Players · P · Pitcher · 2022
Sean Poppen
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- March 15, 1994 in Virginia Beach, VA, United States
- MLB debut
- June 19, 2019
- dbWAR
- .4 5 season(s)
- IP
- 28.2
- ERA
- 4.40
- FIP
- 5.21
- K/9
- 6.9
- FIP−
- 131 100 = avg
Sean Poppen was a relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2022 he struck out 22 batters over 28.2 innings across 29 appearances, going 2-2. His ERA of 4.40 was 10.8% higher than the league average of 3.97 — 9th of 18 on his team, and 348th of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.21 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 16.0% of swings (6.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.3%. His -0.3 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2021 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.0% | 100.0% | .000 | -0.3 | -120 | -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 | 39 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | .333 | .447 | .633 | .434 | 15.4% |
| vs RHB | 81 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .236 | .284 | .431 | .305 | 19.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Sean Poppen 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Sinker | 258 | 94.6 | 2,086 | 50.4% | 12.1% | 56 | .286 | .836 | |
| Slider | 149 | 83.4 | 2,277 | 38.9% | 23.8% | 39 | .231 | .792 | |
| Changeup | 15 | 85.3 | 1,859 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 4 | — | — | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 15 | 94.7 | 2,152 | 20.0% | 25.0% | 4 | — | — |
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Nearest 2022 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.