Players · W · Pitcher · 2009 regular season
Chris Waters
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Number
- #29
- Born
- August 17, 1980 in Lakeland, FL, United States
- MLB debut
- August 5, 2008
- dbWAR
- -.3 Regular season, 2 season(s)
- IP
- 11.2
- ERA
- 5.40
- FIP
- 6.87
- K/9
- 3.9
- FIP−
- 159 100 = avg
Chris Waters was a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2009 he struck out 5 batters over 11.2 innings across 5 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 5.40 was 24.9% higher than the league average of 4.32. Stripping out defence, his 6.87 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 13.2% of swings (5.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 10.2%. His -0.3 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, 2009 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
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 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .214 | .267 | .429 | .306 | 26.7% |
| vs RHB | 34 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .200 | .294 | .433 | .323 | 2.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Chris Waters 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Sinker | 90 | 86.4 | 2,574 | 40.0% | 8.8% | 20 | .300 | 1.014 | |
| Slider | 65 | 81.3 | 547 | 43.1% | 18.5% | 12 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 16 | 80.2 | 2,043 | 18.8% | 28.6% | 5 | — | — | |
| Curveball | 13 | 74.1 | 1,167 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 4 | — | — | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 10 | 86.0 | 1,950 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 2 | — | — |
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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.