David Phelps
2012–2022 · P

David Phelps

6' 2", 200 lbs·Lived to 40·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· RP· CONTEXTUAL
Fastball FirstRides the fastball family for the bulk of the arsenal.2015–2022 · 6,677 pitches · 92.3 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.28
Best ERA · 2016
7
Most W · 2016
114
Most K · 2016
1.142
Best WHIP · 2016
Career Arc · ERA
10 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

10 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2012NYY33000
2013NYY22200.000.0000
2014NYY32400.000.0000
2015MIA233400.118.26136
2016MIA641101.182.36449
2017MIA54100.000.0000
2019TOR41000
2020MIL22000
2021TOR12000
2022TOR65000
Career3685201.115

Career · Pitching

10 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2012NYY3399.7443.34120961.194
2013NYY2286.7654.9878791.419
2014NYY32113.0554.3885921.425
2015MIA23112.0484.5088771.357
2016MIA6486.7762.281831141.142
2017MIA5455.7453.40128621.383
2019TOR4134.3213.41132361.398
2020MIL2220.7246.5368311.161
2021TOR1110.3000.87490151.161
2022TOR6563.7022.83140641.304
Career367682.83440666
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 6,641 pitches · 2015–2022
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSIKCFCSLCH
FF · 4-Seam Fastball30.8% · 93.2 mph
SI · Sinker21.4% · 92.4 mph
KC · Knuckle Curve18.9% · 80.7 mph
FC · Cutter18.3% · 90.7 mph
SL · Slider6.7% · 88.5 mph
CH · Changeup3.9% · 84.6 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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