Pitcher · 2018
Chih-Wei Hu
- Age
- 25
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 243 lb
- Born
- November 4, 1993 in Taichung, Taiwan
- MLB debut
- April 24, 2017
- dbWAR
- .0 2 season(s)
- IP
- 13.0
- ERA
- 4.15
- FIP
- 4.01
- K/9
- 8.3
- FIP−
- 97 100 = avg
Chih-Wei Hu is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2018 he struck out 12 batters over 13.0 innings across 5 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 4.15 was level with the league average of 4.15. Stripping out defence, his 4.01 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 22.1% of swings (10.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 24.0%. His 0.1 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, 2018.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4.15 | 4.01 | 0.77 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 100 | 97 | 0.1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2.70 | 5.16 | 0.90 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 62 | 118 | -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 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .227 | .261 | .500 | .323 | 21.7% |
| vs RHB | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .080 | .148 | .120 | .132 | 25.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Chih-Wei Hu 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 2018.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 83 | 92.6 | 2,374 | 51.8% | 23.1% | |
| Changeup | 49 | 87.3 | 1,643 | 40.8% | 34.8% | |
| Slider | 36 | 87.5 | 2,190 | 58.3% | 16.7% | |
| Curveball | 14 | 79.9 | 2,147 | 28.6% | 9.1% | |
| Sinker | 12 | 93.0 | 2,256 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
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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.