Players · M · Pitcher · 2019
James Marvel
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- September 17, 1993 in San Francisco, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- September 8, 2019
- dbWAR
- -.2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 17.1
- ERA
- 8.31
- FIP
- 6.56
- K/9
- 4.7
- FIP−
- 146 100 = avg
James Marvel was a starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2019 he struck out 9 batters over 17.1 innings across 4 appearances, 4 of them starts, going 0-3. His ERA of 8.31 was 84.4% higher than the league average of 4.51. Stripping out defence, his 6.56 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 20.8% of swings (9.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 10.7%. His -0.2 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.
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| 2019 | PIT | 4 | 4 | 17.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 8.31 | 6.56 | 1.79 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 184 | 146 | -0.2 | — |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2019 | PIT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 50.0% | .000 | -1.1 | -119 | -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 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .351 | .500 | .363 | 8.1% |
| vs RHB | 47 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .405 | .444 | .714 | .478 | 12.8% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2019.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2019.
Pitch sequencing
What James Marvel 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.
| Sinker | 109 | 90.6 | 1,834 | 30.3% | 8.8% | 35 | .400 | 1.147 | |
| Curveball | 87 | 79.6 | 2,282 | 39.1% | 34.6% | 9 | — | — | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 69 | 90.3 | 1,881 | 44.9% | 14.7% | 17 | .176 | .693 | |
| Changeup | 66 | 84.5 | 1,263 | 51.5% | 35.1% | 13 | — | — |
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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.