Spencer Schwellenbach

24-Year-Old PitcherSP
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Atlanta gave Schwellenbach $1 million after drafting him out of Nebraska in the second round in 2021 and he had Tommy John surgery right after the draft. He put up good numbers in 2023 as a 23-year-old in the lower levels, but his stuff ticked up in 2024, with his fastball going from a 93-94 mph pitch to a 95-96 mph offering. He generated groundballs over 55 percent of the time at High-A and Double-A and was surprisingly summoned to the big-league rotation after just two starts at Double-A. There's nothing about Schwellenbach's arsenal or command that would cap his short-term potential, but even as an older prospect, it's quite the jump in competition to the majors after logging only 13 innings above High-A, so there could be some understandable bumps in the road. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
$Signed a one-year contract with Atlanta in May of 2024.
Fans six in victory
PAtlanta Braves
September 13, 2024
Schwellenbach (6-7) earned the win Friday against the Dodgers, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk over six innings. He struck out six.
ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old rookie fared well against the star-studded Dodgers to pick up his first win since Aug. 22 versus Philadelphia. With this 92-pitch outing, Schwellenbach collected his ninth quality start of the season, and he's made nine consecutive starts without allowing more than three runs. Over that stretch, the Atlanta right-hander has been a fantasy stalwart, pitching to a 2.89 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 64:10 K:BB across 53 innings. He is scheduled to make his next start at Cincinnati next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
89
How many pitches does Spencer Schwellenbach generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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31-40
 
41-50
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Spencer Schwellenbach generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-23%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-23%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .265 234 52 15 57 16 2 7
Since 2022vs Right .203 190 61 5 37 10 0 6
2024vs Left .265 234 52 15 57 16 2 7
2024vs Right .203 190 61 5 37 10 0 6
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-10%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-10%
ERA on Road
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.93 1.08 52.2 4 4 0 10.4 1.2 1.9
Since 2022Away 3.53 1.12 51.0 2 3 0 9.2 2.3 0.4
2024Home 3.93 1.08 52.2 4 4 0 10.4 1.2 1.9
2024Away 3.53 1.12 51.0 2 3 0 9.2 2.3 0.4
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Spencer Schwellenbach 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
5.65
 
K/9
9.8
 
BB/9
1.7
 
HR/9
1.1
 
Fastball
95.9 mph
 
ERA
3.73
 
WHIP
1.10
 
BABIP
.311
 
GB/FB
1.16
 
Left On Base
71.0%
 
Exit Velocity
81.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.3%
 
Spin Rate
2231 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.5%
 
Swinging Strike
14.2%
 
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Allows two homers in loss
PAtlanta Braves
September 8, 2024
Schwellenbach (5-7) took the loss against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing six runs (three earned) on 10 hits over five innings. He struck out three.
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Decent in no-decision
PAtlanta Braves
September 1, 2024
Schwellenbach allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out two over 5.2 innings in a no-decision versus Philadelphia on Sunday.
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Eight Ks in no-decision
PAtlanta Braves
August 28, 2024
Schwellenbach came away with a no-decision in Tuesday's 8-6 extra-inning win over the Twins, giving up five hits and three walks over 4.2 scoreless innings. He struck out eight.
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Fans nine in win
PAtlanta Braves
August 22, 2024
Schwellenbach (5-6) picked up the win over the Phillies on Thursday, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk over 6.2 innings. He struck out nine.
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Falls to Angels
PAtlanta Braves
August 16, 2024
Schwellenbach (4-6) allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out eight over five-plus innings to take the loss Friday versus the Angels.
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