Jose Rijo vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Jose Rijo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Jose Rijo a clear advantage over Kerry Wood across the core pitching metrics. Jose Rijo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 127 vs 116), and run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 120). Kerry Wood held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 136). Jose Rijo was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Rijo and Kerry Wood

Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.16
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.56
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.44
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.04
56.04
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
3.24
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
3.67
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710
8.19
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.7
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.97
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.16
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1606
7.69
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
37.66
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5863
38.24
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.21
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.9
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
3.7
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
3.91
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.39
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.22
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.57
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7050
33.75
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Jose Rijo and Kerry Wood

Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.16
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.69
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.19
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.94
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.88
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Rijo and Kerry Wood

Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
377
442.66
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
666.83
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
522.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
99.8
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
59
87.62
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
82.19
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
46
68.32
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.26
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.91
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.35
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.61
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.85
24.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
122.11
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
109.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
70
103.96
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.35
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
29
34.05
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
61.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.6
23.01
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.39
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
118.59
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
68.1
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.7
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA