Players · T · Pitcher · 2021
Josh Tomlin
- Age
- 37
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- October 19, 1984 in Tyler, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- July 27, 2010
- dbWAR
- 2.9 11 season(s)
- IP
- 49.1
- ERA
- 6.57
- FIP
- 4.67
- K/9
- 6.8
- FIP−
- 109 100 = avg
Josh Tomlin was a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In 2021 he struck out 37 batters over 49.1 innings across 35 appearances, going 4-0. His ERA of 6.57 was 54.0% higher than the league average of 4.27 — the second worst on his team, and 521st of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.67 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 23.5% of swings (12.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 2.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.0%. 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, 2021.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ATL | 35 | 0 | 49.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 6.57 | 4.67 | 1.50 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 154 | 109 | 0.1 | |
| 2020 | ATL | 17 | 5 | 39.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 4.76 | 4.02 | 1.21 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 107 | 90 | 0.5 | |
| 2019 | ATL | 51 | 1 | 79.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 33 | 51 | 7 | 3.74 | 4.49 | 1.12 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 83 | 100 | 0.5 | |
| 2018 | CLE | 32 | 9 | 70.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 48 | 46 | 12 | 6.14 | 7.16 | 1.48 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 148 | 172 | -1.9 | |
| 2017 | CLE | 26 | 26 | 141.0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 166 | 78 | 109 | 14 | 4.98 | 4.12 | 1.28 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 114 | 94 | 2.0 | |
| 2016 | CLE | 30 | 29 | 174.0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 187 | 85 | 118 | 20 | 4.40 | 4.88 | 1.19 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 105 | 116 | 0.9 | |
| 2015 | CLE | 10 | 10 | 65.2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 57 | 8 | 3.02 | 4.43 | 0.84 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 76 | 112 | 0.5 |
Batting
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 | 85 | 82 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .305 | .329 | .463 | .340 | 17.6% |
| vs RHB | 133 | 129 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 22 | .341 | .353 | .605 | .401 | 16.5% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2021.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2021.
Pitch sequencing
What Josh Tomlin 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.
| Cutter | 381 | 86.0 | 2,556 | 46.5% | 20.8% | 114 | .307 | .877 | |
| Curveball | 233 | 76.4 | 2,687 | 47.6% | 37.1% | 47 | .404 | 1.068 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 182 | 88.9 | 2,311 | 47.3% | 12.1% | 49 | .286 | .742 | |
| Changeup | 12 | 84.7 | 1,720 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 2 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2021 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.