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Andrew Saalfrank
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Number
- #27
- Born
- August 18, 1997 in Fort Wayne, IN, United States
- MLB debut
- September 5, 2023
- Drafted
- 2019, round 6
- College
- Indiana
- dbWAR
- .5 3 season(s)
- IP
- 29.0
- ERA
- 1.24
- FIP
- 3.31
- K/9
- 5.9
- FIP−
- 80 100 = avg
Andrew Saalfrank was a relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2025 he struck out 19 batters over 29.0 innings across 28 appearances, going 2-1. His ERA of 1.24 was 70.1% lower than the league average of 4.16 — the best on his team, and the second best among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.31 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 27.9% of swings (13.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.8%. His 0.5 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, 2025.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .207 | .361 | .276 | .297 | 13.9% |
| vs RHB | 77 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .181 | .208 | .250 | .202 | 18.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Andrew Saalfrank 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 | 195 | 89.3 | 2,300 | 39.5% | 22.7% | 52 | .212 | .571 | |
| Curveball | 191 | 79.7 | 2,201 | 47.6% | 39.0% | 37 | .189 | .522 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 41 | 89.2 | 2,350 | 46.3% | 14.8% | 12 | — | — |
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Nearest 2025 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.