Pete Fairbanks
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
5.73
WHIP
1.45
K
16
SV
4
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
Used in high-leverage spot
Fairbanks struck out two and didn't allow a baserunner in a scoreless eighth inning to pick up a hold in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox.
ANALYSIS
Fairbanks entered the game in the eighth inning to face the heart of the Red Sox order and needed only seven pitches to get through the frame. While effective, his usage was concerning given that he had pitched nearly exclusively as a traditional closer early in the season. It's unclear whether manager Kevin Cash might continue to mix and match the back end of his bullpen, but Fairbanks could lose save opportunities moving forward.
Fairbanks entered the game in the eighth inning to face the heart of the Red Sox order and needed only seven pitches to get through the frame. While effective, his usage was concerning given that he had pitched nearly exclusively as a traditional closer early in the season. It's unclear whether manager Kevin Cash might continue to mix and match the back end of his bullpen, but Fairbanks could lose save opportunities moving forward.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Pete Fairbanks generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Pete Fairbanks generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-44%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-65%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .218 | 54 | 12 | 29 | 1 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .122 | 68 | 19 | 18 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | .300 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .105 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 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
-16%
ERA at Home
2024
-38%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.36 | 1.02 | 42.0 | 14.1 | 3.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.82 | 0.91 | 38.1 | 13.1 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Home | 4.50 | 1.50 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | ||||
2024Away | 7.20 | 1.40 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 7.2 | ||||
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
2.00K/9
13.1BB/9
6.5HR/9
0.0Fastball
97.2 mphERA
5.73WHIP
1.45BABIP
.348GB/FB
1.29Left On Base
50.0%Exit Velocity
80.0 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2453 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
13.3%Swinging Strike
8.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive 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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Pitches well in return
Fairbanks struck out two and didn't allow a baserunner across a scoreless inning Tuesday against the Red Sox.
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Available Tuesday
Rays manager Kevin Cash said Fairbanks (finger) is available for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Dealing with cut on throwing hand
Fairbanks was unavailable to pitch Monday night against the Red Sox due to a cut on his right index finger, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Scoreless frame in return from IL
Fairbanks (arm) struck out one in a perfect inning in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Yankees.
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Reinstated from IL
The Rays reinstated Fairbanks (arm) from the 15-day injured list Saturday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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