Jake Woodford
24-Year-Old
2021 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
4.30
WHIP
1.39
K
40
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Woodford came up in the minors as a starting pitcher, but he is best suited for a reserve role as he finds most of his success in short bursts. His very average stuff and lack of an offspeed pitch are what ultimately make him a long reliever if he should stick in the big leagues. He tops out at 93 mph and throws both a curveball and a slider, and a changeup which makes an appearance every so often. The knuckle-curve he throws has some decent shape to it, so it is his de facto changeup, yet the righty was punished by same-handed hitters in his major-league debut despite a repertoire that portends the opposite outcome. He needs more velocity or a true changeup for his career path to change. Read Past Outlooks
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#601
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Start pushed back
Woodford won't start Monday against Milwaukee as previously expected but is listed as Tuesday's starter instead, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
The move keeps Jon Lester on schedule and will result in Woodford getting an extra day of rest. Woodford still has a good chance at a two-start week, as he's now lined up to start against the Cubs on Sunday.
The move keeps Jon Lester on schedule and will result in Woodford getting an extra day of rest. Woodford still has a good chance at a two-start week, as he's now lined up to start against the Cubs on Sunday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
40
Last 10 Games
54
Last 5 Games
72
How many pitches does Jake Woodford generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Jake Woodford generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-25%
BAA vs RHP
2021
-44%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019vs Left | .301 | 24 | 8 | 40 | 6 | |||
| Since 2019vs Right | .225 | 32 | 18 | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .340 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .192 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .194 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .302 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |||
| 2019vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-14%
ERA at Home
2021
-15%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019Home | 4.26 | 1.39 | 31.2 | 6.8 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2019Away | 4.97 | 1.30 | 41.2 | 6.9 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2021Home | 4.71 | 1.57 | 21.0 | 7.7 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2021Away | 4.02 | 1.28 | 31.1 | 6.3 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2020Home | 3.38 | 1.03 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | ||||
| 2020Away | 7.84 | 1.35 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2019Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jake Woodford compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.90K/9
6.9BB/9
3.6HR/9
1.2Fastball
91.9 mphERA
4.30WHIP
1.39BABIP
.295GB/FB
1.33Left On Base
72.8%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
3.3%Spin Rate
2191 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.3%Swinging Strike
8.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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2016 Fantasy Outlook
The 39th overall pick in last year’s draft impressed in 26.1 innings with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. Woodford, a 6-foot-4 righty, compiled a 2.39 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts in eight appearances (five starts). He was only asked to face hitters a second time in his last four outings of the season, but in those 18 innings he allowed just one run with 17 strikeouts, so it seems he was up for the challenge of going deeper into games. The scouting report suggested he could touch 94 on his fastball coming out of high school, but that his secondary pitches needed some work. His initial success suggests his slider and/or changeup may have been a bit undersold, and that his command is already at least average. However, a full-season look, perhaps in the second half of 2016, will offer a better indication of Woodford’s long-term upside.
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Pitches four in start
Woodford pitched four innings while allowing two runs on four hits and two walks without registering any strikeouts in the win over the Mets on Tuesday. He did not factor into the game's decision.
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Remains in rotation
Woodford is listed as the Cardinals' starting pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
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Pitches well in no-decision
Woodford gave up one run on three hits and a pair of walks while striking out three across four innings during Thursday's win over the Dodgers. He did not factor into the decision.
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Expected to start Thursday
Woodford is expected to start Thursday against the Dodgers, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.
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Could get rotation look
Cardinals manager Mike Shildt suggested that Woodford could replace Kwang Hyun Kim in the rotation when the latter's turn next comes up Thursday against the Dodgers in St. Louis, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports. "We'll see," Shildt said, regarding whether Woodford or Kim would receive the starting nod Thursday.
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