Joba Chamberlain
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 245LBS | Age: 38
Draft: 2006 | Rd: C-A, #41, New York Yankees | Nebraska Lincoln
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 2 5 3.57 69 0 2 63 59 1.29
2015 0 2 4.88 36 0 0 27.2 23 1.70
2016 0 0 2.25 20 0 0 20 18 1.15
10 Seasons 25 21 3.81 385 43 7 555.1 546 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 69 2-5 3.57 63 59 1.29
2015 36 0-2 4.88 27.2 23 1.70
2016 20 0-0 2.25 20 18 1.15
10 Seasons 385 25-21 3.81 555.1 546 1.38
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Pitch Distribution
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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 29 537 95 4 4.2 3.1 88.7 114.5 11.8 31.6 .267 .410 .409 .326 .370 30.5 18.0 7.0 4.88 4.43
2016 30 354 52 1 1.9 1.2 87.4 108.2 4.9 28.8 .214 .295 .259 .275 .298 30.8 22.0 13.4 2.25 3.14
Player 891 147 5 3.4 2.4 88.2 114.5 9.3 30.6 .247 .367 .351 .306 .344 30.6 19.5 9.5
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .368 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Chamberlain relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(49.7%) ,
Slider
(35.5%) ,
Curveball
(11.9%) ,
Sinker
(2.9%) ,


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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 45.3 17.9 29.5 7.4 29.5 40.0 30.5 3.2 30.5 21.1 30.5 4.2 4.2 3.1
2016 53.8 15.4 26.9 3.8 30.8 42.3 26.9 7.7 44.2 17.3 21.2 7.7 1.9 1.2
Player 48.3 17.0 28.6 6.1 29.9 40.8 29.3 4.8 35.4 19.7 27.2 5.4 3.4 2.4
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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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 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 170 94.1 16.0 -1.1 -7 3.7 -3.2 -46
2016 Sinker CLE R 10 92.7 22.4 1.3 6 12.7 -1.0 -7
2016 Slider CLE R 122 85.7 38.5 3.7 11 4.0 -0.9 -19
2016 Curveball CLE R 41 80.4 54.6 1.8 3 8.5 -0.1 -1
2015 4-Seam Fastball KC R 236 94.6 14.8 -0.1 0 4.9 -1.7 -26
2015 Curveball KC R 85 79.8 53.8 0.1 0 8.2 -1.0 -11
2015 Sinker KC R 15 93.0 21.2 0.0 0 11.5 -2.1 -16
2015 Changeup KC R 8 84.7 31.8 1.5 5 13.3 0.8 6
2015 Slider KC R 184 86.0 36.9 2.1 6 3.2 -1.7 -35
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 409 1,685 10 23 -5 -6 22
2009 730 2,821 14 -2 -10 -20 -18
2010 316 1,217 4 5 -4 -4 1
2011 110 426 6 -1 -1 -1 2
2012 104 392 0 0 -3 -2 -5
2013 196 765 3 -4 -6 -4 -11
2014 265 1,049 0 11 -5 -6 -1
2015 128 537 -5 1 -6 -1 -12
2016 79 344 5 2 -2 -3 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 537 46.9 59.9 84.8 27.4 57.7 43.2 58.6 42.6 24.5 8.0 72.1
2016 354 40.4 60.1 87.2 29.9 49.2 36.2 50.0 42.1 28.2 5.4 78.9
Player 891 44.3 60.0 85.7 28.4 53.9 40.4 55.2 42.4 25.9 7.0 74.2
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 57.9 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 74 21 58 56
2016 68 24 45
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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 21.6 1 0.7 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 21.6 1 0.7 0 1 1 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
Player 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
! 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 94.5 94.0 -0.5 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.8 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 84.0 84.4 0.4 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.7 87.4 -1.3 ↓
Launch Angle 11.8 4.9 -6.9 ↓
Barrel % 4.2 1.9 -2.3 ↓
Hard Hit % 30.5 30.8 0.3 ↑
Sweet Spot % 31.6 28.8 -2.8 ↓
xBA .267 .214 -0.053 ↓
BA .325 .176 -0.149 ↓
xwOBA .326 .275 -0.051 ↓
wOBA .409 .259 -0.150 ↓
xSLG .410 .295 -0.115 ↓
SLG .581 .324 -0.257 ↓
K% 18.0 22.0 4.0 ↑
BB% 7.0 13.4 6.4 ↑
Swing % 42.6 42.1 -0.5 ↓
Whiff% 24.5 28.2 3.7 ↑
In Zone % 46.9 40.4 -6.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 53.1 59.6 6.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 27.4 29.9 2.5 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 21.1 22.0 0.9 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 58.6 50.0 -8.6 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 79 .259 44 1 2.3 35 12 34.3
! 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 269 19.0 8.9% 6.3% 239 23.0 0.0% 16.7%
2011 119 15.3 44.5% 1.7% 63 20.4 6.3% 9.5%
2012 78 16.1 32.1% 1.3% 67 20.7 1.5% 6.0%
2013 214 17.8 20.6% 5.1% 142 21.6 0.0% 9.9%
2014 301 19.3 6.0% 5.6% 172 24.1 0.0% 14.0%
2015 160 20.3 11.9% 11.9% 109 24.4 3.7% 22.0%
2016 101 22.2 13.9% 19.8% 60 25.2 3.3% 33.3%
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Pitch Distribution

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