Michael Fulmer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 224LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2011 | Rd: C-A, #44, New York Mets | Deer Creek (OK) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 5 6 2.97 52 4 14 69.2 73 1.28
2022 5 6 3.39 67 0 3 63.2 61 1.37
2023 3 5 4.42 58 1 2 57 65 1.33
7 Seasons 37 50 3.94 262 90 19 674 575 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 52 5-6 2.97 69.2 73 1.28
2022 67 5-6 3.39 63.2 61 1.37
2023 58 3-5 4.42 57 65 1.33
7 Seasons 262 37-50 3.94 674 575 1.26
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 23 2473 464 27 5.8 4.2 88.1 111.1 9.8 28.7 .237 .388 .285 .300 .344 32.3 20.4 6.5 3.06 3.77
2017 24 2479 514 25 4.9 3.7 86.1 115.8 9.4 32.5 .259 .407 .279 .310 .344 29.4 16.9 5.9 3.83 4.12
2018 25 2152 397 26 6.5 4.7 89.4 117.3 11.9 34.5 .262 .433 .327 .333 .381 38.2 19.7 8.2 4.69 4.76
2020 27 528 103 10 9.7 7.4 90.8 111.3 17.4 37.9 .340 .578 .440 .418 .465 44.7 14.7 8.8 8.78 8.22
2021 28 1183 199 13 6.5 4.4 86.7 112.5 12.1 33.2 .242 .385 .301 .301 .366 35.2 24.6 6.7 2.97 3.81
2022 29 1043 182 8 4.4 2.9 88.3 110.0 16.8 37.4 .235 .356 .302 .302 .345 36.8 22.1 10.1 3.39 3.78
2023 30 950 142 9 6.3 3.8 86.4 111.1 15.4 37.3 .239 .373 .320 .319 .384 30.3 27.4 11.8 4.42 4.30
Player 10808 2001 118 5.9 4.2 87.7 117.3 11.8 33.1 .253 .406 .306 .317 .363 33.9 20.3 7.6
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

Fulmer relies on 5 pitches.
Sweeper
(30.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(28.6%) ,
Cutter
(22.0%) ,
Sinker
(11.1%) ,
Changeup
(7.7%) ,


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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 51.1 19.4 22.0 7.5 42.0 38.4 19.6 4.3 38.8 22.2 21.3 5.2 5.8 4.2
2017 50.8 18.3 24.3 6.6 31.5 43.0 24.7 4.7 38.1 22.6 23.0 5.1 4.9 3.7
2018 46.9 22.7 24.4 6.0 41.8 34.0 22.9 2.5 32.0 22.4 28.0 6.5 6.5 4.7
2020 38.8 21.4 31.1 8.7 27.2 42.7 30.1 3.9 24.3 23.3 32.0 5.8 9.7 7.4
2021 45.7 19.6 25.6 9.0 32.7 40.2 27.1 5.0 33.7 23.6 28.6 2.5 6.5 4.4
2022 35.2 27.5 28.6 8.8 32.4 39.6 28.0 2.2 28.6 29.7 26.4 8.8 4.4 2.9
2023 39.4 27.5 24.6 8.5 38.7 35.2 26.1 2.1 28.9 27.5 28.2 7.0 6.3 3.8
Player 46.7 21.2 24.7 7.4 36.5 39.0 24.1 3.7 34.4 23.6 25.3 5.6 5.9 4.2
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.

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
2023 Changeup CHC R 70 89.9 29.7 1.2 11.9ARM -3.0 4.0 1.5 11.9ARM -2.4
2023 Cutter CHC R 206 89.6 29.6 -3.3 5.9GLV 3.1 4.3 -3.6 5.9GLV 3.3
2023 Sinker CHC R 97 94.9 20.4 -0.4 13.3ARM -1.6 10.0 -2.5 13.3ARM -1.7
2023 Sweeper CHC R 270 83.2 41.6 3.2 16.4GLV 2.7 -1.9 3.3 16.4GLV 2.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 260 94.3 16.3 -1.7 0.4GLV -7.2 14.4 -1.4 0.4GLV -7.9
2022 Changeup MIN R 63 86.5 32.5 1.8 13.3ARM -1.0 4.0 1.9 13.3ARM -0.9
2022 Curveball MIN R 22 78.9 56.6 2.3 12.9GLV 3.9 -12.0 2.1 12.9GLV 3.8
2022 Cutter MIN R 660 90.3 26.6 -1.5 4.3GLV 2.0 6.8 -1.5 4.3GLV 1.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 163 94.2 15.2 -0.7 4.1ARM -3.1 15.6 -0.6 4.1ARM -3.2
2022 Sinker MIN R 135 94.5 20.3 -0.8 15.1ARM 0.1 10.5 -2.2 15.1ARM 0.3
! 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 %
2023 Sweeper 2.4 7 291 30.6 74 .183 .225 .201 48.1 48.6 26.7 .156 .178 .169 11.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 2 272 28.6 63 .320 .520 .408 23.7 12.7 11.9 .339 .508 .418 50.0
2023 Cutter -0.6 -1 209 22.0 51 .244 .537 .385 25.0 7.8 13.8 .265 .514 .402 23.7
2023 Sinker -2.4 -3 105 11.1 35 .250 .464 .381 19.0 20.0 23.3 .277 .430 .381 28.6
2023 Changeup 1.4 1 73 7.7 14 .143 .357 .207 58.1 71.4 33.3 .151 .342 .205 50.0
2022 Cutter 1.4 9 660 63.3 168 .232 .342 .287 30.1 23.2 24.5 .222 .338 .269 31.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball -2.5 -4 163 15.6 40 .281 .500 .405 31.9 17.5 14.9 .263 .410 .373 44.0
2022 Sinker 0.8 1 135 12.9 45 .270 .270 .309 11.1 20.0 24.3 .268 .351 .353 51.7
2022 Changeup -0.8 -1 63 6.0 10 .222 .333 .285 42.9 30.0 25.0 .246 .306 .286 33.3
2022 Curveball -9.6 -2 22 2.1 7 .333 .833 .514 28.6 42.9 21.4 .195 .649 .401 66.7
! 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
2023 Changeup 65 89.8 82 13.2 1:30 2:30 -60
2023 Cutter 206 89.6 45 7.2 10:45 10:00 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 253 94.3 73 13.9 12:30 12:00 30
2023 Sinker 89 94.9 73 16.6 12:45 1:45 -60
2023 Sweeper 266 83.2 66 17.8 8:15 8:30 -15
2022 Changeup 60 86.5 90 14.3 1:45 2:45 -60
2022 Curveball 22 78.9 92 20.5 7:30 7:30 0
2022 Cutter 651 90.3 47 7.8 11:30 10:45 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 158 94.2 79 15.6 12:45 12:30 15
2022 Sinker 132 94.4 81 18.6 1:00 2:00 -60
! 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
2016 646 2,469 16 26 -11 -13 19
2017 671 2,469 6 32 -12 -10 16
2018 555 2,146 -3 14 -14 -8 -11
2020 136 528 2 -6 -4 -3 -12
2021 295 1,183 6 15 -7 -6 7
2022 270 1,043 12 5 -7 -7 4
2023 237 950 2 15 -4 -6 6
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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 2,473 48.0 68.4 81.9 30.7 63.5 43.0 61.1 48.8 23.4 7.7 72.6
2017 2,479 50.6 69.4 83.9 29.3 63.9 43.3 61.4 49.5 21.6 6.8 75.7
2018 2,152 50.8 69.4 82.2 30.5 62.1 43.4 62.7 50.2 23.2 7.2 74.8
2020 528 43.4 65.5 89.3 26.4 63.3 41.5 52.2 43.4 19.2 5.9 87.1
2021 1,183 45.5 69.0 80.3 32.2 52.9 40.9 58.1 48.9 29.5 5.5 72.3
2022 1,043 45.5 68.4 80.6 27.3 49.7 39.8 55.9 46.0 28.7 6.4 76.1
2023 950 46.1 65.8 81.6 29.5 37.1 41.2 63.7 46.2 33.5 5.9 76.8
Player 10,808 48.2 68.6 82.4 29.8 58.3 42.4 60.5 48.5 24.8 6.8 75.0
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 64 64 56 54 72 25 54 63 68 46 72 51 73 85 57 72
2017 53 31 46 63 61 24 70 78 79 17 87 30 68 88 16 75
2018 21 19 23 28 27 27 47 18 27 32 48 37 79 88 39 78
2020 1 1 1 10 1 23 18 10 13 6 47 7 38 46 16 71
2021 63 46 56 65 62 67 68 87 76 58 73 74 89 82 42 75
2022 53 53 66 75 24 87 91 55 61 45 20 71 25 57 55 66
2023 44 58 71 76 23 83 77 92 95 78 11 92 59 56 85 77
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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 23.4 16 17.1 -1 11 15 6 37.5
2017 22.0 13 15.5 -3 7 12 6 46.2
2018 22.6 19 19.5 -1 8 12 11 57.9
2020 25.8 8 7.9 0 2 2 6 75.0
2021 24.0 7 8.0 -1 2 6 3 42.9
2022 22.1 4 3.8 0 3 2 2 50.0
2023 22.4 7 5.2 2 1 4 3 42.9
Player 23.1 74 77.1 -3 34 53 37 50.0
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
2016 16 17 16 21 19 14 20 15 13 12 15 23 17 15 16 19 9 12 18 20 16 14 22 23 17 16 19 28 20 17 11
2017 13 15 12 19 18 17 18 13 13 12 18 20 14 12 15 16 13 15 15 18 15 17 18 18 14 14 15 19 17 16 10
2018 19 23 15 21 21 19 22 20 18 15 20 21 21 17 19 24 20 18 18 24 19 18 25 21 18 17 16 21 20 21 14
2020 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 6
2021 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 11 8 7 9 8 8 7 9 8 7 6 9 9 8 8 7
2022 4 5 2 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 6 4 3 3 5 4 3 3 2
2023 7 4 4 5 7 5 7 4 5 4 5 7 4 4 5 5 5 4 6 8 4 6 7 5 4 4 6 7 4 6 4
Player 74 80 65 90 85 75 87 73 66 59 76 95 75 66 75 87 67 68 77 91 73 74 96 87 70 68 78 96 80 79 54
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 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.3 94.1 0.8 ↑ -- 1.5 ↑ -- -- 91.6 -- 93.6 2.0 ↑ 91.5 -2.1 ↓ 92.7 1.2 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 86.7 87.8 1.1 ↑ -- 0.2 ↑ -- -- 86.7 -- 88.1 1.4 ↑ 86.5 -1.6 ↓ 89.9 3.4 ↑
Breaking Velocity 86.6 79.6 -7.0 ↓ -- 6.1 ↑ -- -- 77.8 -- 79.6 1.8 ↑ 78.9 -0.7 ↓ 83.2 4.3 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.1 86.1 -2.0 ↓ -- 3.3 ↑ -- -- 90.8 -- 86.7 -4.1 ↓ 88.3 1.6 ↑ 86.4 -1.9 ↓
Launch Angle 9.8 9.4 -0.4 ↓ -- 2.5 ↑ -- -- 17.4 -- 12.1 -5.3 ↓ 16.8 4.7 ↑ 15.4 -1.4 ↓
Barrel % 5.8 4.9 -0.9 ↓ -- 1.6 ↑ -- -- 9.7 -- 6.5 -3.2 ↓ 4.4 -2.1 ↓ 6.3 1.9 ↑
Hard Hit % 32.3 29.4 -2.9 ↓ -- 8.8 ↑ -- -- 44.7 -- 35.2 -9.5 ↓ 36.8 1.6 ↑ 30.3 -6.5 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 28.7 32.5 3.8 ↑ -- 2.0 ↑ -- -- 37.9 -- 33.2 -4.7 ↓ 37.4 4.2 ↑ 37.3 -0.1 ↓
xBA .237 .259 0.022 ↑ -- 0.003 ↑ -- -- .340 -- .242 -0.098 ↓ .235 -0.007 ↓ .239 0.004 ↑
BA .231 .243 0.012 ↑ -- 0.011 ↑ -- -- .375 -- .256 -0.119 ↓ .247 -0.009 ↓ .235 -0.012 ↓
xwOBA .300 .310 0.010 ↑ -- 0.023 ↑ -- -- .418 -- .301 -0.117 ↓ .302 0.001 ↑ .319 0.017 ↑
wOBA .285 .279 -0.006 ↓ -- 0.048 ↑ -- -- .440 -- .301 -0.139 ↓ .302 0.001 ↑ .320 0.018 ↑
xSLG .388 .407 0.019 ↑ -- 0.026 ↑ -- -- .578 -- .385 -0.193 ↓ .356 -0.029 ↓ .373 0.017 ↑
SLG .361 .350 -0.011 ↓ -- 0.087 ↑ -- -- .617 -- .378 -0.239 ↓ .364 -0.014 ↓ .402 0.038 ↑
K% 20.4 16.9 -3.5 ↓ -- 2.8 ↑ -- -- 14.7 -- 24.6 9.9 ↑ 22.1 -2.5 ↓ 27.4 5.3 ↑
BB% 6.5 5.9 -0.6 ↓ -- 2.3 ↑ -- -- 8.8 -- 6.7 -2.1 ↓ 10.1 3.4 ↑ 11.8 1.7 ↑
Swing % 48.8 49.5 0.7 ↑ -- 0.7 ↑ -- -- 43.4 -- 48.9 5.5 ↑ 46.0 -2.9 ↓ 46.2 0.2 ↑
Whiff% 23.4 21.6 -1.8 ↓ -- 1.6 ↑ -- -- 19.2 -- 29.5 10.3 ↑ 28.7 -0.8 ↓ 33.5 4.8 ↑
In Zone % 48.0 50.6 2.6 ↑ -- 0.2 ↑ -- -- 43.4 -- 45.5 2.1 ↑ 45.5 0.0 46.1 0.6 ↑
Out of Zone % 52.0 49.4 -2.6 ↓ -- -0.2 ↓ -- -- 56.6 -- 54.5 -2.1 ↓ 54.5 0.0 53.9 -0.6 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 30.7 29.3 -1.4 ↓ -- 1.2 ↑ -- -- 26.4 -- 32.2 5.8 ↑ 27.3 -4.9 ↓ 29.5 2.2 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 30.3 33.3 3.0 ↑ -- 2.4 ↑ -- -- 28.7 -- 34.8 6.1 ↑ 30.7 -4.1 ↓ 35.0 4.3 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 61.1 61.4 0.3 ↑ -- 1.3 ↑ -- -- 52.2 -- 58.1 5.9 ↑ 55.9 -2.2 ↓ 63.7 7.8 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 631 .284 303 2 0.7 328 69 21.0
2017 Shifts 671 .279 357 3 0.8 314 72 22.9
2018 Shifts 557 .327 254 12 4.7 303 49 16.2
2020 Shifts 136 .440 61 14 23.0 75 64 85.3
2021 Shifts 295 .301 162 25 15.4 133 98 73.7
2022 Shifts 270 .302 163 32 19.6 107 78 72.9
2023 Shades 227 .322 139 3 2.2 88 26 29.5
! 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 %
2016 773 16.5 34.2% 2.2% 365 25.3 1.9% 23.3%
2017 730 16.5 30.1% 1.0% 371 25.4 0.0% 15.4%
2018 617 15.4 42.1% 1.5% 320 22.3 0.0% 7.5%
2020 170 15.6 38.8% 1.8% 97 22.4 0.0% 7.2%
2021 285 16.4 29.5% 1.1% 241 25.0 0.0% 14.1%
2022 287 16.7 23.0% 2.8% 210 24.1 0.0% 13.8%
2023 242 16.3 28.1% 0.4% 185 19.6 1.1% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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