Pitcher · 2022
Blake Taylor
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- August 17, 1995 in Orange, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- July 24, 2020
- dbWAR
- .0 3 season(s)
- IP
- 16.0
- ERA
- 3.94
- FIP
- 4.86
- K/9
- 5.1
- FIP−
- 123 100 = avg
Blake Taylor is a relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. In 2022 he struck out 9 batters over 16.0 innings across 19 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 3.94 was 0.8% lower than the league average of 3.97. Stripping out defence, his 4.86 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 20.1% of swings (9.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 12.0%. 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, 2022.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3.94 | 4.86 | 1.56 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 99 | 123 | -0.1 | |
| 2021 | 51 | 0 | 42.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 41 | 22 | 3.16 | 4.62 | 1.41 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 74 | 108 | 0.0 | |
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | 20.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 2.18 | 4.55 | 1.21 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 49 | 102 | 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 | 38 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .219 | .342 | .250 | .285 | 13.2% |
| vs RHB | 36 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .319 | 11.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Blake Taylor 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 224 | 92.6 | 2,347 | 41.1% | 16.2% | |
| Slider | 79 | 84.4 | 2,245 | 38.0% | 32.4% |
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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.