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Scott Patterson

Age: 29
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 225 lb
Number: #40

Born: June 20, 1979 in Pittsburgh, PA, United States
MLB debut: June 1, 2008

dbWAR: .0
IP: 4.2
ERA: 1.93
FIP: 3.99
K/9: 13.5
FIP−: 92

Scott Patterson was a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres. In 2008 he struck out 7 batters over 4.2 innings across 4 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 1.93 was 55.4% lower than the league average of 4.32. Stripping out defence, his 3.99 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.8% of swings (9.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 27.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 31.8%. 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, 2008 regular season.

FIP3.99

K/913.5

WHIP1.71

WAR.0

Pitching Regular season

Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.

																				Trend
2008	SD/NYY	4	0	4.2	0	0	0	2	1	7	6	1.93	3.99	1.71	13.5	11.6	45	92	0.0	—

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2008. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	10	9	1	0	1	4	.111	.200	.111	.163	40.0%
vs RHB	12	7	1	0	5	3	.143	.500	.429	.415	25.0%

Pitch sequencing

What Scott Patterson 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	70.4%	76	90.4	2,791	53.9%	26.5%	12	—	—
Curveball	15.7%	17	72.3	365	35.3%	20.0%	1	—	—

Scott Patterson's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters. BAA and OPS are what hitters did against each pitch, credited to the one that ended the plate appearance, and are left blank under 15 at-bats.

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How these are computed

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.