Pitcher · 2015
Rafael Soriano
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #29
- Born
- December 19, 1979 in San Jose, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- May 10, 2002
- dbWAR
- -.2 1 season(s)
- IP
- 5.2
- ERA
- 6.35
- FIP
- 6.84
- K/9
- 6.4
- FIP−
- 173 100 = avg
Rafael Soriano is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2015 he struck out 4 batters over 5.2 innings across 6 appearances, going 2-0. His ERA of 6.35 was 60.4% higher than the league average of 3.96. Stripping out defence, his 6.84 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 20.7% of swings (11.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 4.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.0%. 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, 2015.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.35 | 6.84 | 1.59 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 160 | 173 | -0.2 | — |
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 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .583 | 1.091 | .699 | 16.7% |
| vs RHB | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .385 | .228 | 15.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Rafael Soriano 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 2015.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 38 | 90.9 | 1,615 | 44.7% | 10.5% | |
| Slider | 24 | 84.9 | 798 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| Curveball | 24 | 80.3 | 664 | 54.2% | 33.3% | |
| Cutter | 17 | 90.3 | 1,354 | 52.9% | 20.0% |
Head to head
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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.