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FICTIONAL PLAYER · 2026 SAMPLE SEASON
ON THE MOUND / Washington Nationals

Lucas

Bryant.

15-day IL

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

SPPosition
32Age
RightBats
RightThrows
Team profile
ERA3.84Earned run average
WHIP1.30Baserunners / inning
K193Strikeouts
IP166.0Innings pitched
K / 910.5Strikeouts 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 allowed37.9%
Lower is betterRef. 39%
Whiff rate induced28.8%
Higher is betterRef. 25%
Chase rate induced29.8%
Higher is betterRef. 28%
Strikeouts per 910.2
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 1,108-pitch sample.
PITCHUSAGEVELOPITCHES
Four-seam44.0%94.2 mph487
Slider29.0%85.0 mph321
Curveball17.0%79.3 mph188
Changeup10.1%87.7 mph112
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
Home847.2341310552.450.92
Away423.02456251.961.30
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 5vsPHI7.030210980.00
Aug 31vsPHI6.06307814.50
Aug 26@PHI6.05127951.50
Aug 21vsNYM5.03104781.80
Aug 16vsNYM5.07224923.60
Aug 11@NYM5.061141061.80
16 of 12 outings
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