Blaine Boyer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 235LBS | Age: 43
Draft: 2000 | Rd: 3, #100, Atlanta Braves | Walton HS (Marietta, GA)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 2 4 3.95 61 0 1 66 26 1.47
2017 1 1 4.35 32 0 0 41.1 33 1.55
2018 2 1 12.05 21 0 1 21.2 9 2.08
12 Seasons 17 27 4.55 447 0 5 468.1 292 1.43
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 61 2-4 3.95 66 26 1.47
2017 32 1-1 4.35 41.1 33 1.55
2018 21 2-1 12.05 21.2 9 2.08
12 Seasons 447 17-27 4.55 468.1 292 1.43
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 33 934 216 10 4.6 3.7 87.8 112.4 8.5 33.3 .259 .386 .296 .302 .322 31.5 12.3 7.1 2.49 3.77
2016 34 1052 238 3 1.3 1.1 85.9 112.8 9.4 32.8 .266 .344 .329 .287 .292 26.9 9.2 6.0 3.96 3.43
2017 35 691 130 8 6.2 4.5 87.7 110.6 16.6 34.6 .277 .429 .343 .329 .379 31.5 18.5 7.9 4.36 4.70
2018 36 434 87 7 8.0 6.4 90.0 114.6 7.0 32.2 .328 .559 .444 .407 .417 36.8 8.3 11.9 12.05 7.68
Player 3111 671 28 4.2 3.3 87.4 114.6 10.2 33.2 .273 .401 .336 .316 .335 30.6 12.1 7.5
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

Boyer relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(41.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(31.3%) ,
Sinker
(18.4%) ,
Curveball
(9.0%) ,
Changeup
(0.2%) ,


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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 49.1 20.4 25.5 5.1 29.2 38.0 32.9 4.6 38.4 24.1 22.2 4.2 4.6 3.7
2016 50.8 16.0 26.9 6.3 27.7 41.2 30.7 4.2 36.1 23.5 30.3 3.8 1.3 1.1
2017 36.9 25.4 28.5 9.2 31.5 36.9 31.5 3.1 25.4 29.2 31.5 2.3 6.2 4.5
2018 50.6 16.1 28.7 4.6 46.0 28.7 25.3 1.1 37.9 18.4 28.7 4.6 8.0 6.4
Player 47.5 19.2 27.0 6.3 31.3 37.7 30.8 3.7 35.0 24.1 27.7 3.7 4.2 3.3
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 Sinker KC R 80 92.7 23.5 0.8 14.3ARM -0.6 9.1 0.2 14.3ARM -0.4
2018 Changeup KC R 1 85.0 31.5 -0.2 12.7ARM -0.7 7.2 -0.5 12.7ARM -0.6
2018 Curveball KC R 39 76.3 58.5 -1.0 7.8GLV -1.8 -9.3 -0.3 7.8GLV -1.4
2018 Slider KC R 178 87.3 29.6 -4.4 4.0GLV -0.1 7.1 -5.3 4.0GLV -1.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball KC R 136 92.5 18.2 -1.4 6.8ARM -1.0 14.5 -1.2 6.8ARM -0.4
2017 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 258 94.2 15.4 -1.3 8.8ARM 0.4 16.1 -1.0 8.8ARM 0.7
2017 Sinker BOS R 126 94.1 19.2 -1.0 14.1ARM -1.2 12.2 -1.4 14.1ARM -1.3
2017 Slider BOS R 254 86.4 31.0 -2.4 1.7GLV -1.9 6.5 -2.9 1.7GLV -2.5
2017 Curveball BOS R 53 73.4 62.7 1.2 6.6GLV -4.0 -9.6 1.6 6.6GLV -2.0
! 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 Slider -4.8 -9 178 41.0 47 .366 .780 .496 17.5 10.6 8.8 .324 .562 .397 31.6
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 136 31.3 30 .296 .481 .383 13.7 10.0 9.4 .320 .482 .383 33.3
2018 Sinker -1.0 -1 80 18.4 20 .313 .313 .330 8.8 5.0 4.2 .276 .316 .349 50.0
2018 Curveball -11.0 -4 39 9.0 8 .500 1.750 .906 12.5 0.0 0.0 .486 1.315 .742 50.0
2018 Changeup 6.7 0 1 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .239 .269 .217 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 2 258 37.3 53 .250 .364 .325 18.0 18.9 10.9 .294 .483 .386 38.9
2017 Slider -1.2 -3 254 36.8 84 .325 .450 .348 28.3 21.4 21.4 .260 .404 .302 25.8
2017 Sinker -2.0 -3 126 18.2 36 .343 .514 .379 16.4 13.9 12.8 .285 .411 .306 33.3
2017 Curveball 0.6 0 53 7.7 2 .500 .500 .450 14.3 0.0 -- .427 .563 .419 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 306 1,242 -9 10 -7 -6 -11
2009 228 793 1 4 -5 -7 -6
2010 248 906 0 3 -8 -3 -9
2011 33 118 0 -2 -2 -1 -5
2014 160 625 3 3 -4 -1 0
2015 264 916 4 2 -5 -2 -1
2016 279 1,040 8 2 -8 -4 -1
2017 175 691 4 1 -7 -2 -3
2018 106 434 -11 1 -2 -2 -13
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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 934 53.3 65.5 88.0 30.1 67.2 43.3 63.8 48.9 17.9 7.3 75.0
2016 1,052 52.4 71.7 88.4 30.7 80.5 42.4 63.8 52.2 13.1 8.0 82.1
2017 691 51.5 71.3 82.3 29.0 66.0 43.8 59.9 50.8 21.7 8.1 75.0
2018 434 50.5 73.1 88.1 20.5 75.0 40.1 59.4 47.0 14.2 9.4 90.2
Player 3,111 52.2 69.9 86.9 28.7 72.5 42.7 62.4 50.2 16.6 8.0 79.9
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
2015 58 28 49 67 45 63 62 59 63 4 55 13 57 58 67 68 14
2016 77 24 81 97 54 97 100 95 94 1 79 1 73 44 66 51 14
2017 69 80 40 25
2018 45 72 20
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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 24.6 4 2.8 1 2 3 1 25.0
2017 25.1 3 4.8 -2 4 2 3 100.0
2018 22.7 7 5.7 1 1 2 4 57.1
Player 23.6 14 13.4 1 7 7 8 57.1
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 4 4 2 3 4 2 2 3 3 1 4 4 3 1 3 4 1 1 2 4 2 3 4 4 2 3 3 5 3 3 2
2017 3 5 4 4 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 6 7 4 4 5 6 6 6 3
2018 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
Player 14 15 11 12 16 13 14 13 13 11 15 16 13 9 13 14 10 11 14 15 13 14 16 17 10 12 14 17 15 15 11
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 93.3 92.6 -0.7 ↓ 94.2 1.6 ↑ 92.6 -1.6 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 87.0 88.4 1.4 ↑ 0.0 0.0 85.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.1 84.2 1.1 ↑ 84.1 -0.1 ↓ 85.3 1.2 ↑
Exit Velocity 87.8 85.9 -1.9 ↓ 87.7 1.8 ↑ 90.0 2.3 ↑
Launch Angle 8.5 9.4 0.9 ↑ 16.6 7.2 ↑ 7.0 -9.6 ↓
Barrel % 4.6 1.3 -3.3 ↓ 6.2 4.9 ↑ 8.0 1.8 ↑
Hard Hit % 31.5 26.9 -4.6 ↓ 31.5 4.6 ↑ 36.8 5.3 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 32.8 -0.5 ↓ 34.6 1.8 ↑ 32.2 -2.4 ↓
xBA .259 .266 0.007 ↑ .277 0.011 ↑ .328 0.051 ↑
BA .254 .305 0.051 ↑ .311 0.006 ↑ .344 0.033 ↑
xwOBA .302 .287 -0.015 ↓ .329 0.042 ↑ .407 0.078 ↑
wOBA .296 .329 0.033 ↑ .343 0.014 ↑ .444 0.101 ↑
xSLG .386 .344 -0.042 ↓ .429 0.085 ↑ .559 0.130 ↑
SLG .385 .420 0.035 ↑ .441 0.021 ↑ .688 0.247 ↑
K% 12.3 9.2 -3.1 ↓ 18.5 9.3 ↑ 8.3 -10.2 ↓
BB% 7.1 6.0 -1.1 ↓ 7.9 1.9 ↑ 11.9 4.0 ↑
Swing % 48.9 52.2 3.3 ↑ 50.8 -1.4 ↓ 47.0 -3.8 ↓
Whiff% 17.9 13.1 -4.8 ↓ 21.7 8.6 ↑ 14.2 -7.5 ↓
In Zone % 53.3 52.4 -0.9 ↓ 51.5 -0.9 ↓ 50.5 -1.0 ↓
Out of Zone % 46.7 47.6 0.9 ↑ 48.5 0.9 ↑ 49.5 1.0 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 30.1 30.7 0.6 ↑ 29.0 -1.7 ↓ 20.5 -8.5 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 29.1 29.1 0.0 31.1 2.0 ↑ 31.1 0.0
First Pitch Strike % 63.8 63.8 0.0 59.9 -3.9 ↓ 59.4 -0.5 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 275 .330 145 27 18.6 130 35 26.9
2017 Shifts 175 .343 121 0 0.0 54 17 31.5
2018 Shifts 106 .444 71 21 29.6 35 20 57.1
! 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 236 18.0 5.5% 3.0% 219 22.0 0.0% 10.5%
2011 28 18.6 3.6% 10.7% 16 23.1 0.0% 6.3%
2014 169 21.8 2.4% 4.7% 80 23.7 1.3% 11.3%
2015 236 22.6 5.1% 11.9% 162 27.1 3.1% 32.7%
2016 237 20.8 10.1% 6.3% 201 26.4 2.0% 31.8%
2017 180 20.4 5.0% 2.8% 128 23.7 0.0% 8.6%
2018 136 20.7 5.1% 3.7% 66 23.7 0.0% 15.2%

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Pitch Distribution

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