Ryan Madson
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 6" 234LBS | Age: 44
Draft: 1998 | Rd: 9, #254, Philadelphia Phillies | Valley View HS (Moreno Valley CA)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 6 7 3.62 63 0 30 64.2 49 1.28
2017 5 4 1.83 60 0 2 59 67 0.80
2018 2 5 5.47 58 0 4 52.2 54 1.41
13 Seasons 61 48 3.48 740 18 91 869.2 775 1.24
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 63 6-7 3.62 64.2 49 1.28
2017 60 5-4 1.83 59 67 0.80
2018 58 2-5 5.47 52.2 54 1.41
13 Seasons 740 61-48 3.48 869.2 775 1.24
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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
2015 34 898 174 9 5.2 3.6 87.7 114.8 7.8 22.4 .201 .327 .250 .255 .304 32.2 23.4 5.6 2.13 2.65
2016 35 1002 199 8 4.0 3.0 85.7 110.8 10.7 29.1 .246 .355 .302 .290 .324 27.1 18.1 7.4 3.62 3.51
2017 36 855 139 5 3.6 2.3 84.9 109.1 3.2 28.1 .215 .305 .214 .246 .330 28.8 30.6 4.1 1.83 2.55
2018 37 834 157 6 3.8 2.6 89.1 111.9 13.1 33.8 .247 .370 .329 .299 .357 37.6 23.4 6.9 5.47 3.76
Player 3589 669 28 4.2 2.9 86.9 114.8 8.9 28.3 .228 .339 .275 .273 .328 31.2 23.6 6.1
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

Madson relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(40.8%) ,
Changeup
(21.8%) ,
Sinker
(21.5%) ,
Curveball
(12.6%) ,
Cutter
(3.2%) ,


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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
2015 56.3 21.8 16.1 5.7 36.8 36.2 25.9 4.6 42.5 20.7 16.7 7.5 5.2 3.6
2016 48.2 18.6 23.6 9.5 36.2 35.2 28.6 6.0 33.7 25.1 26.6 2.0 4.0 3.0
2017 56.1 12.2 26.6 5.0 32.4 38.8 28.8 7.2 42.4 15.1 25.9 4.3 3.6 2.3
2018 44.6 19.1 26.1 10.2 28.7 38.2 32.5 2.5 36.3 25.5 22.3 8.9 3.8 2.6
Player 51.1 18.2 22.9 7.8 33.8 36.9 28.8 5.1 38.4 22.0 22.9 5.5 4.2 2.9
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

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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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2018 Changeup LAD R 182 84.8 27.9 -2.7 14.2ARM 1.2 10.5 -3.8 14.2ARM 0.9
2018 Curveball LAD R 105 83.0 52.6 2.8 4.2GLV -2.3 -12.0 2.4 4.2GLV -5.0
2018 Cutter LAD R 27 93.5 22.3 -0.8 2.2ARM -4.5 9.0 0.7 2.2ARM -4.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 340 95.9 15.6 -1.8 12.9ARM 6.0 14.3 -1.4 12.9ARM 5.7
2018 Sinker LAD R 179 95.5 21.0 1.8 16.5ARM 2.5 9.1 0.2 16.5ARM 1.8
2017 Sinker WSH R 292 94.7 20.4 2.4 17.3ARM 2.8 10.3 0.5 17.3ARM 1.9
2017 Slider WSH R 1 92.2 19.7 -4.4 0.7GLV -1.1 12.6 -9.0 0.7GLV -3.5
2017 Changeup WSH R 131 85.4 26.6 -0.9 14.4ARM 1.3 11.6 -3.1 14.4ARM 0.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 270 95.7 13.0 -0.7 13.1ARM 5.6 17.0 -0.1 13.1ARM 5.0
2017 Curveball WSH R 159 82.6 52.8 4.3 4.8GLV -1.6 -11.7 3.7 4.8GLV -3.8
! 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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -4 340 40.8 98 .259 .376 .334 21.2 23.5 19.2 .259 .395 .333 42.9
2018 Changeup 3.7 7 182 21.8 47 .093 .163 .145 46.2 42.6 26.3 .114 .168 .166 8.3
2018 Sinker -3.0 -5 179 21.5 54 .400 .600 .442 23.7 11.1 33.3 .319 .424 .332 43.5
2018 Curveball -4.0 -4 105 12.6 25 .417 .708 .526 26.3 16.0 14.8 .300 .553 .377 50.0
2018 Cutter 0.7 0 27 3.2 5 .500 .500 .360 27.3 20.0 20.0 .222 .248 .171 0.0
2017 Sinker 4.4 13 292 34.2 80 .205 .247 .234 16.8 17.5 23.7 .259 .323 .272 29.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball 3.0 8 270 31.6 70 .104 .134 .130 32.2 44.3 26.5 .137 .211 .170 25.0
2017 Curveball 0.2 0 159 18.6 26 .261 .304 .302 39.1 34.6 21.4 .257 .313 .299 42.9
2017 Changeup -1.7 -2 131 15.3 40 .256 .462 .338 41.7 32.5 24.5 .226 .346 .256 23.1
2017 Slider 48.5 0 1 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .887 3.520 1.756 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 379 1,389 16 9 -5 -4 17
2009 366 1,376 8 11 2 -6 14
2010 243 943 6 11 2 -4 15
2011 253 998 3 12 2 -3 14
2015 287 1,046 9 9 -3 -3 13
2016 267 992 0 11 -2 -3 6
2017 234 929 10 15 -1 -3 21
2018 266 949 -7 9 -4 -4 -5
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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 %
2015 898 52.8 65.2 77.7 32.6 55.8 42.8 66.5 49.8 28.9 8.2 77.0
2016 1,002 47.2 67.9 81.0 34.0 63.3 46.4 56.3 50.0 25.1 5.6 76.8
2017 855 47.8 65.2 75.9 35.9 60.0 43.0 59.6 49.8 28.9 6.4 80.0
2018 834 54.0 72.4 76.1 28.2 56.5 45.3 63.3 52.0 28.3 8.4 80.0
Player 3,589 50.3 67.7 77.7 32.9 59.4 44.4 61.3 50.4 27.7 7.1 78.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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
2015 92 93 85 69 96 70 44 62 56 71 78 87 80 77 45 68
2016 74 53 75 89 58 82 85 96 94 28 58 65 91 79 29 72
2017 97 83 93 98 94 93 90 95 83 91 98 80 98 82 42 44 62
2018 59 39 61 79 47 92 94 25 31 57 72 72 52 87 42 25 64
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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 %
2016 23.8 7 7.5 -1 3 5 4 57.1
2017 22.0 2 1.9 0 3 2 0 0.0
2018 22.0 8 7.3 1 1 6 2 25.0
Player 22.7 17 16.7 0 7 13 6 35.3
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
2016 7 8 8 9 7 6 8 8 6 6 6 10 8 7 7 9 4 6 8 6 8 7 9 8 9 8 7 8 9 8 6
2017 2 2 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 4 1 2 1
2018 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 7 9 7 8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 4 7 7 7 8 8 6
Player 17 17 15 20 17 16 18 18 16 13 15 22 16 16 17 19 10 16 17 16 17 15 20 18 15 16 17 19 18 18 13
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.6 94.5 0.9 ↑ 95.2 0.7 ↑ 95.6 0.4 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 83.8 83.9 0.1 ↑ 85.4 1.5 ↑ 84.8 -0.6 ↓
Breaking Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 82.6 0.0 83.0 0.4 ↑
Exit Velocity 87.7 85.7 -2.0 ↓ 84.9 -0.8 ↓ 89.1 4.2 ↑
Launch Angle 7.8 10.7 2.9 ↑ 3.2 -7.5 ↓ 13.1 9.9 ↑
Barrel % 5.2 4.0 -1.2 ↓ 3.6 -0.4 ↓ 3.8 0.2 ↑
Hard Hit % 32.2 27.1 -5.1 ↓ 28.8 1.7 ↑ 37.6 8.8 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 22.4 29.1 6.7 ↑ 28.1 -1.0 ↓ 33.8 5.7 ↑
xBA .201 .246 0.045 ↑ .215 -0.031 ↓ .247 0.032 ↑
BA .205 .257 0.052 ↑ .187 -0.070 ↓ .282 0.095 ↑
xwOBA .255 .290 0.035 ↑ .246 -0.044 ↓ .299 0.053 ↑
wOBA .250 .302 0.052 ↑ .214 -0.088 ↓ .329 0.115 ↑
xSLG .327 .355 0.028 ↑ .305 -0.050 ↓ .370 0.065 ↑
SLG .319 .384 0.065 ↑ .256 -0.128 ↓ .427 0.171 ↑
K% 23.4 18.1 -5.3 ↓ 30.6 12.5 ↑ 23.4 -7.2 ↓
BB% 5.6 7.4 1.8 ↑ 4.1 -3.3 ↓ 6.9 2.8 ↑
Swing % 49.8 50.0 0.2 ↑ 49.8 -0.2 ↓ 52.0 2.2 ↑
Whiff% 28.9 25.1 -3.8 ↓ 28.9 3.8 ↑ 28.3 -0.6 ↓
In Zone % 52.8 47.2 -5.6 ↓ 47.8 0.6 ↑ 54.0 6.2 ↑
Out of Zone % 47.2 52.8 5.6 ↑ 52.2 -0.6 ↓ 46.0 -6.2 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 32.6 34.0 1.4 ↑ 35.9 1.9 ↑ 28.2 -7.7 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 33.5 30.4 -3.1 ↓ 31.7 1.3 ↑ 32.3 0.6 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 66.5 56.3 -10.2 ↓ 59.6 3.3 ↑ 63.3 3.7 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 264 .306 138 1 0.7 126 32 25.4
2017 Shifts 217 .214 114 1 0.9 103 17 16.5
2018 Shifts 229 .329 123 5 4.1 106 15 14.2
! 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 %
2010 205 18.1 13.2% 2.4% 144 22.0 4.9% 9.7%
2011 233 18.5 12.4% 1.7% 145 21.5 5.5% 8.3%
2015 250 20.9 9.2% 6.0% 147 24.3 4.8% 21.1%
2016 273 20.5 13.2% 8.1% 150 24.6 8.7% 20.7%
2017 266 19.4 2.3% 2.6% 104 24.8 0.0% 20.2%
2018 209 18.7 10.5% 1.4% 126 22.8 0.8% 10.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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