Edinson Volquez
2005–2020 · P

Edinson Volquez

6' 0", 220 lbs·Lived to 43·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Sinker / Ground BallPounds the bottom of the zone with sinkers and lives on ground balls.2015–2020 · 8,460 pitches · 93.9 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.04
Best ERA · 2014
17
Most W · 2008
206
Most K · 2008
1.230
Best WHIP · 2014
Career Arc · OPS
8 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
15 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

15 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2005TEX6000
2006TEX8000
2007TEX6000
2008CIN336101.098.19726
2009CIN91600.063.12517
2010CIN121700.118.28439
2011CIN212600.115.26437
2012SD325601.071.17724
2013SD334214.119.35450
2014PIT325302.038.12718
2015KC34600.000.0000
2016KC34500.000.0000
2017MIA172601.192.40754
2019TEX11000
2020TEX7000
Career29530819.091

Career · Pitching

15 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2005TEX612.70414.2130112.763
2006TEX833.3167.2962152.070
2007TEX634.0214.5099291.441
2008CIN33196.01763.211352061.327
2009CIN949.7424.3599471.329
2010CIN1262.7434.3194671.500
2011CIN20108.7575.71691041.574
2012SD32182.711114.14971741.451
2013SD33170.39125.71681421.585
2014PIT32192.71373.041231401.230
2015KC34200.31393.551111551.308
2016KC34189.310115.37781391.548
2017MIA1792.3484.19104811.419
2019TEX1116.0016.7567102.000
2020TEX75.7216.357031.412
Career2941546.495891323
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 · 8,424 pitches · 2015–2020
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SICHKCFF
SI · Sinker40.2% · 93.8 mph
CH · Changeup24.5% · 84.4 mph
KC · Knuckle Curve22.7% · 80.8 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball12.7% · 94.1 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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