Wade LeBlanc
2008–2021 · P

Wade LeBlanc

6' 2", 195 lbs·Lived to 42·Bats L / Throws L
Pitcher archetype· RP· CONTEXTUAL
Finesse / CommandBeats hitters with location and sequencing rather than velocity.2016–2021 · 7,599 pitches · 85.6 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.67
Best ERA · 2012
9
Most W · 2018
130
Most K · 2018
1.129
Best WHIP · 2016
Career Arc · OPS
8 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

13 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2008SD5800.375.750100
2009SD91300.077.22029
2010SD274401.295.60783
2011SD142201.364.755105
2012MIA251200.083.32144
2013MIA171200.167.33347
2014LAA11000
2016PIT19100.000.0000
2017PIT50501.200.40053
2018SEA32300.333.66792
2019SEA26000
2020BAL6000
2021STL181100.000.0000
Career25913103.229

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2008SD521.3138.0254142.063
2009SD946.3313.69117301.165
2010SD26146.08124.25961101.425
2011SD1479.7564.6385511.406
2012MIA2568.7253.67109431.311
2013MIA1755.0155.4071331.673
2014LAA1129.7113.9495211.146
2016SEA1962.0403.77111511.129
2017PIT5068.0524.5097541.191
2018SEA32162.0953.721111301.179
2019SEA26121.3675.7179921.451
2020BAL622.3108.0655131.567
2021STL1849.0024.4197291.490
Career258931.34649671
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.

LHP · 7,570 pitches · 2016–2021
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)CHFCSIFFCUSL
CH · Changeup29.3% · 78.4 mph
FC · Cutter27.3% · 84.2 mph
SI · Sinker23.0% · 86.6 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball10.2% · 86.9 mph
CU · Curveball9.1% · 72.9 mph
SL · Slider1.2% · 80.5 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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