Sean
Poppen
PAge : 32Throws : R
Sean Poppen
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Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-06-19
Born in : Virginia Beach, VA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 29 | 2 | 2 | 4.40 | 28.2 | 22 | 1.36 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5.16 | 22.2 | 26 | 1.76 | |
| 2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4.67 | 17.1 | 21 | 1.56 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4.2 | 4 | 2.79 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 7.2 | 10 | 1.70 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.56 | 8.1 | 9 | 1.80 |
| Career totals | 63 | 3 | 3 | 5.08 | 67.1 | 67 | 1.59 | |
Advanced stats, 2022Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.40
FIP
5.21
xFIP
4.90
ERA-
107
WHIP
1.36
K%
18.3 %
BB%
10.0 %
Strikeouts
22
Innings
28.7
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2023 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.4
Strikeouts
20
2022 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-7)
- 20210.2 WAR · 0.6 per full season
- 2022-0.4 WAR · -0.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+3 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2022All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
64
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 76
- STF
- Stuff
- 64
- CTL
- Control
- 73
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 70
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2022How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.21 · RA9-WAR: 0.0
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2022 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
94.7 mi/h
54th percentile
K%
18.3 %
13th percentile
BB%
10.0 %
36th percentile
xERA
3.52
57th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.295
57th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.1 %
44th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AZ | -0.4 | 24 | 64 | 94.7 | 18.3 | 10.0 | 3.52 | .295 |
| 2021 | AZ | 0.2 | 46 | 74 | 95.3 | 23.6 | 8.2 | 5.19 | .346 |
Game log, 2022
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | @ MIL | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Oct 3 | @ MIL | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.13 |
| Sep 30 | @ SF | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.39 |
| Jul 8 | vs COL | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 |
| Jul 6 | vs SF | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.65 |
| Jul 4 | vs SF | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 |
| Jul 1 | @ COL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.18 |
| Jun 24 | vs DET | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.91 |
| Jun 21 | @ SD | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.61 |
| Jun 17 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.66 |