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Kevin Slowey
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #59
- Born
- May 4, 1984 in Conroe, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- June 1, 2007
- dbWAR
- 6.6 Regular season, 12 season(s)
- IP
- 37.1
- ERA
- 5.30
- FIP
- 3.78
- K/9
- 5.8
- FIP−
- 101 100 = avg
Kevin Slowey was a relief pitcher for the Miami Marlins. In 2014 he struck out 24 batters over 37.1 innings across 17 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 5.30 was 41.8% higher than the league average of 3.74 — 15th of 19 on his team, and 415th of 477 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.78 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 17.2% of swings (9.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 5.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 14.2%. His 0.2 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, 2014 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MIA | 17 | 2 | 37.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5.30 | 3.78 | 1.66 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 142 | 101 | 0.2 | |
| 2013 | MIA | 20 | 14 | 92.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 42 | 76 | 18 | 4.11 | 3.81 | 1.35 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 106 | 99 | 1.0 | |
| 2011 | MIN | 14 | 8 | 59.1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 44 | 34 | 5 | 6.67 | 4.47 | 1.40 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 169 | 114 | 0.1 | |
| 2010 | MIN | 30 | 28 | 155.2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 77 | 116 | 29 | 4.45 | 3.98 | 1.29 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 109 | 98 | 1.9 | |
| 2009 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 90.2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 49 | 75 | 15 | 4.86 | 4.26 | 1.41 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 113 | 98 | 1.2 | |
| 2008 | MIN | 27 | 27 | 160.1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 161 | 71 | 123 | 24 | 3.99 | 3.91 | 1.15 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 92 | 90 | 2.5 | |
| 2007 | MIN | 13 | 11 | 66.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 35 | 47 | 11 | 4.72 | 5.44 | 1.39 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 106 | 122 | -0.1 |
Batting Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MIA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 40.0% | .000 | -1.2 | -121 | -0.1 | |
| 2013 | MIA | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .048 | .130 | .048 | .000 | .111 | 7.1% | 42.9% | .100 | -4.7 | -52 | -0.1 | |
| 2010 | MIN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 33.3% | .000 | -0.8 | -126 | -0.0 | |
| 2009 | MIN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 25.0% | .000 | -1.1 | -123 | -0.1 | |
| 2008 | MIN | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .125 | .286 | 0.0% | 12.5% | .273 | -0.4 | 61 | 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 | 80 | 68 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 12 | .338 | .397 | .559 | .413 | 15.0% |
| vs RHB | 89 | 82 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .366 | .379 | .488 | .380 | 13.5% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2014.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2014.
Pitch sequencing
What Kevin Slowey 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 | 304 | 89.2 | 2,236 | 58.2% | 16.1% | 55 | .345 | .955 | |
| Slider | 130 | 82.8 | 1,100 | 43.8% | 24.1% | 51 | .255 | .558 | |
| Sinker | 78 | 89.3 | 2,129 | 37.2% | 5.4% | 25 | .480 | 1.240 | |
| Changeup | 54 | 84.5 | 1,867 | 37.0% | 9.5% | 12 | — | — | |
| Curveball | 23 | 74.9 | 803 | 30.4% | 33.3% | 7 | — | — |
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Nearest 2014 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.