Pat Valaika
2B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 200LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 9, #259, Colorado Rockies | UCLA
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2019 86 79 11 15 1 0 .190 .256 .316 .572
2020 150 141 24 39 8 0 .277 .315 .475 .790
2021 281 259 17 52 5 1 .201 .250 .290 .540
6 Seasons 864 802 91 177 30 1 .221 .264 .378 .642
AVG HR SB OPS
2019 .190 1 0 .572
2020 .277 8 0 .790
2021 .201 5 1 .540
6 Seasons .221 30 1 .642
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%
2016 23 73 11 1 9.1 5.3 92.8 103.6 13.5 18.2 .157 .329 .310 .204 .385 36.4 42.1 0.0
2017 24 685 135 9 6.7 4.6 85.4 108.6 17.2 31.1 .223 .386 .338 .271 .361 29.6 27.2 3.6
2018 25 477 94 3 3.2 2.3 84.8 107.3 16.1 30.9 .197 .288 .207 .244 .280 21.3 22.6 6.8
2019 26 322 45 2 4.4 2.3 88.8 110.1 20.0 31.1 .165 .267 .248 .224 .321 31.1 39.5 8.1
2020 27 570 108 9 8.3 6.0 88.7 108.2 18.2 38.9 .260 .456 .337 .323 .398 34.3 22.7 5.3
2021 28 1101 187 9 4.8 3.2 86.8 109.7 19.8 40.6 .213 .337 .238 .265 .332 32.6 27.0 5.7
Player 3228 580 33 5.7 3.8 86.8 110.1 18.2 35.3 .215 .355 .276 .268 .343 30.3 27.2 5.4
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
2016 54.5 18.2 9.1 18.2 18.2 54.5 27.3 0.0 36.4 27.3 9.1 0.0 9.1 5.3
2017 35.6 28.9 23.7 11.9 32.6 41.5 25.2 7.4 17.8 35.6 23.0 4.4 6.7 4.6
2018 42.6 20.2 25.5 11.7 36.2 38.3 25.5 2.1 34.0 33.0 21.3 2.1 3.2 2.3
2019 33.3 33.3 24.4 8.9 37.8 37.8 24.4 2.2 28.9 44.4 13.3 6.7 4.4 2.3
2020 35.2 29.6 27.8 7.4 33.3 38.0 28.7 6.5 23.1 26.9 25.9 8.3 8.3 6.0
2021 31.0 33.7 26.7 8.6 32.1 32.6 35.3 5.3 21.4 33.7 24.6 10.2 4.8 3.2
Player 35.3 29.3 25.5 9.8 33.3 37.4 29.1 5.2 23.8 33.4 22.8 6.7 5.7 3.8
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 -0.6 -2 366 33.2 63 .255 .309 .306 28.0 36.5 18.5 .206 .290 .274 43.8
2021 Slider -1.4 -3 206 18.7 58 .182 .327 .229 32.8 32.8 26.0 .193 .341 .239 35.1
2021 Sinker -2.2 -4 168 15.3 49 .238 .262 .282 16.5 10.2 13.5 .238 .344 .307 23.7
2021 Curveball -4.6 -6 131 11.9 38 .027 .027 .042 33.3 34.2 26.5 .132 .160 .144 16.7
2021 Cutter 1.3 1 108 9.8 30 .321 .679 .415 20.4 20.0 15.8 .287 .583 .390 52.2
2021 Changeup -3.0 -3 89 8.1 33 .182 .182 .164 21.3 12.1 12.5 .272 .427 .300 24.1
2021 Sweeper -1.5 0 21 1.9 7 .333 .500 .307 60.0 57.1 66.7 .206 .285 .206 66.7
2021 Split-Finger 1.3 0 9 0.8 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 28.6 -- -- .000 --
2021 Slurve -6.1 0 3 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .006 .006 .005 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -2 194 34.0 44 .158 .263 .272 29.5 25.0 22.0 .191 .365 .296 37.0
2020 Sinker 1.3 1 100 17.5 26 .360 .640 .454 10.6 0.0 0.0 .378 .632 .441 44.0
2020 Slider -2.7 -3 96 16.8 27 .231 .269 .221 37.5 33.3 33.3 .256 .357 .262 33.3
2020 Curveball -1.0 -1 58 10.2 15 .267 .533 .397 53.3 46.7 31.8 .177 .360 .224 37.5
2020 Cutter 2.4 1 56 9.8 19 .421 .737 .495 20.0 15.8 30.0 .306 .598 .376 25.0
2020 Changeup -0.5 0 54 9.5 16 .267 .467 .338 30.3 18.8 18.8 .237 .391 .290 16.7
2020 Split-Finger 7.6 1 8 1.4 2 .500 2.000 1.000 33.3 50.0 50.0 .267 .971 .478 100.0
2020 Sweeper 55.4 2 3 0.5 1 1.000 1.000 .900 50.0 0.0 0.0 .853 .927 .797 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 116 36.0 26 .261 .391 .329 32.3 34.6 22.0 .220 .303 .278 28.6
2019 Slider -3.6 -3 76 23.6 23 .045 .045 .109 59.5 65.2 48.4 .043 .057 .073 14.3
2019 Curveball -2.2 -1 60 18.6 15 .143 .214 .190 54.8 40.0 42.9 .072 .108 .121 12.5
2019 Sinker -0.9 0 36 11.2 13 .182 .364 .300 20.0 15.4 20.0 .245 .485 .363 55.6
2019 Changeup 12.5 2 16 5.0 3 .667 1.667 .967 25.0 0.0 0.0 .343 .921 .505 33.3
2019 Cutter -2.1 0 15 4.7 6 .333 .500 .358 20.0 33.3 33.3 .389 .549 .392 50.0
2019 Split-Finger 0.5 0 2 0.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -1 143 30.0 35 .226 .419 .310 26.0 28.6 20.0 .188 .336 .265 31.8
2018 Sinker -4.1 -4 92 19.3 26 .130 .130 .185 14.6 7.7 9.1 .260 .296 .298 33.3
2018 Slider -4.9 -4 74 15.5 21 .150 .150 .195 24.5 33.3 26.9 .155 .187 .213 0.0
2018 Curveball -0.2 0 71 14.9 20 .105 .316 .255 27.3 20.0 16.7 .159 .338 .234 13.3
2018 Changeup -3.4 -2 51 10.7 17 .188 .250 .221 44.4 11.8 15.4 .270 .349 .296 21.4
2018 Cutter -3.8 -1 30 6.3 9 .125 .125 .129 33.3 33.3 30.0 .202 .269 .203 16.7
2018 Split-Finger -0.7 0 9 1.9 4 .000 .000 .225 40.0 25.0 50.0 .032 .034 .035 0.0
2018 Sweeper -9.4 -1 6 1.3 1 .000 .000 .000 20.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 3 238 34.7 62 .283 .453 .369 31.7 30.6 29.2 .233 .360 .298 35.1
2017 Slider 2.2 3 132 19.3 43 .186 .558 .303 33.3 25.6 26.8 .158 .350 .210 18.8
2017 Sinker -0.6 -1 113 16.5 31 .345 .690 .436 18.3 16.1 20.8 .261 .473 .298 42.3
2017 Curveball 1.9 2 78 11.4 22 .182 .636 .330 38.9 40.9 33.3 .234 .481 .293 38.5
2017 Changeup -4.5 -2 51 7.4 18 .235 .294 .191 41.2 11.1 16.7 .242 .314 .241 12.5
2017 Cutter 4.7 2 46 6.7 11 .455 .818 .541 34.4 27.3 30.0 .336 .491 .353 37.5
2017 Split-Finger -2.5 -1 20 2.9 6 .200 .200 .267 28.6 50.0 30.0 .184 .221 .263 0.0
2017 Slurve -5.0 0 7 1.0 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 33.3 .013 .031 .020 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 197 692 12 -12 4 2 6
2018 134 482 -8 -6 0 1 -13
2019 86 321 0 -4 0 2 -3
2020 150 569 -1 -7 5 2 0
2021 281 1,101 -14 -12 6 3 -17
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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 %
2016 73 54.8 65.0 84.6 39.4 46.2 37.0 36.8 53.4 28.2 11.0 87.5
2017 685 53.1 76.4 75.5 32.4 47.1 42.3 42.6 55.8 31.9 8.9 85.2
2018 477 46.8 75.3 79.8 35.0 57.3 42.3 44.4 53.9 27.2 8.2 87.2
2019 322 45.8 75.5 77.5 37.9 30.3 35.5 39.5 55.3 40.4 7.8 88.0
2020 570 44.9 70.3 83.3 33.8 49.1 35.8 24.7 50.2 29.4 8.4 81.3
2021 1,101 50.0 74.2 80.4 30.9 53.5 44.1 33.8 52.5 27.3 8.2 82.2
Player 3,228 49.0 74.1 79.4 33.3 49.1 41.0 36.5 53.3 30.1 8.4 84.1
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 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
2016 34 44
2017 65 69
2018 55 63
2019 71 56
2020 44 62 66 61 22 41 53 47 52 27 47 13 32 17 61 2 27
2021 67 49 78 38
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.7 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0.0
2017 23.8 13 10.2 3 4 5 6 46.2
2018 21.5 2 1.2 1 1 0 1 50.0
2019 22.7 1 1.4 0 1 1 1 100.0
2020 23.9 8 7.0 1 3 4 4 50.0
2021 22.8 5 5.8 -1 5 6 2 40.0
Player 23.4 30 26.0 4 14 17 14 46.7

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
2017 13 11 11 10 10 9 10 8 9 9 10 12 10 9 9 10 8 9 13 10 10 13 12 11 9 9 11 13 12 11 8
2018 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
2019 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
2020 8 10 5 7 5 10 7 7 5 4 4 6 8 7 7 7 8 7 8 7 10 8 10 8 8 6 5 7 10 5 5
2021 5 5 6 4 8 7 8 5 4 3 6 9 5 4 6 8 4 4 6 8 4 7 8 4 4 4 8 8 4 7 7
Player 30 30 25 23 25 28 27 23 20 18 22 30 28 22 25 28 22 22 29 27 28 31 34 28 25 22 26 32 31 26 22
! 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 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Exit Velocity 92.8 85.4 -7.4 84.8 -0.6 88.8 4.0 88.7 -0.1 86.8 -1.9
Launch Angle 13.5 17.2 3.7 16.1 -1.1 20.0 3.9 18.2 -1.8 19.8 1.6
Barrel % 9.1 6.7 -2.4 3.2 -3.5 4.4 1.2 8.3 3.9 4.8 -3.5
Hard Hit % 36.4 29.6 -6.8 21.3 -8.3 31.1 9.8 34.3 3.2 32.6 -1.7
Sweet Spot % 18.2 31.1 12.9 30.9 -0.2 31.1 0.2 38.9 7.8 40.6 1.7
xBA .157 .223 0.066 .197 -0.026 .165 -0.032 .260 0.095 .213 -0.047
BA .263 .258 -0.005 .156 -0.102 .190 0.034 .277 0.087 .201 -0.076
xwOBA .204 .271 0.067 .244 -0.027 .224 -0.020 .323 0.099 .265 -0.058
wOBA .310 .338 0.028 .207 -0.131 .248 0.041 .337 0.089 .238 -0.099
xSLG .329 .386 0.057 .288 -0.098 .267 -0.021 .456 0.189 .337 -0.119
SLG .474 .533 0.059 .246 -0.287 .316 0.070 .475 0.159 .290 -0.185
K% 42.1 27.2 -14.9 22.6 -4.6 39.5 16.9 22.7 -16.8 27.0 4.3
BB% 0.0 3.6 3.6 6.8 3.2 8.1 1.3 5.3 -2.8 5.7 0.4
Swing % 53.4 55.8 2.4 53.9 -1.9 55.3 1.4 50.2 -5.1 52.5 2.3
Whiff% 28.2 31.9 3.7 27.2 -4.7 40.4 13.2 29.4 -11.0 27.3 -2.1
In Zone % 54.8 53.1 -1.7 46.8 -6.3 45.8 -1.0 44.9 -0.9 50.0 5.1
Out of Zone % 45.2 46.9 1.7 53.2 6.3 54.2 1.0 55.1 0.9 50.0 -5.1
Out of Zone Swing % 39.4 32.4 -7.0 35.0 2.6 37.9 2.9 33.8 -4.1 30.9 -2.9
First Pitch Swing % 36.8 42.6 5.8 44.4 1.8 39.5 -4.9 24.7 -14.8 33.8 9.1
First Pitch Strike % 84.2 70.3 -13.9 66.2 -4.1 69.8 3.6 54.7 -15.1 65.5 10.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2016 Shifts R 17 0 0.0 .295
2017 Shifts L 1 0 0.0 .000
2017 Shifts R 194 0 0.0 .340
2018 Shifts R 133 2 1.5 .208 .000
2019 Shifts R 86 10 11.6 .258 .174
2020 Shifts R 150 10 6.7 .323 .533
2021 Shifts R 281 8 2.8 .240 .196
! 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 %
2016 13 17.6 38.5% 0.0% 13 21.6 0.0% 0.0%
2017 144 17.3 24.3% 2.8% 120 21.5 0.8% 12.5%
2018 120 16.6 37.5% 0.8% 72 22.5 1.4% 5.6%
2019 97 17.1 29.9% 1.0% 27 24.0 0.0% 3.7%
2020 160 18.8 19.4% 3.8% 87 24.8 0.0% 19.5%
2021 304 17.8 24.0% 2.0% 150 23.8 0.0% 6.7%
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