Pitcher · 2018
Kevin Jepsen
- Age
- 34
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #40
- Born
- July 26, 1984 in Anaheim, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- September 8, 2008
- dbWAR
- -.7 3 season(s)
- IP
- 16.2
- ERA
- 5.94
- FIP
- 7.48
- K/9
- 4.3
- FIP−
- 180 100 = avg
Kevin Jepsen is a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2018 he struck out 8 batters over 16.2 innings across 21 appearances, going 0-3. His ERA of 5.94 was 43.1% higher than the league average of 4.15. Stripping out defence, his 7.48 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 16.9% of swings (7.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 10.4%. His -0.5 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 | 21 | 0 | 16.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5.94 | 7.48 | 1.56 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 143 | 180 | -0.5 | |
| 2016 | 58 | 0 | 49.2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 33 | 35 | 21 | 5.98 | 6.15 | 1.67 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 143 | 147 | -0.8 | |
| 2015 | 75 | 0 | 69.2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 18 | 59 | 27 | 2.33 | 3.54 | 1.13 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 59 | 89 | 0.7 |
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 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .353 | .167 | .242 | 0.0% |
| vs RHB | 60 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 8 | .255 | .356 | .569 | .396 | 13.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kevin Jepsen 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 190 | 92.0 | 2,420 | 36.3% | 9.0% | |
| Curveball | 106 | 81.4 | 2,346 | 40.6% | 37.5% | |
| Changeup | 12 | 84.7 | 1,911 | 41.7% | 80.0% |
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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.