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Rick Porcello

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: December 27, 1988 in Morristown, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (27th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton Hall Preparatory School (West Orange, NJ).

High School: Seton Hall Preparatory School (West Orange, NJ)

Last Game: September 26, 2020 (Age 31-274d)
vs. WSN 3.0 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: Hendricks Sports

Full Name: Frederick Alfred Porcello

Nicknames: Pretty Ricky, Ricky Raindrops or Veintidos

Pronunciation: \por-SELL-oh\

Twitter: @RickPorcello

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Relatives: Grandson of Sam Dente

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.8

150

125

ERA

4.40

355

351

2096.1

1561

WHIP

1.316

2018 Player Pitching Game Log

2018 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2018-03-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	5.1	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	55	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	89	61	18	2	9	9	3	1
2	2018-04-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-8	W	7.1	6	3	3	0	7	0	0	61	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	94	66	18	9	12	9	4	2
3	2018-04-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	79	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	99	69	16	10	9	8	1	0
4	2018-04-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-6	W	6.0	6	0	0	0	6	0	1	66	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	101	71	22	13	7	10	8	0
5	2018-04-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-7		7.0	3	3	3	3	9	0	0	65	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	103	65	21	11	10	6	4	1
6	2018-04-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	1-8		7.2	7	3	3	0	6	1	0	59	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	115	81	21	10	10	13	6	1
7	2018-05-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	1	8	1	0	69	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	96	61	14	9	4	8	4	1
8	2018-05-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1-6		5.1	8	5	5	3	3	0	1	32	21	3	0	1	2	1	0	27	91	51	12	9	13	8	5	0
9	2018-05-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1-6	L	6.0	9	5	5	0	5	2	0	39	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	26	108	69	17	7	9	12	6	1
10	2018-05-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1-6	W	6.0	6	3	3	3	9	1	0	54	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	107	67	13	21	7	8	3	1
11	2018-05-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-4	L	3.2	8	6	4	2	2	0	1	25	18	1	0	1	1	1	0	22	92	54	13	7	10	8	6	2
12	2018-05-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	W	6.2	5	3	2	2	5	1	2	57	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	96	66	17	7	10	10	4	2
13	2018-06-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	1-7	W	6.1	5	3	2	2	5	1	2	56	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	88	54	22	3	7	12	5	2
14	2018-06-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	1-6	L	6.0	5	3	2	3	5	0	1	54	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	105	66	15	9	7	11	5	2
15	2018-06-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	1-6		6.0	7	4	4	1	9	1	0	50	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	26	100	70	27	8	9	7	3	2
16	2018-06-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	1	0	0	1	5	0	1	79	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	97	65	16	8	4	13	5	2
17	2018-06-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels	1-6		5.2	8	4	4	2	5	2	0	40	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	104	66	24	7	9	11	2	2
18	2018-07-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Washington Nationals	1-6	W	6.0	7	2	2	2	5	2	0	53	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	92	66	21	4	11	9	4	0
19	2018-07-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	7.0	9	3	3	1	9	0	0	55	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	111	78	16	10	6	15	8	1
20	2018-07-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1-3	L	2.0	7	8	8	4	2	2	0	8	12	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	64	35	13	4	4	7	4	0
21	2018-07-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-6	W	6.0	6	0	0	1	6	0	0	65	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	88	54	12	9	7	10	4	1
22	2018-07-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Minnesota Twins	1-6	W	5.2	5	4	4	1	5	1	0	47	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	100	66	23	4	8	9	6	0
23	2018-08-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-9	W	9.0	1	1	1	0	9	1	1	90	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	86	69	26	8	8	10	4	2
24	2018-08-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-5	L	4.0	6	7	7	3	5	2	0	24	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	79	54	18	5	6	8	3	1
25	2018-08-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	7.0	2	1	1	0	10	1	0	79	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	90	61	24	11	7	6	0	0
26	2018-08-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	1-7	L	7.0	6	5	5	1	6	3	0	50	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	107	74	24	4	8	13	5	3
27	2018-08-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	L	5.0	6	3	3	2	8	0	2	49	20	0	1	0	0	1	0	25	89	58	21	8	4	8	6	2
28	2018-08-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	1-6		5.0	8	4	4	3	7	1	0	39	21	1	0	1	1	0	0	25	95	63	18	14	6	9	4	0
29	2018-09-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Atlanta Braves	1-5	W	5.0	2	1	1	1	5	1	2	63	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	100	66	14	13	3	10	4	1
30	2018-09-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Houston Astros	1-6		5.2	7	4	4	1	6	2	0	44	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	92	60	17	7	8	9	2	3
31	2018-09-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Mets	1-5	W	5.0	2	3	3	1	5	1	1	55	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	88	62	16	7	4	8	3	0
32	2018-09-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	1-5		5.0	8	4	3	2	1	0	0	36	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	84	56	13	4	9	12	8	0
33	2018-09-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	1-2		2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	57	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	40	22	8	6	3	1	0	0

2018 Player Pitching Splits

2018 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	33	808	735	97	177	29	3	27	6	1	48	190	.241	.299	.399	.698	.286	293	8	16	3	6	0

Home	15	364	336	49	76	12	2	17	1	1	19	83	.226	.278	.426	.704	.248	143	2	6	1	2	0
Away	18	444	399	48	101	17	1	10	5	0	29	107	.253	.317	.376	.693	.318	150	6	10	2	4	0

March	1	23	22	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.273	.304	.318	.623	.333	7	0	0	0	0	0
April	5	134	129	9	24	5	0	1	0	0	3	34	.186	.216	.248	.465	.245	32	0	2	0	0	0
May	6	151	132	23	39	7	1	5	2	0	11	32	.296	.358	.477	.835	.343	63	4	4	0	4	0
June	5	134	119	14	26	5	0	4	1	0	9	29	.219	.296	.361	.657	.256	43	1	4	2	0	0
July	5	121	111	17	34	7	1	5	0	0	9	27	.306	.355	.523	.878	.363	58	0	0	0	1	0
August	6	151	137	21	29	2	1	8	2	0	9	45	.212	.273	.416	.689	.247	57	2	3	1	1	0
September	5	94	85	12	19	2	0	4	1	1	6	19	.224	.298	.388	.686	.242	33	1	3	0	0	0

As Starter	33	808	735	97	177	29	3	27	6	1	48	190	.241	.299	.399	.698	.286	293	8	16	3	6	0

vs RHB as RHP	33	424	387		93	15	0	12			23	94	.240	.300	.372	.672	.285	144	6	11	0	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	33	384	348		84	14	3	15			25	96	.241	.299	.428	.727	.288	149	2	5	3	3	0

Bases Empty	33	487	452		97	17	1	18			25	113	.215	.271	.376	.647	.246	170	0	10	0	0	0
Runners On	33	321	283		80	12	2	9			23	77	.283	.343	.435	.777	.350	123	8	6	3	6	0

vs. Younger Batters	33	503	458		107	17	3	15			24	129	.234	.286	.382	.668	.288	175	3	12	3	6	0
vs. Older Batters	33	305	277		70	12	0	12			24	61	.253	.321	.426	.747	.284	118	5	4	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	17	7	.708	4.28	33	33	0	191.1	177	97	91	27	48	0	190	16	1	0	808	1.176	8.9	3.96

Home	7	4	.636	4.77	15	15	0	88.2	76	49	47	17	19	0	83	6	0	0	364	1.071	8.4	4.37
Away	10	3	.769	3.86	18	18	0	102.2	101	48	44	10	29	0	107	10	1	0	444	1.266	9.4	3.69

March	1	0	1.000	1.69	1	1	0	5.1	6	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	23	1.313	6.8	4.00
April	3	0	1.000	2.31	5	5	0	35.0	24	9	9	1	3	0	34	2	0	0	134	0.771	8.7	11.33
May	3	2	.600	5.35	6	6	0	33.2	39	23	20	5	11	0	32	4	0	0	151	1.485	8.6	2.91
June	2	1	.667	3.48	5	5	0	31.0	26	14	12	4	9	0	29	4	0	0	134	1.129	8.4	3.22
July	4	1	.800	5.74	5	5	0	26.2	34	17	17	5	9	0	27	0	1	0	121	1.613	9.1	3.00
August	2	3	.400	5.11	6	6	0	37.0	29	21	21	8	9	0	45	3	0	0	151	1.027	10.9	5.00
September	2	0	1.000	4.37	5	5	0	22.2	19	12	11	4	6	0	19	3	0	0	94	1.103	7.5	3.17

As Starter	17	7	.708	4.28	33	33	0	191.1	177	97	91	27	48	0	190	16	1	0	808	1.176	8.9	3.96

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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