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Wade LeBlanc
- Age
- 37
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- August 7, 1984 in Lake Charles, LA, United States
- MLB debut
- September 3, 2008
- dbWAR
- .8 11 season(s)
- IP
- 49.0
- ERA
- 4.41
- FIP
- 5.39
- K/9
- 5.3
- FIP−
- 126 100 = avg
Wade LeBlanc was a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2021 he struck out 29 batters over 49.0 innings across 18 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 4.41 was 3.3% higher than the league average of 4.27 — 13th of 19 on his team, and 324th of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.39 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 20.5% of swings (9.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.1%. 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 | STL/BAL | 18 | 9 | 49.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 4.41 | 5.39 | 1.49 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 103 | 126 | -0.2 | |
| 2020 | BAL | 6 | 6 | 22.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8.06 | 6.73 | 1.57 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 181 | 151 | -0.3 | |
| 2019 | SEA | 26 | 8 | 121.1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 77 | 92 | 31 | 5.71 | 5.49 | 1.45 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 127 | 122 | -0.4 | |
| 2018 | SEA | 32 | 27 | 162.0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 151 | 67 | 130 | 40 | 3.72 | 4.28 | 1.18 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 90 | 103 | 1.4 | |
| 2017 | PIT | 50 | 0 | 68.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 34 | 54 | 17 | 4.50 | 4.28 | 1.19 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 103 | 98 | 0.4 | |
| 2016 | SEA/PIT | 19 | 8 | 62.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 51 | 11 | 3.77 | 4.97 | 1.13 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 90 | 119 | -0.1 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 71 | 66 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .288 | .329 | .545 | .370 | 11.3% |
| vs RHB | 150 | 132 | 37 | 4 | 15 | 21 | .280 | .362 | .447 | .348 | 14.0% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2021.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2021.
Pitch sequencing
What Wade LeBlanc 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.
| Cutter | 222 | 85.0 | 2,026 | 44.6% | 19.4% | 45 | .311 | .936 | |
| Sinker | 190 | 87.6 | 1,892 | 46.3% | 15.6% | 50 | .360 | 1.078 | |
| Changeup | 177 | 79.5 | 1,498 | 34.5% | 33.0% | 46 | .283 | .718 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 119 | 87.5 | 1,994 | 42.9% | 10.7% | 37 | .189 | .582 | |
| Curveball | 86 | 73.3 | 2,320 | 39.5% | 19.4% | 20 | .200 | .600 |
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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.