John Lamb
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 205LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 5, #145, Kansas City Royals | Laguna Hills HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 1 5 5.80 10 10 0 49.2 58 1.55
2016 1 7 6.43 14 14 0 70 58 1.64
2018 0 1 7.20 3 3 0 10 11 1.90
3 Seasons 2 13 6.25 27 27 0 129.2 127 1.63
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 10 1-5 5.80 49.2 58 1.55
2016 14 1-7 6.43 70 58 1.64
2018 3 0-1 7.20 10 11 1.90
3 Seasons 27 2-13 6.25 129.2 127 1.63
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 24 912 141 10 7.1 4.5 85.3 114.1 15.3 37.6 .221 .372 .368 .296 .361 29.8 26.4 8.6 5.80 3.61
2016 25 1264 228 13 5.7 4.1 86.9 111.4 13.3 32.0 .274 .439 .380 .346 .391 27.6 18.2 9.7 6.43 5.17
2018 27 202 35 5 14.3 10.0 87.8 108.6 18.6 51.4 .293 .548 .450 .375 .466 45.7 22.0 8.0 7.20 6.27
Player 2378 404 28 6.9 4.8 86.4 114.1 14.6 35.6 .255 .423 .381 .329 .387 30.0 21.6 9.2
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

Lamb relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(40.1%) ,
Cutter
(35.1%) ,
Changeup
(15.3%) ,
Curveball
(7.9%) ,
Sinker
(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 40.4 19.1 31.9 8.5 39.0 28.4 32.6 4.3 32.6 29.1 22.0 2.8 7.1 4.5
2016 45.2 19.3 28.1 7.5 41.2 32.0 26.8 4.8 25.0 21.9 26.8 3.5 5.7 4.1
2018 37.1 22.9 31.4 8.6 31.4 42.9 25.7 5.7 20.0 28.6 25.7 5.7 14.3 10.0
Player 42.8 19.6 29.7 7.9 39.6 31.7 28.7 4.7 27.2 25.0 25.0 3.5 6.9 4.8
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
2018 Curveball LAA L 16 67.4 69.0 -2.8 14.8GLV 3.6 -8.0 -1.1 14.8GLV 6.5
2018 Cutter LAA L 71 85.2 28.9 1.3 2.1GLV -0.8 8.7 0.5 2.1GLV 0.3
2018 Sinker LAA L 3 88.6 23.3 -1.9 15.7ARM 1.8 11.5 -2.0 15.7ARM 1.4
2018 4-Seam Fastball LAA L 81 89.1 19.3 -1.3 8.0ARM 1.3 15.0 -0.6 8.0ARM 0.1
2018 Changeup LAA L 31 74.4 36.4 -2.2 6.0ARM -1.6 11.5 -3.9 6.0ARM -8.1
2016 4-Seam Fastball CIN L 651 89.9 18.3 -0.1 10.4ARM 3.7 16.0 0.2 10.4ARM 0.8
2016 Cutter CIN L 190 85.0 31.7 -0.7 0.5ARM -3.9 6.4 -1.8 0.5ARM 0.5
2016 Curveball CIN L 151 68.0 70.4 0.3 9.4GLV -4.3 -10.1 2.1 9.4GLV 2.8
2016 Changeup CIN L 203 74.9 39.1 0.3 11.5ARM 1.0 10.1 -1.7 11.5ARM -3.3
! 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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.7 -3 81 40.1 18 .389 1.056 .592 16.1 27.8 20.0 .309 .760 .446 69.2
2018 Cutter -2.6 -2 71 35.1 21 .316 .526 .393 20.5 19.0 18.2 .327 .469 .374 33.3
2018 Changeup -1.4 0 31 15.3 5 .250 .500 .390 16.7 0.0 0.0 .283 .374 .363 25.0
2018 Curveball -4.2 -1 16 7.9 5 .200 .400 .430 28.6 40.0 33.3 .117 .230 .144 33.3
2018 Sinker 2.8 0 3 1.5 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 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.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 220 911 -1 1 -6 -4 -10
2016 318 1,264 5 -3 -10 -4 -12
2018 49 202 -1 -2 -2 0 -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 912 51.3 64.9 77.6 24.1 57.0 42.5 58.6 45.0 25.9 6.9 74.6
2016 1,264 50.6 60.9 81.0 27.6 76.7 44.5 57.9 44.5 20.1 8.1 74.8
2018 202 47.5 64.6 87.1 32.1 67.6 42.1 64.0 47.5 19.8 9.4 78.9
Player 2,378 50.6 62.8 80.1 26.7 69.0 43.5 58.7 44.9 22.3 7.8 75.1
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 63 78 58 39 65 63 12 97 76 82 26 74 4 32 35 45 99
2016 14 13 27 41 7 55 56 86 91 29 23 23 34 12 26 15 95
2018 6 26 83
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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 22.2 14 8.8 5 4 5 5 35.7
2018 21.2 4 4.1 0 0 5 0 0.0
Player 22.0 18 12.9 5 4 10 5 27.8
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 14 10 5 10 9 9 10 7 9 8 10 11 8 8 8 8 7 7 10 10 7 5 11 10 8 8 10 13 9 10 8
2018 4 5 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 1 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 3 3 5 5 4 1
Player 18 15 9 13 12 12 15 11 12 9 15 16 12 13 13 13 12 12 15 15 12 8 16 14 13 11 13 18 14 14 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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.5 88.8 -1.7
Offspeed Velocity 77.9 74.8 -3.1
Breaking Velocity 70.1 68.0 -2.1
Exit Velocity 85.3 86.9 1.6
Launch Angle 15.3 13.3 -2.0
Barrel % 7.1 5.7 -1.4
Hard Hit % 29.8 27.6 -2.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.6 32.0 -5.6
xBA .221 .274 0.053
BA .296 .303 0.007
xwOBA .296 .346 0.050
wOBA .368 .380 0.012
xSLG .372 .439 0.067
SLG .490 .513 0.023
K% 26.4 18.2 -8.2
BB% 8.6 9.7 1.1
Swing % 45.0 44.5 -0.5
Whiff% 25.9 20.1 -5.8
In Zone % 51.3 50.6 -0.7
Out of Zone % 48.7 49.4 0.7
Out of Zone Swing % 24.1 27.6 3.5
First Pitch Swing % 26.8 23.3 -3.5
First Pitch Strike % 58.6 57.9 -0.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 289 .367 219 9 4.1 70 24 34.3
2018 Shifts 49 .450 41 0 0.0 8 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 %
2015 285 14.6 53.0% 2.5% 152 22.8 4.6% 17.1%
2016 343 15.6 43.4% 1.7% 250 20.1 10.4% 11.6%
2018 58 15.0 48.3% 1.7% 38 23.5 0.0% 2.6%

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Pitch Distribution