Chad Green vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Chad Green
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican 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 Chad Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kerry Wood led in home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 68), strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 110), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 96). Chad Green held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 75). Role difference aside, Kerry Wood holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chad Green and Kerry Wood

Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
6.98
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.9
58.9
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.43
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.67
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
492.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
7.31
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.42
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.97
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.32
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
10.8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
10.32
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.33
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
36.04
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5863
38.24
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.7
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.76
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
3.91
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.49
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1810
33.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.04
36.04
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Chad Green and Kerry Wood

Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
6.98
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
492.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.8
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.34
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.28
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Green and Kerry Wood

Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
45840
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
666.83
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.96
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
169.31
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Chad Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA