Jason Adam
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 229LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 5, #149, Kansas City Royals | Blue Valley Northwest HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 3 1.56 67 0 8 63.1 75 0.76
2023 4 2 2.98 56 0 12 54.1 69 1.01
2024 7 2 1.95 74 0 4 73.2 81 0.86
7 Seasons 19 11 2.87 276 0 24 269.2 320 1.00
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 67 2-3 1.56 63.1 75 0.76
2023 56 4-2 2.98 54.1 69 1.01
2024 74 7-2 1.95 73.2 81 0.86
7 Seasons 276 19-11 2.87 269.2 320 1.00
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
2018 26 571 87 12 13.8 8.5 87.9 109.1 25.8 35.6 .230 .486 .365 .350 .432 35.6 26.1 10.6 6.12 5.33
2019 27 397 60 3 5.0 3.3 85.6 113.9 24.1 31.7 .188 .307 .265 .270 .266 21.7 19.8 11.0 2.91 3.16
2020 28 260 29 1 3.4 1.7 84.9 109.0 16.8 24.1 .164 .273 .295 .258 .324 24.1 36.2 13.8 3.29 2.77
2021 29 218 22 2 9.1 4.0 87.0 105.9 18.4 31.8 .169 .303 .354 .290 .371 36.4 38.0 12.0 5.91 3.52
2022 30 942 138 7 5.1 3.0 85.2 113.0 14.4 29.0 .162 .257 .213 .226 .277 27.5 31.6 7.2 1.56 2.09
2023 31 906 124 15 12.1 6.8 87.2 111.9 14.4 30.6 .217 .403 .283 .320 .407 39.5 31.1 9.0 2.98 4.33
2024 32 1109 172 11 6.4 3.9 88.5 117.8 13.8 29.7 .203 .336 .224 .276 .345 37.8 28.7 8.2 1.96 3.14
Player 4403 632 51 8.1 4.7 86.9 117.8 17.0 30.5 .195 .344 .266 .283 .347 33.4 29.6 9.1
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

Adam relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(37.4%) ,
Changeup
(25.8%) ,
Slider
(20.6%) ,
Sweeper
(16.1%) ,


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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
2018 28.7 29.9 21.8 19.5 34.5 35.6 29.9 4.6 16.1 40.2 18.4 6.9 13.8 8.5
2019 26.7 30.0 25.0 18.3 23.3 36.7 40.0 3.3 23.3 45.0 16.7 6.7 5.0 3.3
2020 41.4 37.9 17.2 3.4 34.5 48.3 17.2 6.9 31.0 31.0 20.7 6.9 3.4 1.7
2021 36.4 18.2 27.3 18.2 40.9 36.4 22.7 9.1 22.7 31.8 22.7 4.5 9.1 4.0
2022 44.2 24.6 18.1 13.0 36.2 41.3 22.5 2.2 38.4 32.6 16.7 5.1 5.1 3.0
2023 41.9 29.8 17.7 10.5 39.5 42.7 17.7 4.8 31.5 23.4 21.0 7.3 12.1 6.8
2024 43.0 27.3 19.8 9.9 39.0 37.8 23.3 5.8 28.5 27.3 23.3 8.1 6.4 3.9
Player 39.2 28.0 19.9 12.8 36.2 39.6 24.2 4.6 29.0 31.5 19.9 6.8 8.1 4.7
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

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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
2024 Slider SD R 229 84.5 41.9 5.0 3.1GLV -2.1 -3.7 5.3 3.1GLV -2.0
2024 Changeup SD R 286 89.5 30.4 1.7 16.2ARM 1.7 3.9 1.0 16.2ARM 2.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball SD R 415 95.5 11.7 1.9 7.5ARM 0.6 18.5 2.7 7.5ARM 0.0
2024 Sweeper SD R 179 78.9 48.0 4.7 17.7GLV 3.0 -3.7 5.3 17.7GLV 3.4
2023 Slider TB R 12 83.8 40.7 2.9 4.1GLV -1.4 -1.8 3.3 4.1GLV -1.2
2023 Changeup TB R 319 89.6 30.7 2.2 16.1ARM 1.3 3.5 1.9 16.1ARM 1.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball TB R 303 94.6 12.6 2.0 7.4ARM 0.2 18.0 2.2 7.4ARM 0.0
2023 Sweeper TB R 271 79.0 46.8 3.8 20.4GLV 4.9 -2.4 3.9 20.4GLV 6.3
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 6 415 37.4 93 .167 .286 .257 26.5 16.1 13.9 .228 .417 .307 47.1
2024 Changeup 3.3 9 286 25.8 98 .156 .200 .202 38.7 34.7 29.3 .183 .259 .240 35.1
2024 Slider 3.0 7 229 20.6 48 .095 .190 .193 57.0 41.7 31.3 .168 .274 .253 27.3
2024 Sweeper -2.0 -4 179 16.1 39 .229 .429 .322 46.4 30.8 18.2 .238 .415 .321 26.1
2023 Changeup 0.0 0 319 35.2 85 .187 .293 .275 33.3 27.1 24.2 .221 .340 .295 36.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 303 33.4 73 .246 .541 .389 33.5 30.1 22.7 .247 .561 .395 61.5
2023 Sweeper 1.7 5 272 30.0 63 .089 .179 .189 38.2 38.1 23.5 .165 .303 .265 15.6
2023 Slider -1.7 0 12 1.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .951 1.145 .916 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 272 89.6 79 17.3 1:30 2:45 -75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 398 95.5 88 19.7 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Slider 222 84.5 30 6.9 8:00 7:15 45
2024 Sweeper 175 78.9 59 19.7 7:45 8:30 -45
2023 Changeup 305 89.6 76 17.1 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 299 94.6 82 19.2 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Slider 12 83.8 25 5.9 9:00 7:45 75
2023 Sweeper 266 79.0 64 22.1 7:45 8:30 -45
! 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
2018 141 571 -7 7 -2 -3 -6
2019 90 397 6 7 -3 -6 5
2020 58 260 0 3 -3 -2 -2
2021 50 218 0 1 0 -3 -3
2022 241 963 15 16 -3 -2 25
2023 222 906 7 10 -6 -6 5
2024 298 1,192 9 20 -2 -6 20
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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 %
2018 571 45.4 74.9 82.5 27.6 53.5 39.8 56.0 49.0 26.4 6.5 78.4
2019 397 43.6 68.8 77.3 26.3 59.3 39.5 46.7 44.8 28.1 7.1 78.6
2020 260 45.0 65.0 69.7 27.3 35.9 36.2 56.9 44.2 41.7 5.4 71.4
2021 218 42.7 65.6 77.0 26.4 45.5 37.6 42.0 43.1 34.0 6.4 100.0
2022 942 47.7 64.6 71.0 36.3 45.3 38.7 64.1 49.8 38.8 8.9 73.8
2023 906 48.2 64.1 70.0 29.0 56.6 38.0 64.9 45.9 34.4 7.7 67.1
2024 1,109 45.9 70.7 73.6 33.0 39.9 39.9 61.1 50.3 38.4 7.6 77.4
Player 4,403 46.3 67.7 73.8 30.9 47.5 38.9 59.6 47.9 35.2 7.5 75.2
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
2018 69 99 56 81
2019 70 98 54 71
2020 75 100 76
2021 55 99 84
2022 99 99 99 93 98 92 84 97 99 92 57 98 96 66 100 81
2023 42 80 49 25 46 60 1 84 46 93 40 94 50 60 100 79
2024 87 90 82 69 79 77 75 58 58 87 47 99 89 73 100 68
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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 %
2018 22.4 9 9.5 -1 2 4 6 66.7
2019 22.8 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0.0
2020 25.1 2 1.8 0 0 2 1 50.0
2021 25.3 1 1.4 0 0 1 1 100.0
2022 23.9 5 3.3 2 5 3 1 20.0
2023 23.8 7 8.1 -1 3 7 3 42.9
2024 25.7 6 8.2 -2 4 4 5 83.3
Player 23.9 31 32.9 -2 14 22 17 54.8
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
2018 9 11 8 8 10 9 10 10 8 8 9 9 12 9 10 10 9 10 8 10 11 9 11 10 9 10 8 10 11 10 9
2019 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
2020 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
2021 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
2022 5 2 3 4 5 3 4 2 2 1 3 6 6 3 3 4 3 1 3 4 4 3 7 5 1 1 4 4 4 2 2
2023 7 8 7 7 7 7 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 8 9 8 10 8 10 8 9 9 11 10 8 7 7 8 9 7 6
2024 6 9 9 6 6 9 9 7 5 6 6 8 9 8 8 6 9 7 9 10 10 9 11 10 9 9 6 10 10 8 9
Player 31 34 32 30 31 32 37 31 24 24 29 35 40 31 34 32 34 29 35 38 37 32 46 38 30 29 29 37 38 31 29
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.1 94.4 0.3 ↑ 94.8 0.4 ↑ 93.8 -1.0 ↓ 94.8 1.0 ↑ 94.6 -0.2 ↓ 95.5 0.9 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 89.1 89.4 0.3 ↑ 89.6 0.2 ↑ 87.3 -2.3 ↓ 90.0 2.7 ↑ 89.6 -0.4 ↓ 89.5 -0.1 ↓
Breaking Velocity 77.4 77.7 0.3 ↑ 81.4 3.7 ↑ 80.6 -0.8 ↓ 81.3 0.7 ↑ 79.2 -2.1 ↓ 82.0 2.8 ↑
Exit Velocity 87.9 85.6 -2.3 ↓ 84.9 -0.7 ↓ 87.0 2.1 ↑ 85.2 -1.8 ↓ 87.2 2.0 ↑ 88.5 1.3 ↑
Launch Angle 25.8 24.1 -1.7 ↓ 16.8 -7.3 ↓ 18.4 1.6 ↑ 14.4 -4.0 ↓ 14.4 0.0 13.8 -0.6 ↓
Barrel % 13.8 5.0 -8.8 ↓ 3.4 -1.6 ↓ 9.1 5.7 ↑ 5.1 -4.0 ↓ 12.1 7.0 ↑ 6.4 -5.7 ↓
Hard Hit % 35.6 21.7 -13.9 ↓ 24.1 2.4 ↑ 36.4 12.3 ↑ 27.5 -8.9 ↓ 39.5 12.0 ↑ 37.8 -1.7 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.6 31.7 -3.9 ↓ 24.1 -7.6 ↓ 31.8 7.7 ↑ 29.0 -2.8 ↓ 30.6 1.6 ↑ 29.7 -0.9 ↓
xBA .230 .188 -0.042 ↓ .164 -0.024 ↓ .169 0.005 ↑ .162 -0.007 ↓ .217 0.055 ↑ .203 -0.014 ↓
BA .246 .200 -0.046 ↓ .180 -0.020 ↓ .244 0.064 ↑ .147 -0.097 ↓ .181 0.034 ↑ .159 -0.022 ↓
xwOBA .350 .270 -0.080 ↓ .258 -0.012 ↓ .290 0.032 ↑ .226 -0.064 ↓ .320 0.094 ↑ .276 -0.044 ↓
wOBA .365 .265 -0.100 ↓ .295 0.030 ↑ .354 0.059 ↑ .213 -0.141 ↓ .283 0.070 ↑ .224 -0.059 ↓
xSLG .486 .307 -0.179 ↓ .273 -0.034 ↓ .303 0.030 ↑ .257 -0.046 ↓ .403 0.146 ↑ .336 -0.067 ↓
SLG .533 .293 -0.240 ↓ .380 0.087 ↑ .415 0.035 ↑ .242 -0.173 ↓ .342 0.100 ↑ .259 -0.083 ↓
K% 26.1 19.8 -6.3 ↓ 36.2 16.4 ↑ 38.0 1.8 ↑ 31.6 -6.4 ↓ 31.1 -0.5 ↓ 28.7 -2.4 ↓
BB% 10.6 11.0 0.4 ↑ 13.8 2.8 ↑ 12.0 -1.8 ↓ 7.2 -4.8 ↓ 9.0 1.8 ↑ 8.2 -0.8 ↓
Swing % 49.0 44.8 -4.2 ↓ 44.2 -0.6 ↓ 43.1 -1.1 ↓ 49.8 6.7 ↑ 45.9 -3.9 ↓ 50.3 4.4 ↑
Whiff% 26.4 28.1 1.7 ↑ 41.7 13.6 ↑ 34.0 -7.7 ↓ 38.8 4.8 ↑ 34.4 -4.4 ↓ 38.4 4.0 ↑
In Zone % 45.4 43.6 -1.8 ↓ 45.0 1.4 ↑ 42.7 -2.3 ↓ 47.7 5.0 ↑ 48.2 0.5 ↑ 45.9 -2.3 ↓
Out of Zone % 54.6 56.4 1.8 ↑ 55.0 -1.4 ↓ 57.3 2.3 ↑ 52.3 -5.0 ↓ 51.8 -0.5 ↓ 54.1 2.3 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 27.6 26.3 -1.3 ↓ 27.3 1.0 ↑ 26.4 -0.9 ↓ 36.3 9.9 ↑ 29.0 -7.3 ↓ 33.0 4.0 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 22.2 -11.1 ↓ 24.1 1.9 ↑ 28.0 3.9 ↑ 31.2 3.2 ↑ 29.3 -1.9 ↓ 36.8 7.5 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 56.0 46.7 -9.3 ↓ 56.9 10.2 ↑ 42.0 -14.9 ↓ 64.1 22.1 ↑ 64.9 0.8 ↑ 61.1 -3.8 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 141 .365 79 12 15.2 62 30 48.4
2019 Shifts 90 .265 52 8 15.4 38 27 71.1
2020 Shifts 58 .295 25 3 12.0 33 16 48.5
2021 Shifts 50 .354 25 4 16.0 25 12 48.0
2022 Shifts 235 .213 151 48 31.8 84 55 65.5
2023 Shades 222 .283 112 24 21.4 110 57 51.8
2024 Shades 278 .224 159 27 17.0 119 78 65.5
! 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 %
2018 145 17.1 20.0% 0.0% 96 23.0 1.0% 5.2%
2019 102 19.2 4.9% 2.0% 83 24.3 0.0% 10.8%
2020 59 18.8 0.0% 5.1% 54 25.9 0.0% 24.1%
2021 49 20.2 2.0% 0.0% 49 25.7 0.0% 18.4%
2022 269 22.1 0.0% 7.4% 123 26.2 0.0% 25.2%
2023 246 17.7 1.6% 0.4% 155 21.3 0.0% 1.9%
2024 312 17.8 1.0% 1.0% 143 20.3 0.0% 0.7%

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Pitch Distribution

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