Iván Nova

Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	1/12/1987 (35)
Height, Weight	6'5", 250 lb
Hometown	Palenque, DOM

2020 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	1-1	19.0	8.53	1.63	10.2%	10.2%	24.3%				92.1	9.9%	33.3%	58.0%	8.05	.425

	114^th 2 W	166^th 41 IP	185^th 4.87 ERA	170^th 1.37 WHIP	197^th 22.2% K%	153^rd 8.7% BB%	187^th 28.5% CSW%				85^th 92.2 FB MPH	149^th 11.7% SwStr%	185^th 25.8% HC%	10^th 44.2% GB%	192^nd 4.83 xERA	192^nd .326 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

W	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
4	64	5.06	1.44	17.7%	8.0%

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Show 2020 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	PIT	29	29	161.0	9	9	4.19	1.52	4.57	5.51	1.28	9.6	16.7%	5.1%	.290	.239	22.7%	48.9%	30.2%	73.7%	9.7%	24.8%
2019	CWS	34	34	187.0	11	12	4.72	1.06	4.98	4.07	1.45	10.8	14.1%	5.8%	.323	.293	18.4%	46.8%	56.6%	72.8%	9.0%	23.9%
2020	DET	4	4	19.0	1	1	8.53	7.86	6.40	5.28	1.63	10.4	10.2%	10.2%	.273	.321	33.3%	58.0%	26.7%	51.2%	9.9%	24.3%
SP MLB AVG		8	8	41.0	2	3	4.87	4.83	4.84	4.70	1.37	9.0	22.3%	8.7%	.290	.286	25.7%	44.2%	17.2%	72.5%	11.7%	28.5%
3 Years		67	67	367.0	21	22	4.68	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.39	10.3	15.0%	5.8%	.306	.269	21.9%	49.3%	39.0%	71.9%	9.4%	24.3%

Repertoire

Sinker | 47%
Curveball | 25%
Changeup | 15%
Four-Seamer | 12%
Cutter | 0%
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2018 2019 2020 All

Show 2020 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	92.4	18.4%	37.8%	50.4%	8.6%	16.4%	25.0%	72.4%	65.5%	61.6%	21.4%	.258	.272	.275	8.3%	.256	.280	34.4%	2,152
2019	91.9	12.2%	41.1%	46.0%	5.8%	16.4%	22.2%	70.1%	59.7%	59.4%	17.7%	.358	.404	.360	35.3%	.291	.349	31.0%	2,160
2020	92.1	46.8%	22.2%	45.9%	4.5%	11.3%	15.8%	62.4%	51.1%	63.2%	15.8%	.375	.442	.351	33.3%	.409	.505	37.8%	2,125
SP MLB AVG	92.2	26.1%	26.6%	46.8%	6.7%	18.9%	25.6%	63.5%	56.3%	51.6%	25.9%	.325	.402	.330	20.5%	.308	.390	30.9%	2,175

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.256	.280	.269	.294	34.4%	2.7%	33.0%	28.2%	89.5	87.4	2.7	1.5	0.6	-2.7	6.2	5.8	2,152
2019	.291	.349	.289	.356	31.0%	7.3%	32.3%	26.7%	86.7	86.1	-0.1	1.5	0.6	-2.6	6.3	5.9	2,160
2020	.409	.505	.369	.488	37.8%	13.2%	35.9%	30.4%	88.9	84.8	1.9	9.1	5.4	-2.4	6.1	6.0	2,125
SP MLB AVG	.308	.390	.316	.407	30.9%	8.8%	41.0%	30.5%	89.1	86.6	6.9	8.6	6.4	-0.7	5.7	6.3	2,175

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	464	131	26	4	0	2	14	5	0	1	336	128	.258	.339	.272
2019	365	116	29	3	0	6	11	7	1	1	256	108	.358	.557	.404
2020	133	46	11	2	0	2	1	6	0	0	83	50	.375	.575	.442
SP MLB AVG	133	36	6	2	0	1	5	3	1	0	86	47	.325	.542	.402

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	61.6%	17.0%	21.4%	4.5%	8.3%	45.5%	25.0%	29.5%	23.3%	1.8%	46.4%	18.8%	25.9%	4.5%	26.8%
2019	59.4%	22.9%	17.7%	2.1%	35.3%	45.8%	28.1%	26.0%	21.6%	10.4%	43.8%	13.5%	24.0%	1.0%	32.3%
2020	63.2%	21.1%	15.8%	5.3%	33.3%	51.3%	35.9%	12.8%	17.3%	7.9%	50.0%	5.3%	18.4%	5.3%	23.7%
SP MLB AVG	51.6%	22.6%	25.9%	5.2%	20.5%	37.5%	39.0%	23.5%	18.0%	4.1%	37.9%	16.9%	26.5%	6.0%	36.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	34.4%	2.7%	33.0%	28.2%	.258	.272	.275	.288	.256	.280	.269	.294	89.5	87.4	2.7
2019	31.0%	7.3%	32.3%	26.7%	.358	.404	.360	.400	.291	.349	.289	.356	86.7	86.1	-0.1
2020	37.8%	13.2%	35.9%	30.4%	.375	.442	.351	.385	.409	.505	.369	.488	88.9	84.8	1.9
SP MLB AVG	30.9%	8.8%	41.0%	30.5%	.325	.402	.330	.374	.308	.390	.316	.407	89.1	86.6	6.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	37.8%	50.4%	8.6%	16.4%	25.0%	72.4%	65.5%	15.4%	56.0%	84.6%	72.4%	90.8%	18.9%	26.8%	63.3%	47.5%
2019	41.1%	46.0%	5.8%	16.4%	22.2%	70.1%	59.7%	10.7%	53.7%	89.3%	82.7%	93.9%	20.3%	26.7%	67.0%	52.7%
2020	22.2%	45.9%	4.5%	11.3%	15.8%	62.4%	51.1%	8.8%	51.1%	91.2%	87.5%	92.3%	12.8%	29.4%	52.0%	36.0%
SP MLB AVG	26.6%	46.8%	6.7%	18.9%	25.6%	63.5%	56.3%	14.9%	44.6%	85.1%	77.5%	88.2%	22.2%	21.0%	59.0%	46.3%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	56.7%	25.6%	17.7%	20.3%	32.5%	47.2%	6.7%	31.0%	43.3%	62.7%	38.4%	20.9%	50.4%	21.3%	14.4%
2019	66.6%	16.7%	16.7%	19.7%	30.7%	49.6%	4.1%	50.1%	33.2%	62.2%	31.8%	23.6%	46.0%	20.7%	12.8%
2020	63.2%	21.8%	15.0%	33.8%	22.6%	43.6%	7.5%	24.8%	53.4%	70.7%	37.6%	12.8%	45.9%	25.5%	5.9%
SP MLB AVG	51.1%	23.9%	25.0%	26.3%	28.2%	45.4%	6.8%	37.5%	38.6%	62.5%	33.5%	20.8%	46.8%	17.3%	16.4%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	80.4	10.4%	33.1%	36.6%	16.0%	16.8%	32.8%	60.3%	56.5%	40.5%	35.7%	.130	.151	.220	6.7%	.154	.176	14.1%	2,225
2019	79.6	5.0%	30.2%	35.6%	12.8%	20.8%	33.6%	55.7%	50.3%	16.7%	44.4%	.333	.362	.444	0.0%	.302	.339	22.2%	2,290
2020	79.5	25.4%	50.0%	41.7%	25.0%	19.4%	44.4%	72.2%	69.4%	30.0%	60.0%	.118	.198	.111	16.7%	.156	.241	22.2%	2,210
SP MLB AVG	78.4	16.6%	28.0%	38.5%	11.9%	19.6%	31.4%	57.9%	53.1%	41.4%	34.5%	.239	.295	.303	21.7%	.229	.289	22.3%	2,479

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.154	.176	.256	.311	14.1%	7.1%	35.7%	19.2%	83.7	86.6	13.2	0.3	-0.5	-2.6	6.2	5.5	2,225
2019	.302	.339	.385	.428	22.2%	5.6%	44.4%	29.6%	90.3	85.4	27.6	0.3	-0.5	-2.6	6.4	5.5	2,290
2020	.156	.241	.184	.365	22.2%	10.0%	40.0%	22.2%	90.2	95.5	29.3	1.7	-0.6	-2.3	6.4	6.0	2,210
SP MLB AVG	.229	.289	.291	.388	22.3%	7.7%	39.3%	25.3%	86.6	86.7	13.0	4.4	-4.1	-0.6	6.0	6.2	2,479

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	262	78	6	3	0	1	35	1	0	5	158	104	.130	.208	.151
2019	149	27	4	4	0	0	7	0	2	0	83	66	.333	.500	.362
2020	72	18	1	0	0	1	7	1	0	0	52	20	.118	.294	.198
SP MLB AVG	91	21	2	1	0	1	7	1	0	0	54	37	.239	.419	.295

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	40.5%	23.8%	35.7%	4.8%	6.7%	47.6%	33.3%	19.0%	11.5%	7.1%	23.8%	33.3%	26.2%	2.4%	40.5%
2019	16.7%	38.9%	44.4%	16.7%	0.0%	38.9%	33.3%	27.8%	10.1%	0.0%	5.6%	50.0%	33.3%	5.6%	50.0%
2020	30.0%	10.0%	60.0%	20.0%	16.7%	20.0%	80.0%	0.0%	13.9%	0.0%	20.0%	40.0%	20.0%	10.0%	50.0%
SP MLB AVG	41.4%	24.2%	34.5%	8.8%	21.7%	49.9%	32.7%	17.4%	12.0%	4.7%	29.5%	26.3%	26.8%	5.1%	38.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	14.1%	7.1%	35.7%	19.2%	.130	.151	.220	.238	.154	.176	.256	.311	83.7	86.6	13.2
2019	22.2%	5.6%	44.4%	29.6%	.333	.362	.444	.444	.302	.339	.385	.428	90.3	85.4	27.6
2020	22.2%	10.0%	40.0%	22.2%	.118	.198	.111	.200	.156	.241	.184	.365	90.2	95.5	29.3
SP MLB AVG	22.3%	7.7%	39.3%	25.3%	.239	.295	.303	.343	.229	.289	.291	.388	86.6	86.7	13.0

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	33.1%	36.6%	16.0%	16.8%	32.8%	60.3%	56.5%	36.8%	43.5%	63.2%	40.0%	84.7%	30.4%	33.1%	54.4%	49.1%
2019	30.2%	35.6%	12.8%	20.8%	33.6%	55.7%	50.3%	36.5%	34.9%	63.5%	37.9%	95.7%	26.4%	33.3%	50.9%	45.5%
2020	50.0%	41.7%	25.0%	19.4%	44.4%	72.2%	69.4%	47.4%	52.8%	52.6%	33.3%	76.5%	24.4%	47.8%	64.0%	64.0%
SP MLB AVG	28.0%	38.5%	11.9%	19.6%	31.4%	57.9%	53.1%	30.4%	38.3%	69.6%	49.0%	85.3%	27.2%	28.3%	55.4%	47.7%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	29.8%	19.5%	50.8%	16.0%	19.5%	64.5%	6.1%	29.8%	50.8%	47.7%	6.9%	50.8%	36.6%	13.6%	26.3%
2019	46.3%	17.4%	36.2%	24.8%	18.8%	56.4%	6.0%	28.9%	53.7%	71.1%	12.1%	24.2%	35.6%	9.4%	19.4%
2020	23.6%	30.6%	45.8%	26.4%	20.8%	52.8%	8.3%	19.4%	50.0%	62.5%	12.5%	31.9%	41.7%	6.7%	30.4%
SP MLB AVG	30.0%	25.7%	44.3%	17.1%	18.3%	64.6%	5.4%	31.4%	42.9%	63.9%	14.7%	31.3%	38.5%	11.1%	18.9%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	86.5	6.5%	39.8%	34.1%	12.8%	8.5%	21.3%	61.0%	53.0%	44.7%	42.1%	.295	.337	.306	12.5%	.218	.273	22.2%	2,014
2019	86.0	4.6%	36.1%	40.3%	8.6%	7.2%	15.8%	62.6%	53.2%	45.9%	18.9%	.333	.376	.324	14.3%	.321	.344	16.7%	1,997
2020	86.4	15.5%	43.8%	27.3%	9.1%	4.5%	13.6%	59.1%	59.1%	80.0%	0.0%	.000	.000	.000	-	.255	.228	10.0%	2,023
SP MLB AVG	84.7	16.8%	33.2%	35.6%	14.5%	10.7%	25.2%	58.8%	53.0%	52.3%	28.3%	.240	.306	.267	18.0%	.249	.312	22.4%	1,760

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.218	.273	.203	.306	22.2%	5.3%	28.9%	24.4%	86.2	92.2	16.8	1.4	0.6	-2.7	6.2	6.1	2,014
2019	.321	.344	.330	.335	16.7%	2.7%	42.1%	37.2%	85.3	86.8	9.2	1.4	0.6	-2.6	6.3	6.1	1,997
2020	.255	.228	.255	.228	10.0%	0.0%	30.0%	30.0%	77.4	-	-10.2	8.9	4.9	-2.4	6.1	6.1	2,023
SP MLB AVG	.249	.312	.280	.356	22.4%	6.0%	35.4%	25.7%	85.7	86.7	7.6	7.9	5.0	-0.5	5.7	6.3	1,760

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	164	45	9	2	0	2	6	1	0	0	100	64	.295	.477	.337
2019	139	43	7	5	0	1	2	3	0	0	87	52	.333	.538	.376
2020	44	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0