Pitcher · 2015
Anthony Varvaro
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #38
- Born
- October 31, 1984 in Staten Island, NY, USA
- MLB debut
- September 24, 2010
- dbWAR
- .1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 11.0
- ERA
- 4.09
- FIP
- 3.32
- K/9
- 6.5
- FIP−
- 84 100 = avg
Anthony Varvaro is a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 2015 he struck out 8 batters over 11.0 innings across 9 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 4.09 was 3.3% higher than the league average of 3.96. Stripping out defence, his 3.32 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 20.3% of swings (8.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.7%. 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, 2015.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4.09 | 3.32 | 1.82 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 103 | 84 | 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 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .263 | .300 | .368 | .271 | 15.0% |
| vs RHB | 31 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .346 | .452 | .462 | .409 | 16.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Anthony Varvaro 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 2015.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 114 | 91.0 | 2,394 | 43.0% | 13.5% | |
| Curveball | 45 | 78.9 | 1,322 | 31.1% | 29.4% | |
| Changeup | 38 | 84.4 | 1,764 | 50.0% | 24.0% |
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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.