What years did Michael Wuertz play?

Michael Wuertz played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2011.

Was Michael Wuertz a pitcher?

Yes. Michael Wuertz pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 444 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Michael Wuertz hit?

Michael Wuertz hit 0 career home runs.

What was Michael Wuertz's career batting average?

Michael Wuertz batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 6 at bats.

What was Michael Wuertz's career ERA?

Michael Wuertz finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 21-11 with 444 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Michael Wuertz have?

Michael Wuertz recorded 444 career strikeouts.

Michael Wuertz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2011)

Michael Wuertz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2011 for the Chicago Cubs and the Athletics, a span of 8 seasons. Across 426 career appearances, he went 21-11 with a 3.71 ERA and 444 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5578.8.

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 21–11

ERA 3.71

WHIP 1.32

SO 444

Pitcher PIV 5578.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 225 lb
Born: 12/15/1978 in Austin, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-04-05
Last Game: 2011-09-20

Full name: Michael James Wuertz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Michael Wuertz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	11	426	0	0	0	11	414.1	349	171	44	198	444	3.71	5578.8

Career ERA 3.71 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 13.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Michael Wuertz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	CHN	NL	1	0	31	1	29.0	22	14	17	30	4.34	4.46 (+3%)	-48.8
2005	CHN	NL	6	2	75	0	75.2	60	32	40	89	3.81	4.29 (+11%)	1933.8
2006	CHN	NL	3	1	41	0	40.2	35	12	16	42	2.66	4.53 (+41%)	608.1
2007	CHN	NL	2	3	73	0	72.1	64	28	35	79	3.48	4.47 (+22%)	969.8
2008	CHN	NL	1	1	45	0	44.2	44	18	20	30	3.63	4.32 (+16%)	31.1
2009	OAK	AL	6	1	74	4	78.2	52	23	23	102	2.63	4.32 (+39%)	3895.6
2010	OAK	AL	2	3	48	6	39.2	35	19	21	40	4.31	4.08 (-6%)	-532.6
2011	OAK	AL	0	0	39	0	33.2	37	25	26	32	6.68	3.94 (-70%)	-1278.2
Career · 8 seasons			21	11	426	11	414.1	349	171	198	444	3.71	—	5,579

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

Michael Wuertz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
426	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Michael Wuertz — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	CHN	NL	31	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CHN	NL	75	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CHN	NL	41	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CHN	NL	73	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CHN	NL	45	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	OAK	AL	74	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	OAK	AL	48	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	OAK	AL	39	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			426	6	5	.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

Michael Wuertz — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Michael Wuertz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	NLDS1	CHN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Michael Wuertz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.2	0	0	1	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Michael Wuertz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	NLDS1	CHN	0	0	2	0	0	1.2	0	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Michael Wuertz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	214	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	212	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Michael Wuertz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	214	218.1	166	83	99	252	3.42
Away	212	196.0	183	88	99	192	4.04

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Michael Wuertz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2011-09-20	OAK	TEX	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0
2011-09-13	OAK	LAA	—	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	1
2011-09-11	OAK	TEX	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2011-09-09	OAK	TEX	—	0.0	5	4	4	0	0	0
2011-09-05	OAK	KCR	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0
2011-07-29	OAK	MIN	—	0.2	3	4	4	3	1	1
2011-07-28	OAK	TBR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-07-25	OAK	TBR	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0
2011-07-22	OAK	NYY	—	1.0	3	4	4	2	2	1
2011-07-16	OAK	LAA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Michael Wuertz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	426	0	20	43	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Michael Wuertz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2004	CHN	P	31	0	4	0	0
2005	CHN	P	75	2	7	0	2
2006	CHN	P	41	2	3	1	0
2007	CHN	P	73	2	9	0	0
2008	CHN	P	45	5	6	1	0
2009	OAK	P	74	4	7	0	0
2010	OAK	P	48	4	5	0	0
2011	OAK	P	39	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Michael Wuertz — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	426

Salary History

Michael Wuertz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	OAK	AL	$2,800,000
2010	OAK	AL	$2,200,000
2009	OAK	AL	$1,100,000
2008	CHN	NL	$860,000
2007	CHN	NL	$415,000
2006	CHN	NL	$355,000
2005	CHN	NL	$322,000
2004	CHN	NL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$8,352,000

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Michael Wuertz: the record in brief

Michael Wuertz played a first major league game on April 5, 2004 and a last one on September 20, 2011. By club, Wuertz's seasons break down as the Chicago Cubs (2004 through 2008) and the Oakland Athletics (2009 through 2011). Listed as a pitcher, Wuertz batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds. The birth record reads December 15, 1978, in Austin, MN, USA. Wuertz's full given name, per the bio, is Michael James Wuertz.

The pitching table credits Wuertz with a 21-11 record and a 3.71 ERA in 426 games. The same table counts 444 strikeouts and 11 saves. Against a 4.30 league ERA for the same years, Wuertz was 13.7% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2005. Wuertz struck out 102 batters in 2009, a career high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.63 in 2009, when the league's was 4.32. Wuertz's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 5,578.8.

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Wuertz

What years did Michael Wuertz play?: Michael Wuertz played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2011.
Was Michael Wuertz a pitcher?: Yes. Michael Wuertz pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 444 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Michael Wuertz hit?: Michael Wuertz hit 0 career home runs.
What was Michael Wuertz's career batting average?: Michael Wuertz batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 6 at bats.
What was Michael Wuertz's career ERA?: Michael Wuertz finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 21-11 with 444 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Michael Wuertz have?: Michael Wuertz recorded 444 career strikeouts.