Players · U · Pitcher · 2023
Duane Underwood Jr.
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #54
- Born
- July 20, 1994 in Raleigh, NC, United States
- MLB debut
- June 25, 2018
- dbWAR
- 1.5 9 season(s)
- IP
- 24.1
- ERA
- 5.18
- FIP
- 5.06
- K/9
- 5.2
- FIP−
- 117 100 = avg
Duane Underwood Jr. was a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2023 he struck out 14 batters over 24.1 innings across 20 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 5.18 was 19.5% higher than the league average of 4.33 — 17th of 24 on his team, and 417th of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.06 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 20.1% of swings (9.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 14.0%. 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, 2023.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PIT | 20 | 0 | 24.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5.18 | 5.06 | 1.44 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 120 | 117 | -0.0 | |
| 2022 | PIT | 51 | 1 | 57.1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 28 | 57 | 25 | 4.40 | 2.92 | 1.43 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 111 | 74 | 1.1 | |
| 2021 | PIT | 43 | 0 | 72.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 35 | 65 | 27 | 4.33 | 4.27 | 1.43 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 102 | 100 | 0.5 | |
| 2020 | CHC | 17 | 0 | 20.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 5.66 | 4.74 | 1.50 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 127 | 106 | 0.0 | |
| 2019 | CHC | 12 | 0 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5.40 | 4.24 | 1.37 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 120 | 94 | 0.1 | |
| 2018 | CHC | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 | 7.16 | 1.25 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 54 | 173 | -0.1 |
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 | 47 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .293 | .383 | .610 | .419 | 12.8% |
| vs RHB | 53 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .255 | .321 | .319 | .288 | 15.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Duane Underwood 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.
| Changeup | 87 | 88.7 | 1,643 | 40.2% | 27.5% | 25 | .200 | .750 | |
| Sinker | 86 | 93.6 | 2,013 | 53.5% | 20.9% | 19 | .421 | 1.079 | |
| Cutter | 82 | 92.5 | 2,059 | 42.7% | 19.4% | 16 | .000 | .150 | |
| Curveball | 69 | 83.2 | 2,309 | 31.9% | 12.1% | 23 | .391 | 1.025 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 13 | 93.6 | 2,117 | 38.5% | 14.3% | 5 | — | — |
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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.