Austin Adams
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 205LBS | Age: 38
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 5, #155, Cleveland Indians | Faulkner University
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 2 0 3.78 28 0 1 33.1 23 1.50
2016 0 0 9.82 19 0 0 18.1 17 1.85
2019 0 0 7.02 15 0 0 16.2 14 1.86
4 Seasons 2 0 6.45 68 0 1 75.1 58 1.66
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 28 2-0 3.78 33.1 23 1.50
2016 19 0-0 9.82 18.1 17 1.85
2019 15 0-0 7.02 16.2 14 1.86
4 Seasons 68 2-0 6.45 75.1 58 1.66
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 28 528 113 6 5.3 4.0 89.2 111.9 10.5 34.5 .260 .421 .334 .330 .357 37.2 15.4 8.7 3.78 4.58
2016 29 317 64 5 7.8 5.7 93.9 112.0 10.1 34.4 .289 .530 .439 .370 .444 39.1 19.3 8.0 9.82 6.05
2019 32 318 53 5 9.4 6.3 91.3 108.3 16.2 32.1 .261 .535 .379 .387 .421 49.1 17.5 16.3 7.02 7.05
Player 1163 230 16 7.0 5.0 91.0 112.0 11.8 33.9 .268 .479 .374 .356 .396 40.4 17.0 10.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Adams relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(54.6%) ,
Slider
(38.7%) ,
Changeup
(6.7%) ,


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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 47.8 22.1 23.9 6.2 27.4 41.6 31.0 4.4 31.0 24.8 23.0 7.1 5.3 4.0
2016 45.3 21.9 29.7 3.1 37.5 45.3 17.2 0.0 35.9 17.2 23.4 7.8 7.8 5.7
2019 41.5 28.3 20.8 9.4 34.0 35.8 30.2 1.9 32.1 26.4 24.5 5.7 9.4 6.3
Player 45.7 23.5 24.8 6.1 31.7 41.3 27.0 2.6 32.6 23.0 23.5 7.0 7.0 5.0
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 DET R 172 96.2 12.6 1.8 3.6ARM -4.2 17.0 1.4 3.6ARM -3.8
2019 Changeup DET R 21 89.9 26.3 -1.3 14.2ARM -0.2 7.4 -0.5 14.2ARM 0.7
2019 Slider DET R 122 86.8 38.4 4.2 4.7GLV 0.8 -1.8 3.6 4.7GLV -0.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 193 96.8 13.8 0.7 4.4ARM -2.9 15.8 0.0 4.4ARM -2.0
2016 Changeup CLE R 27 89.4 29.9 1.1 10.2ARM -2.5 4.8 2.4 10.2ARM -1.1
2016 Slider CLE R 86 86.7 39.8 6.0 6.5GLV 2.2 -3.2 5.6 6.5GLV 0.5
2015 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 376 97.6 12.1 2.3 3.4ARM -4.3 17.1 1.3 3.4ARM -3.3
2015 Changeup CLE R 42 90.0 26.6 -2.4 12.0ARM -0.3 7.6 -0.4 12.0ARM 0.5
2015 Slider CLE R 103 87.5 37.5 4.5 6.8GLV 2.4 -1.5 3.7 6.8GLV 0.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 4-Seam Fastball -4.5 -8 172 54.1 54 .349 .651 .480 13.7 11.1 16.7 .309 .602 .442 54.1
2019 Slider 1.9 2 122 38.4 20 .111 .333 .198 37.7 30.0 15.8 .211 .515 .337 46.2
2019 Changeup -2.1 0 21 6.6 5 .200 .200 .180 50.0 40.0 25.0 .022 .029 .025 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 30 100 -1 -2 0 0 -3
2015 149 528 6 -3 -3 -1 0
2016 87 313 -2 -7 -4 -1 -13
2019 79 315 -2 3 -5 -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 528 54.5 72.2 82.7 32.1 57.1 40.0 70.5 54.0 24.2 9.3 83.7
2016 317 47.0 65.1 88.7 29.2 46.9 41.0 63.6 46.1 24.7 7.3 69.6
2019 318 47.3 63.1 86.2 25.3 47.6 44.8 57.0 43.1 26.3 7.3 69.6
Player 1,163 50.5 68.1 85.0 29.3 51.8 41.6 65.2 48.8 24.8 8.2 76.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 97 78 71
2016 94 64 77
2019 89 39 68
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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 22.6 5 4.5 1 2 3 2 40.0
2019 23.4 4 3.5 1 5 0 3 75.0
Player 23.0 9 8.0 1 7 3 5 55.6
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 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 5 3 5 5 5 4 3 6 6 4 5 4 6 4 5 3
2019 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3
Player 9 7 7 9 8 7 8 8 7 6 8 9 11 7 8 8 6 8 8 9 8 9 10 9 7 8 7 11 9 8 6
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.6 96.7 -0.9
Offspeed Velocity 90.0 89.4 -0.6
Breaking Velocity 87.5 86.7 -0.8
Exit Velocity 89.2 93.9 4.7
Launch Angle 10.5 10.1 -0.4
Barrel % 5.3 7.8 2.5
Hard Hit % 37.2 39.1 1.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.5 34.4 -0.1
xBA .260 .289 0.029
BA .276 .333 0.057
xwOBA .330 .370 0.040
wOBA .334 .439 0.105
xSLG .421 .530 0.109
SLG .425 .679 0.254
K% 15.4 19.3 3.9
BB% 8.7 8.0 -0.7
Swing % 54.0 46.1 -7.9
Whiff% 24.2 24.7 0.5
In Zone % 54.5 47.0 -7.5
Out of Zone % 45.5 53.0 7.5
Out of Zone Swing % 32.1 29.2 -2.9
First Pitch Swing % 44.3 35.2 -9.1
First Pitch Strike % 70.5 63.6 -6.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 82 .425 43 0 0.0 39 5 12.8
2019 Shifts 71 .402 37 5 13.5 34 23 67.6
! 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 25 17.8 12.0% 0.0% 15 20.0 6.7% 0.0%
2015 110 19.0 17.3% 10.0% 107 24.2 2.8% 17.8%
2016 83 17.9 18.1% 2.4% 69 24.3 0.0% 21.7%
2019 88 16.6 19.3% 1.1% 55 21.1 0.0% 10.9%

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Pitch Distribution