SOEFA Sunday: Reliever Rankings Update (September 22, 2013)
You’ll recall earlier this year we introduced our very own reliever rankings called SOEFA, which you can read about in detail here. For a brief refresher, it combines inherited runner strand rate, expected OBP against, ERA-, and FIP- into a deviation from league average. This is a measure of performance, not necessarily ability, and seeks to provide a single number to judge relievers that balances context neutral and context dependent numbers. Certain pitchers, such as Craig Kimbrel, cannot be credited for stranding runners because they are never put into those situations. They are not penalized either, however. Additionally, SOEFA penalizes pitchers like Joe Nathan and Mariano Rivera who have done a very poor job when they have been asked to strand runners this season despite great numbers in other categories.
Zero is average, and will generally range between -2.5 to 2.5 with -1 to 1 being most common. This includes all pitchers who have thrown at least 20 IP in relief as of this morning, so the average score on this list is closer to 0.09 and the inherited runner threshold has been increased from 5 to 8. SOEFA is a rate stat not a counting stat. Should you wish to know the SOEFA for any other reliever, or on a day that isn’t Sunday, hit us on Twitter or in the comments section. Also, as we look to improve SOEFA for next season, let us know if you have any suggestions!
Rank | Player | Team | SOEFA |
1 | Sergio Santos | Blue Jays | 1.03 |
2 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 0.97 |
3 | Greg Holland | Royals | 0.94 |
4 | Neal Cotts | Rangers | 0.94 |
5 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 0.89 |
6 | Louis Coleman | Royals | 0.89 |
7 | Kevin Siegrist | Cardinals | 0.80 |
8 | Drew Smyly | Tigers | 0.79 |
9 | Javier Lopez | Giants | 0.79 |
10 | Will Smith | Royals | 0.78 |
11 | Jesse Crain | White Sox | 0.78 |
12 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 0.78 |
13 | Luke Hochevar | Royals | 0.72 |
14 | Joaquin Benoit | Tigers | 0.72 |
15 | Craig Kimbrel | Braves | 0.70 |
16 | Nick Vincent | Padres | 0.68 |
17 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 0.67 |
18 | Chris Withrow | Dodgers | 0.66 |
19 | Jose Veras | – – – | 0.62 |
20 | Brian Matusz | Orioles | 0.59 |
21 | Jason Grilli | Pirates | 0.59 |
22 | Tommy Hunter | Orioles | 0.58 |
23 | Tanner Roark | Nationals | 0.57 |
24 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 0.57 |
25 | Jake Diekman | Phillies | 0.57 |
26 | David Huff | – – – | 0.57 |
27 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 0.56 |
28 | Sam LeCure | Reds | 0.56 |
29 | Casey Janssen | Blue Jays | 0.56 |
30 | Carlos Torres | Mets | 0.56 |
31 | Casey Fien | Twins | 0.55 |
32 | Josh Collmenter | Diamondbacks | 0.54 |
33 | Jim Henderson | Brewers | 0.53 |
34 | Alex Torres | Rays | 0.52 |
35 | Edward Mujica | Cardinals | 0.51 |
36 | Randy Choate | Cardinals | 0.51 |
37 | Antonio Bastardo | Phillies | 0.50 |
38 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 0.49 |
39 | Dan Otero | Athletics | 0.49 |
40 | Juan Perez | Blue Jays | 0.49 |
41 | Jordan Walden | Braves | 0.48 |
42 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 0.47 |
43 | Andrew Miller | Red Sox | 0.47 |
44 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 0.47 |
45 | Chad Qualls | Marlins | 0.45 |
46 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 0.44 |
47 | Kevin Gausman | Orioles | 0.44 |
48 | Shawn Kelley | Yankees | 0.43 |
49 | Matt Reynolds | Diamondbacks | 0.42 |
50 | Brandon Kintzler | Brewers | 0.41 |
51 | Joe Thatcher | – – – | 0.41 |
52 | J.P. Howell | Dodgers | 0.40 |
53 | Vin Mazzaro | Pirates | 0.40 |
54 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 0.40 |
55 | Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | 0.40 |
56 | Carlos Villanueva | Cubs | 0.40 |
57 | Jason Frasor | Rangers | 0.39 |
58 | David Carpenter | Braves | 0.39 |
59 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 0.39 |
60 | Manny Parra | Reds | 0.39 |
61 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 0.39 |
62 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 0.38 |
63 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 0.38 |
64 | Ernesto Frieri | Angels | 0.38 |
65 | Darren O’Day | Orioles | 0.37 |
66 | Donovan Hand | Brewers | 0.37 |
67 | Luis Avilan | Braves | 0.37 |
68 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 0.36 |
69 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 0.35 |
70 | Francisco Rodriguez | – – – | 0.35 |
71 | Robbie Ross | Rangers | 0.33 |
72 | Blake Parker | Cubs | 0.33 |
73 | Ross Ohlendorf | Nationals | 0.32 |
74 | Will Harris | Diamondbacks | 0.32 |
75 | Josh Outman | Rockies | 0.32 |
76 | Jean Machi | Giants | 0.32 |
77 | Luke Gregerson | Padres | 0.32 |
78 | David Robertson | Yankees | 0.32 |
79 | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 0.31 |
80 | Tom Gorzelanny | Brewers | 0.31 |
81 | Jerome Williams | Angels | 0.31 |
82 | Joel Peralta | Rays | 0.31 |
83 | Tim Collins | Royals | 0.30 |
84 | Tyler Clippard | Nationals | 0.30 |
85 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 0.30 |
86 | Joe Smith | Indians | 0.29 |
87 | Dan Jennings | Marlins | 0.28 |
88 | Craig Stammen | Nationals | 0.28 |
89 | Anthony Varvaro | Braves | 0.27 |
90 | Scott Downs | – – – | 0.27 |
91 | Luis Ayala | – – – | 0.27 |
92 | Craig Breslow | Red Sox | 0.26 |
93 | Matt Belisle | Rockies | 0.26 |
94 | Addison Reed | White Sox | 0.26 |
95 | Nate Jones | White Sox | 0.26 |
96 | Cody Allen | Indians | 0.26 |
97 | Jamey Wright | Rays | 0.25 |
98 | Luke Putkonen | Tigers | 0.25 |
99 | Fernando Rodney | Rays | 0.24 |
100 | Grant Balfour | Athletics | 0.24 |
101 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 0.23 |
102 | Alfredo Simon | Reds | 0.23 |
103 | Boone Logan | Yankees | 0.23 |
104 | Jared Burton | Twins | 0.22 |
105 | Chad Gaudin | Giants | 0.22 |
106 | Mike Dunn | Marlins | 0.21 |
107 | Neil Wagner | Blue Jays | 0.20 |
108 | Joakim Soria | Rangers | 0.20 |
109 | Charlie Furbush | Mariners | 0.20 |
110 | Caleb Thielbar | Twins | 0.20 |
111 | Rex Brothers | Rockies | 0.20 |
112 | Rob Scahill | Rockies | 0.19 |
113 | Danny Farquhar | Mariners | 0.19 |
114 | Preston Claiborne | Yankees | 0.19 |
115 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | 0.18 |
116 | J.C. Gutierrez | – – – | 0.18 |
117 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 0.17 |
118 | Dale Thayer | Padres | 0.16 |
119 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 0.16 |
120 | J.J. Putz | Diamondbacks | 0.14 |
121 | Rafael Soriano | Nationals | 0.13 |
122 | Matt Lindstrom | White Sox | 0.13 |
123 | Justin Wilson | Pirates | 0.13 |
124 | LaTroy Hawkins | Mets | 0.12 |
125 | Brandon Workman | Red Sox | 0.12 |
126 | Oliver Perez | Mariners | 0.12 |
127 | Tim Stauffer | Padres | 0.12 |
128 | Ryan Webb | Marlins | 0.11 |
129 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | 0.11 |
130 | Scott Rice | Mets | 0.11 |
131 | Anthony Swarzak | Twins | 0.11 |
132 | Wilton Lopez | Rockies | 0.11 |
133 | Jim Johnson | Orioles | 0.09 |
134 | Darren Oliver | Blue Jays | 0.09 |
135 | Heath Bell | Diamondbacks | 0.09 |
136 | Brian Duensing | Twins | 0.09 |
137 | Jesse Chavez | Athletics | 0.08 |
138 | Joe Nathan | Rangers | 0.08 |
139 | Gonzalez Germen | Mets | 0.08 |
140 | Andrew Bailey | Red Sox | 0.08 |
141 | Jeanmar Gomez | Pirates | 0.08 |
142 | Sandy Rosario | Giants | 0.07 |
143 | Bruce Rondon | Tigers | 0.06 |
144 | Fernando Abad | Nationals | 0.06 |
145 | Burke Badenhop | Brewers | 0.06 |
146 | Joe Kelly | Cardinals | 0.06 |
147 | Kevin Gregg | Cubs | 0.05 |
148 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 0.05 |
149 | Huston Street | Padres | 0.05 |
150 | Tyson Ross | Padres | 0.04 |
151 | Logan Ondrusek | Reds | 0.04 |
152 | Matt Thornton | – – – | 0.03 |
153 | Dustin McGowan | Blue Jays | 0.03 |
154 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | 0.02 |
155 | Matt Guerrier | – – – | 0.01 |
156 | Alfredo Figaro | Brewers | 0.01 |
157 | Ryan Cook | Athletics | 0.01 |
158 | Brad Boxberger | Padres | 0.01 |
159 | David Aardsma | Mets | 0.01 |
160 | Ross Wolf | Rangers | 0.00 |
161 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | -0.01 |
162 | Josh Edgin | Mets | -0.01 |
163 | Dane de la Rosa | Angels | -0.01 |
164 | Joe Ortiz | Rangers | -0.01 |
165 | Jerry Blevins | Athletics | -0.01 |
166 | Edgmer Escalona | Rockies | -0.02 |
167 | Josh Zeid | Astros | -0.03 |
168 | Marc Rzepczynski | – – – | -0.03 |
169 | Kevin Jepsen | Angels | -0.03 |
170 | Manuel Corpas | Rockies | -0.03 |
171 | Tyler Thornburg | Brewers | -0.05 |
172 | Evan Scribner | Athletics | -0.05 |
173 | Tom Wilhelmsen | Mariners | -0.05 |
174 | Chris Perez | Indians | -0.05 |
175 | Donnie Veal | White Sox | -0.05 |
176 | Pat Neshek | Athletics | -0.06 |
177 | Michael Kohn | Angels | -0.07 |
178 | James Russell | Cubs | -0.07 |
179 | Carter Capps | Mariners | -0.08 |
180 | Carlos Martinez | Cardinals | -0.09 |
181 | Jared Hughes | Pirates | -0.10 |
182 | Fernando Salas | Cardinals | -0.10 |
183 | Darin Downs | Tigers | -0.10 |
184 | Aaron Crow | Royals | -0.11 |
185 | Jake McGee | Rays | -0.11 |
186 | Drake Britton | Red Sox | -0.12 |
187 | Wesley Wright | – – – | -0.12 |
188 | Cesar Ramos | Rays | -0.13 |
189 | Matt Albers | Indians | -0.13 |
190 | Troy Patton | Orioles | -0.14 |
191 | Ryan Pressly | Twins | -0.14 |
192 | Jake Dunning | Giants | -0.14 |
193 | Pedro Strop | – – – | -0.15 |
194 | Ronald Belisario | Dodgers | -0.15 |
195 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | -0.15 |
196 | Brad Brach | Padres | -0.15 |
197 | David Purcey | White Sox | -0.15 |
198 | Drew Storen | Nationals | -0.17 |
199 | Josh Fields | Astros | -0.17 |
200 | Bryan Morris | Pirates | -0.17 |
201 | David Hernandez | Diamondbacks | -0.17 |
202 | Raul Valdes | Phillies | -0.19 |
203 | Cory Gearrin | Braves | -0.19 |
204 | Adam Warren | Yankees | -0.19 |
205 | Scott Atchison | Mets | -0.20 |
206 | Jose Mijares | Giants | -0.21 |
207 | Lucas Luetge | Mariners | -0.21 |
208 | Jonathan Broxton | Reds | -0.24 |
209 | Rich Hill | Indians | -0.24 |
210 | Justin De Fratus | Phillies | -0.24 |
211 | Ramon Troncoso | White Sox | -0.25 |
212 | Mike Adams | Phillies | -0.26 |
213 | Tony Sipp | Diamondbacks | -0.26 |
214 | Kyle Farnsworth | – – – | -0.26 |
215 | Blake Beavan | Mariners | -0.27 |
216 | Vinnie Pestano | Indians | -0.27 |
217 | Al Alburquerque | Tigers | -0.28 |
218 | Rob Wooten | Brewers | -0.28 |
219 | Josh Roenicke | Twins | -0.30 |
220 | Nick Hagadone | Indians | -0.30 |
221 | Garrett Richards | Angels | -0.31 |
222 | Brad Lincoln | Blue Jays | -0.31 |
223 | Phil Coke | Tigers | -0.32 |
224 | Michael Bowden | Cubs | -0.33 |
225 | T.J. McFarland | Orioles | -0.33 |
226 | Ryan Mattheus | Nationals | -0.33 |
227 | Carlos Marmol | – – – | -0.34 |
228 | George Kontos | Giants | -0.34 |
229 | Zach Duke | – – – | -0.35 |
230 | John Axford | – – – | -0.36 |
231 | Paul Clemens | Astros | -0.37 |
232 | Dylan Axelrod | White Sox | -0.38 |
233 | Guillermo Moscoso | Giants | -0.38 |
234 | Travis Blackley | – – – | -0.41 |
235 | Clayton Mortensen | Red Sox | -0.42 |
236 | Esmil Rogers | Blue Jays | -0.43 |
237 | Alex Wilson | Red Sox | -0.45 |
238 | Brandon Lyon | Mets | -0.49 |
239 | Greg Burke | Mets | -0.49 |
240 | Brandon Maurer | Mariners | -0.51 |
241 | Michael Gonzalez | Brewers | -0.51 |
242 | Joba Chamberlain | Yankees | -0.52 |
243 | Lucas Harrell | Astros | -0.52 |
244 | Josh Lueke | Rays | -0.53 |
245 | Bruce Chen | Royals | -0.54 |
246 | Jose Cisnero | Astros | -0.58 |
247 | Jeremy Horst | Phillies | -0.59 |
248 | Hector Ambriz | Astros | -0.63 |
249 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | -0.63 |
250 | Dallas Keuchel | Astros | -0.64 |
251 | Luis Garcia | Phillies | -0.66 |
252 | Jeremy Affeldt | Giants | -0.67 |
253 | Ian Krol | Nationals | -0.69 |
254 | Cory Rasmus | – – – | -0.69 |
255 | Henry Rodriguez | – – – | -0.70 |
256 | Michael Kirkman | Rangers | -0.75 |
257 | Brandon League | Dodgers | -0.85 |
258 | Anthony Bass | Padres | -0.93 |
259 | Shawn Camp | Cubs | -1.03 |
260 | Mitchell Boggs | – – – | -1.40 |
261 | Curtis Partch | Reds | -1.42 |
SOEFA Sunday: Reliever Rankings Update (September 15, 2013)
You’ll recall earlier this year we introduced our very own reliever rankings called SOEFA, which you can read about in detail here. For a brief refresher, it combines inherited runner strand rate, expected OBP against, ERA-, and FIP- into a deviation from league average. This is a measure of performance, not necessarily ability, and seeks to provide a single number to judge relievers that balances context neutral and context dependent numbers. Certain pitchers, such as Craig Kimbrel, cannot be credited for stranding runners because they are never put into those situations. They are not penalized either, however. Additionally, SOEFA penalizes pitchers like Joe Nathan and Mariano Rivera who have done a very poor job when they have been asked to strand runners this season despite great numbers in other categories.
Zero is average, and will generally range between -2.5 to 2.5 with -1 to 1 being most common. This includes all pitchers who have thrown at least 20 IP in relief as of this morning, so the average score on this list is closer to 0.10 and the inherited runner threshold has been increased from 5 to 8. SOEFA is a rate stat not a counting stat. Should you wish to know the SOEFA for any other reliever, or on a day that isn’t Sunday, hit us on Twitter or in the comments section. Also, as we look to improve SOEFA for next season, let us know if you have any suggestions!
Rank | Player | Team | SOEFA |
1 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 0.95 |
2 | Greg Holland | Royals | 0.94 |
3 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 0.91 |
4 | Neal Cotts | Rangers | 0.89 |
5 | Kevin Siegrist | Cardinals | 0.80 |
6 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 0.80 |
7 | Drew Smyly | Tigers | 0.78 |
8 | Jesse Crain | White Sox | 0.78 |
9 | Craig Kimbrel | Braves | 0.77 |
10 | Javier Lopez | Giants | 0.77 |
11 | Will Smith | Royals | 0.76 |
12 | Louis Coleman | Royals | 0.73 |
13 | Luke Hochevar | Royals | 0.73 |
14 | Joaquin Benoit | Tigers | 0.70 |
15 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 0.70 |
16 | Chris Withrow | Dodgers | 0.66 |
17 | Alex Torres | Rays | 0.65 |
18 | Nick Vincent | Padres | 0.64 |
19 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 0.63 |
20 | Sam LeCure | Reds | 0.62 |
21 | Edward Mujica | Cardinals | 0.61 |
22 | Jose Veras | – – – | 0.61 |
23 | Jordan Walden | Braves | 0.59 |
24 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 0.59 |
25 | Tanner Roark | Nationals | 0.57 |
26 | Jason Grilli | Pirates | 0.56 |
27 | David Huff | – – – | 0.54 |
28 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 0.54 |
29 | Jim Henderson | Brewers | 0.54 |
30 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 0.54 |
31 | Brian Matusz | Orioles | 0.53 |
32 | Casey Fien | Twins | 0.52 |
33 | Carlos Torres | Mets | 0.51 |
34 | Jake Diekman | Phillies | 0.51 |
35 | Tommy Hunter | Orioles | 0.51 |
36 | Antonio Bastardo | Phillies | 0.50 |
37 | Dan Otero | Athletics | 0.50 |
38 | Juan Perez | Blue Jays | 0.50 |
39 | Josh Collmenter | Diamondbacks | 0.48 |
40 | Shawn Kelley | Yankees | 0.48 |
41 | Andrew Miller | Red Sox | 0.47 |
42 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 0.47 |
43 | Jason Frasor | Rangers | 0.47 |
44 | Manny Parra | Reds | 0.47 |
45 | Randy Choate | Cardinals | 0.46 |
46 | Brandon Kintzler | Brewers | 0.45 |
47 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 0.44 |
48 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 0.43 |
49 | Chad Qualls | Marlins | 0.42 |
50 | J.P. Howell | Dodgers | 0.42 |
51 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 0.42 |
52 | Matt Reynolds | Diamondbacks | 0.42 |
53 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 0.41 |
54 | Luis Avilan | Braves | 0.41 |
55 | Francisco Rodriguez | – – – | 0.40 |
56 | Joel Peralta | Rays | 0.40 |
57 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 0.39 |
58 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 0.39 |
59 | Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | 0.39 |
60 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 0.38 |
61 | Donovan Hand | Brewers | 0.38 |
62 | Joe Thatcher | – – – | 0.38 |
63 | Vin Mazzaro | Pirates | 0.38 |
64 | David Carpenter | Braves | 0.37 |
65 | Rob Scahill | Rockies | 0.37 |
66 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 0.37 |
67 | Tyler Clippard | Nationals | 0.37 |
68 | Darren O’Day | Orioles | 0.36 |
69 | Casey Janssen | Blue Jays | 0.35 |
70 | Will Harris | Diamondbacks | 0.35 |
71 | Ernesto Frieri | Angels | 0.34 |
72 | Joe Smith | Indians | 0.34 |
73 | Scott Downs | – – – | 0.34 |
74 | Addison Reed | White Sox | 0.32 |
75 | Carlos Villanueva | Cubs | 0.32 |
76 | Jean Machi | Giants | 0.32 |
77 | Josh Outman | Rockies | 0.32 |
78 | Nate Jones | White Sox | 0.32 |
79 | Ross Ohlendorf | Nationals | 0.32 |
80 | Jerome Williams | Angels | 0.31 |
81 | Tom Gorzelanny | Brewers | 0.31 |
82 | Luke Gregerson | Padres | 0.30 |
83 | Neil Wagner | Blue Jays | 0.30 |
84 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 0.30 |
85 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 0.29 |
86 | Robbie Ross | Rangers | 0.29 |
87 | Grant Balfour | Athletics | 0.27 |
88 | Jamey Wright | Rays | 0.27 |
89 | Luke Putkonen | Tigers | 0.27 |
90 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 0.27 |
91 | Tim Collins | Royals | 0.27 |
92 | Anthony Varvaro | Braves | 0.26 |
93 | Caleb Thielbar | Twins | 0.26 |
94 | Craig Stammen | Nationals | 0.26 |
95 | Jared Burton | Twins | 0.25 |
96 | David Robertson | Yankees | 0.24 |
97 | Luis Ayala | – – – | 0.24 |
98 | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 0.24 |
99 | Boone Logan | Yankees | 0.23 |
100 | Matt Belisle | Rockies | 0.23 |
101 | Chad Gaudin | Giants | 0.22 |
102 | Charlie Furbush | Mariners | 0.22 |
103 | Craig Breslow | Red Sox | 0.22 |
104 | Dan Jennings | Marlins | 0.22 |
105 | Alfredo Simon | Reds | 0.20 |
106 | Blake Parker | Cubs | 0.20 |
107 | Fernando Rodney | Rays | 0.20 |
108 | Mike Dunn | Marlins | 0.20 |
109 | Cody Allen | Indians | 0.19 |
110 | Danny Farquhar | Mariners | 0.19 |
111 | David Purcey | White Sox | 0.19 |
112 | Preston Claiborne | Yankees | 0.19 |
113 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 0.17 |
114 | Anthony Swarzak | Twins | 0.16 |
115 | Dale Thayer | Padres | 0.16 |
116 | J.C. Gutierrez | – – – | 0.16 |
117 | Rex Brothers | Rockies | 0.16 |
118 | J.J. Putz | Diamondbacks | 0.15 |
119 | Tim Stauffer | Padres | 0.15 |
120 | Rafael Soriano | Nationals | 0.14 |
121 | Carter Capps | Mariners | 0.13 |
122 | Kevin Gregg | Cubs | 0.12 |
123 | Sandy Rosario | Giants | 0.12 |
124 | Alfredo Figaro | Brewers | 0.11 |
125 | Matt Lindstrom | White Sox | 0.11 |
126 | Scott Rice | Mets | 0.11 |
127 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | 0.10 |
128 | Justin Wilson | Pirates | 0.10 |
129 | LaTroy Hawkins | Mets | 0.10 |
130 | Oliver Perez | Mariners | 0.10 |
131 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | 0.09 |
132 | Ryan Cook | Athletics | 0.09 |
133 | Andrew Bailey | Red Sox | 0.08 |
134 | Brian Duensing | Twins | 0.08 |
135 | Brandon Workman | Red Sox | 0.07 |
136 | Bruce Rondon | Tigers | 0.07 |
137 | Joe Nathan | Rangers | 0.07 |
138 | Matt Thornton | – – – | 0.07 |
139 | Ryan Webb | Marlins | 0.07 |
140 | Wilton Lopez | Rockies | 0.07 |
141 | Fernando Abad | Nationals | 0.06 |
142 | Heath Bell | Diamondbacks | 0.06 |
143 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | 0.06 |
144 | Jesse Chavez | Athletics | 0.06 |
145 | Joe Kelly | Cardinals | 0.06 |
146 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | 0.06 |
147 | Burke Badenhop | Brewers | 0.05 |
148 | Gonzalez Germen | Mets | 0.05 |
149 | Jim Johnson | Orioles | 0.05 |
150 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 0.05 |
151 | Darren Oliver | Blue Jays | 0.04 |
152 | Jeanmar Gomez | Pirates | 0.04 |
153 | Tyson Ross | Padres | 0.04 |
154 | Dane de la Rosa | Angels | 0.02 |
155 | Matt Guerrier | – – – | 0.01 |
156 | Michael Kohn | Angels | 0.01 |
157 | Ross Wolf | Rangers | 0.00 |
158 | Josh Edgin | Mets | -0.01 |
159 | Ronald Belisario | Dodgers | -0.01 |
160 | Edgmer Escalona | Rockies | -0.02 |
161 | Huston Street | Padres | -0.02 |
162 | Manuel Corpas | Rockies | -0.02 |
163 | Kevin Jepsen | Angels | -0.03 |
164 | Jerry Blevins | Athletics | -0.04 |
165 | Pat Neshek | Athletics | -0.04 |
166 | Ryan Pressly | Twins | -0.04 |
167 | Jake McGee | Rays | -0.05 |
168 | Tyler Thornburg | Brewers | -0.05 |
169 | Dustin McGowan | Blue Jays | -0.06 |
170 | Logan Ondrusek | Reds | -0.06 |
171 | James Russell | Cubs | -0.07 |
172 | Chris Perez | Indians | -0.08 |
173 | David Aardsma | Mets | -0.08 |
174 | Rob Wooten | Brewers | -0.09 |
175 | Tom Wilhelmsen | Mariners | -0.10 |
176 | Darin Downs | Tigers | -0.12 |
177 | Joe Ortiz | Rangers | -0.12 |
178 | Marc Rzepczynski | – – – | -0.12 |
179 | Matt Albers | Indians | -0.12 |
180 | Jared Hughes | Pirates | -0.13 |
181 | Josh Fields | Astros | -0.13 |
182 | Tony Sipp | Diamondbacks | -0.13 |
183 | Troy Patton | Orioles | -0.13 |
184 | Aaron Crow | Royals | -0.14 |
185 | Cesar Ramos | Rays | -0.14 |
186 | Wesley Wright | – – – | -0.14 |
187 | Drew Storen | Nationals | -0.15 |
188 | Josh Zeid | Astros | -0.15 |
189 | Kyle Farnsworth | – – – | -0.15 |
190 | Nick Hagadone | Indians | -0.16 |
191 | Phil Coke | Tigers | -0.16 |
192 | Brad Brach | Padres | -0.18 |
193 | Fernando Salas | Cardinals | -0.18 |
194 | Zach Duke | – – – | -0.18 |
195 | Cory Gearrin | Braves | -0.19 |
196 | Donnie Veal | White Sox | -0.19 |
197 | Raul Valdes | Phillies | -0.19 |
198 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | -0.20 |
199 | Jake Dunning | Giants | -0.20 |
200 | Ramon Troncoso | White Sox | -0.20 |
201 | Evan Scribner | Athletics | -0.21 |
202 | George Kontos | Giants | -0.21 |
203 | Jose Mijares | Giants | -0.21 |
204 | Bryan Morris | Pirates | -0.22 |
205 | David Hernandez | Diamondbacks | -0.22 |
206 | Pedro Strop | – – – | -0.23 |
207 | Rich Hill | Indians | -0.23 |
208 | Jonathan Broxton | Reds | -0.24 |
209 | Blake Beavan | Mariners | -0.26 |
210 | Mike Adams | Phillies | -0.26 |
211 | Josh Roenicke | Twins | -0.27 |
212 | Vinnie Pestano | Indians | -0.27 |
213 | Brad Lincoln | Blue Jays | -0.30 |
214 | Justin De Fratus | Phillies | -0.30 |
215 | Lucas Luetge | Mariners | -0.30 |
216 | Garrett Richards | Angels | -0.31 |
217 | Michael Bowden | Cubs | -0.33 |
218 | T.J. McFarland | Orioles | -0.33 |
219 | Al Alburquerque | Tigers | -0.35 |
220 | John Axford | – – – | -0.35 |
221 | Scott Atchison | Mets | -0.36 |
222 | Adam Warren | Yankees | -0.37 |
223 | Dylan Axelrod | White Sox | -0.37 |
224 | Paul Clemens | Astros | -0.37 |
225 | Ryan Mattheus | Nationals | -0.39 |
226 | Travis Blackley | – – – | -0.40 |
227 | Clayton Mortensen | Red Sox | -0.41 |
228 | Esmil Rogers | Blue Jays | -0.42 |
229 | Alex Wilson | Red Sox | -0.45 |
230 | Brandon Lyon | Mets | -0.48 |
231 | Carlos Marmol | – – – | -0.49 |
232 | Greg Burke | Mets | -0.49 |
233 | Joba Chamberlain | Yankees | -0.49 |
234 | Michael Gonzalez | Brewers | -0.49 |
235 | Brandon Maurer | Mariners | -0.50 |
236 | Bruce Chen | Royals | -0.54 |
237 | Jose Cisnero | Astros | -0.58 |
238 | Jeremy Horst | Phillies | -0.59 |
239 | Dallas Keuchel | Astros | -0.63 |
240 | Hector Ambriz | Astros | -0.63 |
241 | Ian Krol | Nationals | -0.67 |
242 | Jeremy Affeldt | Giants | -0.67 |
243 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | -0.71 |
244 | Henry Rodriguez | – – – | -0.71 |
245 | Michael Kirkman | Rangers | -0.74 |
246 | Lucas Harrell | Astros | -0.81 |
247 | Luis Garcia | Phillies | -0.83 |
248 | Anthony Bass | Padres | -0.87 |
249 | Brandon League | Dodgers | -0.93 |
250 | Shawn Camp | Cubs | -1.03 |
251 | Curtis Partch | Reds | -1.42 |
SOEFA Sunday: Reliever Rankings Update (September 1, 2013)
You’ll recall earlier this year we introduced our very own reliever rankings called SOEFA, which you can read about in detail here. For a brief refresher, it combines inherited runner strand rate, expected OBP against, ERA-, and FIP- into a deviation from league average. This is a measure of performance, not necessarily ability, and seeks to provide a single number to judge relievers that balances context neutral and context dependent numbers. Certain pitchers, such as Craig Kimbrel, cannot be credited for stranding runners because they are never put into those situations. They are not penalized either, however. Zero is average, and will generally range between -2.5 to 2.5 with -1 to 1 being most common. This includes all pitchers who have thrown at least 20 IP in relief as of this morning, so the average score on this list is closer to 0.11 and the inherited runner threshold has been increased from 5 to 8. SOEFA is a rate stat not a counting stat. Should you wish to know the SOEFA for any other reliever, or on a day that isn’t Sunday, hit us on Twitter or in the comments section.
Rank | Player | Team | SOEFA |
1 | Neal Cotts | Rangers | 1.00 |
2 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 0.98 |
3 | Greg Holland | Royals | 0.95 |
4 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 0.87 |
5 | Kevin Siegrist | Cardinals | 0.83 |
6 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 0.80 |
7 | Joaquin Benoit | Tigers | 0.79 |
8 | Jesse Crain | White Sox | 0.78 |
9 | Craig Kimbrel | Braves | 0.77 |
10 | Javier Lopez | Giants | 0.77 |
11 | Drew Smyly | Tigers | 0.76 |
12 | Alex Torres | Rays | 0.72 |
13 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 0.71 |
14 | Jason Grilli | Pirates | 0.71 |
15 | Jordan Walden | Braves | 0.70 |
16 | Edward Mujica | Cardinals | 0.69 |
17 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 0.68 |
18 | Nick Vincent | Padres | 0.65 |
19 | Louis Coleman | Royals | 0.65 |
20 | Sam LeCure | Reds | 0.62 |
21 | Shawn Kelley | Yankees | 0.61 |
22 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 0.60 |
23 | Luke Hochevar | Royals | 0.60 |
24 | Brandon Kintzler | Brewers | 0.58 |
25 | Jim Henderson | Brewers | 0.57 |
26 | Tanner Roark | Nationals | 0.57 |
27 | Dan Otero | Athletics | 0.54 |
28 | Preston Claiborne | Yankees | 0.54 |
29 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 0.53 |
30 | Chris Withrow | Dodgers | 0.52 |
31 | Carlos Torres | Mets | 0.52 |
32 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 0.52 |
33 | David Robertson | Yankees | 0.51 |
34 | Brian Matusz | Orioles | 0.51 |
35 | Casey Fien | Twins | 0.51 |
36 | Jason Frasor | Rangers | 0.51 |
37 | Juan Perez | Blue Jays | 0.50 |
38 | Tommy Hunter | Orioles | 0.49 |
39 | Antonio Bastardo | Phillies | 0.49 |
40 | Will Harris | Diamondbacks | 0.47 |
41 | Josh Collmenter | Diamondbacks | 0.47 |
42 | Andrew Miller | Red Sox | 0.47 |
43 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 0.47 |
44 | Randy Choate | Cardinals | 0.46 |
45 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 0.45 |
46 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 0.44 |
47 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 0.44 |
48 | J.P. Howell | Dodgers | 0.44 |
49 | Joel Peralta | Rays | 0.44 |
50 | Robbie Ross | Rangers | 0.43 |
51 | Scott Downs | – – – | 0.43 |
52 | Jake Diekman | Phillies | 0.43 |
53 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 0.43 |
54 | Manny Parra | Reds | 0.42 |
55 | Matt Reynolds | Diamondbacks | 0.42 |
56 | Boone Logan | Yankees | 0.41 |
57 | Vin Mazzaro | Pirates | 0.41 |
58 | Tyler Clippard | Nationals | 0.41 |
59 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 0.39 |
60 | Chad Qualls | Marlins | 0.39 |
61 | Ross Ohlendorf | Nationals | 0.38 |
62 | Luis Avilan | Braves | 0.37 |
63 | Casey Janssen | Blue Jays | 0.37 |
64 | Addison Reed | White Sox | 0.36 |
65 | Joe Thatcher | – – – | 0.36 |
66 | Gonzalez Germen | Mets | 0.35 |
67 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 0.35 |
68 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 0.35 |
69 | Darren O’Day | Orioles | 0.34 |
70 | Donovan Hand | Brewers | 0.34 |
71 | Tom Gorzelanny | Brewers | 0.34 |
72 | Neil Wagner | Blue Jays | 0.34 |
73 | Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | 0.33 |
74 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 0.33 |
75 | Craig Breslow | Red Sox | 0.32 |
76 | Matt Belisle | Rockies | 0.32 |
77 | Francisco Rodriguez | – – – | 0.31 |
78 | Jerome Williams | Angels | 0.31 |
79 | Josh Outman | Rockies | 0.31 |
80 | Alfredo Figaro | Brewers | 0.30 |
81 | Nate Jones | White Sox | 0.30 |
82 | Grant Balfour | Athletics | 0.28 |
83 | Dale Thayer | Padres | 0.28 |
84 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 0.28 |
85 | Caleb Thielbar | Twins | 0.27 |
86 | Rex Brothers | Rockies | 0.27 |
87 | David Carpenter | Braves | 0.26 |
88 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 0.26 |
89 | Jared Burton | Twins | 0.25 |
90 | Danny Farquhar | Mariners | 0.25 |
91 | Tim Collins | Royals | 0.25 |
92 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 0.25 |
93 | Cody Allen | Indians | 0.24 |
94 | Blake Parker | Cubs | 0.24 |
95 | Jean Machi | Giants | 0.23 |
96 | Joe Smith | Indians | 0.22 |
97 | Anthony Varvaro | Braves | 0.22 |
98 | Ryan Cook | Athletics | 0.22 |
99 | Chad Gaudin | Giants | 0.22 |
100 | Ernesto Frieri | Angels | 0.22 |
101 | Charlie Furbush | Mariners | 0.22 |
102 | Jeanmar Gomez | Pirates | 0.21 |
103 | Jamey Wright | Rays | 0.21 |
104 | Carter Capps | Mariners | 0.20 |
105 | Alfredo Simon | Reds | 0.20 |
106 | Dan Jennings | Marlins | 0.18 |
107 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 0.17 |
108 | Matt Thornton | – – – | 0.17 |
109 | J.C. Gutierrez | – – – | 0.16 |
110 | Jose Veras | – – – | 0.15 |
111 | Scott Rice | Mets | 0.15 |
112 | Brian Duensing | Twins | 0.14 |
113 | J.J. Putz | Diamondbacks | 0.14 |
114 | Fernando Rodney | Rays | 0.13 |
115 | Oliver Perez | Mariners | 0.13 |
116 | Jesse Chavez | Athletics | 0.12 |
117 | Justin Wilson | Pirates | 0.12 |
118 | Mike Dunn | Marlins | 0.12 |
119 | Wilton Lopez | Rockies | 0.12 |
120 | Matt Lindstrom | White Sox | 0.11 |
121 | Luke Gregerson | Padres | 0.11 |
122 | Tim Stauffer | Padres | 0.10 |
123 | Kevin Gregg | Cubs | 0.09 |
124 | Heath Bell | Diamondbacks | 0.09 |
125 | Craig Stammen | Nationals | 0.09 |
126 | Andrew Bailey | Red Sox | 0.09 |
127 | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 0.08 |
128 | Ryan Webb | Marlins | 0.08 |
129 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | 0.08 |
130 | Ross Wolf | Rangers | 0.07 |
131 | Luis Ayala | – – – | 0.07 |
132 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 0.07 |
133 | Anthony Swarzak | Twins | 0.06 |
134 | Rafael Soriano | Nationals | 0.06 |
135 | David Aardsma | Mets | 0.06 |
136 | Sandy Rosario | Giants | 0.06 |
137 | Joe Nathan | Rangers | 0.06 |
138 | Joe Kelly | Cardinals | 0.06 |
139 | Tyson Ross | Padres | 0.04 |
140 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | 0.04 |
141 | Bruce Rondon | Tigers | 0.02 |
142 | James Russell | Cubs | 0.02 |
143 | Matt Guerrier | – – – | 0.01 |
144 | Carlos Villanueva | Cubs | 0.01 |
145 | LaTroy Hawkins | Mets | 0.00 |
146 | Fernando Abad | Nationals | 0.00 |
147 | Dane de la Rosa | Angels | 0.00 |
148 | Josh Edgin | Mets | -0.01 |
149 | Chris Perez | Indians | -0.01 |
150 | Michael Kohn | Angels | -0.01 |
151 | Darren Oliver | Blue Jays | -0.02 |
152 | Ryan Pressly | Twins | -0.02 |
153 | Edgmer Escalona | Rockies | -0.02 |
154 | Jim Johnson | Orioles | -0.02 |
155 | Kevin Jepsen | Angels | -0.03 |
156 | Cesar Ramos | Rays | -0.03 |
157 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | -0.03 |
158 | Pat Neshek | Athletics | -0.03 |
159 | Luke Putkonen | Tigers | -0.04 |
160 | Adam Warren | Yankees | -0.04 |
161 | Aaron Crow | Royals | -0.04 |
162 | Tyler Thornburg | Brewers | -0.05 |
163 | Jake McGee | Rays | -0.05 |
164 | Jared Hughes | Pirates | -0.05 |
165 | Burke Badenhop | Brewers | -0.05 |
166 | Joe Ortiz | Rangers | -0.05 |
167 | Rob Scahill | Rockies | -0.06 |
168 | Ronald Belisario | Dodgers | -0.07 |
169 | Bryan Morris | Pirates | -0.08 |
170 | Huston Street | Padres | -0.09 |
171 | Tony Sipp | Diamondbacks | -0.10 |
172 | Manuel Corpas | Rockies | -0.10 |
173 | Jerry Blevins | Athletics | -0.11 |
174 | Darin Downs | Tigers | -0.12 |
175 | Logan Ondrusek | Reds | -0.12 |
176 | Brad Brach | Padres | -0.12 |
177 | Josh Roenicke | Twins | -0.13 |
178 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | -0.13 |
179 | Troy Patton | Orioles | -0.14 |
180 | Jose Mijares | Giants | -0.15 |
181 | Tom Wilhelmsen | Mariners | -0.15 |
182 | Rich Hill | Indians | -0.16 |
183 | Phil Coke | Tigers | -0.16 |
184 | Raul Valdes | Phillies | -0.19 |
185 | Al Alburquerque | Tigers | -0.19 |
186 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | -0.19 |
187 | Cory Gearrin | Braves | -0.19 |
188 | Ramon Troncoso | White Sox | -0.20 |
189 | Josh Fields | Astros | -0.20 |
190 | Nick Hagadone | Indians | -0.21 |
191 | Joba Chamberlain | Yankees | -0.21 |
192 | Drew Storen | Nationals | -0.23 |
193 | Jonathan Broxton | Reds | -0.23 |
194 | Wesley Wright | – – – | -0.26 |
195 | Mike Adams | Phillies | -0.26 |
196 | Pedro Strop | – – – | -0.26 |
197 | Marc Rzepczynski | – – – | -0.26 |
198 | Fernando Salas | Cardinals | -0.27 |
199 | Vinnie Pestano | Indians | -0.27 |
200 | Blake Beavan | Mariners | -0.27 |
201 | Donnie Veal | White Sox | -0.28 |
202 | Matt Albers | Indians | -0.28 |
203 | Greg Burke | Mets | -0.29 |
204 | Brad Lincoln | Blue Jays | -0.30 |
205 | Garrett Richards | Angels | -0.31 |
206 | Justin De Fratus | Phillies | -0.31 |
207 | David Hernandez | Diamondbacks | -0.35 |
208 | George Kontos | Giants | -0.36 |
209 | Michael Bowden | Cubs | -0.37 |
210 | Scott Atchison | Mets | -0.37 |
211 | John Axford | – – – | -0.37 |
212 | Paul Clemens | Astros | -0.37 |
213 | Michael Gonzalez | Brewers | -0.38 |
214 | Kyle Farnsworth | Rays | -0.39 |
215 | Clayton Mortensen | Red Sox | -0.41 |
216 | T.J. McFarland | Orioles | -0.42 |
217 | Esmil Rogers | Blue Jays | -0.42 |
218 | Alex Wilson | Red Sox | -0.44 |
219 | Travis Blackley | Astros | -0.45 |
220 | Lucas Luetge | Mariners | -0.48 |
221 | Brandon Lyon | Mets | -0.48 |
222 | Ian Krol | Nationals | -0.50 |
223 | Bruce Chen | Royals | -0.54 |
224 | Carlos Marmol | – – – | -0.56 |
225 | Jose Cisnero | Astros | -0.58 |
226 | Jeremy Horst | Phillies | -0.59 |
227 | Dallas Keuchel | Astros | -0.63 |
228 | Hector Ambriz | Astros | -0.63 |
229 | Jeremy Affeldt | Giants | -0.65 |
230 | Henry Rodriguez | – – – | -0.71 |
231 | Ryan Mattheus | Nationals | -0.72 |
232 | Michael Kirkman | Rangers | -0.74 |
233 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | -0.76 |
234 | Lucas Harrell | Astros | -0.91 |
235 | Brandon League | Dodgers | -0.93 |
236 | Anthony Bass | Padres | -0.97 |
237 | Shawn Camp | Cubs | -1.04 |
SOEFA Sunday: Reliever Rankings Update (August 25, 2013)
You’ll recall earlier this year we introduced our very own reliever rankings called SOEFA, which you can read about in detail here. For a brief refresher, it combines inherited runner strand rate, expected OBP against, ERA-, and FIP- into a deviation from league average. This is a measure of performance, not necessarily ability, and seeks to provide a single number to judge relievers that balances context neutral and context dependent numbers. Certain pitchers, such as Craig Kimbrel, cannot be credited for stranding runners because they are never put into those situations. They are not penalized either, however. Zero is average, and will generally range between -2.5 to 2.5 with -1 to 1 being most common. This includes all pitchers who have thrown at least 20 IP in relief as of this morning, so the average score on this list is closer to 0.12 and the inherited runner threshold has been increased from 5 to 8. Should you wish to know the SOEFA for any other reliever, or on a day that isn’t Sunday, hit us on Twitter or in the comments section.
Rank | Name | Team | SOEFA |
1 | Neal Cotts | Rangers | 0.99 |
2 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 0.95 |
3 | Greg Holland | Royals | 0.93 |
4 | Drew Smyly | Tigers | 0.88 |
5 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 0.85 |
6 | Chris Withrow | Dodgers | 0.84 |
7 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 0.80 |
8 | Jesse Crain | White Sox | 0.78 |
9 | Kevin Siegrist | Cardinals | 0.78 |
10 | Nick Vincent | Padres | 0.78 |
11 | Joaquin Benoit | Tigers | 0.77 |
12 | Craig Kimbrel | Braves | 0.76 |
13 | Javier Lopez | Giants | 0.72 |
14 | Jason Grilli | Pirates | 0.71 |
15 | Jim Henderson | Brewers | 0.71 |
16 | Alex Torres | Rays | 0.70 |
17 | Jordan Walden | Braves | 0.70 |
18 | Edward Mujica | Cardinals | 0.69 |
19 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 0.68 |
20 | Sam LeCure | Reds | 0.63 |
21 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 0.62 |
22 | Louis Coleman | Royals | 0.61 |
23 | Shawn Kelley | Yankees | 0.59 |
24 | Manny Parra | Reds | 0.58 |
25 | Casey Fien | Twins | 0.57 |
26 | Gonzalez Germen | Mets | 0.57 |
27 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 0.56 |
28 | Brandon Kintzler | Brewers | 0.55 |
29 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 0.55 |
30 | Luke Hochevar | Royals | 0.54 |
31 | Preston Claiborne | Yankees | 0.54 |
32 | Brian Matusz | Orioles | 0.51 |
33 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 0.51 |
34 | Dan Otero | Athletics | 0.50 |
35 | David Robertson | Yankees | 0.50 |
36 | Juan Perez | Blue Jays | 0.50 |
37 | Tommy Hunter | Orioles | 0.50 |
38 | Will Harris | Diamondbacks | 0.50 |
39 | Antonio Bastardo | Phillies | 0.49 |
40 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 0.48 |
41 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 0.48 |
42 | Matt Belisle | Rockies | 0.48 |
43 | Andrew Miller | Red Sox | 0.47 |
44 | Grant Balfour | Athletics | 0.47 |
45 | Jason Frasor | Rangers | 0.47 |
46 | Josh Collmenter | Diamondbacks | 0.47 |
47 | Randy Choate | Cardinals | 0.47 |
48 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 0.47 |
49 | Carlos Torres | Mets | 0.45 |
50 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 0.44 |
51 | J.P. Howell | Dodgers | 0.44 |
52 | Caleb Thielbar | Twins | 0.43 |
53 | Joel Peralta | Rays | 0.43 |
54 | Joe Thatcher | – – – | 0.42 |
55 | Matt Reynolds | Diamondbacks | 0.42 |
56 | Addison Reed | White Sox | 0.41 |
57 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 0.41 |
58 | Darren O’Day | Orioles | 0.41 |
59 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 0.41 |
60 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 0.40 |
61 | Luis Avilan | Braves | 0.40 |
62 | Robbie Ross | Rangers | 0.39 |
63 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 0.39 |
64 | Boone Logan | Yankees | 0.38 |
65 | Casey Janssen | Blue Jays | 0.38 |
66 | Jared Burton | Twins | 0.38 |
67 | Ross Ohlendorf | Nationals | 0.38 |
68 | Chad Qualls | Marlins | 0.36 |
69 | Vin Mazzaro | Pirates | 0.36 |
70 | Francisco Rodriguez | – – – | 0.35 |
71 | Jake Diekman | Phillies | 0.35 |
72 | Tyler Clippard | Nationals | 0.35 |
73 | Donovan Hand | Brewers | 0.34 |
74 | Tom Gorzelanny | Brewers | 0.34 |
75 | David Carpenter | Braves | 0.33 |
76 | Scott Downs | – – – | 0.33 |
77 | Josh Outman | Rockies | 0.32 |
78 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 0.32 |
79 | Dale Thayer | Padres | 0.31 |
80 | Alfredo Figaro | Brewers | 0.30 |
81 | Cody Allen | Indians | 0.29 |
82 | Neil Wagner | Blue Jays | 0.29 |
83 | Ryan Cook | Athletics | 0.28 |
84 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 0.28 |
85 | Bruce Rondon | Tigers | 0.27 |
86 | Nate Jones | White Sox | 0.27 |
87 | Craig Breslow | Red Sox | 0.26 |
88 | Jean Machi | Giants | 0.26 |
89 | Rex Brothers | Rockies | 0.25 |
90 | Heath Bell | Diamondbacks | 0.24 |
91 | Jerome Williams | Angels | 0.24 |
92 | Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | 0.24 |
93 | Danny Farquhar | Mariners | 0.23 |
94 | Joe Smith | Indians | 0.23 |
95 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 0.23 |
96 | Chad Gaudin | Giants | 0.22 |
97 | Alfredo Simon | Reds | 0.21 |
98 | Anthony Varvaro | Braves | 0.21 |
99 | Jamey Wright | Rays | 0.21 |
100 | Jose Veras | – – – | 0.20 |
101 | Tim Collins | Royals | 0.20 |
102 | Ernesto Frieri | Angels | 0.19 |
103 | Wilton Lopez | Rockies | 0.19 |
104 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 0.17 |
105 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | 0.17 |
106 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 0.17 |
107 | Charlie Furbush | Mariners | 0.16 |
108 | J.C. Gutierrez | – – – | 0.16 |
109 | Jeanmar Gomez | Pirates | 0.16 |
110 | Blake Parker | Cubs | 0.15 |
111 | Craig Stammen | Nationals | 0.15 |
112 | Justin Wilson | Pirates | 0.15 |
113 | Matt Thornton | – – – | 0.15 |
114 | Brian Duensing | Twins | 0.14 |
115 | Carlos Villanueva | Cubs | 0.14 |
116 | J.J. Putz | Diamondbacks | 0.14 |
117 | Kevin Gregg | Cubs | 0.14 |
118 | Fernando Rodney | Rays | 0.13 |
119 | Jesse Chavez | Athletics | 0.13 |
120 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | 0.12 |
121 | Luke Gregerson | Padres | 0.12 |
122 | Sandy Rosario | Giants | 0.12 |
123 | Anthony Swarzak | Twins | 0.11 |
124 | Luis Ayala | – – – | 0.11 |
125 | Ross Wolf | Rangers | 0.10 |
126 | Scott Rice | Mets | 0.10 |
127 | Andrew Bailey | Red Sox | 0.09 |
128 | LaTroy Hawkins | Mets | 0.09 |
129 | Pat Neshek | Athletics | 0.09 |
130 | Aaron Crow | Royals | 0.08 |
131 | Cesar Ramos | Rays | 0.08 |
132 | Mike Dunn | Marlins | 0.08 |
133 | Oliver Perez | Mariners | 0.08 |
134 | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 0.07 |
135 | Joe Kelly | Cardinals | 0.06 |
136 | Matt Lindstrom | White Sox | 0.06 |
137 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 0.05 |
138 | Joe Nathan | Rangers | 0.04 |
139 | Ryan Webb | Marlins | 0.04 |
140 | Tim Stauffer | Padres | 0.04 |
141 | Tyson Ross | Padres | 0.04 |
142 | Michael Kohn | Angels | 0.03 |
143 | Rafael Soriano | Nationals | 0.03 |
144 | Carter Capps | Mariners | 0.02 |
145 | Dan Jennings | Marlins | 0.02 |
146 | Burke Badenhop | Brewers | 0.01 |
147 | Matt Guerrier | – – – | 0.01 |
148 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | 0.00 |
149 | Ryan Pressly | Twins | 0.00 |
150 | Chris Perez | Indians | -0.01 |
151 | Dane de la Rosa | Angels | -0.01 |
152 | Fernando Abad | Nationals | -0.01 |
153 | Josh Edgin | Mets | -0.01 |
154 | David Aardsma | Mets | -0.02 |
155 | Edgmer Escalona | Rockies | -0.02 |
156 | Jake McGee | Rays | -0.02 |
157 | Jerry Blevins | Athletics | -0.02 |
158 | Troy Patton | Orioles | -0.02 |
159 | Adam Warren | Yankees | -0.03 |
160 | Kevin Jepsen | Angels | -0.03 |
161 | Ronald Belisario | Dodgers | -0.03 |
162 | Bryan Morris | Pirates | -0.04 |
163 | James Russell | Cubs | -0.04 |
164 | Jim Johnson | Orioles | -0.04 |
165 | Joe Ortiz | Rangers | -0.05 |
166 | Darren Oliver | Blue Jays | -0.06 |
167 | Logan Ondrusek | Reds | -0.08 |
168 | Brad Brach | Padres | -0.10 |
169 | Huston Street | Padres | -0.10 |
170 | Manuel Corpas | Rockies | -0.10 |
171 | Tony Sipp | Diamondbacks | -0.10 |
172 | Jared Hughes | Pirates | -0.11 |
173 | Rob Scahill | Rockies | -0.11 |
174 | Darin Downs | Tigers | -0.12 |
175 | Esmil Rogers | Blue Jays | -0.12 |
176 | Tyler Thornburg | Brewers | -0.12 |
177 | Rich Hill | Indians | -0.13 |
178 | Phil Coke | Tigers | -0.16 |
179 | Tom Wilhelmsen | Mariners | -0.16 |
180 | Luke Putkonen | Tigers | -0.17 |
181 | Josh Roenicke | Twins | -0.18 |
182 | Cory Gearrin | Braves | -0.19 |
183 | Raul Valdes | Phillies | -0.19 |
184 | Al Alburquerque | Tigers | -0.20 |
185 | Jose Mijares | Giants | -0.20 |
186 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | -0.20 |
187 | Ramon Troncoso | White Sox | -0.20 |
188 | Justin De Fratus | Phillies | -0.21 |
189 | Nick Hagadone | Indians | -0.21 |
190 | Jonathan Broxton | Reds | -0.23 |
191 | Scott Atchison | Mets | -0.24 |
192 | Joba Chamberlain | Yankees | -0.25 |
193 | Mike Adams | Phillies | -0.26 |
194 | Drew Storen | Nationals | -0.27 |
195 | Matt Albers | Indians | -0.27 |
196 | Vinnie Pestano | Indians | -0.27 |
197 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | -0.28 |
198 | Blake Beavan | Mariners | -0.28 |
199 | Wesley Wright | – – – | -0.28 |
200 | Michael Bowden | Cubs | -0.29 |
201 | Brad Lincoln | Blue Jays | -0.30 |
202 | Greg Burke | Mets | -0.30 |
203 | Garrett Richards | Angels | -0.31 |
204 | Josh Fields | Astros | -0.31 |
205 | Pedro Strop | – – – | -0.31 |
206 | Fernando Salas | Cardinals | -0.33 |
207 | David Hernandez | Diamondbacks | -0.35 |
208 | George Kontos | Giants | -0.36 |
209 | Paul Clemens | Astros | -0.37 |
210 | Kyle Farnsworth | Rays | -0.39 |
211 | Michael Gonzalez | Brewers | -0.40 |
212 | T.J. McFarland | Orioles | -0.40 |
213 | Clayton Mortensen | Red Sox | -0.41 |
214 | Donnie Veal | White Sox | -0.41 |
215 | John Axford | Brewers | -0.42 |
216 | Alex Wilson | Red Sox | -0.44 |
217 | Travis Blackley | Astros | -0.45 |
218 | Brandon Lyon | Mets | -0.48 |
219 | Ian Krol | Nationals | -0.50 |
220 | Ryan Mattheus | Nationals | -0.51 |
221 | Bruce Chen | Royals | -0.54 |
222 | Jose Cisnero | Astros | -0.58 |
223 | Carlos Marmol | – – – | -0.59 |
224 | Lucas Luetge | Mariners | -0.59 |
225 | Jeremy Horst | Phillies | -0.60 |
226 | Hector Ambriz | Astros | -0.62 |
227 | Dallas Keuchel | Astros | -0.63 |
228 | Jeremy Affeldt | Giants | -0.65 |
229 | Henry Rodriguez | – – – | -0.71 |
230 | Michael Kirkman | Rangers | -0.74 |
231 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | -0.78 |
232 | Brandon League | Dodgers | -0.88 |
233 | Anthony Bass | Padres | -0.92 |
234 | Shawn Camp | Cubs | -1.04 |
SOEFA Sunday: Reliever Rankings Update (July 28, 2013)
You’ll recall earlier this year we introduced our very own reliever rankings called SOEFA, which you can read about in detail here. For a brief refresher, it combines strand rate, expected OBP against, ERA-, and FIP- into a deviation from league average. Zero is average, and will generally range between -2.5 to 2.5. This includes all pitchers who have thrown at least 20 IP in relief. Should you wish to know the SOEFA for any other reliever, or on a day that isn’t Sunday, hit us on Twitter or in the comments section.
Rank | Player | Team | SOEFA |
1 | Alex Torres | Rays | 1.02 |
2 | Neal Cotts | Rangers | 1.00 |
3 | Drew Smyly | Tigers | 0.99 |
4 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 0.86 |
5 | Joaquin Benoit | Tigers | 0.84 |
6 | Greg Holland | Royals | 0.84 |
7 | Will Harris | Diamondbacks | 0.83 |
8 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 0.79 |
9 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 0.79 |
10 | Javier Lopez | Giants | 0.79 |
11 | Jesse Crain | White Sox | 0.78 |
12 | Juan Perez | Blue Jays | 0.77 |
13 | Casey Fien | Twins | 0.77 |
14 | Jordan Walden | Braves | 0.74 |
15 | Joe Thatcher | Padres | 0.73 |
16 | Sam LeCure | Reds | 0.72 |
17 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 0.72 |
18 | Jason Grilli | Pirates | 0.71 |
19 | Shawn Kelley | Yankees | 0.68 |
20 | Preston Claiborne | Yankees | 0.67 |
21 | Casey Janssen | Blue Jays | 0.67 |
22 | Edward Mujica | Cardinals | 0.66 |
23 | Craig Kimbrel | Braves | 0.65 |
24 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 0.63 |
25 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 0.62 |
26 | Manny Parra | Reds | 0.59 |
27 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 0.57 |
28 | Brandon Kintzler | Brewers | 0.55 |
29 | Oliver Perez | Mariners | 0.55 |
30 | Robbie Ross | Rangers | 0.55 |
31 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 0.55 |
32 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 0.54 |
33 | Andrew Bailey | Red Sox | 0.52 |
34 | David Aardsma | Mets | 0.52 |
35 | Chad Qualls | Marlins | 0.51 |
36 | Edgmer Escalona | Rockies | 0.51 |
37 | Matt Belisle | Rockies | 0.50 |
38 | Brian Matusz | Orioles | 0.49 |
39 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 0.49 |
40 | Joel Peralta | Rays | 0.49 |
41 | Fernando Abad | Nationals | 0.49 |
42 | Antonio Bastardo | Phillies | 0.48 |
43 | Ryan Cook | Athletics | 0.48 |
44 | Andrew Miller | Red Sox | 0.48 |
45 | Boone Logan | Yankees | 0.48 |
46 | Luke Hochevar | Royals | 0.47 |
47 | Darren O’Day | Orioles | 0.47 |
48 | Tommy Hunter | Orioles | 0.46 |
49 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 0.45 |
50 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 0.45 |
51 | Ross Ohlendorf | Nationals | 0.44 |
52 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 0.44 |
53 | Josh Collmenter | Diamondbacks | 0.43 |
54 | Tyler Clippard | Nationals | 0.43 |
55 | Jim Henderson | Brewers | 0.42 |
56 | Matt Reynolds | Diamondbacks | 0.42 |
57 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 0.42 |
58 | Dale Thayer | Padres | 0.42 |
59 | Chad Gaudin | Giants | 0.41 |
60 | Sandy Rosario | Giants | 0.40 |
61 | Dan Jennings | Marlins | 0.40 |
62 | Francisco Rodriguez | – – – | 0.40 |
63 | Addison Reed | White Sox | 0.39 |
64 | J.P. Howell | Dodgers | 0.39 |
65 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 0.38 |
66 | Luis Avilan | Braves | 0.36 |
67 | Jason Frasor | Rangers | 0.36 |
68 | Vin Mazzaro | Pirates | 0.36 |
69 | David Carpenter | Braves | 0.34 |
70 | Tom Gorzelanny | Brewers | 0.34 |
71 | Jeanmar Gomez | Pirates | 0.34 |
72 | Kevin Gregg | Cubs | 0.33 |
73 | Cody Allen | Indians | 0.33 |
74 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 0.32 |
75 | Randy Choate | Cardinals | 0.32 |
76 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 0.30 |
77 | Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | 0.30 |
78 | Ernesto Frieri | Angels | 0.30 |
79 | Alfredo Simon | Reds | 0.30 |
80 | Scott Downs | Angels | 0.28 |
81 | James Russell | Cubs | 0.28 |
82 | Pat Neshek | Athletics | 0.27 |
83 | Michael Kohn | Angels | 0.27 |
84 | Jean Machi | Giants | 0.27 |
85 | Josh Outman | Rockies | 0.26 |
86 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 0.26 |
87 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 0.26 |
88 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 0.25 |
89 | Alfredo Figaro | Brewers | 0.25 |
90 | Jerome Williams | Angels | 0.25 |
91 | Jared Burton | Twins | 0.24 |
92 | Jose Veras | Astros | 0.24 |
93 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 0.23 |
94 | Anthony Swarzak | Twins | 0.23 |
95 | Nate Jones | White Sox | 0.23 |
96 | Jim Johnson | Orioles | 0.23 |
97 | Jose Mijares | Giants | 0.23 |
98 | Fernando Rodney | Rays | 0.21 |
99 | Craig Breslow | Red Sox | 0.21 |
100 | Luke Gregerson | Padres | 0.21 |
101 | Justin Wilson | Pirates | 0.20 |
102 | David Robertson | Yankees | 0.20 |
103 | Rex Brothers | Rockies | 0.19 |
104 | Rafael Soriano | Nationals | 0.18 |
105 | Caleb Thielbar | Twins | 0.17 |
106 | Ross Wolf | Rangers | 0.16 |
107 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | 0.16 |
108 | Jamey Wright | Rays | 0.15 |
109 | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 0.14 |
110 | Dane de la Rosa | Angels | 0.14 |
111 | Logan Ondrusek | Reds | 0.14 |
112 | Charlie Furbush | Mariners | 0.13 |
113 | Jesse Chavez | Athletics | 0.13 |
114 | Heath Bell | Diamondbacks | 0.12 |
115 | Kevin Jepsen | Angels | 0.11 |
116 | Bryan Morris | Pirates | 0.11 |
117 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | 0.11 |
118 | Joe Nathan | Rangers | 0.09 |
119 | John Axford | Brewers | 0.09 |
120 | Anthony Varvaro | Braves | 0.08 |
121 | Burke Badenhop | Brewers | 0.07 |
122 | Tim Collins | Royals | 0.07 |
123 | Chris Perez | Indians | 0.06 |
124 | Joe Kelly | Cardinals | 0.06 |
125 | Aaron Crow | Royals | 0.05 |
126 | Tyson Ross | Padres | 0.04 |
127 | LaTroy Hawkins | Mets | 0.04 |
128 | Mike Dunn | Marlins | 0.04 |
129 | Cesar Ramos | Rays | 0.02 |
130 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 0.01 |
131 | Matt Lindstrom | White Sox | 0.01 |
132 | Ryan Pressly | Twins | 0.00 |
133 | Matt Thornton | – – – | -0.01 |
134 | Joe Smith | Indians | -0.01 |
135 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | -0.02 |
136 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | -0.04 |
137 | Manuel Corpas | Rockies | -0.04 |
138 | Joe Ortiz | Rangers | -0.04 |
139 | Michael Bowden | Cubs | -0.05 |
140 | Carter Capps | Mariners | -0.05 |
141 | Wilton Lopez | Rockies | -0.05 |
142 | Jake McGee | Rays | -0.07 |
143 | Craig Stammen | Nationals | -0.08 |
144 | Brad Brach | Padres | -0.09 |
145 | Greg Burke | Mets | -0.09 |
146 | Darren Oliver | Blue Jays | -0.09 |
147 | Scott Rice | Mets | -0.09 |
148 | Ryan Webb | Marlins | -0.09 |
149 | Josh Edgin | Mets | -0.09 |
150 | Tony Sipp | Diamondbacks | -0.10 |
151 | Matt Guerrier | – – – | -0.11 |
152 | Troy Patton | Orioles | -0.11 |
153 | Darin Downs | Tigers | -0.11 |
154 | Joba Chamberlain | Yankees | -0.12 |
155 | Brian Duensing | Twins | -0.12 |
156 | J.J. Putz | Diamondbacks | -0.12 |
157 | Tim Stauffer | Padres | -0.13 |
158 | Blake Parker | Cubs | -0.14 |
159 | Brad Lincoln | Blue Jays | -0.15 |
160 | Luke Putkonen | Tigers | -0.17 |
161 | Tom Wilhelmsen | Mariners | -0.17 |
162 | Josh Roenicke | Twins | -0.19 |
163 | Cory Gearrin | Braves | -0.19 |
164 | Rich Hill | Indians | -0.20 |
165 | Nick Hagadone | Indians | -0.21 |
166 | Jerry Blevins | Athletics | -0.22 |
167 | Wesley Wright | Astros | -0.23 |
168 | David Hernandez | Diamondbacks | -0.23 |
169 | Ronald Belisario | Dodgers | -0.25 |
170 | Jonathan Broxton | Reds | -0.26 |
171 | Blake Beavan | Mariners | -0.27 |
172 | Phil Coke | Tigers | -0.28 |
173 | Michael Gonzalez | Brewers | -0.28 |
174 | Vinnie Pestano | Indians | -0.28 |
175 | Danny Farquhar | Mariners | -0.29 |
176 | Garrett Richards | Angels | -0.30 |
177 | Jose Cisnero | Astros | -0.32 |
178 | Pedro Strop | – – – | -0.34 |
179 | George Kontos | Giants | -0.35 |
180 | Drew Storen | Nationals | -0.36 |
181 | T.J. McFarland | Orioles | -0.36 |
182 | Grant Balfour | Athletics | -0.36 |
183 | Paul Clemens | Astros | -0.37 |
184 | Kyle Farnsworth | Rays | -0.37 |
185 | Matt Albers | Indians | -0.39 |
186 | Mike Adams | Phillies | -0.40 |
187 | Huston Street | Padres | -0.40 |
188 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | -0.40 |
189 | Clayton Mortensen | Red Sox | -0.41 |
190 | Travis Blackley | Astros | -0.42 |
191 | Scott Atchison | Mets | -0.43 |
192 | Alex Wilson | Red Sox | -0.44 |
193 | Al Alburquerque | Tigers | -0.47 |
194 | Brandon Lyon | Mets | -0.48 |
195 | Esmil Rogers | Blue Jays | -0.49 |
196 | Justin De Fratus | Phillies | -0.52 |
197 | Bruce Chen | Royals | -0.54 |
198 | Jeremy Horst | Phillies | -0.59 |
199 | Raul Valdes | Phillies | -0.62 |
200 | Hector Ambriz | Astros | -0.62 |
201 | Jeremy Affeldt | Giants | -0.64 |
202 | Adam Warren | Yankees | -0.67 |
203 | Henry Rodriguez | – – – | -0.70 |
204 | Michael Kirkman | Rangers | -0.73 |
205 | Carlos Marmol | – – – | -0.86 |
206 | Anthony Bass | Padres | -0.91 |
207 | Shawn Camp | Cubs | -1.02 |
208 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | -1.05 |
209 | Brandon League | Dodgers | -1.12 |
SOEFA Sunday: Reliever Rankings Update (July 21, 2013)
You’ll recall earlier this year we introduced our very own reliever rankings called SOEFA, which you can read about in detail here. For a brief refresher, it combines strand rate, expected OBP against, ERA-, and FIP- into a deviation from league average. Zero is average, and will generally range between -2.5 to 2.5. This includes all pitchers who have thrown at least 20 IP in relief. Should you wish to know the SOEFA for any other reliever, or on a day that isn’t Sunday, hit us on Twitter or in the comments section.
Rank | Player | Team | SOEFA |
1 | Alex Torres | Rays | 1 |
2 | Joaquin Benoit | Tigers | 0.99 |
3 | Neal Cotts | Rangers | 0.97 |
4 | Drew Smyly | Tigers | 0.96 |
5 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 0.89 |
6 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 0.88 |
7 | Greg Holland | Royals | 0.88 |
8 | Will Harris | Diamondbacks | 0.86 |
9 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 0.81 |
10 | Jason Grilli | Pirates | 0.8 |
11 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 0.8 |
12 | Jesse Crain | White Sox | 0.78 |
13 | Javier Lopez | Giants | 0.77 |
14 | Casey Fien | Twins | 0.72 |
15 | Jordan Walden | Braves | 0.7 |
16 | Sam LeCure | Reds | 0.69 |
17 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 0.68 |
18 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 0.68 |
19 | Joe Thatcher | Padres | 0.67 |
20 | Craig Kimbrel | Braves | 0.66 |
21 | Preston Claiborne | Yankees | 0.66 |
22 | Shawn Kelley | Yankees | 0.63 |
23 | Edward Mujica | Cardinals | 0.62 |
24 | Casey Janssen | Blue Jays | 0.62 |
25 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 0.61 |
26 | Oliver Perez | Mariners | 0.61 |
27 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 0.58 |
28 | David Robertson | Yankees | 0.58 |
29 | Manny Parra | Reds | 0.56 |
30 | Francisco Rodriguez | Brewers | 0.55 |
31 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 0.54 |
32 | Boone Logan | Yankees | 0.54 |
33 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 0.54 |
34 | Ernesto Frieri | Angels | 0.54 |
35 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 0.53 |
36 | Andrew Bailey | Red Sox | 0.52 |
37 | Dale Thayer | Padres | 0.51 |
38 | Brandon Kintzler | Brewers | 0.51 |
39 | Robbie Ross | Rangers | 0.5 |
40 | Sandy Rosario | Giants | 0.5 |
41 | Joel Peralta | Rays | 0.49 |
42 | Matt Belisle | Rockies | 0.48 |
43 | Edgmer Escalona | Rockies | 0.48 |
44 | Brian Matusz | Orioles | 0.48 |
45 | Andrew Miller | Red Sox | 0.48 |
46 | Jason Frasor | Rangers | 0.46 |
47 | Tommy Hunter | Orioles | 0.45 |
48 | Grant Balfour | Athletics | 0.45 |
49 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 0.45 |
50 | Darren O’Day | Orioles | 0.45 |
51 | Luis Avilan | Braves | 0.44 |
52 | Josh Collmenter | Diamondbacks | 0.43 |
53 | Scott Downs | Angels | 0.43 |
54 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 0.43 |
55 | Luke Hochevar | Royals | 0.43 |
56 | Vin Mazzaro | Pirates | 0.43 |
57 | Kevin Gregg | Cubs | 0.42 |
58 | Matt Reynolds | Diamondbacks | 0.42 |
59 | Chad Gaudin | Giants | 0.41 |
60 | Chad Qualls | Marlins | 0.41 |
61 | Randy Choate | Cardinals | 0.41 |
62 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 0.41 |
63 | J.P. Howell | Dodgers | 0.39 |
64 | David Carpenter | Braves | 0.39 |
65 | Antonio Bastardo | Phillies | 0.39 |
66 | Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | 0.38 |
67 | Luke Gregerson | Padres | 0.38 |
68 | Addison Reed | White Sox | 0.37 |
69 | Tyler Clippard | Nationals | 0.36 |
70 | Tom Gorzelanny | Brewers | 0.35 |
71 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 0.35 |
72 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 0.34 |
73 | Cody Allen | Indians | 0.34 |
74 | James Russell | Cubs | 0.33 |
75 | Ryan Cook | Athletics | 0.33 |
76 | Rafael Soriano | Nationals | 0.32 |
77 | Jim Henderson | Brewers | 0.32 |
78 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 0.31 |
79 | Jose Mijares | Giants | 0.3 |
80 | Craig Breslow | Red Sox | 0.27 |
81 | Michael Kohn | Angels | 0.27 |
82 | Pat Neshek | Athletics | 0.26 |
83 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 0.26 |
84 | Alfredo Simon | Reds | 0.25 |
85 | Jean Machi | Giants | 0.25 |
86 | Jerome Williams | Angels | 0.25 |
87 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 0.25 |
88 | Fernando Rodney | Rays | 0.24 |
89 | Josh Outman | Rockies | 0.24 |
90 | Rex Brothers | Rockies | 0.23 |
91 | Nate Jones | White Sox | 0.23 |
92 | Justin Wilson | Pirates | 0.22 |
93 | Jamey Wright | Rays | 0.21 |
94 | Jim Johnson | Orioles | 0.21 |
95 | Jose Veras | Astros | 0.2 |
96 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 0.19 |
97 | Charlie Furbush | Mariners | 0.18 |
98 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 0.18 |
99 | Jesse Chavez | Athletics | 0.17 |
100 | Anthony Swarzak | Twins | 0.16 |
101 | Joe Nathan | Rangers | 0.15 |
102 | Bryan Morris | Pirates | 0.13 |
103 | Dane de la Rosa | Angels | 0.13 |
104 | Alfredo Figaro | Brewers | 0.13 |
105 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 0.13 |
106 | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 0.11 |
107 | Matt Lindstrom | White Sox | 0.1 |
108 | Caleb Thielbar | Twins | 0.09 |
109 | Darren Oliver | Blue Jays | 0.09 |
110 | Jared Burton | Twins | 0.08 |
111 | Anthony Varvaro | Braves | 0.07 |
112 | John Axford | Brewers | 0.07 |
113 | Joe Kelly | Cardinals | 0.07 |
114 | Ross Wolf | Rangers | 0.06 |
115 | Logan Ondrusek | Reds | 0.06 |
116 | Tyson Ross | Padres | 0.05 |
117 | LaTroy Hawkins | Mets | 0.05 |
118 | Matt Thornton | – – – | 0.05 |
119 | Aaron Crow | Royals | 0.05 |
120 | Cesar Ramos | Rays | 0.05 |
121 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | 0.04 |
122 | Joe Smith | Indians | 0.04 |
123 | Drew Storen | Nationals | 0.04 |
124 | Tim Collins | Royals | 0.02 |
125 | Kevin Jepsen | Angels | 0.01 |
126 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | 0 |
127 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | 0 |
128 | Ryan Pressly | Twins | 0 |
129 | Tony Sipp | Diamondbacks | -0.01 |
130 | Mike Dunn | Marlins | -0.01 |
131 | Troy Patton | Orioles | -0.02 |
132 | Burke Badenhop | Brewers | -0.02 |
133 | Carter Capps | Mariners | -0.02 |
134 | Wilton Lopez | Rockies | -0.03 |
135 | Joe Ortiz | Rangers | -0.04 |
136 | Luke Putkonen | Tigers | -0.04 |
137 | Ryan Webb | Marlins | -0.06 |
138 | Chris Perez | Indians | -0.07 |
139 | David Hernandez | Diamondbacks | -0.07 |
140 | Heath Bell | Diamondbacks | -0.08 |
141 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | -0.09 |
142 | Brad Brach | Padres | -0.09 |
143 | Jake McGee | Rays | -0.09 |
144 | Darin Downs | Tigers | -0.11 |
145 | Scott Rice | Mets | -0.12 |
146 | Josh Edgin | Mets | -0.13 |
147 | Danny Farquhar | Mariners | -0.13 |
148 | Jerry Blevins | Athletics | -0.13 |
149 | Paul Clemens | Astros | -0.15 |
150 | Brad Lincoln | Blue Jays | -0.15 |
151 | Michael Gonzalez | Brewers | -0.15 |
152 | Matt Guerrier | – – – | -0.16 |
153 | Craig Stammen | Nationals | -0.16 |
154 | Greg Burke | Mets | -0.16 |
155 | Tim Stauffer | Padres | -0.17 |
156 | Brian Duensing | Twins | -0.18 |
157 | Tom Wilhelmsen | Mariners | -0.18 |
158 | Cory Gearrin | Braves | -0.18 |
159 | Joba Chamberlain | Yankees | -0.2 |
160 | Wesley Wright | Astros | -0.21 |
161 | Nick Hagadone | Indians | -0.21 |
162 | Jose Cisnero | Astros | -0.21 |
163 | Ronald Belisario | Dodgers | -0.24 |
164 | Blake Beavan | Mariners | -0.25 |
165 | Jonathan Broxton | Reds | -0.26 |
166 | Vinnie Pestano | Indians | -0.26 |
167 | Travis Blackley | Astros | -0.27 |
168 | Phil Coke | Tigers | -0.28 |
169 | Garrett Richards | Angels | -0.29 |
170 | George Kontos | Giants | -0.31 |
171 | Rich Hill | Indians | -0.31 |
172 | Josh Roenicke | Twins | -0.31 |
173 | Kyle Farnsworth | Rays | -0.32 |
174 | T.J. McFarland | Orioles | -0.36 |
175 | Mike Adams | Phillies | -0.39 |
176 | Clayton Mortensen | Red Sox | -0.4 |
177 | Al Alburquerque | Tigers | -0.42 |
178 | Matt Albers | Indians | -0.42 |
179 | Alex Wilson | Red Sox | -0.43 |
180 | Hector Ambriz | Astros | -0.44 |
181 | Pedro Strop | – – – | -0.45 |
182 | Brandon Lyon | Mets | -0.47 |
183 | Huston Street | Padres | -0.47 |
184 | Esmil Rogers | Blue Jays | -0.49 |
185 | Justin De Fratus | Phillies | -0.51 |
186 | Adam Warren | Yankees | -0.52 |
187 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | -0.52 |
188 | Bruce Chen | Royals | -0.53 |
189 | Jeremy Horst | Phillies | -0.59 |
190 | Jeremy Affeldt | Giants | -0.64 |
191 | Henry Rodriguez | – – – | -0.7 |
192 | Carlos Marmol | Cubs | -0.72 |
193 | Michael Kirkman | Rangers | -0.72 |
194 | Anthony Bass | Padres | -0.9 |
195 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | -0.98 |
196 | Shawn Camp | Cubs | -1.02 |
197 | Brandon League | Dodgers | -1.66 |
A New Way To Measure Relief Pitchers: SOEFA
I’ve long been a critic of the save statistic, and I don’t need to rehash why it’s the scourge of the baseball world, but relief pitching is still an important part of the game and we often struggle to properly measure it. Won/Loss record and saves tell you nothing about a player’s individual skill, especially not relievers, and even things like ERA don’t do a lot of good because relievers aren’t charged for runners they let in belonging to another pitcher and can get charged with runs allowed by the pitchers who come after.
Strikeouts, walks, and homeruns allowed (the basis of FIP) are good measurements, but FIP inherently strips away context. And context does matter for relief pitchers. It’s an elite reliever’s job to come in and strand runners, so strikeouts are good and homeruns are bad, but sequencing is really important and it matters a lot when they get outs and when they allow baserunners.
In a sense, FIP and similar statistics are good, but they aren’t perfect because they’re context neutral and we might want some context in reliever stats. Win Probability Added (WPA) is a typical way to fix this, but this feels too context dependent for me. WAR is always a nice combination of these kinds of measures, but WAR is a counting stat so how much a reliever is used matters a lot, and relievers are often used incorrectly.
My point here is not that I can come up with something better, but rather that I want to try to add something. I always look at reliever stats and find logical holes more often than with position players and starters. I want a reliever stat that measures context, considers the peripheral numbers, and also understands the luck involved. I didn’t find one out there that satisfied me, so I went to work inventing one.
I’ll say this. This isn’t perfect and I want to improve it. Flaws you may find in the method should not cause you to discount it, but rather to add to the discussion. This is a first crack. I hope you find it useful.
The Goal
So first, I started with a question: What is the job of a relief pitcher? Here was my answer:
- Strand runners
- Don’t allow baserunners
- If you allow baserunners, don’t let them score.
With that outlined, I went to work thinking about how to measure each and came up with the following statistic that I will call SOEFA, pronounced like “sofa.” It stands for Strand On-base ERA FIP Average and should be thought of as a way to measure relievers from your sofa. Yes, I have a whimsical side.
It has four components, let’s walk through them.
The Formula
First is Strand Rate+, which I calculated as what percent better or worse a reliever is from league average at stranding runners. League average is 70%, so if you strand 100% of your inherited runners, your Strand Rate+ is .43 because you are 43% better than league average.
Second, is your Expected OBP+ or xOBP+ which is your opponents on base percentage calculated as a percentage deviation from league average just like SR+, except that I regress your hits allowed based on league average BABIP because sometimes batters get lucky hits.
Third, is my version or ERA+, which is just like normal ERA- except I scale mine to zero instead of 100 like the major stat sites and invert it. Same principles regarding deviation from average applies. FIP+ is exactly the same, except I use FIP-. These numbers are park adjusted.
To combine them, I add SR+ to xOBP+ and then add ERA+ to get eSOEFA. I then repeat the same process and replace ERA+ with FIP+ to get fSOEFA. A pitcher’s SOEFA score is the average between the two.
The output gives you a number that sets league average at zero and ranges technically from negative infinity to about 2.5, but generally speaking you won’t see a reliever fall below -2.5. Basically it’s a -3 to 3 scale that puts good relievers on the plus side and bad ones on the negative side.
Additionally, at my discretion, relievers who have inherited fewer than five baserunners during the season (this number will likely be fluid based on where we are in the season) are given a league average SR+ so that if you don’t ever inherit runners you aren’t unfairly punished because you are not given sufficient opportunity to strand them or you are not given credit for an awesome strand rate if you strand the only runner you inherit.
I’m pretty happy with the first round of results. The first run of results came from stats entering June 25th and it generally lines up with my impression of the best performing relief pitchers in baseball. I have no idea if this stat is predictive or how long it takes to stabilize. Right now, it correlates with ERA and FIP at -.73 and -.75 despite the fact that each is only 1/6 of the input and the R squared is around .6 using it to predict FIP, if those kinds of things interest you.
It’s experimental. It’s meant to be fun and maybe helpful.
A word of note is that Fangraphs and B-R seem to use different cutoffs for which relievers “qualify,” so this output may be missing a few relievers. I’m sorry about that. The great thing about this statistic is that I can easily produce the number for any reliever in baseball in less than two minutes. If you want to know how a reliever measures up or how a reliever did during a given season, just ask and I can provide the number based on a handy program I wrote. Hit me on Twitter @NeilWeinberg44 and I’d be happy to provide the SOEFA for any reliever.
Thanks for reading and I welcome any feedback. Who knows, maybe this will work.
Below are the SOEFA for the vast majority of qualifying relievers up through 6/24/13. If you want to know the SOEFA of a reliever not on this list or would like an update score, please let me know.
Rank | Player | Team | SOEFA |
1 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 0.99 |
2 | Jason Grilli | Pirates | 0.95 |
3 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 0.92 |
4 | Kevin Gregg | Cubs | 0.92 |
5 | Drew Smyly | Tigers | 0.9 |
6 | Joaquin Benoit | Tigers | 0.89 |
7 | Jordan Walden | Braves | 0.88 |
8 | Robbie Ross | Rangers | 0.87 |
9 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 0.85 |
10 | Jesse Crain | White Sox | 0.83 |
11 | Edward Mujica | Cardinals | 0.79 |
12 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 0.79 |
13 | Greg Holland | Royals | 0.75 |
14 | Oliver Perez | Mariners | 0.74 |
15 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 0.74 |
16 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 0.72 |
17 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 0.71 |
18 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 0.7 |
19 | Preston Claiborne | Yankees | 0.69 |
20 | Sam LeCure | Reds | 0.68 |
21 | Casey Janssen | Blue Jays | 0.64 |
22 | Mariano Rivera | Yankees | 0.63 |
23 | Luke Gregerson | Padres | 0.62 |
24 | Craig Kimbrel | Braves | 0.62 |
25 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 0.6 |
26 | Edgmer Escalona | Rockies | 0.56 |
27 | Tommy Hunter | Orioles | 0.56 |
28 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 0.54 |
29 | Joe Nathan | Rangers | 0.53 |
30 | Joe Smith | Indians | 0.53 |
31 | Vin Mazzaro | Pirates | 0.51 |
32 | Jim Henderson | Brewers | 0.5 |
33 | James Russell | Cubs | 0.49 |
34 | Casey Fien | Twins | 0.48 |
35 | Tim Collins | Royals | 0.47 |
36 | Shawn Kelley | Yankees | 0.47 |
37 | Brian Matusz | Orioles | 0.46 |
38 | Addison Reed | White Sox | 0.46 |
39 | Tanner Scheppers | Rangers | 0.45 |
40 | Rafael Soriano | Nationals | 0.44 |
41 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 0.44 |
42 | Joel Peralta | Rays | 0.43 |
43 | Matt Reynolds | Diamondbacks | 0.43 |
44 | Brandon Kintzler | Brewers | 0.43 |
45 | Ryan Cook | Athletics | 0.42 |
46 | Chad Qualls | Marlins | 0.42 |
47 | Cody Allen | Indians | 0.4 |
48 | Andrew Miller | Red Sox | 0.4 |
49 | David Robertson | Yankees | 0.38 |
50 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 0.36 |
51 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 0.36 |
52 | Matt Belisle | Rockies | 0.36 |
53 | Josh Outman | Rockies | 0.36 |
54 | Rex Brothers | Rockies | 0.35 |
55 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 0.35 |
56 | Dale Thayer | Padres | 0.35 |
57 | Darren O’Day | Orioles | 0.33 |
58 | Justin Wilson | Pirates | 0.33 |
59 | Luke Hochevar | Royals | 0.31 |
60 | Grant Balfour | Athletics | 0.3 |
61 | John Axford | Brewers | 0.29 |
62 | Ernesto Frieri | Angels | 0.29 |
63 | Drew Storen | Nationals | 0.27 |
64 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | 0.26 |
65 | Nate Jones | White Sox | 0.26 |
66 | Luis Avilan | Braves | 0.25 |
67 | Anthony Varvaro | Braves | 0.25 |
68 | Anthony Swarzak | Twins | 0.24 |
69 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 0.24 |
70 | Jean Machi | Giants | 0.2 |
71 | Tyler Clippard | Nationals | 0.19 |
72 | Matt Thornton | White Sox | 0.19 |
73 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 0.18 |
74 | Craig Stammen | Nationals | 0.17 |
75 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 0.17 |
76 | Pat Neshek | Athletics | 0.16 |
77 | Jamey Wright | Rays | 0.16 |
78 | J.P. Howell | Dodgers | 0.16 |
79 | Cesar Ramos | Rays | 0.15 |
80 | Alfredo Simon | Reds | 0.15 |
81 | Troy Patton | Orioles | 0.15 |
82 | Matt Lindstrom | White Sox | 0.14 |
83 | Jim Johnson | Orioles | 0.12 |
84 | Carter Capps | Mariners | 0.11 |
85 | Ryan Pressly | Twins | 0.11 |
86 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 0.11 |
87 | Darin Downs | Tigers | 0.1 |
88 | Antonio Bastardo | Phillies | 0.09 |
89 | Charlie Furbush | Mariners | 0.07 |
90 | Brian Duensing | Twins | 0.07 |
91 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 0.07 |
92 | Jerry Blevins | Athletics | 0.07 |
93 | Tom Gorzelanny | Brewers | 0.06 |
94 | Jared Burton | Twins | 0.05 |
95 | Jose Veras | Astros | 0.05 |
96 | Joe Kelly | Cardinals | 0.05 |
97 | David Hernandez | Diamondbacks | 0.04 |
98 | Ryan Webb | Marlins | 0.04 |
99 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 0.03 |
100 | Wesley Wright | Astros | 0.01 |
101 | Bryan Morris | Pirates | 0.01 |
102 | Burke Badenhop | Brewers | 0 |
103 | Dane de la Rosa | Angels | -0.02 |
104 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | -0.04 |
105 | LaTroy Hawkins | Mets | -0.04 |
106 | Cory Gearrin | Braves | -0.06 |
107 | Joe Ortiz | Rangers | -0.08 |
108 | Wilton Lopez | Rockies | -0.08 |
109 | Brandon Lyon | Mets | -0.08 |
110 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | -0.08 |
111 | Mike Dunn | Marlins | -0.09 |
112 | Fernando Rodney | Rays | -0.1 |
113 | Hector Ambriz | Astros | -0.1 |
114 | Paul Clemens | Astros | -0.13 |
115 | Tom Wilhelmsen | Mariners | -0.13 |
116 | Matt Guerrier | Dodgers | -0.13 |
117 | Josh Roenicke | Twins | -0.17 |
118 | Jose Mijares | Giants | -0.21 |
119 | Michael Gonzalez | Brewers | -0.23 |
120 | Jonathan Broxton | Reds | -0.25 |
121 | Jake McGee | Rays | -0.25 |
122 | Matt Albers | Indians | -0.26 |
123 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | -0.26 |
124 | Scott Rice | Mets | -0.29 |
125 | Nick Hagadone | Indians | -0.31 |
126 | Travis Blackley | Astros | -0.33 |
127 | Vinnie Pestano | Indians | -0.34 |
128 | George Kontos | Giants | -0.35 |
129 | Mike Adams | Phillies | -0.39 |
130 | Clayton Mortensen | Red Sox | -0.4 |
131 | Garrett Richards | Angels | -0.43 |
132 | Heath Bell | Diamondbacks | -0.46 |
133 | Esmil Rogers | Blue Jays | -0.5 |
134 | Ronald Belisario | Dodgers | -0.51 |
135 | Jeremy Affeldt | Giants | -0.55 |
136 | Brandon League | Dodgers | -0.55 |
137 | Jeremy Horst | Phillies | -0.58 |
138 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | -0.67 |
139 | Carlos Marmol | Cubs | -0.72 |
140 | Huston Street | Padres | -0.82 |
141 | Anthony Bass | Padres | -0.94 |
142 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | -1.24 |