Ethan Small

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Milwaukee Brewers AAA
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Selected by the Brewers in the first round of the 2018 Draft, Small is coming off his first full season at the Triple-A level. The results were mixed, but he did do enough to make his first two appearances in the major leagues. Small mainly relies on a deceptive delivery and a fastball/changeup mix, and although he is hardly a hard thrower, he averaged over a strikeout per inning a season ago. He also posted a 5.1 BB/9 and issued eight free passes in his 6.1 big-league frames. Small has worked almost exclusively as a starter, but he presumably needs to develop a third pitch and cut down on the free passes before doing so with any regularity for a Brewers team stocked with starting pitchers. He will be entering his age-26 season, which makes this a pivotal campaign for his future. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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$Signed a $1.8 million contract with the Brewers in June of 2019.
Optioned to minors
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
May 27, 2023
Small was optioned Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.
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Small covered three innings behind starter Freddy Peralta on Friday, allowing five runs on nine hits. The lefty's ERA now sits at 15.00, and he was going to be unavailable for a few days after Friday's outing, so it only makes sense that the Brewers would swap him out for a fresh arm. Jake Cousins was recalled in a corresponding move.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
69
Last 10 Games
69
Last 5 Games
69
How many pitches does Ethan Small generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Ethan Small generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-50%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .333 12 5 0 4 1 0 0
Since 2021vs Right .419 39 7 8 13 6 0 2
2023vs Left .333 9 5 0 3 1 0 0
2023vs Right .667 9 0 0 6 2 0 1
2022vs Left .333 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
2022vs Right .318 30 7 8 7 4 0 1
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-38%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-8%
ERA on Road
2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 10.80 2.55 6.2 0 0 0 10.8 5.4 2.7
Since 2021Away 6.75 3.00 2.2 0 0 0 13.5 13.5 0.0
2023Home 15.00 3.00 3.0 0 0 0 15.0 0.0 3.0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 7.36 2.18 3.2 0 0 0 7.4 9.8 2.5
2022Away 6.75 3.00 2.2 0 0 0 13.5 13.5 0.0
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Ethan Small 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
0.00
 
K/9
15.0
 
BB/9
0.0
 
HR/9
3.0
 
Fastball
0.0 mph
 
ERA
15.00
 
WHIP
3.00
 
BABIP
.698
 
GB/FB
2.00
 
Left On Base
52.6%
 
Swinging Strike
8.7%
 
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Recalled from Triple-A
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
May 26, 2023
Milwaukee recalled Small from Triple-A Nashville on Friday.
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Sent to Triple-A camp
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
March 13, 2023
Small was optioned Monday to Triple-A Nashville by the Brewers, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Auditioning for bullpen role
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
February 22, 2023
Manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Small is competing for a spot in the Brewers' Opening Day bullpen as a long reliever, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Sent down Wednesday
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
July 27, 2022
Small was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday.
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Wild in return to majors
PMilwaukee Brewers  AAA
July 26, 2022
Small allowed three runs on four hits and four walks while striking out three in 3.2 innings in a 7-6 victory Tuesday against Minnesota. He didn't factor into the decision.
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