Pitcher · 2017
Jonathan Broxton
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 285 lb
- Number
- #51
- Born
- June 16, 1984 in Augusta, GA, USA
- MLB debut
- July 29, 2005
- dbWAR
- .9 3 season(s)
- IP
- 15.2
- ERA
- 6.89
- FIP
- 4.88
- K/9
- 9.2
- FIP−
- 112 100 = avg
Jonathan Broxton is a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2017 he struck out 16 batters over 15.2 innings across 20 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 6.89 was 58.2% higher than the league average of 4.36. Stripping out defence, his 4.88 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 25.5% of swings (13.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.5%. His -0.0 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, 2017.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20 | 0 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 6.89 | 4.88 | 2.17 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 158 | 112 | -0.0 | |
| 2016 | 66 | 0 | 60.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 29 | 57 | 24 | 4.30 | 4.10 | 1.25 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 103 | 98 | 0.4 | |
| 2015 | 66 | 0 | 60.1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 31 | 63 | 22 | 4.62 | 3.65 | 1.38 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 117 | 92 | 0.5 |
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 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .524 | .615 | .714 | .553 | 18.5% |
| vs RHB | 51 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .293 | .367 | .415 | .340 | 21.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jonathan Broxton 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 2017.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 154 | 94.5 | 2,174 | 51.9% | 23.0% | |
| Slider | 102 | 87.7 | 2,123 | 36.3% | 36.2% | |
| Sinker | 35 | 93.4 | 2,102 | 45.7% | 5.6% |
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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.