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Alan Busenitz
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 180LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 25, #757, Los Angeles Angels | Kennesaw State
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2018 4 1 7.82 23 0 0 25.1 26 2.01
2023 0 0 2.57 6 0 0 7 5 1.29
2024 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 4 3 2.25
4 Seasons 5 2 4.90 60 0 0 68 57 1.47
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2018 23 4-1 7.82 25.1 26 2.01
2023 6 0-0 2.57 7 5 1.29
2024 3 0-0 13.50 4 3 2.25
4 Seasons 60 5-2 4.90 68 57 1.47
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value--NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-3NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA9.14NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.402NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo93.8NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity89.2NOT QUALIFIEDChase %31.7NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %31.6NOT QUALIFIEDK %14.3NOT QUALIFIEDBB %0.0NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %11.1NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %38.9NOT QUALIFIEDGB %38.9NOT QUALIFIEDExtension5.7NOT QUALIFIED
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE40°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"12.3 INCHES TAIL2.4 INCHES RISE3.3 INCHES BREAK9.5 INCHES DROPAVG5.3 INCHES BREAK2.9 INCHES RISEAVG0.5 INCHES TAIL10.6 INCHES RISEAVG8.6 INCHES TAIL16.0 INCHES RISEAVG15.3 INCHES TAIL6.8 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSinker23%93.393.64-Seam21%94.394.7Cutter20%91.889.9Sweeper17%84.082.3Curve12%82.080.3Change7%85.886.1SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2017 26 503 89 5 5.6 4.1 88.8 111.3 14.2 32.6 .230 .385 .259 .295 .332 39.3 19.0 7.4 1.99 3.71
2018 27 509 84 17 20.2 13.5 91.0 117.2 14.3 40.5 .272 .540 .440 .389 .457 46.2 20.6 11.1 7.82 6.86
2023 32 107 23 3 13.0 10.3 92.1 110.4 8.3 34.8 .343 .515 .278 .368 .448 52.2 17.2 3.4 2.57 5.96
2024 33 75 18 2 11.1 9.5 89.2 105.8 11.5 44.4 .402 .602 .451 .437 .509 38.9 14.3 0.0 13.50 9.14
Player 1194 214 27 12.6 9.1 90.0 117.2 13.4 36.9 .273 .479 .351 .352 .407 43.3 19.2 8.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Busenitz relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(22.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(21.3%) ,
Cutter
(20.0%) ,
Sweeper
(17.3%) ,
Curveball
(12.0%) ,
Changeup
(6.7%) ,

Sinker17 Pitches (22.7%)
Four Seamer16 Pitches (21.3%)
Cutter15 Pitches (20%)
Sweeper13 Pitches (17.3%)
Curveball9 Pitches (12%)
Changeup5 Pitches (6.7%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuAlan Busenitz Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerFour SeamerCutterSweeperCurveballChangeup201720182019202020212022202320240204060
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
# RHB
# LHB
%
MPH
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Spin
Ext.
Whiff%
PutAway%
2024 Sinker 17 15 2 22.7 93.3 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 .250 .391 1.000 .733 .512 .480 96.4 0 2244 5.8 40.0 0.0
2024 Four Seamer 16 6 10 21.3 94.3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .220 .333 .306 .294 .234 92.7 4 2336 5.7 0.0 0.0
2024 Cutter 15 10 5 20.0 91.8 5 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 5 .800 .544 1.000 .625 .780 .520 84.9 18 2465 5.8 14.3 0.0
2024 Sweeper 13 13 0 17.3 84.0 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 .500 .478 .500 .512 .441 .444 68.8 28 2593 5.8 44.4 33.3
2024 Curveball 9 0 9 12.0 82.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .340 .000 1.250 .000 .654 101.9 28 2639 5.7 75.0 100.0
2024 Changeup 5 0 5 6.7 85.8 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .299 .333 .371 .294 .288 93.0 6 1519 5.8 0.0 0.0
2023 Four Seamer 39 25 14 36.4 95.0 9 9 2 1 1 0 0 2 7 .222 .347 .333 .495 .236 .363 95.1 -2 2405 5.7 26.1 11.1
2023 Cutter 28 23 5 26.2 91.5 7 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 7 .429 .460 .571 .597 .430 .458 92.4 10 2590 5.8 23.5 0.0
2023 Curveball 23 17 6 21.5 83.7 7 7 3 3 0 0 0 1 6 .429 .331 .429 .376 .378 .311 85.5 3 2738 5.7 23.1 12.5
2023 Sweeper 9 9 0 8.4 83.6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .042 .000 .121 .000 .065 94.1 50 2570 5.9 0.0 33.3
2023 Sinker 5 5 0 4.7 94.9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .806 .000 2.783 .000 1.452 103.4 25 2223 5.8 0.0
2023 Changeup 3 2 1 2.8 90.8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2072 5.9 0.0 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

Season
GB %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2017 38.2 31.5 24.7 5.6 25.8 37.1 37.1 4.5 28.1 34.8 21.3 4.5 5.6 4.1
2018 35.7 28.6 31.0 4.8 27.4 41.7 31.0 4.8 23.8 21.4 17.9 4.8 20.2 13.5
2023 39.1 26.1 30.4 4.3 26.1 43.5 30.4 0.0 30.4 17.4 39.1 0.0 13.0 10.3
2024 38.9 38.9 22.2 0.0 27.8 38.9 33.3 0.0 33.3 11.1 38.9 5.6 11.1 9.5
Player 37.4 30.4 27.6 4.7 26.6 39.7 33.6 3.7 27.1 25.7 23.4 4.2 12.6 9.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuAlan Busenitz Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCutterSweeperChangeupCurveballSinkerFour Seamer20172018201920202021202220232024-6-4-2024

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Cutter CIN R 15 91.8 21.6 2.6 0.5ARM -2.0 10.6 2.3 0.5ARM -3.2
2024 Sweeper CIN R 13 84.0 35.7 -3.1 5.3GLV -8.6 2.9 -1.3 5.3GLV -9.0
2024 Changeup CIN R 5 85.8 34.6 3.0 12.3ARM -1.9 2.4 2.5 12.3ARM -1.9
2024 Curveball CIN R 9 82.0 50.0 -0.4 3.3GLV -4.4 -9.5 -0.4 3.3GLV -6.1
2024 Sinker CIN R 17 93.3 24.5 0.7 15.3ARM 0.1 6.8 0.5 15.3ARM 0.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 16 94.3 14.7 -0.2 8.6ARM 0.9 16.0 0.2 8.6ARM 1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 39 95.0 15.4 -0.7 8.4ARM 0.0 14.8 -1.0 8.4ARM 1.0
2023 Curveball CIN R 23 83.7 49.4 1.5 3.4GLV -3.4 -10.3 0.4 3.4GLV -5.5
2023 Changeup CIN R 3 90.8 23.4 -5.3 14.9ARM -0.4 9.9 -4.5 14.9ARM 0.5
2023 Cutter CIN R 28 91.5 25.0 -0.5 1.3GLV -0.6 7.5 -0.4 1.3GLV -1.3
2023 Sinker CIN R 5 94.9 22.9 0.4 15.3ARM -0.1 7.5 0.1 15.3ARM 0.3
2023 Sweeper CIN R 9 83.6 40.5 1.4 10.8GLV -2.8 -1.5 3.0 10.8GLV -3.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 2.1 0 17 22.7 4 .250 1.000 .500 40.0 0.0 0.0 .391 .733 .480 50.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 16 21.3 3 .333 .333 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 .220 .306 .234 66.7
2024 Cutter -21.1 -3 15 20.0 5 .800 1.000 .790 14.3 0.0 0.0 .544 .625 .520 20.0
2024 Sweeper -6.7 -1 13 17.3 4 .500 .500 .450 44.4 50.0 33.3 .478 .512 .444 0.0
2024 Curveball 3.1 0 9 12.0 2 .000 .000 .000 75.0 50.0 100.0 .340 1.250 .654 100.0
2024 Changeup -18.6 -1 5 6.7 3 .333 .333 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 .299 .371 .288 33.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 0 39 36.4 9 .222 .333 .239 26.1 22.2 11.1 .347 .495 .363 71.4
2023 Cutter 1.8 1 28 26.2 7 .429 .571 .436 23.5 0.0 0.0 .460 .597 .458 57.1
2023 Curveball -6.5 -1 23 21.5 7 .429 .429 .386 23.1 14.3 12.5 .331 .376 .311 33.3
2023 Sweeper 8.9 1 9 8.4 3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 33.3 .042 .121 .065 0.0
2023 Sinker 7.3 0 5 4.7 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .806 2.783 1.452 100.0
2023 Changeup 16.8 1 3 2.8 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year
Pitch Type
Pitches
MPH
Active Spin %
Total Movement (In.)
Spin-Based
Observed
Deviation
2024 Cutter 15 91.8 59 9.8 1:00 12:00 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 16 94.3 90 17.9 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 15 93.4 82 17.5 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Sweeper 13 84.0 24 6.7 8:00 10:15 -135
2023 Curveball 23 83.7 60 13.3 7:15 6:30 45
2023 Cutter 28 91.5 38 6.8 12:30 11:30 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 39 95.0 84 16.7 1:15 1:00 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

20232024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE43°2023 ARM ANGLE40°2024
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2017 123 509 9 3 -5 -1 7
2018 115 473 -12 2 -5 -2 -17
2023 28 107 1 2 -1 0 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 %
2017 503 54.3 64.8 84.2 30.0 76.8 41.0 57.0 48.9 17.1 7.4 73.0
2018 509 48.0 65.6 79.2 24.8 57.4 40.8 44.4 44.6 26.9 8.0 81.6
2023 107 61.7 72.7 79.2 26.8 72.7 49.5 71.4 55.1 22.0 7.5 100.0
2024 75 45.3 73.5 80.0 31.7 46.2 52.0 61.9 50.7 31.6 5.3 75.0
Player 1,194 51.8 66.5 81.5 27.6 66.2 42.4 53.4 47.7 22.5 7.5 79.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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
2017 88 97 88 12
2018 83 96 87 15
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2017 22.9 4 3.3 1 2 5 0 0.0
2018 23.0 8 7.5 1 4 6 3 37.5
2023 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
2024 22.2 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 22.9 13 12.0 1 7 11 4 30.8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2017 4 2 1 4 3 3 5 5 3 1 3 4 4 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 4 2 6 5 4 1 3 6 4 4 0
2018 8 10 5 7 7 5 7 9 4 5 7 9 10 6 7 8 8 9 7 9 9 7 11 10 5 5 6 7 10 9 7
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2024 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 13 13 7 12 11 9 13 15 8 7 11 14 16 10 11 14 12 13 11 13 14 10 19 17 10 7 10 15 16 14 8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2017
2018
+/-
 
2019
+/-
 
2020
+/-
 
2021
+/-
 
2022
+/-
 
2023
+/-
 
2024
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 95.7 -- -0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 93.6 -- 93.2 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 90.2 -- -0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 90.8 -- 85.8 -5.0
Breaking Velocity 83.2 -- -0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 83.7 -- 83.2 -0.5
Exit Velocity 88.8 -- 2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 92.1 -- 89.2 -2.9
Launch Angle 14.2 -- 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.3 -- 11.5 3.2
Barrel % 5.6 -- 14.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 13.0 -- 11.1 -1.9
Hard Hit % 39.3 -- 6.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 52.2 -- 38.9 -13.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.6 -- 7.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34.8 -- 44.4 9.6
xBA .230 -- 0.042 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .343 -- .402 0.059
BA .206 -- 0.133 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .286 -- .429 0.143
xwOBA .295 -- 0.094 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .368 -- .437 0.069
wOBA .259 -- 0.181 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .278 -- .451 0.173
xSLG .385 -- 0.155 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .515 -- .602 0.087
SLG .355 -- 0.269 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .357 -- .619 0.262
K% 19.0 -- 1.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17.2 -- 14.3 -2.9
BB% 7.4 -- 3.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.4 -- 0.0 -3.4
Swing % 48.9 -- -4.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 55.1 -- 50.7 -4.4
Whiff% 17.1 -- 9.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22.0 -- 31.6 9.6
In Zone % 54.3 -- -6.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 61.7 -- 45.3 -16.4
Out of Zone % 45.7 -- 6.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38.3 -- 54.7 16.4
Out of Zone Swing % 30.0 -- -5.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 26.8 -- 31.7 4.9
First Pitch Swing % 25.6 -- -6.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.0 -- 42.9 17.9
First Pitch Strike % 57.0 -- -12.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 71.4 -- 61.9 -9.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2017 Shifts 121 .259 76 9 11.8 45 5 11.1
2018 Shifts 115 .447 75 4 5.3 40 10 25.0
2023 Shades 28 .278 20 1 5.0 8 2 25.0
2024 Shades 21 .451 12 0 0.0 9 6 66.7
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2017 140 16.1 27.9% 2.1% 85 22.1 0.0% 5.9%
2018 108 15.8 28.7% 0.0% 112 19.7 4.5% 0.9%
2023 22 14.4 63.6% 0.0% 20 16.1 20.0% 0.0%
2024 16 15.5 18.8% 0.0% 20 16.7 15.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Alan Busenitz - 2023 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballCutterSinkerSweeperAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed