Jake Woodford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: October 28, 1996 in St. Petersburg, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (39th) of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from H. B. Plant HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: H. B. Plant HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: August 15, 2020 (Age 23-292d, 22,173rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 3.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2024 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 3.048 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Excel Sports Management

Full Name: Jacob Robert Woodford

Twitter: @WoodfordJake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

4.29

184.2

119

WHIP

1.370

Summary of 26 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 5 go ahead

1 Tm
STL	26

Platoon
vs RHB	14
vs LHB	12

Home/Road
Home	16
Away	10

Outs
2	10
1	9
0	7

12 Opps
CIN	6
ATL	3
CHC	3
MIL	3
ARI	2
MIN	2
PIT	2
SFG	1
LAD	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

23 Batters
Willson Contreras	2
Keston Hiura	2
Eugenio Suárez	2
Nelson Cruz	1
Alek Thomas	1
Willy Adames	1
Ozzie Albies	1
Nick Martini	1
Jonathan India	1
Gregory Polanco	1
Austin Riley	1
Luis Robert Jr.	1
Carlos Santana	1
Spencer Steer	1
Pavin Smith	1
Kyle Tucker	1
Sergio Alcántara	1
Ronald Acuña Jr.	1
Mike Yastrzemski	1
Cody Bellinger	1
Ryan Jeffers	1
Ben Gamel	1
Joey Votto	1

7 Parks
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	16
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
9	9
89	7
78	5
7	4
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	6
1	6
3	5
5	4
2	3
6	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	16
3·HR gms	2
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1-3	3
12-	2
1--	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
-2-	1

45 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	15
1 on	4
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
1	3
2	6
3	3
4	3
5	5
6	3
8	2
9	1

1-3	12
4-6	11
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	1
+2	4
+1	2
Tied	5
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	17
Tied	5
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
1-2	3
2-1	3
0-2	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
3-2	1
1-0	1
1-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	4
CF	4
DH	4
1B	3
RF	3
3B	3
C	2
LF	2
SS	1

OrderPos
4th	5
3rd	5
6th	5
5th	4
7th	3
1st	2
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2020-08-15 (2)	Luis Robert Jr.	CHW		STL	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	8	14%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
2	2	2	1	2020-08-28	Carlos Santana	CLE	@	STL	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	-2-	5,(3-1) 1FBB.*BX	2	4	3	8%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); F. Lindor Scores
3	3	3	1	2020-08-31	Eugenio Suárez	CIN		STL	behind 2-7	b 9	1	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	4	5	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Votto Scores; J. Winker Scores
4	4	4	1	2020-09-04	Willson Contreras	CHC		STL	ahead 3-1	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	DH	7%	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	5	1	2020-09-08 (1)	Nelson Cruz	MIN	@	STL	ahead 4-0	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	DH	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	6	1	2020-09-13	Eugenio Suárez	CIN	@	STL	ahead 7-5	t 8	2	---	6,(2-2) BSBSFX	1	4	5	8%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	7	1	2020-09-15	Keston Hiura	MIL		STL	ahead 8-1	b 4	2	1-3	3,(1-1) SBX	3	5	4	2%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); A. García Scores; D. Vogelbach Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2021-06-02	Cody Bellinger	LAD		STL	ahead 7-1	b 1	2	123	4,(3-0) .B*BBX	4	4	8	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Barnes Scores; M. Betts Scores; J. Turner Scores
9	9	2	1	2021-06-11	Willson Contreras	CHC		STL	ahead 7-5	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	2021-06-12	Sergio Alcántara	CHC		STL	ahead 5-2	b 3	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	8	4	6%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	4	1	2021-06-27	Gregory Polanco	PIT	@	STL	ahead 5-0	t 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	9	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
12	12	5	2	2021-06-27	Ben Gamel	PIT	@	STL	ahead 6-0	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
13	13	6	1	2021-07-24	Joey Votto	CIN		STL	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	10%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
14	14	7	1	2021-07-31	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	@	STL	ahead 4-0	t 3	1	12-	5,(1-2) TBCFX	3	7	2	8%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Arráez Scores; M. Sanó Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2022-05-28	Keston Hiura	MIL	@	STL	behind 0-8	t 6	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	6	3	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2023-04-03	Austin Riley	ATL	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	6,(3-2) BBSBFX	1	3	5	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
17	17	2	2	2023-04-03	Ozzie Albies	ATL	@	STL	tied 1-1	t 2	0	1--	4,(2-1) BB+1SX	2	6	4	16%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Harris Scores
18	18	3	3	2023-04-03	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL	@	STL	ahead 3-1	t 2	1	-23	5,(2-2) BBSFX	3	1	9	12%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Rosario Scores; O. Arcia Scores
19	19	4	1	2023-04-09	Willy Adames	MIL		STL	ahead 2-1	b 5	2	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	3	6	12%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	5	1	2023-04-19	Alek Thomas	ARI	@	STL	behind 0-3	t 2	1	1--	3,(0-2) CCX	2	7	8	15%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); P. Smith Scores
21	21	6	2	2023-04-19	Pavin Smith	ARI	@	STL	behind 3-7	t 4	0	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	6	DH	6%	19%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
22	22	7	1	2023-04-25	Mike Yastrzemski	SFG		STL	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	8	13%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	8	1	2023-06-29	Kyle Tucker	HOU	@	STL	ahead 6-0	t 6	0	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	3	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Altuve Scores; A. Bregman Scores
24	24	9	1	2023-09-29	Nick Martini	CIN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1-3	3,(0-2) CFX	3	5	DH	24%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Friedl Scores; C. Encarnacion-Strand Scores
25	25	10	2	2023-09-29	Jonathan India	CIN	@	STL	ahead 4-0	t 2	1	--3	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	1	4	6%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Benson Scores
26	26	11	3	2023-09-29	Spencer Steer	CIN	@	STL	ahead 6-0	t 2	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	3	7	3%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)