Andrew Albers
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 1" 200LBS | Age: 39
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 10, #315, San Diego Padres | Kentucky
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 0 0 5.82 6 2 0 17 16 1.94
2017 5 1 3.51 9 6 1 41 37 1.29
2021 1 2 7.58 5 3 0 19 12 1.74
5 Seasons 8 8 4.58 31 21 1 139.2 91 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 6 0-0 5.82 17 16 1.94
2017 9 5-1 3.51 41 37 1.29
2021 5 1-2 7.58 19 12 1.74
5 Seasons 31 8-8 4.58 139.2 91 1.38
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 35 8 1 12.5 9.1 91.4 106.1 8.7 50.0 .346 .762 .313 .514 .538 37.5 9.1 18.2 3.38 14.41
2016 30 326 63 8 12.7 9.4 88.8 112.3 5.8 36.5 .301 .563 .433 .390 .474 38.1 18.8 7.1 5.82 6.87
2017 31 723 128 7 5.5 4.0 87.9 109.4 15.7 42.2 .266 .405 .312 .315 .371 29.7 20.9 5.6 3.51 4.27
2021 35 365 67 10 14.9 11.2 89.3 115.2 18.2 38.8 .352 .668 .446 .457 .506 47.8 13.5 10.1 7.58 10.42
Player 1449 266 26 9.8 7.2 88.5 115.2 14.1 40.2 .296 .513 .373 .373 .432 36.5 18.2 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

Albers relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(32.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(31.8%) ,
Slider
(14.8%) ,
Changeup
(14.5%) ,
Curveball
(6.8%) ,


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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 50.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 62.5 12.5 25.0 0.0 37.5 12.5 25.0 0.0 12.5 9.1
2016 49.2 20.6 30.2 0.0 31.7 38.1 30.2 7.9 27.0 11.1 19.0 6.3 12.7 9.4
2017 34.4 28.9 28.1 8.6 36.7 32.8 29.7 0.8 27.3 31.3 31.3 3.9 5.5 4.0
2021 34.3 20.9 32.8 11.9 32.8 32.8 34.3 4.5 22.4 22.4 26.9 9.0 14.9 11.2
Player 38.3 24.8 29.7 7.1 35.3 33.5 30.8 3.4 26.3 23.7 27.1 5.6 9.8 7.2
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
2021 Curveball MIN L 25 68.8 67.8 -1.4 8.3GLV -4.8 -9.7 1.0 8.3GLV 0.4
2021 Changeup MIN L 53 80.0 35.1 0.7 12.7ARM -0.9 7.7 0.1 12.7ARM -1.2
2021 Slider MIN L 54 78.1 46.0 1.3 2.6GLV -6.7 -1.3 2.9 2.6GLV -2.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball MIN L 116 88.4 16.4 1.5 7.5ARM 0.4 18.8 2.7 7.5ARM -0.1
2021 Sinker MIN L 117 88.3 20.1 -5.5 13.3ARM -1.1 15.1 -5.6 13.3ARM -1.4
2017 4-Seam Fastball SEA L 180 88.4 15.5 2.3 8.3ARM 0.4 20.4 3.4 8.3ARM 0.3
2017 Changeup SEA L 56 79.1 36.7 4.2 11.9ARM -1.0 8.3 1.5 11.9ARM -1.5
2017 Curveball SEA L 59 69.3 67.3 0.7 10.0GLV -1.7 -7.3 0.2 10.0GLV 1.2
2017 Sinker SEA L 288 87.6 20.7 -3.6 14.5ARM 0.6 15.8 -4.8 14.5ARM 0.7
2017 Slider SEA L 140 78.4 44.4 -0.5 2.5GLV -5.7 1.5 1.6 2.5GLV -3.0
! 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 %
2021 Sinker -0.2 0 117 32.1 25 .318 .727 .468 14.0 8.0 8.0 .384 .617 .460 65.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -3.6 -4 116 31.8 35 .258 .677 .421 8.6 22.9 14.8 .295 .666 .434 34.8
2021 Slider -3.8 -2 54 14.8 15 .429 .786 .527 11.1 0.0 0.0 .459 .897 .578 57.1
2021 Changeup 1.6 1 53 14.5 8 .143 .429 .288 10.0 0.0 0.0 .352 .463 .398 28.6
2021 Curveball -7.3 -2 25 6.8 5 .400 1.000 .580 44.4 40.0 13.3 .264 .548 .341 33.3
2017 Sinker -0.1 0 288 39.8 59 .333 .529 .431 19.8 16.9 15.4 .308 .491 .387 43.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball 3.5 6 180 24.9 52 .160 .200 .196 19.1 36.5 20.7 .176 .227 .193 9.7
2017 Slider -4.1 -6 140 19.4 31 .276 .586 .418 11.1 3.2 2.2 .348 .592 .420 41.4
2017 Curveball -1.7 -1 59 8.2 21 .250 .250 .248 25.7 33.3 15.9 .216 .266 .229 7.7
2017 Changeup -0.4 0 56 7.7 14 .357 .643 .425 3.8 0.0 0.0 .332 .540 .366 28.6
! 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 53 80.0 99 14.9 10:00 9:45 15
2021 Curveball 25 68.8 79 15.9 5:00 5:00 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 116 88.4 97 19.7 11:00 11:15 -15
2021 Sinker 117 88.3 98 19.9 11:00 10:30 30
2021 Slider 54 78.1 26 5.2 3:45 4:45 -60
! 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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 249 916 7 -1 -3 -3 -1
2016 85 326 -2 -4 -4 -1 -10
2017 177 723 -1 4 -2 -2 -1
2021 88 365 -2 -2 -2 -1 -7
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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 35 54.3 36.8 85.7 31.3 100.0 40.0 63.6 34.3 8.3 8.6 0.0
2016 326 54.0 63.1 83.8 26.0 82.1 46.0 62.4 46.0 16.0 9.2 63.3
2017 723 53.1 67.2 86.0 35.4 75.8 45.1 71.2 52.3 17.2 9.0 73.8
2021 365 50.4 64.7 90.8 21.0 76.3 45.2 62.9 43.0 12.7 8.5 77.4
Player 1,449 52.7 64.9 86.7 29.4 77.7 45.2 66.9 48.1 15.8 8.9 70.5
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
2016 3 7 26
2017 4 9 22 30
2021 3 25 36
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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 23.3 5 4.4 1 2 3 2 40.0
2017 25.0 6 5.0 1 5 4 2 33.3
2021 23.6 9 7.1 2 0 5 4 44.4
Player 24.0 20 16.5 4 7 12 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 5 5 2 5 4 5 5 4 4 2 3 6 4 3 5 5 2 5 4 5 3 5 6 6 5 5 4 7 5 5 2
2017 6 5 5 7 6 5 6 4 3 4 5 8 6 6 4 6 5 2 5 5 6 3 7 3 6 3 5 8 6 5 2
2021 9 8 5 7 8 7 9 8 6 6 6 8 7 6 7 9 6 6 9 8 6 7 9 8 6 5 7 8 7 7 6
Player 20 18 12 19 18 17 20 16 13 12 14 22 17 15 16 20 13 13 18 18 15 15 22 17 17 13 16 23 18 17 10
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 86.1 87.9 1.8 87.9 0.0
Offspeed Velocity 75.1 77.7 2.6 79.1 1.4
Breaking Velocity 73.3 75.6 2.3 75.7 0.1
Exit Velocity 91.4 88.8 -2.6 87.9 -0.9
Launch Angle 8.7 5.8 -2.9 15.7 9.9
Barrel % 12.5 12.7 0.2 5.5 -7.2
Hard Hit % 37.5 38.1 0.6 29.7 -8.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 36.5 -13.5 42.2 5.7
xBA .346 .301 -0.045 .266 -0.035
BA .111 .342 0.231 .262 -0.080
xwOBA .514 .390 -0.124 .315 -0.075
wOBA .313 .433 0.120 .312 -0.121
xSLG .762 .563 -0.199 .405 -0.158
SLG .444 .646 0.202 .415 -0.231
K% 9.1 18.8 9.7 20.9 2.1
BB% 18.2 7.1 -11.1 5.6 -1.5
Swing % 34.3 46.0 11.7 52.3 6.3
Whiff% 8.3 16.0 7.7 17.2 1.2
In Zone % 54.3 54.0 -0.3 53.1 -0.9
Out of Zone % 45.7 46.0 0.3 46.9 0.9
Out of Zone Swing % 31.3 26.0 -5.3 35.4 9.4
First Pitch Swing % 0.0 31.8 31.8 30.5 -1.3
First Pitch Strike % 63.6 62.4 -1.2 71.2 8.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 67 .463 56 10 17.9 11 1 9.1
2017 Shifts 177 .312 135 0 0.0 42 21 50.0
2021 Shifts 88 .446 63 5 7.9 25 17 68.0
! 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 267 16.4 33.7% 1.1% 155 21.7 1.9% 6.5%
2015 12 15.2 41.7% 0.0% 8 20.2 0.0% 0.0%
2016 88 15.5 44.3% 10.2% 61 18.8 32.8% 14.8%
2017 198 15.7 36.4% 1.5% 99 20.2 4.0% 7.1%
2021 127 17.0 23.6% 0.8% 55 19.9 1.8% 10.9%

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Pitch Distribution