Pitcher · 2018
Brad Ziegler
- Age
- 39
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Number
- #31
- Born
- October 10, 1979 in Pratt, KS, USA
- MLB debut
- May 31, 2008
- dbWAR
- 2.7 4 season(s)
- IP
- 73.2
- ERA
- 3.91
- FIP
- 4.31
- K/9
- 6.1
- FIP−
- 104 100 = avg
Brad Ziegler is a relief pitcher for the Miami Marlins. In 2018 he struck out 50 batters over 73.2 innings across 82 appearances, going 2-6. His ERA of 3.91 was 5.8% lower than the league average of 4.15 — 4th of 22 on his team, and 237th of 530 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.31 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 22.0% of swings (10.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.4%. 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, 2018.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82 | 0 | 73.2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 32 | 50 | 25 | 3.91 | 4.31 | 1.30 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 94 | 104 | 0.2 | |
| 2017 | 53 | 0 | 47.0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 4.79 | 3.73 | 1.55 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 110 | 86 | 0.5 | |
| 2016 | 69 | 0 | 68.0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 67 | 17 | 58 | 26 | 2.25 | 3.10 | 1.37 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 54 | 74 | 1.2 | |
| 2015 | 66 | 0 | 68.0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 36 | 17 | 1.85 | 3.44 | 0.96 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 47 | 87 | 0.8 |
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 | 121 | 111 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 16 | .297 | .355 | .468 | .344 | 13.2% |
| vs RHB | 184 | 165 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 34 | .230 | .299 | .339 | .283 | 18.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brad Ziegler 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 2018.
| Sinker | 780 | 84.3 | 1,875 | 44.0% | 14.9% | |
| Curveball | 197 | 73.8 | 2,113 | 42.1% | 42.7% | |
| Changeup | 89 | 76.4 | 1,955 | 32.6% | 42.2% |
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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.