Joe Bitker vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Kerry Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kerry Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Kerry Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Kerry Wood

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.97
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
8.1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.42
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.24
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Kerry Wood

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Kerry Wood

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
666.83
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
513.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.96
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA