Smoky Joe Wood

Pitcher

1908—1922

PITCHER LeveL

Superstar

Pitcher rank

NR

ALL-TIME

Player Detail

October 25, 1889 in Kansas City, MO

BORN

July 27, 1985 in West Haven, CT

DIED

1908—1922

Playing Career

Played from 18-32

PLAYING AGE

THREW

Power

PITCHING STYLE

Red Sox

Primary Team

1912, 1915 Red Sox, 1920 Indians

World Series Titles

Smoky Joe

Nickname

5-11

HEIGHT

180 WEIGHT

August 24, 1908

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

September 24, 1922

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Smoky Joe Wood?

Won 34 games for the Red Sox in 1912. Like Babe Ruth, he transitioned from the mound to the outfield, but Smoky did it after blowing up his famous right arm. He batted .298 in five seasons as an outfielder for Cleveland after his pitching career was over.

Career Stats

WINS	LOSSES	IP	STRIKEOUTS	WALKS	ERA
117	57	1434.1	989	NA	2.03

Smoky Joe Wood PITCHES

1. Fastball

2. Curve

3. Change

1912 Red Sox

22 Years Old

WINS

LOSSES

1.91

ERA

177

ERA+

344.0

IP

267

HITS

258

SO

BB

STARTS

SHO

SAVES

10.1

WAR

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS*	deGROM LOSSES*
2	9

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+	K/BB RATIO
146	2.35

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	HOF JAWS
34.9	NR

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Eddie Cicotte

Cy Young

Babe Ruth

Stan Coveleski

Dutch Leonard

FAVORITE CATCHER

Bill Carrigan

Learn More About Wood

Smoky Joe Wood Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	POSNANSKI	JAWS	BILL JAMES
NR	NR	UNK	NR	94

NR = NOT RANKED UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
NR	NR	NR	97

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Smoky Joe Wood Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
40.0	29.8	25.0	20.4	3.66
				3.71

BLUE = Smoky Joe Wood

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
302.1	173.9	UNK	86.0	UNK

BLUE = Smoky Joe Wood

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).