Robbie Erlin
2013–2022 · P

Robbie Erlin

5' 11", 200 lbs·Lived to 36·Bats R / Throws L
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Finesse / CommandBeats hitters with location and sequencing rather than velocity.2015–2022 · 3,482 pitches · 90.2 mph fastball
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Career Highs
4.12
Best ERA · 2013
4
Most W · 2018
88
Most K · 2018
1.138
Best WHIP · 2018
Career Arc · OPS
3 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
8 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

8 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2013SD111601.063.18025
2014SD131801.111.26938
2015SD3500.000.0000
2016SD3600.000.0000
2018SD402300.217.46764
2019SD37400.000.0000
2020PIT9000
2022LAD2000
Career1187202.111

Career · Pitching

8 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2013SD1154.7334.1294401.244
2014SD1361.3454.9975461.402
2015SD317.0124.7683101.059
2016SD315.7124.02104130.957
2018SD39109.0474.2198881.138
2019SD3755.3015.3784521.572
2020ATL926.7008.1055251.500
2022LAD22.0009.004411.500
Career117341.71320275
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 · 3,447 pitches · 2015–2022
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFCUSICHSL
FF · 4-Seam Fastball36.8% · 90.1 mph
CU · Curveball20.6% · 75.9 mph
SI · Sinker19.0% · 90.3 mph
CH · Changeup18.1% · 83.7 mph
SL · Slider5.5% · 87.5 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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