Players · N · Pitcher · 2020
Iván Nova
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Born
- January 12, 1987 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- May 13, 2010
- dbWAR
- 4.7 10 season(s)
- IP
- 19.0
- ERA
- 8.53
- FIP
- 6.40
- K/9
- 4.3
- FIP−
- 144 100 = avg
Iván Nova was a starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2020 he struck out 9 batters over 19.0 innings across 4 appearances, 4 of them starts, going 1-1. His ERA of 8.53 was 91.5% higher than the league average of 4.45. Stripping out defence, his 6.40 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 19.6% of swings (9.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 10.2%. 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, 2020.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DET | 4 | 4 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8.53 | 6.40 | 1.63 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 191 | 144 | -0.2 | |
| 2019 | CWS | 34 | 34 | 187.0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 225 | 98 | 114 | 47 | 4.72 | 4.98 | 1.45 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 105 | 111 | 1.3 | |
| 2018 | PIT | 29 | 29 | 161.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 171 | 75 | 114 | 35 | 4.19 | 4.57 | 1.28 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 101 | 110 | 1.0 | |
| 2017 | PIT | 31 | 31 | 187.0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 203 | 86 | 131 | 36 | 4.14 | 4.46 | 1.28 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 95 | 102 | 1.9 | |
| 2016 | NYY/PIT | 32 | 26 | 162.0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 175 | 75 | 127 | 28 | 4.17 | 4.11 | 1.25 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 99 | 98 | 1.9 | |
| 2015 | NYY | 17 | 17 | 94.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 99 | 53 | 63 | 33 | 5.07 | 4.87 | 1.40 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 128 | 123 | 0.1 |
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 | 51 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .267 | .353 | .422 | .342 | 5.9% |
| vs RHB | 37 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .294 | .351 | .559 | .384 | 16.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Iván Nova 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.
| Sinker | 114 | 92.1 | 2,132 | 32.5% | 10.3% | 35 | .314 | .957 | |
| Curveball | 72 | 79.6 | 2,212 | 58.3% | 47.4% | 17 | .118 | .461 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 54 | 92.3 | 2,276 | 35.2% | 0.0% | 17 | .529 | 1.402 | |
| Changeup | 44 | 86.4 | 2,040 | 36.4% | 16.7% | 10 | — | — |
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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.