Jacob Waguespack
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 235LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 37, #1126, Pittsburgh Pirates | Dutchtown HS (LA)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 5 5 4.38 16 13 0 78 63 1.33
2020 0 0 8.15 11 0 0 17.2 16 2.04
2024 0 0 5.40 4 1 0 10 11 2.30
3 Seasons 5 5 5.11 31 14 0 105.2 90 1.54
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 16 5-5 4.38 78 63 1.33
2020 11 0-0 8.15 17.2 16 2.04
2024 4 0-0 5.40 10 11 2.30
3 Seasons 31 5-5 5.11 105.2 90 1.54
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 1333 238 17 7.1 5.1 89.1 114.9 14.8 35.7 .274 .470 .325 .350 .393 38.2 18.8 8.7 4.38 5.55
2020 26 397 63 3 4.8 3.3 87.3 111.6 12.3 33.3 .273 .395 .391 .341 .366 25.4 17.8 10.0 8.15 5.03
2024 30 221 30 2 6.7 3.9 86.9 105.5 10.6 40.0 .294 .450 .397 .393 .440 36.7 21.6 19.6 5.40 6.96
Player 1951 331 22 6.6 4.6 88.5 114.9 14.0 35.6 .276 .455 .345 .353 .392 35.6 18.9 10.1
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

Waguespack relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(38.9%) ,
Cutter
(35.3%) ,
Curveball
(14.0%) ,
Changeup
(11.8%) ,


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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 40.8 21.4 27.3 10.5 39.1 37.8 23.1 2.1 28.2 28.6 27.3 6.7 7.1 5.1
2020 41.3 22.2 31.7 4.8 27.0 39.7 33.3 1.6 30.2 22.2 30.2 4.8 4.8 3.3
2024 46.7 20.0 30.0 3.3 56.7 33.3 10.0 3.3 30.0 13.3 36.7 6.7 6.7 3.9
Player 41.4 21.5 28.4 8.8 38.4 37.8 23.9 2.1 28.7 26.0 28.7 6.3 6.6 4.6
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 Curveball TB R 31 76.0 62.1 3.2 4.3GLV -3.9 -14.5 4.6 4.3GLV -5.1
2024 Changeup TB R 26 85.6 28.8 -2.7 7.0ARM -7.7 8.4 -3.5 7.0ARM -7.2
2024 Cutter TB R 78 86.3 34.5 -4.3 5.8GLV 1.7 2.1 -6.2 5.8GLV 3.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball TB R 86 93.6 13.1 1.1 1.7ARM -4.3 18.3 2.5 1.7ARM -5.8
2020 Cutter TOR R 73 88.4 25.1 1.9 3.2GLV -0.3 9.8 1.6 3.2GLV 0.4
2020 Curveball TOR R 43 75.8 55.0 -5.2 3.0GLV -6.7 -7.3 -2.4 3.0GLV -6.2
2020 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 172 92.5 14.5 0.5 2.0ARM -4.5 17.4 1.4 2.0ARM -5.3
2020 Changeup TOR R 75 82.3 30.7 0.4 8.3ARM -3.6 9.6 -3.2 8.3ARM -5.1
2020 Sinker TOR R 33 91.2 16.8 -4.8 10.1ARM -3.9 16.1 -7.0 10.1ARM -4.7
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 86 38.9 23 .333 .333 .439 34.3 17.4 15.4 .376 .538 .501 36.4
2024 Cutter 3.1 2 78 35.3 18 .235 .353 .241 44.4 33.3 27.3 .210 .258 .233 36.4
2024 Curveball -0.4 0 31 14.0 4 .250 .250 .225 30.0 0.0 0.0 .181 .214 .168 25.0
2024 Changeup -10.6 -3 26 11.8 6 .600 1.200 .750 37.5 16.7 10.0 .412 .984 .604 50.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -2 172 43.3 40 .206 .324 .289 20.2 22.5 11.8 .202 .304 .296 20.0
2020 Changeup -7.3 -5 75 18.9 19 .444 .667 .569 32.4 21.1 16.7 .257 .388 .304 21.4
2020 Cutter -4.5 -3 73 18.4 14 .455 .545 .446 29.0 14.3 12.5 .412 .517 .434 40.0
2020 Curveball -2.2 -1 43 10.8 5 .600 .800 .610 35.7 20.0 10.0 .194 .220 .185 25.0
2020 Sinker -8.6 -3 33 8.3 12 .400 .400 .567 9.1 0.0 0.0 .406 .638 .488 30.0
! 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 26 85.6 82 10.5 12:30 1:30 -60
2024 Curveball 30 76.1 78 18.2 6:45 6:30 15
2024 Cutter 75 86.3 43 6.3 10:45 9:15 90
2024 4-Seam Fastball 86 93.6 95 17.8 12:15 12:15 0
2020 Changeup 71 82.3 92 12.4 12:45 1:30 -45
2020 Curveball 42 75.7 61 10.4 7:15 6:45 30
2020 Cutter 71 88.3 71 9.7 12:00 11:15 45
2020 4-Seam Fastball 168 92.6 94 16.9 12:30 12:15 15
2020 Sinker 33 91.2 94 18.6 12:30 1:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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 335 1,333 -2 13 -9 -6 -4
2020 90 396 -5 -2 -6 -2 -15
2024 51 221 2 1 -3 -1 -1
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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 1,333 47.9 70.4 84.2 29.1 64.4 43.3 59.1 48.9 21.8 6.7 78.7
2020 397 46.9 69.9 81.5 24.6 59.6 41.1 54.4 45.8 24.7 6.5 76.9
2024 221 46.2 61.8 65.1 21.8 53.8 44.8 56.9 40.3 38.2 5.9 69.2
Player 1,951 47.5 69.4 81.8 27.3 62.5 43.0 58.0 47.3 23.9 6.6 77.3
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 14 13 19 25 14 47 47 37 37 20 39 22 49 26 5 11 80
2020 27 19 52 78 12 74 78 68 97 16 34 36 21 35 6 86
2024 42 24 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 22.6 12 12.3 0 6 9 5 41.7
2020 24.4 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 100.0
2024 22.3 1 0.0 1 1 0 0 0.0
Player 22.8 15 14.3 1 7 9 7 46.7
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 12 15 12 12 12 11 13 14 8 10 10 12 16 14 10 13 12 10 12 10 15 14 14 16 12 12 10 14 16 12 8
2020 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2024 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Player 15 17 14 14 14 13 15 16 10 12 12 14 18 16 12 15 14 12 14 12 17 16 16 18 14 14 12 17 18 14 10
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.8 91.3 0.5
Offspeed Velocity 83.0 82.3 -0.7
Breaking Velocity 80.6 75.8 -4.8
Exit Velocity 89.1 87.3 -1.8
Launch Angle 14.8 12.3 -2.5
Barrel % 7.1 4.8 -2.3
Hard Hit % 38.2 25.4 -12.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.7 33.3 -2.4
xBA .274 .273 -0.001
BA .249 .346 0.097
xwOBA .350 .341 -0.009
wOBA .325 .391 0.066
xSLG .470 .395 -0.075
SLG .439 .474 0.035
K% 18.8 17.8 -1.0
BB% 8.7 10.0 1.3
Swing % 48.9 45.8 -3.1
Whiff% 21.8 24.7 2.9
In Zone % 47.9 46.9 -1.0
Out of Zone % 52.1 53.1 1.0
Out of Zone Swing % 29.1 24.6 -4.5
First Pitch Swing % 31.0 23.3 -7.7
First Pitch Strike % 59.1 54.4 -4.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 335 .325 188 21 11.2 147 84 57.1
2020 Shifts 90 .391 44 12 27.3 46 25 54.3
2024 Shades 51 .397 32 1 3.1 19 17 89.5
! 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 398 17.1 23.9% 1.8% 191 25.1 0.0% 18.3%
2020 96 18.1 16.7% 0.0% 79 26.0 0.0% 19.0%
2024 44 14.3 56.8% 0.0% 60 19.4 1.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution