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Dan Winkler
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #62
- Born
- February 2, 1990 in Effingham, IL, United States
- MLB debut
- September 21, 2015
- dbWAR
- .9 10 season(s)
- IP
- 39.2
- ERA
- 5.22
- FIP
- 5.74
- K/9
- 9.1
- FIP−
- 135 100 = avg
Dan Winkler was a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2021 he struck out 40 batters over 39.2 innings across 47 appearances, going 1-3. His ERA of 5.22 was 22.3% higher than the league average of 4.27 — 14th of 20 on his team, and 425th of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.74 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 25.7% of swings (12.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.1%. 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, 2021.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | CHC | 47 | 0 | 39.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 40 | 30 | 5.22 | 5.74 | 1.56 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 122 | 135 | -0.4 | |
| 2020 | CHC | 18 | 0 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 2.95 | 5.32 | 1.20 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 66 | 119 | -0.1 | |
| 2019 | ATL | 27 | 0 | 21.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 4.98 | 5.84 | 1.34 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 111 | 130 | -0.2 | |
| 2018 | ATL | 69 | 0 | 60.1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 69 | 20 | 3.43 | 2.76 | 1.19 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 83 | 67 | 1.4 | |
| 2017 | ATL | 16 | 0 | 14.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2.51 | 2.81 | 0.91 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 58 | 64 | 0.3 | |
| 2016 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.43 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 0 | 24 | 0.1 | |
| 2015 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10.80 | 18.13 | 1.80 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 273 | 458 | -0.3 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 85 | 70 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 19 | .229 | .353 | .343 | .315 | 22.4% |
| vs RHB | 105 | 80 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 21 | .200 | .390 | .400 | .365 | 20.0% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2021.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2021.
Pitch sequencing
What Dan Winkler 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 | 524 | 91.2 | 2,551 | 47.1% | 26.1% | 102 | .216 | .767 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 158 | 94.0 | 2,548 | 43.7% | 25.7% | 29 | .172 | .720 | |
| Curveball | 56 | 82.4 | 2,619 | 30.4% | 31.3% | 12 | — | — | |
| Sinker | 50 | 92.7 | 2,386 | 40.0% | 15.8% | 7 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2021 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.