Pitcher · 2017
Francisco Rodríguez
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #57
- Born
- January 7, 1982 in Caracas, Venezuela
- MLB debut
- September 18, 2002
- dbWAR
- .8 3 season(s)
- IP
- 25.1
- ERA
- 7.82
- FIP
- 7.38
- K/9
- 8.2
- FIP−
- 169 100 = avg
Francisco Rodríguez is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2017 he struck out 23 batters over 25.1 innings across 28 appearances, going 2-5. His ERA of 7.82 was 79.3% higher than the league average of 4.36 — the worst on his team, and 517th of 527 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 7.38 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 24.7% of swings (10.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 19.5%. His -0.7 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 | 28 | 0 | 25.1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 7.82 | 7.38 | 1.66 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 179 | 169 | -0.7 | |
| 2016 | 61 | 0 | 58.1 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 52 | 21 | 3.24 | 3.83 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 77 | 91 | 0.5 | |
| 2015 | 60 | 0 | 57.0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 62 | 11 | 2.21 | 2.91 | 0.86 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 56 | 73 | 1.0 |
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 | 57 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 13 | .340 | .386 | .792 | .481 | 22.8% |
| vs RHB | 61 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .245 | .344 | .491 | .361 | 16.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Francisco Rodríguez 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 | 238 | 89.0 | 2,069 | 40.8% | 12.7% | |
| Changeup | 153 | 83.3 | 1,745 | 49.7% | 37.8% | |
| Curveball | 38 | 74.9 | 2,648 | 36.8% | 21.4% |
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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.