 lb
Born
6/16/1977 in Irving, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1998-04-12
Last Game
2012-05-18
Awards
2× All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: Kerry Lee Wood

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
86 75 446 178 11 5 63 1380.0 1,083 563 148 666 1,582 3.67 20851.9

Career ERA 3.67 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 15.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1998 CHN NL 13 6 26 26 1 1 0 166.7 117 63 85 233 3.40 4.43 (+23%) 5466.6
2000 CHN NL 8 7 23 23 1 0 0 137.0 112 73 87 132 4.80 4.77 (-1%) -523.8
2001 CHN NL 12 6 28 28 1 1 0 174.3 127 65 92 217 3.36 4.42 (+24%) 4106.1
2002 CHN NL 12 11 33 33 4 1 0 213.7 169 87 97 217 3.66 4.28 (+14%) 2353.8
2003 CHN NL 14 11 32 32 4 2 0 211.0 152 75 100 266 3.20 4.40 (+27%) 3800.3
2004 CHN NL 8 9 22 22 0 0 0 140.3 127 58 51 144 3.72 4.46 (+17%) 2382.6
2005 CHN NL 3 4 21 10 0 0 0 66.0 52 31 26 77 4.23 4.29 (+1%) -703.0
2006 CHN NL 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 19.7 19 9 8 13 4.12 4.53 (+9%) -971.5
2007 CHN NL 1 1 22 0 0 0 0 24.3 18 9 13 24 3.33 4.47 (+26%) 980.2
2008 CHN NL 5 4 65 0 0 0 34 66.3 54 24 18 84 3.26 4.32 (+25%) 3371.8
2009 CLE AL 3 3 58 0 0 0 20 55.0 48 26 28 63 4.25 4.32 (+2%) 236.6
2010 CLE AL 1 4 23 0 0 0 8 20.0 21 14 11 18 6.30 4.08 (-54%) -549.6
2010 NYA AL 2 0 24 0 0 0 0 26.0 14 2 18 31 0.69 4.08 (+83%) 452.9
2011 CHN NL 3 5 55 0 0 0 1 51.0 45 19 21 57 3.35 3.94 (+15%) 448.9
2012 CHN NL 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 8.7 8 8 11 6 8.31 — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 86 75 446 178 11 5 63 1,380.0 1,083 563 666 1,582 3.67 — 20,852

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
449 346 23 59 6 0 7 32 0 11 114 .171 .196 .249 .444 -1,384

Career AVG .171 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career OBP .196 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Career SLG .249 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Career OPS .444 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 40.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1998 CHN NL 26 54 3 7 0 0 2 8 0 1 16 .130 .266 (-51%) .335 (-57%) .420 (-43%) .755 (-49%) -443.7
2000 CHN NL 25 40 6 10 0 0 1 4 0 2 10 .250 — — — — 0.0
2001 CHN NL 29 48 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 15 .188 — — — — 0.0
2002 CHN NL 33 72 5 12 0 0 1 5 0 3 28 .167 .261 (-36%) .331 (-40%) .416 (-50%) .747 (-45%) -532.5
2003 CHN NL 32 61 4 10 1 0 2 6 0 1 26 .164 .264 (-38%) .332 (-47%) .422 (-34%) .754 (-40%) -407.3
2004 CHN NL 22 45 2 6 1 0 1 3 0 2 11 .133 — — — — 0.0
2005 CHN NL 21 18 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 6 .111 — — — — 0.0
2006 CHN NL 4 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2007 CHN NL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 CHN NL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 CLE AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CLE AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 NYA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 CHN NL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CHN NL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 449 346 23 59 6 0 7 32 0 11 114 .171 — — — — -1,384

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
15 11 2 3 1 0 1 5 0 2 .273

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 ALCS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 NLDS1 CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 NLDS1 CHN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NLCS CHN 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 .333
2003 NLDS2 CHN 2 7 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .286
1998 NLDS1 CHN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 15 5 0 44.7 35 17 23 45 3.43

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2010 ALCS NYA 0 0 4 0 0 6.0 2 1 3 4 1.50
2010 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 4 1 2 3 4.50
2008 NLDS1 CHN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0.00
2007 NLDS1 CHN 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 3 1 0 2 3.00
2003 NLCS CHN 0 1 2 2 0 12.3 14 10 7 13 7.30
2003 NLDS2 CHN 2 0 2 2 0 15.3 7 3 7 18 1.76
1998 NLDS1 CHN 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 3 1 4 5 1.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2271641431720.189
Away222182928012.154

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home226684.05252633288133.46
Away220696.05583003387693.88

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2012-05-18 CHCCHWL 000000000
2012-05-15 CHCSTLL 000000000
2012-05-13 CHCMILW 000000000
2012-05-11 CHCMILL 100000001
2012-05-08 CHCATLL 000000000
2012-05-04 CHCLADW 000000000
2012-04-13 CHCSTLW 000000000
2012-04-11 CHCMILL 000000000
2012-04-07 CHCWASL 000000000
2012-04-05 CHCWASL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2012-05-18 CHCCHW — 0.1000010
2012-05-15 CHCSTL — 1.0111200
2012-05-13 CHCMIL — 1.0100000
2012-05-11 CHCMIL — 2.0000310
2012-05-08 CHCATL L 1.0222200
2012-05-04 CHCLAD — 1.0122100
2012-04-13 CHCSTL — 0.1000000
2012-04-11 CHCMIL — 1.0000030
2012-04-07 CHCWAS L 0.2333011
2012-04-05 CHCWAS — 0.1000300

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 446 178 73 123 9 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 CHN P 26 26 4 9 0 1
2000 CHN P 23 23 8 14 2 1
2001 CHN P 28 28 11 22 1 1
2002 CHN P 33 33 14 20 0 3
2003 CHN P 32 32 18 18 1 3
2004 CHN P 22 22 4 13 1 2
2005 CHN P 21 10 3 3 2 0
2006 CHN P 4 4 1 1 1 0
2007 CHN P 22 0 0 0 0 0
2008 CHN P 65 0 4 3 0 0
2009 CLE P 58 0 1 7 0 0
2010 CLE P 23 0 0 3 0 0
2010 NYA P 24 0 3 3 0 0
2011 CHN P 55 0 1 6 1 2
2012 CHN P 10 0 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 446

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1998 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-05-09
1998 Rookie of the Year
1998 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2012 CHN NL $3,000,000
2011 CHN NL $1,500,000
2010 CLE AL $10,500,000
2009 CLE AL $10,000,000
2008 CHN NL $4,200,000
2007 CHN NL $1,750,000
2006 CHN NL $12,000,000
2005 CHN NL $9,500,000
2004 CHN NL $8,000,000
2003 CHN NL $6,190,000
2002 CHN NL $3,695,000
2001 CHN NL $1,940,000
2000 CHN NL $690,000
1999 CHN NL $690,000
1998 CHN NL $170,000
Total Career Earnings $73,825,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1998 Rookie of the Year NL 1st 128.0 160 16

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Kerry Wood (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bobby Bolin
    88-75, 3.40 ERA
  2. 96
    Moe Drabowsky
    88-105, 3.71 ERA
  3. 95
    Greg Harris
    74-90, 3.69 ERA
  4. 95
    Diego Segui
    92-111, 3.81 ERA
  5. 95
    Oliver Perez
    74-94, 4.37 ERA
  6. 93
    Juan Berenguer
    67-62, 3.90 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kerry Wood

What years did Kerry Wood play?
Kerry Wood played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2012.
Was Kerry Wood a pitcher?
Yes. Kerry Wood pitched in the major leagues, recording 86 wins and 1582 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kerry Wood hit?
Kerry Wood hit 7 career home runs with 59 hits.