Michael Wuertz
Michael James Wuertz
Born: December 15, 1978
Austin, MN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 11 (1997 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Austin HS (Austin, MN)
Career: 1998-2014
Major League Statistics
Michael Wuertz compiled a career record of 57 wins and 53 losses, with 41 saves, and a 4.13 ERA in his 335-game pitching career with the Williamsport Cubs, Lansing Lugnuts, Daytona Cubs, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, Iowa Cubs, Stockton Ports, Sacramento River Cats and York Revolution. He began playing during the 1998 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
 Williamsport Cubs |
 Lansing Lugnuts |
 Daytona Cubs |
 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Stockton Ports |
 Sacramento River Cats |
 York Revolution |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Cubs | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.44 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86.3 | 79 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 359 |
| 1999 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.80 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.3 | 191 | 104 | 86 | 11 | 44 | 0 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 716 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.78 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 171.3 | 166 | 79 | 72 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 142 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 732 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.99 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160.0 | 160 | 80 | 71 | 20 | 58 | 2 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 694 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5.55 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.0 | 185 | 109 | 95 | 24 | 69 | 3 | 131 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 712 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 3 | 9 | .250 | 4.57 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 124.0 | 140 | 70 | 63 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 536 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.42 | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44.7 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.73 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41.7 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 168 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.60 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 86 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.86 | 53 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.3 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 207 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.70 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 79 |
| Totals | 57 | 53 | .518 | 4.13 | 335 | 148 | 101 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 1042.7 | 1054 | 546 | 479 | 104 | 378 | 20 | 938 | 23 | 4 | 59 | 4531 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 27 | 43 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .114 | .162 | .143 | .305 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 28 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .045 | .087 | .045 | .132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 43 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .188 | .222 | .250 | .472 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 165 | 96 | 75 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | .107 | .150 | .133 | .283 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Cubs | P | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.071 |
| 1999 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | P | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .929 | .929 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | P | 28 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 1.143 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | P | 27 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .833 | .926 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 28 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 43 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .895 | .395 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .135 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .100 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .235 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | P | 53 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | .113 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 335 | 49 | 109 | 12 | 7 | .929 | .472 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Williamsport Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1999 | A | Midwest League | Lansing Lugnuts | CHN | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2001 | AA | Southern League | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | CHN | ||
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 6, 2002 | August 30, 2002 |
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | May 1, 2004 | September 3, 2004 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 18, 2006 | July 21, 2006 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | July 18, 2008 | August 30, 2008 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 16, 2010 | April 30, 2010 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | OAK | April 25, 2010 | April 28, 2010 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | OAK | April 16, 2011 | August 28, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 20, 2011 | August 31, 2011 |
| 2013 | Ind | Atlantic League | York Revolution | April 21, 2013 | September 12, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Ind | Atlantic League | York Revolution | April 27, 2014 | July 19, 2014 |
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