Pitcher · 2016
Luke Hochevar
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #44
- Born
- September 15, 1983 in Denver, CO, USA
- MLB debut
- September 8, 2007
- dbWAR
- .5 2 season(s)
- IP
- 37.1
- ERA
- 3.86
- FIP
- 4.06
- K/9
- 9.6
- FIP−
- 97 100 = avg
Luke Hochevar is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2016 he struck out 40 batters over 37.1 innings across 40 appearances, going 2-3. His ERA of 3.86 was 7.9% lower than the league average of 4.19 — 8th of 15 on his team, and 218th of 512 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.06 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 29.5% of swings (14.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.5%. 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, 2016.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 40 | 0 | 37.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 3.86 | 4.06 | 1.07 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 92 | 97 | 0.2 | |
| 2015 | 50 | 0 | 50.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 21 | 49 | 16 | 3.73 | 4.00 | 1.28 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 94 | 101 | 0.2 |
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 | 64 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | .164 | .270 | .255 | .245 | 29.7% |
| vs RHB | 87 | 82 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 21 | .268 | .299 | .524 | .349 | 24.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Luke Hochevar 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.
| Cutter | 262 | 88.6 | 836 | 53.8% | 33.8% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 173 | 94.4 | 2,363 | 45.1% | 23.3% | |
| Knuckle Curve | 113 | 78.4 | 1,716 | 45.1% | 25.0% | |
| Sinker | 22 | 94.3 | 2,263 | 40.9% | 30.0% | |
| Slider | 11 | 88.6 | 467 | 36.4% | 33.3% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2016 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.