Jonathon Niese
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 215LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2005 | Rd: 7, #209, New York Mets | Defiance Sr HS, OH
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 9 11 3.40 30 30 0 187.2 138 1.27
2015 9 10 4.13 33 29 0 176.2 113 1.40
2016 8 7 5.50 29 20 0 121 88 1.59
9 Seasons 69 68 4.07 211 197 0 1,189.1 914 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 30 9-11 3.40 187.2 138 1.27
2015 33 9-10 4.13 176.2 113 1.40
2016 29 8-7 5.50 121 88 1.59
9 Seasons 211 69-68 4.07 1,189.1 914 1.38
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 28 2701 593 26 4.4 3.4 88.4 112.1 5.2 29.8 .262 .395 .333 .319 .342 32.5 14.7 7.1 4.13 4.22
2016 29 2011 408 26 6.4 4.8 89.4 114.5 7.5 33.6 .280 .475 .374 .355 .395 35.8 16.1 8.6 5.50 5.49
Player 4712 1001 52 5.2 4.0 88.8 114.5 6.1 31.4 .270 .428 .350 .334 .363 33.9 15.3 7.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Niese relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(30.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(26.6%) ,
Cutter
(23.6%) ,
Changeup
(10.3%) ,
Curveball
(8.9%) ,
Slider
(0.5%) ,


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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 57.5 17.5 22.4 2.5 36.8 38.6 24.5 3.2 41.1 17.0 25.5 4.6 4.4 3.4
2016 53.7 19.6 24.0 2.7 39.2 36.3 23.8 3.7 38.0 16.4 25.5 5.1 6.4 4.8
Player 55.9 18.4 23.1 2.6 37.8 37.7 24.2 3.4 39.9 16.8 25.5 4.8 5.2 4.0
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2016 Sinker NYM L 581 89.4 28.0 1.9 7 16.3 1.7 12
2016 Cutter NYM L 459 86.7 30.1 -0.6 -2 1.0 -1.9 -66
2016 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 520 89.9 21.9 -2.4 -12 8.9 1.1 14
2016 Curveball NYM L 175 74.9 59.7 -1.1 -2 5.3 -6.3 -54
2016 Changeup NYM L 203 83.2 34.3 0.9 3 13.1 0.3 3
2016 Slider NYM L 10 83.0 33.1 -5.7 -15 0.2 -5.3 -97
2015 Cutter NYM L 424 87.6 27.4 1.0 4 1.1 -4.1 -139
2015 Changeup NYM L 346 83.3 34.8 0.4 1 14.0 0.4 3
2015 Curveball NYM L 402 74.9 58.3 -1.8 -3 5.6 -5.3 -49
2015 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 686 89.6 22.7 -3.6 -19 8.1 0.5 7
2015 Sinker NYM L 727 89.5 28.7 2.0 7 16.3 1.4 10
2015 Slider NYM L 64 80.6 42.3 -0.6 -1 3.0 -4.0 -57
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 69 267 -3 2 -1 -1 -4
2009 110 401 0 2 -1 0 1
2010 763 2,925 1 6 -13 -9 -15
2011 689 2,473 -1 -3 -7 -7 -17
2012 786 3,018 17 16 -13 -7 13
2013 619 2,336 7 9 -16 -5 -5
2014 786 2,791 9 7 -13 -5 -3
2015 787 2,765 -6 14 -14 -9 -15
2016 543 2,002 -11 13 -11 -7 -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 %
2015 2,701 51.4 63.9 88.2 25.2 71.5 45.1 62.3 45.2 14.4 6.7 75.1
2016 2,011 47.8 65.6 87.0 28.4 69.1 42.9 62.6 46.2 17.4 7.2 73.6
Player 4,712 49.9 64.6 87.7 26.7 70.4 44.2 62.5 45.6 15.7 6.9 74.5
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 31 25 42 59 26 17 67 40 53 14 55 2 9 12 8 40 67
2016 9 8 11 14 11 27 39 26 37 14 39 9 43 10 10 39 70
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.9 25 22.7 2 5 19 10 40.0
Player 21.9 25 22.7 2 5 19 10 40.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 25 25 24 21 24 20 26 24 23 15 22 29 21 20 21 22 13 18 25 28 23 19 31 28 18 20 24 31 23 25 17
Player 25 25 24 21 24 20 26 24 23 15 22 29 21 20 21 22 13 18 25 28 23 19 31 28 18 20 24 31 23 25 17
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.1 88.8 -0.3
Offspeed Velocity 83.3 83.2 -0.1
Breaking Velocity 75.7 75.3 -0.4
Exit Velocity 88.4 89.4 1.0
Launch Angle 5.2 7.5 2.3
Barrel % 4.4 6.4 2.0
Hard Hit % 32.5 35.8 3.3
Sweet Spot % 29.8 33.6 3.8
xBA .262 .280 0.018
BA .280 .297 0.017
xwOBA .319 .355 0.036
wOBA .333 .374 0.041
xSLG .395 .475 0.080
SLG .424 .524 0.100
K% 14.7 16.1 1.4
BB% 7.1 8.6 1.5
Swing % 45.2 46.2 1.0
Whiff% 14.4 17.4 3.0
In Zone % 51.4 47.8 -3.6
Out of Zone % 48.6 52.2 3.6
Out of Zone Swing % 25.2 28.4 3.2
First Pitch Swing % 28.4 28.4 0.0
First Pitch Strike % 62.3 62.6 0.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 505 .368 372 39 10.5 133 53 39.8
! 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 860 13.6 66.2% 1.5% 566 18.0 13.3% 4.1%
2011 707 13.2 71.9% 0.4% 446 18.2 13.7% 5.4%
2012 892 13.2 70.5% 0.1% 489 18.0 17.8% 4.1%
2013 631 13.6 68.3% 0.5% 439 19.0 10.3% 5.0%
2014 834 14.4 57.3% 0.7% 475 18.6 10.7% 4.6%
2015 804 14.5 55.0% 1.5% 488 19.4 15.6% 10.7%
2016 578 14.7 51.4% 2.9% 356 19.1 18.3% 10.4%
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Pitch Distribution