Pitcher · 2022
Ralph Garza Jr.
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Number
- #61
- Born
- April 6, 1994 in Edinburg, TX, USA
- MLB debut
- May 29, 2021
- dbWAR
- -.4 2 season(s)
- IP
- 35.0
- ERA
- 3.34
- FIP
- 5.17
- K/9
- 4.4
- FIP−
- 130 100 = avg
Ralph Garza Jr. is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2022 he struck out 17 batters over 35.0 innings across 19 appearances, going 2-2. His ERA of 3.34 was 15.8% lower than the league average of 3.97 — 12th of 22 on his team, and 188th of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.17 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 20.3% of swings (9.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 11.1%. His -0.3 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, 2022.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 35.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 3.34 | 5.17 | 1.54 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 84 | 130 | -0.3 | |
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | 30.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 3.56 | 4.88 | 1.25 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 83 | 114 | -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 | 64 | 58 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 10 | .362 | .422 | .586 | .425 | 15.6% |
| vs RHB | 89 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .224 | .330 | .303 | .295 | 7.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ralph Garza 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, and how often it misses in 2022.
| Sinker | 171 | 87.8 | 2,162 | 42.1% | 9.0% | |
| Slider | 118 | 77.5 | 2,367 | 40.7% | 31.5% | |
| Changeup | 97 | 83.1 | 1,705 | 41.2% | 34.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 65 | 91.2 | 2,247 | 55.4% | 12.1% | |
| Cutter | 51 | 89.4 | 2,246 | 31.4% | 17.2% | |
| Curveball | 12 | 80.0 | 2,495 | 50.0% | 20.0% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2022 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.