Michael Wuertz

Position: 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)

Debut: April 5, 2004 (Age 25-112d, 18,394th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	OAK	@	LAA	L,0-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 7	OAK	@	LAA	W,6-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4 (1)	Apr 10	OAK		SEA	L,4-5		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	5	Apr 11	OAK		SEA	L,5-8		1	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	7 (1)	Apr 13	OAK		BOS	W,8-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	10 (2)	Apr 17	OAK	@	TOR	W,8-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	11	Apr 18	OAK	@	TOR	L,2-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	14 (2)	Apr 22	OAK	@	NYY	L,7-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	15	Apr 24	OAK		TBR	L,2-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	17 (1)	Apr 26	OAK		TBR	W,7-1		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	18	Apr 28	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	19	Apr 30	OAK	@	TEX	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	21 (1)	May 2	OAK	@	SEA	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	25 (3)	May 6	OAK		TEX	L,2-3		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	27 (1)	May 8	OAK		TOR	W,5-3		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	29 (1)	May 10	OAK		TOR	L,0-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	31 (1)	May 13	OAK		KCR	W,7-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	33 (1)	May 16	OAK	@	DET	L,1-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	36 (2)	May 19	OAK	@	TBR	W,4-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	37	May 20	OAK	@	TBR	W,7-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	40 (2)	May 23	OAK		ARI	L,7-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	41	May 24	OAK		ARI	W,6-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	45 (3)	May 29 (1)	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	48 (2)	May 31	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	51 (2)	Jun 3	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-3		3	0.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	52	Jun 4	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-0		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	55 (2)	Jun 7	OAK		BAL	W,3-0		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	56	Jun 8	OAK		MIN	W,4-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	58 (1)	Jun 10	OAK		MIN	L,3-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	61 (2)	Jun 13	OAK	@	SFG	L,2-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	63 (1)	Jun 16	OAK	@	LAD	L,4-5		6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	66 (2)	Jun 19	OAK	@	SDP	W,7-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	67	Jun 20	OAK	@	SDP	W,6-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	71 (3)	Jun 24	OAK		SFG	L,3-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	73 (1)	Jun 27	OAK		COL	L,9-11	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	75 (1)	Jun 29	OAK		DET	W,7-1		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	78 (2)	Jul 3	OAK	@	CLE	L,3-15		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	80 (1)	Jul 5	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-2		5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	83 (2)	Jul 8	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-5		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	85 (1)	Jul 11	OAK	@	TBR	W,7-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	86	Jul 12	OAK	@	TBR	W,7-3		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	88 (1)	Jul 17	OAK		LAA	W,7-3		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	91 (2)	Jul 20	OAK		MIN	W,14-13	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
44	92	Jul 21	OAK		MIN	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	96 (3)	Jul 25	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-4		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	99 (2)	Jul 28	OAK	@	BOS	W,9-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	100	Jul 29	OAK	@	BOS	W,8-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	101	Jul 30	OAK	@	BOS	L,5-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	105 (3)	Aug 3	OAK		TEX	W,3-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	106	Aug 4	OAK		TEX	W,6-0		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	109 (2)	Aug 7	OAK	@	KCR	W,9-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	111 (1)	Aug 9	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	114 (2)	Aug 12	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-3		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
54	115	Aug 14	OAK		CHW	L,7-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	117 (1)	Aug 16	OAK		CHW	W,3-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	120 (2)	Aug 19	OAK		NYY	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	121	Aug 21	OAK		DET	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
58	123 (1)	Aug 23	OAK		DET	W,9-4		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	125 (1)	Aug 25	OAK	@	SEA	L,2-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	127 (1)	Aug 27	OAK	@	LAA	W,2-0		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	129 (1)	Aug 29	OAK	@	LAA	W,4-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	131 (1)	Aug 31	OAK		KCR	W,8-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	135 (3)	Sep 4	OAK		SEA	L,3-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	136	Sep 5	OAK		SEA	W,9-5		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
65	139 (2)	Sep 9	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	141 (1)	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIN	W,4-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	144 (2)	Sep 15	OAK	@	TEX	W,6-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	145	Sep 16	OAK	@	TEX	W,4-0		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	146	Sep 17	OAK		CLE	W,5-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	148 (1)	Sep 19	OAK		CLE	W,8-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	152 (3)	Sep 23	OAK		TEX	L,8-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	154 (1)	Sep 25	OAK	@	LAA	W,3-0		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
73	159 (4)	Oct 1	OAK	@	SEA	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
74	162 (2)	Oct 4	OAK		LAA	L,3-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							74gm		78.2	4	7	0	11	0