Josh Fields
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 191LBS | Age: 39
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 1, #20, Seattle Mariners | Georgia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 1 0 4.63 37 0 0 35 42 1.54
2017 5 0 2.84 57 0 2 57 60 0.96
2018 2 2 2.20 45 0 2 41 33 0.95
6 Seasons 17 12 3.71 288 0 13 276.1 312 1.17
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 37 1-0 4.63 35 42 1.54
2017 57 5-0 2.84 57 60 0.96
2018 45 2-2 2.20 41 33 0.95
6 Seasons 288 17-12 3.71 276.1 312 1.17
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 29 860 122 4 3.3 1.9 87.1 108.9 19.3 30.3 .171 .274 .263 .232 .297 29.5 32.1 9.1 3.55 2.20
2016 30 610 104 6 5.8 3.8 90.5 111.5 21.1 27.9 .226 .389 .352 .289 .369 40.4 26.6 7.0 4.63 3.48
2017 31 892 147 10 6.8 4.5 89.9 110.4 20.9 34.7 .208 .382 .267 .280 .351 39.5 26.9 6.7 2.84 3.32
2018 32 574 110 6 5.5 3.9 90.0 109.8 25.7 33.6 .236 .386 .251 .293 .347 37.0 21.4 7.1 2.19 3.60
Player 2936 483 26 5.4 3.5 89.3 111.5 21.6 31.9 .208 .354 .281 .271 .340 36.6 27.2 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

Fields relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(72.8%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(21.2%) ,
Changeup
(6.0%) ,


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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 36.9 28.7 23.0 11.5 29.5 45.9 24.6 4.1 25.4 40.2 18.0 7.4 3.3 1.9
2016 36.5 26.9 23.1 13.5 36.5 26.9 36.5 1.0 26.0 32.7 23.1 8.7 5.8 3.8
2017 29.9 33.3 25.9 10.9 28.6 40.8 29.9 2.0 23.8 36.7 21.1 9.5 6.8 4.5
2018 25.5 31.8 29.1 13.6 29.1 34.5 36.4 0.9 20.0 38.2 23.6 9.1 5.5 3.9
Player 32.1 30.4 25.3 12.2 30.6 37.7 31.5 2.1 23.8 37.1 21.3 8.7 5.4 3.5
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


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 Curveball LAD R 116 80.0 56.9 3.8 5.2GLV -4.1 -12.7 3.1 5.2GLV -4.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 399 94.6 12.4 3.3 5.9ARM -2.4 18.4 2.7 5.9ARM -1.3
2018 Changeup LAD R 33 80.8 35.0 0.0 11.4ARM -2.6 6.9 -0.2 11.4ARM -1.9
2017 Curveball LAD R 166 79.4 53.7 1.6 6.8GLV -1.9 -8.9 0.9 6.8GLV -1.8
2017 Changeup LAD R 22 80.8 32.9 -0.4 10.8ARM -2.6 9.4 -0.9 10.8ARM -2.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 703 95.5 8.6 5.0 3.4ARM -5.3 21.5 4.4 3.4ARM -4.7
! 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 1.6 6 399 69.5 113 .212 .327 .271 27.2 18.6 19.6 .244 .407 .311 38.6
2018 Curveball 1.7 2 116 20.2 19 .158 .316 .200 17.2 26.3 17.9 .226 .379 .258 42.9
2018 Changeup 3.0 1 33 5.7 15 .133 .133 .120 27.8 33.3 23.8 .230 .279 .222 10.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 9 703 78.8 188 .180 .360 .279 26.1 28.7 21.2 .198 .378 .280 38.7
2017 Curveball -1.5 -2 166 18.6 31 .258 .484 .313 25.5 16.1 11.6 .262 .411 .284 42.3
2017 Changeup -1.3 0 22 2.5 3 .333 .333 .300 30.0 33.3 8.3 .228 .267 .217 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.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 156 621 1 5 -4 -2 0
2014 228 938 6 6 -6 -3 2
2015 214 880 10 2 -3 -3 7
2016 165 643 4 1 -4 -3 -2
2017 229 911 8 2 -4 -2 4
2018 148 549 6 9 -4 -1 10
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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 860 50.1 69.4 77.6 28.7 54.5 44.3 60.8 49.1 28.7 7.3 84.1
2016 610 54.4 71.7 74.4 25.5 60.6 41.6 58.9 50.7 28.5 11.0 83.6
2017 892 56.3 78.9 76.8 29.2 60.5 42.4 68.0 57.2 26.3 8.7 84.6
2018 574 50.1 70.5 81.4 32.5 57.3 43.2 57.5 51.2 26.5 7.3 87.5
Player 2,936 52.9 73.2 77.3 29.0 57.9 42.9 61.9 52.3 27.4 8.5 84.7
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 99 98 97 87 97 95 86 78 78 96 19 86 41 81 72 18 80
2016 85 56 12 85
2017 80 88 65 36 93 66 33 2 6 80 77 64 68 86 55 5 65
2018 75 48 6 54
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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 23.1 4 5.0 -1 5 2 3 75.0
2017 22.5 12 9.6 2 7 7 4 33.3
2018 23.0 4 2.9 1 2 2 1 25.0
Player 22.7 20 17.4 3 14 11 8 40.0
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 5 3 9 6 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 5 4 6 4 3 7 6 6 4 5 8 5 5 3
2017 12 9 5 10 10 10 11 12 8 7 9 13 9 9 10 11 8 8 10 10 11 10 14 12 8 7 9 10 12 9 6
2018 4 5 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 4 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 3 3 5 3 3
Player 20 19 10 21 19 18 20 18 16 12 16 21 17 14 18 20 12 16 17 19 19 17 25 22 15 13 17 21 22 17 12
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 95.0 95.4 0.4 95.5 0.1 94.6 -0.9
Offspeed Velocity 79.5 81.1 1.6 80.8 -0.3 80.8 0.0
Breaking Velocity 81.6 80.7 -0.9 79.4 -1.3 80.0 0.6
Exit Velocity 87.1 90.5 3.4 89.9 -0.6 90.0 0.1
Launch Angle 19.3 21.1 1.8 20.9 -0.2 25.7 4.8
Barrel % 3.3 5.8 2.5 6.8 1.0 5.5 -1.3
Hard Hit % 29.5 40.4 10.9 39.5 -0.9 37.0 -2.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.3 27.9 -2.4 34.7 6.8 33.6 -1.1
xBA .171 .226 0.055 .208 -0.018 .236 0.028
BA .210 .297 0.087 .194 -0.103 .196 0.002
xwOBA .232 .289 0.057 .280 -0.009 .293 0.013
wOBA .263 .352 0.089 .267 -0.085 .251 -0.016
xSLG .274 .389 0.115 .382 -0.007 .386 0.004
SLG .317 .490 0.173 .379 -0.111 .322 -0.057
K% 32.1 26.6 -5.5 26.9 0.3 21.4 -5.5
BB% 9.1 7.0 -2.1 6.7 -0.3 7.1 0.4
Swing % 49.1 50.7 1.6 57.2 6.5 51.2 -6.0
Whiff% 28.7 28.5 -0.2 26.3 -2.2 26.5 0.2
In Zone % 50.1 54.4 4.3 56.3 1.9 50.1 -6.2
Out of Zone % 49.9 45.6 -4.3 43.7 -1.9 49.9 6.2
Out of Zone Swing % 28.7 25.5 -3.2 29.2 3.7 32.5 3.3
First Pitch Swing % 28.7 27.2 -1.5 38.7 11.5 32.0 -6.7
First Pitch Strike % 60.8 58.9 -1.9 68.0 9.1 57.5 -10.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 152 .348 91 14 15.4 61 26 42.6
2017 Shifts 222 .267 134 4 3.0 88 12 13.6
2018 Shifts 148 .241 92 8 8.7 56 26 46.4
! 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 %
2013 187 21.0 3.7% 11.8% 116 25.5 0.0% 24.1%
2014 238 20.7 4.6% 4.6% 171 24.5 1.2% 12.9%
2015 228 21.5 9.6% 11.8% 141 25.2 3.5% 26.2%
2016 132 22.6 6.1% 11.4% 124 24.1 8.9% 21.0%
2017 255 23.1 0.0% 5.9% 87 26.5 0.0% 27.6%
2018 152 22.7 0.0% 2.6% 83 24.5 0.0% 8.4%

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Pitch Distribution