Pitcher · 2018
Bruce Rondón
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 275 lb
- Number
- #43
- Born
- December 9, 1990 in Valencia, Venezuela
- MLB debut
- April 25, 2013
- dbWAR
- 1.0 4 season(s)
- IP
- 29.2
- ERA
- 8.49
- FIP
- 3.73
- K/9
- 12.1
- FIP−
- 90 100 = avg
Bruce Rondón is a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2018 he struck out 40 batters over 29.2 innings across 35 appearances, going 2-3. His ERA of 8.49 was 104.7% higher than the league average of 4.15 — the worst on his team, and 528th of 530 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.73 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 33.0% of swings (14.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 17.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.0%. 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, 2018.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 35 | 0 | 29.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 28 | 40 | 27 | 8.49 | 3.73 | 2.16 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 205 | 90 | 0.3 | |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 15.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 10.91 | 3.29 | 1.98 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 250 | 75 | 0.3 | |
| 2016 | 37 | 0 | 36.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 45 | 12 | 2.97 | 3.70 | 0.96 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 71 | 88 | 0.4 | |
| 2015 | 35 | 0 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 5.81 | 4.10 | 1.61 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 147 | 104 | 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 | 54 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 12 | .333 | .444 | .533 | .417 | 22.2% |
| vs RHB | 100 | 79 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 28 | .278 | .410 | .367 | .356 | 28.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Bruce Rondón 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 2018.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 245 | 96.5 | 2,198 | 36.3% | 20.2% | |
| Slider | 239 | 86.3 | 2,271 | 54.0% | 42.7% | |
| Sinker | 84 | 95.7 | 2,215 | 44.0% | 26.5% | |
| Changeup | 42 | 90.2 | 1,948 | 42.9% | 41.2% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2018 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.