Chris Mazza
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 190LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 27, #838, Minnesota Twins | Menlo
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 2 4.80 9 6 0 30 29 1.63
2021 0 0 4.61 14 0 1 27.1 21 1.21
2022 1 0 11.81 2 0 0 5.1 5 2.81
4 Seasons 3 3 5.35 34 6 1 79 66 1.56
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 9 1-2 4.80 30 29 1.63
2021 14 0-0 4.61 27.1 21 1.21
2022 2 1-0 11.81 5.1 5 2.81
4 Seasons 34 3-3 5.35 79 66 1.56
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 29 285 54 2 3.7 2.7 90.3 110.7 10.5 55.6 .322 .495 .383 .388 .415 50.0 14.9 6.8 5.51 7.09
2020 30 538 90 5 5.6 3.7 86.4 112.9 17.0 44.4 .297 .464 .348 .371 .428 31.1 21.3 11.0 4.80 6.12
2021 31 413 82 7 8.5 6.3 85.5 109.4 18.2 30.5 .243 .415 .306 .309 .350 28.0 18.8 6.3 4.61 4.03
2022 32 135 22 3 13.6 8.6 89.7 108.5 14.1 40.9 .360 .672 .488 .503 .547 50.0 14.3 17.1 11.81 13.51
Player 1371 248 17 6.9 4.8 87.2 112.9 15.7 41.9 .290 .473 .356 .368 .410 35.9 18.5 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

Mazza relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(33.3%) ,
Slider
(31.9%) ,
Sinker
(25.9%) ,
Changeup
(5.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(3.7%) ,


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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
2019 40.7 13.0 42.6 3.7 37.0 35.2 27.8 1.9 29.6 20.4 35.2 9.3 3.7 2.7
2020 34.4 27.8 32.2 5.6 35.6 27.8 36.7 1.1 25.6 32.2 31.1 3.3 5.6 3.7
2021 36.6 24.4 20.7 18.3 36.6 36.6 26.8 6.1 28.0 31.7 19.5 6.1 8.5 6.3
2022 40.9 31.8 22.7 4.5 36.4 40.9 22.7 4.5 27.3 13.6 31.8 9.1 13.6 8.6
Player 37.1 23.8 29.8 9.3 36.3 33.5 30.2 3.2 27.4 27.8 28.2 6.0 6.9 4.8
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
2022 Changeup TB R 7 82.8 42.4 7.7 15.7ARM 0.7 -2.3 8.2 15.7ARM 1.5
2022 Slider TB R 43 77.2 41.6 -2.6 14.7GLV 3.9 4.9 -3.1 14.7GLV 9.0
2022 Cutter TB R 45 84.2 33.8 -2.5 5.0GLV 2.0 4.9 -3.4 5.0GLV 2.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball TB R 5 90.0 21.1 -3.0 10.3ARM 2.2 12.8 -3.4 10.3ARM 3.0
2022 Sinker TB R 35 89.2 28.6 1.8 19.4ARM 4.2 6.1 2.2 19.4ARM 4.6
2021 Cutter TB R 148 87.1 28.2 -0.1 1.8GLV -0.4 7.9 -0.1 1.8GLV -1.1
2021 Changeup TB R 8 83.1 41.8 6.9 13.4ARM -0.7 -1.9 8.2 13.4ARM -0.5
2021 Slider TB R 120 79.2 39.6 -2.9 12.0GLV 1.7 4.3 -2.5 12.0GLV 6.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball TB R 18 90.0 21.7 -3.6 11.3ARM 4.2 12.2 -4.0 11.3ARM 4.1
2021 Sinker TB R 119 90.4 29.4 4.4 18.5ARM 3.5 4.3 4.5 18.5ARM 3.7
! 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 %
2022 Cutter -12.4 -6 45 33.3 16 .308 .538 .538 21.7 6.3 12.5 .357 .648 .484 33.3
2022 Slider -2.2 -1 43 31.9 8 .167 .667 .425 30.0 37.5 14.3 .095 .257 .287 33.3
2022 Sinker -5.8 -2 35 25.9 7 .667 1.167 .771 0.0 0.0 0.0 .696 1.222 .811 83.3
2022 Changeup 8.0 1 7 5.2 3 .000 .000 .233 60.0 33.3 33.3 .175 .423 .404 100.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 0 5 3.7 1 -- -- .700 50.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2021 Cutter -1.5 -2 148 35.8 37 .323 .613 .424 29.1 13.5 17.9 .310 .601 .416 29.6
2021 Slider 2.6 3 120 29.1 36 .176 .176 .189 39.4 33.3 21.4 .196 .279 .244 30.4
2021 Sinker -0.8 -1 119 28.8 32 .300 .500 .394 12.0 6.3 15.4 .268 .449 .332 28.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 0 18 4.4 6 .167 .167 .150 27.3 33.3 18.2 .038 .052 .040 0.0
2021 Changeup -1.7 0 8 1.9 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 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
2022 Cutter 45 84.2 30 6.7 11:00 10:15 45
2022 Sinker 35 89.2 87 20.9 1:45 2:30 -45
2022 Slider 43 77.2 63 16.1 8:30 9:15 -45
2021 Cutter 147 87.0 44 7.6 12:30 11:30 60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 18 90.0 86 16.4 1:45 1:30 15
2021 Sinker 117 90.4 91 19.6 2:00 2:45 -45
2021 Slider 120 79.2 53 13.4 8:45 9:15 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 74 284 -1 2 -1 -3 -4
2020 136 537 3 6 -5 -4 1
2021 111 413 2 2 -2 -2 0
2022 35 135 -5 0 -1 -3 -8
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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 285 48.2 70.1 86.5 26.5 71.8 39.1 62.2 47.7 17.6 8.5 83.3
2020 538 45.7 68.7 81.1 30.1 51.1 44.8 62.5 47.8 28.8 6.5 80.0
2021 413 47.5 70.4 81.2 32.3 51.4 40.7 59.5 50.4 28.4 8.7 86.1
2022 135 42.2 73.7 88.1 25.6 50.0 39.3 57.1 45.9 24.2 10.4 71.4
Player 1,371 46.4 70.0 82.9 29.6 54.8 41.8 61.0 48.4 25.9 8.0 81.7
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 29 1 86
2020 11 4 20 44 6 56 66 83 85 37 25 65 71 29 2 88
2021 10 1 92
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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 -- 0 1.0 -1 2 1 0 --
2020 27.5 3 3.7 -1 3 4 1 33.3
2021 24.4 3 2.8 0 2 2 2 66.7
2022 23.9 3 2.8 0 0 2 1 33.3
Player 25.3 9 10.4 -1 7 9 4 44.4
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 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
2020 3 3 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 2 4 3 5 5 4 4 2 3 5 3 4 2
2021 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 4 2 4
2022 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Player 9 10 12 11 11 12 13 12 8 8 9 10 11 9 10 10 11 11 8 10 11 12 13 12 11 8 9 11 11 9 9
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.8 90.5 -0.3 ↓ 88.7 -1.8 ↓ 86.6 -2.1 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.5 84.8 0.3 ↑ 83.1 -1.7 ↓ 82.8 -0.3 ↓
Breaking Velocity 82.0 82.2 0.2 ↑ 79.2 -3.0 ↓ 77.2 -2.0 ↓
Exit Velocity 90.3 86.4 -3.9 ↓ 85.5 -0.9 ↓ 89.7 4.2 ↑
Launch Angle 10.5 17.0 6.5 ↑ 18.2 1.2 ↑ 14.1 -4.1 ↓
Barrel % 3.7 5.6 1.9 ↑ 8.5 2.9 ↑ 13.6 5.1 ↑
Hard Hit % 50.0 31.1 -18.9 ↓ 28.0 -3.1 ↓ 50.0 22.0 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 55.6 44.4 -11.2 ↓ 30.5 -13.9 ↓ 40.9 10.4 ↑
xBA .322 .297 -0.025 ↓ .243 -0.054 ↓ .360 0.117 ↑
BA .328 .288 -0.040 ↓ .257 -0.031 ↓ .333 0.076 ↑
xwOBA .388 .371 -0.017 ↓ .309 -0.062 ↓ .503 0.194 ↑
wOBA .383 .348 -0.035 ↓ .306 -0.042 ↓ .488 0.182 ↑
xSLG .495 .464 -0.031 ↓ .415 -0.049 ↓ .672 0.257 ↑
SLG .500 .415 -0.085 ↓ .406 -0.009 ↓ .667 0.261 ↑
K% 14.9 21.3 6.4 ↑ 18.8 -2.5 ↓ 14.3 -4.5 ↓
BB% 6.8 11.0 4.2 ↑ 6.3 -4.7 ↓ 17.1 10.8 ↑
Swing % 47.7 47.8 0.1 ↑ 50.4 2.6 ↑ 45.9 -4.5 ↓
Whiff% 17.6 28.8 11.2 ↑ 28.4 -0.4 ↓ 24.2 -4.2 ↓
In Zone % 48.2 45.7 -2.5 ↓ 47.5 1.8 ↑ 42.2 -5.3 ↓
Out of Zone % 51.8 54.3 2.5 ↑ 52.5 -1.8 ↓ 57.8 5.3 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 26.5 30.1 3.6 ↑ 32.3 2.2 ↑ 25.6 -6.7 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 40.5 33.8 -6.7 ↓ 34.2 0.4 ↑ 37.1 2.9 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 62.2 62.5 0.3 ↑ 59.5 -3.0 ↓ 57.1 -2.4 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 74 .383 42 3 7.1 32 6 18.8
2020 Shifts 136 .348 79 16 20.3 57 17 29.8
2021 Shifts 111 .306 65 7 10.8 46 20 43.5
2022 Shifts 35 .488 24 2 8.3 11 8 72.7
! 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 %
2019 66 15.6 40.9% 0.0% 63 20.0 3.2% 7.9%
2020 133 18.8 3.8% 1.5% 104 22.9 1.0% 5.8%
2021 104 19.1 8.7% 2.9% 75 21.6 0.0% 0.0%
2022 31 20.2 0.0% 3.2% 27 23.4 0.0% 3.7%

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Pitch Distribution

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