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Pitcher · 2015

C.J. Riefenhauser

Age
25
B/T
L/L
Height
6' 0"
Weight
195 lb
Number
#34
Born
January 30, 1990 in Yonkers, NY, USA
MLB debut
April 19, 2014
dbWAR
-.3
1 season(s)
IP
14.2
ERA
5.52
FIP
6.27
K/9
4.3
FIP−
158
100 = avg

C.J. Riefenhauser is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2015 he struck out 7 batters over 14.2 innings across 17 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 5.52 was 39.4% higher than the league average of 3.96. Stripping out defence, his 6.27 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 21.6% of swings (9.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 11.3%. His -0.3 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, 2015.

FIP6.27
K/94.3
WHIP1.50
WAR-.3

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

Trend
201517014.2100159775.526.271.504.34.3139158-0.3

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2015. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
SplitPAABHHRBBSOAVGOBPSLGwOBAK%
vs LHB302610345.385.467.808.53516.7%
vs RHB32275032.185.258.222.2246.3%

Pitch sequencing

What C.J. Riefenhauser 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 2015.

Slider51.8%13177.068848.1%27.1%
Four-Seam Fastball36.8%9388.81,79738.7%17.5%
Changeup11.5%2978.71,63748.3%11.8%
C.J. Riefenhauser's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

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How these are computed

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.