Lucas Sims

#39 - Relief Pitcher

Cincinnati Reds

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	5/10/1994 (28)
Height, Weight	6'2", 225 lb
Hometown	Lawrenceville, GA

2022 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	1	6.2	9.45	1.65	16.1%	19.4%	27.1%				93.5	7.8%	16.1%	52.6%	3.84	.306

	123^rd 3 Sv	- 42 IP	348^th 3.98 ERA	317^th 1.30 WHIP	314^th 23.5% K%	- 9.2% BB%	272^nd 29.2% CSW%				229^th 94.1 FB MPH	344^th 12.8% SwStr%	12^th 24.8% HC%	83^rd 45.3% GB%	174^th 3.98 xERA	182^nd .306 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
23	27	4.00	1.22	28.8%	9.0%

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Show 2022 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	CIN/ATL	9	0	15.2	0	0	7.47	3.45	6.58	6.26	1.79	8.9	20.8%	16.9%	.279	.276	15.1%	50.0%	50.0%	65.9%	11.5%	25.3%
2019	CIN	24	4	43.0	2	1	4.60	1.87	4.45	5.69	1.16	6.5	32.2%	10.7%	.256	.171	11.0%	19.0%	21.1%	73.5%	16.0%	31.6%
2020	CIN	20	0	25.2	3	0	2.45	2.65	3.70	4.03	0.94	4.6	32.7%	11.5%	.192	.199	18.4%	46.3%	13.0%	74.6%	13.8%	34.1%
2021	CIN	47	0	47.0	5	3	4.40	2.91	3.00	3.12	1.11	6.5	39.0%	9.2%	.308	.248	17.4%	26.8%	14.0%	63.0%	15.5%	35.2%
2022	CIN	6	0	6.2	1	0	9.45	3.84	4.89	5.96	1.65	7.3	16.1%	19.4%	.263	.186	16.1%	52.6%	0.0%	41.7%	7.8%	27.1%
RP MLB AVG		39	0	42.0	2	2	3.98	3.98	3.90	3.92	1.30	8.2	23.6%	9.2%	.292	.279	24.7%	45.2%	11.7%	72.3%	12.8%	29.2%
5 Years		106	4	138.0	11	4	4.70	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.20	6.4	32.2%	11.6%	.264	.217	15.6%	33.2%	17.5%	66.4%	14.4%	32.2%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 43%
Curveball | 30%
Slider | 27%
Changeup | 0%
Sinker | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	92.2	26.0%	35.4%	40.7%	17.3%	8.6%	25.9%	60.5%	58.0%	37.5%	37.5%	.167	.396	.143	33.3%	.194	.409	17.6%	2,405
2019	93.5	27.7%	33.1%	37.5%	12.0%	11.5%	23.6%	60.1%	55.3%	14.3%	74.3%	.263	.421	.200	15.4%	.203	.362	22.4%	2,654
2020	93.9	48.1%	28.2%	44.4%	13.9%	14.8%	28.7%	62.3%	58.3%	37.1%	48.6%	.180	.322	.182	17.6%	.191	.321	25.4%	2,795
2021	95.1	41.6%	30.8%	42.5%	12.1%	17.1%	29.2%	61.9%	58.7%	14.6%	58.5%	.151	.265	.189	16.7%	.140	.260	16.7%	2,596
2022	93.5	42.6%	17.1%	36.4%	5.5%	18.2%	23.6%	50.9%	45.5%	57.1%	0.0%	.375	.487	.429	-	.271	.445	14.3%	2,476
RP MLB AVG	94.1	43.2%	26.3%	49.1%	10.7%	16.7%	27.5%	64.5%	59.2%	35.9%	41.1%	.256	.347	.303	11.8%	.252	.352	28.6%	2,263

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.194	.409	.189	.438	17.6%	12.5%	25.0%	11.8%	89.3	84.6	14.3	0.5	1.2	-1.9	5.5	5.6	2,405
2019	.203	.362	.142	.319	22.4%	8.6%	25.7%	18.4%	88.5	89.0	33.3	0.8	1.4	-1.9	5.4	5.7	2,654
2020	.191	.321	.219	.339	25.4%	2.9%	30.6%	18.3%	90.5	92.5	23.2	4.4	10.6	-0.9	5.4	5.8	2,795
2021	.140	.260	.160	.363	16.7%	14.6%	34.1%	16.7%	89.4	91.1	32.1	5.3	10.4	-1.0	5.5	5.6	2,596
2022	.271	.445	.309	.295	14.3%	0.0%	42.9%	21.4%	91.8	-	3.1	6.0	10.7	-1.1	5.4	5.6	2,476
RP MLB AVG	.252	.352	.293	.390	28.6%	8.7%	41.2%	26.5%	90.3	87.9	18.6	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,263

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	81	17	0	1	0	1	4	5	0	0	49	32	.167	.500	.396
2019	208	49	3	3	0	4	5	9	0	0	125	83	.263	.658	.421
2020	223	60	3	3	0	3	14	8	2	0	139	84	.180	.420	.322
2021	339	84	4	3	0	4	33	8	2	0	210	129	.151	.356	.265
2022	55	14	3	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	28	27	.375	.375	.487
RP MLB AVG	251	62	8	3	0	2	14	8	1	0	164	86	.256	.430	.347

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	37.5%	25.0%	37.5%	12.5%	33.3%	37.5%	12.5%	50.0%	24.7%	12.5%	37.5%	25.0%	0.0%	12.5%	37.5%
2019	14.3%	11.4%	74.3%	31.4%	15.4%	34.3%	31.4%	34.3%	19.7%	5.7%	5.7%	62.9%	5.7%	11.4%	34.3%
2020	37.1%	14.3%	48.6%	25.7%	17.6%	38.9%	30.6%	30.6%	17.5%	0.0%	28.6%	40.0%	20.0%	8.6%	22.9%
2021	14.6%	26.8%	58.5%	36.6%	16.7%	26.8%	34.1%	39.0%	20.6%	2.4%	12.2%	51.2%	17.1%	2.4%	41.5%
2022	57.1%	42.9%	0.0%	0.0%	-	71.4%	14.3%	14.3%	14.5%	0.0%	57.1%	0.0%	28.6%	14.3%	42.9%
RP MLB AVG	35.9%	23.1%	41.1%	12.9%	11.8%	30.7%	35.5%	33.7%	21.0%	3.4%	23.4%	31.9%	24.9%	7.8%	37.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	17.6%	12.5%	25.0%	11.8%	.167	.396	.143	.250	.194	.409	.189	.438	89.3	84.6	14.3
2019	22.4%	8.6%	25.7%	18.4%	.263	.421	.200	.294	.203	.362	.142	.319	88.5	89.0	33.3
2020	25.4%	2.9%	30.6%	18.3%	.180	.322	.182	.250	.191	.321	.219	.339	90.5	92.5	23.2
2021	16.7%	14.6%	34.1%	16.7%	.151	.265	.189	.268	.140	.260	.160	.363	89.4	91.1	32.1
2022	14.3%	0.0%	42.9%	21.4%	.375	.487	.429	.429	.271	.445	.309	.295	91.8	-	3.1
RP MLB AVG	28.6%	8.7%	41.2%	26.5%	.256	.347	.303	.336	.252	.352	.293	.390	90.3	87.9	18.6

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	35.4%	40.7%	17.3%	8.6%	25.9%	60.5%	58.0%	33.3%	51.9%	66.7%	70.6%	64.0%	11.9%	40.9%	54.5%	45.5%
2019	33.1%	37.5%	12.0%	11.5%	23.6%	60.1%	55.3%	24.8%	48.6%	75.2%	72.1%	77.6%	14.9%	23.7%	63.8%	51.1%
2020	28.2%	44.4%	13.9%	14.8%	28.7%	62.3%	58.3%	29.2%	47.5%	70.8%	60.0%	76.1%	17.0%	17.9%	55.9%	47.1%
2021	30.8%	42.5%	12.1%	17.1%	29.2%	61.9%	58.7%	27.0%	44.8%	73.0%	58.3%	82.6%	24.7%	25.5%	60.7%	50.0%
2022	17.1%	36.4%	5.5%	18.2%	23.6%	50.9%	45.5%	16.7%	32.7%	83.3%	100.0%	75.0%	26.5%	27.3%	66.7%	58.3%
RP MLB AVG	26.3%	49.1%	10.7%	16.7%	27.5%	64.5%	59.2%	22.3%	47.8%	77.7%	69.4%	81.1%	21.6%	21.9%	61.1%	50.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	44.4%	23.5%	32.1%	65.4%	29.6%	4.9%	9.9%	32.1%	44.4%	51.9%	38.3%	27.2%	40.7%	9.5%	13.6%
2019	37.0%	21.6%	41.3%	65.4%	19.7%	14.9%	5.8%	34.6%	43.8%	54.8%	34.6%	28.4%	37.5%	15.8%	8.5%
2020	29.6%	29.6%	40.8%	60.1%	25.1%	14.8%	6.7%	34.1%	36.3%	44.8%	47.5%	30.0%	44.4%	13.0%	20.9%
2021	25.4%	28.0%	46.6%	67.6%	20.1%	12.4%	6.8%	29.2%	42.8%	45.4%	30.1%	40.4%	42.5%	10.4%	24.1%
2022	10.9%	18.2%	70.9%	41.8%	34.5%	23.6%	9.1%	29.1%	52.7%	61.8%	34.5%	20.0%	36.4%	8.8%	9.1%
RP MLB AVG	34.8%	27.6%	37.7%	48.4%	26.5%	25.1%	7.5%	29.6%	42.8%	54.7%	31.7%	29.4%	49.1%	13.0%	17.3%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	79.9	15.4%	40.0%	37.5%	14.6%	18.8%	33.3%	54.2%	52.1%	100.0%	0.0%	.167	.224	.250	-	.175	.242	14.3%	2,832
2019	81.8	12.0%	29.6%	40.0%	12.2%	20.0%	32.2%	60.0%	56.7%	36.4%	45.5%	.176	.264	.200	20.0%	.209	.284	16.7%	3,128
2020	81.8	42.0%	28.4%	44.1%	13.8%	29.2%	43.1%	62.1%	60.5%	68.8%	25.0%	.091	.157	.188	0.0%	.088	.159	10.8%	3,134
2021	83.0	27.0%	33.3%	48.2%	17.3%	24.5%	41.8%	65.9%	59.1%	8.3%	45.8%	.375	.434	.609	9.1%	.273	.353	21.7%	3,113
2022	81.1	30.2%	21.1%	51.3%	5.1%	23.1%	28.2%	61.5%	56.4%	37.5%	37.5%	.250	.315	.250	0.0%	.188	.280	37.5%	2,634
RP MLB AVG	77.9	19.3%	27.6%	38.2%	10.9%	18.3%	29.2%	57.8%	52.6%	43.5%	35.0%	.246	.312	.293	14.3%	.240	.314	23.9%	2,393

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.175	.242	.263	.252	14.3%	0.0%	25.0%	14.3%	81.9	-	-7.9	1.1	-0.6	-1.9	5.4	5.0	2,832
2019	.209	.284	.256	.400	16.7%	9.1%	45.5%	27.8%	90.7	87.7	24.7	0.9	-0.3	-2.0	5.4	5.2	3,128
2020	.088	.159	.177	.193	10.8%	0.0%	12.5%	5.4%	82.6	81.5	8.3	8.0	-2.0	-1.2	5.4	5.7	3,134
2021	.273	.353	.431	.500	21.7%	0.0%	58.3%	30.4%	85.2	87.9	18.5	5.6	-1.8	-1.3	5.5	5.4	3,113
2022	.188	.280	.124	.280	37.5%	12.5%	37.5%	37.5%	86.6	95.2	12.6	6.4	-1.0	-1.5	5.4	5.5	2,634
RP MLB AVG	.240	.314	.289	.400	23.9%	8.4%	36.9%	25.3%	87.2	86.4	13.8	4.9	-4.1	-0.7	5.9	6.1	2,393

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	48	7	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	26	22	.167	.167	.224
2019	90	18	1	1	0	1	6	0	1	0	54	36	.176	.412	.264
2020	195	37	2	1	0	0	17	4	0	0	121	74	.091	.121	.157
2021	220	46	10	4	0	1	16	4	2	1	145	75	.375	.550	.434
2022	39	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	15	.250	.500	.315
RP MLB AVG	76	18	2	1	0	0	5	1	0	1	45	31	.246	.431	.312

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	12.5%	0.0%	75.0%	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	36.4%	18.2%	45.5%	27.3%	20.0%	36.4%	54.5%	9.1%	15.6%	0.0%	18.2%	36.4%	36.4%	0.0%	45.5%
2020	68.8%	6.3%