Jake Woodford | Chicago Cubs

MLB Player
Jake Woodford
Height6' 4"Weight215 lbsAge29Experience7th Season
1SVTied-138th
7.18ERA
23KTied-460th
1.78WHIP
Player Information
PositionRelief Pitcher
Jersey#40
Date of Birth28/10/1996
BirthplaceSt. Petersburg, FL
Experience7th Season
Draft2015: Rd 1, Pk 39 (STL)
Bats / ThrowsRight/Right
MLB Debut2020
StatusMinors
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 129 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 282.1 | 323 | 178 | 166 | 39 | 92 | 191 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.3 | 5.57 | 1.19 | 21.0 | 16 | 5 | 3.2 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0.3 | 3.99 | 1.34 | 67.2 | 50 | 25 | 2.0 | 66 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 2.23 | 1.12 | 48.1 | 24 | 11 | 2.2 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .400 | -0.4 | 6.23 | 1.74 | 47.2 | 29 | 22 | 1.3 | 61 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -0.4 | 10.80 | 2.40 | 8.1 | 7 | 5 | 1.4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .000 | -0.9 | 7.09 | 1.39 | 26.2 | 19 | 4 | 4.8 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .000 | -1.3 | 7.97 | 1.63 | 35.0 | 26 | 9 | 2.9 | 48 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | -0.8 | 6.44 | 1.60 | 36.1 | 23 | 13 | 1.8 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.4 | 6.94 | 1.76 | 23.1 | 20 | 7 | 2.9 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.1 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.5 | 7.18 | 1.78 | 26.1 | 23 | 7 | 3.3 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 129 | 25 | 11 | 17 | .393 | -- | 5.29 | 1.47 | 282.1 | 191 | 92 | 2.1 | 323 | 178 | 166 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 360 | 85 | 4.235 | .253 | .294 | .532 | .826 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1156 | 293 | 3.945 | .261 | .338 | .403 | .741 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 102 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 697 | 188 | 3.707 | .249 | .293 | .318 | .610 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 909 | 222 | 4.095 | .314 | .387 | .572 | .960 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 111 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 173 | 46 | 3.761 | .375 | .457 | .650 | 1.107 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 445 | 121 | 3.678 | .292 | .322 | .487 | .809 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 618 | 167 | 3.701 | .314 | .359 | .529 | .889 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 81 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 625 | 170 | 3.676 | .298 | .363 | .424 | .787 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 400 | 112 | 3.571 | .333 | .369 | .480 | .850 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 57 | 14 | 4.071 | .462 | .429 | .846 | 1.275 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 457 | 126 | 3.627 | .348 | .376 | .522 | .898 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 4822 | 1251 | 3.855 | .289 | .347 | .461 | .808 | 57 | 9 | 39 | 515 | 186 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34.0 | 17.1 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 29 | 35 | 0.8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 76.3 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.5 | 89 | 121 | 0.7 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29.0 |
| 2022 | 76.0 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 81 | 71 | 1.1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 2023 | 81.9 | 19.1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 86 | 82 | 1.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36.0 |
| 2024 | 86.5 | 20.8 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 9 | 24 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 78.4 | 16.7 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 39 | 57 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 |
| 2024 | 80.7 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 48 | 81 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 71 | 0.8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 53 | 0.6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 59 | 0.6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 77.6 | 17.1 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 430 | 520 | 0.8 | 71 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 103.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs LAD2026 Regular Season | W 10-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 7.18 |
@ CIN2026 Regular Season | L 4-0 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 11 | 0.0 | - | - | 7.46 |
vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 12-9 | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 16 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.94 |
vs SF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | W 16-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.20 |
@ HOU2026 Regular SeasonWeek 22 | L 9-2 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.52 |
vs LAD2026 Regular SeasonWeek 21 | L 11-3 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 14 | 0.0 | - | - | 6.16 |
@ MIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 20 | L 5-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.67 |
@ STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | L 6-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.41 |
@ WSH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | L 3-2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.11 |
vs ARI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 18 | W 13-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.30 |
vs ARI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | W 13-2 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 11 | 0.0 | - | SV(1) | 4.61 |
@ DET2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 12-4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 11 | 0.0 | - | - | 5.91 |
@ MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 5-2 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.15 |
vs WSH2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | L 8-6 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | - | - | 3.68 |
@ BOS2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | L 5-0 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 15 | 0.0 | - | - | 4.26 |
@ BOS2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | L 3-2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | - | - | 2.70 |
vs CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 9-7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 0.0 | W(1-0) | - | 3.00 |
vs CHW2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 14-2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | 9.00 |
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