Pitcher · 2022
Anderson Espinoza
- Age
- 24
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- March 9, 1998 in Caracas, Venezuela
- MLB debut
- May 30, 2022
- dbWAR
- -.6 1 season(s)
- IP
- 18.1
- ERA
- 5.40
- FIP
- 7.15
- K/9
- 9.3
- FIP−
- 180 100 = avg
Anderson Espinoza is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2022 he struck out 19 batters over 18.1 innings across 7 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 5.40 was 36.1% higher than the league average of 3.97. Stripping out defence, his 7.15 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 25.4% of swings (9.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 18.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.4%. His -0.6 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 | 7 | 0 | 18.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 5.40 | 7.15 | 1.64 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 136 | 180 | -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 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | .286 | .429 | .679 | .468 | 22.9% |
| vs RHB | 51 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .158 | .373 | .237 | .309 | 21.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Anderson Espinoza 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 | 280 | 93.9 | 1,905 | 43.6% | 23.3% | |
| Slider | 81 | 80.7 | 2,148 | 29.6% | 33.3% |
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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.