Players · B · Pitcher · 2018
Blaine Boyer
- Age
- 37
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #56
- Born
- July 11, 1981 in Atlanta, GA, United States
- MLB debut
- June 12, 2005
- dbWAR
- .6 5 season(s)
- IP
- 21.2
- ERA
- 12.05
- FIP
- 8.33
- K/9
- 3.7
- FIP−
- 201 100 = avg
Blaine Boyer was a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2018 he struck out 9 batters over 21.2 innings across 21 appearances, going 2-1. His ERA of 12.05 was 190.3% higher than the league average of 4.15 — the worst on his team, and the worst among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 8.33 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 14.2% of swings (6.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 8.3%. His -0.9 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, 2018.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2016 | MIL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | -0.3 | -118 | -0.0 | — |
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 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .233 | .368 | .367 | .303 | 15.8% |
| vs RHB | 71 | 63 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .397 | .437 | .841 | .523 | 4.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Blaine Boyer 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.
| Slider | 178 | 87.3 | 2,491 | 39.3% | 17.5% | 41 | .366 | 1.185 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 136 | 92.5 | 2,316 | 52.2% | 13.7% | 28 | .286 | .819 | |
| Sinker | 80 | 92.7 | 2,302 | 30.0% | 8.8% | 17 | .294 | .675 | |
| Curveball | 39 | 76.3 | 2,463 | 41.0% | 12.5% | 8 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2018 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.