What years did Kelly Wunsch play?

Kelly Wunsch played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2005.

Was Kelly Wunsch a pitcher?

Yes. Kelly Wunsch pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 145 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kelly Wunsch hit?

Kelly Wunsch hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Kelly Wunsch play for?

Kelly Wunsch played for 2 teams: the Chicago White Sox (2000–2004) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005).

What were Kelly Wunsch's career stats?

In 257 games, Kelly Wunsch went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA, 145 strikeouts, 177.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Kelly Wunsch's salary?

Kelly Wunsch's last recorded salary was $550,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $800,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2005.

What position did Kelly Wunsch play?

Kelly Wunsch played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kelly Wunsch and how much did he weigh?

Kelly Wunsch was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 192 pounds.

What was Kelly Wunsch's career ERA?

Kelly Wunsch finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 11-6 with 145 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kelly Wunsch have?

Kelly Wunsch recorded 145 career strikeouts.

Is Kelly Wunsch in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kelly Wunsch has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kelly Wunsch

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2005)

Kelly Wunsch was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2005 for the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 6 seasons. Across 257 career appearances, he went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA and 145 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 116.0.

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 15, 2026

W–L 11–6

ERA 3.76

WHIP 1.32

SO 145

Pitcher PIV 116.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 192 lb
Born: 7/12/1972 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-04-03
Last Game: 2005-07-07

Full name: Kelly Douglas Wunsch

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kelly Wunsch — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	6	257	0	0	0	1	177.0	136	74	14	97	145	3.76	116.0

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 4.44 across their career seasons — 15.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kelly Wunsch — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	CHA	AL	6	3	83	1	61.1	50	20	29	51	2.93	4.77 (+38%)	1450.7
2001	CHA	AL	2	1	33	0	22.1	21	19	9	16	7.66	4.42 (-73%)	-861.0
2002	CHA	AL	2	1	50	0	31.2	26	12	19	22	3.41	4.28 (+20%)	-633.2
2003	CHA	AL	0	0	43	0	36.0	17	11	25	33	2.75	4.40 (+37%)	157.5
2004	CHA	AL	0	0	3	0	2.0	2	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
2005	LAN	NL	1	1	45	0	23.2	20	12	14	22	4.56	4.29 (-6%)	2.0
Career · 6 seasons			11	6	257	1	177.0	136	74	97	145	3.76	—	116

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

Kelly Wunsch — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
258	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kelly Wunsch — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	CHA	AL	83	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CHA	AL	33	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CHA	AL	50	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CHA	AL	43	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	CHA	AL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	LAN	NL	46	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			258	1	1	.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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Kelly Wunsch — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	ALDS2	CHA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kelly Wunsch — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kelly Wunsch — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	ALDS2	CHA	0	1	3	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kelly Wunsch — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	132	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	126	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Kelly Wunsch — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	132	99.0	56	32	48	82	2.91
Away	125	78.0	80	42	49	63	4.85

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kelly Wunsch — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2005-07-04	LAD	COL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
2005-07-02	LAD	AZ	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0
2005-06-29	LAD	SDP	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2005-06-27	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2005-06-26	LAD	LAA	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0
2005-06-25	LAD	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2005-06-22	LAD	SDP	—	0.2	0	1	1	2	1
2005-06-21	LAD	SDP	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	1
2005-06-20	LAD	SDP	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
2005-06-12	LAD	MIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kelly Wunsch — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	257	0	10	25	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kelly Wunsch — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2000	CHA	P	83	3	8	0	0
2001	CHA	P	33	0	5	0	0
2002	CHA	P	50	1	3	0	1
2003	CHA	P	43	4	2	1	0
2004	CHA	P	3	0	1	0	0
2005	LAN	P	45	2	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kelly Wunsch — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	258

Salary History

Kelly Wunsch's recorded salaries total $2,670,000 over 6 seasons, 2000 to 2005. Wunsch's career, 2000 to 2005, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Kelly Wunsch — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	LAN	NL	$550,000
2004	CHA	AL	$800,000
2003	CHA	AL	$575,000
2002	CHA	AL	$285,000
2001	CHA	AL	$260,000
2000	CHA	AL	$200,000
Total recorded salary			$2,670,000

College History

Kelly Wunsch — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas A&M University	College Station	TX	1991, 1992, 1993

Award Voting History

Kelly Wunsch — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2000	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	2.0	140	0

Kelly Wunsch: the record in brief

The profile opens with Kelly Wunsch's first major league game on April 3, 2000; the last one listed came on July 7, 2005. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago White Sox (2000 to 2004) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005). Wunsch, born on July 12, 1972, in Houston, TX, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Size on record: 6'5" and 192 pounds. The given name on file is Kelly Douglas Wunsch.

Wunsch pitched in 257 games, starting 0, and finished with a 11-6 record and 3.76 ERA. Wunsch had 145 strikeouts. Against a 4.44 league ERA for the same years, Wunsch was 15.2% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 2000. 2000 was Wunsch's sharpest full season, a 2.93 ERA against the league's 4.77. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Wunsch's career adds up to 116.0.

The voting table's high point is a 5th-place Rookie of the Year finish in 2000.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Wunsch

What years did Kelly Wunsch play?: Kelly Wunsch played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2005.
Was Kelly Wunsch a pitcher?: Yes. Kelly Wunsch pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 145 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kelly Wunsch hit?: Kelly Wunsch hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Kelly Wunsch play for?: Kelly Wunsch played for 2 teams: the Chicago White Sox (2000–2004) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005).
What were Kelly Wunsch's career stats?: In 257 games, Kelly Wunsch went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA, 145 strikeouts, 177.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Kelly Wunsch earn in his career?: Kelly Wunsch's recorded salaries total $2,670,000 over 6 seasons, 2000 to 2005. Wunsch's career, 2000 to 2005, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Kelly Wunsch's salary?: Kelly Wunsch's last recorded salary was $550,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $800,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2000. The Salary History table lists each season from 2000 to 2005.
What position did Kelly Wunsch play?: Kelly Wunsch played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kelly Wunsch and how much did he weigh?: Kelly Wunsch was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 192 pounds.
What was Kelly Wunsch's career ERA?: Kelly Wunsch finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 11-6 with 145 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kelly Wunsch have?: Kelly Wunsch recorded 145 career strikeouts.
Is Kelly Wunsch in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kelly Wunsch has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.