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FICTIONAL PLAYER · 2026 SAMPLE SEASON
ON THE MOUND / St. Louis Cardinals

Caleb

Sutton.

Available

The velocity. The movement. The command.
There’s more to this player than the stat line.

SPPosition
31Age
LeftBats
RightThrows
Team profile
ERA3.57Earned run average
WHIP1.20Baserunners / inning
K167Strikeouts
IP153.0Innings pitched
K / 99.8Strikeouts per 9
ROLEStarterRotation

Fictional player and sample performance. Season stats match the team roster; the analysis below uses 12 recent sample outings.

THE PITCHING PROFILE

How the outs happen.

Sample league reference
Hard-hit rate allowed38.1%
Lower is betterRef. 39%
Whiff rate induced27.9%
Higher is betterRef. 25%
Chase rate induced29.7%
Higher is betterRef. 28%
Strikeouts per 910.8
Higher is betterRef. 8.7

Hard-hit rate is labeled as allowed; chase and whiff rates describe swings induced by the pitcher. All figures use the same recent sample.

THE PITCH REPERTOIRE

The art of the arsenal.

Different shapes. One approach.
Usage and average velocity cover the same 1,137-pitch sample.
PITCHUSAGEVELOPITCHES
Four-seam44.0%94.4 mph500
Slider28.9%84.6 mph329
Curveball17.0%78.3 mph193
Changeup10.1%87.3 mph115
HOW THE PITCHES SEPARATE-20-20-10-100010102020Four-seamSliderCurveballChangeupHorizontal movement (in)Vertical movement (in)

Velocity tells you how fast. Movement helps explain why the same swing doesn’t work against every pitch.

THE MATCHUP CHANGES THE STORY

A different angle.

Splits from all 12 recent sample outings. Rates use combined counts, rather than averages of game rates.
SPLITAPPIPHERBBKERAWHIP
Home849.134128602.190.85
Away424.02354281.881.13
ONE OUTING AT A TIME

The recent game log.

The details behind the trend.
2026 sample games · fictional results. IP uses baseball notation: 5.2 means five innings and two outs.
DATEOPPIPHERBBKPITCHESERA
Sep 5vsCIN6.131181031.42
Aug 31vsCIN5.16025860.00
Aug 26@CIN5.152151003.38
Aug 21vsCHC6.23129831.35
Aug 16vsCHC6.27319974.05
Aug 11@CHC5.25226803.18
16 of 12 outings
A PLAYER IS PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE

Back to the Cardinals.

Explore the roster, team leaders, and the form around this player.

STLFull team profile