Braves Relievers: Swing and Miss Percentages Pt.2

by bbxxj on Dec 29, 2010 4:55 PM EST

This post is an addition to the swing and miss post for the starters. The idea is the same as is the layout. I selected the relievers that were either significant to last year's team, should have an impact next year, or both.

*I tried just adding this to the first post but it kept cutting me off. Does anyone know of a fanpost length limit?*

The Relievers

Billy Wagner
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
FF	761	69.8%	95.6	10.5%	20.0%	13.7%	80
SL	321	29.4%	82.9	23.1%	11.2%	11.2%	74
Total	1082						14.24%

Takashi Saito
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
FF	584	64.0%	91.3	15.6%	21.4%	12.2%	91
SL	163	17.9%	82.2	12.3%	15.3%	16.6%	20
CU	137	15.0%	79.7	6.6%	11.7%	19.7%	9
Total	884						13.60%

Jonny Venters
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
SI	485	34.7%	94.9	12.0%	17.1%	18.8%	58
FF	454	32.5%	94.2	11.0%	13.2%	15.2%	50
SL	228	16.3%	84.8	26.8%	7.9%	8.3%	61
FT	133	9.5%	93.7	15.0%	13.5%	27.1%	20
CU	94	6.7%	84.4	30.9%	8.5%	4.3%	29
Total	1394						15.66%

Peter Moylan
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
FF	379	36.1%	89.8	4.7%	17.7%	15.6%	18
SI	303	28.9%	90.7	3.3%	15.2%	23.1%	10
SL	215	20.5%	79.6	25.1%	14.4%	13.0%	54
CU	78	7.4%	79.5	25.6%	19.2%	12.8%	20
DAVE	74	7.1%	80.8	20.3%	13.5%	16.2%	15
Total	1049						11.13%

Eric O'Flaherty
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
FF	339	51.4%	91.8	7.7%	18.6%	20.4%	26
SL	192	29.1%	84.9	14.6%	15.1%	17.7%	28
SI	82	12.4%	91.2	7.3%	17.1%	17.1%	6
CH	44	6.7%	85.1	13.6%	4.5%	18.2%	6
Total	657						10.06%

Craig Kimbrel
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
FF	344	77.1%	95.6	13.4%	21.8%	8.1%	46
CH	57	12.8%	85	21.1%	8.8%	8.8%	12
SL	42	9.4%	84.9	16.7%	9.5%	9.5%	7
Total	443						14.70%

Cristhian Martinez
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
FF	171	40.9%	91.2	2.9%	21.1%	18.7%	5
CH	144	34.4%	84.2	20.1%	20.1%	18.1%	29
SL	64	15.3%	84	12.5%	12.5%	28.1%	8
FT	36	8.6%	90.6	5.6%	11.1%	13.9%	2
Total	415						10.58%

Scott Linebrink
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
FF	633	63.1%	94.2	7.4%	24.3%	15.8%	47
CH	158	15.8%	83.4	7.6%	14.6%	20.3%	12
SL	114	11.4%	87.3	8.8%	13.2%	18.4%	10
CU	87	8.7%	82.2	13.8%	14.9%	20.7%	12
Total	992						8.15%

George Sherrill (vs LHB only)
Type	Count	Selection	Velocity	Whiff	Foul	In Play	Whiffs
FF	205	57.1%	88.4	8.3%	25.9%	15.6%	17
SL	140	39.0%	76.2	15.0%	9.3%	15.7%	21
Total	345						11.02%

Notes:

-The relievers down the board had higher average wiff rates than the starters, as expected.

-Venters and Kimbrel are straight filthy and the old men still brought it last last year.

-Linebrink can still throw pretty hard, Martinez has a suprisingly good changup, and 94.9 mph sinkers from lefties just aren't fair.

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Venters might just have the best sinker in baseball.

Good stuff again. I don’t know why it didn’t let you add on, but it’s not a big deal and two posts are fine.

Any chance you could re-post the list of pitches? It’s just easier to look at that way.

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by Scott Coleman on Dec 29, 2010 5:14 PM EST reply actions

Dave only made 74 appearances this year?

"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"

"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."

by Doghnut on Dec 29, 2010 7:45 PM EST reply actions

It was a new pitch, so maybe it’s usage (and effectiveness) will increase next season. I thought Moylan with a change would be virtually unhittable, but maybe his confidence in it still needs alittle work.

Lady: What?!? How did HE get to Heaven?

GOD: Oh, he was in a different area code, so technically it wasn't cheating..

by bwellnjonesco on Dec 30, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions

Fascinating!
Jonny V is nearly unhittable.

by fandave on Dec 30, 2010 7:01 AM EST reply actions

Off Subject

Anyone know what time the Braves Home Opener will start against the Phillies.

Braves fan from NC and I am coming down. It is posted as TBD on www.braves.com.
I suspect it will be a night game.

I’m hoping for a day game as my Carolina Hurricanes are in ATL the same night and it would be awesome to catch a Braves game and hockey game in the same day/night.

Shoot the puck!!!!!!

by Mullett on Dec 30, 2010 9:19 AM EST reply actions

That’s gonna be interesting. Home openers are often day games, but this game and one other (Yankees at Boston) on that date are gonna be hard for the networks to resist.

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by carpengui on Dec 30, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions

What do those abbreviations mean?

What do SI, FF, etc. mean in your chart? I am not up on the latest sabermetrics.

by vernbickford on Dec 31, 2010 8:44 AM EST reply actions

Code Type
FA Fastball
FF 4-seam Fastball
FT 2-seam Fastball
FC Cut Fastball
FS Split-finger Fastball
FO Forkball
SI Sinker
SL Slider
CU Curveball
KC Knuckle Curve
EP Ephuus
CH Change-up
SC Screwball
KN Knuckleball
UN Unknown

"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"

"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."

by Doghnut on Dec 31, 2010 9:40 AM EST up reply actions

Interesting to note that Kimbrel threw his Change more than his slider when he didn’t even have the pitcha year ago.

by yondaime4 on Dec 31, 2010 2:19 PM EST reply actions

Look at Kimbrel's in play percentage.

That is downright nasty. Hitters can’t get anything in play from him more than 10% of the time.

by cavebird on Dec 31, 2010 5:11 PM EST reply actions

double nasty.

by fandave on Jan 2, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions

Last year was not a great year for Pet M

It was good but after mentioning his confidence it seems he was not the same as the previous year….Arm trouble…His sinker used to be his money pitch for Wiffs.

it just felt right and the chance to go to the postseason is hard to pass up. I’ve always respected their orginization… and Bobby…I’m excited. I’m looking forward to it...Derrek Lee (at press conference sayiing he had been traded to the Braves)

by bravestatoo on Jan 2, 2011 1:26 AM EST reply actions