2024 Stats
W-L
9-3
ERA
2.77
WHIP
1.05
K
59
SV
36
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After spending two injury-marred seasons in a setup role, Suarez remained healthy and emerged as the Padres closer. The 33-year-old was outstanding, racking up nine wins (T-2nd among relievers), 36 saves (4th in the league) and an 81.8 percent team save share that was 6th-highest among closers. He was named NL Reliever of the Month for May and earned his first All-Star selection. Suarez wasn't sharp in the second half, but still finished with a respectable 2.77 ERA and 1.05 WHIP for the season. Perhaps most impressively, he signficantly improved his walk rate, cutting it by three percentage points. This may be attributed to a pitch mix change, as Suarez went fastball-heavy (71 percent usage) while completely abandoning his slider. The right-hander displayed improved velocity on his four-seamer, averaging 99.1 miles per hour on the pitch compared to 97.7 in 2023. As long as health persists for Suarez, he's the favorite to retain closing duties for San Diego in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Secures 36th save
Suarez walked one and struck out one in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
Suarez has converted three straight save chances but has taken three blown saves while allowing eight runs on 12 hits and six walks over 12 innings in September. The closer has managed to keep runs off the board in four of his last six outings. He's now at a 2.77 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 59:16 K:BB through 65 innings while adding 36 saves in 42 chances this season.
Suarez has converted three straight save chances but has taken three blown saves while allowing eight runs on 12 hits and six walks over 12 innings in September. The closer has managed to keep runs off the board in four of his last six outings. He's now at a 2.77 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 59:16 K:BB through 65 innings while adding 36 saves in 42 chances this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Robert Suarez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Robert Suarez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-27%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-46%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .159 | 75 | 29 | 36 | 6 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .217 | 69 | 18 | 60 | 9 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .150 | 41 | 13 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .276 | 18 | 3 | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .146 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .161 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .181 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .172 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-23%
ERA at Home
2024
-46%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.51 | 0.85 | 68.0 | 9.4 | 2.5 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.24 | 1.18 | 72.1 | 9.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.58 | 0.98 | 32.2 | 8.0 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.95 | 1.11 | 32.1 | 8.4 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.76 | 0.79 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.86 | 0.98 | 16.1 | 8.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0.00 | 0.71 | 24.0 | 12.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.56 | 1.39 | 23.2 | 10.3 | 5.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Robert Suarez 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.
* 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
3.69K/9
8.2BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.0Fastball
99.1 mphERA
2.77WHIP
1.05BABIP
.266GB/FB
1.15Left On Base
80.8%Exit Velocity
83.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2376 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.6%Swinging Strike
13.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After an impressive debut in the States in 2022, Suarez declined his $5 million player option last November and became a free agent. A few days later, the right-hander signed a five-year contract with the Padres, as the team clearly thought highly of him to pay him $10 million per season. Unfortunately, Suarez missed the entire first half of 2023 while recovering from severe elbow inflammation. The soon-to-be 33-year-old made his season debut right after the All-Star break and slid right back into setup duties. Suarez would only pitch 27.2 innings across 26 appearances, however, as he also missed 10 games for the alleged use of a foreign substance. Suarez wound up compiling four wins, nine holds and a 0.90 WHIP for San Diego last year and figures to have a leg up for closing duties in 2024.
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Earns 35th save
Suarez got the save Tuesday against the Dodgers, allowing one run on three hits over an inning of work. He did not record a strikeout.
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Closes out White Sox
Suarez earned the save Sunday against the White Sox, allowing one hit and striking out two during a scoreless ninth inning.
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Blows sixth save
Suarez allowed two runs on a hit and a walk while striking out one over one inning Friday, taking a blown save in a 3-2 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
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Bounces back for 33rd save
Suarez pitched a perfect inning to earn the save in Monday's 3-1 win over the Astros.
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Blows save but earns win
Suarez (9-3) allowed a run on one hit over one inning, taking a blown save but earning the extra-inning win over the Giants on Sunday.
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Could still be dealt
The Padres trading Suarez "remains at least a decent possibility," Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The way the Padres structured contracts with Michael King and Nick Pivetta lessens the immediate need to cut payroll. However, the one exception could be Suarez, in large part because the club believes it would still have a strong bullpen even if it dealt its closer. Suarez is owed $10 million in 2025 and can opt out after the season. If Suarez is ultimately traded, Jason Adam would be the likeliest candidate to take over as the Padres' closer.
The way the Padres structured contracts with Michael King and Nick Pivetta lessens the immediate need to cut payroll. However, the one exception could be Suarez, in large part because the club believes it would still have a strong bullpen even if it dealt its closer. Suarez is owed $10 million in 2025 and can opt out after the season. If Suarez is ultimately traded, Jason Adam would be the likeliest candidate to take over as the Padres' closer.