Jake Woodford
27-Year-Old
Free Agent
2023 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
6.23
WHIP
1.74
K
29
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Woodford has operated in a swingman role for the Cardinals during his three seasons, drawing the occasional spot start but mostly being reserved for long relief. He's been reasonably effective in both roles, most recently putting up a 2.23 ERA across 27 appearances - one start - in 2022. Woodford's already-low strikeout rate bottomed out to just 12.8 percent last season, but he combated that with a career-high 52 percent ground ball rate and he continued to do a good job throwing strikes. It's possible the right-hander could carve out some single-league value if he garners more than a few starts, but he looks to be pretty far down the rotation pecking order again. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#596
ADP
Hits free agency
Woodford was non-tendered by the Cardinals on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Woodford, 27, will head into free agency after registering a rough 6.23 ERA and 29:22 K:BB over 47.2 innings (eight starts, seven relief appearances) this past season with St. Louis.
Woodford, 27, will head into free agency after registering a rough 6.23 ERA and 29:22 K:BB over 47.2 innings (eight starts, seven relief appearances) this past season with St. Louis.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
61
Last 10 Games
47
Last 5 Games
51
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
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-24%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-11%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .318 | 39 | 20 | 85 | 11 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .241 | 64 | 38 | 85 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .333 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .296 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .292 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .232 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .317 | 21 | 7 | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .208 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-19%
ERA on Road
2023
-30%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 4.60 | 1.49 | 76.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 3.71 | 1.31 | 87.1 | 5.6 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 7.06 | 1.88 | 29.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.91 | 1.53 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0.86 | 0.90 | 21.0 | 4.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.29 | 1.28 | 27.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 4.85 | 1.54 | 26.0 | 7.6 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2021Away | 3.46 | 1.22 | 41.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jake Woodford 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
1.32K/9
5.5BB/9
4.2HR/9
2.1Fastball
92.1 mphERA
6.23WHIP
1.74BABIP
.322GB/FB
2.15Left On Base
72.5%Exit Velocity
84.3 mphBarrels/BBE
7.2%Spin Rate
2195 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.5%Swinging Strike
6.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Stats Vs Today's Lineup
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2016
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.
More Fantasy News
Optioned to FCL
The Cardinals optioned Woodford to the Florida Complex League on Saturday.
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Crushed in short outing
Woodford (2-3) took the loss Friday after yielding seven runs on six hits and a walk over 1.2 innings in a 19-2 loss to the Reds. He failed to strike out a batter.
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Draws another start
Woodford is scheduled to start Friday's game against the Reds at Busch Stadium.
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Turns in short start Saturday
Woodford allowed a run on four hits and two walks while striking out one over 3.2 innings in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Padres in 11 innings. He didn't factor into the decision.
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Slated to start Saturday
The Cardinals list Woodford as their probable starting pitcher for Saturday's game against the Padres in San Diego.
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