Players · D · Pitcher · 2016
John Danks
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #50
- Born
- April 15, 1985 in Austin, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- April 8, 2007
- dbWAR
- .6 2 season(s)
- IP
- 22.1
- ERA
- 7.25
- FIP
- 6.10
- K/9
- 6.4
- FIP−
- 146 100 = avg
John Danks was a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2016 he struck out 16 batters over 22.1 innings across 4 appearances, 4 of them starts, going 0-4. His ERA of 7.25 was 73.1% higher than the league average of 4.19 — the second worst on his team, and 494th of 512 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.10 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 20.9% of swings (8.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.0%. His -0.2 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, 2016.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .333 | .769 | .440 | 6.7% |
| vs RHB | 85 | 74 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 15 | .324 | .400 | .541 | .403 | 17.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What John Danks 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 | 115 | 87.1 | 2,397 | 40.9% | 6.4% | 27 | .407 | 1.440 | |
| Changeup | 106 | 80.8 | 2,234 | 38.7% | 44.0% | 22 | .273 | .850 | |
| Cutter | 67 | 83.9 | 1,630 | 40.3% | 15.4% | 12 | — | — | |
| Sinker | 60 | 87.5 | 2,614 | 43.3% | 4.0% | 23 | .261 | .624 | |
| Curveball | 39 | 74.2 | 568 | 33.3% | 30.0% | 3 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2016 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.