Cooper Criswell

Cooper Criswell

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
Boston Red Sox
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Criswell spent the year in the Rays organization, mostly toiling for Triple-A Durham, but he also compiled 33 frames in 10 appearances with the big club serving as a multi-inning reliever. Criswell started in 17 of his 23 appearances with the Bulls, fanning 80 with 23 walks in 84.2 innings for a 15.4 percent K-BB%. He was unable to match that with the Rays as he recorded a 10.6 percent K-BB%, along with surrendering six homers in those 33 innings. Small sample caveats apply, but Criswell incurred some misfortune with a .330 BABIP, 68.7 percent left on base mark and a 19.4 percent home run per fly ball. The result was a 5.73 ERA, deemed over a run too high by its estimators. When Tampa Bay gives up on a pitcher, there is usually a reason, but that did not dissuade the Red Sox from signing Criswell, ostensibly for bullpen depth. It's hard to envision Criswell entering the fantasy mix. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Red Sox in December of 2023.
Strong showing in no-decision
PBoston Red Sox
September 12, 2024
Criswell did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Yankees. He gave up one run on four hits and three walks while striking out four across 5.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Criswell gave up a leadoff home run to Gleyber Torres but settled in nicely after that to pitch into the sixth inning. Criswell was removed from the rotation shortly after the All-Star break and then spent some time on the COVID-19 IL in August, but he's now back in the rotation for the final weeks of the campaign. The 28-year-old has a 3.98 ERA and 1.34 WHIP across 97.1 innings in his first season with the Red Sox.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
72
Last 10 Games
55
Last 5 Games
74
How many pitches does Cooper Criswell generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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121+
 
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21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Cooper Criswell generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .272 269 44 26 64 14 2 5
Since 2022vs Right .278 309 57 16 78 17 0 11
2024vs Left .258 206 38 18 47 9 2 2
2024vs Right .283 208 32 12 53 13 0 8
2023vs Left .333 61 6 8 17 5 0 3
2023vs Right .274 90 21 3 23 4 0 3
2022vs Left .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right .200 11 4 1 2 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-20%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-8%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-47%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.88 1.38 65.0 4 3 0 6.5 3.3 1.4
Since 2022Away 4.85 1.37 68.2 3 2 0 7.1 2.4 0.8
2024Home 3.80 1.31 47.1 3 2 0 6.3 3.0 1.1
2024Away 4.14 1.36 50.0 3 2 0 6.7 2.5 0.7
2023Home 4.08 1.58 17.2 1 1 0 7.1 4.1 2.0
2023Away 7.63 1.50 15.1 0 0 0 7.6 1.8 1.2
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 2.70 0.90 3.1 0 0 0 10.8 2.7 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Cooper Criswell 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
2.33
 
K/9
6.5
 
BB/9
2.8
 
HR/9
0.9
 
Fastball
89.1 mph
 
ERA
3.98
 
WHIP
1.34
 
BABIP
.306
 
GB/FB
1.70
 
Left On Base
69.8%
 
Exit Velocity
81.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.8%
 
Spin Rate
1998 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.4%
 
Swinging Strike
6.9%
 
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Secures sixth win
PBoston Red Sox
September 7, 2024
Criswell (6-4) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while failing to record a strikeout over five innings, earning the win Saturday over the White Sox.
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Pulled after four perfect frames
PBoston Red Sox
September 1, 2024
Criswell did not factor into the decision Sunday, tossing four perfect innings while striking out five against the Tigers.
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Early exit Tuesday
PBoston Red Sox
August 28, 2024
Criswell came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jays, allowing one run on five hits and three walks over 3.1 innings. He failed to strike out a batter.
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Fails to qualify for win
PBoston Red Sox
August 21, 2024
Criswell didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Astros, allowing one run on four hits and a walk over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Getting start Wednesday in Houston
PBoston Red Sox
August 18, 2024
Criswell is scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the Astros in Houston.
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Chance to join rotation?
PBoston Red Sox
April 9, 2024
The Red Sox placed Nick Pivetta on the injured list with a flexor strain Tuesday, which could open up a rotation spot for Criswell.
ANALYSIS
Criswell last pitched for Triple-A Worcester on Sunday and won't be an option to start in place of Pivetta on Wednesday, but he's otherwise a logical candidate to step into the rotation after posting a 2.95 ERA while competing for a spot during spring training. Criswell is also off to a strong start at Worcester this season with just one run allowed and a 9:3 K:BB over 10.1 innings through two outings. The Red Sox could also move up the rest of their rotation, in which case they would need another starter Saturday, per Ian Browne of MLB.com.
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