Brandon Leibrandt
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 190LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 6, #172, Philadelphia Phillies | Florida State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 0 2.00 5 0 0 9 3 1.11
2024 0 0 9.95 2 0 0 6.1 5 2.05
2 Seasons 0 0 5.28 7 0 0 15.1 8 1.50
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 5 0-0 2.00 9 3 1.11
2024 2 0-0 9.95 6.1 5 2.05
2 Seasons 7 0-0 5.28 15.1 8 1.50
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
2020 27 150 26 1 3.8 2.8 89.6 107.7 20.2 30.8 .206 .344 .195 .312 .259 38.5 8.3 19.4 2.00 4.13
2024 31 117 25 3 12.0 9.4 89.1 111.9 9.9 24.0 .257 .425 .456 .316 .349 36.0 15.6 6.3 9.95 4.11
Player 267 51 4 7.8 5.9 89.3 111.9 15.2 27.5 .232 .385 .320 .314 .303 37.3 11.8 13.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Leibrandt relies on 5 pitches.
Changeup
(32.5%) ,
Slider
(27.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(26.5%) ,
Curveball
(7.7%) ,
Sinker
(6.0%) ,


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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
2020 38.5 34.6 19.2 7.7 23.1 38.5 38.5 3.8 26.9 42.3 15.4 7.7 3.8 2.8
2024 56.0 24.0 16.0 4.0 60.0 24.0 16.0 0.0 48.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 12.0 9.4
Player 47.1 29.4 17.6 5.9 41.2 31.4 27.5 2.0 37.3 31.4 17.6 3.9 7.8 5.9
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
2024 4-Seam Fastball CIN L 31 88.6 19.5 -1.9 7.8ARM 2.0 15.2 -0.4 7.8ARM -0.4
2024 Slider CIN L 32 83.9 31.8 -5.9 3.8GLV -1.8 6.7 -5.2 3.8GLV -1.3
2024 Curveball CIN L 9 77.7 47.9 -7.8 10.8GLV 1.9 -2.7 -5.3 10.8GLV 3.4
2024 Changeup CIN L 38 78.5 35.2 -1.3 7.6ARM -4.9 8.9 -3.0 7.6ARM -6.5
2024 Sinker CIN L 7 89.5 20.1 -4.4 11.0ARM -3.3 13.9 -5.8 11.0ARM -4.2
2020 Curveball MIA L 18 76.0 57.9 -1.0 9.0GLV -1.2 -10.2 1.4 9.0GLV 0.8
2020 Slider MIA L 43 84.7 28.2 -8.8 5.2GLV 0.4 9.6 -8.3 5.2GLV 0.1
2020 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 71 89.0 17.6 0.0 4.3ARM -1.9 17.0 1.0 4.3ARM -3.2
2020 Sinker MIA L 1 82.3 30.5 4.0 13.5ARM 3.0 9.6 -0.9 13.5ARM -1.0
2020 Changeup MIA L 17 82.5 28.9 -2.0 13.6ARM 1.4 11.3 -3.5 13.6ARM 0.0
! 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 Changeup 5.6 2 38 32.5 11 .091 .091 .082 36.4 18.2 13.3 .126 .170 .128 33.3
2024 Slider -9.1 -3 32 27.4 11 .556 .889 .636 14.3 9.1 12.5 .381 .557 .456 37.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball -11.8 -4 31 26.5 8 .625 1.375 .838 23.5 25.0 15.4 .318 .684 .421 33.3
2024 Curveball 0.2 0 9 7.7 -- -- -- 25.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Sinker 5.5 0 7 6.0 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .182 .202 .165 50.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 4.0 3 71 47.3 21 .059 .059 .176 14.3 9.5 7.7 .198 .413 .338 53.3
2020 Slider 0.2 0 43 28.7 7 .200 .200 .329 15.8 0.0 0.0 .234 .253 .355 0.0
2020 Curveball 3.4 1 18 12.0 5 .200 .200 .180 0.0 0.0 0.0 .260 .305 .248 40.0
2020 Changeup 2.5 0 17 11.3 2 .000 .000 .000 40.0 50.0 16.7 .061 .079 .056 0.0
2020 Sinker 6.5 0 1 0.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2024 Changeup 37 78.6 98 11.0 10:30 10:30 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 31 88.6 95 16.6 11:15 11:00 15
2024 Slider 32 83.9 41 7.1 12:00 1:15 -75
2020 Changeup 16 82.5 97 17.8 10:30 10:15 15
2020 Curveball 18 76.0 70 16.1 4:45 4:45 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 64 89.0 90 17.0 11:15 11:30 -15
2020 Slider 42 84.7 48 10.2 12:00 1:00 -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
2020 35 150 4 2 -1 -1 4
2024 32 117 -4 1 0 0 -4
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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 %
2020 150 50.0 72.0 83.3 18.7 92.9 38.0 68.6 45.3 14.7 10.7 56.3
2024 117 53.8 73.0 84.8 25.9 42.9 46.2 78.1 51.3 25.0 6.8 87.5
Player 267 51.7 72.5 84.0 21.7 67.9 41.6 73.1 47.9 19.5 9.0 66.7
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
2020 6 13 78
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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 %
2024 26.3 3 1.6 1 1 3 0 0.0
Player 26.3 3 1.6 1 1 3 0 0.0
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
2024 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 0
Player 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 35 .195 15 7 46.7 20 3 15.0
2024 Shades 32 .456 22 4 18.2 10 5 50.0
! 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 %
2020 35 18.6 11.4% 2.9% 32 22.1 0.0% 3.1%
2024 35 14.8 54.3% 2.9% 15 16.9 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution