Pitcher · 2016
Bobby Parnell
- Age
- 32
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #39
- Born
- September 8, 1984 in Salisbury, NC, USA
- MLB debut
- September 15, 2008
- dbWAR
- -.1 2 season(s)
- IP
- 5.1
- ERA
- 6.75
- FIP
- 6.90
- K/9
- 6.8
- FIP−
- 165 100 = avg
Bobby Parnell is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2016 he struck out 4 batters over 5.1 innings across 6 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 6.75 was 61.1% higher than the league average of 4.19. Stripping out defence, his 6.90 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 23.9% of swings (11.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 18.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 14.8%. 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, 2016.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6.75 | 6.90 | 2.25 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 161 | 165 | -0.1 | |
| 2015 | 30 | 0 | 24.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 6.38 | 4.18 | 1.96 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 161 | 105 | 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 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .500 | .714 | .500 | .549 | 14.3% |
| vs RHB | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .278 | .350 | .444 | .331 | 15.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Bobby Parnell 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 2016.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 66 | 93.9 | 2,147 | 42.4% | 14.8% | |
| Knuckle Curve | 30 | 84.3 | 644 | 50.0% | 36.8% |
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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.