Keegan Thompson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 210LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 3, #105, Chicago Cubs | Auburn
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 10 5 3.76 29 17 1 115 108 1.27
2023 2 2 4.71 19 0 1 28.2 26 1.36
2024 2 1 2.67 24 0 2 30.1 36 1.22
4 Seasons 17 11 3.64 104 23 5 227.1 225 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 29 10-5 3.76 115 108 1.27
2023 19 2-2 4.71 28.2 26 1.36
2024 24 2-1 2.67 30.1 36 1.22
4 Seasons 104 17-11 3.64 227.1 225 1.32
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
2021 26 966 154 14 9.1 5.8 90.1 111.9 12.9 33.1 .252 .440 .326 .350 .404 44.2 22.6 12.8 3.38 5.33
2022 27 1878 325 28 8.6 5.8 89.0 111.3 13.2 36.6 .241 .413 .322 .325 .375 39.1 22.3 8.9 3.76 4.43
2023 28 477 79 4 5.1 3.2 88.9 109.1 14.5 34.2 .213 .364 .282 .319 .328 44.3 20.8 15.2 4.71 4.30
2024 29 538 72 9 12.5 7.1 90.6 119.7 12.9 41.7 .229 .408 .277 .328 .401 47.2 28.3 14.2 2.67 4.46
Player 3859 630 55 8.7 5.6 89.4 119.7 13.2 36.0 .239 .413 .312 .331 .379 41.9 23.0 11.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Thompson relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(36.1%) ,
Cutter
(30.5%) ,
Curveball
(15.4%) ,
Sweeper
(14.1%) ,
Changeup
(2.2%) ,
Sinker
(1.7%) ,


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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
2021 43.5 26.0 22.7 7.8 33.8 39.0 27.3 3.9 35.7 22.7 22.7 5.8 9.1 5.8
2022 40.9 28.3 24.6 6.2 37.8 36.3 25.8 3.4 29.8 28.6 23.1 5.2 8.6 5.8
2023 39.2 31.6 20.3 8.9 36.7 31.6 31.6 5.1 27.8 27.8 19.0 13.9 5.1 3.2
2024 37.5 27.8 30.6 4.2 41.7 36.1 22.2 4.2 29.2 29.2 19.4 5.6 12.5 7.1
Player 41.0 28.1 24.3 6.7 37.1 36.3 26.5 3.8 31.0 27.1 22.1 6.5 8.7 5.6
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 Sinker CHC R 9 93.3 14.6 -8.8 8.4ARM -6.6 16.9 -9.6 8.4ARM -6.4
2024 Cutter CHC R 164 89.8 27.6 -1.7 5.8GLV 3.6 6.1 -2.2 5.8GLV 3.1
2024 Sweeper CHC R 76 84.4 37.3 -0.3 13.8GLV 0.2 1.2 0.4 13.8GLV -0.5
2024 Curveball CHC R 83 82.0 54.7 5.0 10.7GLV 2.0 -13.9 4.0 10.7GLV 1.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 194 93.5 16.9 -1.5 2.0ARM -5.6 14.2 -1.6 2.0ARM -5.5
2024 Changeup CHC R 12 88.4 29.6 -1.0 5.6ARM -9.0 5.2 -0.3 5.6ARM -8.6
2023 Cutter CHC R 130 89.3 28.0 -1.5 4.7GLV 2.4 6.0 -1.9 4.7GLV 2.1
2023 Slider CHC R 3 83.5 37.2 -1.0 7.6GLV 1.6 2.0 -0.5 7.6GLV 2.3
2023 Sweeper CHC R 43 84.1 36.5 -2.0 11.6GLV -1.8 2.2 -0.7 11.6GLV -2.5
2023 Curveball CHC R 72 81.9 54.9 4.5 6.9GLV -0.7 -13.9 4.1 6.9GLV -1.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 223 93.7 13.6 1.6 4.2ARM -3.1 17.5 1.7 4.2ARM -3.2
2023 Changeup CHC R 2 89.8 28.9 -0.7 11.9ARM -3.2 4.7 0.7 11.9ARM -2.5
2023 Sinker CHC R 2 93.5 15.8 -6.3 7.5ARM -7.4 15.2 -7.6 7.5ARM -7.5
2022 Curveball CHC R 318 81.3 55.0 4.2 8.2GLV -0.3 -13.6 3.7 8.2GLV -0.9
2022 Sweeper CHC R 76 83.9 37.2 -1.0 12.3GLV -0.8 1.7 0.0 12.3GLV -1.4
2022 Cutter CHC R 392 89.9 25.4 0.0 5.2GLV 3.2 8.2 -0.2 5.2GLV 2.4
2022 Sinker CHC R 85 92.8 18.7 -4.0 12.6ARM -2.3 13.1 -4.8 12.6ARM -2.2
2022 Changeup CHC R 89 86.1 26.6 -4.5 14.6ARM 0.3 10.4 -4.5 14.6ARM 0.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 848 93.6 14.0 1.1 4.5ARM -3.0 17.2 1.0 4.5ARM -2.8
2021 Cutter CHC R 263 89.7 28.2 -2.6 4.9GLV 3.1 5.5 -2.5 4.9GLV 2.0
2021 Curveball CHC R 222 82.5 52.8 3.3 8.0GLV -0.3 -12.5 2.4 8.0GLV -1.2
2021 Changeup CHC R 22 86.7 25.3 -5.5 15.5ARM 1.1 11.2 -4.9 15.5ARM 1.6
2021 Sinker CHC R 10 92.3 20.1 -3.0 12.8ARM -2.0 12.0 -3.2 12.8ARM -1.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 449 93.9 15.6 -0.2 6.0ARM -1.9 15.4 -0.8 6.0ARM -1.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 0.2 0 194 36.1 49 .195 .439 .353 26.0 24.5 20.7 .218 .481 .358 41.4
2024 Cutter 0.6 1 164 30.5 39 .194 .323 .301 18.1 10.3 16.7 .322 .510 .409 53.6
2024 Curveball -1.7 -1 83 15.4 20 .167 .222 .268 38.2 45.0 20.5 .162 .203 .211 44.4
2024 Sweeper 3.9 3 76 14.1 17 .063 .063 .094 42.9 64.7 26.8 .111 .216 .173 60.0
2024 Changeup -3.0 0 12 2.2 1 1.000 1.000 .900 25.0 0.0 0.0 .951 1.025 .868 0.0
2024 Sinker -4.0 0 9 1.7 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 223 46.8 57 .214 .310 .346 14.0 17.5 17.5 .264 .450 .399 54.5
2023 Cutter 1.8 2 130 27.3 38 .147 .265 .236 37.5 23.7 31.0 .163 .302 .245 42.3
2023 Curveball 0.8 1 73 15.3 13 .231 .231 .208 33.3 15.4 7.1 .225 .343 .245 27.3
2023 Sweeper -4.6 -2 44 9.2 14 .250 .417 .343 33.3 28.6 18.2 .186 .291 .272 25.0
2023 Slider 11.1 0 3 0.6 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .160 .475 .244 100.0
2023 Changeup 9.8 0 2 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2023 Sinker -1.2 0 2 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -2 891 47.4 219 .261 .479 .372 19.6 21.0 18.5 .261 .505 .376 45.8
2022 Cutter 0.0 0 404 21.5 113 .267 .366 .346 24.1 15.9 16.8 .271 .368 .324 32.5
2022 Curveball -1.2 -4 329 17.5 94 .216 .443 .307 34.7 29.8 24.3 .199 .344 .264 31.7
2022 Changeup 1.2 1 89 4.7 19 .158 .158 .142 28.6 21.1 15.4 .183 .241 .185 26.7
2022 Sinker 1.3 1 86 4.6 20 .125 .125 .230 15.2 5.0 12.5 .199 .238 .294 33.3
2022 Sweeper -0.9 -1 79 4.2 20 .158 .316 .225 45.5 55.0 22.9 .169 .367 .252 75.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 4 449 46.5 103 .272 .457 .397 17.2 15.5 16.5 .278 .479 .396 43.3
2021 Cutter -2.3 -6 263 27.2 76 .231 .492 .408 26.9 22.4 21.0 .232 .457 .349 41.7
2021 Curveball 1.5 3 222 23.0 56 .170 .245 .208 37.0 39.3 23.4 .239 .384 .306 50.0
2021 Changeup 0.4 0 22 2.3 4 .250 .250 .225 0.0 0.0 0.0 .206 .234 .191 75.0
2021 Sinker 0.3 0 10 1.0 3 .333 .333 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 .255 .310 .246 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 11 88.4 60 7.6 12:30 1:45 -75
2024 Curveball 82 82.1 78 19.8 7:30 7:15 15
2024 Cutter 162 89.8 43 8.3 11:15 10:15 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 194 93.5 69 13.9 12:30 12:15 15
2024 Sweeper 73 84.5 43 14.5 8:00 9:00 -60
2023 Curveball 72 81.9 71 18.2 7:15 6:45 30
2023 Cutter 130 89.3 37 7.4 11:15 10:30 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 221 93.7 79 17.6 12:30 12:30 0
2023 Sweeper 44 84.1 35 12.7 8:00 9:15 -75
2022 Changeup 89 86.1 94 18.2 1:45 2:00 -15
2022 Curveball 314 81.4 74 18.4 7:15 7:00 15
2022 Cutter 391 89.9 46 9.4 11:45 10:45 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 845 93.6 85 17.4 12:45 12:30 15
2022 Sinker 84 92.8 83 18.1 12:45 1:30 -45
2022 Sweeper 74 83.9 43 13.7 8:00 9:00 -60
2021 Changeup 22 86.7 95 19.2 1:30 2:00 -30
2021 Curveball 221 82.5 72 17.2 7:15 7:00 15
2021 Cutter 257 89.7 37 7.2 11:30 10:15 75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 449 93.9 83 16.2 12:45 12:45 0
2021 Sinker 10 92.3 87 17.5 1:00 1:45 -45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 242 966 9 7 -9 -5 1
2022 485 1,878 3 14 -14 -8 -5
2023 124 477 1 7 -3 -4 1
2024 127 538 -1 7 -3 -1 2
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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 %
2021 966 51.1 69.6 83.1 22.7 52.3 39.4 58.7 46.7 23.9 8.8 76.5
2022 1,878 48.5 66.4 81.8 27.2 59.7 42.6 57.3 46.2 24.5 7.5 71.4
2023 477 48.0 62.0 81.7 24.6 52.5 40.0 66.4 42.6 26.6 6.7 84.4
2024 538 47.2 68.1 82.1 25.4 47.2 40.1 64.6 45.5 27.8 5.8 80.6
Player 3,859 48.9 66.9 82.2 25.5 55.5 41.2 59.8 45.8 25.0 7.5 75.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 13 31 26 25 10 61 28 21 12 44 8 33 4 57 82 61 41
2022 25 46 28 20 28 24 27 35 39 45 34 41 24 43 83 63 42
2023 44 95 76 21
2024 40 95 76 26
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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 %
2021 23.3 9 7.6 1 3 7 2 22.2
2022 23.2 16 15.1 1 10 12 5 31.3
2023 24.0 2 1.9 0 0 1 1 50.0
2024 23.9 3 3.5 -1 1 3 1 33.3
Player 23.4 30 28.2 2 14 23 9 30.0
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
2021 9 8 6 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 6 8 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 9 8 6 7 10 7 8 7 8
2022 16 13 14 13 17 15 17 13 10 13 14 20 15 15 15 17 14 14 15 16 16 19 16 17 12 12 18 18 17 15 14
2023 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 1 2 2 2 2 1
2024 3 3 2 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 2
Player 30 26 24 29 32 29 31 27 20 22 26 34 27 29 28 32 28 27 29 30 30 30 31 31 23 23 34 31 30 27 25
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 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.3 92.4 0.1 92.1 -0.3 91.9 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 86.7 86.1 -0.6 89.8 3.7 88.4 -1.4
Breaking Velocity 82.5 81.8 -0.7 82.7 0.9 83.2 0.5
Exit Velocity 90.1 89.0 -1.1 88.9 -0.1 90.6 1.7
Launch Angle 12.9 13.2 0.3 14.5 1.3 12.9 -1.6
Barrel % 9.1 8.6 -0.5 5.1 -3.5 12.5 7.4
Hard Hit % 44.2 39.1 -5.1 44.3 5.2 47.2 2.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.1 36.6 3.5 34.2 -2.4 41.7 7.5
xBA .252 .241 -0.011 .213 -0.028 .229 0.016
BA .233 .239 0.006 .194 -0.045 .178 -0.016
xwOBA .350 .325 -0.025 .319 -0.006 .328 0.009
wOBA .326 .322 -0.004 .282 -0.040 .277 -0.005
xSLG .440 .413 -0.027 .364 -0.049 .408 0.044
SLG .408 .411 0.003 .291 -0.120 .318 0.027
K% 22.6 22.3 -0.3 20.8 -1.5 28.3 7.5
BB% 12.8 8.9 -3.9 15.2 6.3 14.2 -1.0
Swing % 46.7 46.2 -0.5 42.6 -3.6 45.5 2.9
Whiff% 23.9 24.5 0.6 26.6 2.1 27.8 1.2
In Zone % 51.1 48.5 -2.6 48.0 -0.5 47.2 -0.8
Out of Zone % 48.9 51.5 2.6 52.0 0.5 52.8 0.8
Out of Zone Swing % 22.7 27.2 4.5 24.6 -2.6 25.4 0.8
First Pitch Swing % 27.3 29.3 2.0 32.8 3.5 29.9 -2.9
First Pitch Strike % 58.7 57.3 -1.4 66.4 9.1 64.6 -1.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 242 .326 125 16 12.8 117 73 62.4
2022 Shifts 484 .323 264 57 21.6 220 148 67.3
2023 Shades 124 .279 72 1 1.4 52 22 42.3
2024 Shades 127 .277 68 2 2.9 59 23 39.0
! 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 %
2021 216 16.5 31.5% 1.4% 207 24.2 0.0% 9.7%
2022 553 16.1 34.7% 1.6% 322 22.4 0.0% 5.3%
2023 130 14.7 53.1% 0.0% 93 18.8 0.0% 1.1%
2024 144 16.7 16.7% 0.0% 93 18.1 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution