Kerry Wood vs. William Zay — Career Comparison

Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
William Zay
UnknownPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Kerry Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and William Zay 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 9 and 4.000 for William Zay. By the career numbers, Kerry Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kerry Wood and William Zay

Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.16
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.97
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
4.34
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.42
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.24
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
72
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.9
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72

Fielding Stats for Kerry Wood and William Zay

Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.8
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kerry Wood and William Zay

Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
666.83
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.96
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
William Zay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
William Zay
Career
Per 600 PA