Players · N · Pitcher · 2023
Zach Neal
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- November 9, 1988 in Columbia, SC, United States
- MLB debut
- May 11, 2016
- dbWAR
- -.8 5 season(s)
- IP
- 27.0
- ERA
- 6.67
- FIP
- 7.03
- K/9
- 8.3
- FIP−
- 162 100 = avg
Zach Neal was a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. In 2023 he struck out 25 batters over 27.0 innings across 14 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 6.67 was 53.9% higher than the league average of 4.33 — 15th of 18 on his team, and 516th of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 7.03 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.1% of swings (11.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.2%. His -0.7 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, 2023.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2016 | OAK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | -0.5 | -123 | -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 | 46 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | .220 | .304 | .512 | .339 | 23.9% |
| vs RHB | 78 | 66 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 14 | .318 | .416 | .636 | .444 | 17.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Zach Neal 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.
| Cutter | 147 | 86.2 | 2,212 | 44.2% | 26.2% | 26 | .269 | .883 | |
| Sinker | 126 | 89.2 | 2,175 | 46.8% | 10.1% | 33 | .303 | 1.045 | |
| Changeup | 85 | 82.4 | 1,513 | 56.5% | 28.8% | 30 | .233 | .881 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 59 | 89.0 | 2,289 | 44.1% | 34.8% | 12 | — | — | |
| Curveball | 45 | 69.8 | 2,231 | 42.2% | 30.8% | 7 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2023 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.