2024 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
9.00
WHIP
2.20
K
8
SV
3
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
Notches third save
Fairbanks walked one in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his third save of the season in a 2-1 win over the Giants.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander once again had some trouble finding the plate, throwing only nine of 18 pitches for strikes, but he avoided any damage. Fairbanks is still trying to regain his usual velocity and topped out at 97 mph with his fastball Friday, and his 9.00 ERA and 8:6 K:BB through five innings are more than a little worrisome. Even so, he has yet to blow a save chance in 2024, and his spot at the head of the Tampa Bay bullpen doesn't appear to be in immediate jeopardy.
The right-hander once again had some trouble finding the plate, throwing only nine of 18 pitches for strikes, but he avoided any damage. Fairbanks is still trying to regain his usual velocity and topped out at 97 mph with his fastball Friday, and his 9.00 ERA and 8:6 K:BB through five innings are more than a little worrisome. Even so, he has yet to blow a save chance in 2024, and his spot at the head of the Tampa Bay bullpen doesn't appear to be in immediate jeopardy.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
20
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-47%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .224 | 51 | 12 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .118 | 63 | 17 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .417 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 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
-32%
ERA at Home
2024
-83%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.08 | 0.97 | 39.0 | 14.5 | 3.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.06 | 0.99 | 35.1 | 13.0 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.00 | 1.33 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 18.00 | 3.50 | 2.0 | 22.5 | 18.0 | ||||
| 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
1.33K/9
14.4BB/9
10.8HR/9
0.0Fastball
97.0 mphERA
9.00WHIP
2.20BABIP
.450GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
54.5%Swinging Strike
7.1%Advanced Pitching 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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Nails down second save
Fairbanks gave up a hit and struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his second save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Angels.
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Stumbles to first save
Fairbanks picked up the save Tuesday, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out two during one inning against the Angels.
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Can't find plate Friday
Fairbanks (0-1) walked all three batters he faced in the ninth inning Friday and watched them all come around to score, getting tagged with the loss as the Rays fell 10-7 to the Rockies.
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Makes spring debut
Fairbanks didn't allow a baserunner and struck out two in a scoreless inning in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.
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Tallies 25th save
Fairbanks struck out the side without allowing a baserunner to earn the save Tuesday against the Red Sox.
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