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James Kaprielian
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 1, #16, New York Yankees | UCLA
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2021 8 5 4.07 24 21 0 119.1 123 1.22
2022 5 9 4.23 26 26 0 134 98 1.34
2023 2 6 6.34 14 11 0 61 57 1.59
4 Seasons 15 20 4.61 66 58 0 318 282 1.35
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2021 24 8-5 4.07 119.1 123 1.22
2022 26 5-9 4.23 134 98 1.34
2023 14 2-6 6.34 61 57 1.59
4 Seasons 66 15-20 4.61 318 282 1.35
20232023 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-17NOT QUALIFIED7Fastball Run Value-11NOT QUALIFIED9Breaking Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIED31Offspeed Run Value-3NOT QUALIFIED15PitchingxERA4.86NOT QUALIFIED23xBA.245NOT QUALIFIED47Fastball Velo92.2NOT QUALIFIED22Avg Exit Velocity89.6NOT QUALIFIED34Chase %29.5NOT QUALIFIED59Whiff %25.0NOT QUALIFIED42K %20.4NOT QUALIFIED30BB %11.1NOT QUALIFIED15Barrel %7.0NOT QUALIFIED65Hard-Hit %38.7NOT QUALIFIED52GB %32.3NOT QUALIFIED7Extension6.1NOT QUALIFIED20
20232023 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE33°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"9.2 INCHES BREAK8.9 INCHES DROP10.8 INCHES TAIL2.3 INCHES RISE16.8 INCHES TAIL9.0 INCHES RISEAVG9.6 INCHES BREAK3.7 INCHES RISEAVG7.8 INCHES TAIL15.6 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam41%92.394.6Slider31%80.885.5Sinker14%92.093.7Change8%83.386.1Curve6%75.980.2SAMPLE100 PITCH

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 26 71 11 4 36.4 23.5 88.7 104.0 18.8 36.4 .249 .719 .419 .429 .536 54.5 23.5 11.8 7.36 8.80
2021 27 2024 333 31 9.3 6.2 90.1 116.2 19.0 37.5 .239 .437 .314 .324 .393 42.3 24.5 8.2 4.07 4.48
2022 28 2230 415 33 8.0 5.7 88.4 117.7 16.9 34.2 .254 .415 .322 .331 .354 36.4 17.0 10.2 4.23 4.62
2023 29 1091 186 13 7.0 4.6 89.6 110.9 22.8 36.6 .245 .425 .356 .337 .372 38.7 20.4 11.1 6.34 4.86
Player 5416 945 81 8.6 5.9 89.3 117.7 18.8 35.9 .246 .429 .327 .331 .373 39.2 20.5 9.7
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

Kaprielian relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(41.4%) ,
Slider
(30.7%) ,
Sinker
(13.9%) ,
Changeup
(7.8%) ,
Curveball
(6.1%) ,

Four Seamer451 Pitches (41.4%)
Slider335 Pitches (30.7%)
Sinker152 Pitches (13.9%)
Changeup85 Pitches (7.8%)
Curveball67 Pitches (6.1%)

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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
2020 36.4 45.5 9.1 9.1 36.4 45.5 18.2 9.1 18.2 27.3 9.1 0.0 36.4 23.5
2021 34.8 31.5 22.8 10.8 31.5 39.6 28.8 4.5 24.0 29.1 22.5 9.9 9.3 6.2
2022 38.3 30.8 23.4 7.5 39.0 34.9 26.0 4.6 27.0 29.4 22.9 8.0 8.0 5.7
2023 32.3 33.9 24.2 9.7 42.5 31.7 25.8 2.7 21.0 37.1 24.7 6.5 7.0 4.6
Player 35.9 31.9 23.2 9.1 37.0 36.1 26.9 4.2 24.7 30.8 23.0 8.3 8.6 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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuJames Kaprielian Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSliderCurveballChangeupSinkerFour Seamer2020202120222023-7.5-5-2.502.557.5

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2023 Slider OAK R 335 80.8 38.4 -3.1 9.6GLV -0.1 3.7 -2.2 9.6GLV 4.3
2023 Curveball OAK R 67 75.9 56.5 -2.4 9.2GLV 0.0 -8.9 -1.0 9.2GLV 0.3
2023 Changeup OAK R 85 83.3 37.2 4.5 10.8ARM -3.1 2.3 3.1 10.8ARM -3.6
2023 Sinker OAK R 152 92.0 23.3 -0.1 16.8ARM 2.0 9.0 -1.4 16.8ARM 1.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 451 92.3 16.7 -0.8 7.8ARM 1.1 15.6 -0.2 7.8ARM 0.4
2022 Changeup OAK R 226 85.2 35.4 5.0 8.3ARM -5.5 2.3 3.6 8.3ARM -5.9
2022 Sinker OAK R 122 94.4 20.1 -0.9 15.8ARM 0.8 10.6 -2.3 15.8ARM 1.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 1090 94.0 15.5 -1.0 7.6ARM 0.7 15.6 -0.6 7.6ARM 0.3
2022 Slider OAK R 512 85.0 34.3 -2.2 4.5GLV -0.7 3.8 -2.0 4.5GLV -1.2
2022 Curveball OAK R 279 79.3 51.9 -2.4 7.3GLV -0.5 -8.4 -1.5 7.3GLV -1.8
! 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 %
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -3 451 41.3 120 .202 .384 .329 25.2 19.2 16.0 .218 .445 .348 49.4
2023 Slider -0.8 -3 335 30.7 88 .263 .400 .323 31.6 31.8 20.6 .193 .248 .237 17.3
2023 Sinker -4.9 -8 152 13.9 42 .412 .529 .491 14.3 7.1 13.0 .375 .594 .470 45.2
2023 Changeup -4.1 -3 85 7.8 19 .368 .737 .466 18.0 10.5 11.8 .346 .743 .454 47.1
2023 Curveball 0.6 0 67 6.1 10 .444 .778 .517 23.5 10.0 14.3 .324 .519 .358 33.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 -1 1,091 48.9 273 .257 .465 .364 16.8 13.9 13.0 .281 .482 .378 39.8
2022 Slider 0.7 4 512 23.0 142 .190 .357 .284 35.4 31.7 22.3 .179 .289 .258 30.5
2022 Curveball 0.6 2 279 12.5 62 .228 .404 .296 13.1 4.8 7.5 .248 .396 .305 30.9
2022 Changeup -3.0 -7 226 10.1 60 .339 .482 .402 23.5 15.0 12.3 .286 .396 .323 36.2
2022 Sinker 3.2 4 122 5.5 40 .158 .211 .188 10.4 7.5 12.5 .294 .492 .355 40.0
! 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
2023 Changeup 80 83.3 65 11.6 2:00 2:45 -45
2023 Curveball 67 75.9 70 15.3 7:30 7:15 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 451 92.3 88 17.0 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Sinker 151 92.0 88 19.3 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Slider 330 80.8 33 10.8 8:30 9:30 -60
2022 Changeup 217 85.2 58 9.2 2:00 2:45 -45
2022 Curveball 278 79.3 61 13.4 7:30 7:15 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1,087 94.0 91 16.9 1:15 1:00 15
2022 Sinker 120 94.4 87 19.2 1:15 2:00 -45
2022 Slider 509 85.0 27 7.1 10:15 10:15 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

202120222023All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE36°2021 ARM ANGLE37°2022 ARM ANGLE33°2023
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2021 502 2,024 7 23 -15 -11 4
2022 577 2,230 10 18 -18 -10 1
2023 279 1,090 2 -4 -10 -5 -17
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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 71 38.0 70.4 63.2 29.5 61.5 45.1 52.9 45.1 37.5 2.8 100.0
2021 2,024 47.5 67.8 77.9 25.7 59.7 41.2 59.2 45.7 27.2 7.3 78.2
2022 2,230 48.7 70.4 84.3 26.3 63.5 41.5 58.1 47.8 21.3 7.6 77.6
2023 1,091 50.9 66.7 80.3 29.5 62.0 42.8 64.3 48.5 25.0 8.4 67.4
Player 5,416 48.6 68.7 81.0 26.8 61.7 41.7 59.7 47.1 24.4 7.6 75.7
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
2021 34 51 27 17 56 19 22 21 23 57 51 58 25 38 11 47 21
2022 19 27 27 27 17 16 36 52 62 13 17 15 15 52 8 49 27
2023 23 47 32 29 18 65 65 34 52 30 15 42 59 22 3 42 20
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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 %
2020 20.3 2 2.1 0 2 1 1 50.0
2021 22.6 19 19.7 -1 5 14 10 52.6
2022 23.4 16 17.1 -1 14 19 3 18.8
2023 25.1 9 10.2 -1 4 8 4 44.4
Player 23.3 46 49.1 -3 25 42 18 39.1
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
2020 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 2 2
2021 19 22 16 19 21 21 23 22 14 14 16 22 20 14 22 25 19 20 20 22 17 24 26 25 17 16 22 20 19 18 16
2022 16 11 18 18 15 17 21 12 11 13 14 24 18 18 16 17 17 12 16 16 19 22 30 16 11 11 20 23 20 18 18
2023 9 6 10 12 12 10 11 10 11 9 10 12 7 9 11 11 10 9 10 15 8 11 14 11 7 9 12 11 10 11 8
Player 46 41 47 50 50 51 57 45 37 38 41 59 48 43 51 55 48 44 48 55 47 59 73 54 37 38 55 57 53 49 44
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
2020
2021
+/-
 
2022
+/-
 
2023
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 94.9 92.9 -2.0 94.0 1.1 92.2 -1.8
Offspeed Velocity 85.8 83.8 -2.0 85.2 1.4 83.3 -1.9
Breaking Velocity 85.5 83.0 -2.5 83.0 0.0 80.0 -3.0
Exit Velocity 88.7 90.1 1.4 88.4 -1.7 89.6 1.2
Launch Angle 18.8 19.0 0.2 16.9 -2.1 22.8 5.9
Barrel % 36.4 9.3 -27.1 8.0 -1.3 7.0 -1.0
Hard Hit % 54.5 42.3 -12.2 36.4 -5.9 38.7 2.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 36.4 37.5 1.1 34.2 -3.3 36.6 2.4
xBA .249 .239 -0.010 .254 0.015 .245 -0.009
BA .267 .233 -0.034 .239 0.006 .274 0.035
xwOBA .429 .324 -0.105 .331 0.007 .337 0.006
wOBA .419 .314 -0.105 .322 0.008 .356 0.034
xSLG .719 .437 -0.282 .415 -0.022 .425 0.010
SLG .667 .430 -0.237 .414 -0.016 .452 0.038
K% 23.5 24.5 1.0 17.0 -7.5 20.4 3.4
BB% 11.8 8.2 -3.6 10.2 2.0 11.1 0.9
Swing % 45.1 45.7 0.6 47.8 2.1 48.5 0.7
Whiff% 37.5 27.2 -10.3 21.3 -5.9 25.0 3.7
In Zone % 38.0 47.5 9.5 48.7 1.2 50.9 2.2
Out of Zone % 62.0 52.5 -9.5 51.3 -1.2 49.1 -2.2
Out of Zone Swing % 29.5 25.7 -3.8 26.3 0.6 29.5 3.2
First Pitch Swing % 41.2 28.9 -12.3 31.5 2.6 35.4 3.9
First Pitch Strike % 52.9 59.2 6.3 58.1 -1.1 64.3 6.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2020 Shifts 17 .419 9 1 11.1 8 6 75.0
2021 Shifts 502 .314 244 48 19.7 258 139 53.9
2022 Shifts 577 .322 282 55 19.5 295 161 54.6
2023 Shades 279 .356 152 3 2.0 127 43 33.9
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2020 18 19.3 0.0% 5.6% 13 22.1 0.0% 0.0%
2021 660 18.8 10.5% 2.4% 322 24.6 0.0% 15.8%
2022 623 18.1 13.8% 4.2% 393 23.7 0.0% 12.5%
2023 241 16.4 24.9% 0.4% 203 21.0 0.5% 1.5%

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Pitch Distribution

James Kaprielian - 2023 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSinkerSliderAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed