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Josh Spence
- Age
- 24
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #44
- Born
- January 22, 1988 in Grovedale, Victoria, Australia
- MLB debut
- June 24, 2011
- dbWAR
- .2 Regular season, 2 season(s)
- IP
- 10.1
- ERA
- 4.35
- FIP
- 3.87
- K/9
- 8.7
- FIP−
- 96 100 = avg
Josh Spence was a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres. In 2012 he struck out 10 batters over 10.1 innings across 11 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 4.35 was 8.5% higher than the league average of 4.01. Stripping out defence, his 3.87 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 30.4% of swings (13.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.8%. His 0.1 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, 2012 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
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 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .158 | .200 | .158 | .168 | 25.0% |
| vs RHB | 28 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .417 | .500 | .583 | .466 | 17.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Josh Spence 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.
| Sinker | 72 | 84.0 | 2,442 | 41.7% | 21.7% | 11 | — | — | |
| Curveball | 67 | 77.6 | 851 | 47.8% | 29.7% | 24 | .250 | .667 | |
| Changeup | 34 | 78.0 | 2,002 | 47.1% | 42.1% | 8 | — | — |
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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.