P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 185 lbs | Age: 41
Draft: 2002 | Rd. 1, No. 15, New York Mets | Cypress Falls HS (Houston)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 7 11 3.10 31 31 0 183 155 1.21
2016 10 6 4.56 26 26 0 136.1 134 1.36
2021 0 1 6.35 5 4 0 11.1 10 1.85
13 Seasons 108 97 4.02 303 301 0 1,701 1,618 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 31 7-11 3.10 183 155 1.21
2016 26 10-6 4.56 136.1 134 1.36
2021 5 0-1 6.35 11.1 10 1.85
13 Seasons 303 108-97 4.02 1,701 1,618 1.35
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 31 2941 540 28 5.2 3.7 87.4 113.1 12.5 35.4 .247 .396 .298 .317 .362 34.3 20.3 7.7 3.10 4.19
2016 32 2392 397 21 5.3 3.6 85.9 113.4 13.9 35.8 .242 .395 .327 .312 .365 31.0 22.7 8.8 4.55 4.10
2021 37 207 38 5 13.2 9.1 92.1 112.6 10.9 36.8 .298 .579 .398 .400 .466 50.0 18.2 10.9 6.35 7.40
Player 5540 975 54 5.5 3.8 87.0 113.4 13.0 35.6 .247 .403 .314 .318 .367 33.5 21.2 8.3
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kazmir relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(54.1%) ,
Changeup
(30.9%) ,
Slider
(14.5%) ,
Sinker
(0.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 44.8 55.2 20.7 26.5 8.0 33.0 38.3 28.5 20.6 17.0 7.0 12.4 21.3 21.5
2016 41.6 58.4 20.9 29.0 8.6 36.5 35.5 28.0 19.4 17.1 5.0 17.1 18.4 22.9
2021 47.4 52.6 26.3 23.7 2.6 47.4 39.5 13.2 28.9 15.8 2.6 18.4 23.7 10.5
Player 43.6 56.4 21.0 27.4 8.0 35.0 37.2 27.7 20.4 17.0 6.1 14.6 20.2 21.6
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 5.0 32.0 23.7 26.5 5.2 5.2 3.7
2016 4.5 32.5 24.4 24.9 6.3 5.3 3.6
2021 2.6 39.5 15.8 15.8 13.2 13.2 9.1
Player 4.7 32.5 23.7 25.4 5.9 5.5 3.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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
2021 Slider SF L 30 87.1 27.7 -5.9 1.2ARM -5.1 8.1 -6.5 1.2ARM -6.0
2021 Sinker SF L 1 92.8 17.4 -4.6 17.2ARM 2.3 14.2 -4.7 17.2ARM 2.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball SF L 112 92.4 15.8 -0.1 11.2ARM 3.8 16.2 0.1 11.2ARM 3.6
2021 Changeup SF L 64 80.5 34.2 0.1 13.4ARM -0.2 7.9 -0.1 13.4ARM -0.5
2016 Sinker LAD L 1165 92.0 16.1 -6.0 12.3ARM -1.7 16.8 -6.2 12.3ARM -3.1
2016 Changeup LAD L 445 77.1 39.7 2.5 13.7ARM 1.3 7.0 1.4 13.7ARM -1.1
2016 Cutter LAD L 234 87.5 25.3 2.8 2.1ARM -4.5 10.8 2.5 2.1ARM -1.0
2016 Slider LAD L 236 81.0 41.0 -1.2 0.3GLV -6.8 1.2 0.2 0.3GLV -3.4
2016 Curveball LAD L 143 77.0 48.4 -8.6 1.8GLV -8.5 -1.7 -6.4 1.8GLV -4.9
2016 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 156 91.7 13.9 3.5 6.7ARM -0.9 19.3 3.5 6.7ARM -2.9
! 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -1 112 54.1 28 .304 .522 .414 10.9 17.9 15.2 .260 .505 .390 66.7
2021 Changeup -5.7 -4 64 30.9 15 .400 .667 .457 34.5 26.7 23.5 .313 .554 .367 27.3
2021 Slider 0.5 0 30 14.5 11 .200 .500 .327 27.8 9.1 14.3 .361 .784 .500 44.4
2021 Sinker -11.1 0 1 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2021 Changeup 63 80.5 96 15.5 10:00 9:45 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 109 92.4 98 19.6 10:45 10:45 0
2021 Slider 27 87.1 61 7.3 11:00 11:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 634 2,725 17 15 -15 -13 4
2009 642 2,618 11 19 -20 -12 -2
2010 680 2,729 12 4 -24 -18 -25
2011 14 63 -3 0 0 -1 -5
2013 671 2,738 -1 14 -13 -8 -7
2014 776 2,978 14 22 -14 -10 12
2015 763 2,940 16 25 -14 -12 16
2016 587 2,380 6 20 -23 -11 -8
2021 54 207 -4 3 -2 -1 -4
Player 4,821 19,378 68 122 -123 68 -19
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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 2,941 48.6 67.2 83.9 31.0 62.6 42.5 60.9 48.5 23.1 7.4 74.2
2016 2,392 48.2 64.1 82.0 27.1 64.9 40.7 59.8 44.9 23.3 7.2 80.9
2021 207 47.8 73.7 90.4 26.9 51.7 35.7 56.4 49.3 20.6 11.6 79.2
Player 5,540 48.4 66.1 83.4 29.1 63.1 41.5 60.3 47.0 23.1 7.5 77.3
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 35 43 41 41 38 14 44 68 38 49 45 53 66 36 51 5 15
2016 50 58 54 51 41 34 64 95 76 64 36 50 27 35 44 3 18
2021 29 32 11
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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 21.42 21 19.6 1 8 9 12 57.1
2021 24.77 3 2.6 0 1 1 2 66.7
Player 21.92 24 22.2 2 9 10 14 58.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 21 20 18 21 19 17 19 19 17 17 18 24 21 18 19 21 16 19 20 20 20 18 22 22 18 18 19 28 21 19 19
2021 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
Player 24 23 20 24 22 20 22 22 20 19 20 27 23 20 22 24 19 22 22 23 22 20 25 25 20 20 22 31 23 21 22
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .253 +.016 .237
xBA .242 -.005 .247
OBP .327 +.024 .303
xOBP .320 +.004 .316
SLG .435 +.061 .374
xSLG .395 -.001 .396
ISO .183 +.046 .137
xISO .154 +.005 .149
BABIP .299 +.023 .276
wOBA .327 +.029 .298
xwOBA .312 -.005 .317
wOBACON .386 +.051 .335
xwOBACON .365 +.003 .362
BACON .337 +.034 .303
xBACON .327 +.006 .321
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 31.0 -3.3 34.3
Avg Exit Velocity 85.9 -1.5 87.4
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 35.8 +0.4 35.4
Barrel % 5.3 +0.1 5.2
Avg Launch Angle 13.9 +1.4 12.5
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.3 +0.2 91.1
Breaking Velocity 79.5 -0.2 79.7
Offspeed Velocity 77.2 +0.8 76.4
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 21 -7 28
Popup % 8.6 +0.6 8.0
Flyball % 20.9 +0.2 20.7
Line Drive % 29.0 +2.5 26.5
Groundball % 41.6 -3.2 44.8
Pull % 36.5 +3.5 33.0
Straight Away % 35.5 -2.8 38.3
Opposite Field % 28.0 -0.5 28.5
Weak Contact % 4.5 -0.5 5.0
Pull Airball % 17.1 +4.7 12.4
Topped Contact % 32.5 +0.5 32.0
Under Contact % 24.4 +0.7 23.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 24.9 -1.6 26.5
Solid Contact % 6.3 +1.1 5.2
HR/FB % 25.3 +7.4 17.9
Popups 34 -9 43
Flyballs 83 -29 112
Line Drives 115 -28 143
Groundballs 165 -77 242
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.2 -0.4 48.6
Out of Zone % 51.8 +0.4 51.4
Edge % 40.7 -1.8 42.5
Zone Swing % 64.1 -3.1 67.2
Out of Zone Swing % 27.1 -3.9 31.0
In Zone Contact % 82.0 -1.9 83.9
Out of Zone Contact % 64.9 +2.3 62.6
Whiff % 23.3 +0.2 23.1
First Strike % 59.8 -1.1 60.9
First Pitch Swing % 24.9 -6.2 31.1
Swing % 44.9 -3.6 48.5
Meatball Swing % 80.9 +6.7 74.2
Meatball % 7.2 -0.2 7.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 18.0 +1.9 16.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 35.1 -2.3 37.4
In Zone 1,153 -275 1,428
Out of Zone 1,239 -273 1,512
Edge 973 -277 1,250
In Zone Swings 739 -220 959
Out of Zone Swings 336 -132 468
In Zone Swing & Misses 133 -21 154
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 118 -57 175
Basic
Pitches 2,392 -549 2,941
PA 590 -173 763
AB 526 -158 684
Hits 133 -29 162
Singles 81 -30 111
Doubles 29 +1 28
Triples 2 -1 3
Home Runs 21 +1 20
Walks 52 -7 59
Strikeouts 134 -21 155
K% 22.7 +2.4 20.3
BB% 8.8 +1.1 7.7
HBP 7 -2 9
Batted Balls 397 -143 540
Number of Fastballs 1,555 -519 2,074
Number of Offspeed 445 -83 528
Number of Breaking 379 +41 338
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 577 .327 422 22 5.2 155 35 22.6
2021 Shifts 54 .398 36 2 5.6 18 7 38.9
! 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 806 15.0 51.0% 2.9% 563 22.0 0.7% 9.6%
2011 10 12.0 100.0% 0.0% 20 21.3 0.0% 10.0%
2013 763 14.9 51.0% 2.0% 449 21.5 0.7% 6.9%
2014 939 15.3 45.3% 1.6% 423 21.7 1.7% 9.5%
2015 861 17.5 28.1% 4.6% 466 23.5 6.4% 24.2%
2016 762 17.4 24.7% 3.0% 349 23.8 2.0% 20.1%
2021 68 18.1 16.2% 2.9% 25 26.2 0.0% 28.0%

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Pitch Distribution