Jose Mercedes vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Kerry Wood a clear advantage over Jose Mercedes across the core pitching metrics. Kerry Wood led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 82), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 108). Jose Mercedes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 75). Kerry Wood was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Kerry Wood

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Kerry Wood

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.8
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Kerry Wood

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
666.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.96
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
169.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA