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Taylor Motter
2B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 195LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 17, #540, Tampa Bay Rays | Coastal Carolina
PA
AB
R
H
HR
SB
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
2021 29 26 5 5 0 0 .192 .276 .308 .584
2022 6 6 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .334
2023 82 76 3 13 0 0 .171 .232 .211 .443
6 Seasons 528 480 50 90 10 13 .188 .258 .294 .552
AVG
HR
SB
OPS
2021 .192 0 0 .584
2022 .167 0 0 .334
2023 .171 0 0 .443
6 Seasons .188 10 13 .552
20232023 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATBatting Run Value-8NOT QUALIFIEDBaserunning Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDFielding Run Value1NOT QUALIFIEDBattingxwOBA.232NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.186NOT QUALIFIEDxSLG.269NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity87.0NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %8.9NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %46.7NOT QUALIFIEDLA Sweet-Spot %37.8NOT QUALIFIEDBat Speed72.8NOT QUALIFIEDSquared-Up %17.8NOT QUALIFIEDChase %30.2NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %29.0NOT QUALIFIEDK %37.8NOT QUALIFIEDBB %6.1NOT QUALIFIEDFieldingRange (OAA)2NOT QUALIFIEDArm Strength83.7NOT QUALIFIED38RunningSprint Speed26.5NOT QUALIFIED29
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Statcast Batting 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%
2016 26 398 62 3 4.8 3.2 85.3 110.0 11.5 32.3 .200 .315 .267 .278 .283 22.6 20.4 11.8
2017 27 1115 197 8 4.1 2.9 87.3 110.9 12.5 35.5 .240 .365 .254 .290 .338 32.7 22.1 7.5
2018 28 150 26 1 3.8 2.6 80.8 106.1 4.5 23.1 .213 .356 .219 .293 .322 38.5 21.1 10.5
2021 31 126 18 1 5.6 3.4 88.7 107.5 20.8 33.3 .173 .257 .259 .236 .265 44.4 27.6 10.3
2022 32 25 3 0 0.0 0.0 85.7 107.9 26.7 33.3 .203 .212 .147 .184 .368 33.3 50.0 0.0
2023 33 324 45 4 8.9 4.9 87.0 114.8 19.2 37.8 .186 .269 .204 .232 .330 46.7 37.8 6.1
Player 2138 351 17 4.8 3.2 86.5 114.8 13.2 34.2 .219 .333 .245 .275 .323 33.7 24.8 8.3
MLB 82372 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.




Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuTaylor Motter Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFastballBreakingOffspeed201620172018201920202021202220230204060
Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
%
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Whiff%
PutAway%
2023 Fastball 197 60.8 49 44 8 6 2 0 0 16 28 .182 .192 .227 .312 .230 .264 85.4 25 25.5 31.4
2023 Breaking 106 32.7 26 25 3 3 0 0 0 13 12 .120 .144 .120 .161 .130 .156 90.3 7 36.2 31.7
2023 Offspeed 21 6.5 7 7 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 .286 .304 .429 .383 .304 .295 87.6 16 30.8 22.2
2022 Fastball 11 44.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 40.0 40.0
2022 Offspeed 7 28.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .019 .000 .025 .000 .020 80.8 59 40.0 25.0
2022 Breaking 7 28.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .592 .500 .613 .442 .533 88.2 11 0.0 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

Season
GB %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2016 48.4 25.8 19.4 6.5 40.3 37.1 22.6 3.2 41.9 25.8 21.0 3.2 4.8 3.2
2017 41.1 24.4 26.4 8.1 48.7 32.5 18.8 6.1 29.9 28.4 23.9 6.6 4.1 2.9
2018 57.7 15.4 15.4 11.5 38.5 30.8 30.8 15.4 38.5 15.4 23.1 3.8 3.8 2.6
2021 33.3 33.3 16.7 16.7 38.9 44.4 16.7 5.6 27.8 38.9 22.2 0.0 5.6 3.4
2022 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023 35.6 24.4 24.4 15.6 44.4 33.3 22.2 8.9 28.9 22.2 20.0 11.1 8.9 4.9
Player 42.5 24.2 23.6 9.7 45.0 34.5 20.5 6.6 32.2 26.8 23.1 6.0 4.8 3.2
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.

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 %
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.6 -3 106 32.7 25 .143 .190 .234 28.3 44.0 31.4 .139 .225 .242 80.0
2023 Sinker -3.2 -2 68 21.0 19 .222 .278 .245 21.2 21.1 33.3 .258 .428 .315 35.7
2023 Slider -3.6 -2 64 19.8 15 .067 .067 .060 40.7 60.0 40.9 .121 .133 .111 33.3
2023 Cutter -2.0 0 23 7.1 5 .200 .200 .180 22.2 20.0 25.0 .173 .258 .178 50.0
2023 Sweeper 1.0 0 22 6.8 7 .167 .167 .229 37.5 28.6 18.2 .073 .078 .158 0.0
2023 Curveball -0.2 0 20 6.2 4 .250 .250 .225 25.0 50.0 25.0 .336 .388 .315 100.0
2023 Changeup 0.8 0 20 6.2 6 .333 .500 .358 33.3 33.3 22.2 .218 .241 .200 25.0
2023 Split-Finger -14.3 0 1 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .817 1.236 .864 100.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -7.0 -1 10 40.0 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 40.0 -- -- .000 --
2022 Changeup -8.6 -1 7 28.0 2 .000 .000 .000 40.0 50.0 25.0 .018 .025 .019 0.0
2022 Slider 12.2 1 5 20.0 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .592 .613 .532 50.0
2022 Curveball -4.0 0 2 8.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 Sinker -8.6 0 1 4.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2016 93 398 -4 -4 3 3 -2
2017 279 1,110 -15 -10 9 3 -14
2018 38 150 -1 -2 1 1 -2
2021 29 126 -1 -2 0 1 -2
2023 82 324 -4 -5 1 1 -8
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Swing %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2016 398 49.5 60.4 89.9 25.4 52.9 43.5 30.1 42.7 21.2 8.8 82.9
2017 1,115 52.3 63.5 85.1 23.8 60.3 42.5 28.9 44.7 20.9 8.9 73.7
2018 150 58.0 58.6 86.3 12.7 87.5 46.0 23.7 39.3 13.6 13.3 85.0
2021 126 46.8 79.7 76.6 31.3 57.1 44.4 20.7 54.0 29.4 8.7 81.8
2022 25 60.0 66.7 70.0 30.0 66.7 52.0 16.7 52.0 30.8 8.0 100.0
2023 324 50.0 69.8 78.8 30.2 53.1 38.3 32.9 50.0 29.0 6.8 86.4
Player 2,138 51.6 64.4 84.2 25.0 58.1 42.5 28.8 45.4 22.6 8.9 78.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Max EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
Speed
OAA
Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2016 74 61
2017 81 45 16
2018 46 41
2021 49 29
2023 94 29 38
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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 2 1.5 1 3 2 0 0.0
2017 23.0 7 8.6 -2 8 7 3 42.9
2018 24.5 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 23.2 10 11.1 -1 11 9 4 40.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2016 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
2017 7 10 6 8 11 10 11 6 8 6 10 12 9 8 9 6 7 6 9 10 9 8 11 7 7 6 6 14 11 11 6
2018 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 10 12 8 10 13 12 14 8 11 8 13 16 12 10 11 8 8 9 11 13 12 11 14 11 9 8 9 17 14 14 8
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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

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2017
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2020
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2023
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Exit Velocity 85.3 87.3 2.0 -- -6.5 -- -- -- -- 88.7 -- 85.7 -3.0 87.0 1.3
Launch Angle 11.5 12.5 1.0 -- -8.0 -- -- -- -- 20.8 -- 26.7 5.9 19.2 -7.5
Barrel % 4.8 4.1 -0.7 -- -0.3 -- -- -- -- 5.6 -- 0.0 -5.6 8.9 8.9
Hard Hit % 22.6 32.7 10.1 -- 5.8 -- -- -- -- 44.4 -- 33.3 -11.1 46.7 13.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.3 35.5 3.2 -- -12.4 -- -- -- -- 33.3 -- 33.3 0.0 37.8 4.5
xBA .200 .240 0.040 -- -0.027 -- -- -- -- .173 -- .203 0.030 .186 -0.017
BA .188 .198 0.010 -- -0.051 -- -- -- -- .192 -- .167 -0.025 .171 0.004
xwOBA .278 .290 0.012 -- 0.003 -- -- -- -- .236 -- .184 -0.052 .232 0.048
wOBA .267 .254 -0.013 -- -0.035 -- -- -- -- .259 -- .147 -0.112 .204 0.057
xSLG .315 .365 0.050 -- -0.009 -- -- -- -- .257 -- .212 -0.045 .269 0.057
SLG .300 .326 0.026 -- -0.091 -- -- -- -- .308 -- .167 -0.141 .211 0.044
K% 20.4 22.1 1.7 -- -1.0 -- -- -- -- 27.6 -- 50.0 22.4 37.8 -12.2
BB% 11.8 7.5 -4.3 -- 3.0 -- -- -- -- 10.3 -- 0.0 -10.3 6.1 6.1
Swing % 42.7 44.7 2.0 -- -5.4 -- -- -- -- 54.0 -- 52.0 -2.0 50.0 -2.0
Whiff% 21.2 20.9 -0.3 -- -7.3 -- -- -- -- 29.4 -- 30.8 1.4 29.0 -1.8
In Zone % 49.5 52.3 2.8 -- 5.7 -- -- -- -- 46.8 -- 60.0 13.2 50.0 -10.0
Out of Zone % 50.5 47.7 -2.8 -- -5.7 -- -- -- -- 53.2 -- 40.0 -13.2 50.0 10.0
Out of Zone Swing % 25.4 23.8 -1.6 -- -11.1 -- -- -- -- 31.3 -- 30.0 -1.3 30.2 0.2
First Pitch Swing % 30.1 28.9 -1.2 -- -5.2 -- -- -- -- 20.7 -- 16.7 -4.0 32.9 16.2
First Pitch Strike % 69.9 64.6 -5.3 -- 11.7 -- -- -- -- 51.7 -- 66.7 15.0 61.0 -5.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
Season
Alignment Type
Bat Side
PA
Shifts/Shades
%
No Shift/Shade
Shift/Shade
2016 Shifts R 92 0 0.0 .270
2017 Shifts R 279 19 6.8 .248 .356
2018 Shifts R 38 9 23.7 .209 .251
2021 Shifts R 29 3 10.3 .242 .414
2022 Shifts R 6 6 100.0 .147
2023 Shades R 82 10 12.2 .221 .088
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2016 122 15.9 38.5% 3.3% 77 24.3 6.5% 16.9%
2017 287 16.6 32.8% 0.7% 233 22.4 0.4% 11.2%
2018 53 15.7 45.3% 0.0% 24 20.9 0.0% 8.3%
2021 31 19.6 16.1% 3.2% 22 23.2 0.0% 0.0%
2022 6 18.5 0.0% 0.0% 4 22.0 0.0% 0.0%
2023 86 15.0 48.8% 0.0% 52 17.9 11.5% 0.0%
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