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Michael Wuertz
Michael James Wuertz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.

Debut April 5, 2004

Born December 15, 1978 in Austin, MN

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 18, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2004 25 CHC NL   1   0  31   0   0   0  11  1   29.0   22   14   14   4   17   30   0   2   124   1   1  4.34  4.40  101 1.345
 2005 26 CHC NL   6   2  75   0   0   0  12  0   75.7   60   36   32   6   40   89   0   7   319   7   0  3.81  4.40  116 1.322
 2006 27 CHC NL   3   1  41   0   0   0   4  0   40.7   35   14   12   5   16   42   1   1   175   2   0  2.66  4.63  174 1.254
 2007 28 CHC NL   2   3  73   0   0   0  19  0   72.3   64   30   28   8   35   79   0   6   312   6   0  3.48  4.66  134 1.369
 2008 29 CHC NL   1   1  37   0   0   0  11  0   38.0   39   20   15   4   15   25   0   2   164   2   0  3.55  4.50  127 1.421
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .650  13   7 257   0   0   0  57  1  255.7  220  114  101  27  123  265   1  18  1094  18   1  3.56  4.52  127 1.342
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   1  68   0   0   0  15  0   67.3   58   30   26   7   32   70   0   4   289   4   0  3.56  4.52  127 1.342
 Career High      6   3  75   0   0   0  19  1   75.7   64   36   32   8   40   89   1   7   319   7   1  2.66  4.66  174 1.254

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2004 25 CHC NL  30    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 26 CHC NL  75    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 27 CHC NL  41    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   1   0   0   0   0
 2007 28 CHC NL  71    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2008 29 CHC NL  32    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      249    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 Career High     75    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2                           0   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2004 25 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   114| .000  .273| .000  .345| .000  .443| .000  .788|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2005 26 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0   111| .000  .273| .000  .344| .000  .435| .000  .779|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2006 27 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0      |           |           |           |           |      .000   0.0   0.0   0%
 2007 28 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0   115| .000  .278| .000  .348| .000  .444| .000  .791|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2008 29 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .270| .000  .342| .000  .432| .000  .774|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons         7    7    0   0.0   113| .000  .274| .000  .345| .000  .439| .000  .784|-100  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2004 25 CHC NL P 31 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 0.13 0.47 1.24 1.83 0 29.0 2005 26 CHC NL P 75 2 7 0 2 1.000 .957 0.12 0.46 1.07 1.75 0 75.7 2006 27 CHC NL P 41 2 3 1 0 .833 .962 0.12 0.43 1.11 1.72 0 40.7 2007 28 CHC NL P 73 2 9 0 0 1.000 .965 0.15 0.40 1.37 1.68 0 72.3 2008 29 CHC NL P 37 4 5 1 0 .900 .957 0.24 0.44 2.13 1.78 0 38.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2004 25 CHC NL P 31 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 0.13 0.47 1.24 1.83 0 29.0 2005 26 CHC NL P 75 2 7 0 2 1.000 .957 0.12 0.46 1.07 1.75 0 75.7 2006 27 CHC NL P 41 2 3 1 0 .833 .962 0.12 0.43 1.11 1.72 0 40.7 2007 28 CHC NL P 73 2 9 0 0 1.000 .965 0.15 0.40 1.37 1.68 0 72.3 2008 29 CHC NL P 37 4 5 1 0 .900 .957 0.24 0.44 2.13 1.78 0 38.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 257 10 28 2 2 .950 .962 0.15 0.44 1.34 1.74 0 255.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 257 10 28 2 2 .950 .962 0.15 0.44 1.34 1.74 0 256
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2007   NLDS  CHC ARI     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1.2   0   0   1   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2007   NLDS  CHC ARI     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Chicago Cubs$300,000
2005Chicago Cubs$322,000
2006Chicago Cubs$355,000
2007Chicago Cubs$415,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,392,000

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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