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Michael Wuertz
Michael James Wuertz
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: December 15, 1978 in Austin, MN
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed August 18, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 2004
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Standard Pitching

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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2004 25 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 4.34 31 0 11 0 0 1 29.0 22 14 14 4 17 1 30 0 1 2 124 101 1.345 6.8 1.2 5.3 9.3 1.76
2005 26 CHC NL 6 2 .750 3.81 75 0 12 0 0 0 75.2 60 36 32 6 40 7 89 0 0 7 319 116 1.322 7.1 0.7 4.8 10.6 2.23
2006 27 CHC NL 3 1 .750 2.66 41 0 4 0 0 0 40.2 35 14 12 5 16 2 42 1 0 1 175 174 1.254 7.7 1.1 3.5 9.3 2.63
2007 28 CHC NL 2 3 .400 3.48 73 0 19 0 0 0 72.1 64 30 28 8 35 6 79 0 0 6 312 134 1.369 8.0 1.0 4.4 9.8 2.26
2008 29 CHC NL 1 1 .500 3.63 45 0 13 0 0 0 44.2 44 23 18 4 20 2 30 0 0 2 189 123 1.433 8.9 0.8 4.0 6.0 1.50
2009 30 OAK AL 4 1 .800 2.89 37 0 4 0 0 2 37.1 26 13 12 3 10 0 42 0 0 2 144 141 0.964 6.3 0.7 2.4 10.1 4.20
6 Seasons 17 8 .680 3.48 302 0 63 0 0 3 299.2 251 130 116 30 138 18 312 1 1 20 1263 128 1.298 7.5 0.9 4.1 9.4 2.26
162 Game Avg. 4 2 .680 3.48 68 0 14 0 0 1 67 57 29 26 7 31 4 70 0 0 5 284 128 1.298 7.5 0.9 4.1 9.4 2.26
CHC (5 yrs) 13 7 .650 3.57 265 0 59 0 0 1 262.1 225 117 104 27 128 18 270 1 1 18 1119 127 1.346 7.7 0.9 4.4 9.3 2.11
OAK (1 yr) 4 1 .800 2.89 37 0 4 0 0 2 37.1 26 13 12 3 10 0 42 0 0 2 144 141 0.964 6.3 0.7 2.4 10.1 4.20
NL (5 yrs) 13 7 .650 3.57 265 0 59 0 0 1 262.1 225 117 104 27 128 18 270 1 1 18 1119 127 1.346 7.7 0.9 4.4 9.3 2.11
AL (1 yr) 4 1 .800 2.89 37 0 4 0 0 2 37.1 26 13 12 3 10 0 42 0 0 2 144 141 0.964 6.3 0.7 2.4 10.1 4.20

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2007 28 CHC NL NLDS L ARI 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 2 0.600 0.0 5.4 10.8 2.00
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 2 0.600 0.0 5.4 10.8 2.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2004 25 CHC NL 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 26 CHC NL 73 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 27 CHC NL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2007 28 CHC NL 71 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 29 CHC NL 40 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 30 OAK AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 259 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 255 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 255 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2007 28 CHC NL NLDS ARI L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 CHC NL 25 P 31 0 29.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.24 0.13 .975 1.83 0.47
2005 CHC NL 26 P 75 0 75.2 9 2 7 0 2 1.000 1.07 0.12 .956 1.75 0.46
2006 CHC NL 27 P 41 0 40.2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 1.11 0.12 .967 1.73 0.43
2007 CHC NL 28 P 73 0 72.1 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.37 0.15 .964 1.68 0.40
2008 CHC NL 29 P 45 0 44.2 12 5 6 1 0 .917 2.22 0.24 .958 1.73 0.43
2009 OAK AL 30 P 37 0 37.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.21 0.14 .960 1.64 0.43
6 Seasons P 302 0 299.2 47 12 33 2 2 .957 1.35 0.15 .962 1.72 0.43
6 Seasons TOT 302 0 299.2 47 12 33 2 2 .957 1.35 0.15 .919 1.72 0.43

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y
2009 AL--37--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2903), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1997.

February 2, 2009: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Justin Sellers (minors) and Richie Robnett (minors).

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2004Chicago Cubs$300,000
2005Chicago Cubs$322,000
2006Chicago Cubs$355,000
2007Chicago Cubs$415,000
2008Chicago Cubs$860,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,252,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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