Players · D · Pitcher · 2021
Wade Davis
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #40
- Born
- September 7, 1985 in Lake Wales, FL, United States
- MLB debut
- September 6, 2009
- dbWAR
- 4.3 7 season(s)
- IP
- 42.2
- ERA
- 6.75
- FIP
- 5.30
- K/9
- 8.0
- FIP−
- 124 100 = avg
Wade Davis was a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2021 he struck out 38 batters over 42.2 innings across 40 appearances, going 0-3. His ERA of 6.75 was 58.2% higher than the league average of 4.27 — the second worst on his team, and 533rd of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.30 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 23.4% of swings (11.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.0%. 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, 2021.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KC | 40 | 0 | 42.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 32 | 38 | 19 | 6.75 | 5.30 | 1.48 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 158 | 124 | -0.2 | |
| 2020 | COL | 5 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20.77 | 12.88 | 2.77 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 466 | 289 | -0.4 | |
| 2019 | COL | 50 | 0 | 42.2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 8.65 | 5.56 | 1.88 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 192 | 123 | -0.1 | |
| 2018 | COL | 69 | 0 | 65.1 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 78 | 26 | 4.13 | 3.65 | 1.06 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 100 | 88 | 0.9 | |
| 2017 | CHC | 59 | 0 | 58.2 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 79 | 28 | 2.30 | 3.38 | 1.14 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 53 | 78 | 1.1 | |
| 2016 | KC | 45 | 0 | 43.1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 47 | 16 | 1.87 | 2.29 | 1.13 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 45 | 55 | 1.3 | |
| 2015 | KC | 69 | 0 | 67.1 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 78 | 20 | 0.94 | 2.29 | 0.79 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 24 | 58 | 1.8 |
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 | 79 | 70 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 20 | .257 | .333 | .529 | .367 | 25.3% |
| vs RHB | 111 | 93 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 18 | .280 | .351 | .398 | .328 | 16.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Wade Davis 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 310 | 92.7 | 2,390 | 44.5% | 13.4% | 58 | .293 | .893 | |
| Cutter | 246 | 88.6 | 2,685 | 50.0% | 31.6% | 53 | .264 | .822 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 151 | 81.9 | 2,474 | 38.4% | 26.9% | 39 | .256 | .696 | |
| Sinker | 50 | 91.4 | 2,383 | 36.0% | 28.0% | 10 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 12 | 84.4 | 1,771 | 16.7% | 20.0% | 4 | — | — |
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Nearest 2021 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.