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Zach Putnam
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Number
- #44
- Born
- July 3, 1987 in Rochester, MI, United States
- MLB debut
- September 13, 2011
- dbWAR
- 1.9 Regular season, 7 season(s)
- IP
- 8.2
- ERA
- 1.04
- FIP
- 1.43
- K/9
- 9.3
- FIP−
- 33 100 = avg
Zach Putnam was a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2017 he struck out 9 batters over 8.2 innings across 7 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 1.04 was 76.2% lower than the league average of 4.36. Stripping out defence, his 1.43 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 35.7% of swings (19.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 3.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 32.1%. His 0.3 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, 2017 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CWS | 7 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1.04 | 1.43 | 0.35 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 24 | 33 | 0.3 | |
| 2016 | CWS | 25 | 0 | 27.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 2.30 | 3.11 | 1.32 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 55 | 74 | 0.5 | |
| 2015 | CWS | 49 | 0 | 48.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 64 | 24 | 4.07 | 4.10 | 1.36 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 103 | 103 | 0.2 | |
| 2014 | CWS | 49 | 0 | 54.2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 12 | 46 | 20 | 1.98 | 3.08 | 1.08 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 53 | 82 | 0.8 | |
| 2013 | CHC | 5 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18.90 | 4.55 | 2.70 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 489 | 118 | -0.0 | |
| 2012 | COL | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.59 | 2.00 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 114 | 0.0 | |
| 2011 | CLE | 8 | 0 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6.14 | 3.16 | 1.36 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 156 | 80 | 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 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .220 | 30.8% |
| vs RHB | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 33.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Zach Putnam 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.
| Splitter | 53 | 84.4 | 1,609 | 54.7% | 50.0% | 20 | .050 | .150 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 25 | 90.6 | 2,225 | 52.0% | 10.0% | 2 | — | — | |
| Sinker | 25 | 90.9 | 2,110 | 44.0% | 10.0% | 5 | — | — |
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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.