Brandon Maurer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 225LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 23, #702, Seattle Mariners | Orange Lutheran HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 0 5 4.52 71 0 13 69.2 72 1.26
2017 3 6 6.52 68 0 22 59.1 59 1.55
2018 0 4 7.76 37 0 1 31.1 31 2.14
6 Seasons 16 31 5.36 289 21 36 371 326 1.44
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 71 0-5 4.52 69.2 72 1.26
2017 68 3-6 6.52 59.1 59 1.55
2018 37 0-4 7.76 31.1 31 2.14
6 Seasons 289 16-31 5.36 371 326 1.44
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 24 790 151 2 1.3 1.0 84.5 111.6 9.7 32.5 .231 .311 .251 .268 .295 22.5 18.9 7.3 3.00 2.94
2016 25 1229 202 15 7.4 5.0 89.4 112.2 13.7 35.1 .237 .413 .292 .303 .373 38.6 24.0 7.7 4.52 3.85
2017 26 1027 188 15 8.0 5.6 87.4 110.7 13.4 37.2 .272 .466 .352 .334 .405 31.6 22.1 7.1 6.52 4.86
2018 27 667 103 8 7.8 5.0 90.4 112.8 11.8 35.9 .268 .453 .422 .368 .404 39.8 19.4 15.6 7.75 6.00
Player 3713 644 40 6.2 4.3 87.8 112.8 12.4 35.2 .250 .412 .322 .315 .369 33.0 21.5 8.8
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

Maurer relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(42.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(38.4%) ,
Changeup
(12.5%) ,
Sinker
(6.6%) ,


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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 48.3 17.2 24.5 9.9 31.8 39.1 29.1 4.0 38.4 26.5 23.8 4.0 1.3 1.0
2016 39.1 26.7 27.2 6.9 25.7 42.6 31.7 2.5 28.2 29.7 22.8 8.9 7.4 5.0
2017 39.9 22.9 27.7 9.6 29.3 39.9 30.3 2.7 30.9 22.9 28.7 6.4 8.0 5.6
2018 42.7 23.3 29.1 4.9 42.7 37.9 19.4 1.0 32.0 23.3 27.2 7.8 7.8 5.0
Player 42.1 22.8 27.0 8.1 30.9 40.2 28.7 2.6 32.0 25.9 25.5 6.8 6.2 4.3
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
2018 Sinker KC R 44 94.5 21.1 0.1 15.5ARM 0.7 9.9 -0.6 15.5ARM 0.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball KC R 256 96.1 13.4 0.9 8.7ARM 1.1 16.5 0.8 8.7ARM 1.5
2018 Slider KC R 283 85.0 45.0 7.5 5.5GLV 0.4 -5.9 7.7 5.5GLV 0.2
2018 Changeup KC R 83 86.7 28.0 -2.6 14.4ARM 0.5 9.0 -2.3 14.4ARM 1.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball KC R 564 96.5 11.7 0.6 12.2ARM 4.0 18.0 0.9 12.2ARM 4.1
2017 Sinker KC R 15 95.1 21.2 2.2 20.6ARM 5.4 9.5 1.3 20.6ARM 5.2
2017 Changeup KC R 147 85.7 26.8 -2.1 16.8ARM 3.2 11.2 -2.7 16.8ARM 3.2
2017 Slider KC R 299 85.3 41.0 6.0 1.0GLV -3.0 -2.4 6.0 1.0GLV -3.2
! 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 Slider 1.4 4 283 42.4 66 .200 .255 .286 34.2 33.3 22.9 .179 .223 .267 29.4
2018 4-Seam Fastball -4.1 -11 256 38.4 61 .396 .792 .534 19.4 13.1 10.3 .311 .524 .410 52.4
2018 Changeup -6.3 -5 83 12.4 21 .579 1.053 .693 28.9 4.8 5.0 .422 .811 .541 33.3
2018 Sinker 1.5 1 44 6.6 10 .125 .500 .300 10.5 0.0 0.0 .260 .756 .448 33.3
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -11 564 54.9 143 .313 .555 .399 16.5 21.7 17.3 .289 .502 .362 35.4
2017 Slider -0.7 -2 299 29.1 75 .286 .457 .345 31.3 24.0 22.2 .236 .412 .302 28.8
2017 Changeup 0.0 0 147 14.3 42 .286 .381 .290 32.0 21.4 20.5 .275 .447 .306 21.2
2017 Sinker 5.3 1 15 1.5 4 .250 .250 .225 0.0 25.0 20.0 .312 .411 .306 66.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 381 1,458 -10 -2 -8 -7 -27
2014 296 1,110 -4 8 -5 -3 -4
2015 205 788 4 4 -1 -2 5
2016 295 1,209 -5 11 -5 -5 -4
2017 264 1,025 -4 3 -7 -5 -12
2018 158 666 -1 -3 -3 -3 -11
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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 790 42.3 67.4 81.8 32.2 55.8 41.3 61.7 47.1 28.0 6.6 84.6
2016 1,229 45.7 66.9 80.9 29.7 58.6 40.8 60.0 46.7 26.7 6.7 73.2
2017 1,027 53.5 67.9 81.7 26.0 62.9 42.4 67.9 48.4 22.5 7.8 77.5
2018 667 46.8 63.1 82.2 23.2 53.7 42.3 60.1 41.8 26.2 7.4 63.3
Player 3,713 47.3 66.6 81.5 28.2 58.1 41.6 62.6 46.4 25.7 7.1 74.9
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 86 64 91 97 74 100 100 99 99 39 51 84 77 88 86 32
2016 61 64 42 25 69 49 19 26 18 71 53 76 62 90 91 32
2017 27 18 17 20 40 47 12 43 63 54 71 36 31 94 84 45
2018 89 71 54
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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 7 8.8 -2 9 9 3 42.9
2017 23.7 8 9.4 -1 2 7 4 50.0
2018 22.5 7 6.8 0 4 6 2 28.6
Player 22.9 22 25.0 -3 15 22 9 40.9
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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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 7 6 8 12 9 7 11 12 8 5 6 15 9 6 8 12 4 6 7 10 8 4 16 15 8 7 10 13 11 8 4
2017 8 10 9 8 9 9 11 10 7 7 9 9 11 11 8 11 8 7 10 9 11 10 11 11 9 9 8 12 11 9 7
2018 7 9 5 7 7 5 8 8 3 4 6 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 5 9 8 7 5 5 5 8 7 6
Player 22 25 22 27 25 21 30 30 18 16 21 34 28 25 23 30 19 20 24 28 27 19 36 34 24 21 23 30 30 24 17
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 95.8 96.0 0.2 ↑ 96.5 0.5 ↑ 95.9 -0.6 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 87.0 85.6 -1.4 ↓ 85.7 0.1 ↑ 86.7 1.0 ↑
Breaking Velocity 88.9 85.7 -3.2 ↓ 85.3 -0.4 ↓ 85.0 -0.3 ↓
Exit Velocity 84.5 89.4 4.9 ↑ 87.4 -2.0 ↓ 90.4 3.0 ↑
Launch Angle 9.7 13.7 4.0 ↑ 13.4 -0.3 ↓ 11.8 -1.6 ↓
Barrel % 1.3 7.4 6.1 ↑ 8.0 0.6 ↑ 7.8 -0.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 22.5 38.6 16.1 ↑ 31.6 -7.0 ↓ 39.8 8.2 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.5 35.1 2.6 ↑ 37.2 2.1 ↑ 35.9 -1.3 ↓
xBA .231 .237 0.006 ↑ .272 0.035 ↑ .268 -0.004 ↓
BA .209 .238 0.029 ↑ .298 0.060 ↑ .323 0.025 ↑
xwOBA .268 .303 0.035 ↑ .334 0.031 ↑ .368 0.034 ↑
wOBA .251 .292 0.041 ↑ .352 0.060 ↑ .422 0.070 ↑
xSLG .311 .413 0.102 ↑ .466 0.053 ↑ .453 -0.013 ↓
SLG .299 .385 0.086 ↑ .490 0.105 ↑ .585 0.095 ↑
K% 18.9 24.0 5.1 ↑ 22.1 -1.9 ↓ 19.4 -2.7 ↓
BB% 7.3 7.7 0.4 ↑ 7.1 -0.6 ↓ 15.6 8.5 ↑
Swing % 47.1 46.7 -0.4 ↓ 48.4 1.7 ↑ 41.8 -6.6 ↓
Whiff% 28.0 26.7 -1.3 ↓ 22.5 -4.2 ↓ 26.2 3.7 ↑
In Zone % 42.3 45.7 3.4 ↑ 53.5 7.8 ↑ 46.8 -6.7 ↓
Out of Zone % 57.7 54.3 -3.4 ↓ 46.5 -7.8 ↓ 53.2 6.7 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 32.2 29.7 -2.5 ↓ 26.0 -3.7 ↓ 23.2 -2.8 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 33.0 26.3 -6.7 ↓ 31.7 5.4 ↑ 26.6 -5.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 61.7 60.0 -1.7 ↓ 67.9 7.9 ↑ 60.1 -7.8 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 294 .293 143 8 5.6 151 60 39.7
2017 Shifts 263 .355 146 3 2.1 117 25 21.4
2018 Shifts 158 .422 75 7 9.3 83 24 28.9
! 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 423 15.3 48.2% 0.9% 265 21.6 3.4% 10.2%
2014 320 14.6 56.3% 1.6% 168 20.7 3.6% 3.6%
2015 247 16.1 41.7% 2.0% 109 20.9 10.1% 12.8%
2016 359 16.1 41.5% 2.2% 188 20.9 11.2% 12.8%
2017 267 14.4 56.2% 1.9% 200 19.1 8.0% 7.0%
2018 183 14.3 55.7% 1.1% 151 19.1 6.6% 6.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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