Nick Ciuffo
C | Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 11" 205LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 1, #21, Tampa Bay Rays | Lexington (SC) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2018 44 37 3 7 1 0 .189 .262 .297 .559
2019 6 6 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .334
2021 6 5 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
3 Seasons 56 48 3 9 1 0 .188 .259 .292 .551
AVG HR SB OPS
2018 .189 1 0 .559
2019 .167 0 0 .334
2021 .200 0 0 .733
3 Seasons .188 1 0 .551
MLB Percentile Rankings
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 23 177 28 0 0.0 0.0 84.7 101.4 11.9 25.0 .140 .169 .249 .187 .196 21.4 27.3 6.8
2019 24 22 3 0 0.0 0.0 88.0 99.6 29.4 66.7 .153 .171 .145 .141 .282 33.3 50.0 0.0
2021 26 28 4 0 0.0 0.0 85.0 97.8 23.8 50.0 .161 .243 .322 .262 .220 50.0 16.7 16.7
Player 227 35 0 0.0 0.0 85.0 101.4 14.7 31.4 .144 .177 .246 .191 .206 25.7 28.6 7.1
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 57.1 32.1 7.1 3.6 25.0 35.7 39.3 21.4 25.0 35.7 17.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0
Player 54.3 34.3 8.6 2.9 28.6 34.3 37.1 22.9 20.0 34.3 20.0 2.9 0.0 0.0
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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball 3.1 0 11 39.3 4 .250 .500 .313 25.0 25.0 20.0 .089 .179 .118 33.3
2021 Curveball -8.8 0 5 17.9 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .449 .498 .408 100.0
2021 Sinker -0.6 0 4 14.3 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 Slider 11.0 0 3 10.7 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2021 Changeup 0.3 0 3 10.7 -- -- -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2021 Sweeper -7.2 0 2 7.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 Curveball -8.6 -1 10 45.5 3 .000 .000 .000 60.0 66.7 50.0 .220 .251 .202 100.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -4.0 0 7 31.8 1 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
2019 Sinker -12.1 0 2 9.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .206 .206 .191 0.0
2019 Sweeper 7.3 0 1 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 Changeup -6.6 0 1 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 Slider -35.0 0 1 4.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .053 .070 .050 0.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball 4.5 3 63 35.6 17 .357 .571 .412 26.7 23.5 22.2 .208 .262 .253 36.4
2018 Sinker -6.2 -2 37 20.9 12 .111 .222 .195 8.7 0.0 0.0 .169 .193 .216 18.2
2018 Slider -6.1 -2 32 18.1 6 .000 .000 .000 33.3 83.3 35.7 .006 .007 .005 0.0
2018 Changeup -0.2 0 17 9.6 1 .000 .000 .000 66.7 0.0 0.0 .013 .013 .012 0.0
2018 Cutter 5.5 1 10 5.6 3 .333 .333 .600 25.0 0.0 -- .168 .209 .174 0.0
2018 Split-Finger -4.6 0 9 5.1 2 .000 .000 .000 40.0 50.0 20.0 .090 .090 .081 0.0
2018 Curveball 1.0 0 7 4.0 3 .000 .000 .233 100.0 66.7 100.0 -- -- .233 --
2018 Sweeper 2.8 0 1 0.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 Slurve -6.8 0 1 0.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 44 177 -2 -1 1 1 -1
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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 177 43.5 71.4 70.9 29.0 72.4 40.1 31.8 47.5 28.6 7.3 53.8
2019 22 31.8 42.9 66.7 46.7 42.9 40.9 0.0 45.5 50.0 4.5 0.0
2021 28 42.9 50.0 83.3 50.0 62.5 35.7 16.7 50.0 28.6 10.7 33.3
Player 227 42.3 66.7 71.9 33.6 65.9 39.6 26.8 47.6 30.6 7.5 47.1
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.7 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 28 20
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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 21.3 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 21.3 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2018 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Player 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
! 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 84.7 88.0 3.3
Launch Angle 11.9 29.4 17.5
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 21.4 33.3 11.9
Sweet Spot % 25.0 66.7 41.7
xBA .140 .153 0.013
BA .189 .167 -0.022
xwOBA .187 .141 -0.046
wOBA .249 .145 -0.104
xSLG .169 .171 0.002
SLG .297 .167 -0.130
K% 27.3 50.0 22.7
BB% 6.8 0.0 -6.8
Swing % 47.5 45.5 -2.0
Whiff% 28.6 50.0 21.4
In Zone % 43.5 31.8 -11.7
Out of Zone % 56.5 68.2 11.7
Out of Zone Swing % 29.0 46.7 17.7
First Pitch Swing % 31.8 0.0 -31.8
First Pitch Strike % 59.1 66.7 7.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2018 Shifts L 44 9 20.5 .279 .139
2019 Shifts L 6 1 16.7 .174 .000
2021 Shifts L 6 5 83.3 .000 .387
! 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 43 17.6 7.0% 4.7% 32 24.0 0.0% 18.8%
2019 6 17.4 16.7% 0.0% 4 27.6 0.0% 0.0%
2021 10 18.1 0.0% 0.0% 3 23.2 0.0% 0.0%
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