Pitcher · 2015
Shaun Marcum
- Age
- 34
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #28
- Born
- December 14, 1981 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- MLB debut
- September 6, 2005
- dbWAR
- -.4 1 season(s)
- IP
- 35.0
- ERA
- 5.40
- FIP
- 5.79
- K/9
- 7.7
- FIP−
- 146 100 = avg
Shaun Marcum is a starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. In 2015 he struck out 30 batters over 35.0 innings across 7 appearances, 6 of them starts, going 3-2. His ERA of 5.40 was 36.3% higher than the league average of 3.96 — the second worst on his team, and 437th of 513 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.79 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 27.0% of swings (11.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.1%. His -0.4 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, 2015.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | 35.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 5.40 | 5.79 | 1.23 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 136 | 146 | -0.4 | — |
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 | 78 | 69 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 15 | .319 | .397 | .623 | .434 | 19.2% |
| vs RHB | 64 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .164 | .203 | .393 | .244 | 23.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Shaun Marcum 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 2015.
| Cutter | 186 | 83.2 | 1,214 | 49.5% | 26.9% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 148 | 85.3 | 1,784 | 41.2% | 13.5% | |
| Changeup | 102 | 79.8 | 1,091 | 42.2% | 42.6% | |
| Sinker | 56 | 85.4 | 1,923 | 41.1% | 15.4% | |
| Curveball | 44 | 71.6 | 1,140 | 43.2% | 30.4% | |
| Slider | 16 | 79.0 | 1,181 | 50.0% | 36.4% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2015 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.