Players · S · Pitcher · 2022
Sam Selman
- Age
- 32
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Born
- November 14, 1990 in Austin, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- August 1, 2019
- dbWAR
- -.1 5 season(s)
- IP
- 18.1
- ERA
- 4.91
- FIP
- 4.97
- K/9
- 8.8
- FIP−
- 125 100 = avg
Sam Selman was a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. In 2022 he struck out 18 batters over 18.1 innings across 16 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 4.91 was 23.7% higher than the league average of 3.97. Stripping out defence, his 4.97 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 23.5% of swings (10.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 24.0%. 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, 2022.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2021 | SF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.0% | 100.0% | .000 | -0.3 | -121 | -0.0 | — |
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 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .241 | .313 | .517 | .358 | 31.3% |
| vs RHB | 43 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .225 | .279 | .425 | .308 | 18.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Sam Selman 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 | 155 | 89.4 | 2,175 | 45.8% | 23.6% | 25 | .240 | .687 | |
| Slider | 139 | 79.3 | 2,328 | 48.2% | 23.8% | 44 | .205 | .722 |
Head to head
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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.