Chase Whitley
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 15, #475, New York Yankees | Troy
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 0 0 2.51 5 1 0 14.1 15 1.12
2017 2 1 4.08 41 0 2 57.1 43 1.12
2018 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1 1 3.00
5 Seasons 7 6 4.56 75 17 2 167.2 135 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 5 0-0 2.51 14.1 15 1.12
2017 41 2-1 4.08 57.1 43 1.12
2018 1 0-0 18.00 1 1 3.00
5 Seasons 75 7-6 4.56 167.2 135 1.31
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 26 323 61 5 8.2 6.0 90.2 113.2 9.5 29.5 .240 .428 .332 .321 .364 41.0 19.0 6.0 4.19 4.31
2016 27 238 43 3 7.0 4.9 90.6 110.2 15.1 30.2 .242 .391 .264 .292 .365 41.9 24.6 4.9 2.51 3.56
2017 28 829 176 10 5.7 4.2 86.8 109.5 20.1 38.1 .263 .395 .271 .313 .352 29.0 18.1 6.7 4.08 4.21
2018 29 20 4 1 25.0 16.7 91.1 107.3 38.2 25.0 .246 .730 .661 .451 .504 50.0 16.7 16.7 18.00 10.05
Player 1410 284 19 6.7 4.9 88.1 113.2 17.3 34.9 .254 .406 .289 .313 .359 33.8 19.3 6.4
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

Whitley relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(55.0%) ,
Changeup
(35.0%) ,
Slider
(10.0%) ,


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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 50.8 26.2 21.3 1.6 54.1 27.9 16.4 1.6 41.0 21.3 16.4 8.2 8.2 6.0
2016 41.9 16.3 32.6 9.3 51.2 23.3 25.6 0.0 34.9 32.6 23.3 2.3 7.0 4.9
2017 33.5 21.0 31.8 13.6 35.8 32.4 31.8 6.8 16.5 35.2 29.5 5.7 5.7 4.2
2018 25.0 25.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 16.7
Player 38.4 21.5 29.2 10.9 42.3 29.9 27.5 4.6 24.6 32.0 25.4 5.6 6.7 4.9
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
2018 Changeup ATL R 7 82.3 33.2 0.9 15.1ARM 2.3 7.7 -1.0 15.1ARM 1.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 11 86.7 19.1 0.2 4.7ARM -0.8 18.0 2.3 4.7ARM -2.5
2018 Slider ATL R 2 81.4 36.5 -4.9 5.6GLV 0.1 5.8 -4.0 5.6GLV 0.3
2017 4-Seam Fastball TB R 359 90.1 14.9 0.9 6.9ARM -0.1 19.5 2.4 6.9ARM -1.2
2017 Sinker TB R 1 90.1 19.6 -2.3 14.0ARM -0.1 14.3 -3.5 14.0ARM -1.4
2017 Changeup TB R 249 82.7 31.2 1.7 15.0ARM 2.0 9.1 -0.6 15.0ARM 1.4
2017 Slider TB R 212 81.7 37.8 -1.6 3.4GLV -2.2 4.1 -0.5 3.4GLV -0.8
2017 Curveball TB R 5 76.1 50.5 -6.8 7.2GLV -1.9 -1.7 -6.3 7.2GLV -1.4
! 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 -3.8 0 11 55.0 3 .500 1.000 .650 0.0 0.0 0.0 .131 .138 .312 50.0
2018 Changeup -15.9 -1 7 35.0 3 .333 1.333 .667 25.0 33.3 25.0 .322 1.126 .593 50.0
2018 Slider 1.8 0 2 10.0 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 5 359 43.3 99 .182 .318 .285 16.1 11.1 12.6 .283 .486 .364 37.7
2017 Changeup 2.5 6 249 30.0 75 .176 .279 .239 33.3 21.3 20.8 .218 .293 .264 25.9
2017 Slider -0.4 -1 212 25.6 61 .333 .467 .342 36.2 26.2 30.2 .284 .377 .282 17.8
2017 Curveball -1.7 0 5 0.6 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 Sinker -14.5 0 1 0.1 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
! 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
2014 330 1,265 -5 9 -6 -7 -9
2015 84 323 4 0 0 -1 2
2016 61 238 -2 3 0 0 1
2017 236 826 3 12 -2 -3 10
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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 323 46.1 67.1 82.0 27.6 60.4 44.9 61.9 45.8 25.0 7.1 78.3
2016 238 48.7 69.8 81.5 32.0 53.8 42.4 67.2 50.4 27.5 7.6 83.3
2017 829 49.9 70.9 79.5 33.3 58.0 41.4 65.7 52.1 27.1 8.3 78.3
2018 20 45.0 66.7 83.3 18.2 50.0 35.0 50.0 40.0 25.0 5.0 100.0
Player 1,410 48.8 69.9 80.4 31.4 57.7 42.3 64.9 50.2 26.7 7.9 79.3
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 12 24 70
2016 16 45 57
2017 50 27 56 75 42 66 53 59 82 24 77 70 93 13 52 39
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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 23.5 2 1.2 1 1 0 1 50.0
2017 24.1 4 3.9 0 4 4 1 25.0
2018 26.3 1 0.8 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 24.2 7 5.9 1 5 5 2 28.6
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 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
2017 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 5 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 6 3 8 5 3 3 2 5 7 4 2
2018 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Player 7 6 4 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 6 6 7 5 6 7 4 5 5 6 8 5 11 8 5 5 3 8 10 6 4
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 89.7 90.5 0.8 90.1 -0.4 86.7 -3.4
Offspeed Velocity 82.2 83.4 1.2 82.7 -0.7 82.3 -0.4
Breaking Velocity 81.1 79.7 -1.4 81.6 1.9 81.4 -0.2
Exit Velocity 90.2 90.6 0.4 86.8 -3.8 91.1 4.3
Launch Angle 9.5 15.1 5.6 20.1 5.0 38.2 18.1
Barrel % 8.2 7.0 -1.2 5.7 -1.3 25.0 19.3
Hard Hit % 41.0 41.9 0.9 29.0 -12.9 50.0 21.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.5 30.2 0.7 38.1 7.9 25.0 -13.1
xBA .240 .242 0.002 .263 0.021 .246 -0.017
BA .260 .224 -0.036 .222 -0.002 .400 0.178
xwOBA .321 .292 -0.029 .313 0.021 .451 0.138
wOBA .332 .264 -0.068 .271 0.007 .661 0.390
xSLG .428 .391 -0.037 .395 0.004 .730 0.335
SLG .442 .345 -0.097 .347 0.002 1.200 0.853
K% 19.0 24.6 5.6 18.1 -6.5 16.7 -1.4
BB% 6.0 4.9 -1.1 6.7 1.8 16.7 10.0
Swing % 45.8 50.4 4.6 52.1 1.7 40.0 -12.1
Whiff% 25.0 27.5 2.5 27.1 -0.4 25.0 -2.1
In Zone % 46.1 48.7 2.6 49.9 1.2 45.0 -4.9
Out of Zone % 53.9 51.3 -2.6 50.1 -1.2 55.0 4.9
Out of Zone Swing % 27.6 32.0 4.4 33.3 1.3 18.2 -15.1
First Pitch Swing % 25.0 32.8 7.8 38.6 5.8 33.3 -5.3
First Pitch Strike % 61.9 67.2 5.3 65.7 -1.5 50.0 -15.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 61 .264 23 9 39.1 38 16 42.1
2017 Shifts 236 .271 137 62 45.3 99 56 56.6
2018 Shifts 6 .661 1 0 0.0 5 1 20.0
! 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 %
2014 368 18.1 9.8% 0.3% 219 21.4 3.2% 4.1%
2015 103 19.1 19.4% 4.9% 40 22.4 7.5% 17.5%
2016 78 16.5 34.6% 0.0% 26 21.3 0.0% 7.7%
2017 234 18.8 10.3% 2.1% 106 22.4 0.9% 3.8%
2018 5 18.1 20.0% 0.0% 4 31.9 0.0% 75.0%

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Pitch Distribution