Players · B · Pitcher · 2023
Daniel Bard
- Age
- 38
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Number
- #52
- Born
- June 25, 1985 in Houston, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- May 13, 2009
- dbWAR
- 1.8 5 season(s)
- IP
- 49.1
- ERA
- 4.56
- FIP
- 6.13
- K/9
- 8.6
- FIP−
- 142 100 = avg
Daniel Bard was a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. In 2023 he struck out 47 batters over 49.1 innings across 50 appearances, going 4-2. His ERA of 4.56 was 5.3% higher than the league average of 4.33 — 5th of 21 on his team, and 339th of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.13 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 21.7% of swings (8.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 21.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.3%. His -0.6 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, 2023.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2021 | COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .876 | +0.5 | 453 | 0.1 | — |
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 | 88 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 17 | .196 | .477 | .411 | .405 | 19.3% |
| vs RHB | 144 | 114 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 30 | .211 | .347 | .351 | .315 | 20.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Daniel Bard 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.
| Slider | 423 | 87.2 | 2,663 | 50.1% | 25.4% | 87 | .218 | .802 | |
| Sinker | 388 | 94.8 | 2,484 | 44.1% | 16.6% | 71 | .197 | .634 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 89 | 94.6 | 2,537 | 31.5% | 29.4% | 9 | — | — | |
| Slurve | 31 | 81.8 | 2,601 | 32.3% | 14.3% | 7 | — | — |
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Nearest 2023 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.