P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 230 lbs | Age: 38
Draft: 2010 | Rd. 4, No. 119, Kansas City Royals | Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 2 0 4.64 21 0 0 21.1 19 1.55
2015 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 5.1 8 1.31
2016 0 0 9.00 9 0 0 8 6 2.38
4 Seasons 3 1 4.09 58 0 1 55 48 1.55
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 21 2-0 4.64 21.1 19 1.55
2015 3 0-0 3.38 5.1 8 1.31
2016 9 0-0 9.00 8 6 2.38
4 Seasons 58 3-1 4.09 55 48 1.55
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 27 92 11 1 11.1 4.5 86.0 102.8 26.2 27.3 .186 .346 .325 .290 .393 27.3 36.4 13.6 3.38 3.46
2016 28 147 32 0 0.0 0.0 83.7 100.1 7.9 25.0 .234 .317 .423 .289 .293 12.5 14.3 9.5 9.00 3.48
Player 239 43 1 3.2 1.6 84.4 102.8 13.4 25.6 .216 .328 .389 .289 .323 16.3 21.9 10.9
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .407 .315 .316 .368 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Chapman relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(49.0%) ,
Slider
(28.6%) ,
Changeup
(14.3%) ,
Curveball
(8.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 18.2 81.8 36.4 27.3 18.2 18.2 63.6 18.2 0.0 18.2 0.0 18.2 45.5 18.2
2016 46.9 53.1 15.6 31.3 6.3 34.4 46.9 18.8 21.9 21.9 3.1 12.5 25.0 15.6
Player 39.5 60.5 20.9 30.2 9.3 30.2 51.2 18.6 16.3 20.9 2.3 14.0 30.2 16.3
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.5 5.8 16.8 19.8 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 0.0 18.2 36.4 27.3 9.1 11.1 4.5
2016 0.0 34.4 21.9 21.9 3.1 0.0 0.0
Player 0.0 30.2 25.6 23.3 4.7 3.2 1.6
MLB 4.0 32.2 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! 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
2016 Slider HOU L 42 79.0 43.6 -1.4 3.6GLV -4.0 0.9 0.7 3.6GLV -0.1
2016 Changeup HOU L 21 85.3 32.4 1.5 18.4ARM 5.9 5.8 2.8 18.4ARM 3.4
2016 Curveball HOU L 12 73.7 55.7 -7.1 9.8GLV -2.0 -4.6 -3.1 9.8GLV 2.7
2016 Sinker HOU L 72 91.1 23.2 1.0 13.0ARM -0.8 10.1 0.8 13.0ARM -2.0
2015 Changeup HOU L 8 84.1 30.4 -1.9 20.2ARM 7.0 9.2 -0.5 20.2ARM 5.2
2015 Sinker HOU L 53 92.4 22.0 -0.8 15.5ARM 0.9 10.5 0.3 15.5ARM -0.2
2015 Slider HOU L 31 80.0 43.6 -0.2 1.7GLV -5.4 -0.1 1.4 1.7GLV -2.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 85 319 2 4 -2 -2 2
2014 97 375 0 0 -1 -2 -2
2015 22 92 -2 1 0 0 -1
2016 42 147 -2 0 -1 -1 -4
Player 246 933 -1 5 -5 -1 -5
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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 92 50.0 60.9 71.4 17.4 37.5 46.7 59.1 39.1 36.1 4.3 75.0
2016 147 47.6 67.1 91.5 18.2 57.1 46.3 45.2 41.5 16.4 7.5 63.6
Player 239 48.5 64.7 84.0 17.9 50.0 46.4 50.0 40.6 23.7 6.3 66.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.7 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2015 45 2 25
2016 24 1 26
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Year to Year Changes

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .395 +.184 .211
xBA .234 +.048 .186
OBP .452 +.134 .318
xOBP .320 +.023 .297
SLG .526 +.105 .421
xSLG .317 -.029 .346
ISO .132 -.079 .211
xISO .083 -.078 .161
BABIP .469 +.169 .300
wOBA .423 +.098 .325
xwOBA .289 -.001 .290
wOBAcon .469 +.007 .462
xwOBAcon .293 -.100 .393
BACON .469 +.105 .364
xBACON .289 -.032 .321
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 12.5 -14.8 27.3
Avg Exit Velocity 83.7 -2.3 86.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 25.0 -2.3 27.3
Barrel % 0.0 -11.1 11.1
Avg Launch Angle 7.9 -18.3 26.2
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.2 -1.2 92.4
Breaking Velocity 77.9 -2.1 80.0
Offspeed Velocity 85.3 +1.2 84.1
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 -1 1
Popup % 6.3 -11.9 18.2
Flyball % 15.6 -20.8 36.4
Line Drive % 31.3 +4.0 27.3
Groundball % 46.9 +28.7 18.2
Pull % 34.4 +16.2 18.2
Straight Away % 46.9 -16.7 63.6
Opposite Field % 18.8 +0.6 18.2
Weak Contact % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pull Airball % 12.5 -5.7 18.2
Topped Contact % 34.4 +16.2 18.2
Under Contact % 21.9 -14.5 36.4
Flare/Burner Contact % 21.9 -5.4 27.3
Solid Contact % 3.1 -6.0 9.1
HR/FB % 0.0 -25.0 25.0
Popups 2 0 2
Flyballs 5 +1 4
Line Drives 10 +7 3
Groundballs 15 +13 2
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 47.6 -2.4 50.0
Out of Zone % 52.4 +2.4 50.0
Edge % 46.3 -0.4 46.7
Zone Swing % 67.1 +6.2 60.9
Out of Zone Swing % 18.2 +0.8 17.4
In Zone Contact % 91.5 +20.1 71.4
Out of Zone Contact % 57.1 +19.6 37.5
Whiff % 16.4 -19.7 36.1
First Strike % 45.2 -13.9 59.1
First Pitch Swing % 16.7 -15.1 31.8
Swing % 41.5 +2.4 39.1
Meatball Swing % 63.6 -11.4 75.0
Meatball % 7.5 +3.2 4.3
Zone Swing & Miss % 8.5 -20.1 28.6
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 42.9 -19.6 62.5
In Zone 70 +24 46
Out of Zone 77 +31 46
Edge 68 +25 43
In Zone Swings 47 +19 28
Out of Zone Swings 14 +6 8
In Zone Swing & Misses 4 -4 8
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 6 +1 5
Basic
Pitches 147 +55 92
PA 42 +20 22
AB 38 +19 19
Hits 15 +11 4
Singles 10 +8 2
Doubles 5 +4 1
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 0 -1 1
Walks 4 +1 3
Strikeouts 6 -2 8
K% 14.3 -22.1 36.4
BB% 9.5 -4.1 13.6
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 32 +21 11
Fastball Percent 49.0 -8.6 57.6
Offspeed Percent 14.3 +5.6 8.7
Breaking Percent 36.7 +3.0 33.7
Number of Fastballs 72 +19 53
Number of Offspeed 21 +13 8
Number of Breaking 54 +23 31
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 35 .386 17 4 23.5 18 5 27.8
! 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 %
2013 74 16.3 32.4% 0.0% 76 23.1 5.3% 7.9%
2014 117 19.2 8.5% 6.0% 73 23.4 0.0% 8.2%
2015 25 20.0 28.0% 12.0% 24 23.8 16.7% 20.8%
2016 38 15.1 47.4% 2.6% 42 20.9 23.8% 11.9%

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Pitch Distribution