Pitcher · 2019
Sam Tuivailala
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- October 19, 1992 in San Mateo, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- September 9, 2014
- dbWAR
- 1.5 5 season(s)
- IP
- 23.0
- ERA
- 2.35
- FIP
- 3.13
- K/9
- 10.6
- FIP−
- 69 100 = avg
Sam Tuivailala is a relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. In 2019 he struck out 27 batters over 23.0 innings across 23 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 2.35 was 47.9% lower than the league average of 4.51 — the best on his team, and 28th of 545 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.13 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 27.4% of swings (11.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 28.7%. His 0.4 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, 2019.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | 2 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 2.35 | 3.13 | 1.04 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 52 | 69 | 0.4 | |
| 2018 | 36 | 0 | 37.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 3.41 | 3.73 | 1.43 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 82 | 90 | 0.4 | |
| 2017 | 37 | 0 | 42.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 2.55 | 3.70 | 1.09 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 59 | 85 | 0.5 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6.00 | 4.26 | 2.00 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 143 | 102 | 0.0 | |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 3.07 | 3.82 | 1.43 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 77 | 96 | 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 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .185 | .395 | .222 | .312 | 23.7% |
| vs RHB | 57 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .151 | .211 | .283 | .216 | 31.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Sam Tuivailala 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 2019.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 130 | 93.5 | 2,199 | 51.5% | 29.8% | |
| Sinker | 113 | 93.3 | 2,137 | 48.7% | 22.6% | |
| Slider | 79 | 86.8 | 1,956 | 41.8% | 28.6% | |
| Curveball | 70 | 78.8 | 2,276 | 38.6% | 33.3% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2019 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.