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Wilbur wood

Wilbur Wood

#48 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1961—1978
Starting Pitcher
BORN
October 22, 1941, in Cambridge, MA
THROWS
Left-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago White Sox

What Pitches Did Wilbur Wood Throw?

Knuckleball
Fastball
Curve
164
WINS
58.9
QUALITY START PCT
50.3
WAR
156
LOSSES
114
ERA+
47.2
WAR7
3.24
ERA
1.95
K / BB RATIO
29.9
WAR3
1411
STRIKEOUTS
1.23
WHIP
3.7
WAR PER SEASON
Knuckleballer who used his amazing left arm to average an amazing 45 starts and 336 innings from 1971 to 1975.
3-TIME
ALL-STAR
White Sox
ALL-TIME TEAM

Wilbur Wood Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Wood
CAREER
50.3
WAR7
47.2
WAR5C
39.1
WAR3
29.9
JAWS
48.8
WAR PER SN
3.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Wilbur Wood Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
48
CAREER
91
LONG PEAK
35
PRIME
21
SHORT PEAK
12
JAWS
62
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS