Sam Selman
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 2" 198LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 2, #66, Kansas City Royals | Vanderbilt
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 1 3.72 24 0 1 19.1 23 1.14
2021 0 1 5.76 25 0 0 25 19 1.28
2022 0 0 4.91 16 0 0 18.1 18 1.15
4 Seasons 1 2 4.81 75 0 1 73 70 1.19
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 24 1-1 3.72 19.1 23 1.14
2021 25 0-1 5.76 25 19 1.28
2022 16 0-0 4.91 18.1 18 1.15
4 Seasons 75 1-2 4.81 73 70 1.19
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
2019 28 187 26 2 7.7 4.5 87.9 106.0 22.4 38.5 .205 .386 .309 .327 .340 26.9 22.7 13.6 4.36 4.76
2020 29 361 48 2 4.2 2.4 85.1 104.9 21.0 25.0 .192 .271 .277 .269 .299 20.8 28.0 11.0 3.72 3.02
2021 30 494 74 4 5.4 3.6 84.1 109.3 25.5 39.2 .245 .401 .305 .340 .350 27.0 17.3 10.9 5.76 4.99
2022 31 295 51 4 7.8 5.3 88.0 108.4 17.2 37.3 .218 .396 .328 .297 .356 37.3 24.0 6.7 4.91 3.64
Player 1337 199 12 6.0 3.9 85.8 109.3 21.9 35.2 .218 .363 .304 .309 .338 28.1 22.5 10.3
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

Selman relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.1%) ,
Slider
(47.1%) ,
Sinker
(4.7%) ,


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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 38.5 26.9 19.2 15.4 46.2 26.9 26.9 7.7 15.4 38.5 19.2 7.7 7.7 4.5
2020 33.3 37.5 20.8 8.3 33.3 27.1 39.6 6.3 20.8 43.8 22.9 2.1 4.2 2.4
2021 24.3 35.1 25.7 14.9 24.3 37.8 37.8 9.5 13.5 43.2 24.3 4.1 5.4 3.6
2022 33.3 39.2 21.6 5.9 43.1 29.4 27.5 5.9 17.6 37.3 19.6 11.8 7.8 5.3
Player 30.7 35.7 22.6 11.1 34.2 31.7 34.2 7.5 16.6 41.2 22.1 6.0 6.0 3.9
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
2022 Sinker OAK L 14 90.4 18.8 -5.6 9.7ARM -5.0 14.7 -5.8 9.7ARM -5.5
2022 Slider OAK L 139 79.3 39.9 -3.3 12.1GLV 1.9 3.5 -1.6 12.1GLV 7.2
2022 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 142 89.3 20.6 -2.9 2.7ARM -4.3 13.5 -2.5 2.7ARM -4.9
2021 Sinker LAA L 1 91.8 14.0 -8.1 11.0ARM -3.7 18.5 -9.0 11.0ARM -3.7
2021 Slider LAA L 220 79.8 40.3 -2.4 11.7GLV 3.9 2.5 -0.9 11.7GLV 6.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball LAA L 273 90.9 17.7 -1.3 4.5ARM -2.5 15.2 -0.9 4.5ARM -3.1
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball -2.0 -3 142 48.1 28 .261 .348 .343 19.6 14.3 12.9 .243 .328 .330 36.8
2022 Slider -1.1 -2 139 47.1 44 .209 .512 .308 23.8 29.5 26.5 .206 .437 .282 36.7
2022 Sinker 2.2 0 14 4.7 3 .333 .667 .417 60.0 33.3 50.0 .203 .337 .228 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 2 273 55.3 57 .214 .262 .302 20.8 15.8 10.1 .255 .307 .347 25.0
2021 Slider -1.7 -4 220 44.5 52 .229 .438 .314 20.0 19.2 11.8 .236 .483 .332 28.9
2021 Sinker -2.0 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 4-Seam Fastball 140 89.3 70 13.1 11:00 11:30 -30
2022 Sinker 14 90.4 77 17.3 11:00 10:45 15
2022 Slider 137 79.3 48 13.1 3:15 2:45 30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 267 90.9 74 15.3 11:00 11:30 -30
2021 Slider 219 79.8 48 12.5 3:15 2:45 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 44 186 3 1 -2 -1 2
2020 82 361 8 1 -3 -2 4
2021 109 494 0 7 -5 -4 -1
2022 75 295 2 -4 0 -2 -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 %
2019 187 43.5 58.0 76.6 25.7 55.6 36.6 50.0 39.6 31.1 6.5 91.7
2020 361 48.5 60.6 71.7 22.6 64.3 39.9 52.4 41.0 29.7 9.1 69.7
2021 494 49.2 71.2 78.0 24.7 83.9 44.3 55.5 47.6 20.4 8.1 70.0
2022 295 46.4 67.2 84.8 27.8 59.1 45.1 60.0 46.1 23.5 5.8 94.1
Player 1,337 47.6 65.7 77.8 25.0 68.6 42.2 55.0 44.4 24.8 7.6 76.5
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
2019 10 61 82
2020 86 87 97 97 65 88 84 93 100 72 25 71 12 19 91 64
2021 15 78 66
2022 5 35 62
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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 %
2019 19.7 2 0.5 2 1 1 0 0.0
2020 21.3 2 1.7 0 1 1 1 50.0
2021 24.3 3 2.8 0 0 2 1 33.3
2022 24.4 4 3.6 0 0 3 1 25.0
Player 23.1 11 8.7 2 2 7 3 27.3
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
2019 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0
2020 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2
2021 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2022 4 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4
Player 11 7 7 9 9 8 9 9 5 7 7 9 10 8 9 10 9 8 10 10 10 8 10 9 8 7 9 9 11 10 9
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 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.9 91.2 1.3 90.9 -0.3 89.4 -1.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 79.9 80.0 0.1 79.8 -0.2 79.3 -0.5
Exit Velocity 87.9 85.1 -2.8 84.1 -1.0 88.0 3.9
Launch Angle 22.4 21.0 -1.4 25.5 4.5 17.2 -8.3
Barrel % 7.7 4.2 -3.5 5.4 1.2 7.8 2.4
Hard Hit % 26.9 20.8 -6.1 27.0 6.2 37.3 10.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.5 25.0 -13.5 39.2 14.2 37.3 -1.9
xBA .205 .192 -0.013 .245 0.053 .218 -0.027
BA .171 .186 0.015 .222 0.036 .232 0.010
xwOBA .327 .269 -0.058 .340 0.071 .297 -0.043
wOBA .309 .277 -0.032 .305 0.028 .328 0.023
xSLG .386 .271 -0.115 .401 0.130 .396 -0.005
SLG .371 .314 -0.057 .356 0.042 .464 0.108
K% 22.7 28.0 5.3 17.3 -10.7 24.0 6.7
BB% 13.6 11.0 -2.6 10.9 -0.1 6.7 -4.2
Swing % 39.6 41.0 1.4 47.6 6.6 46.1 -1.5
Whiff% 31.1 29.7 -1.4 20.4 -9.3 23.5 3.1
In Zone % 43.5 48.5 5.0 49.2 0.7 46.4 -2.8
Out of Zone % 56.5 51.5 -5.0 50.8 -0.7 53.6 2.8
Out of Zone Swing % 25.7 22.6 -3.1 24.7 2.1 27.8 3.1
First Pitch Swing % 20.5 17.1 -3.4 22.7 5.6 25.3 2.6
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 52.4 2.4 55.5 3.1 60.0 4.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 44 .309 20 4 20.0 24 8 33.3
2020 Shifts 82 .277 47 4 8.5 35 20 57.1
2021 Shifts 109 .305 67 9 13.4 42 19 45.2
2022 Shifts 75 .328 43 10 23.3 32 14 43.8
! 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 63 17.6 14.3% 3.2% 32 21.1 0.0% 3.1%
2020 106 18.4 6.6% 2.8% 76 22.1 0.0% 14.5%
2021 132 17.5 11.4% 1.5% 92 22.9 0.0% 8.7%
2022 99 16.7 26.3% 2.0% 46 19.6 2.2% 6.5%

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Pitch Distribution