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Chris Volstad
- Age
- 32
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #41
- Born
- September 23, 1986 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United States
- MLB debut
- July 6, 2008
- dbWAR
- -.5 3 season(s)
- IP
- 47.1
- ERA
- 6.27
- FIP
- 5.36
- K/9
- 5.5
- FIP−
- 129 100 = avg
Chris Volstad was a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2018 he struck out 29 batters over 47.1 innings across 33 appearances, going 1-5. His ERA of 6.27 was 51.2% higher than the league average of 4.15 — 16th of 18 on his team, and 488th of 530 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.36 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 12.7% of swings (5.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 5.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.5%. His -0.4 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, 2018.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 86 | 79 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 15 | .342 | .372 | .671 | .432 | 17.4% |
| vs RHB | 130 | 117 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 14 | .325 | .380 | .470 | .371 | 10.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Chris Volstad 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.
| Sinker | 514 | 91.8 | 2,169 | 48.2% | 8.3% | 139 | .360 | 1.019 | |
| Curveball | 215 | 81.2 | 2,338 | 35.8% | 24.4% | 37 | .243 | .620 | |
| Changeup | 63 | 83.6 | 1,911 | 27.0% | 11.5% | 18 | .333 | .889 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 37 | 91.3 | 2,181 | 40.5% | 18.2% | 3 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2018 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.