David Phelps
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 200LBS | Age: 38
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 14, #440, New York Yankees | Notre Dame
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 2 4 6.53 22 0 0 20.2 31 1.16
2021 0 0 0.87 11 1 0 10.1 15 1.16
2022 0 2 2.83 65 1 1 63.2 64 1.30
10 Seasons 34 40 3.80 367 67 7 682.2 666 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 22 2-4 6.53 20.2 31 1.16
2021 11 0-0 0.87 10.1 15 1.16
2022 65 0-2 2.83 63.2 64 1.30
10 Seasons 367 34-40 3.80 682.2 666 1.32
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 28 1858 368 15 4.1 3.1 89.6 114.7 12.0 34.2 .274 .429 .318 .334 .369 35.9 16.0 6.8 4.50 4.71
2016 29 1497 198 10 5.1 2.8 87.4 109.8 10.1 28.8 .191 .305 .256 .259 .335 35.4 32.4 10.8 2.29 2.78
2017 30 971 149 8 5.4 3.4 87.8 110.1 8.0 36.2 .246 .386 .301 .312 .382 31.8 26.1 10.9 3.40 4.18
2019 32 641 93 9 9.7 6.1 88.7 112.4 16.4 33.3 .236 .404 .320 .317 .371 36.6 24.5 11.6 3.41 4.44
2020 33 357 48 7 14.6 8.2 85.0 108.9 13.5 35.4 .221 .486 .341 .323 .485 37.5 36.5 5.9 6.53 4.45
2021 34 189 22 0 0.0 0.0 91.7 107.2 13.5 22.7 .176 .232 .259 .239 .298 36.4 35.7 9.5 0.87 2.37
2022 35 1151 173 9 5.2 3.3 88.4 111.9 16.1 36.4 .231 .346 .286 .307 .343 34.7 23.5 11.4 2.83 3.91
Player 6664 1051 58 5.5 3.6 88.5 114.7 12.3 33.6 .236 .379 .297 .305 .364 35.1 24.7 9.5
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

Phelps relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(29.2%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(26.4%) ,
Cutter
(24.7%) ,
Sinker
(12.3%) ,
Changeup
(7.5%) ,


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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 42.7 21.5 31.0 4.9 32.6 41.3 26.1 1.6 33.2 22.8 27.4 8.2 4.1 3.1
2016 47.5 21.2 25.8 5.6 29.8 45.5 24.7 4.5 38.9 23.7 18.7 6.1 5.1 2.8
2017 47.7 22.8 28.2 1.3 29.5 40.3 30.2 2.0 36.9 20.8 27.5 4.7 5.4 3.4
2019 38.7 28.0 22.6 10.8 26.9 46.2 26.9 2.2 31.2 30.1 23.7 3.2 9.7 6.1
2020 47.9 27.1 18.8 6.3 33.3 39.6 27.1 10.4 31.3 14.6 20.8 8.3 14.6 8.2
2021 40.9 18.2 27.3 13.6 31.8 40.9 27.3 0.0 31.8 31.8 27.3 9.1 0.0 0.0
2022 37.6 28.9 27.2 6.4 22.0 46.2 31.8 4.6 24.9 30.6 27.7 6.4 5.2 3.3
Player 43.3 23.6 27.6 5.5 29.4 43.1 27.5 3.1 33.1 24.5 25.2 6.6 5.5 3.6
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
2022 Changeup TOR R 86 86.5 28.3 -1.9 18.0ARM 3.8 8.4 -2.5 18.0ARM 3.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 336 93.2 13.6 1.2 8.7ARM 1.5 18.1 1.9 8.7ARM 1.4
2022 Cutter TOR R 284 89.8 19.6 4.7 0.7GLV -0.9 14.1 5.8 0.7GLV -2.0
2022 Sinker TOR R 141 93.2 18.1 -3.7 15.5ARM 0.5 13.6 -5.3 15.5ARM 0.7
2022 Curveball TOR R 304 81.7 48.4 -1.9 3.4GLV -2.1 -7.4 -2.5 3.4GLV -5.7
2021 Curveball TOR R 48 81.8 48.8 -1.1 4.0GLV -3.6 -7.8 -2.4 4.0GLV -5.3
2021 Changeup TOR R 8 86.6 28.1 -2.6 18.7ARM 4.4 8.5 -2.2 18.7ARM 4.8
2021 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 56 93.6 13.9 1.5 9.8ARM 2.3 17.5 1.3 9.8ARM 2.6
2021 Cutter TOR R 56 90.4 18.3 7.0 0.8ARM -2.6 15.1 7.1 0.8ARM -3.7
2021 Sinker TOR R 20 93.1 18.1 -5.0 17.0ARM 2.0 13.7 -4.9 17.0ARM 2.2
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 6 336 29.2 79 .197 .295 .323 21.3 19.0 13.5 .252 .450 .391 47.8
2022 Curveball 0.8 3 304 26.4 63 .207 .259 .244 22.5 20.6 15.5 .258 .382 .311 48.9
2022 Cutter -0.7 -2 284 24.7 72 .292 .415 .345 18.3 31.9 25.3 .216 .308 .269 16.3
2022 Sinker 2.1 3 141 12.3 36 .161 .161 .222 11.5 25.0 20.0 .183 .220 .250 22.7
2022 Changeup 1.5 1 86 7.5 22 .190 .286 .268 19.0 18.2 19.0 .214 .250 .225 23.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.8 -1 56 29.6 7 .400 .600 .507 30.4 28.6 9.1 .314 .500 .444 66.7
2021 Cutter 4.0 2 56 29.6 12 .182 .182 .208 29.6 25.0 18.8 .125 .166 .176 25.0
2021 Curveball 2.3 1 49 25.9 13 .083 .083 .123 46.7 53.8 46.7 .083 .092 .126 40.0
2021 Sinker -0.3 0 20 10.6 8 .429 .429 .425 12.5 25.0 28.6 .368 .447 .400 40.0
2021 Changeup 7.0 1 8 4.2 2 .000 .000 .000 33.3 50.0 50.0 .002 .003 .002 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 86 86.5 93 20.2 1:45 2:15 -30
2022 Curveball 304 81.7 40 10.3 7:30 6:45 45
2022 Cutter 284 89.8 64 13.6 12:30 11:45 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 334 93.2 93 19.7 1:00 1:00 0
2022 Sinker 139 93.2 94 20.6 1:00 1:45 -45
2021 Curveball 48 81.8 49 10.9 7:30 6:45 45
2021 Cutter 56 90.4 61 14.5 12:30 12:00 30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 56 93.6 90 19.7 1:15 1:00 15
2021 Sinker 20 93.1 92 22.0 1:00 1:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 430 1,747 12 9 -9 -8 4
2013 374 1,497 2 8 -14 -6 -11
2014 493 1,916 7 5 -15 -10 -13
2015 480 1,854 11 4 -12 -6 -3
2016 346 1,481 17 16 -7 -5 20
2017 234 969 3 18 -11 -4 6
2019 146 640 3 10 -4 -4 6
2020 85 357 -4 4 0 -2 -3
2021 42 189 4 2 -2 -1 3
2022 272 1,151 18 11 -11 -6 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 1,858 53.8 58.5 89.6 23.7 76.8 44.0 64.7 42.4 12.6 9.1 68.6
2016 1,497 52.1 62.2 76.7 19.9 63.6 44.4 55.7 42.0 25.8 8.6 77.5
2017 971 49.7 62.7 79.8 21.8 58.5 43.2 61.3 42.1 24.7 7.7 69.3
2019 641 45.6 61.0 87.1 25.5 65.2 45.7 59.2 41.7 20.2 5.3 67.6
2020 357 45.4 65.4 81.1 27.2 54.7 40.1 60.0 44.5 26.4 8.7 74.2
2021 189 43.4 62.2 74.5 23.4 56.0 42.9 54.8 40.2 31.6 5.3 60.0
2022 1,151 44.0 60.9 86.7 23.7 65.4 44.3 59.6 40.1 19.5 5.6 67.7
Player 6,664 49.6 61.0 83.5 23.0 66.1 44.0 60.4 41.8 20.5 7.7 71.0
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
2015 18 13 19 32 21 47 75 10 22 19 63 1 3 22 37 69 7
2016 93 96 95 84 84 72 68 78 41 96 11 72 1 68 65 80 16
2017 51 50 62 69 31 78 60 34 61 76 15 52 1 72 74 67 9
2019 41 62 69 10
2020 43 68 15 2 85 38 2 94 47 95 82 47 46 64 63 60 2
2021 48 76 3
2022 46 57 73 81 20 82 83 52 75 54 9 8 3 38 73 55 1
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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 20.0 6 5.7 0 2 6 1 16.7
2017 21.6 5 4.3 1 4 2 2 40.0
2019 23.4 5 4.9 0 1 5 2 40.0
2020 22.8 7 6.9 0 1 4 4 57.1
2022 23.9 2 2.8 -1 2 3 1 50.0
Player 22.1 25 24.5 1 10 20 10 40.0
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 6 5 3 7 7 5 7 8 3 4 6 6 6 5 6 7 3 6 5 7 7 4 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 2
2017 5 4 4 3 5 4 5 5 2 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 5 7 6 4 4 2 4 7 4 3
2019 5 8 3 5 5 5 7 5 5 3 4 6 6 3 5 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 7 6 3 4 3 5 7 4 4
2020 7 7 6 8 7 8 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 6 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 6 9 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 5
2022 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 6 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 6 3 2 3 2 6 4 4 4
Player 25 27 19 26 26 24 29 27 17 18 21 23 29 21 24 25 21 24 23 26 30 22 37 29 22 23 20 29 32 24 18
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 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.8 93.6 2.8 -- -0.4 -- -- 91.4 -- 92.7 1.3 92.2 -0.5 91.9 -0.3
Offspeed Velocity 83.2 85.0 1.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 86.4 -- 0.0 0.0 86.6 0.0 86.5 -0.1
Breaking Velocity 83.7 84.6 0.9 -- -3.0 -- -- 80.1 -- 81.6 1.5 81.8 0.2 81.7 -0.1
Exit Velocity 89.6 87.4 -2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 88.7 -- 85.0 -3.7 91.7 6.7 88.4 -3.3
Launch Angle 12.0 10.1 -1.9 -- -2.1 -- -- 16.4 -- 13.5 -2.9 13.5 0.0 16.1 2.6
Barrel % 4.1 5.1 1.0 -- 0.3 -- -- 9.7 -- 14.6 4.9 0.0 -14.6 5.2 5.2
Hard Hit % 35.9 35.4 -0.5 -- -3.6 -- -- 36.6 -- 37.5 0.9 36.4 -1.1 34.7 -1.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.2 28.8 -5.4 -- 7.4 -- -- 33.3 -- 35.4 2.1 22.7 -12.7 36.4 13.7
xBA .274 .191 -0.083 -- 0.055 -- -- .236 -- .221 -0.015 .176 -0.045 .231 0.055
BA .272 .197 -0.075 -- 0.049 -- -- .242 -- .241 -0.001 .216 -0.025 .220 0.004
xwOBA .334 .259 -0.075 -- 0.053 -- -- .317 -- .323 0.006 .239 -0.084 .307 0.068
wOBA .318 .256 -0.062 -- 0.045 -- -- .320 -- .341 0.021 .259 -0.082 .286 0.027
xSLG .429 .305 -0.124 -- 0.081 -- -- .404 -- .486 0.082 .232 -0.254 .346 0.114
SLG .404 .294 -0.110 -- 0.068 -- -- .422 -- .519 0.097 .243 -0.276 .301 0.058
K% 16.0 32.4 16.4 -- -6.3 -- -- 24.5 -- 36.5 12.0 35.7 -0.8 23.5 -12.2
BB% 6.8 10.8 4.0 -- 0.1 -- -- 11.6 -- 5.9 -5.7 9.5 3.6 11.4 1.9
Swing % 42.4 42.0 -0.4 -- 0.1 -- -- 41.7 -- 44.5 2.8 40.2 -4.3 40.1 -0.1
Whiff% 12.6 25.8 13.2 -- -1.1 -- -- 20.2 -- 26.4 6.2 31.6 5.2 19.5 -12.1
In Zone % 53.8 52.1 -1.7 -- -2.4 -- -- 45.6 -- 45.4 -0.2 43.4 -2.0 44.0 0.6
Out of Zone % 46.2 47.9 1.7 -- 2.4 -- -- 54.4 -- 54.6 0.2 56.6 2.0 56.0 -0.6
Out of Zone Swing % 23.7 19.9 -3.8 -- 1.9 -- -- 25.5 -- 27.2 1.7 23.4 -3.8 23.7 0.3
First Pitch Swing % 25.9 24.4 -1.5 -- -0.1 -- -- 21.8 -- 27.1 5.3 16.7 -10.4 19.5 2.8
First Pitch Strike % 64.7 55.7 -9.0 -- 5.6 -- -- 59.2 -- 60.0 0.8 54.8 -5.2 59.6 4.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 336 .260 184 0 0.0 152 5 3.3
2017 Shifts 234 .302 117 1 0.9 117 28 23.9
2019 Shifts 146 .320 97 9 9.3 49 19 38.8
2020 Shifts 85 .341 40 10 25.0 45 29 64.4
2021 Shifts 35 .266 21 3 14.3 14 10 71.4
2022 Shifts 272 .286 158 53 33.5 114 70 61.4
! 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 555 15.3 45.0% 1.1% 282 20.5 6.0% 7.4%
2013 462 15.8 39.2% 1.5% 292 21.1 1.0% 9.2%
2014 588 18.2 12.9% 3.4% 361 23.1 0.8% 11.6%
2015 600 16.3 39.0% 5.5% 327 23.1 10.1% 19.0%
2016 484 17.8 28.3% 6.6% 245 26.3 8.2% 31.8%
2017 284 17.7 23.9% 3.2% 201 25.6 0.0% 28.4%
2019 164 19.5 12.8% 9.1% 144 26.3 0.0% 23.6%
2020 121 18.6 18.2% 8.3% 53 25.9 0.0% 13.2%
2021 66 18.6 15.2% 6.1% 33 25.7 0.0% 18.2%
2022 314 16.7 35.0% 4.5% 257 22.9 0.4% 12.8%

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Pitch Distribution