Pete Fairbanks
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
No stranger to the injury bug, Fairbanks hit the IL twice (forearm inflammation, hip inflammation) during the first half of 2023. However, once he returned in mid-June, he surprisingly stayed healthy for the rest of the season, establishing career-best marks in games played (49), innings (45.1) and strikeouts (68). He also converted a career-high 25 saves, as Rays manager Kevin Cash altered his late-inning approach. Quite simply, when Fairbanks was healthy, he was the Rays primary closer. The role was well deserved too, as the 29-year-old closed out 2023 in dominant fashion. He struck out 51 batters in 28 innings after the All-Star break and finished the year with a 2.58 ERA and 1.01 WHIP. He did so throwing more sliders (49.9% pitch usage) than ever, as he used to lean on his upper-90's 4-seamer as his primary offering. Fairbanks remains a solid mid-tier closer as long as you plan for some likely time missed due to injury. Read Past Outlooks
Makes spring debut
Fairbanks didn't allow a baserunner and struck out two in a scoreless inning in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
The outing marked Fairbanks' spring debut, and he didn't disappoint. Per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, he hit 98 mph with his fastball while striking out the first two batters he faced. Fairbanks is coming off an excellent 2023 season and projects to earn the majority of save chances for Tampa Bay in 2024.
The outing marked Fairbanks' spring debut, and he didn't disappoint. Per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, he hit 98 mph with his fastball while striking out the first two batters he faced. Fairbanks is coming off an excellent 2023 season and projects to earn the majority of save chances for Tampa Bay in 2024.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-39%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .204 | 47 | 10 | 23 | 1 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .125 | 59 | 13 | 16 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .211 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .120 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .189 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .133 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
ERA at Home
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.00 | 0.94 | 36.0 | 15.0 | 3.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.16 | 0.84 | 33.1 | 12.4 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.63 | 1.04 | 24.0 | 14.6 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Away | 2.53 | 0.98 | 21.1 | 12.2 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Home | 0.75 | 0.75 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Away | 1.50 | 0.58 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 0.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Pete Fairbanks compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.40K/9
13.5BB/9
4.0HR/9
0.6Fastball
98.9 mphERA
2.58WHIP
1.01BABIP
.278GB/FB
1.96Left On Base
76.6%Exit Velocity
77.8 mphBarrels/BBE
1.4%Spin Rate
2482 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.9%Swinging Strike
13.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Fairbanks got off to a late start in 2022 due to a torn lat muscle that he suffered during spring training. The injury required multiple months of rest and rehab, plus a PRP injection, thus delaying his season debut until mid-July. While his first two appearances did not go smoothly, he ripped off 22 consecutive scoreless outings to close out the season. During the streak, he had a remarkable 36:3 K:BB ratio over 22 innings, 0.55 WHIP and a career-high eight saves. Fairbanks has always been among the league leaders in average fastball velocity, but he surprisingly added even more zip on his 4-seamer. He averaged a career-best 99 mph on the pitch, a nearly 2 mph increase from prior seasons. If targeting saves within Tampa Bay's closer committee, Fairbanks clearly has the most upside, but keep in mind he has averaged just 28.5 innings per season for his career. Injuries have been a constant, but the sky is the limit if he can remain healthy throughout 2023.
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Tallies 25th save
Fairbanks struck out the side without allowing a baserunner to earn the save Tuesday against the Red Sox.
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Rare blown save
Fairbanks blew the save in Sunday's 5-4 loss against the Orioles. He allowed two runs on three hits while striking out four over two innings.
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Earns 24th save in dominant fashion
Fairbanks picked up the save Thursday against the Orioles. Striking out three in a perfect ninth inning.
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Earns save Monday
Fairbanks struck out one batter in a scoreless inning and picked up a save over Minnesota on Monday.
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Snags 22nd save
Fairbanks picked up the save Sunday against Seattle, striking out three over a perfect inning.
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