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David Patton
- Age
- 25
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #54
- Born
- May 18, 1984 in Seattle, WA, United States
- MLB debut
- April 8, 2009
- dbWAR
- -.1 Regular season, 1 season(s)
- IP
- 27.2
- ERA
- 6.83
- FIP
- 5.37
- K/9
- 7.5
- FIP−
- 124 100 = avg
David Patton was a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2009 he struck out 23 batters over 27.2 innings across 20 appearances, going 3-1. His ERA of 6.83 was 58.1% higher than the league average of 4.32 — the second worst on his team, and 452nd of 484 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.37 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 21.6% of swings (8.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.2%. His -0.1 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, 2009 regular season.
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CHC | 20 | 0 | 27.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 6.83 | 5.37 | 1.81 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 158 | 124 | -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 | 49 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 9 | .243 | .417 | .459 | .391 | 18.4% |
| vs RHB | 85 | 74 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 14 | .297 | .361 | .392 | .336 | 16.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What David Patton 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 251 | 90.3 | 1,770 | 43.4% | 17.1% | 63 | .317 | .878 | |
| Curveball | 171 | 78.8 | 1,110 | 43.9% | 33.3% | 35 | .143 | .519 | |
| Sinker | 58 | 90.8 | 2,053 | 31.0% | 5.9% | 10 | — | — |
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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.