Dave Meads vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Dave Meads
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Dave Meads 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 67), and run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 89). Dave Meads held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 75). Role difference aside, Kerry Wood holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Meads and Kerry Wood

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.88
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.97
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.01
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
38.72
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.24
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
34.74
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Dave Meads and Kerry Wood

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.53
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.43
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Meads and Kerry Wood

Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
4020
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
666.83
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
513.86
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
87.62
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
68.32
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.41
28.82
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
103.96
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.16
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
71.29
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
102.83
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.59
23.16
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
16.34
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
169.31
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA