Adrian Houser
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 242LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 2, #69, Houston Astros | Locust Grove (OK) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 6 10 4.73 22 21 0 102.2 69 1.46
2023 8 5 4.12 23 21 0 111.1 96 1.39
2024 1 5 5.84 23 7 1 69.1 45 1.53
8 Seasons 32 39 4.21 152 104 1 608.2 484 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 22 6-10 4.73 102.2 69 1.46
2023 23 8-5 4.12 111.1 96 1.39
2024 23 1-5 5.84 69.1 45 1.53
8 Seasons 152 32-39 4.21 608.2 484 1.38
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 22 35 6 0 0.0 0.0 90.1 99.3 -12.2 16.7 .195 .251 .282 .327 .207 50.0 0.0 25.0 0.00 4.49
2018 25 226 43 1 2.3 1.7 88.6 110.1 15.4 27.9 .244 .352 .325 .316 .305 27.9 13.6 11.9 3.29 4.24
2019 26 1810 303 15 5.0 3.2 86.7 110.4 5.3 30.0 .220 .347 .302 .281 .335 35.3 25.3 8.0 3.72 3.43
2020 27 922 177 10 5.6 4.1 86.3 109.9 1.4 29.4 .268 .408 .353 .332 .363 32.8 17.9 8.5 5.30 4.73
2021 28 2352 420 21 5.0 3.5 87.1 112.6 1.4 28.1 .240 .358 .297 .312 .323 36.0 17.5 10.7 3.23 4.12
2022 29 1848 337 19 5.6 4.2 88.7 113.8 10.3 32.6 .271 .422 .317 .340 .362 41.5 15.2 10.1 4.73 4.91
2023 30 1856 350 25 7.1 5.2 90.5 111.0 11.2 30.9 .262 .410 .318 .316 .364 46.3 20.0 7.1 4.12 4.21
2024 31 1131 228 20 8.8 6.5 91.0 114.6 9.3 29.8 .268 .443 .350 .349 .364 40.4 14.6 10.4 5.84 5.24
Player 10180 1864 111 6.0 4.2 88.4 114.6 6.7 30.0 .252 .391 .317 .319 .348 38.9 18.5 9.3
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

Houser relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(44.5%) ,
Slider
(17.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(16.8%) ,
Changeup
(12.7%) ,
Curveball
(8.7%) ,


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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
2015 83.3 0.0 16.7 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 83.3 0.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 39.5 23.3 25.6 11.6 30.2 34.9 34.9 0.0 25.6 34.9 30.2 7.0 2.3 1.7
2019 55.4 17.8 21.8 5.0 40.9 35.0 24.1 5.9 42.2 16.8 22.4 6.3 5.0 3.2
2020 59.9 12.4 23.2 4.5 38.4 37.9 23.7 6.2 46.3 11.9 24.9 5.1 5.6 4.1
2021 60.5 15.2 21.2 3.1 31.9 46.7 21.4 7.6 46.4 16.2 21.0 3.3 5.0 3.5
2022 47.5 19.3 26.1 7.1 38.9 39.8 21.4 6.5 33.2 19.9 25.5 8.6 5.6 4.2
2023 47.1 27.1 20.6 5.1 40.6 37.4 22.0 3.7 30.9 24.3 28.0 6.0 7.1 5.2
2024 48.2 25.9 20.6 5.3 37.3 38.2 24.6 3.5 36.4 23.2 23.2 4.8 8.8 6.5
Player 52.8 19.8 22.3 5.1 37.5 39.7 22.8 5.6 38.8 19.3 24.2 5.7 6.0 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


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
2024 Curveball NYM R 96 79.6 56.5 3.6 8.6GLV 0.0 -13.1 3.2 8.6GLV -0.9
2024 Changeup NYM R 135 84.0 34.3 1.6 14.7ARM 0.6 4.5 0.5 14.7ARM 0.6
2024 Slider NYM R 194 83.2 38.9 0.4 5.7GLV -0.4 0.6 1.0 5.7GLV 0.6
2024 Sinker NYM R 490 92.5 24.2 0.9 16.8ARM 2.1 7.8 -0.5 16.8ARM 2.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 186 93.5 15.6 -0.6 9.2ARM 2.4 15.8 0.0 9.2ARM 1.7
2023 Curveball MIL R 158 79.4 55.4 1.9 7.7GLV -1.1 -11.7 1.8 7.7GLV -1.2
2023 Slider MIL R 308 82.3 38.1 -1.4 5.9GLV -0.5 2.3 -0.8 5.9GLV 0.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 441 93.4 15.9 -0.8 9.2ARM 2.7 15.5 -0.3 9.2ARM 1.8
2023 Changeup MIL R 74 84.3 34.1 1.9 14.3ARM 0.2 4.4 1.0 14.3ARM -0.1
2023 Sinker MIL R 875 92.1 25.3 1.9 16.8ARM 1.8 6.9 0.7 16.8ARM 1.8
! 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 %
2024 Sinker -0.7 -3 503 44.5 153 .252 .382 .352 12.2 13.1 15.7 .249 .390 .337 41.4
2024 Slider -1.3 -3 196 17.3 47 .286 .571 .382 21.3 8.5 8.7 .326 .629 .423 43.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 0 190 16.8 47 .179 .333 .299 19.3 25.5 17.6 .242 .460 .366 48.1
2024 Changeup -3.0 -4 144 12.7 41 .308 .462 .349 33.3 19.5 19.5 .254 .360 .284 25.8
2024 Curveball -4.3 -4 98 8.7 21 .476 .762 .531 15.0 4.8 4.5 .345 .519 .377 40.0
2023 Sinker 0.3 2 875 47.1 260 .296 .396 .338 13.1 18.8 21.3 .287 .428 .333 46.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 1 441 23.8 108 .227 .340 .293 23.7 25.9 16.4 .198 .354 .276 54.3
2023 Slider -0.7 -2 308 16.6 68 .258 .484 .362 28.4 19.1 16.3 .245 .386 .307 38.8
2023 Curveball -0.6 -1 158 8.5 27 .269 .538 .354 16.4 14.8 9.5 .291 .455 .332 40.9
2023 Changeup -0.5 0 74 4.0 17 .294 .471 .329 20.0 5.9 4.8 .299 .506 .340 37.5
! 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
2024 Changeup 131 84.0 89 16.0 2:00 2:30 -30
2024 Curveball 96 79.6 96 18.3 6:45 7:00 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 186 93.5 93 17.9 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 489 92.5 91 18.8 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Slider 194 83.2 34 6.6 10:00 8:45 75
2023 Changeup 67 84.3 88 15.8 2:00 2:30 -30
2023 Curveball 153 79.4 94 16.6 6:45 7:00 -15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 427 93.3 94 17.7 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Sinker 865 92.1 90 18.5 1:30 2:30 -60
2023 Slider 295 82.2 33 7.0 10:00 9:15 45
! 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
2018 59 226 2 3 -2 -2 2
2019 460 1,810 14 14 -13 -10 5
2020 253 956 -2 4 -6 -5 -9
2021 613 2,400 18 28 -18 -17 11
2022 453 1,848 0 10 -13 -7 -10
2023 480 1,856 5 12 -10 -6 0
2024 309 1,131 1 0 -11 -4 -14
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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 35 37.1 76.9 90.0 27.3 83.3 45.7 37.5 45.7 12.5 8.6 100.0
2018 226 47.8 73.1 81.0 22.9 59.3 46.0 66.1 46.9 23.6 4.0 88.9
2019 1,810 49.0 65.4 81.2 24.8 58.5 44.2 61.0 44.7 24.4 7.1 77.5
2020 922 46.9 69.7 83.7 30.8 62.9 45.7 62.2 49.0 22.3 4.8 75.0
2021 2,352 45.2 65.5 87.4 27.1 65.3 42.7 58.8 44.4 19.2 5.9 77.5
2022 1,848 44.5 64.6 87.0 25.9 73.3 45.9 57.7 43.1 17.1 4.8 73.0
2023 1,856 49.7 64.0 86.5 26.4 68.0 45.0 60.7 45.2 18.7 6.5 76.0
2024 1,131 51.2 66.1 88.0 22.3 61.8 47.9 60.2 44.7 18.2 7.4 76.2
Player 10,180 47.4 65.7 85.6 26.1 65.6 44.9 59.9 44.9 19.9 6.1 76.5
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
2018 71 42 69
2019 81 77 85 88 76 53 86 93 61 65 53 43 8 70 30 3 83
2020 34 24 47 64 27 23 66 85 75 16 51 20 77 51 17 4 73
2021 49 48 74 86 25 40 89 83 69 12 20 5 42 52 16 1 68
2022 11 10 22 40 8 44 77 45 20 6 20 1 13 50 22 3 71
2023 47 25 42 64 52 35 63 12 5 27 70 5 20 26 17 3 84
2024 6 12 12 20 4 40 26 4 35 2 20 4 2 30 18 4 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 %
2018 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
2019 22.9 14 8.9 5 11 8 2 14.3
2020 22.3 8 7.2 1 5 4 4 50.0
2021 23.6 14 11.7 2 5 11 4 28.6
2022 23.3 8 8.6 -1 4 10 1 12.5
2023 23.1 13 12.4 1 6 15 1 7.7
2024 24.9 8 8.7 -1 4 5 6 75.0
Player 23.3 65 57.6 7 36 53 18 27.7
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
2018 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2019 14 14 7 8 7 8 9 7 6 4 7 10 11 9 8 6 6 7 10 9 11 17 13 12 7 9 6 10 14 8 6
2020 8 7 7 10 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 9 9 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 5
2021 14 12 11 11 9 10 16 13 7 7 9 12 13 9 11 15 11 11 14 11 12 11 16 16 12 10 14 15 12 9 12
2022 8 6 10 9 10 9 9 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 8 10 6 7 9 9 8 9 12 9 5 7 10 12 11 9 6
2023 13 10 9 15 15 11 13 11 13 8 12 16 13 8 15 15 12 10 14 17 10 12 20 16 10 8 15 14 12 11 8
2024 8 9 9 10 7 8 8 10 8 7 8 12 9 8 7 9 7 8 9 10 10 8 13 10 7 7 9 9 10 8 7
Player 65 59 53 63 54 54 63 56 46 38 49 68 63 50 57 63 50 51 64 63 59 66 84 70 47 47 61 67 67 53 44
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.2 94.4 0.2 93.4 -1.0 93.7 0.3 93.9 0.2 92.5 -1.4 92.8 0.3
Offspeed Velocity 84.7 85.4 0.7 84.9 -0.5 87.7 2.8 85.4 -2.3 84.3 -1.1 84.1 -0.2
Breaking Velocity 80.8 83.9 3.1 83.1 -0.8 81.4 -1.7 83.2 1.8 81.3 -1.9 82.0 0.7
Exit Velocity 88.6 86.7 -1.9 86.3 -0.4 87.1 0.8 88.7 1.6 90.5 1.8 91.0 0.5
Launch Angle 15.4 5.3 -10.1 1.4 -3.9 1.4 0.0 10.3 8.9 11.2 0.9 9.3 -1.9
Barrel % 2.3 5.0 2.7 5.6 0.6 5.0 -0.6 5.6 0.6 7.1 1.5 8.8 1.7
Hard Hit % 27.9 35.3 7.4 32.8 -2.5 36.0 3.2 41.5 5.5 46.3 4.8 40.4 -5.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 27.9 30.0 2.1 29.4 -0.6 28.1 -1.3 32.6 4.5 30.9 -1.7 29.8 -1.1
xBA .244 .220 -0.024 .268 0.048 .240 -0.028 .271 0.031 .262 -0.009 .268 0.006
BA .255 .244 -0.011 .285 0.041 .228 -0.057 .258 0.030 .273 0.015 .272 -0.001
xwOBA .316 .281 -0.035 .332 0.051 .312 -0.020 .340 0.028 .316 -0.024 .349 0.033
wOBA .325 .302 -0.023 .353 0.051 .297 -0.056 .317 0.020 .318 0.001 .350 0.032
xSLG .352 .347 -0.005 .408 0.061 .358 -0.050 .422 0.064 .410 -0.012 .443 0.033
SLG .373 .399 0.026 .457 0.058 .340 -0.117 .388 0.048 .406 0.018 .445 0.039
K% 13.6 25.3 11.7 17.9 -7.4 17.5 -0.4 15.2 -2.3 20.0 4.8 14.6 -5.4
BB% 11.9 8.0 -3.9 8.5 0.5 10.7 2.2 10.1 -0.6 7.1 -3.0 10.4 3.3
Swing % 46.9 44.7 -2.2 49.0 4.3 44.4 -4.6 43.1 -1.3 45.2 2.1 44.7 -0.5
Whiff% 23.6 24.4 0.8 22.3 -2.1 19.2 -3.1 17.1 -2.1 18.7 1.6 18.2 -0.5
In Zone % 47.8 49.0 1.2 46.9 -2.1 45.2 -1.7 44.5 -0.7 49.7 5.2 51.2 1.5
Out of Zone % 52.2 51.0 -1.2 53.1 2.1 54.8 1.7 55.5 0.7 50.3 -5.2 48.8 -1.5
Out of Zone Swing % 22.9 24.8 1.9 30.8 6.0 27.1 -3.7 25.9 -1.2 26.4 0.5 22.3 -4.1
First Pitch Swing % 37.3 25.8 -11.5 31.7 5.9 29.0 -2.7 26.4 -2.6 27.0 0.6 30.1 3.1
First Pitch Strike % 66.1 61.0 -5.1 62.2 1.2 58.8 -3.4 57.7 -1.1 60.7 3.0 60.2 -0.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 59 .325 31 5 16.1 28 4 14.3
2019 Shifts 460 .302 251 35 13.9 209 120 57.4
2020 Shifts 246 .353 103 20 19.4 143 88 61.5
2021 Shifts 570 .308 314 27 8.6 256 62 24.2
2022 Shifts 452 .317 249 47 18.9 203 89 43.8
2023 Shades 480 .319 260 3 1.2 220 83 37.7
2024 Shades 299 .351 147 0 0.0 152 86 56.6
! 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 %
2015 10 13.5 50.0% 0.0% 7 15.5 28.6% 14.3%
2018 57 12.5 80.7% 1.8% 44 19.0 4.5% 2.3%
2019 575 15.3 44.3% 0.9% 287 21.2 1.0% 2.1%
2020 268 14.7 54.1% 0.7% 134 22.2 0.0% 7.5%
2021 724 15.8 40.3% 0.1% 378 23.4 0.0% 13.0%
2022 547 15.8 38.6% 1.1% 340 22.8 0.0% 7.9%
2023 538 13.8 69.5% 0.4% 336 19.2 0.0% 0.6%
2024 309 13.4 81.2% 0.3% 212 18.6 5.2% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution