
Alex Wood
32-Year-Old
Free Agent

2023 Stats
W-L
5-5
ERA
4.33
WHIP
1.43
K
74
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After his start on August 14, Wood registered a 4.11 ERA and 1.19. A 68.3% LOB mark inflated his ERA over the associated 3.33 FIP and 3.29 xFIP. However, Wood recorded a bloated 13.86 ERA and 1.70 WHIP over what turned out to be his final three outings as it was later revealed Wood was pitching with a shoulder infringement which shut him down for September and October. Wood is expected to be healthy in the spring when he's again ticketed to be in the Giants rotation. Wood is still a health risk despite two straight seasons with 26 starts, plus he's a five-inning guy. Even so, the southpaw will be just 32 years old next season and he can still deal when healthy. The cost will be minimal after his ratios blew up towards the end. If streaming is part of your repertoire, make sure you see the Wood for the trees. Read Past Outlooks

Handles bulk assignment
Wood allowed an unearned run on four hits and three walks while striking out five over 4.2 innings versus the Padres on Tuesday. He did not factor in the decision.
ANALYSIS
The Giants were shut out, and John Brebbia took the loss as the opener after giving up a solo home run to Juan Soto in the first inning. Wood was better, though he still gave up an elevated number of baserunners. The veteran southpaw is now at a 4.33 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 74:42 K:BB through 97.2 innings over 29 appearances (12 starts) this year. Wood could get one more outing out of the bullpen this season, though he threw 83 pitches (54 strikes) in this appearance.
The Giants were shut out, and John Brebbia took the loss as the opener after giving up a solo home run to Juan Soto in the first inning. Wood was better, though he still gave up an elevated number of baserunners. The veteran southpaw is now at a 4.33 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 74:42 K:BB through 97.2 innings over 29 appearances (12 starts) this year. Wood could get one more outing out of the bullpen this season, though he threw 83 pitches (54 strikes) in this appearance.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
59
Last 10 Games
47
Last 5 Games
59
How many pitches does Alex Wood generally throw?
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What part of the game does Alex Wood generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-10%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .231 | 86 | 25 | 80 | 5 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .259 | 271 | 86 | 275 | 35 | |||
2023vs Left | .243 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .270 | 53 | 30 | 73 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .193 | 36 | 5 | 23 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .283 | 95 | 25 | 109 | 16 | |||
2021vs Left | .258 | 29 | 8 | 32 | 3 | |||
2021vs Right | .230 | 123 | 31 | 93 | 11 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-15%
ERA at Home
2023
-6%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.09 | 1.17 | 196.0 | 8.7 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.79 | 1.39 | 171.0 | 8.8 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Home | 4.20 | 1.26 | 49.1 | 6.8 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Away | 4.47 | 1.61 | 48.1 | 6.9 | 4.5 | ||||
2022Home | 4.66 | 1.27 | 63.2 | 8.9 | 1.7 | ||||
2022Away | 5.51 | 1.21 | 67.0 | 9.1 | 2.4 | ||||
2021Home | 3.58 | 1.04 | 83.0 | 9.7 | 2.4 | ||||
2021Away | 4.20 | 1.40 | 55.2 | 10.2 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Alex Wood compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.76K/9
6.8BB/9
3.9HR/9
0.8Fastball
91.5 mphERA
4.33WHIP
1.43BABIP
.306GB/FB
1.37Left On Base
69.1%Exit Velocity
80.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.2%Spin Rate
1885 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.2%Swinging Strike
9.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Wood was mostly an afterthought last year after a couple injury-plagued seasons between Cincinnati and Los Angeles. He rewarded fantasy managers who took a late flier on him in drafts and/or grabbed him off waivers by posting a sub-4.00 ERA and a career-best 26.0 K% while winning 10 games. The biggest factor in the successful season was Wood's health as he pitched 138.2 frames compared to a combined 48.1 the two previous seasons. Staying healthy is the main concern for Wood, but this concern is baked into his price in drafts. Wood should be viewed as solid back-end rotation piece in fantasy, and if he can't stay healthy or sustain the level of success he enjoyed last season, he can be an early drop. The veteran southpaw will be back in San Francisco after signing a two-year deal in November.
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Covers five innings
Wood allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out two over five innings during Tuesday's 8-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. He did not factor into the decision.
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Struggles in loss
Wood (5-5) took the loss Wednesday, allowing five runs on five hits and one walk over 2.1 innings against the Cubs while striking out two.
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Starting Wednesday
Wood will serve as the Giants' starting pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Works in relief again Sunday
Wood gave up two hits and no walks without recording a strikeout across 1.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen in Sunday's 4-3 win over Atlanta.
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Mops up four innings
Wood allowed three runs on six hits and struck out three without walking a batter over four innings Saturday versus the Rangers. He did not factor in the decision.
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