Joe Wood was born on Friday, October 25, 1889, in Kansas City, Missouri. Wood was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 24, 1908, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Wood baseball stats page.
"I played with Smoky Joe Wood on Cleveland. His arm went bad to where he couldn't pitch anymore. But he could really throw hard at one time. Had one year [1912] where he won thirty-four games with the Red Sox. He hit pretty good and he was a good outfielder, so he alternated with Elmer Smith in right field for a few years." - George Uhle in Cobb Would Have Caught It: The Golden Age of Baseball in Detroit (Wayne State University Press. April 1, 1993. Page 54) [Smoky Joe Wood Quotes]
Joe WoodSmoky Joe Wood Autograph on a 2004 Upper Deck Legendary Cuts Baseball Card (#SW) |
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Joe WoodJoe Wood Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1908 | 19 | Red Sox | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 | 94 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 16 | - | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1909 | 20 | Red Sox | 24 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 160.2 | 629 | 121 | 39 | 51 | 1 | 43 | - | 88 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
1910 | 21 | Red Sox | 35 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 1.68 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 198.2 | 771 | 155 | 37 | 81 | 3 | 56 | - | 145 | 5 | 10 | 0 | - |
1911 | 22 | Red Sox | 44 | 33 | 11 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 2.02 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 275.2 | 1,102 | 226 | 62 | 113 | 2 | 76 | - | 231 | 10 | 11 | 0 | - |
1912 | 23 | Red Sox | 43 | 38 | 5 | 34 | 5 | .872 | 1.91 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 344.0 | 1,362 | 267 | 73 | 104 | 2 | 82 | - | 258 | 7 | 12 | 0 | - |
1913 | 24 | Red Sox | 23 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.29 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 145.2 | 597 | 120 | 37 | 54 | 0 | 61 | - | 123 | 8 | 8 | 0 | - |
1914 | 25 | Red Sox | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.62 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 113.1 | 444 | 94 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 34 | - | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
1915 | 26 | Red Sox | 25 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 1.49 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 157.1 | 600 | 120 | 26 | 32 | 1 | 44 | - | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1917 | 28 | Indians | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.2 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1919 | 30 | Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1920 | 31 | Indians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
11 Years | 225 | 158 | 57 | 116 | 57 | .671 | 2.03 | 121 | 28 | 11 | 1,436.1 | 5,675 | 1,138 | 324 | 497 | 10 | 421 | 0 | 989 | 43 | 49 | 0 | - |
Joe WoodJoe Wood Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1908 | 19 | Red Sox | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1909 | 20 | Red Sox | 24 | 55 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | .164 | .207 | .200 |
1910 | 21 | Red Sox | 35 | 69 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | .261 | .311 | .362 |
1911 | 22 | Red Sox | 44 | 88 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | .261 | .343 | .420 |
1912 | 23 | Red Sox | 43 | 124 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | .290 | .348 | .435 |
1913 | 24 | Red Sox | 24 | 56 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .268 | .317 | .357 |
1914 | 25 | Red Sox | 21 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | .140 | .213 | .163 |
1915 | 26 | Red Sox | 29 | 54 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | .259 | .322 | .370 |
1917 | 28 | Indians | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1918 | 29 | Indians | 119 | 422 | 41 | 125 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 36 | - | 38 | 20 | 0 | 3 | - | .296 | .356 | .403 |
1919 | 30 | Indians | 72 | 192 | 30 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 32 | - | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | - | .255 | .367 | .370 |
1920 | 31 | Indians | 61 | 137 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 25 | - | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | - | .270 | .390 | .401 |
1921 | 32 | Indians | 66 | 194 | 32 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 25 | - | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | .366 | .438 | .562 |
1922 | 33 | Indians | 142 | 505 | 74 | 150 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 50 | - | 63 | 22 | 0 | 6 | - | .297 | .367 | .442 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 696 | 1,952 | 266 | 553 | 118 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 325 | 208 | 0 | 265 | 96 | 0 | 16 | - | .283 | .357 | .411 |
Joe WoodJoe Wood Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1908 Red Sox | P | 6 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 3.18 |
1909 Red Sox | P | 24 | 19 | 482 | 35 | 1.5 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.90 |
1910 Red Sox | P | 35 | 17 | 596 | 81 | 2.3 | 79 | 17 | 62 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 3.58 |
1911 Red Sox | P | 44 | 33 | 827 | 95 | 2.2 | 90 | 23 | 67 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.94 |
1912 Red Sox | P | 43 | 38 | 1,032 | 155 | 3.6 | 151 | 41 | 110 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 3.95 |
1913 Red Sox | P | 23 | 18 | 437 | 67 | 2.9 | 64 | 9 | 55 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.95 |
1914 Red Sox | P | 18 | 14 | 340 | 41 | 2.3 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.26 |
1915 Red Sox | P | 25 | 16 | 472 | 57 | 2.3 | 56 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.20 |
1917 Indians | P | 5 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.02 |
1918 Indians | 1B | 4 | 3 | 75 | 34 | 8.5 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 11.88 |
1918 Indians | 2B | 19 | 19 | 495 | 122 | 6.4 | 114 | 47 | 67 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 6.22 |
1918 Indians | CF | 3 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1918 Indians | LF | 85 | 81 | 2,139 | 185 | 2.2 | 177 | 167 | 10 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.23 |
1918 Indians | RF | 10 | 10 | 237 | 22 | 2.2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.51 |
1919 Indians | LF | 15 | 14 | 372 | 37 | 2.5 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.54 |
1919 Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
1919 Indians | RF | 44 | 36 | 774 | 54 | 1.2 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 1.74 |
1920 Red Sox | CF | 4 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.52 |
1920 Red Sox | LF | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.35 |
1920 Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1920 Indians | RF | 49 | 36 | 692 | 70 | 1.4 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.69 |
1921 Indians | CF | 12 | 8 | 192 | 26 | 2.2 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 3.52 |
1921 Indians | RF | 56 | 40 | 660 | 89 | 1.6 | 87 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 3.56 |
1922 Indians | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1922 Indians | LF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1922 Indians | RF | 138 | 137 | 3,618 | 273 | 2.0 | 262 | 244 | 18 | 11 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.96 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 297 | 259 | 5,981 | 508 | 1.7 | 490 | 461 | 29 | 18 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.21 | |
P Totals | 225 | 158 | 4,309 | 549 | 2.4 | 532 | 123 | 409 | 17 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 3.33 | |
LF Totals | 104 | 97 | 2,582 | 229 | 2.2 | 219 | 207 | 12 | 10 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.29 | |
CF Totals | 20 | 11 | 242 | 35 | 1.8 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.79 | |
2B Totals | 19 | 19 | 495 | 122 | 6.4 | 114 | 47 | 67 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 6.22 | |
1B Totals | 4 | 3 | 75 | 34 | 8.5 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 11.88 | |
14 Years | 669 | 547 | 13,684 | 1,477 | 2.2 | 1,422 | 903 | 519 | 55 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.81 |
Joe WoodJoe Wood Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1908 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 4.37 | 6.35 |
1909 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 18.3 | 2.05 | 4.93 | 2.41 |
1910 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.0 | 4.3 | 13.8 | 2.59 | 6.57 | 2.54 |
1911 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 44.0 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 3.04 | 7.54 | 2.48 |
1912 Red Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 124.0 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 3.15 | 6.75 | 2.15 |
1913 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 2.02 | 7.60 | 3.77 |
1914 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 43.0 | 1.97 | 5.32 | 2.70 |
1915 Red Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 54.0 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 1.43 | 3.60 | 2.52 |
1917 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.29 | 1.15 | 4.02 |
1918 Indians | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 84.4 | 11.1 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1919 Indians | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1920 Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | n/a | 137.0 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 9.00 |
1921 Indians | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 48.5 | 11.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - |
1922 Indians | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 63.1 | 8.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 23 | 5 | .821 | 10 | 7 | n/a | 84.9 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 2.35 | 6.20 | 2.64 |
Joe WoodJoe Wood Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1908 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1909 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1910 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1911 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1912 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1913 Boston Red Sox | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1914 Boston Red Sox | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1915 Boston Red Sox | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1917 Cleveland Indians | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1918 Cleveland Indians | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1919 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1920 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1921 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1922 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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Did you know that when Smoky Joe Wood led the American League in shutouts in 1912, he also tied the Boston Red Sox single season record for shutouts (10), which remains unbroken through today, set originally by Cy Young, in 1904? After tying the record the New York Times wrote:
Smoky Joe Wood | The New York Times | September 26, 1912 | Page 9Baseball Almanac Research Library
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