Jake Woodford
Former
2026 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
7.46
WHIP
1.82
K
23
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in July of 2026.
Becomes free agent
Woodford elected to become a free agent Wednesday.
Analysis
Woodford passed through waivers after being booted off the Cubs' 40-man roster, but he'll look for a gig elsewhere rather than accepting an outright assignment to the minors. The righty holds a 7.46 ERA and 1.82 WHIP across 25.1 innings in the majors this season between the Cubs and Brewers.
Woodford passed through waivers after being booted off the Cubs' 40-man roster, but he'll look for a gig elsewhere rather than accepting an outright assignment to the minors. The righty holds a 7.46 ERA and 1.82 WHIP across 25.1 innings in the majors this season between the Cubs and Brewers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
26
Last 10 Games
27
Last 5 Games
34
How many pitches does Jake Woodford generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Jake Woodford generally pitch?
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8th
9th
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-36%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .341 | 24 | 16 | 57 | 9 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .301 | 48 | 13 | 75 | 4 |
| 2026vs Left | .444 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| 2026vs Right | .284 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| 2025vs Left | .271 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025vs Right | .311 | 18 | 5 | 32 | 2 |
| 2024vs Left | .324 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024vs Right | .304 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-31%
ERA on Road
2026
-36%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 8.48 | 1.87 | 52.0 | 6.8 | 3.3 |
| Since 2024Away | 5.84 | 1.43 | 44.2 | 6.6 | 2.0 |
| 2026Home | 5.93 | 1.54 | 13.2 | 7.9 | 2.6 |
| 2026Away | 9.26 | 2.14 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 2.3 |
| 2025Home | 6.63 | 1.68 | 19.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 |
| 2025Away | 6.23 | 1.50 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 3.6 |
| 2024Home | 12.10 | 2.28 | 19.1 | 7.4 | 4.2 |
| 2024Away | 2.87 | 0.83 | 15.2 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
Stat Review
How does Jake Woodford compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.29K/9
8.2BB/9
2.5HR/9
1.4Fastball
93.7 mphERA
7.46WHIP
1.82BABIP
.419GB/FB
1.25Left On Base
61.9%Exit Velocity
84.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.4%Spin Rate
2071 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
32.9%Swinging Strike
8.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
2016
Woodford has operated in a swingman role for the Cardinals during his three seasons, drawing the occasional spot start but mostly being reserved for long relief. He's been reasonably effective in both roles, most recently putting up a 2.23 ERA across 27 appearances - one start - in 2022. Woodford's already-low strikeout rate bottomed out to just 12.8 percent last season, but he combated that with a career-high 52 percent ground ball rate and he continued to do a good job throwing strikes. It's possible the right-hander could carve out some single-league value if he garners more than a few starts, but he looks to be pretty far down the rotation pecking order again.
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Clears waivers
The Cubs outrighted Woodford to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
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DFA'd by Cubs
The Cubs designated Woodford for assignment Saturday, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
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Gets opportunity with Cubs
The Cubs signed Woodford to a major-league contract Saturday.
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Elects free agency
Woodford cleared waivers Monday and elected to enter free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Nashville, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Designated for assignment
The Brewers designated Woodford for assignment Friday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Losing rotation spot?
Woodford appears in line to lose his spot in the Cardinals' rotation as Adam Wainwright returns from a groin injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Analysis
The team has TBA listed Saturday versus the Tigers in what would be Woodford's spot. Presumably, they're waiting for Wainwright to get through his between-starts bullpen session with no issues before officially clearing him to return this weekend. Woodford -- who holds a 5.72 ERA in six starts -- will likely slide into a long relief role.
The team has TBA listed Saturday versus the Tigers in what would be Woodford's spot. Presumably, they're waiting for Wainwright to get through his between-starts bullpen session with no issues before officially clearing him to return this weekend. Woodford -- who holds a 5.72 ERA in six starts -- will likely slide into a long relief role.