Pitcher · 2015
Jordan Walden
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Number
- #51
- Born
- November 16, 1987 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
- MLB debut
- August 22, 2010
- dbWAR
- .3 1 season(s)
- IP
- 10.1
- ERA
- 0.87
- FIP
- 1.97
- K/9
- 10.5
- FIP−
- 50 100 = avg
Jordan Walden is a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2015 he struck out 12 batters over 10.1 innings across 12 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 0.87 was 78.0% lower than the league average of 3.96. Stripping out defence, his 1.97 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 39.5% of swings (21.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 28.6%. 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, 2015.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0.87 | 1.97 | 1.06 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 22 | 50 | 0.3 | — |
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 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .205 | 35.0% |
| vs RHB | 22 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .238 | .227 | .333 | .236 | 22.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jordan Walden 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 | 84 | 94.2 | 2,611 | 46.4% | 28.6% | |
| Slider | 42 | 83.9 | 666 | 66.7% | 55.2% | |
| Changeup | 28 | 85.1 | 2,180 | 46.4% | 40.0% |
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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.