Players · D · Pitcher · 2019
Zach Duke
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #57
- Born
- April 19, 1983 in Clifton, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- July 2, 2005
- dbWAR
- 1.6 6 season(s)
- IP
- 23.1
- ERA
- 5.01
- FIP
- 6.47
- K/9
- 6.9
- FIP−
- 144 100 = avg
Zach Duke was a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2019 he struck out 18 batters over 23.1 innings across 30 appearances, going 3-1. His ERA of 5.01 was 11.3% higher than the league average of 4.51 — 12th of 16 on his team, and 356th of 545 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.47 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.8% of swings (9.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 17.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.0%. 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, 2019.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2018 | MIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.0% | 100.0% | .000 | -0.3 | -120 | -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 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | .250 | .385 | .500 | .377 | 21.5% |
| vs RHB | 41 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .250 | .400 | .375 | .344 | 9.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Zach Duke 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.
| Sinker | 193 | 89.0 | 1,992 | 37.8% | 14.6% | 47 | .340 | 1.084 | |
| Slider | 123 | 80.4 | 2,494 | 43.1% | 40.9% | 16 | .000 | .200 | |
| Curveball | 47 | 74.1 | 2,347 | 36.2% | 35.3% | 12 | — | — | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 26 | 87.7 | 2,158 | 57.7% | 20.0% | 5 | — | — | |
| Unknown | 19 | — | — | 21.1% | 0.0% | 4 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2019 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.