Grant Dayton
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 210LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 11, #347, Florida Marlins | Auburn
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 0 1 3.00 14 0 0 12 14 1.33
2020 2 1 2.30 18 0 0 27.1 32 1.21
2021 0 0 6.23 13 0 0 13 14 1.62
5 Seasons 3 4 3.43 99 0 0 102.1 119 1.18
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 14 0-1 3.00 12 14 1.33
2020 18 2-1 2.30 27.1 32 1.21
2021 13 0-0 6.23 13 14 1.62
5 Seasons 99 3-4 3.43 102.1 119 1.18
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
2016 28 468 55 4 7.3 4.0 83.5 105.3 22.4 29.1 .145 .267 .219 .210 .299 23.6 38.6 5.9 2.05 1.84
2017 29 418 70 5 7.1 4.9 89.3 112.3 23.3 22.9 .204 .388 .312 .295 .318 34.3 19.6 11.8 4.94 3.71
2019 31 204 33 3 9.1 5.9 88.9 111.0 22.1 18.2 .197 .412 .343 .285 .357 36.4 27.5 7.8 3.00 3.54
2020 32 490 73 7 9.6 6.0 87.4 107.3 20.3 31.5 .212 .416 .286 .303 .377 31.5 27.4 9.4 2.31 3.87
2021 33 250 41 2 4.9 3.2 88.3 109.0 17.2 36.6 .250 .421 .351 .320 .384 39.0 22.6 11.3 6.23 4.35
Player 1830 272 21 7.7 4.8 87.4 112.3 21.2 27.9 .197 .373 .292 .280 .345 32.4 27.5 9.2
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

Dayton relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(64.4%) ,
Curveball
(34.8%) ,
Sinker
(0.8%) ,


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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
2016 29.1 30.9 25.5 14.5 30.9 32.7 36.4 9.1 18.2 41.8 20.0 1.8 7.3 4.0
2017 32.9 37.1 15.7 14.3 34.3 34.3 31.4 2.9 20.0 42.9 18.6 5.7 7.1 4.9
2019 39.4 39.4 9.1 12.1 30.3 45.5 24.2 3.0 33.3 36.4 12.1 6.1 9.1 5.9
2020 27.4 38.4 23.3 11.0 32.9 31.5 35.6 8.2 17.8 41.1 17.8 5.5 9.6 6.0
2021 29.3 39.0 29.3 2.4 26.8 43.9 29.3 9.8 17.1 31.7 29.3 7.3 4.9 3.2
Player 30.9 36.8 21.0 11.4 31.6 36.0 32.4 6.6 20.2 39.7 19.5 5.1 7.7 4.8
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
2021 Curveball ATL L 87 77.2 57.6 2.0 3.7GLV -7.2 -11.7 3.0 3.7GLV -4.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball ATL L 161 91.5 14.8 1.5 7.7ARM 0.3 17.9 1.8 7.7ARM 0.1
2021 Sinker ATL L 2 88.9 18.7 -6.8 12.3ARM -2.2 16.3 -6.8 12.3ARM -2.4
2020 Curveball ATL L 180 75.9 60.8 3.1 6.3GLV -4.8 -12.9 4.1 6.3GLV -1.9
2020 4-Seam Fastball ATL L 294 90.6 15.5 1.5 8.3ARM 1.1 18.0 2.0 8.3ARM 0.8
2020 Sinker ATL L 14 90.4 14.8 -9.2 13.0ARM -1.8 19.1 -10.4 13.0ARM -1.5
2020 Changeup ATL L 2 82.9 28.7 -4.5 12.1ARM -1.3 11.2 -3.4 12.1ARM -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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -3.6 -6 161 64.4 35 .379 .690 .480 22.0 14.3 11.4 .285 .478 .365 46.2
2021 Curveball 1.6 1 87 34.8 24 .174 .304 .225 37.8 37.5 26.5 .211 .360 .263 28.6
2021 Sinker -3.0 0 2 0.8 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .144 .144 .155 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 3 294 60.0 71 .175 .397 .290 32.5 31.0 20.2 .184 .452 .312 36.6
2020 Curveball -0.9 -2 180 36.7 43 .289 .342 .324 22.4 18.6 13.1 .268 .377 .303 25.0
2020 Sinker 6.4 1 14 2.9 2 .000 .000 .000 33.3 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2020 Changeup -1.7 0 2 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2021 Curveball 87 77.2 70 14.8 5:00 5:30 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 161 91.5 96 19.1 11:00 11:15 -15
2020 Curveball 178 75.9 75 17.2 5:00 5:15 -15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 284 90.6 97 19.4 11:00 11:00 0
2020 Sinker 14 90.4 98 22.9 10:45 10:45 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 119 560 2 8 -3 -2 5
2017 101 406 4 0 -2 -1 0
2019 51 204 3 0 -2 -1 1
2020 132 552 3 -3 -3 -3 -6
2021 60 250 1 -4 -2 -1 -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 %
2016 468 52.6 70.7 70.7 34.2 57.9 43.2 58.4 53.4 32.0 5.8 74.1
2017 418 52.0 70.6 78.5 24.6 72.9 44.3 50.5 48.6 23.2 8.6 91.4
2019 204 49.0 77.0 75.3 25.0 69.2 38.2 54.9 50.5 26.2 8.3 76.5
2020 490 44.5 69.7 77.6 30.9 54.8 44.3 59.5 48.2 29.2 8.4 68.3
2021 250 47.2 69.5 75.6 28.8 55.3 45.6 44.3 48.0 26.7 6.8 82.4
Player 1,830 49.1 71.0 75.4 29.4 60.3 43.5 54.4 49.8 28.0 7.5 78.1
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
2016 47 72 36 67
2017 26 58 30 58
2019 16 54 53
2020 59 76 43 22 73 38 19 65 83 70 41 68 78 15 44 36 67
2021 19 40 29 64
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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 22.9 5 4.9 0 0 2 3 60.0
2017 22.8 5 2.9 2 3 1 2 40.0
2019 24.3 4 2.9 1 1 3 1 25.0
2020 23.4 7 7.3 0 6 2 5 71.4
2021 26.1 2 2.6 -1 0 4 0 0.0
Player 23.6 23 20.5 3 10 12 11 47.8
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
2016 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
2017 5 3 3 3 3 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3
2019 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 1 2 1 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 2 2
2020 7 7 7 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 9 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 6
2021 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 4 4 3 2 2
Player 23 21 21 23 20 19 23 21 14 17 17 22 22 20 18 21 18 18 21 20 24 25 27 22 19 18 22 23 24 19 17
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 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.8 -- -1.5 -- -- 90.6 -- 90.6 0.0 91.4 0.8
Offspeed Velocity 84.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 -- 82.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 75.3 -- 0.3 -- -- 80.0 -- 75.9 -4.1 77.2 1.3
Exit Velocity 83.5 -- 5.8 -- -- 88.9 -- 87.4 -1.5 88.3 0.9
Launch Angle 22.4 -- 0.9 -- -- 22.1 -- 20.3 -1.8 17.2 -3.1
Barrel % 7.3 -- -0.2 -- -- 9.1 -- 9.6 0.5 4.9 -4.7
Hard Hit % 23.6 -- 10.7 -- -- 36.4 -- 31.5 -4.9 39.0 7.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.1 -- -6.2 -- -- 18.2 -- 31.5 13.3 36.6 5.1
xBA .145 -- 0.059 -- -- .197 -- .212 0.015 .250 0.038
BA .149 -- 0.072 -- -- .255 -- .214 -0.041 .283 0.069
xwOBA .210 -- 0.085 -- -- .285 -- .303 0.018 .320 0.017
wOBA .219 -- 0.093 -- -- .343 -- .286 -0.057 .351 0.065
xSLG .267 -- 0.121 -- -- .412 -- .416 0.004 .421 0.005
SLG .287 -- 0.155 -- -- .511 -- .369 -0.142 .509 0.140
K% 38.6 -- -19.0 -- -- 27.5 -- 27.4 -0.1 22.6 -4.8
BB% 5.9 -- 5.9 -- -- 7.8 -- 9.4 1.6 11.3 1.9
Swing % 53.4 -- -4.8 -- -- 50.5 -- 48.2 -2.3 48.0 -0.2
Whiff% 32.0 -- -8.8 -- -- 26.2 -- 29.2 3.0 26.7 -2.5
In Zone % 52.6 -- -0.6 -- -- 49.0 -- 44.5 -4.5 47.2 2.7
Out of Zone % 47.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 51.0 -- 55.5 4.5 52.8 -2.7
Out of Zone Swing % 34.2 -- -9.6 -- -- 25.0 -- 30.9 5.9 28.8 -2.1
First Pitch Swing % 27.7 -- -3.9 -- -- 25.5 -- 25.9 0.4 27.9 2.0
First Pitch Strike % 58.4 -- -7.9 -- -- 54.9 -- 59.5 4.6 44.3 -15.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 98 .218 52 1 1.9 46 13 28.3
2017 Shifts 99 .319 52 1 1.9 47 17 36.2
2019 Shifts 51 .343 33 3 9.1 18 1 5.6
2020 Shifts 116 .286 79 3 3.8 37 0 0.0
2021 Shifts 60 .351 41 6 14.6 19 6 31.6
! 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 %
2016 134 21.1 5.2% 4.5% 65 24.6 1.5% 18.5%
2017 127 20.8 2.4% 1.6% 52 27.1 0.0% 25.0%
2019 55 20.5 0.0% 1.8% 34 23.5 0.0% 5.9%
2020 128 19.2 4.7% 0.0% 100 23.1 1.0% 4.0%
2021 32 19.1 0.0% 3.1% 68 23.7 0.0% 11.8%

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Pitch Distribution