Ryne Nelson

Ryne Nelson

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Arizona Diamondbacks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Nelson's 2022 season was quite the roller coaster. He gave up 43 earned runs over a 53.1-inning stretch from mid-April to mid-June, righted the ship somewhat over the next couple months, excelled over three MLB starts and ended the season on the injured list with shoulder inflammation. His struggles in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League shouldn't be a prohibitive factor in his 2023 outlook, especially given that he had success at Double-A and in a small MLB sample. Nelson threw his plus fastball (touches 98 mph, excellent rising action) 70% of the time while mixing in a couple breaking balls and a changeup. He showed impressive flashes against quality big-league hitters and should break camp in Arizona's rotation if his shoulder issue is in the rearview mirror. There is some risk that his reliance on his fastball will be exploited as hitters see him a second time, but Nelson has legitimately good stuff and size (6-foot-3, 184 pounds) and a clear opportunity. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks in September of 2022.
Picks up second win
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 29, 2023
Nelson (2-2) earned the win over Colorado on Monday, allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out one batter over five innings.
ANALYSIS
Nelson was far from impressive Monday, as he struck out only one batter and notched just three whiffs. To his credit, he managed to hang around for five frames after giving up four runs over the first two innings, and an Arizona offensive surge put him in line for his first win in his last nine outings. Nelson had allowed just one run and four hits over his past 11.1 frames coming into the contest, but his overall 5.37 ERA on the campaign makes him a risky start in fantasy.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Ryne Nelson generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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81-90
 
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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 Ryne Nelson generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-21%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-25%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .292 149 21 17 38 9 1 6
Since 2021vs Right .230 162 32 6 35 7 2 4
2023vs Left .337 115 12 15 33 7 1 5
2023vs Right .254 127 25 2 31 7 1 3
2022vs Left .156 34 9 2 5 2 0 1
2022vs Right .133 35 7 4 4 0 1 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
 
 
-47%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-44%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 5.57 1.45 42.0 2 2 0 5.8 3.4 1.5
Since 2021Away 2.97 1.08 33.1 1 1 0 7.0 2.2 0.8
2023Home 6.75 1.63 30.2 2 1 0 5.3 2.9 1.5
2023Away 3.76 1.22 26.1 0 1 0 6.5 2.7 1.0
2022Home 2.38 0.97 11.1 0 1 0 7.1 4.8 1.6
2022Away 0.00 0.57 7.0 1 0 0 9.0 0.0 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 Ryne Nelson 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.
  • 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
2.06
 
K/9
5.8
 
BB/9
2.8
 
HR/9
1.3
 
Fastball
94.4 mph
 
ERA
5.37
 
WHIP
1.44
 
BABIP
.312
 
GB/FB
1.29
 
Left On Base
66.4%
 
Exit Velocity
83.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.5%
 
Spin Rate
2243 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
23.7%
 
Swinging Strike
8.5%
 
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Quality start in Tuesday's win
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 23, 2023
Nelson didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Phillies, allowing one run on three hits over six innings. He struck out four without walking a batter.
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Shines with six strikeouts
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 17, 2023
Nelson did not factor into the decision Wednesday, as he did not surrender a run while allowing one hit and four walks over 5.1 innings in a 5-3 victory over the Athletics. He struck out six.
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Turns in shaky outing
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 13, 2023
Nelson did not factor into the decision Friday, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk over 4.2 innings against San Francisco. He struck out four.
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Decent in no-decision
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 7, 2023
Nelson allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out three over five innings versus the Nationals on Sunday. He did not factor in the decision.
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Roughed up by Rockies
PArizona Diamondbacks
April 30, 2023
Nelson (1-2) took the loss Sunday, allowing six runs on nine hits and one walk over four innings against Colorado. He struck out two.
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