MLB · AL East
Paul Blackburn
Betting stats, pitch arsenal, opponent splits & prop matchups
The read
A pitch-to-contact profile, with strong underlying run prevention.
On the mound
This season
ERA
2.31
WHIP
1.14
FIP
3.68
xERA
3.51
MLB avg · 4.20 ERA · 1.30 WHIP · 4.15 FIP
Season K/9 6.7 · BB/9 2.9
Opponent splits
| Stat | vs Lefties | vs Righties |
|---|---|---|
| Opp BA | .198 | .209 |
| K% | 20% | 18% |
| HR allowed | 3 | 1 |
| Sample | 96 BF | 91 BF |
Quality of stuff
Percentile rank vs qualified MLB pitchers (20+ IP) this season. The dot is this player; further right is better. Over 46.7 IP.
Attack zones
21%
Heart
40%
Shadow
22%
Chase
17%
Waste
Heart = middle · Shadow = edges (command) · 6.2 ft extension
Where he lives around the zone. Heart (red) is the middle, Shadow (gold) the edges (command), Chase (blue) and Waste (slate) further off.
Full Statcast profile
Pitch arsenalusage · velo · spin · break · whiff% · xwOBA
| Pitch | Usage | Velo | Spin | Break | Zone% | SwStr% | xwOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinker | 33.2% | 94.3 | 2057 | 1.7 | 57.4% | 3.3% | .317 |
| Cutter | 22.7% | 91.6 | 2465 | 2.0 | 46.0% | 7.4% | .432 |
| Change | 18.9% | 87.4 | 1792 | 2.4 | 43.7% | 17.1% | .248 |
| Curve | 14.9% | 80.9 | 2720 | 5.0 | 30.6% | 15.3% | .284 |
| 4-Seam | 3.4% | 94.7 | 2273 | 1.2 | 42.9% | 3.6% | .194 |
Based on 834 pitches this season.
Expected & ratesnot in the panels above
Recent formlast 5 starts
Platoon & times-through
Rolling formxwOBA allowed / K% / SwStr% / velo
Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.