Players · H · Pitcher · 2021
David Hale
- Age
- 34
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- September 27, 1987 in Atlanta, GA, United States
- MLB debut
- September 13, 2013
- dbWAR
- .6 7 season(s)
- IP
- 26.2
- ERA
- 6.41
- FIP
- 5.16
- K/9
- 7.1
- FIP−
- 121 100 = avg
David Hale was a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2021 he struck out 21 batters over 26.2 innings across 17 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 6.41 was 50.3% higher than the league average of 4.27 — 17th of 19 on his team, and 516th of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.16 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 20.2% of swings (9.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.1%. 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, 2021.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PHI | 17 | 1 | 26.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 6.41 | 5.16 | 1.46 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 150 | 121 | -0.1 | |
| 2020 | PHI/NYY | 11 | 2 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3.71 | 3.78 | 1.59 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 83 | 85 | 0.3 | |
| 2019 | NYY | 20 | 0 | 37.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3.11 | 3.32 | 1.22 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 69 | 74 | 0.7 | |
| 2018 | NYY/MIN | 4 | 0 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4.61 | 6.16 | 1.54 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 111 | 148 | -0.2 | |
| 2016 | COL | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 11.65 | 3.00 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 322 | 278 | -0.2 | |
| 2015 | COL | 17 | 12 | 78.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 53 | 61 | 20 | 6.09 | 4.74 | 1.47 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 154 | 120 | 0.3 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | COL | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .087 | .087 | .087 | .000 | .143 | 0.0% | 33.3% | .077 | -5.1 | -61 | -0.2 | — |
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 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | .167 | .286 | .357 | .281 | 18.4% |
| vs RHB | 67 | 64 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .359 | .388 | .578 | .411 | 17.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What David Hale 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 216 | 92.8 | 2,224 | 43.5% | 16.2% | 51 | .353 | .931 | |
| Changeup | 112 | 82.7 | 1,605 | 43.8% | 26.2% | 26 | .154 | .608 | |
| Curveball | 93 | 82.7 | 2,303 | 34.4% | 28.9% | 20 | .150 | .490 | |
| Sinker | 40 | 92.2 | 2,190 | 37.5% | 5.0% | 10 | — | — |
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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.