Chris Shaw
1B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 1, #31, San Francisco Giants | Boston College
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2018 62 54 2 10 1 1 .185 .274 .278 .552
2019 20 18 0 1 0 0 .056 .150 .056 .206
2 Seasons 82 72 2 11 1 1 .153 .244 .222 .466
AVG HR SB OPS
2018 .185 1 1 .552
2019 .056 0 0 .206
2 Seasons .153 1 1 .466
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting 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%
2018 24 224 32 2 6.3 3.2 87.8 109.7 12.3 28.1 .153 .264 .250 .232 .300 37.5 37.1 11.3
2019 25 85 10 0 0.0 0.0 93.4 104.3 9.6 20.0 .132 .173 .113 .187 .236 40.0 40.0 10.0
Player 309 42 2 4.8 2.4 89.2 109.7 11.7 26.2 .148 .241 .217 .221 .284 38.1 37.8 11.0
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.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 37.5 31.3 31.3 0.0 43.8 37.5 18.8 0.0 31.3 37.5 21.9 3.1 6.3 3.2
2019 60.0 30.0 10.0 0.0 70.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 60.0 30.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 42.9 31.0 26.2 0.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 38.1 35.7 19.0 2.4 4.8 2.4
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.

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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 0 31 36.5 5 .250 .250 .320 58.8 60.0 27.3 .123 .140 .231 0.0
2019 Slider -7.1 -2 25 29.4 7 .000 .000 .000 41.2 28.6 16.7 .109 .187 .122 40.0
2019 Curveball -1.3 0 14 16.5 3 .000 .000 .000 60.0 66.7 40.0 .105 .119 .096 0.0
2019 Cutter -4.5 0 10 11.8 4 .000 .000 .175 33.3 25.0 50.0 .190 .213 .314 50.0
2019 Sinker 1.6 0 4 4.7 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Split-Finger -20.5 0 1 1.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .230 .241 .208 100.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.2 -3 85 37.9 24 .261 .304 .269 37.5 37.5 42.9 .189 .225 .202 35.7
2018 Sinker 2.9 1 48 21.4 12 .167 .167 .367 22.7 8.3 7.1 .060 .077 .325 33.3
2018 Curveball 1.8 1 37 16.5 8 .250 .375 .269 66.7 50.0 44.4 .244 .480 .305 75.0
2018 Slider -6.4 -1 22 9.8 9 .000 .000 .078 78.6 77.8 63.6 .007 .016 .087 0.0
2018 Changeup -2.2 0 21 9.4 4 .000 .000 .000 54.5 0.0 0.0 .108 .116 .100 0.0
2018 Cutter 3.6 0 10 4.5 5 .200 .800 .400 50.0 40.0 66.7 .227 .832 .426 66.7
2018 Sweeper 0.0 0 1 0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 62 224 -1 -1 -1 1 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 224 43.8 69.4 72.1 40.5 31.4 40.2 48.4 53.1 45.4 4.9 72.7
2019 85 48.2 78.0 59.4 34.1 33.3 31.8 40.0 55.3 48.9 4.7 50.0
Player 309 45.0 71.9 68.0 38.8 31.8 37.9 46.3 53.7 46.4 4.9 66.7
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2018 72 33
2019 34 15
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 21.8 1 1.1 0 2 0 1 100.0
Player 21.8 1 1.1 0 2 0 1 100.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2018 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
! 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 +/-  
Exit Velocity 87.8 93.4 5.6
Launch Angle 12.3 9.6 -2.7
Barrel % 6.3 0.0 -6.3
Hard Hit % 37.5 40.0 2.5
Sweet Spot % 28.1 20.0 -8.1
xBA .153 .132 -0.021
BA .185 .056 -0.129
xwOBA .232 .187 -0.045
wOBA .250 .113 -0.137
xSLG .264 .173 -0.091
SLG .278 .056 -0.222
K% 37.1 40.0 2.9
BB% 11.3 10.0 -1.3
Swing % 53.1 55.3 2.2
Whiff% 45.4 48.9 3.5
In Zone % 43.8 48.2 4.4
Out of Zone % 56.3 51.8 -4.5
Out of Zone Swing % 40.5 34.1 -6.4
First Pitch Swing % 48.4 40.0 -8.4
First Pitch Strike % 69.4 55.0 -14.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2018 Shifts L 62 17 27.4 .275 .185
2019 Shifts L 20 11 55.0 .250 .000
! 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 %
2018 61 17.0 37.7% 3.3% 28 22.8 0.0% 14.3%
2019 13 19.5 7.7% 0.0% 23 22.1 0.0% 8.7%
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