P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 230 lbs | Age: 37
Draft: 2010 | Rd. 13, No. 395, Oakland Athletics | San Diego
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2013 14 10 3.83 32 32 0 200 171 1.13
2016 7 4 5.07 23 23 0 119 107 1.36
2017 6 6 5.94 18 15 0 77.1 61 1.34
4 Seasons 34 21 4.34 88 85 0 478.2 403 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2013 32 14-10 3.83 200 171 1.13
2016 23 7-4 5.07 119 107 1.36
2017 18 6-6 5.94 77.1 61 1.34
4 Seasons 88 34-21 4.34 478.2 403 1.22
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
2016 28 2063 349 30 8.6 5.9 89.2 111.7 21.1 38.1 .264 .480 .353 .353 .412 38.7 21.0 9.0 5.07 5.42
2017 29 1322 243 22 9.1 6.5 86.8 112.5 23.9 32.9 .233 .462 .356 .329 .361 31.7 18.0 8.3 5.93 4.70
Player 3385 592 52 8.8 6.1 88.2 112.5 22.3 36.0 .251 .473 .354 .343 .391 35.8 19.8 8.7
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

Griffin relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(51.7%) ,
Curveball
(30.4%) ,
Changeup
(11.1%) ,
Cutter
(5.7%) ,
Sinker
(1.1%) ,


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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 %
2016 30.7 69.3 28.9 26.9 13.5 37.2 39.8 22.9 15.2 13.8 1.7 22.1 26.1 21.2
2017 29.2 70.8 32.1 21.0 17.7 38.3 38.3 23.5 13.6 11.9 3.7 24.7 26.3 19.8
Player 30.1 69.9 30.2 24.5 15.2 37.7 39.2 23.1 14.5 13.0 2.5 23.1 26.2 20.6
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
2016 3.2 19.5 32.1 25.8 7.7 8.6 5.9
2017 4.1 20.2 42.0 20.2 3.7 9.1 6.5
Player 3.5 19.8 36.1 23.5 6.1 8.8 6.1
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
2017 Cutter TEX R 75 82.5 30.8 1.9 2.3ARM -4.8 9.3 0.0 2.3ARM -4.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 683 87.3 17.4 1.2 12.1ARM 5.4 18.2 1.1 12.1ARM 4.0
2017 Curveball TEX R 401 66.1 77.7 3.0 12.6GLV 1.2 -13.1 5.1 12.6GLV 4.0
2017 Sinker TEX R 15 86.6 24.3 -0.8 17.0ARM 3.8 11.7 -0.9 17.0ARM 1.6
2017 Changeup TEX R 146 80.0 29.9 -1.5 14.3ARM 2.1 12.1 -3.6 14.3ARM 0.7
2016 Curveball TEX R 388 67.2 75.9 4.3 15.7GLV 2.2 -13.8 3.8 15.7GLV 4.7
2016 Changeup TEX R 194 81.4 28.9 -4.3 8.8ARM -3.0 12.9 -5.7 8.8ARM -2.5
2016 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 1129 88.2 16.4 3.1 8.2ARM 2.1 19.3 3.5 8.2ARM 1.8
2016 Slider TEX R 346 83.7 31.0 -6.5 3.5GLV -1.6 8.5 -6.0 3.5GLV -2.5
! 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 %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -13 683 51.7 176 .296 .671 .443 13.6 14.2 14.1 .266 .573 .387 40.3
2017 Curveball 0.0 0 401 30.4 100 .217 .315 .270 31.8 30.0 18.8 .170 .242 .211 11.1
2017 Changeup 2.0 3 146 11.1 44 .128 .308 .229 25.7 11.4 15.2 .182 .309 .266 28.6
2017 Cutter -4.9 -4 75 5.7 14 .385 .846 .529 11.5 7.1 10.0 .442 1.091 .634 50.0
2017 Sinker -4.1 -1 15 1.1 4 .250 1.000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 .215 .731 .383 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
2012 336 1,421 13 5 -5 -4 9
2013 820 3,206 21 9 -21 -9 0
2016 508 2,059 4 6 -14 -9 -13
2017 338 1,321 2 3 -14 -6 -14
Player 2,002 8,007 41 22 -54 41 -19
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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 %
2016 2,063 50.8 62.9 82.2 25.0 63.8 43.1 57.2 44.3 22.9 7.7 70.3
2017 1,322 51.8 66.4 81.9 23.1 73.5 42.4 61.8 45.5 20.1 8.8 76.7
Player 3,385 51.2 64.3 82.1 24.3 67.3 42.8 59.0 44.7 21.8 8.1 73.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 10 28 8 5 18 20 7 30 16 52 33 46 11 4 69 78 92
2017 30 67 18 4 61 30 4 59 62 23 51 18 7 3 60 67 94
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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 22.96 28 24.9 3 7 15 13 46.4
2017 23.63 20 16.9 3 5 10 9 45.0
Player 23.26 48 41.8 6 12 25 22 45.8
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 28 27 21 26 24 22 27 26 21 21 25 28 24 23 24 27 19 22 26 29 25 24 31 26 24 24 26 32 26 27 21
2017 20 17 16 18 17 16 19 16 15 15 16 20 18 17 16 18 16 15 20 17 19 17 20 18 15 15 15 20 19 16 11
Player 48 44 37 44 41 38 46 42 36 36 41 48 42 40 40 45 35 37 46 46 44 41 51 44 39 39 41 52 45 43 32
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

2017 +/-   2016
Results
BA .253 -.003 .256
xBA .233 -.031 .264
OBP .325 -.007 .332
xOBP .310 -.031 .341
SLG .527 +.026 .501
xSLG .462 -.018 .480
ISO .273 +.028 .245
xISO .229 +.013 .216
BABIP .251 -.023 .274
wOBA .356 +.003 .353
xwOBA .329 -.024 .353
wOBACON .397 -.014 .411
xwOBACON .361 -.051 .412
BACON .313 -.019 .332
xBACON .291 -.055 .346
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 31.7 -7.0 38.7
Avg Exit Velocity 86.8 -2.4 89.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.9 -5.2 38.1
Barrel % 9.1 +0.5 8.6
Avg Launch Angle 23.9 +2.8 21.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 86.8 -1.4 88.2
Breaking Velocity 66.1 -8.8 74.9
Offspeed Velocity 80.0 -1.4 81.4
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 22 -8 30
Popup % 17.7 +4.2 13.5
Flyball % 32.1 +3.2 28.9
Line Drive % 21.0 -5.9 26.9
Groundball % 29.2 -1.5 30.7
Pull % 38.3 +1.1 37.2
Straight Away % 38.3 -1.5 39.8
Opposite Field % 23.5 +0.6 22.9
Weak Contact % 4.1 +0.9 3.2
Pull Airball % 24.7 +2.6 22.1
Topped Contact % 20.2 +0.7 19.5
Under Contact % 42.0 +9.9 32.1
Flare/Burner Contact % 20.2 -5.6 25.8
Solid Contact % 3.7 -4.0 7.7
HR/FB % 25.6 -2.1 27.7
Popups 43 -4 47
Flyballs 78 -23 101
Line Drives 51 -43 94
Groundballs 71 -36 107
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 51.8 +1.0 50.8
Out of Zone % 48.2 -1.0 49.2
Edge % 42.4 -0.7 43.1
Zone Swing % 66.4 +3.5 62.9
Out of Zone Swing % 23.1 -1.9 25.0
In Zone Contact % 81.9 -0.3 82.2
Out of Zone Contact % 73.5 +9.7 63.8
Whiff % 20.1 -2.8 22.9
First Strike % 61.8 +4.6 57.2
First Pitch Swing % 25.4 +2.2 23.2
Swing % 45.5 +1.2 44.3
Meatball Swing % 76.7 +6.4 70.3
Meatball % 8.8 +1.1 7.7
Zone Swing & Miss % 18.1 +0.3 17.8
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 26.5 -9.7 36.2
In Zone 684 -363 1,047
Out of Zone 637 -379 1,016
Edge 560 -330 890
In Zone Swings 454 -205 659
Out of Zone Swings 147 -107 254
In Zone Swing & Misses 82 -35 117
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 39 -53 92
Basic
Pitches 1,322 -741 2,063
PA 338 -171 509
AB 300 -153 453
Hits 76 -40 116
Singles 35 -31 66
Doubles 20 +3 17
Triples 1 -4 5
Home Runs 20 -8 28
Walks 28 -18 46
Strikeouts 61 -46 107
K% 18.0 -3.0 21.0
BB% 8.3 -0.7 9.0
HBP 6 -1 7
Batted Balls 243 -106 349
Number of Fastballs 773 -356 1,129
Number of Offspeed 146 -48 194
Number of Breaking 401 -333 734
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 496 .354 259 15 5.8 237 61 25.7
2017 Shifts 338 .356 198 8 4.0 140 39 27.9
! 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 %
2012 479 13.7 67.4% 0.0% 211 17.4 12.8% 3.3%
2013 1083 14.1 62.0% 0.3% 472 18.2 13.8% 3.4%
2016 686 14.7 52.8% 1.2% 312 20.6 7.7% 10.9%
2017 424 14.5 57.8% 0.0% 200 19.7 2.0% 6.0%

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Pitch Distribution