Pitcher · 2017
Eric O'Flaherty
- Age
- 32
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #34
- Born
- February 5, 1985 in Walla Walla, WA, USA
- MLB debut
- August 16, 2006
- dbWAR
- -.2 3 season(s)
- IP
- 18.1
- ERA
- 7.85
- FIP
- 5.83
- K/9
- 7.4
- FIP−
- 134 100 = avg
Eric O'Flaherty is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In 2017 he struck out 15 batters over 18.1 innings across 22 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 7.85 was 80.2% higher than the league average of 4.36. Stripping out defence, his 5.83 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 28.7% of swings (13.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.1%. 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, 2017.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 7.85 | 5.83 | 1.58 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 180 | 134 | -0.2 | |
| 2016 | 39 | 0 | 28.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6.91 | 4.33 | 1.74 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 165 | 103 | 0.1 | |
| 2015 | 41 | 0 | 30.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 8.10 | 4.60 | 2.17 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 204 | 116 | -0.1 |
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 | 39 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .189 | .205 | .324 | .224 | 25.6% |
| vs RHB | 44 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 5 | .371 | .488 | .800 | .530 | 11.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Eric O'Flaherty 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 2017.
| Sinker | 146 | 90.4 | 2,024 | 40.4% | 15.9% | |
| Slider | 105 | 84.5 | 2,559 | 48.6% | 54.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 45 | 90.5 | 2,067 | 37.8% | 10.0% |
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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.