Wade Davis
2009–2021 · P

Wade Davis

6' 5", 225 lbs·Lived to 41·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· RP· CONTEXTUAL
Fastball FirstRides the fastball family for the bulk of the arsenal.2015–2021 · 5,672 pitches · 92.9 mph fastball
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Career Highs
0.94
Best ERA · 2015
12
Most W · 2010
114
Most K · 2013
0.787
Best WHIP · 2015
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2009TB636.3223.72116361.266
2010TB29168.012104.071001131.351
2011TB29184.011104.45891051.375
2012TB5470.3302.43165871.095
2013KC31135.38115.32731141.677
2014KC7172.0921.003741090.847
2015KC6967.3810.94420780.787
2016KC4543.3211.87224471.131
2017CHC5958.7422.30189791.142
2018COL6965.3364.13100781.056
2019COL5042.7168.6552421.875
2020COL54.30120.772132.769
2021KC4042.7036.7563381.477
Career557990.26355929
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 · 5,643 pitches · 2015–2021
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFFCKCSICH
FF · 4-Seam Fastball46.9% · 94.5 mph
FC · Cutter30.1% · 90.4 mph
KC · Knuckle Curve19.8% · 83.4 mph
SI · Sinker2.5% · 92.6 mph
CH · Changeup0.7% · 86.8 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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