Adam Liberatore
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 243LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 21, #641, Tampa Bay Rays | Tennessee Tech
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 2 2 3.38 58 0 0 42.2 47 1.20
2017 0 0 2.70 4 0 0 3.1 5 1.50
2018 2 1 2.77 17 0 0 13 12 1.38
4 Seasons 6 5 3.55 118 0 0 88.2 93 1.23
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 58 2-2 3.38 42.2 47 1.20
2017 4 0-0 2.70 3.1 5 1.50
2018 17 2-1 2.77 13 12 1.38
4 Seasons 118 6-5 3.55 88.2 93 1.23
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 28 483 84 4 4.8 3.3 89.0 108.6 10.9 32.1 .223 .351 .278 .267 .336 34.5 23.8 7.4 4.25 2.91
2016 29 716 110 4 3.6 2.3 88.3 109.2 14.7 33.6 .197 .302 .270 .252 .300 27.3 26.7 9.7 3.38 2.63
2017 30 77 8 0 0.0 0.0 88.9 105.7 2.3 12.5 .242 .265 .268 .283 .358 37.5 33.3 13.3 2.70 3.39
2018 31 216 33 2 6.1 3.7 88.4 104.9 2.9 24.2 .245 .351 .325 .339 .369 40.0 22.2 14.8 2.77 4.96
Player 1492 235 10 4.3 2.7 88.6 109.2 11.4 31.1 .214 .324 .281 .271 .324 31.9 25.3 9.8
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

Liberatore relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(59.7%) ,
Changeup
(21.5%) ,
Slider
(18.8%) ,


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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 45.2 23.8 27.4 3.6 29.8 40.5 29.8 1.2 34.5 26.2 25.0 4.8 4.8 3.3
2016 40.0 25.5 27.3 7.3 25.5 42.7 31.8 2.7 32.7 35.5 21.8 2.7 3.6 2.3
2017 62.5 0.0 37.5 0.0 62.5 25.0 12.5 12.5 50.0 0.0 37.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 63.6 12.1 21.2 3.0 36.4 42.4 18.2 0.0 45.5 6.1 30.3 0.0 6.1 3.7
Player 46.0 22.1 26.8 5.1 29.8 41.3 28.5 2.1 35.7 26.8 24.7 3.0 4.3 2.7
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


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 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 108 90.9 19.0 -1.6 10.0ARM 2.6 15.4 -0.2 10.0ARM 2.1
2018 Slider LAD L 34 83.3 37.0 -3.0 1.2ARM -6.6 4.1 -2.4 1.2ARM -6.6
2018 Changeup LAD L 39 82.9 38.4 5.7 12.4ARM -1.6 3.2 4.4 12.4ARM -1.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 50 92.6 14.3 0.6 10.9ARM 2.5 18.8 1.8 10.9ARM 2.9
2017 Changeup LAD L 24 84.1 36.4 5.5 13.6ARM -0.2 4.2 5.6 13.6ARM 0.2
2017 Slider LAD L 3 85.5 25.7 -9.5 5.9ARM -10.1 13.5 -10.4 5.9ARM -11.4
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -2 108 50.0 26 .286 .571 .425 13.2 15.4 16.0 .299 .483 .407 52.9
2018 Changeup 5.3 2 39 18.1 12 .167 .167 .150 33.3 41.7 23.8 .132 .160 .133 28.6
2018 Slider 0.6 0 34 15.7 9 .167 .167 .288 38.5 11.1 14.3 .365 .391 .428 16.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 0 50 64.9 9 .286 .286 .356 18.2 33.3 17.6 .194 .209 .292 50.0
2017 Changeup 1.5 0 24 31.2 6 .167 .167 .150 30.0 33.3 14.3 .298 .331 .272 25.0
2017 Slider 0.5 0 3 3.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 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.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 118 467 2 6 -4 -2 2
2016 172 700 4 10 -4 -3 7
2018 47 181 3 1 -2 -1 0
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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 483 47.4 66.4 78.3 24.8 58.7 43.3 64.8 44.5 27.0 5.6 63.0
2016 716 50.6 68.0 82.5 22.0 52.6 39.2 59.1 45.3 23.8 7.8 76.8
2017 77 55.8 60.5 88.5 20.6 42.9 40.3 66.7 42.9 21.2 9.1 85.7
2018 216 44.8 69.1 80.4 31.0 64.5 47.0 42.6 46.3 24.0 5.5 90.0
Player 1,492 49.1 67.1 81.3 24.1 56.4 41.6 58.9 45.0 24.7 6.9 75.0
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 73 62 8
2016 39 46 9
2017 45 52 2
2018 22 38 4
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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 22.1 2 1.5 1 2 3 0 0.0
2018 22.1 1 0.4 1 2 0 0 0.0
Player 22.1 3 1.9 1 4 3 0 0.0
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 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 0
2018 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Player 3 4 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 1 3 6 1 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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.4 92.3 -2.1 92.6 0.3 90.9 -1.7
Offspeed Velocity 86.9 86.0 -0.9 84.1 -1.9 82.9 -1.2
Breaking Velocity 83.7 85.3 1.6 85.5 0.2 83.3 -2.2
Exit Velocity 89.0 88.3 -0.7 88.9 0.6 88.4 -0.5
Launch Angle 10.9 14.7 3.8 2.3 -12.4 2.9 0.6
Barrel % 4.8 3.6 -1.2 0.0 -3.6 6.1 6.1
Hard Hit % 34.5 27.3 -7.2 37.5 10.2 40.0 2.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 33.6 1.5 12.5 -21.1 24.2 11.7
xBA .223 .197 -0.026 .242 0.045 .245 0.003
BA .232 .219 -0.013 .231 0.012 .227 -0.004
xwOBA .267 .252 -0.015 .283 0.031 .339 0.056
wOBA .278 .270 -0.008 .268 -0.002 .325 0.057
xSLG .351 .302 -0.049 .265 -0.037 .351 0.086
SLG .384 .329 -0.055 .231 -0.098 .364 0.133
K% 23.8 26.7 2.9 33.3 6.6 22.2 -11.1
BB% 7.4 9.7 2.3 13.3 3.6 14.8 1.5
Swing % 44.5 45.3 0.8 42.9 -2.4 46.3 3.4
Whiff% 27.0 23.8 -3.2 21.2 -2.6 24.0 2.8
In Zone % 47.4 50.6 3.2 55.8 5.2 44.8 -11.0
Out of Zone % 52.6 49.4 -3.2 44.2 -5.2 55.2 11.0
Out of Zone Swing % 24.8 22.0 -2.8 20.6 -1.4 31.0 10.4
First Pitch Swing % 27.0 25.0 -2.0 26.7 1.7 25.9 -0.8
First Pitch Strike % 64.8 59.1 -5.7 66.7 7.6 42.6 -24.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 167 .266 78 1 1.3 89 22 24.7
2017 Shifts 15 .268 10 1 10.0 5 2 40.0
2018 Shifts 47 .326 28 1 3.6 19 5 26.3
! 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 %
2015 147 24.6 7.5% 21.8% 72 29.3 0.0% 43.1%
2016 205 25.0 2.0% 16.6% 119 30.2 0.0% 50.4%
2017 29 21.8 0.0% 3.4% 8 24.8 0.0% 25.0%
2018 47 22.1 0.0% 6.4% 29 24.8 0.0% 10.3%

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Pitch Distribution