Pitcher · 2017
Chad Qualls
- Age
- 39
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #50
- Born
- August 17, 1978 in Harbor City, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- July 22, 2004
- dbWAR
- .5 3 season(s)
- IP
- 16.2
- ERA
- 5.40
- FIP
- 5.08
- K/9
- 5.9
- FIP−
- 117 100 = avg
Chad Qualls is a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. In 2017 he struck out 11 batters over 16.2 innings across 19 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 5.40 was 23.9% higher than the league average of 4.36. Stripping out defence, his 5.08 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 21.0% of swings (10.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.3%. His -0.0 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 | 19 | 0 | 16.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5.40 | 5.08 | 1.32 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 124 | 117 | -0.0 | |
| 2016 | 44 | 0 | 32.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 5.23 | 4.62 | 1.59 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 125 | 110 | 0.0 | |
| 2015 | 60 | 0 | 49.1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 46 | 9 | 4.38 | 3.52 | 1.11 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 111 | 89 | 0.5 |
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 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .179 | .233 | .393 | .268 | 9.7% |
| vs RHB | 41 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .316 | .366 | .526 | .382 | 19.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Chad Qualls 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.
| Sinker | 177 | 91.1 | 1,979 | 45.2% | 20.2% | |
| Slider | 73 | 85.1 | 2,399 | 28.8% | 23.5% |
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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.