Pitcher · 2019
Tyler Olson
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #66
- Born
- October 2, 1989 in Spokane, WA, USA
- MLB debut
- April 7, 2015
- dbWAR
- .7 5 season(s)
- IP
- 30.2
- ERA
- 4.40
- FIP
- 4.42
- K/9
- 8.2
- FIP−
- 98 100 = avg
Tyler Olson is a relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. In 2019 he struck out 28 batters over 30.2 innings across 39 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 4.40 was 2.3% lower than the league average of 4.51 — 11th of 19 on his team, and 253rd of 545 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.42 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 25.6% of swings (11.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.0%. 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.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39 | 0 | 30.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 4.40 | 4.42 | 1.63 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 98 | 98 | 0.2 | |
| 2018 | 43 | 0 | 27.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 4.94 | 3.45 | 1.39 | 13.2 | 4.0 | 119 | 83 | 0.4 | |
| 2017 | 30 | 0 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0.00 | 2.41 | 0.95 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0 | 55 | 0.5 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 5.40 | 1.88 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 161 | 129 | -0.0 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5.40 | 6.36 | 2.10 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 136 | 160 | -0.3 |
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 | 57 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .245 | .333 | .367 | .307 | 24.6% |
| vs RHB | 83 | 72 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 14 | .306 | .398 | .486 | .373 | 16.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Tyler Olson 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 2019.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 230 | 87.0 | 2,272 | 52.6% | 20.8% | |
| Curveball | 228 | 73.5 | 2,774 | 42.1% | 36.2% | |
| Changeup | 71 | 81.5 | 1,818 | 38.0% | 17.1% | |
| Sinker | 14 | 87.7 | 2,249 | 42.9% | 0.0% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2019 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.