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Chien-Ming Wang  

Chien-Ming Wang  

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Proper Name
Chien-Ming Wang
nickname
Tiger
High Level
MLB (2005-2016)
Positions
P (345)
Ht / Wt
6-4 / 225
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
43.362
place
Tainan,Taiwan
High School
None listed
Signing Bonus
$ 1,900,000
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
Service Time
9.016 (2016)
repertoire
[2016] ... Sinker (92.2) [74.1%] ... Slider (84.9) [10.2%] ... 4-Seam Fastball (91.7) [10.1%] ... Split-Finger (80.7) [4.6%] ... Curveball (77.4) [1.1%]
MLB Teams
NYA [10] WAS [2] CIN [1] ATL [1] KCA [1] TOR [1] CHA [1] SEA [1]
TBC#
7386
mlbam id
425426
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleerawhipw-lggssviphso
Career MLB [2005-2016]4.361.3868-341741261845.7918394
Strikeouts
18
Walks
75
Hittable
36
SO/BB
48
vsPower
36
Hitting
3
Durability
51
Team
.529
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [2004] Played for Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Athens Olympics ... [2023] Bullpen Coach for Chinese Taipei in the 2023 World Baseball Classic
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Pitch-Type Legend:  FB - 2-seam Fastball ... FF - 4-seam Fastball ... SL - Slider ... CH - Changeup ... CB - Curveball ... SK - Sinker ... CUT - Cutter ... SPL - Splitter ... KN - Knuckleball ... BRK - Breaking ball ... OFF - Off-spead Pitches
Pitching Metrics
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year exit vel launch barrel solid ct sweet hard hit weak xba xobp xslg woba xwoba xwoba xba xslg xiso xobp brl brl2 ev hhb k bb whiff xera velo fb spin cb spin
2016 90.7 8.4 7.2 8.8 36.5 44.2 1.7 .306 .366 .484 .341 .367 2 1 4 21 2 55 21 3 0 4 50 0 2 39 1 34
1 record(s)
Swing Metrics
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year exit vel launch barrel solid ct sweet hard hit weak xba xobp xslg woba xwoba xwoba xba xslg xiso xobp brl brl2 ev hhb k bb whiff xera velo fb spin cb spin
2016 90.7 8.4 7.2 8.8 36.5 44.2 1.7 .306 .366 .484 .341 .367 2 1 4 21 2 55 21 3 0 4 50 0 2 39 1 34
1 record(s)
Pitch Attributes
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year fb spd fb spin fb brk ff spd ff spin ff brk sl speed sl spin sl brk ch spd ch spin ch brk cb spd cb spin cb brk sk spd sk spin sk brk cut spd cut spin cut brk spl spd spl spin spl brk kn speed kn spin kn brk brk spd brk spin brk brk off spd off spin off brk
2016 92.1 1871 21.4 91.7 1919 21.3 84.9 1990 9.5 0.0 0 0.0 77.4 2285 9.7 92.2 1864 21.5 0.0 0 0.0 80.7 1696 20.2 0.0 0 0.0 84.2 2016 9.5 80.7 1696 20.2
1 record(s)
Pitch Metrics (as Pitcher)
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  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year pitch type pitches pitch% pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2016 Total 835 100.00 231 210 181 60 12 1 6 18 30 .286 .348 .438 .786 .306 .366 .484 .850 -0.020 -0.018 -0.046 -0.064 .310 .152 90.7 8 90.7 1879
2016 Sinker 618 74.10 177 160 140 45 10 0 1 15 21 .281 .347 .363 .710 .318 .380 .471 .851 -0.037 -0.033 -0.108 -0.141 .319 .081 91.3 5 92.2 1864
2016 Slider 85 10.19 21 20 15 5 1 0 2 0 5 .250 .286 .600 .886 .209 .247 .491 .738 0.041 0.039 0.109 0.148 .231 .350 87.7 15 84.9 1990
2016 4-Seam Fastball 84 10.07 14 12 9 3 0 1 1 2 3 .250 .357 .667 1.024 .291 .392 .518 .910 -0.041 -0.035 0.149 0.114 .250 .417 92.9 10 91.7 1919
2016 Split-Finger 38 4.56 15 14 14 5 0 0 2 1 0 .357 .400 .786 1.186 .330 .375 .628 1.003 0.027 0.025 0.158 0.183 .250 .429 87.2 28 80.7 1696
2016 Curveball 9 1.08 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 .207 .207 .269 .476 0.460 0.460 0.731 1.191 1.000 .333 77.8 36 77.4 2285
year pitch type pitches pitch% pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2013 Total 409 100.00 123 114 100 40 8 0 5 9 14 .351 .398 .553 .951 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.351 0.398 0.553 0.951 .368 .202 0.0 0 87.6 0
2013 Sinker 298 72.86 95 87 84 31 6 0 3 8 3 .356 .411 .529 .940 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.356 0.411 0.529 0.940 .346 .172 0.0 0 90.5 0
2013 Split-Finger 44 10.76 10 10 6 4 0 0 1 0 4 .400 .400 .700 1.100 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.400 0.400 0.700 1.100 .600 .300 0.0 0 79.1 0
2013 Curveball 32 7.82 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .667 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.333 0.333 0.667 1.000 1.000 .333 0.0 0 77.0 0
2013 Slider 26 6.36 13 13 8 4 1 0 1 0 5 .308 .308 .615 .923 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.308 0.308 0.615 0.923 .429 .308 0.0 0 81.4 0
2013 4-Seam Fastball 9 2.20 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.500 .000 .000 0.0 0 90.3 0
year pitch type pitches pitch% pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2012 Total 565 100.00 158 133 125 50 11 1 5 15 15 .376 .442 .586 1.028 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.376 0.442 0.586 1.028 .388 .211 0.0 0 89.4 0
2012 Sinker 423 74.87 121 99 99 43 9 1 4 13 7 .434 .496 .667 1.163 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.434 0.496 0.667 1.163 .429 .232 0.0 0 91.5 0
2012 Slider 52 9.20 15 13 9 3 1 0 1 2 4 .231 .333 .538 .871 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.231 0.333 0.538 0.871 .250 .308 0.0 0 85.9 0
2012 Curveball 48 8.50 13 12 8 3 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .308 .250 .558 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.250 0.308 0.250 0.558 .375 .000 0.0 0 79.0 0
2012 Split-Finger 31 5.49 8 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.125 0.125 0.250 0.375 .125 .125 0.0 0 82.6 0
2012 4-Seam Fastball 10 1.77 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 91.8 0
2012 Pitch Out 1 0.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 86.7 0
year pitch type pitches pitch% pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2011 Total 898 100.00 264 246 225 67 8 0 8 13 25 .272 .309 .402 .711 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.272 0.309 0.402 0.711 .274 .130 0.0 0 88.7 0
2011 Sinker 627 69.98 196 180 173 49 7 0 5 12 10 .272 .320 .394 .714 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.272 0.320 0.394 0.714 .265 .122 0.0 0 91.1 0
2011 Slider 133 14.84 33 32 24 9 1 0 2 1 8 .281 .303 .500 .803 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.281 0.303 0.500 0.803 .318 .219 0.0 0 84.1 0
2011 Split-Finger 61 6.81 14 13 14 4 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .286 .538 .824 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.308 0.286 0.538 0.824 .231 .231 0.0 0 82.5 0
2011 Curveball 57 6.36 16 16 9 5 0 0 0 0 7 .313 .313 .313 .626 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.313 0.313 0.313 0.626 .556 .000 0.0 0 78.5 0
2011 4-Seam Fastball 18 2.01 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 91.2 0
year pitch type pitches pitch% pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2009 Total 747 100.00 206 181 156 66 19 1 7 19 29 .365 .429 .597 1.026 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.365 0.429 0.597 1.026 .404 .232 0.0 0 90.6 0
2009 Sinker 588 78.71 168 145 132 56 16 1 7 18 17 .386 .455 .655 1.110 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.386 0.455 0.655 1.110 .402 .269 0.0 0 92.4 0
2009 Slider 96 12.85 24 24 16 6 1 0 0 0 8 .250 .250 .292 .542 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.250 0.250 0.292 0.542 .375 .042 0.0 0 83.6 0
2009 Split-Finger 45 6.02 11 11 7 4 2 0 0 0 4 .364 .364 .545 .909 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.364 0.364 0.545 0.909 .571 .182 0.0 0 83.6 0
2009 4-Seam Fastball 10 1.34 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.500 .000 .000 0.0 0 92.6 0
2009 Pitch Out 6 0.80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 83.9 0
2009 Intentional Bal 2 0.27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 1.000 0.000 1.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 56.6 0
year pitch type pitches pitch% pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2008 Total 1410 100.00 402 361 310 90 19 0 4 35 54 .249 .318 .335 .653 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.249 0.318 0.335 0.653 .281 .086 0.0 0 90.7 0
2008 Sinker 1036 76.97 307 269 253 71 16 0 3 32 19 .264 .345 .357 .702 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.264 0.345 0.357 0.702 .272 .093 0.0 0 92.4 0
2008 Split-Finger 186 13.82 43 42 24 5 1 0 1 1 18 .119 .140 .214 .354 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.119 0.140 0.214 0.354 .174 .095 0.0 0 84.4 0
2008 Slider 120 8.92 35 35 21 8 2 0 0 0 14 .229 .229 .286 .515 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.229 0.229 0.286 0.515 .381 .057 0.0 0 87.1 0
2008 Intentional Bal 3 0.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 51.2 0
2008 Pitch Out 1 0.07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 86.0 0
38 record(s)
Pitch Metrics (as Batter)
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year pitch type pit pitch% pa ab   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2012 Total 24 100.00 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .167 .286 .333 .619 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.167 0.286 0.333 0.619 .333 .167 0.0 0 90.7 0
2012 4-Seam Fastball 15 62.50 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.333 0.500 0.667 1.167 .333 .333 0.0 0 91.8 0
2012 Sinker 7 29.17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 91.5 0
2012 Knuckle Curve 1 4.17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 79.0 0
2012 Knuckleball 1 4.17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 80.8 0
year pitch type pit pitch% pa ab   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2011 Total 64 100.00 20 19 1 0 0 0 1 10 .053 .100 .053 .153 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.053 0.100 0.053 0.153 .111 .000 0.0 0 88.3 0
2011 4-Seam Fastball 25 39.06 10 9 1 0 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.111 0.200 0.111 0.311 .167 .000 0.0 0 90.6 0
2011 Sinker 18 28.13 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 90.4 0
2011 Slider 10 15.63 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 83.6 0
2011 Cutter 5 7.81 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 87.1 0
2011 Curveball 4 6.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 78.7 0
2011 Changeup 2 3.13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 84.9 0
year pitch type pit pitch% pa ab   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2009 Total 7 100.00 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 85.9 0
2009 4-Seam Fastball 6 85.71 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 87.5 0
2009 Slider 1 14.29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 75.9 0
year pitch type pit pitch% pa ab   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2008 Total 9 100.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 86.5 0
2008 4-Seam Fastball 5 62.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 93.5 0
2008 Curveball 2 25.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 69.8 0
2008 Cutter 1 12.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 85.1 0
19 record(s)