Pitcher · 2021
Brandon Workman
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- August 13, 1988 in Arlington, TX, USA
- MLB debut
- July 10, 2013
- dbWAR
- 1.7 5 season(s)
- IP
- 28.0
- ERA
- 5.46
- FIP
- 5.49
- K/9
- 8.0
- FIP−
- 129 100 = avg
Brandon Workman is a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 2021 he struck out 25 batters over 28.0 innings across 29 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 5.46 was 28.1% higher than the league average of 4.27 — the second worst on his team, and 442nd of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.49 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 24.2% of swings (9.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.4%. 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, 2021.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 5.46 | 5.49 | 2.04 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 128 | 129 | -0.2 | |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 | 19.2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 5.95 | 5.48 | 2.24 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 134 | 123 | -0.1 | |
| 2019 | 73 | 0 | 71.2 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 104 | 45 | 1.88 | 2.46 | 1.03 | 13.1 | 5.7 | 42 | 55 | 1.9 | |
| 2018 | 43 | 0 | 41.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 37 | 16 | 3.27 | 4.42 | 1.21 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 79 | 106 | 0.1 | |
| 2017 | 33 | 0 | 39.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 3.18 | 4.49 | 1.21 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 73 | 103 | 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 | 50 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .262 | .380 | .476 | .361 | 18.0% |
| vs RHB | 86 | 73 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 16 | .342 | .442 | .493 | .412 | 18.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brandon Workman 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 2021.
| Knuckle Curve | 262 | 78.4 | 2,500 | 40.1% | 24.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 182 | 91.1 | 2,050 | 48.9% | 22.4% | |
| Cutter | 71 | 87.0 | 2,082 | 39.4% | 29.6% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2021 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.