Zac Gallen
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.80
WHIP
1.00
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Gallen had a fantastic season and received some deserved votes for the Cy Young Award as he helped carry the Diamondbacks to their improbable World Series run. Most of his performance indicators were right in line with 2022 but better run support helped raise his wins while a near full-run jump in his ERA can be excused by the BABIP regression which we expected would come after his rather fortunate .237 BABIP in 2022. Simply put, there is not a performance issue to be concerned with as much as a workload concern. Gallen ended up throwing 243.2 innings in 2023, which was almost exactly double what he threw just two seasons ago. He managed a 52% increase in workload just fine from 2021 to 2022, but now we add another 32% increase in workload along with the stress of working in the postseason for the first time and we cannot help but wonder about the impact of that for 2024. 2023 was an excellent season, but it would not surprise us to see Gallen take a step back this season. Read Past Outlooks
Cruises to Opening Day victory
Gallen (1-0) earned the win over Colorado on Thursday, allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out three batters over five innings.
ANALYSIS
Gallen notched just three punchouts in the win, though he did rack up a healthy 15 swinging strikes. He didn't face much stress in the outing, as Arizona put up 14 runs in the third frame to turn the contest into a laugher. The right-hander posted a career-high 17 wins last season for a Diamondbacks team that surprised by reaching the World Series, and he remains the team's ace despite the recent signing of Jordan Montgomery. If history is any indication, Gallen should see his strikeout numbers trend up as the season rolls along -- he's never posted a K/9 below 9.4 in any of his five MLB campaigns.
Gallen notched just three punchouts in the win, though he did rack up a healthy 15 swinging strikes. He didn't face much stress in the outing, as Arizona put up 14 runs in the third frame to turn the contest into a laugher. The right-hander posted a career-high 17 wins last season for a Diamondbacks team that surprised by reaching the World Series, and he remains the team's ace despite the recent signing of Jordan Montgomery. If history is any indication, Gallen should see his strikeout numbers trend up as the season rolls along -- he's never posted a K/9 below 9.4 in any of his five MLB campaigns.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Zac Gallen generally throw?
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What part of the game does Zac Gallen generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2024
Even Split
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .200 | 204 | 54 | 139 | 21 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .226 | 211 | 42 | 173 | 16 | |||
2024vs Left | .167 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .167 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .244 | 106 | 26 | 93 | 14 | |||
2023vs Right | .232 | 114 | 21 | 95 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .146 | 97 | 26 | 45 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .222 | 95 | 21 | 76 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-31%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.46 | 0.95 | 197.1 | 9.7 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.57 | 1.10 | 201.2 | 9.0 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 1.80 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.6 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.47 | 1.03 | 102.0 | 10.6 | 1.6 | ||||
2023Away | 4.42 | 1.20 | 108.0 | 8.3 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Home | 2.49 | 0.85 | 90.1 | 9.0 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Away | 2.59 | 0.97 | 93.2 | 9.8 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zac Gallen 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.
* 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
4.68K/9
9.4BB/9
2.0HR/9
0.9Fastball
93.6 mphERA
3.47WHIP
1.12BABIP
.308GB/FB
1.40Left On Base
72.5%Exit Velocity
85.0 mphBarrels/BBE
5.4%Spin Rate
2217 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.9%Swinging Strike
11.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Another dominant streak
Gallen has thrown 28 consecutive scoreless innings through April 26.
ANALYSIS
Gallen logged 44.1 consecutive scoreless innings in August and September last season, nearly assembling just the 11th scoreless streak of 45.0 innings or more in MLB history. The 27-year-old is pitching in similarly dominant fashion at the moment, with the added bonus of a career-high 36.2 percent strikeout rate. His season ERA now rests at an impressive 2.15.
Gallen logged 44.1 consecutive scoreless innings in August and September last season, nearly assembling just the 11th scoreless streak of 45.0 innings or more in MLB history. The 27-year-old is pitching in similarly dominant fashion at the moment, with the added bonus of a career-high 36.2 percent strikeout rate. His season ERA now rests at an impressive 2.15.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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For the first time in his career, Gallen avoided the injury bug, logging 31 starts and 184 innings. He recorded a career best 20.3% K-BB% mark, mostly due to a personal best 6.6% walk rate. Gallen's ratios benefited from a .237 BABIP as well as a 9.1% HR/FB mark. However, even if his 2.54 ERA was achieved with a boost from Lady Luck, Gallen's 3.05 FIP, 3.32 xFIP and 3.32 SIERA are all still excellent, softening the landing when the regression monster rears its ugly head. Gallen's pitch mix didn't change, but he threw his four-seam fastball, slider and curveball a little harder, increasing effectiveness so strikeouts should tick up with continued health. Gallen isn't off the injury concern hook but coming off a healthy season merits fantasy anchor consideration. There is a stigma about drafting pitchers from second-division teams, but the Diamondbacks offense is on the upswing, so wins are on the table.
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Finishes Cactus League
Gallen allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and three walks while striking out three over four innings in Saturday's spring start against the Guardians.
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Opening Day nod becomes official
The Diamondbacks on Monday named Gallen the starter for Opening Day, Damon Allred of Arizona Sports reports.
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Sharp third time out
Gallen allowed one hit and one walk while striking out four over 4.1 scoreless innings in Sunday's Cactus League start against the Angels.
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Works on fastball, curve
Gallen allowed two runs on five hits and one walk over 2.2 innings in Tuesday's spring start against San Diego.
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Makes first start
Gallen allowed two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two over two innings in Thursday's spring start against Texas.
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