Kerry Wood

Q: When was Kerry Wood born?

Kerry Wood was born on June 16, 1977.

Q: Where was Kerry Wood born?

Kerry Wood was born in Irving, TX .

Q: How tall is Kerry Wood?

Kerry Wood is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Kerry Wood weigh when playing?

Kerry Wood weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Kerry Wood in the Hall of Fame?

Kerry Wood has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Kerry Wood drafted?

Kerry Wood was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th) of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grand Prairie HS (Grand Prairie, TX) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Kerry Wood have?

Kerry Wood had 1,582 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Kerry Wood played for?

Kerry Wood played for 3 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees.

Q: How many World Series has Kerry Wood won?

Kerry Wood has never won a World Series.

Q: When did Kerry Wood retire?

Kerry Wood last played in 2012.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 210lb (196cm, 95kg)

Born: June 16, 1977 in Irving, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th) of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grand Prairie HS (Grand Prairie, TX).

High School: Grand Prairie HS (Grand Prairie, TX)

Debut: April 12, 1998 (Age 20-300d, 17,222nd in major league history)
vs. MON 4.2 IP, 4 H, 7 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: May 18, 2012 (Age 34-337d)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Pat Rooney, Greg Landry SFX • Previously: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Kerry Lee Wood

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Rookie of the Year
2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.6

ERA

3.67

446

178

1380.0

1582

WHIP

1.267

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1995	18	CHC-min	A-,Rk	0	0		6.14	3	3	0	0	0	0	7.1	5	8	5	0	6	0	7	0	0	1	32			1.500	6.1	0.0	7.4	8.6	1.17	WPT,CBF NYPL,GULF
1996	19	CHC-min	A+	10	2	.833	2.91	22	22	0	0	0	0	114.1	72	51	37	6	70	0	136	14	7	10	495			1.242	5.7	0.5	5.5	10.7	1.94	DYT FLOR
1997	20	CHC-min	AA,AAA	10	9	.526	4.57	29	29	0	0	0	0	151.2	93	84	77	4	131	2	186	16	6	18	670			1.477	5.5	0.2	7.8	11.0	1.42	ORL,IWA SOUL,AA
1998	21	CHC-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	11	0	0	0	17			0.600	1.8	0.0	3.6	19.8	5.50	IWA PCL
1998	21	CHC	NL	13	6	.684	3.40	26	26	0	1	1	0	166.2	117	69	63	14	85	1	233	11	3	6	699	129	3.16	1.212	*6.3*	0.8	4.6	*12.6*	2.74	RoY-1
1999			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2000	23	CHC-min	A+,AAA	2	0	1.000	1.89	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	7	4	4	1	9	0	24	0	1	1	69			0.842	3.3	0.5	4.3	11.4	2.67	DYT,IWA FLOR,PCL
2000	23	CHC	NL	8	7	.533	4.80	23	23	0	1	0	0	137.0	112	77	73	17	87	0	132	9	1	5	603	95	4.92	1.453	7.4	1.1	5.7	8.7	1.52
2001	24	CHC	NL	12	6	.667	3.36	28	28	0	1	1	0	174.1	127	70	65	16	92	3	217	10	0	9	740	124	3.51	1.256	6.6	0.8	4.7	11.2	2.36
2002	25	CHC	NL	12	11	.522	3.66	33	33	0	4	1	0	213.2	169	92	87	22	97	5	217	16	1	8	895	110	3.86	1.245	7.1	0.9	4.1	9.1	2.24
2003	26	CHC	NL	14	11	.560	3.20	32	32	0	4	2	0	211.0	152	77	75	24	100	2	*266*	21	0	10	887	136	3.71	1.194	*6.5*	1.0	4.3	*11.3*	2.66	AS
2004	27	CHC-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	19			0.600	3.6	0.0	1.8	7.2	4.00	IWA PCL
2004	27	CHC	NL	8	9	.471	3.72	22	22	0	0	0	0	140.1	127	62	58	16	51	0	144	11	0	7	595	119	3.80	1.268	8.1	1.0	3.3	9.2	2.82
2005	28	CHC-min	AAA,A	0	0		2.40	5	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	12	4	4	1	6	0	23	1	0	0	62			1.200	7.2	0.6	3.6	13.8	3.83	IWA,PEO PCL,MIDW
2005	28	CHC	NL	3	4	.429	4.23	21	10	4	0	0	0	66.0	52	32	31	14	26	0	77	2	0	0	273	105	4.72	1.182	7.1	1.9	3.5	10.5	2.96
2006	29	CHC-min	A,AAA	0	1	.000	0.90	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	6	1	1	0	3	0	15	1	0	0	40			0.900	5.4	0.0	2.7	13.5	5.00	PEO,IWA MIDW,PCL
2006	29	CHC	NL	1	2	.333	4.12	4	4	0	0	0	0	19.2	19	13	9	5	8	0	13	1	0	1	86	114	6.50	1.373	8.7	2.3	3.7	5.9	1.63
2007	30	CHC-min	Rk,A,AA	1	1	.500	1.04	8	5	0	0	0	0	8.2	5	2	1	0	3	0	9	0	0	2	34			0.923	5.2	0.0	3.1	9.3	3.00	CBZ,PEO,KNX ARIZ,MIDW,SOUL
2007	30	CHC	NL	1	1	.500	3.33	22	0	2	0	0	0	24.1	18	9	9	0	13	1	24	0	0	1	101	141	2.87	1.274	6.7	0.0	4.8	8.9	1.85
2008	31	CHC	NL	5	4	.556	3.26	65	0	56	0	0	34	66.1	54	24	24	3	18	4	84	7	0	1	276	141	2.32	1.085	7.3	0.4	2.4	11.4	4.67	AS
2009	32	CLE	AL	3	3	.500	4.25	58	0	50	0	0	20	55.0	48	26	26	7	28	0	63	3	0	5	241	100	4.15	1.382	7.9	1.1	4.6	10.3	2.25
2010	33	CLE-min	AA	0	1	.000	20.25	3	1	0	0	0	0	2.2	4	6	6	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	15			2.625	13.5	0.0	10.1	6.8	0.67	AKR EL
2010	33	TOT	AL	3	4	.429	3.13	47	0	19	0	0	8	46.0	35	17	16	4	29	4	49	3	1	5	201	135	4.17	1.391	6.8	0.8	5.7	9.6	1.69
2010	33	CLE	AL	1	4	.200	6.30	23	0	18	0	0	8	20.0	21	15	14	3	11	2	18	2	1	2	93	64	5.18	1.600	9.5	1.4	5.0	8.1	1.64
2010	33	NYY	AL	2	0	1.000	0.69	24	0	1	0	0	0	26.0	14	2	2	1	18	2	31	1	0	3	108	631	3.39	1.231	4.8	0.3	6.2	10.7	1.72
2011	34	CHC	NL	3	5	.375	3.35	55	0	7	0	0	1	51.0	45	23	19	5	21	2	57	5	0	5	224	117	3.59	1.294	7.9	0.9	3.7	10.1	2.71
2012	35	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	8.31	10	0	0	0	0	0	8.2	8	8	8	1	11	0	6	0	0	1	42	51	7.02	2.192	8.3	1.0	11.4	6.2	0.55
14 Yrs				86	75	.534	3.67	446	178	138	11	5	63	1380.0	1083	599	563	148	666	22	1582	99	6	64	5863	117	3.83	1.267	7.1	1.0	4.3	10.3	2.38
162 Game Avg.				9	8	.534	3.67	49	19	15	1	1	7	150	118	65	61	16	73	2	172	11	1	7	639	117	3.83	1.267	7.1	1.0	4.3	10.3	2.38

CHC (12 yrs)				80	68	.541	3.67	341	178	69	11	5	35	1279.0	1000	556	521	137	609	18	1470	93	5	54	5421	118	3.80	1.258	7.0	1.0	4.3	10.3	2.41
CLE (2 yrs)				4	7	.364	4.80	81	0	68	0	0	28	75.0	69	41	40	10	39	2	81	5	1	7	334	87	4.43	1.440	8.3	1.2	4.7	9.7	2.08
NYY (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	0.69	24	0	1	0	0	0	26.0	14	2	2	1	18	2	31	1	0	3	108	631	3.39	1.231	4.8	0.3	6.2	10.7	1.72

NL (12 yrs)				80	68	.541	3.67	341	178	69	11	5	35	1279.0	1000	556	521	137	609	18	1470	93	5	54	5421	118	3.80	1.258	7.0	1.0	4.3	10.3	2.41
AL (2 yrs)				6	7	.462	3.74	105	0	69	0	0	28	101.0	83	43	42	11	57	4	112	6	1	10	442	113	4.16	1.386	7.4	1.0	5.1	10.0	1.96

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kerry Wood?

Kerry Wood is 46 years old.

When was Kerry Wood born?

Kerry Wood was born on June 16, 1977.

Where was Kerry Wood born?

Kerry Wood was born in Irving, TX.

How tall is Kerry Wood?

Kerry Wood is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much did Kerry Wood weigh when playing?

Kerry Wood weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Kerry Wood play?

Kerry Wood played 14 seasons.

Is Kerry Wood in the Hall of Fame?

Kerry Wood has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Kerry Wood drafted?

Kerry Wood was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (4th) of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grand Prairie HS (Grand Prairie, TX).

What position did Kerry Wood play?

Kerry Wood was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Kerry Wood have?

Kerry Wood had 1,582 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Kerry Wood played for?

Kerry Wood played for 3 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees.

How many World Series has Kerry Wood won?

Kerry Wood has never won a World Series.

When did Kerry Wood retire?

Kerry Wood last played in 2012.

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