Danny Salazar
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 195LBS | Age: 34
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 11 6 3.87 25 25 0 137.1 161 1.34
2017 5 6 4.28 23 19 0 103 145 1.34
2019 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 4 2 1.75
6 Seasons 38 34 3.82 109 105 0 591.1 688 1.27
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 25 11-6 3.87 137.1 161 1.34
2017 23 5-6 4.28 103 145 1.34
2019 1 0-1 4.50 4 2 1.75
6 Seasons 109 38-34 3.82 591.1 688 1.27
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 25 3048 502 32 6.4 4.2 89.6 110.8 11.4 32.1 .233 .389 .293 .302 .375 37.5 25.8 7.0 3.45 3.77
2016 26 2403 358 28 7.8 4.8 91.3 113.5 9.4 32.4 .228 .388 .304 .307 .379 44.1 27.6 10.8 3.87 3.96
2017 27 1814 247 19 7.7 4.3 88.5 112.9 12.5 36.8 .237 .402 .313 .314 .427 31.7 33.0 10.0 4.28 4.24
2019 29 66 12 2 16.7 11.8 87.5 109.4 13.2 33.3 .350 .824 .473 .517 .559 41.7 11.8 17.6 4.50 15.56
Player 7331 1119 81 7.2 4.5 89.9 113.5 11.0 33.2 .234 .396 .304 .309 .390 38.4 28.0 9.1
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

Salazar relies on 4 pitches.
Changeup
(45.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(31.8%) ,
Slider
(21.2%) ,
Curveball
(1.5%) ,


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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 45.2 25.9 23.3 5.6 34.9 37.5 27.7 2.6 35.3 25.9 23.3 5.6 6.4 4.2
2016 49.2 20.4 25.1 5.3 36.3 40.5 23.2 2.0 39.7 21.8 21.8 5.6 7.8 4.8
2017 39.3 23.1 32.4 5.3 38.1 38.9 21.9 3.2 31.6 23.5 27.9 4.9 7.7 4.3
2019 41.7 33.3 25.0 0.0 33.3 41.7 25.0 0.0 41.7 8.3 16.7 16.7 16.7 11.8
Player 45.1 23.6 25.9 5.4 36.0 38.8 24.9 2.5 35.9 23.9 23.8 5.5 7.2 4.5
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
2019 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 21 86.5 22.1 -1.3 4.0ARM -3.7 15.0 -0.6 4.0ARM -3.5
2019 Slider CLE R 14 78.5 44.4 -0.7 3.1GLV -6.3 1.1 0.7 3.1GLV -2.0
2019 Curveball CLE R 1 70.6 70.8 3.8 10.3GLV -1.9 -13.9 4.2 10.3GLV 1.1
2019 Changeup CLE R 30 79.4 43.7 8.6 6.3ARM -8.1 0.9 6.0 6.3ARM -7.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 677 95.3 11.7 2.2 9.4ARM 0.5 19.4 2.3 9.4ARM 1.3
2017 Sinker CLE R 399 94.9 16.6 -3.8 16.1ARM 0.5 14.6 -3.8 16.1ARM 0.7
2017 Changeup CLE R 442 86.6 32.5 2.7 10.6ARM -3.3 5.1 3.4 10.6ARM -3.0
2017 Slider CLE R 190 86.2 32.9 -1.0 0.8GLV -2.6 5.0 -1.4 0.8GLV -3.4
2017 Curveball CLE R 103 80.9 52.5 1.9 4.0GLV -3.6 -9.4 1.4 4.0GLV -4.6
! 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 %
2019 Changeup 3.9 1 30 45.5 11 .200 .600 .359 12.5 18.2 33.3 .286 .669 .418 50.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -4.8 -1 21 31.8 5 .500 1.250 .720 20.0 0.0 0.0 .511 1.212 .702 25.0
2019 Slider -2.4 0 14 21.2 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2019 Curveball 3.0 0 1 1.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 4 677 37.3 138 .242 .433 .337 29.5 29.0 21.5 .227 .417 .317 29.3
2017 Changeup 1.4 6 442 24.4 136 .169 .234 .237 46.8 44.9 28.9 .183 .269 .238 18.8
2017 Sinker -2.9 -11 399 22.0 100 .375 .662 .491 20.8 24.0 21.2 .346 .624 .463 49.1
2017 Slider 2.3 4 190 10.5 44 .140 .209 .184 40.4 34.1 29.4 .176 .272 .202 21.4
2017 Curveball -1.5 -2 103 5.7 20 .400 .600 .433 42.1 25.0 20.8 .332 .528 .362 53.3
! 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
2013 228 883 -3 14 -4 -3 3
2014 470 1,858 -1 13 -14 -5 -7
2015 756 3,044 18 17 -15 -8 12
2016 593 2,439 6 35 -14 -13 13
2017 446 1,853 1 19 -11 -7 3
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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 3,048 50.5 68.4 79.3 31.3 60.3 42.3 59.2 50.1 25.6 7.2 69.9
2016 2,403 49.1 67.0 80.4 27.6 58.6 42.9 53.9 47.0 25.6 7.8 73.4
2017 1,814 50.2 70.3 74.2 30.7 44.0 44.0 60.1 50.6 34.4 8.1 74.8
2019 66 36.4 66.7 81.3 19.0 87.5 33.3 23.5 36.4 12.5 13.6 55.6
Player 7,331 49.8 68.4 78.4 29.8 55.8 42.8 57.4 49.1 27.8 7.7 72.1
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 58 62 47 33 67 7 20 10 11 81 58 72 68 86 82 73 22
2016 54 74 56 45 50 23 14 1 1 87 11 70 34 84 90 78 13
2017 49 61 50 42 50 37 17 17 62 95 24 95 80 81 96 85 19
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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 21.9 16 16.7 -1 15 12 8 50.0
2017 23.2 14 11.0 3 13 7 5 35.7
2019 23.1 2 2.1 0 1 1 1 50.0
Player 22.6 32 29.8 2 29 20 14 43.8
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 16 18 17 21 14 15 18 19 13 10 17 26 13 13 16 19 9 15 15 17 16 13 24 20 15 16 17 29 16 17 13
2017 14 11 7 13 10 10 11 13 9 8 9 17 11 10 10 13 10 10 11 10 12 11 15 13 11 8 9 15 15 11 7
2019 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
Player 32 32 25 36 26 27 31 34 23 20 28 45 27 25 28 34 21 27 29 29 31 27 41 36 28 26 27 46 34 30 22
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.5 95.3 -0.2 95.1 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 86.1 86.4 0.3 86.6 0.2
Breaking Velocity 84.0 84.1 0.1 84.3 0.2
Exit Velocity 89.6 91.3 1.7 88.5 -2.8
Launch Angle 11.4 9.4 -2.0 12.5 3.1
Barrel % 6.4 7.8 1.4 7.7 -0.1
Hard Hit % 37.5 44.1 6.6 31.7 -12.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 32.4 0.3 36.8 4.4
xBA .233 .228 -0.005 .237 0.009
BA .226 .235 0.009 .242 0.007
xwOBA .302 .307 0.005 .314 0.007
wOBA .293 .304 0.011 .313 0.009
xSLG .389 .388 -0.001 .402 0.014
SLG .387 .379 -0.008 .399 0.020
K% 25.8 27.6 1.8 33.0 5.4
BB% 7.0 10.8 3.8 10.0 -0.8
Swing % 50.1 47.0 -3.1 50.6 3.6
Whiff% 25.6 25.6 0.0 34.4 8.8
In Zone % 50.5 49.1 -1.4 50.2 1.1
Out of Zone % 49.5 50.9 1.4 49.8 -1.1
Out of Zone Swing % 31.3 27.6 -3.7 30.7 3.1
First Pitch Swing % 28.3 25.0 -3.3 32.8 7.8
First Pitch Strike % 59.2 53.9 -5.3 60.1 6.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 571 .301 317 10 3.2 254 52 20.5
2017 Shifts 439 .313 233 12 5.2 206 44 21.4
2019 Shifts 17 .473 11 0 0.0 6 0 0.0
! 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 219 15.7 41.1% 1.4% 116 23.1 0.9% 11.2%
2014 572 16.2 33.6% 1.6% 273 24.0 0.0% 13.6%
2015 978 15.6 44.4% 2.4% 385 24.5 2.3% 15.8%
2016 685 16.9 32.1% 2.5% 402 25.6 2.5% 25.6%
2017 535 15.4 45.6% 1.7% 241 23.3 0.0% 12.0%
2019 20 14.0 60.0% 0.0% 16 24.4 0.0% 18.8%

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Pitch Distribution