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

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-26

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 21

2008 Pitching Game Log

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2008 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	221	2	Apr 2	CHC		MIL	L,2-8	7-7		99	1.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	-0.87	6	21	15	4	5	0	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.014	.41	0.01%	0.55	7t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
2	222	4	Apr 4	CHC		HOU	L,3-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.13	3	14	9	1	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.020	.24	0.01%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
3	223	7	Apr 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-8	7-8	BS(1)	2	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.63	7	23	17	5	2	4	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.79	-0.038	1.76	-0.02%	-0.02	7b --- 0 out a1	8b 3 out tie
4	224	8	Apr 9	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-4	11-12		1	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	1.97	7	30	19	5	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	0.271	1.93	0.17%	0.98	11b --- 0 out tie	12b 3 out tie
5	225	10	Apr 11	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.13	3	11	8	2	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.015	.20	0.01%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
6	226	12	Apr 13	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-5	6-6	BS(2)	1	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	1	0	3.86	3.99	4	14	11	1	0	0	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01	-0.493	1.95	-0.29%	-3.35	6b --- 0 out a2	6b 1-3 0 out tie
7	227	13	Apr 15	CHC		CIN	W,9-5	9-9		1	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	5.14	6.27	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.028	.24	-0.02%	-1.40	9t --- 0 out a5	9t 1-- 0 out a4
8	228	15	Apr 17	CHC		CIN	L,2-9	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	5.88	3	12	8	1	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
9	229	17	Apr 19	CHC		PIT	W,13-1	8-GF		1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	5.27	4	16	13	4	1	2	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.35	8t 123 2 out a12	9t end a12
10	230	18	Apr 20	CHC		PIT	W,13-6	8-8		0	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	4.35	6.62	6	27	15	2	2	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.04	0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.45	8t --- 0 out a9	8t 3 out a8
11	231	21	Apr 23	CHC	@	COL	W,7-6	6-6		2	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.10	6.62	2	7	5	0	1	0	2	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	-0.227	3.50	-0.18%	-1.62	6b 1-- 0 out a2	6b 12- 0 out a1
12	232	24	Apr 26	CHC	@	WSN	W,7-0	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.56	6.40	3	16	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.14	0.004	.17	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out a7	8b 3 out a7
13	233	25	Apr 27	CHC	@	WSN	L,0-2	7-7		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.25	6.05	2	8	6	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.018	.45	0.01%	0.40	7b --- 0 out d2	7b --- 2 out d2
14	234	26	Apr 29	CHC		MIL	L,7-10	7-7		1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.97	6.13	4	13	6	1	1	1	2	2	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.087	1.45	-0.07%	-1.37	7t 123 1 out d2	7t 3 out d5
15	235	27	Apr 30	CHC		MIL	W,19-5	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.61	5.91	3	12	9	4	1	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out a14	9t end a14
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	236	29	May 2	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	1-2		1	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.80	5.73	6	19	10	0	4	1	3	2	1	0		3	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.19	0.003	1.71	0.00%	0.27	1b 123 2 out d1	2b 3 out d2
17	237	34	May 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-9	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	5.44	3	9	6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 9
18	238	37	May 11	CHC		ARI	W,6-4	7-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.24	5.31	3	4	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.039	.64	0.03%	0.55	7t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
19	239	39	May 13	CHC		SDP	L,3-4	7-GF		1	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.60	4.88	10	35	24	4	5	6	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.161	.98	0.12%	1.64	7t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
20	240	43	May 17	CHC		PIT	L,6-7	5-7		3	2.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.18	4.59	8	23	18	6	1	4	3	1	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.21	0.217	1.80	0.19%	2.24	5t 123 0 out tie	7t 1-- 2 out d1
21	241	45	May 19	CHC	@	HOU	W,7-2	8-8		1	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	4.59	2	8	6	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.60	-0.170	2.54	-0.16%	-1.35	8b --- 0 out a3	8b 1-3 0 out a3
22	242	47	May 21	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-5	5-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.13	4.74	3	15	6	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.023	1.96	0.02%	0.32	5b -2- 2 out d2	5b 3 out d2
23	243	49	May 24	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	12-GF(14)	L(0-1)	2	1.2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.92	4.67	8	33	20	4	1	5	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.09	-0.119	4.69	-0.11%	-0.49	12b 12- 2 out tie	14b end d 1
24	244	54	May 29	CHC		COL	W,8-4	6-7	W(1-1)	4	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.12	4.52	5	19	13	1	6	1	3	3	0	0		3	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	-0.017	2.96	-0.02%	0.35	6t 123 2 out tie	7t 3 out d1
25	245	56	May 31	CHC		COL	W,5-4	6-6	H(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	4.39	3	12	8	2	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.069	1.25	0.06%	0.55	6t --- 0 out a2	6t 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	246	57	Jun 1	CHC		COL	W,5-3	6-6		0	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.00	4.50	2	8	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	-0.133	2.21	-0.11%	-1.12	6t -2- 2 out a2	6t 12- 2 out a1
27	247	58	Jun 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-6	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.96	4.71	3	11	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.030	1.00	-0.02%	-0.41	8b --- 0 out a4	8b 12- 1 out a4
28	248	59	Jun 3	CHC	@	SDP	W,9-6	6-6	H(2)	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	4.67	3	12	7	3	0	0	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.026	1.25	0.02%	0.24	6b --- 0 out a3	6b 1-- 2 out a3
29	249	68	Jun 13	CHC	@	TOR	L,2-3	6-8		9	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.73	4.58	6	29	18	3	2	4	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.092	1.07	0.06%	0.82	6b -2- 1 out d1	8b 1-- 0 out d1
30	250	71	Jun 17	CHC	@	TBR	L,2-3	7-7		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.67	4.65	4	20	10	1	0	1	2	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.008	1.07	-0.01%	0.01	7b --3 0 out d1	7b 12- 2 out d2
31	251	72	Jun 18	CHC	@	TBR	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		0	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.56	4.55	4	24	14	4	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.37	0.028	.36	0.02%	0.78	7b 1-- 2 out d2	8b end d 2
32	252	77	Jun 24	CHC		BAL	L,5-7	5-6		5	1.0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	2.48	4.45	6	21	14	3	4	1	4	2	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	.50	-0.077	.47	-0.04%	-1.59	5t 1-- 2 out d3	6t --3 2 out d5
33	253	79	Jun 26	CHC		BAL	L,4-11	6-7		1	1.2	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	2.62	4.21	8	30	22	5	8	1	4	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	.02	-0.005	.02	0.00%	-1.50	6t 12- 1 out d8	7t 3 out d8
34	254	80	Jun 27	CHC	@	CHW	L,3-10	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.80	4.12	5	17	13	2	1	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.45	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 7
35	255	82	Jun 29	CHC	@	CHW	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	4.11	1	7	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.003	.09	0.00%	0.47	8b 12- 2 out d4	8b end d 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	256	86	Jul 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-8	6-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	4.03	3	10	7	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.049	.73	0.03%	0.52	6b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d1
37	257	92	Jul 10	CHC		CIN	L,7-12	3-4		6	1.1	4	4	4	1	1	1	0	3.55	4.37	9	39	25	6	5	1	6	2	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	-0.231	1.06	-0.14%	-2.93	3t 1-3 2 out d1	4t 3 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
38	258	138	Sep 1	CHC		HOU	L,0-3	8-GF		52	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.43	4.28	3	12	9	4	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.027	.01	0.00%	1.07	8t 1-3 2 out d3	9t end d 3
39	259	139	Sep 2	CHC		HOU	L,7-9	6-6		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.35	4.32	3	10	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.69	0.004	.03	0.00%	0.56	6t 12- 0 out d3	6t 3 out d4
40	260	142	Sep 6	CHC	@	CIN	W,14-9	9-9		3	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.02	4.40	3	14	5	2	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-1.84	9b --- 0 out a9	9b 123 0 out a9
41	261	151	Sep 18	CHC		MIL	W,7-6	9-9		11	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.92	4.37	3	9	7	2	1	1	2	1	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.18	9t -2- 0 out d3	9t 3 out d4
42	262	152	Sep 19	CHC		STL	L,6-12	8-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.83	4.29	3	13	7	1	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.55	8t --- 0 out d10	8t 3 out d10
43	263	159	Sep 26	CHC	@	MIL	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.74	4.24	4	19	11	4	2	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
44	264	160	Sep 27	CHC	@	MIL	W,7-3	8-8	H(3)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.68	4.22	2	5	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.21	0.392	.00	0.00%	1.57	8b 123 1 out a1	8b 3 out a1
45	265	161	Sep 28	CHC	@	MIL	L,1-3	7-7	BS(3)	0	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.63	4.30	4	15	6	1	4	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.99	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.19	7b 1-3 1 out a1	7b 3 out tie
							19-26		W-L:1-1,BSv:3,Hld:3	1.7	44.2	44	23	18	20	30	4	0	3.63	4.30	189	731	62%	14%	13%	0.85		23%	5%	0		40	30%	4	3	0	165	8	1	2	5	3	4	1.03	-0.188	1.05	-0.41%	-0.06

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