Pitcher · 2015
Donnie Veal
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #46
- Born
- September 18, 1984 in Jackson, MS, USA
- MLB debut
- April 7, 2009
- dbWAR
- -.4 1 season(s)
- IP
- 4.1
- ERA
- 14.54
- FIP
- 12.83
- K/9
- 6.2
- FIP−
- 324 100 = avg
Donnie Veal is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In 2015 he struck out 3 batters over 4.1 innings across 5 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 14.54 was 267.0% higher than the league average of 3.96. Stripping out defence, his 12.83 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 14.3% of swings (7.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 12.5%. 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 | 5 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14.54 | 12.83 | 2.31 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 367 | 324 | -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 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .636 | 1.125 | .698 | 0.0% |
| vs RHB | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .833 | .495 | 25.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Donnie Veal 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.
| Sinker | 56 | 92.5 | 2,379 | 41.1% | 17.2% | |
| Curveball | 11 | 75.9 | 1,425 | 27.3% | 33.3% |
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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.