Chris Rusin
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 200LBS | Age: 38
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 4, #140, Chicago Cubs | Kentucky
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 2 3 6.09 49 0 0 54.2 47 1.50
2019 0 0 36.00 2 0 0 1 0 6.00
2020 0 0 8.10 1 0 0 3.1 3 2.70
9 Seasons 20 28 4.65 189 49 2 468.2 341 1.42
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 49 2-3 6.09 54.2 47 1.50
2019 2 0-0 36.00 1 0 6.00
2020 1 0-0 8.10 3.1 3 2.70
9 Seasons 189 20-28 4.65 468.2 341 1.42
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 2149 464 26 5.6 4.4 88.1 114.6 6.9 31.5 .281 .437 .371 .336 .370 34.5 14.5 6.9 5.33 4.77
2016 29 1264 255 11 4.3 3.1 89.0 112.4 4.5 25.5 .260 .381 .305 .304 .353 36.1 19.7 6.6 3.73 3.88
2017 30 1202 247 10 4.0 2.9 85.7 112.8 3.1 27.1 .235 .362 .278 .281 .328 27.5 20.9 5.6 2.65 3.34
2018 31 873 166 8 4.8 3.3 87.3 111.1 4.0 26.5 .236 .370 .339 .308 .334 32.5 19.5 10.8 6.09 4.01
2019 32 25 8 2 25.0 22.2 88.8 107.0 18.0 75.0 .549 1.275 .756 .651 .646 50.0 0.0 11.1 36.00 35.79
2020 33 59 11 2 18.2 11.8 94.4 106.8 21.1 45.5 .353 .661 .520 .477 .547 45.5 17.6 17.6 8.10 11.77
Player 5572 1151 59 5.1 3.8 87.7 114.6 5.3 28.9 .261 .404 .335 .316 .356 33.3 17.8 7.3
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

Rusin relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(42.4%) ,
Cutter
(35.6%) ,
Slider
(11.9%) ,
Curveball
(5.1%) ,
Changeup
(5.1%) ,


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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 53.4 14.2 28.4 3.9 40.5 37.5 22.0 2.4 42.2 16.6 24.6 6.3 5.6 4.4
2016 61.2 14.1 21.6 3.1 39.6 36.9 23.5 4.3 43.5 15.3 24.3 4.7 4.3 3.1
2017 59.5 17.0 19.8 3.6 34.8 43.3 21.5 3.6 47.8 17.8 21.5 2.8 4.0 2.9
2018 56.6 16.9 22.3 4.2 40.4 35.5 24.1 2.4 47.6 16.3 21.1 5.4 4.8 3.3
2019 12.5 25.0 62.5 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 12.5 12.5 12.5 25.0 12.5 25.0 22.2
2020 36.4 36.4 18.2 9.1 36.4 45.5 18.2 0.0 18.2 27.3 36.4 0.0 18.2 11.8
Player 56.5 15.5 24.3 3.7 39.1 38.5 22.3 3.1 44.0 16.6 23.5 5.0 5.1 3.8
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

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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
2020 Cutter ATL L 21 83.7 32.7 -1.7 1.5GLV -1.6 5.9 -1.8 1.5GLV -0.4
2020 Curveball ATL L 3 78.3 45.6 -9.1 7.4GLV -1.0 -1.1 -7.7 7.4GLV -0.8
2020 Sinker ATL L 25 86.7 29.3 2.7 12.7ARM -1.0 7.0 1.7 12.7ARM -1.8
2020 Changeup ATL L 3 80.5 40.7 7.4 14.3ARM 1.1 1.4 6.4 14.3ARM 0.7
2020 Slider ATL L 7 81.1 41.1 -0.3 4.4GLV -2.1 0.2 1.1 4.4GLV -0.7
2019 Sinker COL L 13 88.9 30.9 4.4 12.6ARM -2.5 4.7 4.8 12.6ARM -1.5
2019 Changeup COL L 3 82.6 39.6 6.7 13.0ARM -0.9 1.8 6.1 13.0ARM -1.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball COL L 1 89.0 25.8 -7.0 8.2ARM 0.8 9.5 -6.2 8.2ARM 0.5
2019 Cutter COL L 8 86.8 31.1 -1.2 0.3GLV -2.0 6.3 -1.8 0.3GLV -1.0
2018 Sinker COL L 374 90.0 28.8 3.1 14.6ARM -0.8 6.1 3.4 14.6ARM 0.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball COL L 73 90.8 21.4 -3.7 6.8ARM -0.8 12.7 -2.9 6.8ARM -1.1
2018 Curveball COL L 25 80.5 47.7 -7.1 4.7GLV -2.5 -3.3 -5.8 4.7GLV -3.6
2018 Slider COL L 19 83.1 40.9 -1.0 2.4GLV -3.1 0.5 1.2 2.4GLV -3.0
2018 Cutter COL L 232 87.6 30.3 -1.2 0.7GLV -1.6 6.7 -1.5 0.7GLV -1.1
2018 Changeup COL L 150 83.8 34.9 2.5 13.2ARM -0.5 5.6 2.0 13.2ARM -0.9
2017 Sinker COL L 363 91.3 25.3 3.0 16.7ARM 1.2 8.7 2.3 16.7ARM 2.9
2017 Cutter COL L 289 88.1 28.7 -2.4 1.4ARM -3.3 7.9 -2.3 1.4ARM -2.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball COL L 189 91.1 20.6 -4.4 10.8ARM 2.3 13.4 -3.6 10.8ARM 2.8
2017 Changeup COL L 333 84.5 32.1 1.7 13.6ARM -0.1 7.5 2.3 13.6ARM 0.2
2017 Curveball COL L 5 80.2 45.4 -9.4 2.5GLV -4.6 -0.9 -6.2 2.5GLV -6.3
2017 Slider COL L 21 83.7 38.1 -0.8 1.8GLV -2.8 2.9 0.2 1.8GLV -3.7
2016 Sinker COL L 379 90.0 27.2 3.7 16.9ARM 2.8 6.9 3.7 16.9ARM 1.5
2016 Cutter COL L 379 86.8 31.8 -3.6 2.3ARM -3.9 4.9 -3.5 2.3ARM -1.2
2016 4-Seam Fastball COL L 177 90.4 21.2 -3.2 10.0ARM 2.4 12.7 -3.1 10.0ARM 0.4
2016 Changeup COL L 227 82.5 35.8 3.4 15.1ARM 2.4 4.8 3.6 15.1ARM 0.3
2016 Curveball COL L 85 79.3 51.4 -3.5 3.7GLV -4.6 -7.5 -0.7 3.7GLV -3.0
2015 Cutter COL L 556 87.1 30.4 -2.7 1.3ARM -2.6 6.2 -1.8 1.3ARM -1.2
2015 4-Seam Fastball COL L 348 90.5 21.6 -4.3 8.5ARM 1.0 12.3 -3.9 8.5ARM -0.2
2015 Changeup COL L 369 82.1 35.8 3.4 12.5ARM -0.2 5.6 3.1 12.5ARM -2.5
2015 Curveball COL L 247 81.2 42.5 -8.6 1.1GLV -7.8 -0.4 -8.1 1.1GLV -5.8
2015 Sinker COL L 593 89.8 26.6 2.8 15.4ARM 1.4 7.9 2.9 15.4ARM -0.2
! 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 %
2020 Sinker 2.4 1 25 42.4 10 .222 .333 .285 18.2 30.0 42.9 .209 .352 .285 50.0
2020 Cutter -6.9 -1 21 35.6 4 .667 1.667 .900 10.0 0.0 0.0 .562 1.491 .811 66.7
2020 Slider -5.0 0 7 11.9 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2020 Changeup -48.1 -1 3 5.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .793 .943 .762 0.0
2020 Curveball -33.7 -1 3 5.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .580 .672 .558 0.0
2019 Sinker 4.0 1 13 52.0 5 .333 .333 .320 25.0 0.0 0.0 .416 .532 .387 25.0
2019 Cutter -23.5 -2 8 32.0 2 1.000 1.500 1.075 0.0 0.0 -- .547 1.269 .732 50.0
2019 Changeup -75.6 -2 3 12.0 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .553 1.110 .677 100.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -96.3 -1 1 4.0 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 0.0 0.0 -- .947 3.679 1.793 100.0
2018 Sinker 1.7 6 374 42.8 111 .253 .347 .315 10.6 10.8 18.8 .267 .402 .341 36.5
2018 Cutter -2.0 -5 232 26.6 62 .296 .444 .364 27.4 17.7 17.5 .206 .287 .267 27.3
2018 Changeup -1.0 -1 150 17.2 33 .276 .483 .330 28.2 27.3 15.5 .223 .388 .296 28.6
2018 4-Seam Fastball -5.0 -4 73 8.4 17 .286 .929 .526 17.2 23.5 21.1 .238 .606 .411 30.0
2018 Curveball -6.2 -2 25 2.9 10 .300 .600 .375 53.8 70.0 46.7 .129 .197 .141 66.7
2018 Slider -1.7 0 19 2.2 7 .143 .143 .150 38.5 57.1 26.7 .224 .263 .215 0.0
2017 Sinker 2.6 10 363 30.2 92 .226 .298 .266 12.5 7.6 12.5 .273 .406 .320 26.9
2017 Changeup 1.5 5 333 27.7 95 .202 .337 .263 39.8 30.5 25.0 .205 .335 .255 24.6
2017 Cutter 1.0 3 289 24.0 92 .299 .448 .341 29.0 27.2 30.5 .212 .346 .257 30.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball 3.3 6 189 15.7 51 .250 .318 .271 15.9 9.8 12.8 .281 .361 .311 24.4
2017 Slider -7.8 -2 21 1.7 5 .200 .800 .400 30.0 40.0 18.2 .207 .580 .323 66.7
2017 Curveball 14.8 1 5 0.4 3 .000 .000 .000 66.7 66.7 66.7 .147 .176 .143 100.0
! 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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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 Cutter 21 83.7 32 5.1 11:30 12:30 -60
2020 Sinker 25 86.7 78 15.2 10:30 9:45 45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 135 507 -3 1 -5 -3 -9
2013 279 1,009 0 4 -4 -4 -4
2014 57 192 0 -4 0 -1 -5
2015 588 2,129 -16 7 -11 -7 -27
2016 348 1,256 3 14 -4 -7 6
2017 348 1,239 7 23 -1 -6 24
2018 255 926 3 6 -7 -6 -4
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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 2,149 48.6 66.5 85.2 30.3 67.4 44.6 67.0 47.9 18.8 7.1 75.0
2016 1,264 47.6 68.4 83.7 28.9 62.3 42.3 58.0 47.7 21.6 6.4 74.1
2017 1,202 53.2 68.7 82.0 29.5 50.6 43.0 59.6 50.4 26.4 7.0 79.8
2018 873 47.9 69.9 82.2 27.9 70.1 41.5 62.9 48.0 20.8 7.0 80.3
2019 25 40.0 90.0 77.8 26.7 100.0 32.0 33.3 52.0 15.4 4.0 100.0
2020 59 49.2 65.5 89.5 20.0 83.3 54.2 64.7 42.4 12.0 3.4 100.0
Player 5,572 49.2 68.0 83.6 29.3 63.5 43.3 62.5 48.4 21.3 6.8 76.9
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 16 7 16 32 17 17 33 50 36 13 61 18 58 16 34 54 5
2016 59 32 61 79 46 65 80 34 34 39 69 36 49 13 46 90 1
2017 80 63 75 79 85 66 86 85 90 43 91 67 70 24 71 3
2018 49 55 61 67 36 83 79 76 73 30 16 23 48 15 64 3
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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 23.1 5 3.6 1 4 1 3 60.0
2017 21.5 9 6.4 3 3 6 2 22.2
2018 23.9 7 4.5 3 1 2 3 42.9
2019 24.4 1 0.8 0 1 1 0 0.0
2020 25.5 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 22.8 23 16.2 7 9 11 8 34.8
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 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 3 3
2017 9 7 4 7 6 7 8 8 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 5 8 7 7 6 5 9 7 7 4
2018 7 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
2019 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
2020 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Player 23 17 13 17 15 16 18 19 11 13 14 15 19 15 15 19 16 16 17 15 17 14 21 19 17 15 13 22 19 16 12
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 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.0 88.8 -0.2 ↓ 90.2 1.4 ↑ 89.3 -0.9 ↓ 88.1 -1.2 ↓ 85.3 -2.8 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 82.1 82.5 0.4 ↑ 84.5 2.0 ↑ 83.8 -0.7 ↓ 82.6 -1.2 ↓ 80.5 -2.1 ↓
Breaking Velocity 81.2 79.3 -1.9 ↓ 83.0 3.7 ↑ 81.6 -1.4 ↓ 0.0 0.0 80.2 0.0
Exit Velocity 88.1 89.0 0.9 ↑ 85.7 -3.3 ↓ 87.3 1.6 ↑ 88.8 1.5 ↑ 94.4 5.6 ↑
Launch Angle 6.9 4.5 -2.4 ↓ 3.1 -1.4 ↓ 4.0 0.9 ↑ 18.0 14.0 ↑ 21.1 3.1 ↑
Barrel % 5.6 4.3 -1.3 ↓ 4.0 -0.3 ↓ 4.8 0.8 ↑ 25.0 20.2 ↑ 18.2 -6.8 ↓
Hard Hit % 34.5 36.1 1.6 ↑ 27.5 -8.6 ↓ 32.5 5.0 ↑ 50.0 17.5 ↑ 45.5 -4.5 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.5 25.5 -6.0 ↓ 27.1 1.6 ↑ 26.5 -0.6 ↓ 75.0 48.5 ↑ 45.5 -29.5 ↓
xBA .281 .260 -0.021 ↓ .235 -0.025 ↓ .236 0.001 ↑ .549 0.313 ↑ .353 -0.196 ↓
BA .310 .259 -0.051 ↓ .240 -0.019 ↓ .268 0.028 ↑ .714 0.446 ↑ .429 -0.285 ↓
xwOBA .336 .304 -0.032 ↓ .281 -0.023 ↓ .308 0.027 ↑ .651 0.343 ↑ .477 -0.174 ↓
wOBA .371 .305 -0.066 ↓ .278 -0.027 ↓ .339 0.061 ↑ .756 0.417 ↑ .520 -0.236 ↓
xSLG .437 .381 -0.056 ↓ .362 -0.019 ↓ .370 0.008 ↑ 1.275 0.905 ↑ .661 -0.614 ↓
SLG .505 .391 -0.114 ↓ .358 -0.033 ↓ .435 0.077 ↑ 1.429 0.994 ↑ .714 -0.715 ↓
K% 14.5 19.7 5.2 ↑ 20.9 1.2 ↑ 19.5 -1.4 ↓ 0.0 -19.5 ↓ 17.6 17.6 ↑
BB% 6.9 6.6 -0.3 ↓ 5.6 -1.0 ↓ 10.8 5.2 ↑ 11.1 0.3 ↑ 17.6 6.5 ↑
Swing % 47.9 47.7 -0.2 ↓ 50.4 2.7 ↑ 48.0 -2.4 ↓ 52.0 4.0 ↑ 42.4 -9.6 ↓
Whiff% 18.8 21.6 2.8 ↑ 26.4 4.8 ↑ 20.8 -5.6 ↓ 15.4 -5.4 ↓ 12.0 -3.4 ↓
In Zone % 48.6 47.6 -1.0 ↓ 53.2 5.6 ↑ 47.9 -5.3 ↓ 40.0 -7.9 ↓ 49.2 9.2 ↑
Out of Zone % 51.4 52.4 1.0 ↑ 46.8 -5.6 ↓ 52.1 5.3 ↑ 60.0 7.9 ↑ 50.8 -9.2 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 30.3 28.9 -1.4 ↓ 29.5 0.6 ↑ 27.9 -1.6 ↓ 26.7 -1.2 ↓ 20.0 -6.7 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 32.2 31.4 -0.8 ↓ 34.8 3.4 ↑ 39.2 4.4 ↑ 22.2 -17.0 ↓ 47.1 24.9 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 67.0 58.0 -9.0 ↓ 59.6 1.6 ↑ 62.9 3.3 ↑ 33.3 -29.6 ↓ 64.7 31.4 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 343 .307 241 16 6.6 102 49 48.0
2017 Shifts 334 .277 205 2 1.0 129 18 14.0
2018 Shifts 240 .339 140 16 11.4 100 25 25.0
2019 Shifts 9 .756 6 0 0.0 3 0 0.0
2020 Shifts 17 .520 7 1 14.3 10 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 %
2012 146 14.9 50.7% 0.0% 83 22.9 0.0% 15.7%
2013 340 14.7 54.4% 1.8% 134 22.9 0.7% 5.2%
2014 60 14.7 53.3% 1.7% 25 21.8 0.0% 8.0%
2015 602 17.0 32.7% 3.5% 376 25.1 2.4% 23.9%
2016 346 17.1 28.6% 4.9% 209 24.9 11.5% 18.7%
2017 316 16.6 28.2% 1.3% 192 24.9 0.5% 21.9%
2018 235 16.4 28.5% 1.3% 141 23.0 0.0% 11.3%
2019 1 18.4 0.0% 0.0% 7 21.9 0.0% 14.3%
2020 12 15.9 33.3% 0.0% 15 24.0 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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