2021 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
2.12
WHIP
0.76
K
19
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
If not for an injury that cost him extended time in 2019 Woodruff could have found himself in the mix for the Cy Young award. Well, he was even better in 2020, increasing his strikeout rate and allowing fewer than one baserunner per inning. He still leaned heavily on his upper-90s fastball, but he threw a lower percentage of sliders for the third year in a row and threw more curveballs and changeups than ever. That pitch mix is tough for hitters to deal with, particularly when Woodruff isn't walking them. Woodruff keeps getting better and better, and he is in his prime heading into his age-28 season. Woodruff's lone issue last season was length, as he averaged fewer than six innings per start. If he can be a little more efficient with his pitch counts in 2021, he figures to be just as good -- or better -- than he was a season ago. Read Past Outlooks

Dominates Cubs again
Woodruff allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out six across six innings Tuesday against the Cubs. He did not factor into the decision.
ANALYSIS
Woodruff has faced the Cubs in his last two starts -- a stretch in which he allowed only one earned run across 13 innings with 14 strikeouts and one walk. However, he didn't earn a victory on either occasion even though he left Tuesday's game with a lead. After a shaky start on Opening Day, Woodruff has produced as expected but will face a challenge in his next start, which is slated to come Monday at San Diego.
Woodruff has faced the Cubs in his last two starts -- a stretch in which he allowed only one earned run across 13 innings with 14 strikeouts and one walk. However, he didn't earn a victory on either occasion even though he left Tuesday's game with a lead. After a shaky start on Opening Day, Woodruff has produced as expected but will face a challenge in his next start, which is slated to come Monday at San Diego.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
82
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2021
-31%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2019vs Left | .226 | 132 | 29 | 94 | 14 | |||
Since 2019vs Right | .221 | 117 | 22 | 79 | 7 | |||
2021vs Left | .143 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .208 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
2020vs Left | .194 | 54 | 9 | 33 | 6 | |||
2020vs Right | .231 | 33 | 9 | 21 | 3 | |||
2019vs Left | .265 | 67 | 18 | 56 | 8 | |||
2019vs Right | .218 | 76 | 12 | 53 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-7%
ERA at Home
2021
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2019Home | 3.19 | 1.04 | 115.2 | 11.4 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2019Away | 3.44 | 1.09 | 96.2 | 9.9 | 2.4 | ||||
2021Home | 3.60 | 1.20 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 2.7 | ||||
2021Away | 0.00 | 0.14 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | ||||
2020Home | 3.34 | 0.97 | 35.0 | 11.1 | 1.8 | ||||
2020Away | 2.79 | 1.01 | 38.2 | 11.2 | 2.6 | ||||
2019Home | 3.06 | 1.05 | 70.2 | 11.8 | 1.9 | ||||
2019Away | 4.41 | 1.27 | 51.0 | 8.8 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Woodruff 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
6.33K/9
10.1BB/9
1.6HR/9
0.0Fastball
96.8 mphERA
2.12WHIP
0.76BABIP
.257GB/FB
1.73Left On Base
69.2%Exit Velocity
82.2 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2338 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.4%Swinging Strike
12.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Marlon Brando "coulda been a contender," and Woodruff could have, too. Not in a boxing match, of course, but for last year's NL Cy Young Award. Had Woodruff not missed two months with an oblique injury he had a real shot to finish top-10 in the NL in all of W, K and WAR in his first season as a full-time starter. Woodruff returned to action in September and picked up right where he left off. There's reason to believe he could be even better, as he made a notable improvement in the K:BB department last season and finished with a 3.01 FIP. Woodruff has found success as a starter thanks to a pitch mix that features a four-seamer and sinker that both sit in the mid-90s, a hard slider and a changeup that fools hitters looking for the power pitches. Woodruff has the offerings, numbers and underlying stats all in his favor and has all the makings of a No. 1 starter.
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Excellent in no-decision
Woodruff allowed one hit and struck out eight over seven innings in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Cubs. He did not factor in the decision.
ANALYSIS
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Gives up three runs Thursday
Woodruff didn't factor into the decision in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Twins. He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks while fanning five across four innings.
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Gets Opening Day nod
Woodruff was named the Brewers' Opening Day starter as expected Thursday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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Goes two scoreless in second start
Woodruff threw two scoreless innings in his second start of the spring Friday. He allowed five hits, struck out one batter and walked none.
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Uneven spring debut
Woodruff made his spring debut Monday and allowed two earned runs over two innings against the Angels. He struck out one batter, walked none and served up two home runs.
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