Alex Wells
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 1" 195LBS | Age: 27
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 3 6.75 11 8 0 42.2 26 1.62
2022 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 6 1.36
2 Seasons 2 3 6.60 13 8 0 46.1 32 1.60
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 11 2-3 6.75 42.2 26 1.62
2022 2 0-0 4.91 3.2 6 1.36
2 Seasons 13 2-3 6.60 46.1 32 1.60
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 24 754 152 13 8.6 6.6 89.6 113.8 18.4 36.8 .307 .531 .377 .387 .414 47.4 13.2 8.1 6.75 6.77
2022 25 66 10 1 10.0 6.3 93.2 102.3 21.4 20.0 .173 .337 .448 .217 .347 60.0 37.5 0.0 4.91 1.94
Player 820 162 14 8.6 6.6 89.9 113.8 18.6 35.8 .296 .515 .383 .374 .410 48.1 15.0 7.5
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

Wells relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(42.4%) ,
Curveball
(27.3%) ,
Changeup
(19.7%) ,
Slider
(10.6%) ,


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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 31.6 30.3 28.3 9.9 34.2 42.8 23.0 2.0 24.3 28.9 27.0 9.2 8.6 6.6
2022 40.0 40.0 10.0 10.0 70.0 0.0 30.0 0.0 30.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 10.0 6.3
Player 32.1 30.9 27.2 9.9 36.4 40.1 23.5 1.9 24.7 29.0 26.5 9.3 8.6 6.6
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
2022 Slider BAL L 7 82.5 34.5 -5.6 0.0GLV -6.0 5.8 -3.9 0.0GLV -4.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 28 88.4 15.3 2.4 7.4ARM 2.3 20.0 4.0 7.4ARM -0.2
2022 Changeup BAL L 13 82.4 28.6 -3.3 15.3ARM 1.7 12.1 -5.3 15.3ARM 1.0
2022 Curveball BAL L 18 72.3 65.5 -0.3 12.4GLV 1.3 -12.2 3.4 12.4GLV 4.1
2021 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 383 88.5 16.7 0.6 7.9ARM 1.8 18.4 2.3 7.9ARM 0.3
2021 Curveball BAL L 146 72.7 63.8 0.5 10.1GLV 0.1 -11.6 2.9 10.1GLV 2.2
2021 Changeup BAL L 104 83.2 30.5 0.1 14.3ARM 0.8 9.2 -1.4 14.3ARM 0.4
2021 Slider BAL L 121 81.1 38.3 -2.8 1.8GLV -4.2 3.5 -1.9 1.8GLV -3.0
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 0 28 42.4 5 .400 1.200 .650 33.3 40.0 25.0 .104 .381 .202 66.7
2022 Curveball 1.9 0 18 27.3 5 .200 .800 .400 18.2 60.0 42.9 .100 .284 .155 50.0
2022 Changeup -1.0 0 13 19.7 2 .500 .500 .450 14.3 0.0 0.0 .452 .543 .442 50.0
2022 Slider 3.7 0 7 10.6 4 .250 .250 .225 40.0 25.0 33.3 .210 .248 .200 66.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -5 383 50.8 94 .313 .500 .394 14.6 16.0 15.0 .285 .497 .378 53.0
2021 Curveball -2.9 -4 146 19.4 34 .367 .767 .529 9.4 5.9 5.6 .341 .625 .445 42.9
2021 Slider 3.1 4 121 16.0 36 .229 .314 .249 23.9 16.7 17.1 .312 .496 .354 41.4
2021 Changeup -3.1 -3 104 13.8 33 .281 .563 .365 18.8 9.1 17.6 .326 .564 .390 44.8
! 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
2022 Changeup 13 82.4 99 19.4 10:00 10:00 0
2022 Curveball 18 72.3 76 20.5 4:45 4:45 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 28 88.4 96 20.9 11:15 11:15 0
2021 Changeup 102 83.2 98 17.1 10:00 10:00 0
2021 Curveball 146 72.7 76 18.3 4:45 4:45 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 380 88.5 98 19.5 11:00 11:15 -15
2021 Slider 117 81.2 32 3.3 1:30 1:30 0
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 197 754 -3 3 -5 -3 -9
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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 754 51.6 62.7 86.5 21.6 74.7 42.3 60.4 42.8 16.4 8.8 66.7
2022 66 59.1 64.1 76.0 48.1 69.2 51.5 75.0 57.6 26.3 18.2 75.0
Player 820 52.2 62.9 85.5 23.5 73.9 43.0 61.5 44.0 17.5 9.5 67.9
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 4 31 54 9
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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 23.9 10 9.2 1 1 6 4 40.0
2022 27.1 2 1.2 1 1 0 1 50.0
Player 24.4 12 10.4 2 2 6 5 41.7
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 10 10 8 9 9 9 10 10 7 9 8 9 10 8 10 9 9 10 10 8 10 7 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 8 9
2022 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Player 12 12 9 11 10 10 11 11 8 10 9 11 11 9 11 11 10 11 11 9 11 8 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 9 11
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.5 88.4 -0.1
Offspeed Velocity 83.2 82.4 -0.8
Breaking Velocity 76.5 75.1 -1.4
Exit Velocity 89.6 93.2 3.6
Launch Angle 18.4 21.4 3.0
Barrel % 8.6 10.0 1.4
Hard Hit % 47.4 60.0 12.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 36.8 20.0 -16.8
xBA .307 .173 -0.134
BA .299 .313 0.014
xwOBA .387 .217 -0.170
wOBA .377 .448 0.071
xSLG .531 .337 -0.194
SLG .520 .750 0.230
K% 13.2 37.5 24.3
BB% 8.1 0.0 -8.1
Swing % 42.8 57.6 14.8
Whiff% 16.4 26.3 9.9
In Zone % 51.6 59.1 7.5
Out of Zone % 48.4 40.9 -7.5
Out of Zone Swing % 21.6 48.1 26.5
First Pitch Swing % 21.3 37.5 16.2
First Pitch Strike % 60.4 75.0 14.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 197 .377 144 20 13.9 53 30 56.6
2022 Shifts 16 .448 12 2 16.7 4 4 100.0
! 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 215 13.4 68.8% 0.9% 166 20.6 1.8% 3.6%
2022 15 15.0 46.7% 0.0% 11 18.9 0.0% 9.1%

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Pitch Distribution