Pitcher · 2023
Peyton Battenfield
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Born
- August 10, 1997 in Tulsa, OK, USA
- MLB debut
- April 12, 2023
- dbWAR
- -.1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 34.2
- ERA
- 5.19
- FIP
- 5.36
- K/9
- 7.0
- FIP−
- 124 100 = avg
Peyton Battenfield is a starting pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians. In 2023 he struck out 27 batters over 34.2 innings across 7 appearances, 6 of them starts, going 0-5. His ERA of 5.19 was 19.9% higher than the league average of 4.33 — 15th of 18 on his team, and 418th of 550 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.36 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 24.7% of swings (12.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 18.5%. 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, 2023.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 34.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 5.19 | 5.36 | 1.33 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 120 | 124 | -0.1 | — |
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 | 64 | 59 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .237 | .281 | .559 | .347 | 15.6% |
| vs RHB | 82 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 17 | .270 | .341 | .405 | .330 | 20.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Peyton Battenfield 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 | 245 | 90.8 | 2,361 | 40.4% | 12.9% | |
| Cutter | 226 | 87.3 | 2,319 | 46.9% | 31.8% | |
| Curveball | 59 | 79.7 | 2,504 | 61.0% | 42.9% | |
| Changeup | 21 | 84.7 | 1,947 | 42.9% | 33.3% |
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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.