James Bourque
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 215LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 14, #424, Washington Nationals | Huron
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 7.50
2020 1 0 6.75 6 0 0 4 1 2.00
2 Seasons 1 0 13.50 7 0 0 4.2 1 2.79
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 1 0-0 54.00 0.2 0 7.50
2020 6 1-0 6.75 4 1 2.00
2 Seasons 7 1-0 13.50 4.2 1 2.79
MLB Percentile Rankings
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Statcast 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% ERA xERA
2019 25 29 4 1 25.0 16.7 102.1 106.8 -3.6 25.0 .411 .808 .781 .586 .534 100.0 0.0 33.3 54.00 23.66
2020 26 76 13 3 23.1 15.8 94.8 108.7 13.4 53.8 .364 .790 .418 .532 .509 46.2 5.3 26.3 6.75 16.37
Player 105 17 4 23.5 16.0 96.5 108.7 9.4 47.1 .374 .794 .505 .545 .515 58.8 4.0 28.0
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .368 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bourque relies on 2 pitches.
Four Seamer
(68.4%) ,
Curveball
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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 75.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 16.7
2020 23.1 30.8 46.2 0.0 46.2 38.5 15.4 0.0 23.1 30.8 7.7 15.4 23.1 15.8
Player 35.3 23.5 41.2 0.0 41.2 41.2 17.6 0.0 35.3 23.5 5.9 11.8 23.5 16.0
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2020 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 52 93.6 14.4 -0.5 -3 5.1 -1.2 -20
2020 Curveball WSH R 24 81.2 48.8 -2.4 -5 5.5 1.9 55
2019 Changeup WSH R 3 84.3 46.6 15.8 51 8.3 -20.6 -168
2019 Slider WSH R 3 85.1 41.4 3.1 8 0.6 -5.3 -114
2019 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 23 95.8 14.9 -1.1 -8 7.4 0.5 7
! 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 %
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 52 68.4 14 .200 .600 .432 4.5 0.0 0.0 .359 .882 .561 50.0
2020 Curveball -3.4 -1 24 31.6 5 .250 .500 .390 57.1 20.0 10.0 .374 .561 .453 33.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball -12.9 -3 23 79.3 6 .750 1.250 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 .411 .808 .589 100.0
2019 Changeup -6.9 0 3 10.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 Slider -4.3 0 3 10.3 -- -- -- -- -- 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
2020 Curveball 23 81.3 61 11.2 6:00 7:00 -60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 52 93.6 85 17.1 1:00 12:30 30
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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 29 24.1 57.1 100.0 18.2 100.0 31.0 16.7 27.6 0.0 0.0 --
2020 76 36.8 60.7 94.1 25.0 66.7 43.4 57.9 38.2 17.2 5.3 75.0
Player 105 33.3 60.0 95.2 22.9 75.0 40.0 48.0 35.2 13.5 3.8 75.0
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 29.9 1 1.1 0 1 0 1 100.0
Player 29.9 1 1.1 0 1 0 1 100.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2020 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 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 2019 2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.8 93.6 -2.2 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.3 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.1 81.2 -3.9 ↓
Exit Velocity 102.1 94.8 -7.3 ↓
Launch Angle -3.6 13.4 17.0 ↑
Barrel % 25.0 23.1 -1.9 ↓
Hard Hit % 100.0 46.2 -53.8 ↓
Sweet Spot % 25.0 53.8 28.8 ↑
xBA .411 .364 -0.047 ↓
BA .750 .214 -0.536 ↓
xwOBA .586 .532 -0.054 ↓
wOBA .781 .418 -0.363 ↓
xSLG .808 .790 -0.018 ↓
SLG 1.250 .571 -0.679 ↓
K% 0.0 5.3 5.3 ↑
BB% 33.3 26.3 -7.0 ↓
Swing % 27.6 38.2 10.6 ↑
Whiff% 0.0 17.2 17.2 ↑
In Zone % 24.1 36.8 12.7 ↑
Out of Zone % 75.9 63.2 -12.7 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 18.2 25.0 6.8 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 0.0 31.6 31.6 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 16.7 57.9 41.2 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 6 .781 5 0 0.0 1 0 0.0
2020 Shifts 19 .418 15 3 20.0 4 3 75.0
! 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 %
2019 6 15.4 33.3% 0.0% 12 20.4 0.0% 0.0%
2020 11 18.4 0.0% 0.0% 24 24.7 0.0% 8.3%
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