Louis Head
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 180LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 18, #563, Cleveland Indians | Texas State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 0 2.31 27 2 0 35 32 0.86
2022 0 0 6.28 28 0 1 28.2 26 1.64
2 Seasons 2 0 4.10 55 2 1 63.2 58 1.21
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 27 2-0 2.31 35 32 0.86
2022 28 0-0 6.28 28.2 26 1.64
2 Seasons 55 2-0 4.10 63.2 58 1.21
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 31 546 90 9 10.0 6.7 87.4 116.7 24.6 22.2 .188 .338 .225 .265 .302 27.8 23.9 6.7 2.31 2.92
2022 32 546 91 5 5.5 3.6 91.0 113.8 18.2 37.4 .244 .390 .376 .331 .350 42.9 18.8 10.9 6.28 4.62
Player 1092 181 14 7.7 5.1 89.2 116.7 21.4 29.8 .216 .363 .301 .299 .326 35.4 21.3 8.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Head relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(55.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(40.1%) ,
Changeup
(4.4%) ,


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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
2021 31.1 43.3 10.0 15.6 36.7 26.7 36.7 4.4 23.3 44.4 15.6 2.2 10.0 6.7
2022 29.7 33.0 27.5 9.9 44.0 34.1 22.0 3.3 19.8 31.9 28.6 11.0 5.5 3.6
Player 30.4 38.1 18.8 12.7 40.3 30.4 29.3 3.9 21.5 38.1 22.1 6.6 7.7 5.1
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2022 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 218 93.6 15.7 0.4 2 5.5 -3.6 -39
2022 Slider BAL R 303 82.5 43.2 4.4 11 13.0 5.3 69
2022 Changeup BAL R 24 88.6 34.8 3.4 11 12.8 -2.5 -16
2021 4-Seam Fastball TB R 286 93.7 14.4 1.8 11 6.0 -2.8 -32
2021 Slider TB R 257 82.3 43.2 3.4 9 12.6 4.5 55
2021 Changeup TB R 3 89.8 31.3 2.6 9 12.6 -2.5 -17
! 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 %
2022 Slider 0.4 1 303 55.5 69 .213 .377 .328 28.1 21.7 16.7 .245 .374 .317 32.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball -6.8 -15 219 40.1 63 .353 .647 .476 14.3 12.7 13.3 .248 .425 .366 51.2
2022 Changeup -0.2 0 24 4.4 5 .200 .200 .180 50.0 60.0 30.0 .185 .219 .175 100.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 2.1 6 286 52.4 65 .172 .259 .234 21.1 15.4 13.7 .206 .452 .305 34.0
2021 Slider 1.3 3 257 47.1 69 .177 .242 .236 31.6 31.9 21.6 .171 .231 .228 20.0
2021 Changeup -4.7 0 3 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- 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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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 20 88.6 85 13.9 2:00 3:15 -75
2022 4-Seam Fastball 218 93.6 85 16.1 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Slider 303 82.5 55 14.8 7:45 8:15 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 286 93.7 85 17.4 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Slider 250 82.3 60 14.3 7:45 8:15 -30
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 134 546 11 5 -4 -3 9
2022 137 546 7 -11 -7 -3 -14
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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 %
2021 546 49.3 75.5 82.8 27.1 52.0 41.9 59.0 50.9 25.5 6.2 79.4
2022 546 47.1 70.4 85.6 26.0 54.7 40.1 54.3 46.9 23.4 7.1 74.4
Player 1,092 48.2 73.0 84.1 26.5 53.3 41.0 56.6 48.9 24.5 6.7 76.7
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2021 53 57 37
2022 46 35 33
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 23.2 2 2.4 0 1 3 1 50.0
2022 25.1 4 4.2 0 2 6 0 0.0
Player 24.5 6 6.6 -1 3 9 1 16.7

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2021 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 1 3 4 3 2 2
2022 4 1 5 4 6 5 5 2 4 4 5 7 3 3 5 5 3 4 4 5 4 4 6 4 2 4 6 5 3 5 4
Player 6 4 8 7 9 6 8 5 5 5 6 10 6 5 6 9 4 5 6 8 6 7 10 7 5 5 9 9 6 7 6
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.7 93.6 -0.1
Offspeed Velocity 89.8 88.6 -1.2
Breaking Velocity 82.3 82.5 0.2
Exit Velocity 87.4 91.0 3.6
Launch Angle 24.6 18.2 -6.4
Barrel % 10.0 5.5 -4.5
Hard Hit % 27.8 42.9 15.1
Sweet Spot % 22.2 37.4 15.2
xBA .188 .244 0.056
BA .175 .274 0.099
xwOBA .265 .331 0.066
wOBA .225 .376 0.151
xSLG .338 .390 0.052
SLG .250 .487 0.237
K% 23.9 18.8 -5.1
BB% 6.7 10.9 4.2
Swing % 50.9 46.9 -4.0
Whiff% 25.5 23.4 -2.1
In Zone % 49.3 47.1 -2.2
Out of Zone % 50.7 52.9 2.2
Out of Zone Swing % 27.1 26.0 -1.1
First Pitch Swing % 30.6 35.5 4.9
First Pitch Strike % 59.0 54.3 -4.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 134 .225 79 15 19.0 55 27 49.1
2022 Shifts 137 .376 92 39 42.4 45 27 60.0
! 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 %
2021 147 18.8 2.7% 0.0% 93 22.8 0.0% 5.4%
2022 132 20.1 1.5% 1.5% 116 24.0 0.9% 12.1%
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Pitch Distribution