Pitcher · 2018
Brandon Maurer
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #37
- Born
- July 3, 1990 in Newport Beach, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- April 4, 2013
- dbWAR
- 1.4 4 season(s)
- IP
- 31.1
- ERA
- 7.76
- FIP
- 6.58
- K/9
- 8.9
- FIP−
- 158 100 = avg
Brandon Maurer is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2018 he struck out 31 batters over 31.1 innings across 37 appearances, going 0-4. His ERA of 7.76 was 86.9% higher than the league average of 4.15 — the second worst on his team, and 522nd of 530 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.58 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 26.2% of swings (10.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 19.4%. His -0.7 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 | 37 | 0 | 31.1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 7.76 | 6.58 | 2.14 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 187 | 158 | -0.7 | |
| 2017 | 68 | 0 | 59.1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 73 | 43 | 59 | 19 | 6.52 | 3.93 | 1.55 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 150 | 90 | 0.6 | |
| 2016 | 71 | 0 | 69.2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 65 | 35 | 72 | 23 | 4.52 | 3.46 | 1.26 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 108 | 83 | 0.9 | |
| 2015 | 53 | 0 | 51.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 39 | 15 | 3.00 | 3.31 | 1.06 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 76 | 84 | 0.7 |
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 | 85 | 69 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 11 | .348 | .447 | .638 | .452 | 12.9% |
| vs RHB | 75 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 20 | .295 | .405 | .525 | .403 | 26.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brandon Maurer 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.
| Slider | 283 | 85.0 | 2,703 | 48.4% | 34.2% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 256 | 96.1 | 2,330 | 43.8% | 19.4% | |
| Changeup | 83 | 86.7 | 1,888 | 36.1% | 28.9% | |
| Sinker | 44 | 94.5 | 2,148 | 43.2% | 10.5% |
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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.