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FICTIONAL PLAYER · 2026 SAMPLE SEASON
ON THE MOUND / Pittsburgh Pirates

Andre

Ellis.

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
ERA3.34Earned run average
WHIP1.11Baserunners / inning
K145Strikeouts
IP142.0Innings pitched
K / 99.2Strikeouts 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 induced28.5%
Higher is betterRef. 25%
Chase rate induced29.5%
Higher is betterRef. 28%
Strikeouts per 910.7
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 1,142-pitch sample.
PITCHUSAGEVELOPITCHES
Four-seam44.0%95.6 mph502
Slider29.0%84.8 mph331
Curveball17.0%79.5 mph194
Changeup10.1%87.9 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
Home847.0421410532.681.11
Away425.21554331.750.74
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 5vsLAA5.061141061.80
Aug 31vsLAA6.14328894.26
Aug 26@LAA6.131181031.42
Aug 21vsHOU5.16025860.00
Aug 16vsHOU5.152151003.38
Aug 11@HOU6.23129831.35
16 of 12 outings
A PLAYER IS PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE

Back to the Pirates.

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

PITFull team profile