Pitcher · 2023
Drew Carlton
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- September 8, 1995 in Lakeland, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- September 4, 2021
- dbWAR
- .2 3 season(s)
- IP
- 20.2
- ERA
- 4.35
- FIP
- 3.79
- K/9
- 7.8
- FIP−
- 87 100 = avg
Drew Carlton is a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres. In 2023 he struck out 18 batters over 20.2 innings across 11 appearances, going 2-1. His ERA of 4.35 was 0.5% higher than the league average of 4.33 — 14th of 18 on his team, and 300th of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.79 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 22.8% of swings (11.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.2%. 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, 2023.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 20.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 4.35 | 3.79 | 1.16 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 101 | 87 | 0.2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.08 | 3.00 | 0.46 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 52 | 76 | 0.1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.91 | 9.44 | 2.73 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 115 | 221 | -0.2 |
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 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .174 | .231 | .261 | .219 | 25.9% |
| vs RHB | 58 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .275 | .339 | .431 | .337 | 19.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Drew Carlton 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 2023.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 159 | 92.3 | 2,122 | 67.3% | 34.9% | |
| Sinker | 74 | 91.2 | 1,924 | 40.5% | 9.5% | |
| Slider | 62 | 82.6 | 2,418 | 27.4% | 12.0% | |
| Changeup | 35 | 84.9 | 1,957 | 25.7% | 7.1% |
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Similar players
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.