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Keury Mella
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 234LBS | Age: 31
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2019 0 0 7.36 2 0 0 3.2 4 1.91
2020 2 0 1.80 11 0 0 10 10 1.30
2021 0 0 32.40 2 0 0 1.2 2 6.00
5 Seasons 2 0 7.22 21 0 0 28.2 25 2.02
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2019 2 0-0 7.36 3.2 4 1.91
2020 11 2-0 1.80 10 10 1.30
2021 2 0-0 32.40 1.2 2 6.00
5 Seasons 21 2-0 7.22 28.2 25 2.02
20212021 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value--NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-5NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA13.57NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.398NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo94.1NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity91.2NOT QUALIFIEDChase %15.4NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %18.2NOT QUALIFIEDK %13.3NOT QUALIFIEDBB %13.3NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %18.2NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %36.4NOT QUALIFIEDGB %18.2NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.7NOT QUALIFIED
20212021 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE33°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"15.6 INCHES TAIL4.8 INCHES RISE3.7 INCHES BREAK4.1 INCHES RISEAVG13.1 INCHES TAIL12.2 INCHES RISEAVG17.1 INCHES TAIL6.6 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSinker46%94.093.34-Seam30%94.394.1Slider18%81.585.1Change6%83.785.5SAMPLE100 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
2017 23 55 16 1 6.3 5.3 90.7 104.5 8.7 68.8 .460 .761 .383 .523 .545 50.0 5.3 10.5 6.75 15.72
2018 24 202 31 3 9.7 6.3 93.4 105.6 18.2 38.7 .336 .604 .516 .457 .510 48.4 16.7 16.7 8.68 10.42
2019 25 63 12 0 0.0 0.0 91.1 108.1 18.6 25.0 .239 .308 .337 .271 .366 57.1 22.2 11.1 7.36 3.18
2020 26 158 29 4 13.8 9.5 91.6 110.5 11.6 37.9 .245 .412 .293 .312 .393 48.3 23.8 7.1 1.80 4.13
2021 27 50 11 2 18.2 13.3 91.2 105.9 21.4 63.6 .398 .720 .736 .501 .558 36.4 13.3 13.3 32.40 13.57
Player 528 99 10 10.1 7.0 91.9 110.5 14.9 44.4 .322 .549 .434 .409 .474 47.9 17.6 12.0
MLB 82372 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

Mella relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(46.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(28.8%) ,
Slider
(19.2%) ,
Changeup
(5.8%) ,

Sinker24 Pitches (46.2%)
Four Seamer15 Pitches (28.8%)
Slider10 Pitches (19.2%)
Changeup3 Pitches (5.8%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuKeury Mella Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerFour SeamerSliderChangeup20172018201920202021020406080
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
# RHB
# LHB
%
MPH
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Spin
Ext.
Whiff%
PutAway%
2021 Sinker 24 10 14 46.2 94.0 9 7 6 5 0 0 1 0 7 .857 .635 1.286 .996 .865 .694 90.1 15 2089 6.7 9.1 0.0
2021 Four Seamer 15 4 11 28.8 94.3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .500 .309 2.000 1.013 1.003 .537 95.0 29 1993 6.7 28.6 0.0
2021 Slider 10 6 4 19.2 81.7 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 .022 .400 .071 .322 .148 91.5 38 2413 6.6 25.0 60.0
2021 Changeup 3 0 3 5.8 83.7 1799 6.9
2020 Four Seamer 66 48 18 41.8 95.5 20 17 6 5 1 0 0 1 17 .353 .338 .412 .550 .352 .429 95.2 12 2225 6.8 12.1 7.1
2020 Slider 51 41 10 32.3 82.5 12 12 2 1 1 0 0 8 4 .167 .093 .250 .122 .177 .092 89.0 23 2433 6.5 48.0 40.0
2020 Sinker 41 33 8 25.9 94.7 9 9 2 1 0 0 1 1 8 .222 .274 .556 .539 .318 .346 85.1 5 2188 6.6 11.1 10.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

Season
GB %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2017 31.3 12.5 56.3 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 6.3 25.0 12.5 50.0 0.0 6.3 5.3
2018 35.5 32.3 29.0 3.2 35.5 38.7 25.8 3.2 22.6 22.6 29.0 9.7 9.7 6.3
2019 33.3 25.0 33.3 8.3 50.0 16.7 33.3 0.0 8.3 16.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020 44.8 27.6 24.1 3.4 27.6 51.7 20.7 3.4 34.5 24.1 20.7 3.4 13.8 9.5
2021 18.2 45.5 36.4 0.0 27.3 27.3 45.5 0.0 18.2 27.3 36.4 0.0 18.2 13.3
Player 35.4 28.3 33.3 3.0 32.3 40.4 27.3 3.0 24.2 21.2 31.3 4.0 10.1 7.0
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 menuKeury Mella Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerFour SeamerChangeupSlider20172018201920202021-7.5-5-2.502.55

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
2021 Sinker AZ R 23 94.0 24.2 2.7 17.1ARM 2.1 6.6 2.2 17.1ARM 2.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 15 94.3 18.3 -3.9 13.1ARM 5.7 12.2 -4.0 13.1ARM 5.9
2021 Changeup AZ R 3 83.7 33.7 1.1 15.6ARM 1.7 4.8 1.5 15.6ARM 1.7
2021 Slider AZ R 9 81.5 36.6 -4.1 3.7GLV -3.6 4.1 -2.3 3.7GLV -2.0
2020 Slider AZ R 51 82.5 37.2 -2.6 4.7GLV -1.5 2.9 -1.5 4.7GLV -0.6
2020 Sinker AZ R 41 94.7 20.9 0.4 17.1ARM 2.3 9.7 -0.6 17.1ARM 2.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 66 95.5 15.8 -1.7 13.4ARM 5.8 14.5 -1.5 13.4ARM 6.1
! 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 %
2021 Sinker -19.4 -4 23 46.0 8 .857 1.286 .900 9.1 0.0 0.0 .635 .996 .696 42.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball -2.8 0 15 30.0 2 .500 2.000 1.000 28.6 0.0 0.0 .308 1.012 .536 50.0
2021 Slider -1.0 0 9 18.0 5 .250 .500 .390 25.0 40.0 50.0 .027 .089 .179 0.0
2021 Changeup -2.2 0 3 6.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2020 4-Seam Fastball 2.5 2 66 41.8 20 .353 .412 .358 12.1 5.0 7.1 .338 .550 .429 58.8
2020 Slider 2.4 1 51 32.3 12 .167 .250 .179 48.0 66.7 40.0 .093 .122 .092 25.0
2020 Sinker 1.1 0 41 25.9 9 .222 .556 .422 11.1 11.1 10.0 .274 .539 .346 37.5
! 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
2021 4-Seam Fastball 15 94.3 99 17.8 1:45 1:45 0
2021 Sinker 23 94.0 99 18.8 2:00 2:30 -30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 62 95.5 99 19.8 1:30 1:30 0
2020 Sinker 37 94.7 97 20.0 1:45 2:15 -30
2020 Slider 47 82.4 28 5.9 10:00 9:45 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERKeury MellaObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

20202021All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE35°2020 ARM ANGLE33°2021
! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2018 48 202 2 -2 -3 -2 -4
2020 41 158 1 3 -1 0 3
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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 %
2017 55 61.8 64.7 90.9 0.0 -- 36.4 66.7 40.0 9.1 16.4 55.6
2018 202 53.5 65.7 80.3 9.6 33.3 43.6 54.2 39.6 23.8 9.9 60.0
2019 63 41.9 92.3 66.7 33.3 83.3 25.8 58.8 50.8 34.4 6.5 100.0
2020 158 49.4 66.7 86.5 30.0 54.2 42.4 68.3 48.1 23.7 7.0 81.8
2021 50 48.0 75.0 83.3 15.4 75.0 40.0 40.0 44.0 18.2 8.0 75.0
Player 528 51.8 68.1 82.9 18.0 55.8 40.9 59.0 43.9 23.3 9.3 67.4
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
2018 73 21 89
2020 81 40 81
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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 %
2017 -- 1 0.0 1 1 0 0 0.0
2018 22.1 4 3.0 1 1 1 2 50.0
2020 22.0 1 0.9 0 1 1 0 0.0
2021 22.0 2 1.3 1 0 3 0 0.0
Player 22.1 8 5.3 3 3 5 2 25.0
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
2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2020 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
2021 2 2 3 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 2
Player 8 6 7 4 7 5 7 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 6 7 5 7 8 6 4 4 6 7 6 5 6
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
2017
2018
+/-
 
2019
+/-
 
2020
+/-
 
2021
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 95.7 94.4 -1.3 95.4 1.0 95.2 -0.2 94.1 -1.1
Offspeed Velocity 85.3 82.8 -2.5 87.6 4.8 0.0 0.0 83.7 0.0
Breaking Velocity 82.5 79.7 -2.8 81.9 2.2 82.5 0.6 81.5 -1.0
Exit Velocity 90.7 93.4 2.7 91.1 -2.3 91.6 0.5 91.2 -0.4
Launch Angle 8.7 18.2 9.5 18.6 0.4 11.6 -7.0 21.4 9.8
Barrel % 6.3 9.7 3.4 0.0 -9.7 13.8 13.8 18.2 4.4
Hard Hit % 50.0 48.4 -1.6 57.1 8.7 48.3 -8.8 36.4 -11.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 68.8 38.7 -30.1 25.0 -13.7 37.9 12.9 63.6 25.7
xBA .460 .336 -0.124 .239 -0.097 .245 0.006 .398 0.153
BA .294 .351 0.057 .313 -0.038 .263 -0.050 .615 0.352
xwOBA .523 .457 -0.066 .271 -0.186 .312 0.041 .501 0.189
wOBA .383 .516 0.133 .337 -0.179 .293 -0.044 .736 0.443
xSLG .761 .604 -0.157 .308 -0.296 .412 0.104 .720 0.308
SLG .588 .784 0.196 .438 -0.346 .395 -0.043 1.154 0.759
K% 5.3 16.7 11.4 22.2 5.5 23.8 1.6 13.3 -10.5
BB% 10.5 16.7 6.2 11.1 -5.6 7.1 -4.0 13.3 6.2
Swing % 40.0 39.6 -0.4 50.8 11.2 48.1 -2.7 44.0 -4.1
Whiff% 9.1 23.8 14.7 34.4 10.6 23.7 -10.7 18.2 -5.5
In Zone % 61.8 53.5 -8.3 41.9 -11.6 49.4 7.5 48.0 -1.4
Out of Zone % 38.2 46.5 8.3 58.1 11.6 50.6 -7.5 52.0 1.4
Out of Zone Swing % 0.0 9.6 9.6 33.3 23.7 30.0 -3.3 15.4 -14.6
First Pitch Swing % 27.8 25.0 -2.8 29.4 4.4 34.1 4.7 20.0 -14.1
First Pitch Strike % 66.7 54.2 -12.5 58.8 4.6 68.3 9.5 40.0 -28.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2017 Shifts 18 .383 9 0 0.0 9 2 22.2
2018 Shifts 48 .516 20 0 0.0 28 6 21.4
2019 Shifts 17 .337 7 0 0.0 10 6 60.0
2020 Shifts 41 .293 31 7 22.6 10 4 40.0
2021 Shifts 15 .736 6 0 0.0 9 4 44.4
! 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 %
2017 19 15.2 47.4% 0.0% 11 19.9 0.0% 0.0%
2018 46 16.2 32.6% 0.0% 58 23.9 0.0% 12.1%
2019 1 12.0 100.0% 0.0% 9 20.7 0.0% 0.0%
2020 43 18.7 9.3% 2.3% 26 22.4 0.0% 19.2%
2021 9 18.8 22.2% 0.0% 16 22.1 0.0% 6.3%

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Pitch Distribution

Keury Mella - 2020 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballSinkerSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed