Lance McCullers Jr.

Milwaukee Brewers — season game log.

Pitching

ERA

3.86

5-outing rolling trend

WHIP

1.71

4.2 innings pitched

K / BB

5 / 5

9.6 K/9 · 9.6 BB/9

Games / Starts

2 / 0

Season totals

Percentiles vs MLB0 = worst in MLB, 100 = best — by rank and by color, red to gold. Where a navy tick appears on a bar, it marks real (not estimated) production on the same scale, and the number under the value is actual minus expected.

Ranked against every qualified pitcher in the league this season.

Value

Pitching Run ValueRuns saved (+) or cost (−) across every pitch thrown this season, based on the change in run expectancy on each one.
15
-6.7 · 15th percentile
-6.7
Fastball Run ValueRun Value from fastballs only (4-seam, sinker, cutter).
36
-1.3 · 36th percentile
-1.3
Breaking Run ValueRun Value from breaking balls only (slider, sweeper, curveball, knuckle-curve, screwball).
14
-4.0 · 14th percentile
-4.0
Offspeed Run ValueRun Value from offspeed pitches only (changeup, splitter, forkball, knuckleball, eephus).
26
-1.4 · 26th percentile
-1.4

Pitching

Avg Exit VelocityAverage speed of the ball off the bat on batted balls.
8
90.5 mph · 8th percentile
90.5 mph
Barrel RateShare of batted balls hit with the ideal exit velocity + launch angle combo for extra-base damage.
48
7.6% · 48th percentile
7.6%
Hard-Hit RateShare of batted balls hit 95+ mph.
5
47.5% · 5th percentile
47.5%
Chase RateShare of pitches outside the strike zone that drew a swing — lower is better for a hitter (plate discipline), higher is better for a pitcher (deception).
19
26.8% · 19th percentile
26.8%
xwOBAExpected weighted on-base average — what contact quality (exit velocity + launch angle) says a hitter should be producing, independent of luck or defense.
Expected: 0.369 · 39th percentile
Actual: 0.367 · 42th percentile
39
0.369
−.002
xBAExpected batting average — the same idea as xwOBA, scaled to batting average.
57
0.236 · 57th percentile
0.236
Groundball RateShare of batted balls hit on the ground — a grounder is far less likely to leave the yard.
62
44.1% · 62th percentile
44.1%

Statcast

Exit Velo Allowed

90.5 mph

5-outing rolling trend

Barrel Rate Allowed

7.6%

Season rate, batted balls faced

Chase Rate Induced

26.8%

5-outing rolling trend

xBA Allowed

0.236

Season rate, expected batting average against

Arsenal & Movement

PitchUsageAvg VeloCount
Cutter27.6%89.0 mph219
Sinker21.9%91.2 mph174
Sweeper17.3%82.3 mph137
Changeup14.9%85.4 mph118
Knuckle Curve14.6%81.6 mph116
4-Seam Fastball3.7%91.6 mph29

Movement Profile (last 97 pitches)

Game Log

2 of 2 games
Jul 25vs COL1.20141
Jul 20vs NYM3.02214