Cole Irvin
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 225LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 5, #137, Philadelphia Phillies | Oregon
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 9 13 3.98 30 30 0 181 128 1.16
2023 1 4 4.42 24 12 0 77.1 68 1.28
2024 6 6 5.11 29 16 1 111 78 1.45
6 Seasons 28 40 4.54 134 93 2 593 434 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 30 9-13 3.98 181 128 1.16
2023 24 1-4 4.42 77.1 68 1.28
2024 29 6-6 5.11 111 78 1.45
6 Seasons 134 28-40 4.54 593 434 1.31
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 25 639 134 10 7.5 5.5 85.9 112.3 15.5 43.3 .299 .518 .334 .367 .415 32.8 17.1 7.2 5.83 6.20
2020 26 82 17 1 5.9 4.5 90.4 108.3 17.2 35.3 .344 .574 .570 .404 .482 52.9 18.2 4.5 17.18 7.54
2021 27 2682 591 43 7.3 5.6 89.3 115.9 16.2 35.9 .281 .445 .323 .338 .379 39.3 16.3 5.5 4.24 4.92
2022 28 2610 570 55 9.6 7.4 89.4 113.8 15.5 36.1 .258 .450 .306 .324 .371 39.5 17.3 4.9 3.98 4.40
2023 29 1273 240 26 10.8 7.7 88.5 112.8 12.2 39.6 .282 .492 .318 .358 .420 34.6 20.2 6.3 4.42 5.59
2024 30 1767 379 48 12.7 9.8 89.9 116.6 15.3 38.8 .291 .509 .357 .364 .410 40.9 15.9 5.9 5.11 5.78
Player 9053 1931 183 9.5 7.2 89.1 116.6 15.2 37.5 .278 .471 .327 .344 .391 38.7 17.1 5.6
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

Irvin relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(26.4%) ,
Curveball
(25.2%) ,
Sinker
(20.0%) ,
Changeup
(13.4%) ,
Cutter
(10.9%) ,
Slider
(4.1%) ,


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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 34.3 20.1 35.1 10.4 38.1 38.8 23.1 4.5 26.1 24.6 28.4 9.0 7.5 5.5
2020 35.3 17.6 35.3 11.8 29.4 41.2 29.4 5.9 17.6 23.5 41.2 5.9 5.9 4.5
2021 38.6 26.2 27.7 7.4 32.3 39.1 28.6 3.6 26.2 27.7 28.4 6.8 7.3 5.6
2022 37.5 30.0 25.6 6.8 35.3 37.0 27.7 3.3 29.6 27.7 22.8 6.8 9.6 7.4
2023 41.7 28.3 23.8 6.3 32.5 38.8 28.7 3.8 30.8 20.8 23.3 9.6 10.8 7.7
2024 40.1 29.0 25.3 5.5 40.9 34.6 24.5 3.4 27.2 26.6 24.5 5.5 12.7 9.8
Player 38.6 27.7 26.7 7.0 35.3 37.5 27.2 3.6 27.9 26.4 25.5 7.0 9.5 7.2
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 Cutter MIN L 193 85.9 31.9 -1.9 1.8GLV -2.2 5.1 -2.1 1.8GLV -0.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIN L 466 91.9 17.2 -1.4 11.9ARM 5.4 15.3 -0.3 11.9ARM 3.7
2024 Slider MIN L 72 78.1 50.8 5.2 4.0GLV -3.7 -5.8 7.3 4.0GLV -1.1
2024 Curveball MIN L 446 77.3 50.7 -5.6 13.5GLV 4.0 -4.8 -3.2 13.5GLV 6.1
2024 Changeup MIN L 237 84.9 30.2 -1.3 13.9ARM 0.1 7.8 -1.9 13.9ARM -0.2
2024 Sinker MIN L 353 91.5 22.5 -0.9 15.6ARM 1.2 10.3 -2.2 15.6ARM 0.4
2023 Changeup BAL L 267 84.2 30.9 -0.6 13.7ARM -0.2 7.7 -1.4 13.7ARM -0.4
2023 Cutter BAL L 203 85.5 33.8 -2.7 2.5GLV -1.3 3.5 -3.4 2.5GLV 0.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 355 92.2 16.2 -0.5 10.3ARM 4.3 16.1 0.8 10.3ARM 2.4
2023 Curveball BAL L 181 77.2 51.3 -5.6 15.2GLV 6.3 -5.2 -3.2 15.2GLV 7.6
2023 Sinker BAL L 262 91.9 20.7 -1.6 14.7ARM 0.2 11.6 -3.3 14.7ARM -0.4
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -1.2 -6 466 26.4 112 .296 .592 .408 16.3 17.9 17.4 .314 .630 .431 59.5
2024 Curveball 0.2 1 446 25.2 100 .283 .424 .331 18.9 16.0 13.9 .264 .413 .311 25.6
2024 Sinker -0.1 -1 353 20.0 115 .307 .485 .386 8.8 13.9 17.8 .258 .406 .332 34.9
2024 Changeup -2.8 -7 237 13.4 81 .282 .474 .343 24.3 13.6 15.9 .330 .572 .389 39.1
2024 Cutter -0.7 -1 193 10.9 50 .327 .551 .381 18.1 12.0 18.8 .326 .595 .398 48.8
2024 Slider -3.9 -3 72 4.1 33 .250 .438 .292 19.6 27.3 15.0 .257 .458 .304 41.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 356 28.0 94 .247 .459 .334 20.4 25.5 18.2 .254 .527 .354 40.3
2023 Changeup -1.3 -4 268 21.1 77 .324 .568 .392 16.8 9.1 8.2 .370 .632 .437 35.8
2023 Sinker 1.1 3 264 20.7 56 .280 .360 .347 19.5 25.0 23.0 .291 .514 .381 38.9
2023 Cutter 2.4 5 203 15.9 69 .180 .279 .262 26.0 17.4 22.6 .241 .357 .298 27.5
2023 Curveball -0.7 -1 182 14.3 40 .229 .343 .304 23.0 27.5 18.6 .217 .317 .288 25.0
! 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 Changeup 225 84.9 99 16.0 10:15 9:45 30
2024 Curveball 409 77.4 60 16.2 4:30 4:00 30
2024 Cutter 188 85.8 28 5.3 12:15 1:15 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 419 92.0 98 19.2 10:30 10:45 -15
2024 Sinker 329 91.6 96 19.0 10:30 10:00 30
2024 Slider 69 78.1 62 9.5 4:45 5:00 -15
2023 Changeup 266 84.2 99 15.7 10:15 9:45 30
2023 Curveball 173 77.2 60 17.8 4:30 3:45 45
2023 Cutter 203 85.5 24 4.3 12:45 2:00 -75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 349 92.2 98 18.8 10:45 10:45 0
2023 Sinker 254 91.9 97 18.7 10:45 10:15 30
! 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 180 639 -10 7 -5 -3 -11
2021 768 2,682 1 14 -16 -7 -8
2022 738 2,610 1 16 -11 -8 -2
2023 336 1,273 -2 15 -5 -5 3
2024 491 1,767 -1 5 -14 -6 -16
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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 639 48.4 69.9 85.6 32.4 66.4 44.1 66.9 50.5 20.7 7.8 92.0
2020 82 48.8 75.0 96.7 31.0 61.5 37.8 77.3 52.4 14.0 8.5 85.7
2021 2,682 52.7 71.9 84.1 29.9 69.4 46.0 65.2 52.0 19.5 8.5 83.4
2022 2,610 52.9 71.2 83.4 30.4 68.2 44.3 66.8 52.0 20.6 8.8 77.7
2023 1,273 52.7 68.3 84.7 30.6 63.6 45.1 61.6 50.5 20.8 8.9 75.2
2024 1,767 55.8 66.4 86.9 25.5 68.3 42.7 66.9 48.3 17.0 8.7 79.1
Player 9,053 53.0 70.0 84.7 29.5 67.7 44.5 65.7 51.0 19.6 8.6 80.3
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 9 3 24
2021 21 9 25 45 29 5 56 36 43 6 89 6 68 12 3 6 44
2022 27 21 10 8 59 1 14 25 32 15 89 12 59 8 4 5 55
2023 9 9 8 9 20 33 10 61 80 29 80 11 73 21 2 15 43
2024 3 2 1 2 14 2 1 21 32 5 83 2 15 16 8 11 42
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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 23.6 7 6.6 0 2 6 2 28.6
2020 24.8 1 1.3 0 0 1 1 100.0
2021 23.0 23 24.2 -1 12 20 11 47.8
2022 24.3 25 26.2 -1 15 17 13 52.0
2023 24.1 11 15.4 -4 3 15 5 45.5
2024 23.8 18 22.0 -4 10 19 6 33.3
Player 23.8 85 95.8 -11 42 78 38 44.7
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
2019 7 8 5 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5
2020 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
2021 23 30 17 25 23 22 29 27 19 16 20 26 25 20 25 31 24 21 29 25 25 29 35 30 21 16 28 25 23 20 21
2022 25 21 25 23 30 28 30 20 20 21 24 31 28 23 27 30 23 23 24 30 25 30 34 30 19 23 30 31 25 29 29
2023 11 8 14 15 16 16 17 13 14 13 14 14 16 14 18 18 17 12 16 17 16 16 21 22 10 14 17 16 18 15 15
2024 18 16 19 21 22 25 25 19 19 17 23 23 21 19 22 21 20 19 23 29 25 23 29 23 16 22 21 26 27 24 22
Player 85 85 82 92 100 99 110 86 78 73 88 102 99 84 100 107 91 82 100 110 100 107 129 114 73 82 104 106 101 97 93
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 89.8 92.4 2.6 90.6 -1.8 90.4 -0.2 90.5 0.1 90.6 0.1
Offspeed Velocity 83.4 84.7 1.3 84.2 -0.5 83.0 -1.2 84.2 1.2 84.9 0.7
Breaking Velocity 83.3 82.7 -0.6 81.9 -0.8 77.5 -4.4 77.2 -0.3 77.4 0.2
Exit Velocity 85.9 90.4 4.5 89.3 -1.1 89.4 0.1 88.5 -0.9 89.9 1.4
Launch Angle 15.5 17.2 1.7 16.2 -1.0 15.5 -0.7 12.2 -3.3 15.3 3.1
Barrel % 7.5 5.9 -1.6 7.3 1.4 9.6 2.3 10.8 1.2 12.7 1.9
Hard Hit % 32.8 52.9 20.1 39.3 -13.6 39.5 0.2 34.6 -4.9 40.9 6.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 43.3 35.3 -8.0 35.9 0.6 36.1 0.2 39.6 3.5 38.8 -0.8
xBA .299 .344 0.045 .281 -0.063 .258 -0.023 .282 0.024 .291 0.009
BA .278 .524 0.246 .275 -0.249 .251 -0.024 .256 0.005 .293 0.037
xwOBA .367 .404 0.037 .338 -0.066 .324 -0.014 .358 0.034 .364 0.006
wOBA .334 .570 0.236 .323 -0.247 .306 -0.017 .318 0.012 .357 0.039
xSLG .518 .574 0.056 .445 -0.129 .450 0.005 .492 0.042 .509 0.017
SLG .457 .810 0.353 .424 -0.386 .416 -0.008 .420 0.004 .498 0.078
K% 17.1 18.2 1.1 16.3 -1.9 17.3 1.0 20.2 2.9 15.9 -4.3
BB% 7.2 4.5 -2.7 5.5 1.0 4.9 -0.6 6.3 1.4 5.9 -0.4
Swing % 50.5 52.4 1.9 52.0 -0.4 52.0 0.0 50.5 -1.5 48.3 -2.2
Whiff% 20.7 14.0 -6.7 19.5 5.5 20.6 1.1 20.8 0.2 17.0 -3.8
In Zone % 48.4 48.8 0.4 52.7 3.9 52.9 0.2 52.7 -0.2 55.8 3.1
Out of Zone % 51.6 51.2 -0.4 47.3 -3.9 47.1 -0.2 47.3 0.2 44.2 -3.1
Out of Zone Swing % 32.4 31.0 -1.4 29.9 -1.1 30.4 0.5 30.6 0.2 25.5 -5.1
First Pitch Swing % 35.9 54.5 18.6 35.9 -18.6 35.9 0.0 30.1 -5.8 33.5 3.4
First Pitch Strike % 66.9 77.3 10.4 65.2 -12.1 66.8 1.6 61.6 -5.2 66.9 5.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 180 .334 122 6 4.9 58 18 31.0
2020 Shifts 22 .570 16 4 25.0 6 2 33.3
2021 Shifts 768 .323 574 134 23.3 194 98 50.5
2022 Shifts 738 .306 582 126 21.6 156 77 49.4
2023 Shades 336 .318 267 4 1.5 69 28 40.6
2024 Shades 491 .357 374 42 11.2 117 43 36.8
! 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 168 14.5 57.7% 0.0% 110 19.8 6.4% 4.5%
2020 8 13.6 75.0% 0.0% 28 22.1 3.6% 3.6%
2021 739 15.6 41.0% 0.5% 410 22.5 0.0% 6.8%
2022 742 14.1 62.0% 0.8% 402 22.0 0.5% 5.0%
2023 357 13.6 73.4% 0.0% 189 19.3 1.1% 0.0%
2024 480 13.4 74.6% 0.0% 314 18.3 4.5% 0.3%

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Pitch Distribution