What years did Steve Woodard play?

Steve Woodard played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2003.

Was Steve Woodard a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Woodard pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 464 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Woodard hit?

Steve Woodard hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

Steve Woodard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2003)

W–L 32–36

ERA 4.94

WHIP 1.40

SO 464

Pitcher PIV 5018.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 225 lb
Born: 5/15/1975 in Hartselle, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-07-28
Last Game: 2003-05-07

Full name: Steven Larry Woodard

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	36	162	94	3	0	0	667.3	782	366	90	149	464	4.94	5018.2

Career ERA 4.94 vs. league average 4.49 across their career seasons — 10.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	ML4	AL	3	3	7	7	0	36.7	39	21	6	32	5.15	4.39 (-17%)	552.7
1998	MIL	NL	10	12	34	26	0	165.7	170	77	33	135	4.18	4.43 (+6%)	2872.8
1999	MIL	NL	11	8	31	29	2	185.0	219	93	36	119	4.52	4.71 (+4%)	2706.3
2000	MIL	NL	1	7	27	11	1	93.7	125	62	33	65	5.96	4.77 (-25%)	-895.5
2000	CLE	AL	3	3	13	11	0	54.0	57	34	11	35	5.67	4.77 (-19%)	-267.2
2001	CLE	AL	3	3	29	10	0	97.0	129	56	17	52	5.20	4.42 (-18%)	1038.7
2002	TEX	AL	0	0	14	0	0	17.7	20	13	8	14	6.62	4.28 (-55%)	-768.8
2003	BOS	AL	1	0	7	0	0	17.7	23	10	5	12	5.09	4.40 (-16%)	-220.7
Career · 8 seasons			32	36	162	94	3	667.1	782	366	149	464	4.94	—	5,018

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
162	126	6	15	3	0	0	6	0	7	34	.119	.172	.143	.314	-947

Career AVG .119 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 66.4% below league average.

Career OPS .314 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 58.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	ML4	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIL	NL	34	50	1	7	2	4	0	12	.140	.266 (-47%)	.335 (-58%)	.420 (-57%)	.755 (-58%)	-479.9
1999	MIL	NL	31	53	5	7	1	0	6	16	.132	.271 (-51%)	.344 (-36%)	.433 (-65%)	.778 (-52%)	-467.5
2000	MIL	NL	27	22	0	1	0	2	1	6	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TEX	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			162	126	6	15	3	6	7	34	.119	—	—	—	—	-947

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	85	61	2	8	0	2	.131
Away	77	65	4	7	0	4	.108

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	85	334.2	411	188	74	244	5.06
Away	77	332.2	371	178	75	220	4.82

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-05-07	BOS	KCR	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-05-01	BOS	KCR	—	4.2	5	3	3	0	2	2
2003-04-24	BOS	TEX	—	2.0	5	3	3	1	1	0
2003-04-21	BOS	TOR	—	3.0	5	2	2	1	3	1
2003-04-12	BOS	BAL	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-04-04	BOS	BAL	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
2003-04-01	BOS	TBR	—	3.0	3	0	0	3	3	0
2002-05-26	TEX	KCR	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	1
2002-05-14	TEX	CHW	—	1.1	3	4	4	2	0	1
2002-05-06	TEX	CHW	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	162	94	39	84	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	ML4	P	7	7	0	2	0	0
1998	MIL	P	34	26	9	15	1	0
1999	MIL	P	31	29	12	24	0	0
2000	MIL	P	27	11	4	15	0	0
2000	CLE	P	13	11	7	10	0	1
2001	CLE	P	29	10	7	14	2	3
2002	TEX	P	14	0	0	3	0	0
2003	BOS	P	7	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	162

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	TEX	AL	$550,000
2001	CLE	AL	$1,325,000
2000	MIL	NL	$350,000
1999	MIL	NL	$270,000
1998	MIL	NL	$174,500
1997	ML4	AL	$150,000
Total Career Earnings			$2,819,500

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Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Woodard

What years did Steve Woodard play?: Steve Woodard played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2003.
Was Steve Woodard a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Woodard pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 464 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Woodard hit?: Steve Woodard hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.