Chris Rowley
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 195LBS | Age: 33
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 1 2 6.75 6 3 0 18.2 11 1.82
2018 0 1 40.50 2 0 0 0.2 0 4.50
2 Seasons 1 3 7.91 8 3 0 19.1 11 1.91
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 6 1-2 6.75 18.2 11 1.82
2018 2 0-1 40.50 0.2 0 4.50
2 Seasons 8 1-3 7.91 19.1 11 1.91
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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
2017 26 309 68 4 5.9 4.5 84.8 109.5 17.9 29.4 .266 .460 .395 .350 .357 29.4 12.4 11.2 6.75 5.41
2018 27 15 5 1 20.0 16.7 92.5 108.3 -2.4 20.0 .329 .832 .582 .489 .489 40.0 0.0 16.7 40.50 12.64
Player 324 73 5 6.8 5.3 85.4 109.5 16.5 28.8 .270 .482 .405 .358 .366 30.1 11.6 11.6
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Rowley relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(66.7%) ,
Slider
(26.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(6.7%) ,


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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
2017 41.2 26.5 22.1 10.3 48.5 29.4 22.1 4.4 27.9 29.4 26.5 4.4 5.9 4.5
2018 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 60.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 16.7
Player 43.8 26.0 20.5 9.6 46.6 31.5 21.9 4.1 30.1 27.4 26.0 4.1 6.8 5.3
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


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
2018 Slider TOR R 4 83.1 29.5 -9.7 -25 0.2 -5.6 -104
2018 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 1 87.0 23.4 -3.8 -19 9.2 2.4 36
2018 Sinker TOR R 10 86.5 29.3 2.8 11 15.8 1.8 13
2017 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 10 89.3 17.3 -0.6 -3 8.8 1.3 17
2017 Slider TOR R 63 82.7 35.8 -2.2 -6 1.4 -3.7 -73
2017 Changeup TOR R 71 81.7 26.2 -4.3 -14 15.8 2.9 23
2017 Sinker TOR R 161 89.1 24.4 1.4 6 16.6 2.6 19
2017 Curveball TOR R 2 78.1 40.6 -14.1 -26 8.6 0.8 11
! 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 %
2018 Sinker -5.2 -1 10 66.7 4 .250 .250 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .196 .207 .182 25.0
2018 Slider 4.1 0 4 26.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball -245.1 -2 1 6.7 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 0.0 0.0 -- .860 3.332 1.719 100.0
2017 Sinker 0.7 1 161 52.1 46 .268 .341 .314 18.9 4.3 7.7 .288 .397 .338 28.2
2017 Changeup -1.7 -1 71 23.0 22 .278 .500 .371 42.9 22.7 18.5 .180 .266 .287 23.1
2017 Slider -1.0 -1 63 20.4 17 .294 .529 .350 33.3 23.5 23.5 .200 .310 .219 23.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball -24.0 -2 10 3.2 2 1.000 4.000 1.350 0.0 0.0 0.0 .733 2.976 1.093 100.0
2017 Curveball -47.2 -1 2 0.6 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 0.0 0.0 -- .780 2.893 1.475 100.0
! 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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 89 309 -3 3 -5 -1 -5
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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 309 45.0 67.6 78.7 34.1 62.1 40.5 56.2 49.2 27.6 7.8 83.3
2018 15 60.0 77.8 85.7 16.7 100.0 26.7 20.0 53.3 0.0 13.3 100.0
Player 324 45.7 68.2 79.2 33.5 62.7 39.8 54.3 49.4 26.3 8.0 84.6
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.

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
2017 8 90 53
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 23.1 4 4.4 0 1 2 3 75.0
2018 28.1 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0.0
Player 24.1 5 4.9 0 1 3 3 60.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 5 5 6 4 3
2018 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player 5 5 5 6 5 4 6 5 4 3 4 6 6 4 4 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 7 4 3
! 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 2017 2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.1 86.6 -2.5
Offspeed Velocity 81.7 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 82.6 83.1 0.5
Exit Velocity 84.8 92.5 7.7
Launch Angle 17.9 -2.4 -20.3
Barrel % 5.9 20.0 14.1
Hard Hit % 29.4 40.0 10.6
Sweet Spot % 29.4 20.0 -9.4
xBA .266 .329 0.063
BA .304 .400 0.096
xwOBA .350 .489 0.139
wOBA .395 .582 0.187
xSLG .460 .832 0.372
SLG .557 1.000 0.443
K% 12.4 0.0 -12.4
BB% 11.2 16.7 5.5
Swing % 49.2 53.3 4.1
Whiff% 27.6 0.0 -27.6
In Zone % 45.0 60.0 15.0
Out of Zone % 55.0 40.0 -15.0
Out of Zone Swing % 34.1 16.7 -17.4
First Pitch Swing % 33.7 20.0 -13.7
First Pitch Strike % 56.2 20.0 -36.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 87 .384 40 0 0.0 47 14 29.8
2018 Shifts 5 .582 3 0 0.0 2 0 0.0
! 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 %
2017 82 15.0 48.8% 2.4% 59 19.1 5.1% 3.4%
2018 1 13.8 100.0% 0.0% 6 21.6 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution


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