Pitcher · 2015
Neal Cotts
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #48
- Born
- March 25, 1980 in Lebanon, IL, USA
- MLB debut
- August 12, 2003
- dbWAR
- -.4 1 season(s)
- IP
- 63.1
- ERA
- 3.41
- FIP
- 5.00
- K/9
- 8.2
- FIP−
- 126 100 = avg
Neal Cotts is a relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2015 he struck out 58 batters over 63.1 innings across 68 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 3.41 was 13.9% lower than the league average of 3.96 — 7th of 19 on his team, and 170th of 513 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.00 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.8% of swings (11.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.6%. His -0.4 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 | 68 | 0 | 63.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 24 | 58 | 22 | 3.41 | 5.00 | 1.26 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 86 | 126 | -0.4 | — |
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 | 109 | 97 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 26 | .186 | .243 | .330 | .254 | 23.9% |
| vs RHB | 160 | 140 | 40 | 8 | 16 | 32 | .286 | .367 | .500 | .376 | 20.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Neal Cotts 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.
| Slider | 553 | 85.8 | 910 | 44.1% | 27.1% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 428 | 90.0 | 2,023 | 48.1% | 20.1% | |
| Sinker | 78 | 90.1 | 2,307 | 32.1% | 9.5% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2015 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.