Chris Woodward

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2011)

Chris Woodward was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2011 for 5 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 13 seasons. In 659 career games, he hit .239 with 408 hits, 33 home runs, and 191 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .239
HR 33
RBI 191
H 408
OPS .661
PIV -3,370
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 190 lb
Born
6/27/1976 in Covina, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1999-06-07
Last Game
2011-09-27

Full name: Christopher Michael Woodward

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Career Batting Statistics

Chris Woodward — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
659 1,706 211 408 87 14 33 191 9 137 400 .239 .296 .365 .661 -3,370

Career AVG .239 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career OBP .296 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 11.1% below league average.

Career SLG .365 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Career OPS .661 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 12.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Woodward Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1999 TOR AL 14 26 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 .231 — — — — 0.0
2000 TOR AL 37 104 16 19 7 0 3 14 1 10 28 .183 .270 (-32%) .344 (-26%) .437 (-23%) .782 (-24%) -453.6
2001 TOR AL 37 63 9 12 3 2 2 5 0 1 14 .190 .263 (-28%) .332 (-39%) .426 (-7%) .758 (-21%) -252.7
2002 TOR AL 90 312 48 86 13 4 13 45 3 26 72 .276 .261 (+5%) .331 (-1%) .416 (+12%) .747 (+7%) 283.9
2003 TOR AL 104 349 49 91 22 2 7 45 1 28 72 .261 .264 (-1%) .332 (-5%) .422 (-6%) .754 (-6%) -387.1
2004 TOR AL 69 213 21 50 13 4 1 24 1 14 46 .235 .266 (-12%) .335 (-16%) .427 (-19%) .762 (-17%) -672.3
2005 NYN NL 81 173 16 49 10 0 3 18 0 13 46 .283 .264 (+7%) .330 (+2%) .418 (-6%) .749 (-3%) -66.5
2006 NYN NL 83 222 25 48 10 1 3 25 1 23 55 .216 .269 (-20%) .336 (-14%) .431 (-28%) .768 (-22%) -826.0
2007 ATL NL 92 136 16 27 6 1 1 8 1 10 29 .199 .268 (-26%) .335 (-25%) .422 (-34%) .758 (-30%) -694.7
2009 SEA AL 20 67 7 16 1 0 0 5 1 5 15 .239 .262 (-9%) .332 (-14%) .417 (-39%) .750 (-28%) -301.4
2009 BOS AL 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 — — — — -301.4
2010 SEA AL 8 19 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 .158 — — — — 0.0
2011 TOR AL 11 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 659 1,706 211 408 87 14 33 191 9 137 400 .239 — — — — -3,672

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

Chris Woodward — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Woodward — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2006 NLDS1 NYN 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Woodward — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home33684911320521101.241
Away323857982031290.237

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chris Woodward — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2011-09-27 TORCHWL 100000000
2011-09-26 TORCHWL 000000000
2011-09-13 TORBOSL 300000001
2011-09-10 TORBALW 010000000
2011-09-07 TORBOSW 010000000
2011-09-06 TORBOSL 200000001
2011-09-05 TORBOSW 000000000
2011-04-27 TORTEXL 000000000
2011-04-25 TORTEXW 400000002
2011-04-23 TORTBRL 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Woodward — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 49 26 254 12 3 21
2B 94 65 136 204 12 42
3B 83 46 33 128 12 18
OF 32 17 40 3 1 1
SS 328 285 446 863 47 204

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Woodward — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 TOR 3B 2 0 0 3 0 0
1999 TOR SS 10 6 8 23 2 2
2000 TOR 1B 3 0 6 1 0 1
2000 TOR 2B 3 3 5 11 1 1
2000 TOR 3B 9 8 5 18 0 3
2000 TOR SS 22 17 26 58 4 9
2001 TOR 1B 2 0 3 0 0 0
2001 TOR 2B 17 10 22 49 3 10
2001 TOR 3B 10 8 6 20 5 5
2001 TOR SS 4 1 3 8 0 2
2002 TOR 1B 3 1 9 0 0 1
2002 TOR 2B 6 3 8 14 2 4
2002 TOR 3B 2 1 2 3 0 0
2002 TOR SS 79 77 131 231 13 63
2003 TOR SS 103 98 159 300 17 69
2004 TOR SS 64 60 87 171 5 42
2005 NYN 1B 34 21 206 10 2 16
2005 NYN 2B 5 3 4 7 2 1
2005 NYN 3B 6 2 1 11 0 0
2005 NYN OF 23 11 28 3 1 1
2005 NYN SS 7 3 5 7 1 1
2006 NYN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
2006 NYN 2B 39 33 72 93 4 20
2006 NYN 3B 11 6 3 17 0 2
2006 NYN OF 9 6 12 0 0 0
2006 NYN SS 13 11 13 33 1 10
2007 ATL 1B 6 4 28 1 1 3
2007 ATL 2B 11 6 12 16 0 4
2007 ATL 3B 24 6 5 16 3 2
2007 ATL SS 13 5 7 20 2 5
2009 SEA 2B 5 4 8 3 0 1
2009 SEA 3B 15 14 9 38 4 6
2009 SEA SS 1 1 2 0 0 0
2009 BOS 2B 6 2 5 6 0 0
2009 BOS 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0
2009 BOS SS 4 0 0 2 1 0
2010 SEA SS 7 6 5 10 1 1
2011 TOR 2B 2 1 0 5 0 1
2011 TOR 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0
2011 TOR SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Chris Woodward Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 49
Second Base 94
Third Base 83
Shortstop 328
Left Field 20
Center Field 5
Right Field 8
Designated Hitter 9

Salary History

Chris Woodward's recorded salaries total $4,788,000 over 9 seasons, 1999 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Woodward's career ran from 1999 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Chris Woodward — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2007 ATL NL $850,000
2006 NYN NL $825,000
2005 NYN NL $700,000
2004 TOR AL $775,000
2003 TOR AL $775,000
2002 TOR AL $235,000
2001 TOR AL $223,000
2000 TOR AL $205,000
1999 TOR AL $200,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $4,788,000

College History

Chris Woodward — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Mount San Antonio College Walnut CA 1995

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Chris Woodward (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Andujar Cedeno
    .236 avg, 47 HR
  2. 90
    Jeff Branson
    .246 avg, 34 HR
  3. 89
    Dave McCarty
    .242 avg, 36 HR
  4. 89
    Dustin Ackley
    .241 avg, 46 HR
  5. 86
    Ed Spiezio
    .238 avg, 39 HR
  6. 84
    Archi Cianfrocco
    .241 avg, 34 HR

Chris Woodward: the record in brief

June 7, 1999 and September 27, 2011 bracket Chris Woodward's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Toronto Blue Jays (1999 through 2011), the New York Mets (2005 to 2006), the Atlanta Braves (2007), the Seattle Mariners (2009 to 2010), and the Boston Red Sox (2009). At 190 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame, Woodward is listed as a shortstop. The bio says Woodward threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is June 27, 1976, in Covina, CA, USA. Woodward's full given name, per the bio, is Christopher Michael Woodward.

Woodward's career batting table shows 659 games, 1,706 at bats and 408 hits, a .239 average, adding 33 home runs and 191 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .296 and .365 give Woodward a career OPS of .661. The league as a whole hit .265 across Woodward's seasons, which puts the .239 career mark 9.6% below average. The OPS comparison is .661 to a league .755, 12.5% below average. The single-season home run high is 13, set in 2002. 2003 produced Woodward's most hits, 91 of them for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Woodward

What years did Chris Woodward play?
Chris Woodward played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2011.
Was Chris Woodward a pitcher?
No. Chris Woodward was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Chris Woodward hit?
Chris Woodward hit 33 career home runs with 408 hits.
What teams did Chris Woodward play for?
Chris Woodward played for 5 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1999–2004, 2011), the New York Mets (2005–2006), the Atlanta Braves (2007), the Seattle Mariners (2009–2010), and the Boston Red Sox (2009).
What were Chris Woodward's career stats?
In 659 games, Chris Woodward had 408 hits, 33 home runs, 191 RBI, 211 runs, and 9 stolen bases, with a .239 batting average.
How much did Chris Woodward earn in his career?
Chris Woodward's recorded salaries total $4,788,000 over 9 seasons, 1999 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Woodward's career ran from 1999 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 2009, 2010, and 2011.
What was Chris Woodward's salary?
Chris Woodward's last recorded salary was $850,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $850,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2007.
What position did Chris Woodward play?
Chris Woodward played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chris Woodward and how much did he weigh?
Chris Woodward was listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Chris Woodward hit each season?
Chris Woodward's home runs by season: 0 in 1999, 3 in 2000, 2 in 2001, 13 in 2002, 7 in 2003, 1 in 2004, 3 in 2005, 3 in 2006, 1 in 2007, 0 in 2009, 0 in 2010, and 0 in 2011. His most in one season was 13, in 2002.
What was Chris Woodward's career batting average?
Chris Woodward batted .239 over his career, with 408 hits in 1,706 at bats.
How many RBI did Chris Woodward have?
Chris Woodward drove in 191 runs in his career.
Is Chris Woodward in the Hall of Fame?
No. Chris Woodward has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.