Kevin Quackenbush
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 235LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 8, #263, San Diego Padres | South Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 2 7.86 20 0 0 26.1 23 1.82
2018 0 1 11.00 10 0 0 9 7 2.11
2021 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 9.00
6 Seasons 13 15 4.41 204 0 8 208 187 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 20 0-2 7.86 26.1 23 1.82
2018 10 0-1 11.00 9 7 2.11
2021 1 0-0 27.00 0.1 1 9.00
6 Seasons 204 13-15 4.41 208 187 1.34
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 26 1044 164 10 6.1 4.1 89.6 114.2 12.1 29.9 .237 .371 .289 .303 .368 36.6 23.9 8.2 4.01 3.80
2016 27 1025 189 9 4.8 3.6 88.5 110.9 14.3 37.6 .275 .457 .315 .341 .381 38.1 16.6 8.7 3.92 5.00
2017 28 510 85 5 5.9 4.0 89.0 109.1 10.6 32.9 .240 .407 .374 .333 .351 29.4 18.4 12.8 7.86 4.83
2018 29 172 32 4 12.5 8.9 94.1 111.9 14.7 40.6 .338 .655 .442 .449 .510 53.1 15.6 13.3 11.00 9.93
2021 32 20 3 0 0.0 0.0 88.0 97.8 -0.6 33.3 .338 .408 .750 .319 .426 66.7 25.0 0.0 27.00 4.32
Player 2771 473 28 5.9 4.2 89.4 114.2 12.8 34.2 .259 .429 .328 .333 .380 37.2 19.6 9.6
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

Quackenbush relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(45.0%) ,
Curveball
(40.0%) ,
Slider
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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 43.9 25.6 26.2 4.3 28.0 39.6 32.3 1.8 34.1 27.4 24.4 4.3 6.1 4.1
2016 38.1 24.3 29.6 7.9 22.8 40.2 37.0 2.6 23.8 31.2 25.4 10.1 4.8 3.6
2017 47.1 20.0 25.9 7.1 27.1 38.8 34.1 3.5 34.1 25.9 23.5 5.9 5.9 4.0
2018 37.5 25.0 34.4 3.1 18.8 56.3 25.0 3.1 18.8 21.9 34.4 9.4 12.5 8.9
2021 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 41.9 23.9 28.1 6.1 25.2 40.6 34.2 2.5 29.2 28.1 25.4 7.2 5.9 4.2
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

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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
2021 Curveball LAD R 8 76.7 60.3 3.4 6.1GLV -1.6 -13.6 3.5 6.1GLV -3.1
2021 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 9 88.1 19.4 -1.5 3.0ARM -3.5 15.6 -0.6 3.0ARM -4.2
2021 Slider LAD R 3 81.1 41.6 0.8 4.6GLV -1.6 -0.6 2.4 4.6GLV -1.1
2018 Slider CIN R 25 84.9 34.4 -2.6 5.1GLV 0.6 4.6 -2.8 5.1GLV -0.2
2018 Curveball CIN R 29 77.8 63.0 6.0 5.9GLV -2.4 -15.8 6.2 5.9GLV -3.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 118 90.1 17.7 -0.2 2.1ARM -4.3 16.6 0.9 2.1ARM -5.1
! 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -20.6 -2 9 45.0 2 1.000 1.500 1.075 25.0 0.0 0.0 .465 .566 .449 50.0
2021 Curveball -2.2 0 8 40.0 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 50.0 20.0 .210 .251 .189 100.0
2021 Slider 1.8 0 3 15.0 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.2 -4 118 68.6 27 .304 .696 .457 22.0 14.8 12.1 .311 .674 .455 47.4
2018 Curveball -9.5 -3 29 16.9 9 .375 .750 .500 27.3 22.2 14.3 .398 .770 .519 83.3
2018 Slider 1.9 0 25 14.5 8 .375 .375 .338 38.5 12.5 25.0 .352 .486 .357 42.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 218 906 14 11 -4 -5 17
2015 240 1,033 2 10 -8 -3 2
2016 251 1,017 4 5 -6 -2 1
2017 125 510 -6 3 -5 -2 -9
2018 44 172 -8 3 -1 -1 -6
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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 1,044 48.7 66.3 82.8 26.5 66.9 41.2 59.7 45.9 21.5 6.9 76.4
2016 1,025 48.8 63.8 85.0 24.6 69.8 44.2 56.5 43.7 18.8 7.6 66.7
2017 510 46.3 63.1 89.3 24.8 60.3 41.6 58.4 42.5 19.8 5.9 90.0
2018 172 51.7 64.0 77.2 20.5 64.7 46.5 54.5 43.0 25.7 8.1 71.4
2021 20 40.0 62.5 80.0 33.3 75.0 30.0 75.0 45.0 22.2 10.0 50.0
Player 2,771 48.4 64.7 84.3 25.2 66.7 42.6 58.0 44.3 20.5 7.1 74.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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 57 57 59 58 50 63 24 10 17 73 36 39 19 26 43 18 28
2016 19 12 17 22 19 76 73 51 19 19 37 15 8 23 34 2 28
2017 18 20 2 18
2018 14 9 32
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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 22.3 8 7.7 0 7 6 3 37.5
2017 22.9 5 2.3 3 3 4 0 0.0
2018 21.7 3 2.3 1 0 2 1 33.3
Player 22.4 16 12.4 4 10 12 4 25.0
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 8 9 6 14 8 6 8 8 7 4 6 13 7 5 6 10 4 6 8 8 6 6 12 10 8 6 8 11 8 9 5
2017 5 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 4 2 3 1 1 6 2 4 2
2018 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2
Player 16 14 10 19 13 10 13 14 9 7 9 19 12 8 10 16 7 9 13 12 11 10 19 15 14 9 11 20 13 16 9
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 +/-   2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.2 91.1 -0.1 ↓ 90.5 -0.6 ↓ 90.1 -0.4 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.4 84.3 -0.1 ↓ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 79.1 79.4 0.3 ↑ 79.7 0.3 ↑ 81.1 1.4 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.6 88.5 -1.1 ↓ 89.0 0.5 ↑ 94.1 5.1 ↑
Launch Angle 12.1 14.3 2.2 ↑ 10.6 -3.7 ↓ 14.7 4.1 ↑
Barrel % 6.1 4.8 -1.3 ↓ 5.9 1.1 ↑ 12.5 6.6 ↑
Hard Hit % 36.6 38.1 1.5 ↑ 29.4 -8.7 ↓ 53.1 23.7 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.9 37.6 7.7 ↑ 32.9 -4.7 ↓ 40.6 7.7 ↑
xBA .237 .275 0.038 ↑ .240 -0.035 ↓ .338 0.098 ↑
BA .240 .242 0.002 ↑ .299 0.057 ↑ .333 0.034 ↑
xwOBA .303 .341 0.038 ↑ .333 -0.008 ↓ .449 0.116 ↑
wOBA .289 .315 0.026 ↑ .374 0.059 ↑ .442 0.068 ↑
xSLG .371 .457 0.086 ↑ .407 -0.050 ↓ .655 0.248 ↑
SLG .369 .436 0.067 ↑ .477 0.041 ↑ .641 0.164 ↑
K% 23.9 16.6 -7.3 ↓ 18.4 1.8 ↑ 15.6 -2.8 ↓
BB% 8.2 8.7 0.5 ↑ 12.8 4.1 ↑ 13.3 0.5 ↑
Swing % 45.9 43.7 -2.2 ↓ 42.5 -1.2 ↓ 43.0 0.5 ↑
Whiff% 21.5 18.8 -2.7 ↓ 19.8 1.0 ↑ 25.7 5.9 ↑
In Zone % 48.7 48.8 0.1 ↑ 46.3 -2.5 ↓ 51.7 5.4 ↑
Out of Zone % 51.3 51.2 -0.1 ↓ 53.7 2.5 ↑ 48.3 -5.4 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 26.5 24.6 -1.9 ↓ 24.8 0.2 ↑ 20.5 -4.3 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 22.2 20.9 -1.3 ↓ 23.2 2.3 ↑ 20.5 -2.7 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 59.7 56.5 -3.2 ↓ 58.4 1.9 ↑ 54.5 -3.9 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 250 .311 152 7 4.6 98 37 37.8
2017 Shifts 124 .377 71 2 2.8 53 20 37.7
2018 Shifts 44 .442 27 1 3.7 17 7 41.2
2021 Shifts 4 .750 4 2 50.0 0 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 %
2014 237 18.5 0.4% 2.1% 160 24.5 0.0% 12.5%
2015 300 19.1 19.3% 4.3% 159 21.3 9.4% 13.8%
2016 333 19.1 15.3% 5.4% 149 23.0 4.0% 10.7%
2017 148 16.9 11.5% 0.0% 100 19.0 0.0% 0.0%
2018 51 17.5 23.5% 2.0% 35 19.9 0.0% 5.7%
2021 6 19.0 0.0% 0.0% 4 20.6 0.0% 25.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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