Jacob Lopez
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 26, #766, San Francisco Giants | College of the Canyons
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 0 4.38 4 1 1 12.1 8 1.30
2024 0 0 8.44 3 0 0 5.1 2 1.50
2 Seasons 1 0 5.60 7 1 1 17.2 10 1.36
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 4 1-0 4.38 12.1 8 1.30
2024 3 0-0 8.44 5.1 2 1.50
2 Seasons 7 1-0 5.60 17.2 10 1.36
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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
2023 25 193 42 4 9.5 7.4 88.1 106.8 12.2 42.9 .316 .455 .321 .359 .394 40.5 14.8 3.7 4.38 5.62
2024 26 106 18 2 11.1 7.4 88.8 102.7 34.7 22.2 .146 .296 .340 .319 .204 22.2 7.4 18.5 8.44 3.98
Player 299 60 6 10.0 7.4 88.3 106.8 18.9 36.7 .267 .410 .327 .346 .337 35.0 12.3 8.6
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

Lopez relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(49.1%) ,
Slider
(46.2%) ,
Changeup
(4.7%) ,


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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
2023 35.7 21.4 40.5 2.4 38.1 33.3 28.6 7.1 31.0 19.0 31.0 2.4 9.5 7.4
2024 16.7 33.3 22.2 27.8 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 16.7 55.6 16.7 0.0 11.1 7.4
Player 30.0 25.0 35.0 10.0 36.7 33.3 30.0 5.0 26.7 30.0 26.7 1.7 10.0 7.4
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 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


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 Slider TB L 49 77.9 46.0 0.9 2 8.1 -2.3 -22
2024 Changeup TB L 5 82.6 34.9 -2.0 -5 16.6 2.2 16
2024 Sinker TB L 52 90.6 21.8 -3.9 -15 14.1 -1.3 -9
2023 Sinker TB L 108 90.8 24.3 -1.7 -6 14.4 -0.6 -4
2023 Changeup TB L 32 83.5 33.9 -2.2 -6 17.1 2.5 17
2023 Slider TB L 53 78.8 45.4 1.8 4 6.8 -3.6 -35
! 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 Sinker -2.6 -1 52 49.1 15 .200 .600 .450 17.6 0.0 0.0 .201 .490 .422 30.0
2024 Slider 0.4 0 49 46.2 12 .100 .100 .267 22.2 16.7 15.4 .090 .103 .187 12.5
2024 Changeup -6.2 0 5 4.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Sinker -0.8 -1 108 56.0 26 .320 .480 .392 17.6 7.7 8.3 .361 .458 .368 34.8
2023 Slider 1.2 1 53 27.5 16 .154 .231 .266 41.4 31.3 23.8 .270 .485 .390 62.5
2023 Changeup -2.4 -1 32 16.6 12 .333 .417 .404 11.8 8.3 11.1 .273 .417 .297 36.4
! 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 Sinker 49 90.6 94 18.5 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Slider 48 77.9 46 9.3 3:15 3:30 -15
2023 Changeup 25 83.4 95 18.4 9:30 9:30 0
2023 Sinker 91 90.8 96 17.5 10:00 10:00 0
2023 Slider 43 78.8 42 8.3 3:15 3:45 -30
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 54 193 0 2 0 -2 -1
2024 27 106 2 -2 -1 -1 -1
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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 %
2023 193 45.4 65.9 82.8 36.8 64.1 42.8 55.6 50.3 23.7 6.2 66.7
2024 106 39.6 61.9 84.6 15.6 70.0 34.0 37.0 34.0 19.4 7.5 62.5
Player 299 43.3 64.6 83.3 28.8 65.3 39.7 49.4 44.5 22.6 6.7 65.0
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
2023 10 4 86
2024 7 24 88
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
2024 25.3 1 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 25.3 1 0.7 0 1 1 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Player 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
! 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 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.8 90.6 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 83.5 82.6 -0.9
Breaking Velocity 78.8 77.9 -0.9
Exit Velocity 88.1 88.8 0.7
Launch Angle 12.2 34.7 22.5
Barrel % 9.5 11.1 1.6
Hard Hit % 40.5 22.2 -18.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 42.9 22.2 -20.7
xBA .316 .146 -0.170
BA .280 .150 -0.130
xwOBA .359 .319 -0.040
wOBA .321 .340 0.019
xSLG .455 .296 -0.159
SLG .400 .350 -0.050
K% 14.8 7.4 -7.4
BB% 3.7 18.5 14.8
Swing % 50.3 34.0 -16.3
Whiff% 23.7 19.4 -4.3
In Zone % 45.4 39.6 -5.8
Out of Zone % 54.6 60.4 5.8
Out of Zone Swing % 36.8 15.6 -21.2
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 11.1 -22.2
First Pitch Strike % 55.6 37.0 -18.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 54 .321 38 7 18.4 16 6 37.5
2024 Shades 27 .340 19 7 36.8 8 5 62.5
! 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 %
2023 54 14.9 50.0% 0.0% 32 16.6 18.8% 0.0%
2024 26 15.1 42.3% 3.8% 31 19.4 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution