Pitcher · 2020
Branden Kline
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- September 29, 1991 in Frederick, MD, USA
- MLB debut
- April 20, 2019
- dbWAR
- -.2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 5.0
- ERA
- 1.80
- FIP
- 2.19
- K/9
- 12.6
- FIP−
- 49 100 = avg
Branden Kline is a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2020 he struck out 7 batters over 5.0 innings across 3 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 1.80 was 59.6% lower than the league average of 4.45. Stripping out defence, his 2.19 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 39.2% of swings (22.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 35.0%. 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, 2020.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.80 | 2.19 | 1.00 | 12.6 | 5.4 | 40 | 49 | 0.1 | |
| 2019 | 34 | 0 | 41.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 5.93 | 5.87 | 1.54 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 132 | 130 | -0.4 |
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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .500 | .400 | .425 | 12.5% |
| vs RHB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .074 | 50.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Branden Kline 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 2020.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 53 | 95.1 | 2,055 | 60.4% | 24.1% | |
| Changeup | 21 | 86.6 | 1,322 | 57.1% | 64.7% | |
| Slider | 14 | 84.2 | 2,205 | 42.9% | 40.0% |
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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.