Players · W · Pitcher · 2021
Mike Wright Jr.
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Number
- #46
- Born
- January 3, 1990 in Bennettsville, SC, United States
- MLB debut
- May 17, 2015
- dbWAR
- -1.0 8 season(s)
- IP
- 18.0
- ERA
- 5.50
- FIP
- 4.84
- K/9
- 5.5
- FIP−
- 113 100 = avg
Mike Wright Jr. was a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2021 he struck out 11 batters over 18.0 innings across 13 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 5.50 was 28.9% higher than the league average of 4.27. Stripping out defence, his 4.84 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 18.7% of swings (8.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.6%. His -0.0 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CWS | 13 | 0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 | 4.84 | 1.56 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 129 | 113 | -0.0 | |
| 2019 | BAL/SEA | 19 | 0 | 29.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 7.98 | 5.26 | 1.91 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 177 | 117 | -0.0 | |
| 2018 | BAL | 48 | 2 | 84.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 52 | 74 | 36 | 5.55 | 4.78 | 1.62 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 134 | 115 | -0.1 | |
| 2017 | BAL | 13 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 5.76 | 4.72 | 1.32 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 132 | 108 | 0.1 | |
| 2016 | BAL | 18 | 12 | 74.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 48 | 50 | 26 | 5.79 | 5.30 | 1.43 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 138 | 127 | -0.3 | |
| 2015 | BAL | 12 | 9 | 44.2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 6.04 | 6.13 | 1.57 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 153 | 155 | -0.7 |
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 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .250 | .379 | .292 | .320 | 17.2% |
| vs RHB | 52 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .256 | .365 | .419 | .348 | 11.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Mike Wright Jr. 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 | 125 | 91.9 | 2,222 | 52.0% | 19.1% | 31 | .226 | .637 | |
| Slider | 98 | 85.8 | 2,247 | 32.7% | 24.3% | 20 | .250 | .873 | |
| Sinker | 72 | 90.1 | 2,059 | 31.9% | 7.1% | 13 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 30 | 77.0 | 1,548 | 30.0% | 33.3% | 3 | — | — |
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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.