Branden Kline
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 2, #65, Baltimore Orioles | Virginia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 1 4 5.93 34 0 0 41 34 1.54
2020 0 0 1.80 3 0 0 5 7 1.00
2 Seasons 1 4 5.48 37 0 0 46 41 1.48
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 34 1-4 5.93 41 34 1.54
2020 3 0-0 1.80 5 7 1.00
2 Seasons 37 1-4 5.48 46 41 1.48
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
2019 27 708 128 12 9.4 6.6 89.9 111.9 12.1 38.3 .297 .519 .360 .382 .436 50.8 18.6 10.4 5.93 6.83
2020 28 88 10 2 20.0 10.0 92.9 109.0 16.4 40.0 .202 .349 .211 .302 .394 40.0 35.0 15.0 1.80 3.84
Player 796 138 14 10.1 6.9 90.1 111.9 12.4 38.4 .288 .503 .345 .374 .433 50.0 20.2 10.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kline relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(60.2%) ,
Changeup
(23.9%) ,
Slider
(15.9%) ,


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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
2019 39.8 18.8 32.0 9.4 33.6 36.7 29.7 5.5 28.1 18.8 28.1 9.4 9.4 6.6
2020 30.0 40.0 30.0 0.0 30.0 50.0 20.0 0.0 30.0 40.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 10.0
Player 39.1 20.3 31.9 8.7 33.3 37.7 29.0 5.1 28.3 20.3 26.1 9.4 10.1 6.9
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 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
2020 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 53 95.1 12.8 0.2 2 8.6 1.8 27
2020 Slider BAL R 14 84.2 38.4 0.6 2 1.8 -3.6 -67
2020 Changeup BAL R 21 86.6 26.3 -0.4 -1 10.0 -2.2 -18
2019 Changeup BAL R 60 87.6 28.2 -0.6 -2 11.6 -1.8 -13
2019 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 407 96.2 13.1 0.5 4 8.9 1.9 28
2019 Slider BAL R 241 86.6 32.8 -1.4 -4 2.1 -1.7 -45
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 1 53 60.2 9 .167 .167 .333 24.1 22.2 16.7 .298 .592 .481 50.0
2020 Changeup -0.5 0 21 23.9 9 .111 .222 .139 58.8 44.4 30.8 .159 .235 .166 40.0
2020 Slider 1.6 0 14 15.9 2 .000 .000 .000 40.0 50.0 25.0 .106 .131 .105 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -1.6 -7 407 57.5 98 .349 .698 .482 16.2 14.3 15.6 .358 .693 .467 62.5
2019 Slider -0.7 -2 241 34.0 67 .224 .345 .303 34.9 22.4 20.5 .226 .336 .297 37.8
2019 Changeup 5.9 4 60 8.5 18 .063 .063 .128 34.5 27.8 26.3 .224 .251 .265 27.3
! 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 Changeup 21 86.6 95 14.1 1:00 1:45 -45
2020 4-Seam Fastball 48 95.1 99 19.1 1:00 1:00 0
2020 Slider 14 84.2 17 3.1 9:00 8:00 60
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 183 708 -6 12 -7 -5 -5
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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 %
2019 708 46.9 69.0 83.4 23.4 54.5 42.1 54.1 44.8 24.3 7.3 86.5
2020 88 55.7 83.7 63.4 25.6 50.0 38.6 55.0 58.0 37.3 11.4 100.0
Player 796 47.9 70.9 80.4 23.6 54.1 41.7 54.2 46.2 26.1 7.8 88.7
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 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
2019 89 33 61
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.5 9 7.4 2 3 7 3 33.3
2020 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
Player 22.5 9 7.4 2 4 7 3 33.3

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 9 10 7 5 8 7 8 9 5 4 6 6 10 9 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 11 9 5 6 5 9 10 7 7
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player 9 10 7 5 8 7 8 9 5 4 6 6 10 9 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 9 12 9 5 6 5 9 10 7 7
! 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 2019 2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.2 95.1 -1.1
Offspeed Velocity 87.6 86.6 -1.0
Breaking Velocity 86.6 84.2 -2.4
Exit Velocity 89.9 92.9 3.0
Launch Angle 12.1 16.4 4.3
Barrel % 9.4 20.0 10.6
Hard Hit % 50.8 40.0 -10.8
Sweet Spot % 38.3 40.0 1.7
xBA .297 .202 -0.095
BA .275 .118 -0.157
xwOBA .382 .302 -0.080
wOBA .360 .211 -0.149
xSLG .519 .349 -0.170
SLG .506 .176 -0.330
K% 18.6 35.0 16.4
BB% 10.4 15.0 4.6
Swing % 44.8 58.0 13.2
Whiff% 24.3 37.3 13.0
In Zone % 46.9 55.7 8.8
Out of Zone % 53.1 44.3 -8.8
Out of Zone Swing % 23.4 25.6 2.2
First Pitch Swing % 26.2 30.0 3.8
First Pitch Strike % 54.1 55.0 0.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 183 .360 111 37 33.3 72 50 69.4
2020 Shifts 20 .211 12 2 16.7 8 2 25.0
! 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 %
2019 210 17.2 21.4% 0.5% 122 21.2 0.8% 4.9%
2020 8 19.2 0.0% 0.0% 22 20.2 0.0% 4.5%
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Pitch Distribution


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