Pitcher · 2024
Walter Pennington
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- April 14, 1998 in Broomfield, CO, USA
- MLB debut
- July 5, 2024
- College
- Colorado School of Mines
- dbWAR
- .1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 18.0
- ERA
- 3.00
- FIP
- 4.17
- K/9
- 8.5
- FIP−
- 102 100 = avg
Walter Pennington is a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2024 he struck out 17 batters over 18.0 innings across 16 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 3.00 was 26.5% lower than the league average of 4.08. Stripping out defence, his 4.17 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 26.5% of swings (12.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.2%. 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, 2024.
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 | 41 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .294 | .415 | .471 | .393 | 24.4% |
| vs RHB | 43 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .243 | .349 | .297 | .302 | 16.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Walter Pennington 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 2024.
| Slider | 135 | 83.8 | 2,278 | 39.3% | 40.9% | |
| Sinker | 100 | 91.5 | 2,234 | 49.0% | 14.6% | |
| Cutter | 89 | 89.4 | 2,257 | 48.3% | 14.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 3.00 | 4.17 | 1.67 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 74 | 102 | 0.1 | — |
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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.