John Wayne  
Relief Pitcher | Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching
Though Wayne can't just blow the ball by hitters, he has some giddyup on his fastball. He always throws strikes but is very hittable. Wayne has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His curveball is inconsistent, but when it's sharp it's a solid complement to his fastball. Because he can't overpower hitters, Wayne has to fool them instead. Wayne has no endurance. He's good for an inning an outing, tops. The problem is that he has no workable game plan against lefties, who routinely light him up.

Defense & Hitting
Wayne uses a slide step to keep runners close. Wayne is nothing special in the field. Wayne is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Wayne has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2006 OAK 60 10 99 88 55 40 49 52 48 99 0 0 0 70 0 0 28 0 Overhand Active 1 10 31 36 381
2007 OAK 60 10 99 88 55 40 49 52 48 99 0 0 0 72 0 0 29 1 Overhand Active 0 0 5 40 382
2008 BOS 60 11 99 88 55 40 49 52 48 99 0 0 0 72 0 0 30 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 381
2009 PHI 58 11 99 88 55 40 49 52 48 99 0 0 0 73 0 0 31 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 378
2010 PHI 60 12 99 88 55 40 49 52 48 99 0 0 0 73 0 0 32 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 380
Ratings Delta   +2 +1                             +1 +1             +2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.