Braden Shewmake
SS | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 3" 200LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 1, #21, Atlanta Braves | Texas A&M
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 4 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2024 67 64 4 8 1 5 .125 .134 .203 .337
2 Seasons 71 68 4 8 1 5 .118 .127 .191 .318
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .000 0 0 .000
2024 .125 1 5 .337
2 Seasons .118 1 5 .318
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting 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%
2023 25 9 3 0 0.0 0.0 74.6 97.4 -33.2 33.3 .128 .176 .000 .127 .170 33.3 25.0 0.0
2024 26 214 56 2 3.6 3.0 86.5 109.1 14.3 28.6 .180 .264 .146 .197 .223 26.8 14.9 1.5
Player 223 59 2 3.4 2.8 85.9 109.1 11.9 28.8 .177 .259 .138 .193 .220 27.1 15.5 1.4
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.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024 48.2 19.6 17.9 14.3 42.9 23.2 33.9 5.4 44.6 32.1 10.7 3.6 3.6 3.0
Player 49.2 18.6 18.6 13.6 42.4 22.0 35.6 6.8 44.1 32.2 10.2 3.4 3.4 2.8
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.

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 -5.1 -4 74 34.6 27 .115 .154 .139 13.2 11.1 21.4 .174 .260 .204 21.7
2024 Sinker -6.8 -3 45 21.0 14 .071 .071 .064 19.4 7.1 7.7 .192 .214 .178 38.5
2024 Curveball -7.5 -2 26 12.1 6 .000 .000 .000 38.5 16.7 16.7 .176 .274 .176 20.0
2024 Cutter -3.0 -1 21 9.8 5 .200 .200 .180 20.0 0.0 0.0 .217 .285 .216 0.0
2024 Slider -2.3 0 21 9.8 8 .250 .625 .363 35.7 37.5 42.9 .221 .431 .278 60.0
2024 Changeup -3.3 0 11 5.1 3 .000 .000 .000 25.0 0.0 0.0 .098 .103 .089 0.0
2024 Split-Finger 7.5 1 8 3.7 2 .500 1.000 .625 60.0 50.0 33.3 .141 .288 .180 100.0
2024 Sweeper -9.6 -1 8 3.7 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 50.0 33.3 .000 .000 .097 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -14.5 -1 8 88.9 4 .000 .000 .000 42.9 25.0 50.0 .128 .176 .127 33.3
2023 Curveball -1.7 0 1 11.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 67 214 -6 -4 0 0 -10
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 9 66.7 83.3 60.0 66.7 50.0 55.6 75.0 77.8 42.9 11.1 0.0
2024 214 53.3 71.1 84.0 37.0 48.6 47.2 31.3 55.1 24.6 7.5 81.3
Player 223 53.8 71.7 82.6 37.9 48.7 47.5 33.8 56.1 25.6 7.6 76.5
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.7 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Swing
Length
2024 58 68 20 60
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 20.5 1 0.9 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 20.5 1 0.9 0 1 1 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2024 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
! 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 +/-  
Exit Velocity 74.6 86.5 11.9
Launch Angle -33.2 14.3 47.5
Barrel % 0.0 3.6 3.6
Hard Hit % 33.3 26.8 -6.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 28.6 -4.7
xBA .128 .180 0.052
BA .000 .125 0.125
xwOBA .127 .197 0.070
wOBA .000 .146 0.146
xSLG .176 .264 0.088
SLG .000 .203 0.203
K% 25.0 14.9 -10.1
BB% 0.0 1.5 1.5
Swing % 77.8 55.1 -22.7
Whiff% 42.9 24.6 -18.3
In Zone % 66.7 53.3 -13.4
Out of Zone % 33.3 46.7 13.4
Out of Zone Swing % 66.7 37.0 -29.7
First Pitch Swing % 75.0 31.3 -43.7
First Pitch Strike % 100.0 62.7 -37.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades L 4 0 0.0 .000
2024 Shades L 67 27 40.3 .146 .146
! 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 2 12.9 50.0% 0.0% 0 -- -- --
2024 64 15.4 45.3% 0.0% 18 18.2 22.2% 5.6%
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