A.J. Griffin
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 230LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 13, #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 .330 .361 31.7 18.0 8.3 5.93 4.73
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 7.0 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

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

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 30.7 28.9 26.9 13.5 37.2 39.8 22.9 3.2 19.5 32.1 25.8 7.7 8.6 5.9
2017 29.2 32.1 21.0 17.7 38.3 38.3 23.5 4.1 20.2 42.0 20.2 3.7 9.1 6.5
Player 30.1 30.2 24.5 15.2 37.7 39.2 23.1 3.5 19.8 36.1 23.5 6.1 8.8 6.1
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
2017 Curveball TEX R 401 66.1 77.7 3.0 12.6GLV 1.2 -13.1 5.1 12.6GLV 4.0
2017 Cutter TEX R 75 82.5 30.8 1.9 2.3ARM -4.7 9.3 0.0 2.3ARM -4.6
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
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
2016 Curveball TEX R 386 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 1115 88.2 16.4 3.1 8.2ARM 2.1 19.3 3.5 8.2ARM 1.8
2016 Slider TEX R 342 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 -2.1 -14 683 51.7 176 .296 .671 .443 13.6 14.2 14.1 .266 .573 .387 40.3
2017 Curveball -0.1 -1 401 30.3 100 .217 .315 .270 31.8 30.0 18.8 .170 .242 .211 11.1
2017 Changeup 2.1 3 146 11.0 44 .128 .308 .229 25.7 11.4 15.2 .182 .309 .266 28.6
2017 Cutter -2.7 -2 75 5.7 14 .385 .846 .529 11.5 7.1 10.0 .442 1.091 .634 50.0
2017 Sinker -10.4 -2 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.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 357 1,505 13 3 -5 -4 7
2013 820 3,206 29 4 -18 -8 7
2016 508 2,057 5 2 -13 -8 -14
2017 338 1,321 3 0 -13 -6 -16
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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 81.5 24.9 63.6 43.1 57.2 44.2 22.8 7.7 70.3
2017 1,322 51.8 66.4 81.7 23.1 73.5 42.4 61.8 45.5 20.1 8.8 76.7
Player 3,385 51.2 64.3 81.6 24.2 67.3 42.8 59.0 44.7 21.7 8.1 73.0
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 10 29 8 5 18 20 7 30 16 52 33 46 10 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 23.0 28 24.7 3 7 16 12 42.9
2017 23.6 20 16.8 3 6 10 9 45.0
Player 23.3 48 41.5 7 13 26 21 43.8
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 28 27 21 26 24 22 27 26 20 21 24 26 24 23 24 27 19 22 26 28 25 23 31 26 23 24 26 32 26 27 20
2017 20 17 16 19 17 16 18 16 15 15 16 19 18 17 16 18 15 15 20 17 19 17 18 18 16 15 15 20 19 16 11
Player 48 44 37 45 41 38 45 42 35 36 40 45 42 40 40 45 34 37 46 45 44 40 49 44 39 39 41 52 45 43 31
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 2016 2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.2 86.8 -1.4
Offspeed Velocity 81.4 80.0 -1.4
Breaking Velocity 74.9 66.1 -8.8
Exit Velocity 89.2 86.8 -2.4
Launch Angle 21.1 23.9 2.8
Barrel % 8.6 9.1 0.5
Hard Hit % 38.7 31.7 -7.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.1 32.9 -5.2
xBA .264 .233 -0.031
BA .256 .253 -0.003
xwOBA .353 .330 -0.023
wOBA .353 .356 0.003
xSLG .480 .462 -0.018
SLG .501 .527 0.026
K% 21.0 18.0 -3.0
BB% 9.0 8.3 -0.7
Swing % 44.2 45.5 1.3
Whiff% 22.8 20.1 -2.7
In Zone % 50.8 51.8 1.0
Out of Zone % 49.2 48.2 -1.0
Out of Zone Swing % 24.9 23.1 -1.8
First Pitch Swing % 23.2 25.4 2.2
First Pitch Strike % 57.2 61.8 4.6
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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