Hentges, Sam
Late-inning arm with usable miss-bat shape
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| ERA preseason | 3.38 |
| ERA current pace | 0.00 |
| ERA rolling p50 | 2.95 |
| Observed weight | 13% |
Actual percentile with projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Stuff+ and arsenal context
Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; Arsenal Decomposition remains descriptive support under Stuff+.
Arsenal optimization map
Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.
xwOBA allowed snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition
2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.
| Pitch | Usage | Pitches | Stuff+ | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 30.3% | 33 | 83 | limited sample |
| SI | 27.5% | 30 | 102 | limited sample |
| SL | 25.7% | 28 | 100 | limited sample |
| CB | 16.5% | 18 | 98 | limited sample |
Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.
Current-season signal
No Live State delta is available for this player yet.
Point projection and range
| Metric | Point | Range | Half-width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innings | 34.5 | -- | -- |
| Batters Faced | 141 | -- | -- |
| K% | 22.4% | 15.6% to 28.3% | +/- 6.3% |
| BB% | 7.2% | 4.2% to 11.3% | +/- 3.5% |
| Whiff% | 22.9% | 19.2% to 27.8% | +/- 4.3% |
| HR/9 | 1.30 | 0.50 to 1.76 | +/- 0.63 |
| xwOBA Against | 0.292 | 0.247 to 0.348 | +/- 0.051 |
| Barrel% Allowed | 7.1% | 2.9% to 9.9% | +/- 3.5% |
| ERA | 3.82 | 1.81 to 5.75 | +/- 1.97 |
| FIP | 3.43 | 2.48 to 5.33 | +/- 1.42 |
| WHIP | 1.266 | 0.933 to 1.484 | +/- 0.275 |
295 career BF
| xwOBA | 0.233 |
| K% | 21.2% |
| BB% | 5.4% |
| Barrel | 4.0% |
632 career BF
| xwOBA | 0.254 |
| K% | 19.3% |
| BB% | 5.9% |
| Barrel | 5.3% |