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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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1998	19	-1.9	Williamsport	NYPL	A-	CHC	7	5	.583	3.44	3.75	14	14	0	1	0	0	86.1	79	36	33	4	19	0	59	0	2	1	359	1.135	8.2	0.4	2.0	6.2	3.11
1999	20	-1.5	Lansing	MIDW	A	CHC	11	12	.478	4.80	5.80	28	28	0	1	0	0	161.1	191	104	86	11	44	0	127	1	0	11	716	1.457	10.7	0.6	2.5	7.1	2.89
2000	21	-1.6	Daytona	FLOR	A+	CHC	12	7	.632	3.78	4.15	28	28	0	3	2	0	171.1	166	79	72	15	64	1	142	3	1	7	732	1.342	8.7	0.8	3.4	7.5	2.22
2001	22	-2.1	West Tenn	SOUL	AA	CHC	4	9	.308	3.99	4.50	27	27	0	1	1	0	160.0	160	80	71	20	58	2	135	6	0	10	694	1.363	9.0	1.1	3.3	7.6	2.33
2002	23	-3.9	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	9	5	.643	5.55	6.37	28	27	1	0	0	0	154.0	185	109	95	24	69	3	131	4	0	11	712	1.649	10.8	1.4	4.0	7.7	1.90
2003	24	-3.1	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	3	9	.250	4.57	5.08	43	16	4	0	0	1	124.0	140	70	63	16	35	8	92	5	0	2	536	1.411	10.2	1.2	2.5	6.7	2.63
2004	25	-2.2	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	1	1	.500	2.42	2.62	37	0	35	0	0	19	44.2	30	13	12	4	15	2	59	0	0	0	179	1.007	6.0	0.8	3.0	11.9	3.93
2004	25	-4.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	0	1.000	4.34	4.34	31	0	11	0	0	1	29.0	22	14	14	4	17	1	30	0	1	2	124	1.345	6.8	1.2	5.3	9.3	1.76
2005	26	-3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	2	.750	3.81	4.28	75	0	12	0	0	0	75.2	60	36	32	6	40	7	89	0	0	7	319	1.322	7.1	0.7	4.8	10.6	2.23
2006	27	0.2	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	6	0	1.000	1.73	2.16	30	0	24	0	0	10	41.2	30	10	8	2	9	1	67	1	0	3	168	0.936	6.5	0.4	1.9	14.5	7.44
2006	27	-2.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	1	.750	2.66	3.10	41	0	4	0	0	0	40.2	35	14	12	5	16	2	42	1	0	1	175	1.254	7.7	1.1	3.5	9.3	2.63
2007	28	-1.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	3	.400	3.48	3.73	73	0	19	0	0	0	72.1	64	30	28	8	35	6	79	0	0	6	312	1.369	8.0	1.0	4.4	9.8	2.26
2008	29	2.1	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	0	1	.000	3.60	3.60	17	0	14	0	0	4	20.0	13	8	8	2	14	2	29	0	0	4	86	1.350	5.9	0.9	6.3	13.1	2.07
2008	29	0.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	1	.500	3.63	4.63	45	0	13	0	0	0	44.2	44	23	18	4	20	2	30	0	0	2	189	1.433	8.9	0.8	4.0	6.0	1.50
2009	30	1.9	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	6	1	.857	2.63	2.86	74	0	9	0	0	4	78.2	52	25	23	6	23	1	102	0	0	6	304	0.953	5.9	0.7	2.6	11.7	4.43
2010	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	OAK	0	0		0.00	0.00	6	5	0	0	0	0	7.2	7	0	0	0	3	0	6	1	0	0	33	1.304	8.2	0.0	3.5	7.0	2.00
2010	31	4.3	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	OAK	0	0		0.00	0.00	4	3	0	0	0	0	4.2	4	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	21	1.500	7.7	0.0	5.8	5.8	1.00
2010	31	8.1	Stockton	CALL	A+	OAK	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	12	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2010	31	3.0	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	2	3	.400	4.31	4.76	48	0	14	0	0	6	39.2	35	21	19	6	21	5	40	0	0	6	171	1.412	7.9	1.4	4.8	9.1	1.90
2011	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	OAK	0	0		10.50	10.50	6	3	0	0	0	0	6.0	9	7	7	1	3	0	12	0	0	1	30	2.000	13.5	1.5	4.5	18.0	4.00
2011	32	4.9	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	OAK	0	0		9.00	9.00	3	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	3	3	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	14	1.667	9.0	0.0	6.0	15.0	2.50
2011	32	8.8	Stockton	CALL	A+	OAK	0	0		12.00	12.00	3	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	7	0	0	1	16	2.333	18.0	3.0	3.0	21.0	7.00
2011	32	3.8	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	0	0		6.68	6.68	39	0	7	0	0	0	33.2	37	25	25	5	26	4	32	1	0	0	162	1.871	9.9	1.3	7.0	8.6	1.23

2013	34	4.2	York	ATLL	Ind		4	2	.667	2.86	2.86	53	0	19	0	0	6	50.1	35	16	16	4	23	1	62	1	1	5	207	1.152	6.3	0.7	4.1	11.1	2.70
2013-14	34	6.2	Mazatlan	MXPW	FgW		0	0		1.74	2.61	9	0	2	0	0	0	10.1	9	3	2	0	11	1	7	0	0	0	49	1.935	7.8	0.0	9.6	6.1	0.64
2014	35	5.6	York	ATLL	Ind		0	2	.000	4.70	8.22	18	0	4	0	0	1	15.1	9	14	8	1	22	0	17	1	0	4	79	2.022	5.3	0.6	12.9	10.0	0.77
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		21	11	.656	3.71	4.08	426	0	89	0	0	11	414.1	349	188	171	44	198	28	444	2	1	30	1756	1.320	7.6	1.0	4.3	9.6	2.24
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		53	49	.520	4.19	4.75	264	148	78	6	3	34	977.0	1010	516	455	99	333	19	859	21	3	50	4245	1.375	9.3	0.9	3.1	7.9	2.58
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		0	0		1.74	2.61	9	0	2	0	0	0	10.1	9	3	2	0	11	1	7	0	0	0	49	1.935	7.8	0.0	9.6	6.1	0.64
Other (2 seasons)					Other		4	4	.500	3.29	4.11	71	0	23	0	0	7	65.2	44	30	24	5	45	1	79	2	1	9	286	1.355	6.0	0.7	6.2	10.8	1.76
All Levels (16 Seasons)							78	64	.549	4.00	4.52	770	148	192	6	3	52	1467.1	1412	737	652	148	587	49	1389	25	5	89	6336	1.362	8.7	0.9	3.6	8.5	2.37

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		19	16	.543	4.34	4.89	162	47	78	0	0	34	392.0	405	213	189	48	147	16	386	11	0	20	1716	1.408	9.3	1.1	3.4	8.9	2.63
AA (1 season)					Minors		4	9	.308	3.99	4.50	27	27	0	1	1	0	160.0	160	80	71	20	58	2	135	6	0	10	694	1.363	9.0	1.1	3.3	7.6	2.33
A+ (3 seasons)					Minors		12	7	.632	3.86	4.21	33	32	0	3	2	0	177.1	175	83	76	16	65	1	152	3	1	8	760	1.353	8.9	0.8	3.3	7.7	2.34
A (1 season)					Minors		11	12	.478	4.80	5.80	28	28	0	1	0	0	161.1	191	104	86	11	44	0	127	1	0	11	716	1.457	10.7	0.6	2.5	7.1	2.89
A- (1 season)					Minors		7	5	.583	3.44	3.75	14	14	0	1	0	0	86.1	79	36	33	4	19	0	59	0	2	1	359	1.135	8.2	0.4	2.0	6.2	3.11