Players · P · Pitcher · 2022
David Price
- Age
- 37
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Number
- #14
- Born
- August 26, 1985 in Murfreesboro, TN, United States
- MLB debut
- September 14, 2008
- dbWAR
- 17.4 12 season(s)
- IP
- 40.1
- ERA
- 2.45
- FIP
- 3.88
- K/9
- 8.3
- FIP−
- 98 100 = avg
David Price was a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2022 he struck out 37 batters over 40.1 innings across 40 appearances, going 2-0. His ERA of 2.45 was 38.1% lower than the league average of 3.97 — 9th of 21 on his team, and 66th of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.88 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 18.6% of swings (9.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 5.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.2%. His 0.3 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, 2022.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LAD | 40 | 0 | 40.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 37 | 9 | 2.45 | 3.88 | 1.17 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 62 | 98 | 0.3 | |
| 2021 | LAD | 39 | 11 | 73.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 33 | 58 | 26 | 4.03 | 4.23 | 1.43 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 95 | 99 | 0.6 | |
| 2019 | BOS | 22 | 22 | 107.1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 51 | 128 | 32 | 4.28 | 3.62 | 1.31 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 95 | 80 | 2.4 | |
| 2018 | BOS | 30 | 30 | 176.0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 151 | 70 | 177 | 50 | 3.58 | 4.02 | 1.14 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 86 | 97 | 2.5 | |
| 2017 | BOS | 16 | 11 | 74.2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 28 | 76 | 24 | 3.38 | 3.64 | 1.19 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 77 | 84 | 1.4 | |
| 2016 | BOS | 35 | 35 | 230.0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 227 | 102 | 228 | 50 | 3.99 | 3.60 | 1.20 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 95 | 86 | 4.6 | |
| 2015 | DET/TOR | 32 | 32 | 220.1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 60 | 225 | 47 | 2.45 | 2.78 | 1.08 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 62 | 70 | 5.6 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LAD | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .250 | .333 | .067 | .308 | 0.0% | 16.7% | .243 | -1.1 | 49 | 0.2 | |
| 2019 | BOS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0% | 50.0% | .436 | +0.2 | 174 | 0.0 | |
| 2017 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .874 | +0.5 | 473 | 0.1 | |
| 2016 | BOS | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 9.1% | 72.7% | .063 | -2.3 | -70 | -0.1 | |
| 2015 | DET/TOR | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 33.3% | .000 | -2.3 | -127 | -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 | 62 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .271 | .295 | .424 | .313 | 21.0% |
| vs RHB | 105 | 98 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 24 | .224 | .276 | .418 | .296 | 22.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What David Price 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 | 228 | 92.1 | 1,895 | 49.1% | 22.6% | 53 | .226 | .652 | |
| Sinker | 173 | 92.4 | 1,877 | 50.3% | 14.9% | 59 | .254 | .758 | |
| Cutter | 106 | 87.9 | 1,953 | 51.9% | 12.8% | 20 | .200 | .500 | |
| Changeup | 64 | 83.9 | 1,627 | 26.6% | 17.9% | 18 | .389 | 1.117 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 25 | 78.4 | 2,223 | 44.0% | 30.8% | 7 | — | — |
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Nearest 2022 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.