Players · C · Pitcher · 2008 regular season
Jack Cassel
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #65
- Born
- August 8, 1980 in Los Angeles, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- August 10, 2007
- dbWAR
- .3 Regular season, 4 season(s)
- IP
- 30.1
- ERA
- 5.64
- FIP
- 5.24
- K/9
- 4.2
- FIP−
- 121 100 = avg
Jack Cassel was a relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. In 2008 he struck out 14 batters over 30.1 innings across 9 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 5.64 was 30.4% higher than the league average of 4.32 — 12th of 14 on his team, and 398th of 482 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.24 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 17.1% of swings (8.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 10.6%. His -0.1 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, 2008 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
Batting 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 | 51 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .373 | .521 | .378 | 7.8% |
| vs RHB | 81 | 74 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .297 | .350 | .527 | .384 | 12.3% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2008.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2008.
Pitch sequencing
What Jack Cassel 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 | 232 | 88.2 | 2,073 | 37.1% | 10.6% | 62 | .306 | .932 | |
| Changeup | 100 | 77.5 | 1,164 | 48.0% | 34.0% | 26 | .231 | .682 | |
| Slider | 58 | 83.2 | 857 | 41.4% | 15.2% | 18 | .444 | 1.167 | |
| Curveball | 52 | 77.0 | 930 | 38.5% | 13.0% | 11 | — | — | |
| Unknown | 13 | — | — | 46.2% | 33.3% | 3 | — | — | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 13 | 86.1 | 1,474 | 38.5% | 0.0% | 3 | — | — |
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Nearest 2008 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.