Michael Wuertz

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: December 15, 1978 in Austin, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Austin HS (Austin, MN).

High School: Austin HS (Austin, MN)

Last Game: September 20, 2011 (Age 32-279d)
vs. TEX 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Full Name: Michael James Wuertz

Pronunciation: \Wertz\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

ERA

3.71

426

414.1

444

WHIP

1.320

2009 Player Pitching Game Log

2009 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2009-04-06	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	8	4	2	0	1	0	1
2	2009-04-07	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	6-6	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	4	3	1	1	1	0
3	2009-04-10	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	7-8		1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	17	12	5	2	3	2	1	1
4	2009-04-11	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	5-5		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	6	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	2009-04-13	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Boston Red Sox	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	2	3	1	1	0	0
6	2009-04-17	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Toronto Blue Jays	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	5	3	1	0	0	0
7	2009-04-18	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Toronto Blue Jays	6-6		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	1	3	1	1	0	0
8	2009-04-22	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	New York Yankees	6-6		0.2	4	2	2	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	17	10	4	0	2	3	3	0
9	2009-04-24	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	14	5	4	0	1	0	0
10	2009-04-26	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Tampa Bay Rays	6-7		2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	16	11	3	2	3	2	0	1
11	2009-04-28	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	8-8	L	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	2	3	1	3	2	0
12	2009-04-30	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	9-9	S	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	8	2	2	0	4	1	0
13	2009-05-02	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	3	0	1	2	0	1
14	2009-05-06	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	10	4	2	0	4	1	1
15	2009-05-08	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Toronto Blue Jays	5-6	W	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	11	5	1	2	2	0	1
16	2009-05-10	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Toronto Blue Jays	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	2	3	0	2	0	0
17	2009-05-13	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	3	3	1	1	0	1
18	2009-05-16	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Detroit Tigers	6-6		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	13	3	4	1	3	2	0
19	2009-05-19	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	12	9	3	1	2	1	0	0
20	2009-05-20	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	13	10	3	0	2	3	0	1
21	2009-05-23	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Arizona Diamondbacks	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	28	18	3	3	1	1	0	0
22	2009-05-24	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Arizona Diamondbacks	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	2009-05-29	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	7	2	1	0	1	1	0
24	2009-05-31	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	7-8		1.0	1	2	2	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	15	2	10	1	0	0	0
25	2009-06-03	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Chicago White Sox	7-8		0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	7	2	1	2	0	0	0
26	2009-06-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	5	3	0	1	0	1
27	2009-06-07	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Baltimore Orioles	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
28	2009-06-08	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Minnesota Twins	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	21	13	2	6	1	0	0	0
29	2009-06-10	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	1	3	0	1	0	0
30	2009-06-13	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	San Francisco Giants	7-7		0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	4	0	0	0	2	2	0
31	2009-06-16	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	7-8		1.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	17	6	3	1	4	3	0
32	2009-06-19	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	San Diego Padres	7-7	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	0	2	1	1	0	1
33	2009-06-20	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	San Diego Padres	6-7	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	20	7	8	2	1	1	0
34	2009-06-24	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	11	0	5	5	0	0	0
35	2009-06-27	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Colorado Rockies	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	14	5	5	1	1	1	0
36	2009-06-29	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Detroit Tigers	6-7		1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	20	16	6	6	2	0	0	0
37	2009-07-03	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Cleveland Indians	7-7		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	11	2	2	1	2	1	1
38	2009-07-05	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Cleveland Indians	7-8		1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	26	16	3	7	2	0	0	0
39	2009-07-08	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Boston Red Sox	6-7		1.1	1	1	1	2	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	35	19	6	9	2	1	0	0
40	2009-07-11	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	12	3	7	0	1	0	0
41	2009-07-12	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Tampa Bay Rays	6-7	W	1.1	3	1	1	0	3	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	29	19	6	5	1	3	1	0
42	2009-07-17	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	7-8		1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	30	18	5	8	2	0	0	0
43	2009-07-20	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Minnesota Twins	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	8	3	4	0	1	1	0
44	2009-07-21	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	1	3	0	1	0	1
45	2009-07-25	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	New York Yankees	7-8		1.0	4	3	3	0	1	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	25	19	8	5	2	4	0	1
46	2009-07-28	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Boston Red Sox	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	10	2	2	0	1	1	0
47	2009-07-29	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Boston Red Sox	7-7		1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	14	4	4	2	0	0	0
48	2009-07-30	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Boston Red Sox	7-7		0.2	1	2	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	19	9	1	2	1	1	0	0
49	2009-08-03	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	8-9	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	17	10	4	3	1	2	0	0
50	2009-08-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	6	3	3	0	0	0	0
51	2009-08-07	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	21	13	4	0	3	1	0	0
52	2009-08-09	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	15	7	2	0	3	1	0	0
53	2009-08-12	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	3	0	1	2	0	0
54	2009-08-14	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	3	3	1	2	0	1
55	2009-08-16	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	27	15	2	10	1	1	0	0
56	2009-08-19	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	10	4	1	0	1	1	0
57	2009-08-21	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Detroit Tigers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	7	2	1	0	1	1	0
58	2009-08-23	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Detroit Tigers	7-8		1.1	2	2	2	0	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	16	5	4	1	3	0	0
59	2009-08-25	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	8-8		1.0	0	1	0	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	27	14	2	8	1	0	0	0
60	2009-08-27	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	3	2	0	2	0	0
61	2009-08-29	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	2	3	2	0	0	0
62	2009-08-31	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Kansas City Royals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	3	4	0	1	0	0
63	2009-09-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	17	11	3	1	2	3	2	0
64	2009-09-05	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Seattle Mariners	7-8		1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	32	18	2	10	3	0	0	0
65	2009-09-09	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Chicago White Sox	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	15	7	1	2	4	0	2
66	2009-09-12	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	12	5	1	2	1	0	0
67	2009-09-15	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	8	3	1	1	1	0	1
68	2009-09-16	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	12	3	2	1	0	0	0
69	2009-09-17	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	8	4	3	0	0	0	0
70	2009-09-19	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Cleveland Indians	8-9	S	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	13	6	2	1	1	0	1
71	2009-09-23	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	9	3	0	2	0	0	0
72	2009-09-25	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	7-8		1.2	1	0	0	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	17	7	7	1	0	0	0
73	2009-10-01	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics	@	Seattle Mariners	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	0	1	1	2	0	0
74	2009-10-04	Maj-AL	Oakland Athletics		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	2	5	0	1	0	0

2009 Player Pitching Splits

2009 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	74	304	276	25	52	14	2	6	9	3	23	102	.188	.248	.319	.567	.269	88	3	0	2	3	1

Home	34	134	120	4	15	2	0	2	2	2	12	48	.125	.203	.192	.395	.183	23	1	0	1	1	1
Away	40	170	156	21	37	12	2	4	7	1	11	54	.237	.284	.417	.701	.330	65	2	0	1	2	0

April	12	46	44	4	10	4	0	1	0	2	2	13	.227	.261	.386	.647	.300	17	1	0	0	0	0
May	12	45	39	4	6	1	1	0	1	0	5	10	.154	.244	.231	.475	.200	9	0	0	0	1	0
June	12	49	44	4	9	2	0	1	1	0	3	18	.205	.250	.318	.568	.308	14	0	0	1	1	0
July	12	58	53	9	14	6	1	3	2	0	5	25	.264	.328	.585	.913	.440	31	1	0	0	0	1
August	14	54	50	3	8	0	0	1	5	1	4	18	.160	.222	.220	.442	.226	11	1	0	0	0	0
September	10	46	40	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	16	.125	.200	.150	.350	.200	6	0	0	1	1	0
October	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	74	304	276	25	52	14	2	6	9	3	23	102	.188	.248	.319	.567	.269	88	3	0	2	3	1

vs RHB as RHP	74	176	161		31	9	0	3			14	60	.193	.256	.304	.560	.283	49	3	0	0	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	62	128	115		21	5	2	3			9	42	.183	.238	.339	.577	.250	39	0	0	2	2	1

Bases Empty	61	165	155		32	9	1	4			10	55	.207	.255	.355	.609	.292	55	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	51	139	121		20	5	1	2			13	47	.165	.241	.273	.514	.240	33	3	0	2	3	1

vs. Younger Batters	74	197	178		35	8	2	4			16	71	.197	.260	.332	.592	.295	59	2	0	1	2	1
vs. Older Batters	59	107	98		17	6	0	2			7	31	.174	.226	.296	.522	.227	29	1	0	1	1	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	6	1	.857	2.63	74	0	4	78.2	52	25	23	6	23	1	102	0	0	0	304	0.953	11.7	4.43

Home	2	0	1.000	0.98	34	0	2	36.2	15	4	4	2	12	1	48	0	0	0	134	0.736	11.8	4.00
Away	4	1	.800	4.07	40	0	2	42.0	37	21	19	4	11	0	54	0	0	0	170	1.143	11.6	4.91

April	1	1	.500	2.13	12	0	1	12.2	10	4	3	1	2	0	13	0	0	0	46	0.947	9.2	6.50
May	1	0	1.000	3.09	12	0	1	11.2	6	4	4	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	45	0.943	7.7	2.00
June	2	0	1.000	3.00	12	0	0	12.0	9	4	4	1	3	0	18	0	0	0	49	1.000	13.5	6.00
July	1	0	1.000	5.93	12	0	1	13.2	14	9	9	3	5	1	25	0	0	0	58	1.390	16.5	5.00
August	1	0	1.000	1.26	14	0	0	14.1	8	3	2	1	4	0	18	0	0	0	54	0.837	11.3	4.50
September	0	0		0.73	10	0	1	12.1	5	1	1	0	4	0	16	0	0	0	46	0.730	11.7	4.00
October	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0.000	9.0

As Reliever	6	1	.857	2.63	74	0	4	78.2	52	25	23	6	23	1	102	0	0	0	304	0.953	11.7	4.43

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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