Hunter Brown
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 5, #166, Houston Astros | Wayne State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 0 0.89 7 2 0 20.1 22 1.08
2023 11 13 5.09 31 29 0 155.2 178 1.36
2024 1 5 6.39 11 10 0 49.1 53 1.64
3 Seasons 14 18 4.99 49 41 0 225.1 253 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 7 2-0 0.89 20.1 22 1.08
2023 31 11-13 5.09 155.2 178 1.36
2024 11 1-5 6.39 49.1 53 1.64
3 Seasons 49 14-18 4.99 225.1 253 1.40
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 23 309 51 3 5.9 3.8 93.2 109.6 2.9 25.5 .213 .316 .254 .269 .327 47.1 27.5 8.8 0.89 2.96
2023 24 2720 423 46 10.9 6.9 90.8 113.6 6.9 30.0 .240 .414 .340 .318 .395 44.4 26.8 8.3 5.09 4.27
2024 25 929 145 6 4.1 2.7 88.5 114.0 9.3 26.9 .251 .380 .376 .320 .369 37.2 23.7 10.7 6.38 4.04
Player 3958 619 55 8.9 5.7 90.5 114.0 7.2 28.9 .240 .398 .341 .315 .383 43.0 26.1 8.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.4 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Brown relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(42.0%) ,
Cutter
(14.3%) ,
Split Finger
(14.0%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(12.9%) ,
Slider
(10.3%) ,
Sinker
(6.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 64.7 13.7 13.7 7.8 37.3 39.2 23.5 2.0 47.1 15.7 23.5 5.9 5.9 3.8
2023 52.2 22.2 20.8 4.7 32.4 39.0 28.6 1.9 41.4 17.5 24.3 4.0 10.9 6.9
2024 49.7 22.1 23.4 4.8 33.1 39.3 27.6 4.1 37.2 19.3 26.2 9.0 4.1 2.7
Player 52.7 21.5 20.8 5.0 33.0 39.1 27.9 2.4 40.9 17.8 24.7 5.3 8.9 5.7
MLB 44.6 23.6 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 390 95.2 12.6 1.0 7 3.1 -3.6 -54
2024 Slider HOU R 96 88.5 31.6 -1.0 -3 4.1 -0.1 -3
2024 Curveball HOU R 120 81.8 57.6 7.1 14 3.9 -3.5 -47
2024 Sinker HOU R 60 94.6 16.2 -4.2 -21 12.7 -1.8 -13
2024 Cutter HOU R 133 91.9 21.7 0.9 4 4.4 1.8 71
2024 Split-Finger HOU R 130 88.1 26.6 -5.2 -16 13.6 2.2 19
2023 Sinker HOU R 5 96.0 17.1 -2.6 -13 12.7 -2.1 -14
2023 Sweeper HOU R 46 84.6 41.5 3.9 11 9.8 -3.4 -26
2023 Curveball HOU R 646 82.9 54.7 5.1 10 5.3 -1.5 -23
2023 Cutter HOU R 639 91.7 26.7 -3.3 -14 3.2 0.8 31
2023 Split-Finger HOU R 130 88.2 28.2 -3.2 -10 14.2 2.3 20
2023 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 1,253 95.7 13.1 0.5 4 6.1 -0.8 -12
2022 Split-Finger HOU R 7 89.2 28.1 -2.1 -7 15.3 5.1 49
2022 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 162 96.6 11.9 1.1 8 7.4 0.4 5
2022 Sinker HOU R 2 95.3 13.7 -5.8 -30 14.9 0.3 2
2022 Curveball HOU R 97 83.3 57.3 8.0 16 5.7 -0.7 -10
2022 Cutter HOU R 41 93.2 24.8 -3.4 -16 2.8 0.3 14
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.9 -11 390 42.0 96 .333 .609 .438 24.6 29.2 22.4 .250 .399 .317 45.8
2024 Cutter -0.6 -1 133 14.3 33 .241 .448 .368 26.3 27.3 30.0 .271 .417 .345 35.0
2024 Split-Finger -0.4 0 130 14.0 38 .200 .200 .289 39.6 23.7 18.0 .180 .224 .286 19.0
2024 Curveball -4.6 -6 120 12.9 22 .364 .727 .459 24.0 13.6 7.3 .338 .577 .389 42.1
2024 Slider -0.8 -1 96 10.3 20 .294 .294 .330 17.1 15.0 11.1 .226 .294 .297 57.1
2024 Sinker 4.0 2 60 6.5 15 .154 .231 .237 24.1 6.7 7.7 .256 .302 .304 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -4 1,253 46.1 267 .271 .511 .386 22.3 25.5 20.0 .231 .413 .335 44.9
2023 Curveball -1.6 -10 646 23.8 184 .247 .374 .306 30.3 36.4 21.5 .230 .389 .293 49.1
2023 Cutter -0.5 -3 640 23.5 168 .297 .506 .365 20.8 14.9 18.4 .288 .489 .352 41.4
2023 Split-Finger 0.6 1 130 4.8 36 .121 .242 .199 37.0 38.9 26.4 .138 .207 .194 26.3
2023 Sweeper -5.1 -2 46 1.7 9 .250 .625 .400 33.3 33.3 18.8 .225 .397 .313 80.0
2023 Sinker 0.1 0 5 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball 3.0 5 162 52.4 35 .167 .233 .249 19.4 25.7 18.8 .233 .310 .304 47.6
2022 Curveball 2.5 2 97 31.4 28 .148 .296 .204 30.4 32.1 23.7 .186 .364 .247 44.4
2022 Cutter 1.6 1 41 13.3 13 .385 .385 .346 21.1 30.8 26.7 .173 .198 .166 44.4
2022 Split-Finger 9.3 1 7 2.3 3 .333 .333 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 .421 .447 .385 66.7
2022 Sinker -5.7 0 2 0.6 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 120 81.8 82 19.7 6:30 6:30 0
2024 Cutter 133 91.9 60 11.0 12:00 11:00 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 390 95.2 90 17.5 12:30 12:15 15
2024 Split-Finger 129 88.1 93 16.2 1:15 2:00 -45
2024 Sinker 60 94.6 87 19.3 12:45 1:30 -45
2024 Slider 96 88.5 38 5.1 11:15 9:45 90
2023 Curveball 639 82.9 78 18.2 6:45 6:30 15
2023 Cutter 635 91.7 49 6.3 11:45 10:45 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1,243 95.7 92 17.5 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Split-Finger 128 88.2 93 16.1 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Sweeper 46 84.6 58 11.5 7:15 8:00 -45
2022 Curveball 97 83.3 88 21.1 6:30 6:30 0
2022 Cutter 41 93.2 50 6.9 11:45 11:00 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 162 96.6 94 18.7 1:00 12:45 15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 94 375 6 8 -3 -1 10
2023 690 2,831 1 8 -18 -9 -18
2024 224 929 -3 2 -12 -4 -16
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 309 51.8 60.6 88.7 28.9 51.2 41.7 63.7 45.3 22.9 8.1 76.0
2023 2,720 49.9 65.3 85.0 27.5 51.2 41.9 58.3 46.4 24.8 7.7 74.3
2024 929 49.1 63.4 79.9 26.2 59.7 40.5 56.3 44.5 25.9 8.1 64.0
Player 3,958 49.9 64.5 84.1 27.3 53.1 41.6 58.3 45.9 24.9 7.8 71.9
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 60.9 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2022 88 60 45 71
2023 45 56 40 36 55 4 9 8 13 75 50 40 32 79 52 49 78
2024 44 42 62 72 29 50 89 59 59 58 23 56 32 69 51 47 59
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 -- 0 0.9 -1 2 1 0 --
2023 24.7 27 23.2 4 6 20 10 37.0
2024 23.3 9 5.9 3 3 4 2 22.2
Player 24.3 36 30.0 6 11 25 12 33.3

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2022 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
2023 27 22 16 21 25 25 28 19 20 16 25 24 23 21 26 27 26 19 29 28 22 24 32 30 19 18 22 24 25 23 17
2024 9 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 7 6 5
Player 36 29 22 28 31 31 35 26 26 22 31 32 31 28 33 35 33 27 36 36 29 29 40 37 25 24 29 30 34 29 22
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.9 94.4 -1.5 ↓ 94.4 0.0
Offspeed Velocity 89.2 88.2 -1.0 ↓ 88.1 -0.1 ↓
Breaking Velocity 83.3 83.0 -0.3 ↓ 84.8 1.8 ↑
Exit Velocity 93.2 90.8 -2.4 ↓ 88.5 -2.3 ↓
Launch Angle 2.9 6.9 4.0 ↑ 9.3 2.4 ↑
Barrel % 5.9 10.9 5.0 ↑ 4.1 -6.8 ↓
Hard Hit % 47.1 44.4 -2.7 ↓ 37.2 -7.2 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 25.5 30.0 4.5 ↑ 26.9 -3.1 ↓
xBA .213 .240 0.027 ↑ .251 0.011 ↑
BA .205 .262 0.057 ↑ .288 0.026 ↑
xwOBA .269 .318 0.049 ↑ .320 0.002 ↑
wOBA .254 .340 0.086 ↑ .376 0.036 ↑
xSLG .316 .414 0.098 ↑ .380 -0.034 ↓
SLG .288 .456 0.168 ↑ .485 0.029 ↑
K% 27.5 26.8 -0.7 ↓ 23.7 -3.1 ↓
BB% 8.8 8.3 -0.5 ↓ 10.7 2.4 ↑
Swing % 45.3 46.4 1.1 ↑ 44.5 -1.9 ↓
Whiff% 22.9 24.8 1.9 ↑ 25.9 1.1 ↑
In Zone % 51.8 49.9 -1.9 ↓ 49.1 -0.8 ↓
Out of Zone % 48.2 50.1 1.9 ↑ 50.9 0.8 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 28.9 27.5 -1.4 ↓ 26.2 -1.3 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 27.5 31.9 4.4 ↑ 25.9 -6.0 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 63.7 58.3 -5.4 ↓ 56.3 -2.0 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 80 .254 31 4 12.9 49 40 81.6
2023 Shades 663 .341 354 16 4.5 309 182 58.9
2024 Shades 224 .376 98 24 24.5 126 56 44.4
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 101 20.1 9.9% 3.0% 41 24.9 0.0% 9.8%
2023 834 16.2 31.7% 0.5% 384 19.5 2.6% 0.8%
2024 261 17.1 22.6% 0.0% 166 18.4 3.6% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution

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