Jordan Romano
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 210LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 10, #294, Toronto Blue Jays | Father Michael McGivney (Canada) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 5 4 2.11 63 0 36 64 73 1.02
2023 5 7 2.90 59 0 36 59 72 1.22
2024 1 2 6.59 15 0 8 13.2 13 1.46
6 Seasons 20 17 2.90 231 0 105 229.2 285 1.14
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 63 5-4 2.11 64 73 1.02
2023 59 5-7 2.90 59 72 1.22
2024 15 1-2 6.59 13.2 13 1.46
6 Seasons 231 20-17 2.90 229.2 285 1.14
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
2019 26 311 41 4 9.8 5.3 89.0 111.9 11.8 31.7 .284 .490 .380 .389 .491 41.5 28.0 12.0 7.63 7.14
2020 27 237 31 3 9.7 5.3 92.3 107.4 -0.5 25.8 .174 .328 .230 .254 .355 51.6 36.8 8.8 1.23 2.68
2021 28 1031 142 13 9.2 5.1 89.1 120.0 12.3 25.4 .173 .295 .257 .250 .320 33.8 33.6 9.9 2.14 2.60
2022 29 989 159 11 6.9 4.3 90.3 114.8 12.5 28.9 .223 .348 .238 .284 .361 45.9 28.3 8.1 2.11 3.31
2023 30 915 150 11 7.3 4.4 89.0 112.8 16.6 34.0 .214 .352 .281 .280 .357 36.7 29.0 9.7 2.90 3.25
2024 31 215 44 6 13.6 9.7 91.6 107.3 17.7 43.2 .312 .598 .378 .407 .503 50.0 21.0 6.5 6.58 7.60
Player 3698 567 48 8.5 5.0 89.8 120.0 13.2 30.5 .215 .361 .274 .288 .369 40.7 29.9 9.2
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

Romano relies on 2 pitches.
Slider
(52.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(47.9%) ,


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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
2019 51.2 17.1 22.0 9.8 39.0 29.3 31.7 7.3 29.3 17.1 36.6 0.0 9.8 5.3
2020 58.1 16.1 19.4 6.5 32.3 41.9 25.8 0.0 51.6 12.9 19.4 6.5 9.7 5.3
2021 47.2 26.1 15.5 11.3 32.4 42.3 25.4 5.6 35.9 30.3 14.8 4.2 9.2 5.1
2022 44.7 28.9 20.1 6.3 37.1 35.8 27.0 3.1 26.4 27.0 28.3 6.9 6.9 4.3
2023 38.0 26.7 24.7 10.7 40.7 34.7 24.7 4.7 28.0 30.7 20.7 8.7 7.3 4.4
2024 29.5 27.3 36.4 6.8 40.9 36.4 22.7 2.3 22.7 25.0 27.3 9.1 13.6 9.7
Player 43.6 25.9 21.5 9.0 37.0 37.0 25.9 4.2 30.5 27.2 22.9 6.3 8.5 5.0
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 TOR R 103 96.4 11.8 1.6 6.3ARM -0.3 17.8 2.0 6.3ARM -1.2
2024 Slider TOR R 112 86.4 39.7 5.1 2.3GLV -1.5 -3.2 4.8 2.3GLV -2.8
2023 Slider TOR R 493 86.8 38.8 4.2 4.5GLV 0.5 -2.5 4.0 4.5GLV -0.8
2023 Sinker TOR R 2 95.9 14.4 -6.1 12.5ARM -2.5 15.8 -8.2 12.5ARM -2.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 411 96.7 11.8 1.4 4.1ARM -2.8 17.5 1.7 4.1ARM -3.3
! 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 %
2024 Slider -3.3 -4 112 52.1 32 .290 .581 .366 38.6 34.4 33.3 .261 .565 .348 42.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.1 1 103 47.9 29 .280 .520 .390 6.5 6.9 12.5 .375 .638 .470 56.5
2023 Slider 1.5 8 496 54.2 150 .216 .338 .275 38.6 29.3 28.9 .215 .351 .271 36.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 5 417 45.6 93 .222 .370 .307 32.3 30.1 26.9 .212 .354 .295 37.0
2023 Sinker 4.0 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 103 96.4 97 18.6 12:45 12:45 0
2024 Slider 111 86.4 26 5.8 8:15 7:00 75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 405 96.7 90 17.7 12:45 12:30 15
2023 Slider 484 86.8 36 6.8 8:30 7:30 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
2019 75 311 -2 3 -2 -3 -3
2020 57 237 6 2 1 -1 7
2021 253 1,031 12 19 -10 -3 17
2022 263 1,018 0 21 -5 -3 13
2023 249 930 10 14 -5 -5 14
2024 61 215 2 -4 0 -1 -3
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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 %
2019 311 46.6 71.0 78.6 27.7 52.2 42.8 52.0 47.9 29.5 7.7 75.0
2020 237 46.0 64.2 71.4 32.8 31.0 41.8 68.4 47.3 43.8 8.9 76.2
2021 1,031 49.4 70.9 77.6 29.1 45.4 40.9 66.8 49.8 31.8 8.9 77.2
2022 989 52.0 70.8 76.4 32.4 52.6 44.2 70.1 52.4 30.3 7.6 82.7
2023 915 48.0 68.8 76.8 33.2 39.2 42.2 59.7 50.3 35.9 7.9 86.1
2024 215 53.0 64.0 87.7 29.7 43.3 44.2 62.3 47.9 24.3 7.9 82.4
Player 3,698 49.5 69.6 77.4 31.2 45.0 42.5 64.5 50.2 32.5 8.1 80.7
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
2019 72 53 100
2020 91 67 99
2021 96 98 95 82 94 67 25 41 85 95 28 84 62 96 86 98
2022 71 67 71 71 61 72 57 8 4 83 46 81 80 91 66 99
2023 87 83 80 74 74 74 61 49 66 86 31 96 90 90 74 100
2024 86 49 100
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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 %
2019 26.0 4 3.0 1 0 3 1 25.0
2020 23.6 2 1.7 0 0 1 1 50.0
2021 23.9 7 5.5 2 6 4 2 28.6
2022 23.4 4 4.2 0 3 2 2 50.0
2023 25.5 6 6.4 0 4 6 3 50.0
2024 23.2 4 2.6 1 4 2 1 25.0
Player 24.3 27 23.4 4 17 18 10 37.0
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
2019 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 2 1
2020 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
2021 7 6 2 9 5 7 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 4 6 6 6 6 7 6 4 5 9 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5
2022 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
2023 6 4 7 8 8 6 8 5 8 4 7 11 6 4 7 5 5 4 7 9 5 6 11 5 4 4 8 10 5 7 4
2024 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 5 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Player 27 23 22 30 22 24 26 22 20 17 20 31 25 20 24 22 23 20 26 29 21 24 36 23 21 20 23 27 23 21 17
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 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.6 96.5 1.9 97.6 1.1 96.9 -0.7 96.7 -0.2 96.4 -0.3
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 84.7 89.1 4.4 88.4 -0.7 87.3 -1.1 86.9 -0.4 86.4 -0.5
Exit Velocity 89.0 92.3 3.3 89.1 -3.2 90.3 1.2 89.0 -1.3 91.6 2.6
Launch Angle 11.8 -0.5 -12.3 12.3 12.8 12.5 0.2 16.6 4.1 17.7 1.1
Barrel % 9.8 9.7 -0.1 9.2 -0.5 6.9 -2.3 7.3 0.4 13.6 6.3
Hard Hit % 41.5 51.6 10.1 33.8 -17.8 45.9 12.1 36.7 -9.2 50.0 13.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.7 25.8 -5.9 25.4 -0.4 28.9 3.5 34.0 5.1 43.2 9.2
xBA .284 .174 -0.110 .173 -0.001 .223 0.050 .214 -0.009 .312 0.098
BA .274 .154 -0.120 .181 0.027 .190 0.009 .218 0.028 .286 0.068
xwOBA .389 .254 -0.135 .250 -0.004 .284 0.034 .280 -0.004 .407 0.127
wOBA .380 .230 -0.150 .257 0.027 .238 -0.019 .281 0.043 .378 0.097
xSLG .490 .328 -0.162 .295 -0.033 .348 0.053 .352 0.004 .598 0.246
SLG .484 .288 -0.196 .310 0.022 .263 -0.047 .350 0.087 .554 0.204
K% 28.0 36.8 8.8 33.6 -3.2 28.3 -5.3 29.0 0.7 21.0 -8.0
BB% 12.0 8.8 -3.2 9.9 1.1 8.1 -1.8 9.7 1.6 6.5 -3.2
Swing % 47.9 47.3 -0.6 49.8 2.5 52.4 2.6 50.3 -2.1 47.9 -2.4
Whiff% 29.5 43.8 14.3 31.8 -12.0 30.3 -1.5 35.9 5.6 24.3 -11.6
In Zone % 46.6 46.0 -0.6 49.4 3.4 52.0 2.6 48.0 -4.0 53.0 5.0
Out of Zone % 53.4 54.0 0.6 50.6 -3.4 48.0 -2.6 52.0 4.0 47.0 -5.0
Out of Zone Swing % 27.7 32.8 5.1 29.1 -3.7 32.4 3.3 33.2 0.8 29.7 -3.5
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 35.1 7.1 42.3 7.2 39.8 -2.5 32.9 -6.9 37.7 4.8
First Pitch Strike % 52.0 68.4 16.4 66.8 -1.6 70.1 3.3 59.7 -10.4 62.3 2.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 75 .380 43 3 7.0 32 16 50.0
2020 Shifts 57 .230 32 6 18.8 25 16 64.0
2021 Shifts 242 .250 144 11 7.6 98 52 53.1
2022 Shifts 254 .238 137 55 40.1 117 82 70.1
2023 Shades 243 .281 135 9 6.7 108 21 19.4
2024 Shades 61 .378 30 10 33.3 31 17 54.8
! 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 %
2019 77 17.5 14.3% 3.9% 63 20.1 0.0% 0.0%
2020 68 21.3 0.0% 1.5% 43 23.3 0.0% 7.0%
2021 264 21.1 0.0% 4.9% 172 24.9 0.0% 10.5%
2022 236 20.5 1.3% 5.5% 180 23.0 0.0% 8.3%
2023 203 15.8 31.5% 1.5% 175 18.1 4.6% 0.6%
2024 62 17.1 6.5% 0.0% 31 18.9 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution