Steven Wright
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 215LBS | Age: 40
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 2, #56, Cleveland Indians | Hawaii
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 1 3 8.25 5 5 0 24 13 1.88
2018 3 1 2.68 20 4 1 53.2 42 1.25
2019 0 1 8.53 6 0 0 6.1 5 2.37
7 Seasons 24 16 3.86 81 44 1 347.2 271 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 5 1-3 8.25 24 13 1.88
2018 20 3-1 2.68 53.2 42 1.25
2019 6 0-1 8.53 6.1 5 2.37
7 Seasons 81 24-16 3.86 347.2 271 1.33
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 30 1178 230 15 6.5 4.8 87.4 108.4 13.8 25.2 .220 .393 .315 .305 .329 29.1 16.8 8.7 4.09 3.85
2016 31 2496 464 14 3.0 2.1 86.9 113.6 10.5 27.8 .220 .330 .289 .281 .303 26.7 19.4 8.7 3.33 3.28
2017 32 383 94 11 11.7 9.6 90.2 111.5 13.4 38.3 .314 .619 .470 .401 .438 44.7 11.4 4.4 8.25 7.50
2018 33 824 153 10 6.5 4.5 86.8 113.1 8.6 27.5 .225 .368 .287 .308 .325 26.8 18.8 11.7 2.68 4.01
2019 34 132 23 2 8.7 6.1 92.9 108.4 13.8 43.5 .361 .639 .503 .446 .489 60.9 15.2 12.1 8.53 10.15
Player 5013 964 52 5.4 3.9 87.5 113.6 11.3 28.5 .233 .385 .316 .306 .331 29.9 17.9 8.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Wright relies on 4 pitches.
Knuckleball
(87.0%) ,
Curveball
(6.9%) ,
Sinker
(4.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(1.5%) ,


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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 45.2 26.1 20.4 8.3 38.3 38.3 23.0 2.2 31.3 28.7 17.4 5.2 6.5 4.8
2016 45.5 26.9 19.6 8.0 34.7 37.3 28.0 3.4 33.4 28.7 21.1 4.5 3.0 2.1
2017 42.6 26.6 26.6 4.3 43.6 29.8 26.6 4.3 28.7 26.6 24.5 4.3 11.7 9.6
2018 54.2 19.0 17.6 9.2 34.6 43.1 22.2 3.3 40.5 24.2 20.9 3.3 6.5 4.5
2019 34.8 21.7 34.8 8.7 56.5 26.1 17.4 0.0 21.7 21.7 34.8 13.0 8.7 6.1
Player 46.3 25.3 20.5 7.9 36.9 37.4 25.5 3.1 33.3 27.6 20.9 4.7 5.4 3.9
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


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
2019 Sinker BOS R 6 82.3 30.2 0.5 13.2ARM -2.0 10.1 -1.0 13.2ARM -1.7
2019 Knuckleball BOS R 114 74.8 49.4 1.6 0.6ARM -1.6 1.1 0.9 0.6ARM -0.3
2019 Curveball BOS R 9 68.6 60.5 -7.9 1.0GLV -12.1 -0.1 -9.6 1.0GLV -8.2
2019 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 2 82.9 24.1 -0.2 7.7ARM -2.2 16.2 0.6 7.7ARM 0.3
2018 Knuckleball BOS R 719 75.9 48.4 0.1 0.5ARM 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5ARM 0.1
2018 Sinker BOS R 35 82.5 31.0 1.7 13.4ARM -0.6 10.0 -0.7 13.4ARM -1.3
2018 Curveball BOS R 43 67.3 62.1 -7.6 0.7GLV -8.1 1.5 -11.1 0.7GLV -8.5
2018 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 27 85.1 21.2 0.1 7.2ARM 0.1 17.3 1.6 7.2ARM 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 39 83.9 24.6 -0.9 10.7ARM 0.2 15.1 -2.0 10.7ARM 2.6
2017 Knuckleball BOS R 306 73.6 50.2 1.9 2.3ARM 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.3ARM -0.6
2017 Curveball BOS R 38 64.5 66.4 -7.3 0.5ARM -9.3 3.6 -11.6 0.5ARM -9.1
2016 Knuckleball BOS R 1657 74.8 49.6 0.9 1.9GLV 1.0 0.6 1.8 1.9GLV 1.2
2016 Curveball BOS R 394 67.7 61.7 -5.8 5.4GLV -5.4 -0.1 -9.8 5.4GLV -5.7
2016 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 360 83.9 25.5 -1.4 8.3ARM 1.9 14.0 -1.9 8.3ARM 2.0
2015 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 121 83.9 25.0 -0.4 9.0ARM 3.4 14.6 -1.2 9.0ARM 2.3
2015 Curveball BOS R 179 67.7 59.5 -8.1 2.4GLV -8.0 2.1 -11.6 2.4GLV -8.4
2015 Knuckleball BOS R 793 75.0 49.3 1.4 1.7GLV 1.3 0.5 2.3 1.7GLV 1.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2019 Knuckleball -2.6 -3 114 86.4 27 .478 .913 .580 21.3 7.4 8.7 .424 .750 .494 63.6
2019 Curveball 3.8 0 9 6.8 3 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 60.0 -- -- .000 --
2019 Sinker 11.0 1 6 4.5 3 .000 .000 .467 0.0 0.0 -- .000 .000 .467 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 4.9 0 2 1.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 Knuckleball 1.3 9 719 87.3 197 .220 .335 .292 20.9 16.2 18.2 .238 .379 .319 27.0
2018 Curveball -0.4 0 43 5.2 15 .133 .400 .217 43.3 46.7 28.0 .139 .365 .209 37.5
2018 Sinker 1.4 1 35 4.2 6 .333 .333 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 .130 .148 .467 0.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball 2.2 1 27 3.3 4 .000 .000 .000 37.5 75.0 20.0 .018 .018 .016 0.0
2017 Knuckleball -3.0 -9 306 79.9 90 .393 .726 .499 13.6 7.8 11.5 .317 .610 .407 44.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball 5.2 2 39 10.2 11 .182 .273 .195 13.3 36.4 28.6 .270 .437 .296 57.1
2017 Curveball -7.6 -3 38 9.9 12 .455 1.273 .650 23.8 16.7 15.4 .327 .865 .458 40.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 59 244 2 2 -4 -2 -1
2014 86 346 0 4 -1 -1 2
2015 310 1,178 6 5 -10 -4 -3
2016 655 2,495 27 13 -18 -13 9
2017 113 383 -3 1 -7 -2 -10
2018 222 824 9 10 -5 -4 10
2019 33 131 -1 0 -1 0 -2
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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 1,178 53.5 61.1 78.2 23.5 75.2 44.7 55.2 43.6 22.4 8.1 65.6
2016 2,496 52.2 64.0 76.4 23.6 67.6 43.5 55.0 44.7 25.1 8.5 74.9
2017 383 54.0 67.6 87.9 24.4 74.4 44.1 59.6 47.8 14.8 8.1 74.2
2018 824 47.7 64.9 80.4 25.3 68.8 47.0 60.5 44.2 22.8 5.3 72.7
2019 132 48.9 64.1 80.5 16.4 63.6 43.5 39.4 39.4 23.1 3.8 100.0
Player 5,013 51.8 63.7 78.5 23.7 70.0 44.4 56.0 44.4 23.2 7.7 72.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 52 79 44 17 65 47 18 68 80 26 25 47 2 1 3 1 56
2016 81 81 88 86 70 52 93 86 95 38 37 66 5 1 3 2 33
2018 49 68 63 56 36 72 47 87 97 24 8 36 20 1 1 27
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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 22.4 12 13.6 -2 7 9 6 50.0
2017 24.4 9 9.7 -1 2 3 8 88.9
2018 24.7 5 5.7 -1 1 4 3 60.0
2019 22.2 3 2.0 1 2 1 1 33.3
Player 23.5 29 31.0 -2 12 17 18 62.1
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 12 14 13 13 16 14 15 14 12 10 14 16 13 13 12 13 9 11 14 15 13 13 17 15 12 11 15 17 15 17 12
2017 9 9 9 10 11 9 11 10 9 8 8 12 9 10 9 11 8 10 10 11 10 9 11 11 10 9 9 10 10 10 8
2018 5 7 5 5 6 5 7 5 6 3 7 7 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 7 5 7 8 7 4 4 6 7 6 6 6
2019 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
Player 29 33 29 29 35 30 35 31 29 22 31 37 28 29 28 32 24 28 32 35 30 32 38 36 27 26 32 35 33 35 28
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 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 83.9 83.9 0.0 83.9 0.0 83.7 -0.2 82.4 -1.3
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 73.8 73.5 -0.3 72.6 -0.9 75.4 2.8 74.3 -1.1
Exit Velocity 87.4 86.9 -0.5 90.2 3.3 86.8 -3.4 92.9 6.1
Launch Angle 13.8 10.5 -3.3 13.4 2.9 8.6 -4.8 13.8 5.2
Barrel % 6.5 3.0 -3.5 11.7 8.7 6.5 -5.2 8.7 2.2
Hard Hit % 29.1 26.7 -2.4 44.7 18.0 26.8 -17.9 60.9 34.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 25.2 27.8 2.6 38.3 10.5 27.5 -10.8 43.5 16.0
xBA .220 .220 0.000 .314 0.094 .225 -0.089 .361 0.136
BA .239 .235 -0.004 .377 0.142 .210 -0.167 .407 0.197
xwOBA .305 .281 -0.024 .401 0.120 .308 -0.093 .446 0.138
wOBA .315 .289 -0.026 .470 0.181 .287 -0.183 .503 0.216
xSLG .393 .330 -0.063 .619 0.289 .368 -0.251 .639 0.271
SLG .414 .342 -0.072 .736 0.394 .333 -0.403 .778 0.445
K% 16.8 19.4 2.6 11.4 -8.0 18.8 7.4 15.2 -3.6
BB% 8.7 8.7 0.0 4.4 -4.3 11.7 7.3 12.1 0.4
Swing % 43.6 44.7 1.1 47.8 3.1 44.2 -3.6 39.4 -4.8
Whiff% 22.4 25.1 2.7 14.8 -10.3 22.8 8.0 23.1 0.3
In Zone % 53.5 52.2 -1.3 54.0 1.8 47.7 -6.3 48.9 1.2
Out of Zone % 46.5 47.8 1.3 46.0 -1.8 52.3 6.3 51.1 -1.2
Out of Zone Swing % 23.5 23.6 0.1 24.4 0.8 25.3 0.9 16.4 -8.9
First Pitch Swing % 20.0 23.5 3.5 27.2 3.7 21.5 -5.7 12.1 -9.4
First Pitch Strike % 55.2 55.0 -0.2 59.6 4.6 60.5 0.9 39.4 -21.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 624 .285 353 15 4.2 271 87 32.1
2017 Shifts 113 .470 71 3 4.2 42 21 50.0
2018 Shifts 222 .287 154 17 11.0 68 38 55.9
2019 Shifts 19 .552 8 0 0.0 11 9 81.8
! 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 42 13.5 78.6% 0.0% 63 17.3 12.7% 1.6%
2014 116 14.3 55.2% 0.0% 55 21.2 0.0% 3.6%
2015 395 15.0 50.1% 1.8% 189 20.1 10.1% 10.1%
2016 770 16.4 36.2% 2.2% 425 23.2 4.0% 15.8%
2017 91 15.2 46.2% 1.1% 86 20.9 0.0% 4.7%
2018 270 15.5 43.0% 0.4% 133 21.3 0.0% 5.3%
2019 26 19.1 0.0% 19.2% 22 22.7 0.0% 27.3%

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Pitch Distribution