Pitcher · 2016
Brian Matusz
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #17
- Born
- February 11, 1987 in Grand Junction, CO, USA
- MLB debut
- August 4, 2009
- dbWAR
- -.5 2 season(s)
- IP
- 9.0
- ERA
- 14.00
- FIP
- 14.48
- K/9
- 3.0
- FIP−
- 346 100 = avg
Brian Matusz is a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2016 he struck out 3 batters over 9.0 innings across 8 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 14.00 was 234.2% higher than the league average of 4.19. Stripping out defence, his 14.48 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 19.3% of swings (8.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 17.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 5.7%. His -1.0 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, 2016.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 14.00 | 14.48 | 2.89 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 334 | 346 | -1.0 | |
| 2015 | 58 | 0 | 49.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 56 | 20 | 2.94 | 3.58 | 1.18 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 74 | 90 | 0.5 |
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 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .467 | .619 | .933 | .625 | 4.5% |
| vs RHB | 31 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .385 | .452 | .846 | .527 | 6.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brian Matusz 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 2016.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 100 | 89.5 | 2,491 | 41.0% | 12.2% | |
| Slider | 50 | 84.0 | 832 | 38.0% | 36.4% | |
| Changeup | 33 | 81.9 | 2,218 | 33.3% | 15.8% | |
| Curveball | 18 | 78.0 | 934 | 33.3% | 20.0% |
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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.