Matt Grace
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 215LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 8, #236, Washington Nationals | UCLA
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 1 1 2.87 56 0 0 59.2 48 1.14
2019 1 2 6.36 51 1 0 46.2 35 1.52
2020 0 1 54.00 3 0 0 1 2 7.00
6 Seasons 5 5 4.57 181 2 2 177.1 134 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 56 1-1 2.87 59.2 48 1.14
2019 51 1-2 6.36 46.2 35 1.52
2020 3 0-1 54.00 1 2 7.00
6 Seasons 181 5-5 4.57 177.1 134 1.40
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 26 308 61 0 0.0 0.0 88.6 110.3 3.6 19.7 .262 .327 .366 .299 .324 44.3 16.7 9.5 4.24 3.69
2016 27 39 6 0 0.0 0.0 82.8 89.2 5.2 16.7 .088 .109 .088 .086 .154 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.00 0.39
2017 28 753 163 8 4.9 3.7 86.2 113.2 0.3 28.8 .250 .392 .301 .311 .330 28.8 14.4 8.4 4.32 4.15
2018 29 846 184 10 5.4 4.0 87.7 116.4 10.1 29.9 .231 .376 .275 .283 .329 33.7 19.4 5.3 2.87 3.35
2019 30 704 159 19 11.9 9.2 91.1 113.5 7.2 36.5 .313 .569 .379 .383 .445 46.5 17.0 4.9 6.36 6.87
2020 31 36 6 2 33.3 20.0 92.1 101.0 25.6 16.7 .252 .548 .726 .408 .447 50.0 20.0 20.0 54.00 7.73
Player 2686 579 39 6.7 5.1 88.3 116.4 6.0 30.1 .260 .427 .323 .319 .361 36.8 17.4 6.6
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

Grace relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(61.1%) ,
Slider
(30.6%) ,
Changeup
(5.6%) ,
Sinker
(2.8%) ,


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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 59.0 11.5 26.2 3.3 31.1 52.5 16.4 6.6 44.3 14.8 27.9 4.9 0.0 0.0
2016 66.7 16.7 16.7 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 63.2 14.1 20.9 1.8 28.8 42.3 28.2 9.8 44.2 13.5 20.9 3.7 4.9 3.7
2018 50.0 20.7 23.4 6.0 37.5 34.8 27.2 2.7 38.6 26.6 21.7 3.3 5.4 4.0
2019 49.7 20.8 27.0 2.5 39.6 37.7 22.6 3.1 40.3 14.5 21.4 7.5 11.9 9.2
2020 50.0 16.7 16.7 16.7 50.0 33.3 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 0.0 33.3 20.0
Player 54.7 17.8 23.8 3.6 35.2 39.2 25.2 5.4 40.9 18.3 21.9 4.7 6.7 5.1
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
2020 Slider AZ L 11 82.2 34.6 -4.9 3.4GLV -2.4 5.5 -4.2 3.4GLV -1.7
2020 4-Seam Fastball AZ L 22 88.8 25.6 -7.7 15.2ARM 8.7 9.1 -6.9 15.2ARM 7.7
2020 Sinker AZ L 1 90.3 25.0 1.1 18.0ARM 3.3 8.8 -0.1 18.0ARM 3.5
2020 Changeup AZ L 2 83.8 32.2 1.6 16.3ARM 3.1 6.6 1.2 16.3ARM 2.7
2019 Changeup WSH L 31 85.3 32.3 1.6 16.4ARM 2.8 6.0 1.9 16.4ARM 2.1
2019 Sinker WSH L 440 91.2 26.0 2.4 14.6ARM -0.2 7.6 1.9 14.6ARM 0.5
2019 Cutter WSH L 19 88.9 28.7 -1.4 1.5ARM -3.5 6.9 -1.2 1.5ARM -2.8
2019 Curveball WSH L 1 77.8 50.0 -6.3 4.7GLV -4.1 -2.5 -6.2 4.7GLV -3.4
2019 Slider WSH L 213 83.4 38.0 -1.2 4.2GLV -1.1 2.3 -0.7 4.2GLV -1.1
! 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 %
2020 4-Seam Fastball -5.0 -1 22 61.1 7 .600 1.200 .743 41.7 14.3 20.0 .195 .472 .400 25.0
2020 Slider -2.0 0 11 30.6 2 .500 .500 .450 16.7 50.0 12.5 .227 .264 .215 100.0
2020 Changeup -56.9 -1 2 5.6 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .587 1.495 .853 100.0
2020 Sinker -6.2 0 1 2.8 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Sinker -2.8 -12 440 62.5 141 .372 .620 .446 9.9 7.8 12.2 .344 .575 .401 46.3
2019 Slider 0.5 1 213 30.3 51 .188 .458 .311 40.0 39.2 27.4 .240 .613 .365 50.0
2019 Changeup 1.8 1 31 4.4 8 .250 .250 .225 28.6 50.0 40.0 .125 .177 .136 50.0
2019 Cutter -8.4 -2 19 2.7 6 .333 .500 .358 11.1 0.0 0.0 .465 .611 .463 33.3
2019 Curveball 7.7 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2020 4-Seam Fastball 17 88.8 83 17.8 11:00 10:00 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 82 301 -9 3 0 -1 -7
2017 211 752 2 11 -4 -3 5
2018 245 846 11 6 -5 -2 10
2019 206 704 -13 8 -3 -4 -12
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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 308 49.7 63.4 93.8 22.6 57.1 39.0 52.4 42.9 15.2 6.5 90.0
2016 39 48.7 78.9 53.3 15.0 100.0 48.7 40.0 46.2 38.9 7.7 100.0
2017 753 54.0 64.8 86.3 26.3 70.3 41.0 62.1 47.0 16.7 10.1 73.7
2018 846 57.0 66.8 87.3 23.1 59.5 42.9 65.7 48.0 18.0 7.8 71.2
2019 704 50.0 63.6 89.3 30.1 60.4 45.6 64.6 46.9 19.4 7.2 74.5
2020 36 38.9 85.7 83.3 31.8 42.9 38.9 80.0 52.8 31.6 8.3 100.0
Player 2,686 53.1 65.4 87.6 25.9 62.6 42.6 62.8 46.9 18.2 8.2 75.3
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 34 1 19
2017 52 45 58 66 36 78 70 76 83 8 49 5 35 21 1 31
2018 77 59 56 54 84 72 70 68 65 29 92 6 5 26 1 27
2019 2 1 1 2 12 44 3 3 1 11 93 8 61 20 1 17
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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 %
2017 22.7 3 3.7 -1 4 1 3 100.0
2018 21.6 5 4.9 0 6 4 2 40.0
2019 23.2 11 10.4 1 5 8 5 45.5
2020 -- 1 1.5 -1 0 1 1 100.0
Player 22.7 20 20.5 -1 15 14 11 55.0
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
2017 3 4 3 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 3
2018 5 7 3 4 3 3 6 4 3 3 4 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 6 4 4 3 6 7 5 3
2019 11 14 9 11 9 8 12 11 8 6 6 9 17 12 8 9 7 8 12 10 14 14 15 14 8 9 8 12 17 8 7
2020 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1
Player 20 26 17 21 16 16 24 20 15 13 14 20 32 23 18 20 17 17 23 20 26 25 29 24 18 18 15 24 31 18 14
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 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.7 89.6 -2.1 90.9 1.3 91.2 0.3 91.1 -0.1 88.8 -2.3
Offspeed Velocity 84.8 0.0 0.0 86.0 0.0 85.8 -0.2 85.3 -0.5 83.8 -1.5
Breaking Velocity 82.7 81.2 -1.5 82.9 1.7 82.6 -0.3 83.4 0.8 82.2 -1.2
Exit Velocity 88.6 82.8 -5.8 86.2 3.4 87.7 1.5 91.1 3.4 92.1 1.0
Launch Angle 3.6 5.2 1.6 0.3 -4.9 10.1 9.8 7.2 -2.9 25.6 18.4
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 4.9 5.4 0.5 11.9 6.5 33.3 21.4
Hard Hit % 44.3 0.0 -44.3 28.8 28.8 33.7 4.9 46.5 12.8 50.0 3.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 19.7 16.7 -3.0 28.8 12.1 29.9 1.1 36.5 6.6 16.7 -19.8
xBA .262 .088 -0.174 .250 0.162 .231 -0.019 .313 0.082 .252 -0.061
BA .356 .100 -0.256 .266 0.166 .240 -0.026 .319 0.079 .625 0.306
xwOBA .299 .086 -0.213 .311 0.225 .283 -0.028 .383 0.100 .408 0.025
wOBA .366 .088 -0.278 .301 0.213 .275 -0.026 .379 0.104 .726 0.347
xSLG .327 .109 -0.218 .392 0.283 .376 -0.016 .569 0.193 .548 -0.021
SLG .438 .100 -0.338 .367 0.267 .354 -0.013 .560 0.206 1.125 0.565
K% 16.7 40.0 23.3 14.4 -25.6 19.4 5.0 17.0 -2.4 20.0 3.0
BB% 9.5 0.0 -9.5 8.4 8.4 5.3 -3.1 4.9 -0.4 20.0 15.1
Swing % 42.9 46.2 3.3 47.0 0.8 48.0 1.0 46.9 -1.1 52.8 5.9
Whiff% 15.2 38.9 23.7 16.7 -22.2 18.0 1.3 19.4 1.4 31.6 12.2
In Zone % 49.7 48.7 -1.0 54.0 5.3 57.0 3.0 50.0 -7.0 38.9 -11.1
Out of Zone % 50.3 51.3 1.0 46.0 -5.3 43.0 -3.0 50.0 7.0 61.1 11.1
Out of Zone Swing % 22.6 15.0 -7.6 26.3 11.3 23.1 -3.2 30.1 7.0 31.8 1.7
First Pitch Swing % 29.8 30.0 0.2 28.0 -2.0 33.9 5.9 31.6 -2.3 70.0 38.4
First Pitch Strike % 52.4 40.0 -12.4 62.1 22.1 65.7 3.6 64.6 -1.1 80.0 15.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 8 .110 3 0 0.0 5 3 60.0
2017 Shifts 211 .301 120 1 0.8 91 25 27.5
2018 Shifts 245 .275 149 5 3.4 96 13 13.5
2019 Shifts 206 .379 114 2 1.8 92 18 19.6
2020 Shifts 10 .726 7 0 0.0 3 2 66.7
! 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 70 15.4 44.3% 2.9% 65 19.5 15.4% 16.9%
2016 14 19.0 7.1% 0.0% 5 18.2 0.0% 0.0%
2017 211 16.3 21.3% 0.9% 133 21.3 0.0% 11.3%
2018 237 17.0 21.5% 0.0% 152 20.5 1.3% 5.9%
2019 178 16.8 27.0% 1.1% 143 20.1 2.8% 3.5%
2020 3 18.7 0.0% 0.0% 7 22.1 0.0% 28.6%

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Pitch Distribution