Pitcher · 2023
Matt Bush
- Age
- 37
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Number
- #59
- Born
- February 8, 1986 in San Diego, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- May 13, 2016
- dbWAR
- 1.0 6 season(s)
- IP
- 10.1
- ERA
- 9.58
- FIP
- 9.35
- K/9
- 8.7
- FIP−
- 216 100 = avg
Matt Bush was a relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2023 he struck out 10 batters over 10.1 innings across 12 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 9.58 was 121.2% higher than the league average of 4.33. Stripping out defence, his 9.35 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 30.2% of swings (13.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.8%. His -0.5 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, 2023.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 10.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9.58 | 9.35 | 1.65 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 221 | 216 | -0.5 | |
| 2022 | 65 | 6 | 59.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 74 | 18 | 3.47 | 4.08 | 1.02 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 87 | 103 | 0.3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6.75 | 11.17 | 1.25 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 158 | 262 | -0.3 | |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 4.70 | 5.29 | 1.61 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 113 | 128 | -0.2 | |
| 2017 | 57 | 0 | 52.1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 22 | 58 | 19 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 1.45 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 87 | 92 | 0.5 | |
| 2016 | 58 | 0 | 61.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 61 | 14 | 2.48 | 2.74 | 0.94 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 59 | 65 | 1.3 |
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 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .286 | .400 | .762 | .473 | 24.0% |
| vs RHB | 23 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .238 | .304 | .619 | .382 | 17.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Matt Bush 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 2023.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 100 | 94.4 | 2,423 | 46.0% | 26.1% | |
| Curveball | 76 | 77.1 | 2,470 | 48.7% | 40.0% | |
| Sinker | 14 | 94.2 | 2,352 | 42.9% | 0.0% |
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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.