Pitcher · 2017
Joaquín Benoit
- Age
- 40
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Number
- #53
- Born
- July 26, 1977 in Santiago, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- August 8, 2001
- dbWAR
- 1.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 50.1
- ERA
- 4.65
- FIP
- 4.51
- K/9
- 8.2
- FIP−
- 103 100 = avg
Joaquín Benoit is a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2017 he struck out 46 batters over 50.1 innings across 52 appearances, going 1-6. His ERA of 4.65 was 6.7% higher than the league average of 4.36 — 10th of 19 on his team, and 322nd of 527 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.51 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 27.6% of swings (14.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.6%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2017.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52 | 0 | 50.1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 26 | 46 | 22 | 4.65 | 4.51 | 1.29 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 107 | 103 | 0.2 | |
| 2016 | 51 | 0 | 48.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 24 | 2.81 | 3.90 | 1.27 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 67 | 93 | 0.4 | |
| 2015 | 67 | 0 | 65.1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 63 | 23 | 2.34 | 3.75 | 0.90 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 59 | 95 | 0.5 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 111 | 100 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 23 | .240 | .315 | .430 | .320 | 20.7% |
| vs RHB | 102 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 23 | .213 | .304 | .382 | .303 | 22.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Joaquín Benoit throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2017.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 423 | 94.8 | 2,248 | 52.2% | 25.1% | |
| Changeup | 240 | 84.5 | 1,420 | 41.3% | 33.3% | |
| Slider | 108 | 87.4 | 2,396 | 47.2% | 32.7% | |
| Sinker | 89 | 94.7 | 2,225 | 47.2% | 15.9% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2017 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.