P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220 lbs | Age: 42
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 5 7 4.64 42 5 2 77.2 72 1.39
2015 4 3 2.95 35 0 2 61 55 1.16
2016 2 2 5.96 51 0 1 74 61 1.39
11 Seasons 51 55 4.31 476 76 11 998.2 862 1.29
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 42 5-7 4.64 77.2 72 1.39
2015 35 4-3 2.95 61 55 1.16
2016 51 2-2 5.96 74 61 1.39
11 Seasons 476 51-55 4.31 998.2 862 1.29
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 31 927 172 5 2.9 2.0 87.7 111.1 15.9 27.9 .229 .357 .293 .292 .339 35.5 22.0 8.4 2.95 3.51
2016 32 1193 243 21 8.6 6.5 89.5 108.3 13.4 35.8 .289 .497 .368 .347 .417 36.2 19.0 4.4 5.96 5.21
Player 2120 415 26 6.3 4.6 88.8 111.1 14.4 32.5 .264 .438 .335 .323 .385 35.9 20.3 6.1
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

Villanueva relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(31.2%) ,
Slider
(28.8%) ,
Curveball
(14.4%) ,
Sinker
(12.6%) ,
Changeup
(12.5%) ,
Eephus
(0.4%) ,


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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 42.4 57.6 26.2 22.7 8.7 37.8 35.5 26.7 21.5 14.5 6.4 16.3 20.9 20.3
2016 44.0 56.0 21.0 27.6 7.4 43.2 34.6 21.8 21.4 17.7 4.9 21.8 16.9 16.9
Player 43.4 56.6 23.1 25.5 8.0 41.0 34.9 23.9 21.4 16.4 5.5 19.5 18.6 18.3
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 1.7 31.4 28.5 23.3 7.0 2.9 2.0
2016 1.2 30.5 22.2 28.8 5.3 8.6 6.5
Player 1.4 30.8 24.8 26.5 6.0 6.3 4.6
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
2016 Curveball SD R 170 75.0 53.7 -6.8 11.6GLV 1.6 -4.3 -5.6 11.6GLV 0.7
2016 Sinker SD R 149 88.6 21.0 -3.0 12.6ARM -0.2 14.4 -4.9 12.6ARM -0.7
2016 Changeup SD R 148 82.9 29.2 -2.0 6.5ARM -5.4 11.1 -4.0 6.5ARM -4.8
2016 4-Seam Fastball SD R 368 88.8 16.5 1.2 4.6ARM -1.0 18.6 2.8 4.6ARM -1.8
2016 Slider SD R 340 83.1 35.9 -2.0 6.2GLV 0.2 4.1 -1.6 6.2GLV 0.2
2015 Curveball STL R 68 73.3 57.1 -6.0 6.7GLV -3.2 -5.3 -4.3 6.7GLV -4.1
2015 Slider STL R 340 83.4 36.2 -1.9 2.9GLV -2.3 3.8 -1.6 2.9GLV -3.0
2015 Changeup STL R 122 81.9 30.1 -1.7 8.3ARM -4.1 11.4 -4.2 8.3ARM -3.1
2015 Sinker STL R 112 88.7 19.7 -4.0 13.3ARM 0.0 15.8 -6.9 13.3ARM -0.3
2015 4-Seam Fastball STL R 270 89.0 16.6 0.5 6.8ARM 0.6 18.6 2.8 6.8ARM 0.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 450 1,735 6 6 -7 -7 -1
2009 413 1,596 3 1 1 -7 -2
2010 229 918 5 5 -3 -6 1
2011 448 1,718 10 13 -7 -7 8
2012 517 2,003 1 12 -10 -7 -4
2013 519 1,971 1 18 -10 -7 2
2014 336 1,276 -2 5 -6 -4 -6
2015 248 919 12 -2 -6 -3 1
2016 317 1,180 -5 5 -8 -4 -12
Player 3,477 13,316 29 63 -54 29 -13
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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 927 45.7 66.3 83.3 29.8 52.7 45.2 62.8 46.5 27.4 5.8 81.5
2016 1,193 50.0 63.8 83.7 30.9 59.8 44.1 65.7 47.4 24.2 6.9 69.5
Player 2,120 48.2 64.8 83.5 30.4 56.6 44.6 64.4 47.0 25.6 6.4 74.3
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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 69 67 70 65 58 91 92 62 26 62 31 82 53 7 44 17 61
2016 14 4 4 7 34 34 7 24 33 35 95 59 75 7 33 36 50
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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 22.45 17 14.4 3 2 17 4 23.5
Player 22.45 17 14.4 3 2 17 4 23.5
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 17 19 9 18 15 11 16 15 11 9 12 16 13 12 15 17 8 11 17 13 13 11 21 21 14 15 15 18 20 16 11
Player 17 19 9 18 15 11 16 15 11 9 12 16 13 12 15 17 8 11 17 13 13 11 21 21 14 15 15 18 20 16 11
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 .297 +.074 .223
xBA .289 +.060 .229
OBP .332 +.039 .293
xOBP .327 +.025 .302
SLG .553 +.169 .384
xSLG .497 +.140 .357
ISO .257 +.096 .161
xISO .208 +.080 .128
BABIP .321 +.054 .267
wOBA .368 +.075 .293
xwOBA .347 +.055 .292
wOBACON .443 +.105 .338
xwOBACON .417 +.078 .339
BACON .369 +.077 .292
xBACON .363 +.057 .306
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 36.2 +0.7 35.5
Avg Exit Velocity 89.5 +1.8 87.7
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 35.8 +7.9 27.9
Barrel % 8.6 +5.7 2.9
Avg Launch Angle 13.4 -2.5 15.9
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
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Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 88.7 -0.2 88.9
Breaking Velocity 80.4 -1.3 81.7
Offspeed Velocity 82.9 +1.0 81.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 21 +16 5
Popup % 7.4 -1.3 8.7
Flyball % 21.0 -5.2 26.2
Line Drive % 27.6 +4.9 22.7
Groundball % 44.0 +1.6 42.4
Pull % 43.2 +5.4 37.8
Straight Away % 34.6 -0.9 35.5
Opposite Field % 21.8 -4.9 26.7
Weak Contact % 1.2 -0.5 1.7
Pull Airball % 21.8 +5.5 16.3
Topped Contact % 30.5 -0.9 31.4
Under Contact % 22.2 -6.3 28.5
Flare/Burner Contact % 28.8 +5.5 23.3
Solid Contact % 5.3 -1.7 7.0
HR/FB % 33.3 +20.0 13.3
Popups 18 +3 15
Flyballs 51 +6 45
Line Drives 67 +28 39
Groundballs 107 +34 73
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.0 +4.3 45.7
Out of Zone % 50.0 -4.3 54.3
Edge % 44.1 -1.1 45.2
Zone Swing % 63.8 -2.5 66.3
Out of Zone Swing % 30.9 +1.1 29.8
In Zone Contact % 83.7 +0.4 83.3
Out of Zone Contact % 59.8 +7.1 52.7
Whiff % 24.2 -3.2 27.4
First Strike % 65.7 +2.9 62.8
First Pitch Swing % 29.3 +3.7 25.6
Swing % 47.4 +0.9 46.5
Meatball Swing % 69.5 -12.0 81.5
Meatball % 6.9 +1.1 5.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.5 -0.2 16.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 40.2 -7.1 47.3
In Zone 597 +173 424
Out of Zone 596 +93 503
Edge 526 +107 419
In Zone Swings 381 +100 281
Out of Zone Swings 184 +34 150
In Zone Swing & Misses 63 +16 47
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 74 +3 71
Basic
Pitches 1,193 +266 927
PA 321 +71 250
AB 300 +76 224
Hits 89 +39 50
Singles 50 +22 28
Doubles 18 +4 14
Triples 4 +2 2
Home Runs 17 +11 6
Walks 14 -7 21
Strikeouts 61 +6 55
K% 19.0 -3.0 22.0
BB% 4.4 -4.0 8.4
HBP 3 +1 2
Batted Balls 243 +71 172
Number of Fastballs 517 +135 382
Number of Offspeed 148 +26 122
Number of Breaking 510 +102 408
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 307 .371 186 9 4.8 121 55 45.5
! 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 257 22.0 0.4% 7.0% 169 27.0 0.0% 26.0%
2011 521 17.2 23.8% 1.5% 254 24.6 0.0% 15.0%
2012 623 17.6 13.2% 3.4% 297 26.5 0.0% 23.6%
2013 602 17.7 17.1% 2.7% 298 25.2 0.0% 18.8%
2014 312 18.8 12.8% 4.2% 221 26.9 0.0% 25.8%
2015 277 17.4 30.0% 5.8% 142 26.6 3.5% 31.0%
2016 360 20.0 15.8% 7.5% 182 25.3 3.3% 26.4%

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Pitch Distribution