2020 Stats
W-L
4-5
ERA
4.73
WHIP
1.22
K
58
SV
0
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Paddack was the talk of baseball for a while in 2019 as he made the jump from Double-A and hit the ground running, cruising to a 3.33 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 140.2 innings as a 23-year-old. His changeup remained a great weapon in 2020, but his fastball suddenly became entirely too hittable. Major League Baseball combined to hit .308 with a .658 SLG against Paddack's four-seam fastball in 2020, up from .204 and .391 the season prior. Of the 14 homers Paddack allowed, 10 were against the four-seamer. Aside from a minor ankle injury in September, Paddack was ostensibly healthy. His average velocity on his four-seamer held steady, supporting the idea his arm is fine. Paddack, who had Tommy John surgery earlier in his career, is just entering his age-25 season and should theoretically be well rested and capable of handling a relatively heavy workload in 2020. There are some lingering questions, however. Read Past Outlooks

Allows six runs in loss
Paddack took the loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series. He gave up six runs on eight hits while striking out one batter without a walk in 2.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Paddack's fastball was a problem throughout the regular season, and while he had decent velocity Wednesday, the Cardinals had no trouble squaring up the pitch. Three of the four base-scoring hits against Paddack were off 94-mph offerings. He has taken a dramatic step backward after his stellar 2019 debut and will make for an interesting fantasy wild card in 2021.
Paddack's fastball was a problem throughout the regular season, and while he had decent velocity Wednesday, the Cardinals had no trouble squaring up the pitch. Three of the four base-scoring hits against Paddack were off 94-mph offerings. He has taken a dramatic step backward after his stellar 2019 debut and will make for an interesting fantasy wild card in 2021.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
78
Last 10 Games
75
Last 5 Games
67
How many pitches does Chris Paddack generally throw?
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11-20
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What part of the game does Chris Paddack generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2020
-7%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .229 | 95 | 26 | 89 | 20 | |||
Since 2018vs Right | .214 | 116 | 17 | 78 | 17 | |||
2020vs Left | .270 | 26 | 8 | 33 | 8 | |||
2020vs Right | .252 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 6 | |||
2019vs Left | .211 | 69 | 18 | 56 | 12 | |||
2019vs Right | .198 | 84 | 13 | 51 | 11 | |||
2018vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2018vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-15%
ERA at Home
2020
-24%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2018Home | 3.41 | 0.93 | 92.1 | 9.6 | 1.6 | ||||
Since 2018Away | 4.02 | 1.16 | 107.1 | 9.4 | 2.3 | ||||
2020Home | 4.11 | 1.08 | 30.2 | 9.1 | 1.8 | ||||
2020Away | 5.40 | 1.38 | 28.1 | 8.6 | 1.9 | ||||
2019Home | 3.06 | 0.86 | 61.2 | 9.9 | 1.5 | ||||
2019Away | 3.53 | 1.08 | 79.0 | 9.7 | 2.4 | ||||
2018Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2018Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chris Paddack compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.83K/9
8.8BB/9
1.8HR/9
2.1Fastball
94.2 mphERA
4.73WHIP
1.22BABIP
.298GB/FB
1.86Left On Base
74.4%Exit Velocity
83.2 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2041 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.3%Swinging Strike
11.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2019
2017
Paddack followed his eye-opening run of success in the minors with an impressive rookie season, emerging as the ace of San Diego's staff. The right-hander paired excellent control (5.5 BB%) and strong strikeout numbers (26.9 K%) to post the fifth-lowest WHIP in the majors (0.98) among pitchers who hurled 100 or more innings. Paddack's fastball isn't overpowering -- it sits at around 94 mph and is thrown with average spin -- but opponents managed to hit only .204 against it due to Paddack's superb command and intelligent mound mechanics. His changeup was even more difficult to handle; Paddack went to the pitch 28.5% of the time, holding hitters to a .190 average. The Padres limited Paddack's workload last season, but he proved his stamina with four dominant starts to close the season. He'll be three years removed from Tommy John surgery in 2020 and should thrive as he's freed to pitch without limitations.
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Starting playoff opener
Paddack will start Wednesday in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Cardinals, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Will make wild-card roster
According to Padres manager Jayce Tingler, Paddack will "absolutely" be on the roster for the upcoming wild-card series, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Struggles in short outing
Paddack (4-5) allowed five runs on eight hits -- including three home runs -- and one walk while striking out three across 3.2 innings to take the loss against the Giants on Friday.
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Blanks Mariners through six
Paddack (4-4) picked up the win Friday after holding the Mariners scoreless with three strikeouts across six innings. He allowed two walks and one hit.
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Cleared to start Friday
Paddack (ankle) will start Friday's game against the Dodgers, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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