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Felipe Vázquez
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 225LBS | Age: 33
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2017 5 3 1.67 73 0 21 75.1 88 0.89
2018 4 2 2.70 70 0 37 70 89 1.24
2019 5 1 1.65 56 0 28 60 90 0.93
5 Seasons 17 13 2.61 323 0 89 330.2 402 1.07
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2017 73 5-3 1.67 75.1 88 0.89
2018 70 4-2 2.70 70 89 1.24
2019 56 5-1 1.65 60 90 0.93
5 Seasons 323 17-13 2.61 330.2 402 1.07
20192019 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value17NOT QUALIFIED89Fastball Run Value7NOT QUALIFIED78Breaking Run Value10NOT QUALIFIED90Offspeed Run Value0NOT QUALIFIED47PitchingxERA3.00NOT QUALIFIED93xBA.204NOT QUALIFIED88Fastball Velo98.4NOT QUALIFIED99Avg Exit Velocity87.2NOT QUALIFIED83Chase %25.9NOT QUALIFIED15Whiff %29.0NOT QUALIFIED72K %38.1NOT QUALIFIED98BB %5.5NOT QUALIFIED88Barrel %7.0NOT QUALIFIED48Hard-Hit %37.5NOT QUALIFIED42GB %42.6NOT QUALIFIED44Extension5.8NOT QUALIFIED20
20192019 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"14.9 INCHES TAIL4.4 INCHES RISE11.3 INCHES TAIL1.1 INCHES RISE13.3 INCHES BREAK6.2 INCHES DROPAVG11.4 INCHES BREAK6.2 INCHES RISEAVG10.0 INCHES TAIL12.3 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVG4-Seam59%98.592.1Slider17%86.883.4Curve14%82.577.3Change8%88.583.2Sinker2%97.791.6SAMPLE100 PITCH

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 23 761 134 7 5.2 3.7 87.1 108.6 11.1 33.6 .227 .378 .237 .284 .346 33.6 22.8 5.8 2.79 3.31
2016 24 1294 196 12 6.1 3.7 86.7 112.0 8.6 35.2 .223 .354 .295 .297 .365 31.6 28.1 10.1 4.09 3.69
2017 25 1167 188 7 3.7 2.3 84.6 109.6 7.2 24.5 .195 .293 .215 .247 .307 27.2 29.3 6.7 1.67 2.57
2018 26 1202 182 8 4.4 2.7 89.4 112.1 12.3 31.3 .206 .311 .273 .260 .334 39.6 30.1 8.1 2.70 2.81
2019 27 959 129 9 7.0 3.8 87.2 112.4 14.1 38.0 .204 .342 .247 .263 .391 37.5 38.1 5.5 1.65 3.00
Player 5383 829 43 5.2 3.2 87.0 112.4 10.4 32.1 .210 .332 .256 .270 .346 33.6 29.8 7.5
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

Vázquez relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(59.4%) ,
Slider
(16.7%) ,
Curveball
(14.2%) ,
Changeup
(8.0%) ,
Sinker
(1.7%) ,

Four Seamer569 Pitches (59.4%)
Slider160 Pitches (16.7%)
Curveball136 Pitches (14.2%)
Changeup77 Pitches (8%)
Sinker16 Pitches (1.7%)

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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups
All Batted Balls
Batted Ball Breakdown
Season
GB %
AIR %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Pull GB %
Straight GB %
Oppo GB %
Pull AIR %
Straight AIR %
Oppo AIR %
2015 47.0 53.0 22.4 24.6 6.0 32.1 44.8 23.1 20.1 24.6 2.2 11.9 20.1 20.9
2016 48.5 51.5 18.9 27.6 5.1 28.1 42.3 29.1 17.9 20.9 9.7 10.2 21.4 19.4
2017 53.2 46.8 20.7 20.7 5.3 28.7 44.1 26.6 18.6 26.1 8.5 10.1 18.1 18.1
2018 44.0 56.0 22.5 26.4 7.1 34.1 36.3 29.1 20.3 14.8 8.2 13.7 21.4 20.9
2019 42.6 57.4 24.8 24.8 7.8 31.8 32.6 35.7 14.7 17.1 10.9 17.1 15.5 24.8
Player 47.4 52.6 21.6 24.8 6.2 30.8 40.3 28.6 18.5 20.7 8.1 12.3 19.5 20.5
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2015 6.7 36.6 23.1 18.7 6.7 5.2 3.7
2016 5.1 38.3 20.4 23.5 3.1 6.1 3.7
2017 7.4 41.0 21.3 21.3 2.7 3.7 2.3
2018 1.6 35.2 26.4 26.4 5.5 4.4 2.7
2019 3.1 34.1 23.3 25.6 5.4 7.0 3.8
Player 4.8 37.3 22.8 23.2 4.5 5.2 3.2
MLB 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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuFelipe Vázquez Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerChangeupFour SeamerCurveballSlider20152016201720182019-5-2.502.557.510

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2019 Sinker PIT L 16 97.7 24.8 3.6 14.9ARM -1.5 4.4 5.1 14.9ARM 0.8
2019 Changeup PIT L 77 88.5 34.6 4.0 11.3ARM -4.0 1.1 6.8 11.3ARM -3.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 569 98.5 16.5 -1.7 10.0ARM 0.4 12.3 -3.4 10.0ARM 2.3
2019 Curveball PIT L 136 82.5 48.1 -0.1 13.3GLV 4.5 -6.2 -2.5 13.3GLV 5.2
2019 Slider PIT L 160 86.8 31.5 -3.9 11.4GLV 6.6 6.2 -4.6 11.4GLV 6.1
2018 Curveball PIT L 94 81.8 49.5 -1.6 12.8GLV 4.2 -6.6 -2.5 12.8GLV 4.5
2018 Slider PIT L 91 87.0 32.5 -3.1 11.7GLV 7.0 5.2 -3.5 11.7GLV 6.3
2018 Changeup PIT L 228 88.4 35.1 3.7 13.3ARM -1.4 0.7 6.9 13.3ARM -0.8
2018 Sinker PIT L 3 97.7 22.7 1.6 17.3ARM 1.9 6.8 2.7 17.3ARM 3.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 785 98.0 15.5 -0.9 9.4ARM 0.5 13.7 -1.9 9.4ARM 1.5
! 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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 7 569 59.3 134 .244 .412 .322 23.6 29.1 25.5 .261 .470 .344 44.4
2019 Slider 5.4 9 160 16.7 44 .070 .070 .058 37.6 65.9 29.6 .079 .092 .089 0.0
2019 Curveball 1.1 2 136 14.2 30 .233 .400 .270 35.4 43.3 39.4 .161 .252 .177 29.4
2019 Changeup -0.2 0 77 8.0 24 .136 .182 .252 46.2 29.2 31.8 .210 .277 .282 46.7
2019 Sinker -0.9 0 16 1.7 3 .333 .333 .300 25.0 66.7 40.0 .114 .129 .103 0.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 5 785 65.3 187 .286 .411 .344 23.0 23.0 19.7 .239 .359 .304 44.0
2018 Changeup 0.9 2 228 19.0 50 .152 .196 .232 47.4 36.0 26.5 .190 .293 .248 28.6
2018 Curveball -0.4 0 94 7.8 21 .286 .333 .307 24.3 23.8 17.9 .242 .389 .304 37.5
2018 Slider 6.3 6 91 7.6 32 .031 .031 .028 51.9 68.8 37.3 .025 .034 .027 10.0
2018 Sinker -25.9 -1 3 0.2 3 .333 .333 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 .371 .434 .349 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
2015 187 753 8 11 -4 -2 13
2016 324 1,282 5 11 -4 -7 5
2017 294 1,145 15 15 -3 -4 22
2018 293 1,201 7 13 -6 -3 11
2019 235 958 10 16 -4 -5 17
Player 1,333 5,339 45 66 -21 45 69
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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 761 54.3 70.2 79.0 27.0 61.7 42.6 62.4 50.5 24.2 9.1 75.4
2016 1,294 50.9 65.0 73.8 31.3 52.8 43.0 57.2 48.5 32.2 7.3 77.9
2017 1,167 55.5 68.2 73.4 30.2 51.3 43.8 58.0 51.3 32.1 8.5 74.2
2018 1,202 55.0 71.7 77.0 29.4 47.8 42.0 62.7 52.7 30.0 9.1 85.3
2019 959 57.7 68.0 76.3 25.9 51.4 40.5 64.8 50.3 29.0 10.4 78.0
Player 5,383 54.5 68.5 75.7 29.1 52.3 42.4 60.7 50.6 30.0 8.8 78.5
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 90 86 43
2016 67 79 76 72 46 61 46 88 73 88 19 95 77 93 72 27
2017 96 92 96 95 95 85 89 96 91 89 77 91 75 99 96 85 30
2018 92 84 90 92 89 83 86 18 15 89 50 79 67 99 98 84 17
2019 93 88 88 80 94 80 48 83 42 98 88 72 15 99 99 85 20
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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 21.4 7 6.9 0 8 5 3 42.9
2017 22.5 4 5.0 -1 1 2 3 75.0
2018 25.0 4 3.9 0 3 3 1 25.0
2019 23.2 5 5.3 0 2 4 3 60.0
Player 22.9 20 21.0 -1 14 14 10 50.0
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 8 5 11 6 5 6 6 6 4 6 10 8 6 5 8 5 5 8 7 6 6 9 11 7 6 7 9 9 6 5
2017 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5
2018 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 3 3 6 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 6 6 4 3 3 4 6 4 2
2019 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 4 6 6 6 3 5 6 3 4 6 6 4 7 5 6 4 4 7 8 6 4
Player 20 25 19 25 21 20 21 19 15 16 18 25 25 21 16 22 19 17 20 22 22 19 28 27 21 18 19 26 28 21 16
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
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 96.0 96.5 0.5 98.4 1.9 98.0 -0.4 98.4 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 87.6 88.2 0.6 88.4 0.2 88.4 0.0 88.5 0.1
Breaking Velocity 81.4 83.2 1.8 83.8 0.6 84.3 0.5 84.8 0.5
Exit Velocity 87.1 86.7 -0.4 84.6 -2.1 89.4 4.8 87.2 -2.2
Launch Angle 11.1 8.6 -2.5 7.2 -1.4 12.3 5.1 14.1 1.8
Barrel % 5.2 6.1 0.9 3.7 -2.4 4.4 0.7 7.0 2.6
Hard Hit % 33.6 31.6 -2.0 27.2 -4.4 39.6 12.4 37.5 -2.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.6 35.2 1.6 24.5 -10.7 31.3 6.8 38.0 6.7
xBA .227 .223 -0.004 .195 -0.028 .206 0.011 .204 -0.002
BA .199 .231 0.032 .171 -0.060 .232 0.061 .197 -0.035
xwOBA .284 .297 0.013 .247 -0.050 .260 0.013 .263 0.003
wOBA .237 .295 0.058 .215 -0.080 .273 0.058 .247 -0.026
xSLG .378 .354 -0.024 .293 -0.061 .311 0.018 .342 0.031
SLG .295 .350 0.055 .236 -0.114 .321 0.085 .317 -0.004
K% 22.8 28.1 5.3 29.3 1.2 30.1 0.8 38.1 8.0
BB% 5.8 10.1 4.3 6.7 -3.4 8.1 1.4 5.5 -2.6
Swing % 50.5 48.5 -2.0 51.3 2.8 52.7 1.4 50.3 -2.4
Whiff% 24.2 32.2 8.0 32.1 -0.1 30.0 -2.1 29.0 -1.0
In Zone % 54.3 50.9 -3.4 55.5 4.6 55.0 -0.5 57.7 2.7
Out of Zone % 45.7 49.1 3.4 44.5 -4.6 45.0 0.5 42.3 -2.7
Out of Zone Swing % 27.0 31.3 4.3 30.2 -1.1 29.4 -0.8 25.9 -3.5
First Pitch Swing % 25.4 30.0 4.6 32.3 2.3 38.0 5.7 30.5 -7.5
First Pitch Strike % 62.4 57.2 -5.2 58.0 0.8 62.7 4.7 64.8 2.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 312 .290 210 6 2.9 102 22 21.6
2017 Shifts 294 .214 202 4 2.0 92 5 5.4
2018 Shifts 294 .273 229 3 1.3 65 1 1.5
2019 Shifts 236 .247 183 0 0.0 53 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2015 228 18.3 29.8% 3.5% 106 24.7 7.5% 19.8%
2016 344 19.6 20.6% 8.7% 226 24.2 7.5% 19.5%
2017 295 15.3 44.1% 3.4% 200 24.3 0.0% 18.0%
2018 276 20.5 19.6% 6.5% 231 23.7 0.0% 19.0%
2019 240 22.3 6.7% 10.8% 184 25.4 0.5% 20.7%

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Pitch Distribution

Felipe Vázquez - 2019 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSinkerSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPH100 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed