Pitcher · 2018
William Cuevas
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- S/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- October 14, 1990 in Caracas, Venezuela
- MLB debut
- April 21, 2016
- dbWAR
- -.3 3 season(s)
- IP
- 17.0
- ERA
- 7.41
- FIP
- 5.75
- K/9
- 10.6
- FIP−
- 139 100 = avg
William Cuevas is a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 2018 he struck out 20 batters over 17.0 innings across 9 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 7.41 was 78.6% higher than the league average of 4.15. Stripping out defence, his 5.75 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 31.9% of swings (15.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 23.8%. 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, 2018.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 7.41 | 5.75 | 1.82 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 179 | 139 | -0.2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 108.00 | 6.16 | 9.00 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 2,478 | 141 | -0.0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3.60 | 5.55 | 2.20 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 86 | 132 | -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 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .267 | .405 | .667 | .451 | 18.9% |
| vs RHB | 46 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .316 | .422 | .395 | .371 | 28.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What William Cuevas 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 | 102 | 90.8 | 2,505 | 45.1% | 23.1% | |
| Slider | 97 | 85.2 | 2,418 | 60.8% | 37.0% | |
| Changeup | 69 | 82.7 | 2,143 | 39.1% | 34.5% | |
| Curveball | 52 | 79.4 | 2,424 | 38.5% | 38.9% | |
| Sinker | 26 | 90.1 | 2,479 | 46.2% | 30.0% |
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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.