Garrett Cleavinger

Garrett Cleavinger

30-Year-Old PitcherRP
Tampa Bay Rays
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Cleavinger, who underwent surgery in May to repair a torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee, is expected to be fully healthy for spring training. Prior to the injury, the southpaw was expected to secure a high-leverage role in the Rays' bullpen and compiled a respectable 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 14:6 K:BB ratio over 12 innings. The 29-year-old has not tallied any saves or holds through 55 career appearances, but that should change in 2024 if health permits and he keeps his walks (11 percent for his career) down. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2023.
Records first career save
PTampa Bay Rays
April 20, 2024
Cleavinger threw a scoreless 10th inning with one strikeout against the Yankees on Saturday to earn his first career save.
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After Jason Adam pitched a clean ninth to preserve a scoreless tie, Tampa Bay scored the game's only runs in the top of the 10th to create the save chance. It was the left-handed Cleavinger who got the call with Pete Fairbanks unavailable due to a stomach illness, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, and Cleavinger shut the door on 17 pitches (12 strikes). While Cleavinger battles fits of wildness, he also misses bats and may continue to see the occasional matchups-based opportunity with Fairbanks struggling in the ninth to begin the season. The 29-year-old Cleavinger already has three wins this season to go along with Saturday's save.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Garrett Cleavinger generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Garrett Cleavinger generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-24%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-23%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-27%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-21%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .208 58 19 9 10 2 1 1
Since 2022vs Right .159 129 41 13 18 4 0 3
2024vs Left .250 15 5 3 3 1 0 0
2024vs Right .192 32 9 6 5 0 0 0
2023vs Left .182 15 6 4 2 0 0 0
2023vs Right .133 33 8 2 4 1 0 2
2022vs Left .200 28 8 2 5 1 1 1
2022vs Right .158 64 24 5 9 3 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-23%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-37%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-42%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.71 1.09 26.2 4 1 1 12.5 4.7 1.0
Since 2022Away 2.84 1.11 19.0 1 0 1 10.9 3.8 0.5
2024Home 3.12 1.73 8.2 2 0 1 11.4 8.3 0.0
2024Away 0.00 1.00 2.0 1 0 1 13.5 4.5 0.0
2023Home 2.45 0.68 7.1 1 0 0 11.0 3.7 1.2
2023Away 3.86 1.50 4.2 0 0 0 9.6 5.8 1.9
2022Home 5.06 0.84 10.2 1 1 0 14.3 2.5 1.7
2022Away 2.92 0.97 12.1 0 0 0 10.9 2.9 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Garrett Cleavinger compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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
1.56
 
K/9
11.8
 
BB/9
7.6
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
95.6 mph
 
ERA
2.53
 
WHIP
1.59
 
BABIP
.332
 
GB/FB
4.33
 
Left On Base
76.5%
 
Exit Velocity
79.9 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
2.1%
 
Spin Rate
2529 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
16.7%
 
Swinging Strike
13.8%
 
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No restrictions in spring training
PTampa Bay Rays
February 13, 2024
Cleavinger (knee) will not have any restrictions during spring training, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Should be healthy for spring
PTampa Bay Rays
Knee
June 27, 2023
Cleavinger, who underwent surgery May 17 to repair a torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee, is expected to be fully healthy in advance of spring training, MLB.com reports.
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Transferred to 60-day IL
PTampa Bay Rays
Knee
May 12, 2023
Cleavinger was transferred to the 60-day injured list by the Rays on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Diagnosed with torn ACL
PTampa Bay Rays
Knee
May 8, 2023
Cleavinger (knee), who was placed on the 15-day injured list earlier Monday, is likely to miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a torn right ACL, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Placed on IL
PTampa Bay Rays
Knee
May 8, 2023
Cleavinger was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Rays on Monday with a right knee sprain, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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