Brandon Morrow
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 207LBS | Age: 40
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 1, #5, Seattle Mariners | UC Berkeley
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 1 0 1.69 18 0 0 16 8 1.38
2017 6 0 2.06 45 0 2 43.2 50 0.92
2018 0 0 1.47 35 0 22 30.2 31 1.08
12 Seasons 51 43 3.96 334 113 40 859 877 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 18 1-0 1.69 16 8 1.38
2017 45 6-0 2.06 43.2 50 0.92
2018 35 0-0 1.47 30.2 31 1.08
12 Seasons 334 51-43 3.96 859 877 1.31
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 30 484 96 3 3.1 2.4 89.7 108.5 8.9 32.3 .264 .388 .295 .303 .349 39.6 18.3 5.6 2.73 3.80
2016 31 232 57 2 3.5 2.9 91.0 108.3 11.0 29.8 .295 .437 .324 .320 .353 35.1 11.8 4.4 1.69 4.34
2017 32 612 110 3 2.7 1.8 87.4 106.8 13.1 24.5 .206 .294 .204 .239 .311 34.5 29.4 5.3 2.06 2.41
2018 33 488 81 3 3.7 2.5 92.1 111.3 9.7 27.2 .259 .385 .252 .312 .385 44.4 25.4 7.4 1.47 4.12
Player 1816 344 11 3.2 2.3 89.8 111.3 10.8 28.2 .246 .360 .256 .285 .346 38.4 23.0 5.8
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

Morrow relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(72.7%) ,
Cutter
(15.0%) ,
Slider
(12.3%) ,


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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 47.9 13.5 31.3 7.3 35.4 33.3 31.3 3.1 34.4 19.8 30.2 6.3 3.1 2.4
2016 47.4 19.3 28.1 5.3 22.8 35.1 42.1 3.5 31.6 24.6 33.3 1.8 3.5 2.9
2017 45.5 17.3 24.5 12.7 30.9 35.5 33.6 3.6 32.7 28.2 28.2 3.6 2.7 1.8
2018 53.1 17.3 23.5 6.2 32.1 40.7 27.2 0.0 38.3 19.8 35.8 2.5 3.7 2.5
Player 48.3 16.6 26.7 8.4 31.1 36.0 32.8 2.6 34.3 23.3 31.4 3.8 3.2 2.3
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


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 Cutter CHC R 73 91.9 26.9 -3.2 4.9GLV 2.8 5.7 -2.6 4.9GLV 2.3
2018 Slider CHC R 60 88.0 40.9 8.5 3.5GLV -0.1 -5.0 6.8 3.5GLV -1.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 355 97.5 13.4 0.0 11.0ARM 3.7 15.5 -0.2 11.0ARM 3.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 355 97.7 9.3 2.2 5.8ARM -2.3 19.6 2.5 5.8ARM -2.3
2017 Cutter LAD R 170 91.9 25.0 -3.7 5.5GLV 3.7 7.5 -1.8 5.5GLV 3.2
2017 Slider LAD R 72 88.1 37.6 7.2 4.3GLV 1.3 -1.8 5.4 4.3GLV 0.1
2016 Slider SD R 93 88.7 29.8 -1.2 5.5GLV 1.1 5.3 -2.8 5.5GLV -0.5
2016 Split-Finger SD R 22 84.2 26.6 -7.6 8.2ARM -2.2 12.5 -7.6 8.2ARM -1.7
2016 Sinker SD R 3 96.5 16.0 -3.6 11.3ARM -2.7 14.0 -4.4 11.3ARM -2.0
2016 4-Seam Fastball SD R 101 94.9 14.3 0.7 5.6ARM -1.5 16.6 0.7 5.6ARM -0.8
2015 Split-Finger SD R 68 85.1 29.0 -4.8 9.4ARM -1.7 9.3 -4.5 9.4ARM -0.7
2015 4-Seam Fastball SD R 243 94.0 14.7 0.8 5.2ARM -1.7 16.7 0.9 5.2ARM -1.5
2015 Slider SD R 102 87.4 31.4 -1.3 5.9GLV 1.5 4.8 -2.9 5.9GLV -0.1
2015 Curveball SD R 44 80.5 50.8 -2.0 6.9GLV -2.6 -8.0 -1.5 6.9GLV -3.9
2015 Sinker SD R 4 95.4 20.1 -0.1 9.4ARM -4.4 10.6 -1.6 9.4ARM -4.1
! 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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball 3.1 11 355 72.7 96 .184 .218 .227 23.3 25.0 20.7 .238 .335 .292 41.3
2018 Cutter -0.8 -1 73 15.0 15 .333 .533 .373 37.8 20.0 17.6 .364 .718 .459 50.0
2018 Slider -1.5 -1 60 12.3 11 .300 .400 .341 53.8 36.4 12.1 .279 .313 .297 66.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball 2.9 10 355 58.0 102 .168 .179 .201 24.1 27.5 23.9 .197 .296 .244 35.8
2017 Cutter 3.1 5 170 27.8 47 .200 .222 .210 39.4 31.9 27.8 .205 .263 .222 23.3
2017 Slider -2.3 -2 72 11.8 17 .353 .412 .359 25.8 23.5 18.2 .301 .422 .308 53.8
! 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
2008 252 1,071 4 11 -9 -4 3
2009 305 1,229 6 3 -6 -5 -2
2010 627 2,514 -2 15 -8 -17 -12
2011 773 3,101 26 -5 -17 -15 -11
2012 502 1,963 22 6 -9 -6 13
2013 241 907 -7 3 -3 -3 -9
2014 148 618 2 -1 -3 -2 -3
2015 125 480 1 6 -1 -1 5
2016 67 228 -1 5 -1 0 2
2017 219 773 6 12 -1 -2 15
2018 122 488 9 4 -1 -2 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 484 46.9 72.4 84.7 28.2 55.6 46.0 53.2 48.8 21.6 5.8 96.4
2016 232 52.6 80.3 82.7 30.0 63.6 47.0 52.9 56.5 20.6 5.6 92.3
2017 612 50.6 77.2 79.8 37.3 50.9 41.9 69.8 57.4 30.2 7.7 87.0
2018 488 52.0 70.1 80.3 26.1 42.6 42.8 66.4 49.0 28.9 8.8 90.7
Player 1,816 50.3 74.4 81.5 30.9 51.8 43.9 62.3 52.7 26.4 7.2 90.8
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 68 61 63
2016 79 62 61
2017 97 81 60
2018 97 89 65
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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 23.8 2 2.0 0 0 1 1 50.0
2017 23.0 3 2.5 1 4 1 2 66.7
2018 22.0 2 2.5 -1 1 1 2 100.0
Player 22.9 7 7.0 0 5 3 5 71.4
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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
2017 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3
2018 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2
Player 7 7 7 9 8 6 7 6 7 6 7 12 6 6 7 8 6 6 7 7 6 6 9 7 6 6 7 8 6 7 6
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 94.0 94.9 0.9 95.8 0.9 96.5 0.7
Offspeed Velocity 85.1 84.3 -0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.1 88.7 3.6 88.1 -0.6 88.0 -0.1
Exit Velocity 89.7 91.0 1.3 87.4 -3.6 92.1 4.7
Launch Angle 8.9 11.0 2.1 13.1 2.1 9.7 -3.4
Barrel % 3.1 3.5 0.4 2.7 -0.8 3.7 1.0
Hard Hit % 39.6 35.1 -4.5 34.5 -0.6 44.4 9.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.3 29.8 -2.5 24.5 -5.3 27.2 2.7
xBA .264 .295 0.031 .206 -0.089 .259 0.053
BA .248 .306 0.058 .194 -0.112 .214 0.020
xwOBA .303 .320 0.017 .239 -0.081 .312 0.073
wOBA .295 .324 0.029 .204 -0.120 .252 0.048
xSLG .388 .437 0.049 .294 -0.143 .385 0.091
SLG .393 .435 0.042 .212 -0.223 .277 0.065
K% 18.3 11.8 -6.5 29.4 17.6 25.4 -4.0
BB% 5.6 4.4 -1.2 5.3 0.9 7.4 2.1
Swing % 48.8 56.5 7.7 57.4 0.9 49.0 -8.4
Whiff% 21.6 20.6 -1.0 30.2 9.6 28.9 -1.3
In Zone % 46.9 52.6 5.7 50.6 -2.0 52.0 1.4
Out of Zone % 53.1 47.4 -5.7 49.4 2.0 48.0 -1.4
Out of Zone Swing % 28.2 30.0 1.8 37.3 7.3 26.1 -11.2
First Pitch Swing % 23.8 38.2 14.4 43.8 5.6 37.7 -6.1
First Pitch Strike % 53.2 52.9 -0.3 69.8 16.9 66.4 -3.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 67 .324 42 4 9.5 25 11 44.0
2017 Shifts 166 .208 108 2 1.9 58 8 13.8
2018 Shifts 122 .252 64 0 0.0 58 4 6.9
! 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 720 17.0 30.3% 6.9% 483 23.0 0.2% 11.6%
2011 822 16.1 33.8% 1.1% 480 22.2 1.3% 10.0%
2012 621 17.0 22.5% 1.6% 298 24.0 0.7% 11.4%
2013 273 16.5 26.7% 1.8% 159 23.2 0.0% 9.4%
2014 172 17.3 26.7% 0.6% 118 23.7 0.0% 6.8%
2015 157 19.1 14.6% 2.5% 63 23.8 6.3% 14.3%
2016 56 21.5 7.1% 10.7% 27 26.1 3.7% 25.9%
2017 151 18.8 6.6% 3.3% 68 25.0 0.0% 11.8%
2018 120 18.0 19.2% 1.7% 95 22.2 0.0% 7.4%

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Pitch Distribution