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Brian Wolfe
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #40
- Born
- November 29, 1980 in Fullerton, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- May 30, 2007
- dbWAR
- .0 Regular season, 3 season(s)
- IP
- 15.1
- ERA
- 8.22
- FIP
- 7.47
- K/9
- 6.5
- FIP−
- 173 100 = avg
Brian Wolfe was a relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2009 he struck out 11 batters over 15.1 innings across 14 appearances, going 2-2. His ERA of 8.22 was 90.1% higher than the league average of 4.32. Stripping out defence, his 7.47 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 17.8% of swings (8.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 14.3%. His -0.5 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 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .444 | .514 | .630 | .481 | 11.4% |
| vs RHB | 42 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .333 | .366 | .692 | .453 | 16.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brian Wolfe 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 193 | 93.3 | 1,836 | 38.9% | 16.8% | 46 | .370 | 1.089 | |
| Curveball | 47 | 81.7 | 979 | 53.2% | 21.1% | 11 | — | — | |
| Cutter | 29 | 92.4 | 1,547 | 44.8% | 20.0% | 5 | — | — | |
| Sinker | 13 | 93.7 | 2,389 | 30.8% | 20.0% | 4 | — | — |
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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.