Tanner Scheppers
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 200LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2009 | Rd: C-A, #44, Texas Rangers
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 4 1 5.63 42 0 0 38.1 32 1.57
2016 1 1 4.15 10 0 1 8.2 5 1.04
2017 0 1 6.75 5 0 0 4 5 2.00
6 Seasons 12 7 4.23 180 4 3 183 148 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 42 4-1 5.63 38.1 32 1.57
2016 10 1-1 4.15 8.2 5 1.04
2017 5 0-1 6.75 4 5 2.00
6 Seasons 180 12-7 4.23 183 148 1.40
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 28 688 119 6 5.0 3.4 86.3 112.6 12.0 31.1 .211 .352 .335 .302 .312 21.8 18.2 13.1 5.63 3.77
2016 29 126 27 1 3.7 2.9 88.9 108.3 8.3 37.0 .233 .347 .238 .273 .293 40.7 14.3 8.6 4.15 3.09
2017 30 92 12 1 8.3 4.8 88.0 105.1 19.8 33.3 .213 .308 .376 .312 .313 33.3 23.8 14.3 6.75 4.18
Player 906 158 8 5.1 3.4 86.9 112.6 11.9 32.3 .215 .347 .324 .299 .309 25.9 18.1 12.5
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

Scheppers relies on 2 pitches.
Four Seamer
(50.5%) ,
Curveball
(49.5%) ,


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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 40.3 24.4 29.4 5.9 37.8 44.5 17.6 4.2 33.6 30.3 16.0 2.5 5.0 3.4
2016 48.1 18.5 29.6 3.7 55.6 33.3 11.1 3.7 37.0 25.9 18.5 11.1 3.7 2.9
2017 25.0 16.7 41.7 16.7 50.0 41.7 8.3 8.3 16.7 33.3 33.3 0.0 8.3 4.8
Player 40.5 22.8 30.4 6.3 41.8 42.4 15.8 4.4 32.9 29.7 17.7 3.8 5.1 3.4
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 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 46 94.1 17.3 -2.8 16.3ARM 7.8 14.0 -3.1 16.3ARM 8.2
2017 Curveball TEX R 45 82.2 43.0 -5.5 8.2GLV 0.4 -1.5 -6.5 8.2GLV -0.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 94 95.6 18.2 -3.0 14.4ARM 6.8 12.1 -3.7 14.4ARM 8.0
2016 Curveball TEX R 27 82.9 42.6 -5.2 14.1GLV 4.9 -2.2 -7.8 14.1GLV 3.1
2016 Changeup TEX R 1 90.5 32.7 4.5 15.0ARM 2.2 1.3 5.9 15.0ARM 3.7
! 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 -1.6 -1 46 50.0 11 .375 .625 .500 27.8 18.2 15.4 .150 .191 .296 33.3
2017 Curveball 1.2 1 45 48.9 10 .222 .222 .250 20.8 30.0 15.0 .268 .412 .330 33.3
! 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 149 552 -3 0 -3 -3 -9
2013 296 1,066 12 10 -2 -6 13
2014 111 416 -5 0 -6 -3 -14
2015 173 676 2 0 -4 -2 -3
2016 34 122 3 0 0 -1 2
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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 688 49.4 64.1 89.4 27.9 62.9 41.4 55.1 45.8 18.7 6.8 68.1
2016 126 46.8 69.5 87.8 29.9 70.0 38.9 65.7 48.4 18.0 5.6 71.4
2017 92 42.9 56.4 90.9 38.5 60.0 41.8 42.9 46.7 23.3 6.6 50.0
Player 906 48.4 64.2 89.3 29.3 63.5 41.1 55.6 46.2 19.1 6.6 66.7
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 86 69 68 50
2016 86 71 54
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.5 95.6 0.1 94.1 -1.5
Offspeed Velocity 89.6 90.5 0.9 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.3 82.9 -0.4 82.2 -0.7
Exit Velocity 86.3 88.9 2.6 88.0 -0.9
Launch Angle 12.0 8.3 -3.7 19.8 11.5
Barrel % 5.0 3.7 -1.3 8.3 4.6
Hard Hit % 21.8 40.7 18.9 33.3 -7.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.1 37.0 5.9 33.3 -3.7
xBA .211 .233 0.022 .213 -0.020
BA .250 .188 -0.062 .294 0.106
xwOBA .302 .273 -0.029 .312 0.039
wOBA .335 .238 -0.097 .376 0.138
xSLG .352 .347 -0.005 .308 -0.039
SLG .426 .313 -0.113 .412 0.099
K% 18.2 14.3 -3.9 23.8 9.5
BB% 13.1 8.6 -4.5 14.3 5.7
Swing % 45.8 48.4 2.6 46.7 -1.7
Whiff% 18.7 18.0 -0.7 23.3 5.3
In Zone % 49.4 46.8 -2.6 42.9 -3.9
Out of Zone % 50.6 53.2 2.6 57.1 3.9
Out of Zone Swing % 27.9 29.9 2.0 38.5 8.6
First Pitch Swing % 27.3 37.1 9.8 14.3 -22.8
First Pitch Strike % 55.1 65.7 10.6 42.9 -22.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 34 .238 28 6 21.4 6 1 16.7
2017 Shifts 21 .376 12 0 0.0 9 2 22.2
! 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 119 14.5 58.0% 0.0% 116 22.5 2.6% 9.5%
2013 290 15.0 50.3% 1.0% 143 22.9 2.1% 11.2%
2014 122 15.5 47.5% 0.0% 82 22.3 0.0% 8.5%
2015 178 15.8 40.4% 2.2% 130 23.8 4.6% 16.9%
2016 23 14.5 60.9% 0.0% 31 24.0 3.2% 19.4%
2017 20 14.2 80.0% 0.0% 18 21.1 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution