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FICTIONAL PLAYER · 2026 SAMPLE SEASON
ON THE MOUND / Baltimore Orioles

Theo

Rhodes.

Available

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

SPPosition
23Age
LeftBats
LeftThrows
Team profile
ERA3.40Earned run average
WHIP1.14Baserunners / inning
K151Strikeouts
IP145.0Innings pitched
K / 99.4Strikeouts 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 allowed38.0%
Lower is betterRef. 39%
Whiff rate induced27.3%
Higher is betterRef. 25%
Chase rate induced29.9%
Higher is betterRef. 28%
Strikeouts per 910.1
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 1,135-pitch sample.
PITCHUSAGEVELOPITCHES
Four-seam44.0%94.2 mph499
Slider29.0%85.2 mph329
Curveball16.9%78.5 mph192
Changeup10.1%87.1 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
Home846.237104521.930.88
Away423.22393273.421.10
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 5vsATL5.232061083.18
Aug 31vsATL7.061110911.29
Aug 26@ATL7.0530101053.86
Aug 21vsTEX6.03217883.00
Aug 16vsTEX6.070071020.00
Aug 11@TEX5.05314855.40
16 of 12 outings
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