Pitcher · 2022
Alex Wells
- Age
- 25
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #52
- Born
- February 27, 1997 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- MLB debut
- June 26, 2021
- dbWAR
- -.7 2 season(s)
- IP
- 3.2
- ERA
- 4.91
- FIP
- 6.93
- K/9
- 14.7
- FIP−
- 175 100 = avg
Alex Wells is a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2022 he struck out 6 batters over 3.2 innings across 2 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 4.91 was 23.7% higher than the league average of 3.97. Stripping out defence, his 6.93 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 26.3% of swings (15.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 0.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 37.5%. 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 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4.91 | 6.93 | 1.36 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 124 | 175 | -0.1 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 8 | 42.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 6.75 | 6.33 | 1.62 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 158 | 148 | -0.6 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | .516 | 25.0% |
| vs RHB | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .667 | .425 | 41.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Alex Wells 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 | 28 | 88.4 | 2,215 | 60.7% | 33.3% | |
| Curveball | 18 | 72.3 | 2,490 | 83.3% | 18.2% | |
| Changeup | 13 | 82.4 | 1,593 | 46.2% | 14.3% |
Head to head
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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.