J.B. Wendelken
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 242LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 13, #421, Boston Red Sox | Middle Georgia State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 1 1.80 21 0 0 25 31 1.12
2021 4 3 4.33 46 0 2 43.2 39 1.51
2022 2 1 5.28 29 0 0 29 21 1.34
6 Seasons 10 6 4.00 144 0 2 159.2 151 1.27
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 21 1-1 1.80 25 31 1.12
2021 46 4-3 4.33 43.2 39 1.51
2022 29 2-1 5.28 29 21 1.34
6 Seasons 144 10-6 4.00 159.2 151 1.27
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2016 23 272 43 5 11.6 7.8 91.2 110.6 14.3 44.2 .308 .543 .403 .408 .464 39.5 18.8 14.1 9.95 7.69
2018 25 243 43 0 0.0 0.0 86.3 107.6 19.9 23.3 .186 .276 .200 .239 .264 32.6 22.6 8.1 0.54 2.38
2019 26 514 86 2 2.3 1.5 87.4 107.3 18.1 27.9 .181 .293 .230 .237 .285 31.7 26.0 6.9 3.58 2.43
2020 27 427 63 3 4.8 2.8 86.0 108.1 14.7 23.8 .183 .318 .247 .265 .321 31.7 29.2 10.4 1.80 2.92
2021 28 749 133 9 6.8 4.6 87.9 111.0 11.9 30.8 .263 .415 .310 .331 .377 34.6 20.1 11.3 4.33 4.69
2022 29 488 86 6 7.0 4.9 87.9 112.1 13.4 32.6 .299 .478 .314 .379 .418 32.6 17.2 11.5 5.28 6.33
Player 2693 454 25 5.5 3.7 87.7 112.1 14.7 30.2 .238 .386 .284 .311 .358 33.6 22.2 10.3
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Wendelken relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.7%) ,
Slider
(22.5%) ,
Changeup
(16.2%) ,
Sinker
(13.5%) ,
Curveball
(1.0%) ,


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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
2016 34.9 14.0 39.5 11.6 30.2 44.2 25.6 0.0 25.6 25.6 27.9 7.0 11.6 7.8
2018 39.5 27.9 16.3 16.3 34.9 32.6 32.6 4.7 25.6 39.5 18.6 11.6 0.0 0.0
2019 38.4 36.0 17.4 8.1 43.0 31.4 25.6 4.7 27.9 33.7 17.4 9.3 2.3 1.5
2020 46.0 25.4 17.5 11.1 27.0 47.6 25.4 4.8 33.3 31.7 15.9 7.9 4.8 2.8
2021 45.9 24.1 22.6 7.5 38.3 36.1 25.6 3.8 31.6 23.3 28.6 4.5 6.8 4.6
2022 44.2 27.9 25.6 2.3 30.2 43.0 26.7 2.3 32.6 19.8 32.6 4.7 7.0 4.9
Player 42.5 26.7 22.5 8.4 35.0 38.5 26.4 3.5 30.2 27.5 24.4 6.8 5.5 3.7
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2022 Curveball AZ R 5 80.4 58.1 6.3 12 12.1 3.5 41
2022 Changeup AZ R 79 85.5 32.6 1.5 5 15.4 1.3 9
2022 Sinker AZ R 66 94.4 21.8 -0.2 -1 16.3 0.9 6
2022 Slider AZ R 110 85.9 38.8 3.4 10 6.8 1.9 38
2022 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 228 95.0 16.0 -1.6 -11 3.2 -4.5 -58
2021 Curveball AZ R 19 79.7 59.1 6.1 11 10.8 1.8 21
2021 Sinker AZ R 103 93.2 24.1 1.9 8 16.7 1.8 12
2021 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 378 94.3 16.4 -1.6 -11 2.8 -4.7 -63
2021 Slider AZ R 177 83.5 41.4 3.4 9 7.7 1.9 32
2021 Changeup AZ R 72 85.9 31.1 0.7 2 14.9 0.7 5
2020 Sinker OAK R 45 93.7 23.8 2.0 9 15.6 0.5 4
2020 Changeup OAK R 31 86.6 31.0 0.6 2 15.1 1.2 9
2020 Slider OAK R 110 85.3 37.9 2.1 6 6.3 1.8 41
2020 Curveball OAK R 36 81.0 57.9 7.4 15 10.4 1.8 21
2020 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 203 94.6 15.9 -1.1 -7 3.2 -4.4 -58
2019 Curveball OAK R 87 80.2 59.7 6.8 13 12.5 3.7 42
2019 Slider OAK R 24 85.1 37.8 0.5 1 4.4 -0.4 -8
2019 Sinker OAK R 31 93.8 23.9 1.5 7 17.0 1.8 12
2019 Changeup OAK R 80 86.4 31.5 1.5 5 14.6 0.5 3
2019 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 263 94.8 15.1 0.3 2 6.1 -2.0 -25
2018 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 148 94.6 15.1 0.3 2 6.8 -1.0 -13
2018 Changeup OAK R 33 84.7 33.8 1.9 6 15.2 1.6 12
2018 Curveball OAK R 62 80.3 58.3 5.1 10 10.3 2.1 25
2016 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 179 93.5 14.5 1.6 10 5.8 -1.7 -23
2016 Curveball OAK R 26 80.0 56.8 4.2 8 12.8 3.5 38
2016 Changeup OAK R 67 82.9 33.3 0.5 2 13.0 0.4 3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 2 228 46.7 54 .227 .250 .303 21.2 13.0 13.0 .296 .361 .365 32.4
2022 Slider -0.9 -1 110 22.5 33 .143 .286 .314 25.0 24.2 21.1 .291 .530 .403 35.0
2022 Changeup 4.2 3 79 16.2 20 .150 .200 .153 30.4 25.0 17.2 .233 .300 .235 26.7
2022 Sinker -10.4 -7 66 13.5 15 .533 1.133 .750 10.0 6.7 12.5 .420 .994 .595 35.7
2022 Curveball 0.6 0 5 1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 3 378 50.5 103 .239 .352 .332 22.1 22.3 19.8 .274 .491 .379 33.8
2021 Slider -1.6 -3 177 23.6 37 .257 .400 .305 28.9 24.3 16.1 .203 .260 .227 30.8
2021 Sinker -0.1 0 103 13.8 28 .393 .464 .379 20.4 14.3 22.2 .339 .448 .344 54.2
2021 Changeup 2.2 2 72 9.6 20 .111 .278 .226 28.6 15.0 15.0 .176 .280 .251 20.0
2021 Curveball -3.2 -1 19 2.5 3 .333 .333 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 .411 .507 .400 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 2.7 5 203 47.5 54 .178 .200 .278 20.8 29.6 25.4 .142 .261 .260 31.0
2020 Slider 5.7 6 112 26.2 25 .125 .125 .136 32.7 40.0 35.7 .175 .209 .203 13.3
2020 Sinker -10.2 -5 45 10.5 10 .250 1.000 .720 28.6 0.0 0.0 .417 1.103 .639 62.5
2020 Curveball -3.7 -1 36 8.4 11 .273 .455 .391 28.6 36.4 20.0 .237 .309 .238 57.1
2020 Changeup -2.3 -1 31 7.3 6 .200 .200 .267 41.7 16.7 14.3 .095 .097 .193 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 4 263 51.2 59 .173 .346 .275 27.5 27.1 19.0 .177 .342 .272 30.6
2019 Curveball -2.5 -2 87 16.9 20 .167 .222 .233 20.8 30.0 17.6 .169 .224 .204 53.8
2019 Changeup -1.4 -1 80 15.6 26 .346 .500 .367 36.4 30.8 29.6 .246 .342 .253 27.8
2019 Sinker 6.2 2 31 6.0 10 .000 .000 .000 6.3 0.0 0.0 .130 .200 .138 10.0
2019 Slider 8.8 2 24 4.7 8 .000 .000 .088 23.1 25.0 28.6 .106 .135 .182 40.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball 2.7 4 148 60.9 39 .139 .250 .206 26.4 25.6 22.2 .137 .228 .198 34.6
2018 Curveball 0.5 0 62 25.5 17 .125 .188 .168 22.2 17.6 9.4 .288 .395 .320 38.5
2018 Changeup 0.1 0 33 13.6 6 .200 .200 .267 38.5 16.7 12.5 .213 .235 .284 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 79 85.5 99 16.6 2:15 2:30 -15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 228 95.0 76 14.3 12:45 12:30 15
2022 Sinker 65 94.5 82 19.0 1:15 2:15 -60
2022 Slider 110 85.9 39 8.5 8:45 8:15 30
2021 Changeup 72 85.9 99 16.4 2:15 2:30 -15
2021 Curveball 19 79.7 94 21.6 7:00 7:00 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 377 94.2 75 14.1 1:00 12:15 45
2021 Sinker 103 93.2 81 18.7 1:15 2:15 -60
2021 Slider 177 83.5 45 9.7 8:00 8:15 -15
2020 Changeup 29 86.7 99 16.4 2:15 2:30 -15
2020 Curveball 34 80.9 93 21.7 7:00 7:00 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 179 94.6 74 14.5 1:00 12:30 30
2020 Sinker 40 93.8 80 17.6 1:15 2:15 -60
2020 Slider 105 85.3 34 7.4 8:30 8:30 0
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 64 272 -4 0 -3 -1 -8
2018 62 243 5 0 -1 0 4
2019 123 485 6 5 -4 -3 5
2020 127 514 8 6 -6 -4 4
2021 191 749 -2 13 -6 -4 1
2022 122 488 3 2 -5 -2 -2
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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 272 48.9 69.2 79.3 24.5 55.9 43.0 59.4 46.3 27.0 8.1 68.2
2018 243 53.9 73.3 78.1 27.7 58.1 44.0 67.7 52.3 26.8 8.6 76.2
2019 514 51.8 71.3 77.1 23.9 57.1 46.2 55.8 48.1 27.1 6.6 90.6
2020 427 49.2 66.7 80.0 24.0 51.9 43.3 62.3 45.0 26.6 5.6 79.2
2021 749 51.3 70.6 81.2 23.0 59.5 41.0 56.8 47.4 23.7 7.3 81.8
2022 488 48.6 69.6 81.2 23.9 68.3 42.0 50.8 46.1 22.2 8.6 76.2
Player 2,693 50.5 70.1 79.7 24.1 59.0 43.0 57.6 47.2 25.2 7.4 79.6
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 59 86 37
2018 75 94 59 29
2019 74 75 59 34
2020 89 93 84 69 89 74 78 88 82 77 31 50 19 71 81 33
2021 60 80 37
2022 68 88 41
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 25.4 3 3.8 -1 1 3 1 33.3
2018 23.2 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
2019 22.6 2 2.9 -1 4 3 0 0.0
2020 23.8 3 3.2 0 1 1 2 66.7
2021 25.6 4 4.2 0 3 4 2 50.0
2022 23.2 4 3.8 0 0 2 2 50.0
Player 24.3 17 18.7 -2 9 14 7 41.2

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4
2018 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2019 2 4 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 5 4 3 2
2020 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2
2021 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 3 2 3 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 5 4 5 3 6 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 5
2022 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Player 17 21 17 17 21 21 21 19 13 16 18 19 21 17 18 19 18 18 18 20 19 16 23 19 18 17 17 22 22 19 18
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.6 94.7 0.1 94.5 -0.2 94.0 -0.5 94.9 0.9
Offspeed Velocity 84.7 86.4 1.7 86.6 0.2 85.9 -0.7 85.5 -0.4
Breaking Velocity 80.3 81.3 1.0 84.2 2.9 83.1 -1.1 85.6 2.5
Exit Velocity 86.3 87.4 1.1 86.0 -1.4 87.9 1.9 87.9 0.0
Launch Angle 19.9 18.1 -1.8 14.7 -3.4 11.9 -2.8 13.4 1.5
Barrel % 0.0 2.3 2.3 4.8 2.5 6.8 2.0 7.0 0.2
Hard Hit % 32.6 31.7 -0.9 31.7 0.0 34.6 2.9 32.6 -2.0
Sweet Spot % 23.3 27.9 4.6 23.8 -4.1 30.8 7.0 32.6 1.8
xBA .186 .181 -0.005 .183 0.002 .263 0.080 .299 0.036
BA .140 .178 0.038 .183 0.005 .256 0.073 .234 -0.022
xwOBA .239 .237 -0.002 .265 0.028 .331 0.066 .379 0.048
wOBA .200 .230 0.030 .247 0.017 .310 0.063 .314 0.004
xSLG .276 .293 0.017 .318 0.025 .415 0.097 .478 0.063
SLG .228 .297 0.069 .280 -0.017 .372 0.092 .374 0.002
K% 22.6 26.0 3.4 29.2 3.2 20.1 -9.1 17.2 -2.9
BB% 8.1 6.9 -1.2 10.4 3.5 11.3 0.9 11.5 0.2
Swing % 52.3 48.1 -4.2 45.0 -3.1 47.4 2.4 46.1 -1.3
Whiff% 26.8 27.1 0.3 26.6 -0.5 23.7 -2.9 22.2 -1.5
In Zone % 53.9 51.8 -2.1 49.2 -2.6 51.3 2.1 48.6 -2.7
Out of Zone % 46.1 48.2 2.1 50.8 2.6 48.7 -2.1 51.4 2.7
Out of Zone Swing % 27.7 23.9 -3.8 24.0 0.1 23.0 -1.0 23.9 0.9
First Pitch Swing % 30.6 30.2 -0.4 27.4 -2.8 33.3 5.9 29.5 -3.8
First Pitch Strike % 67.7 55.8 -11.9 62.3 6.5 56.8 -5.5 50.8 -6.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 64 .403 32 0 0.0 32 7 21.9
2018 Shifts 62 .200 35 5 14.3 27 7 25.9
2019 Shifts 123 .241 69 1 1.4 54 28 51.9
2020 Shifts 105 .250 62 10 16.1 43 21 48.8
2021 Shifts 191 .310 109 14 12.8 82 46 56.1
2022 Shifts 122 .314 78 14 17.9 44 21 47.7
! 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 46 14.0 63.0% 0.0% 75 22.1 12.0% 10.7%
2018 57 19.7 0.0% 7.0% 43 23.8 0.0% 4.7%
2019 132 19.4 0.8% 3.8% 78 25.1 0.0% 15.4%
2020 73 18.6 2.7% 1.4% 118 24.4 0.0% 11.0%
2021 191 20.6 0.0% 2.6% 144 24.7 0.0% 16.0%
2022 130 21.2 0.0% 2.3% 89 24.1 0.0% 10.1%
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Pitch Distribution