Alex Lange
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 202LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #30, Chicago Cubs | Louisiana State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 7 4 3.41 71 0 0 63.1 82 1.23
2023 7 5 3.68 67 0 26 66 79 1.33
2024 0 3 4.34 21 0 2 18.2 21 1.77
4 Seasons 15 15 3.72 195 0 29 183.2 221 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 71 7-4 3.41 63.1 82 1.23
2023 67 7-5 3.68 66 79 1.33
2024 21 0-3 4.34 18.2 21 1.77
4 Seasons 195 15-15 3.72 183.2 221 1.37
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 25 639 104 14 13.5 8.6 93.9 112.2 11.5 35.6 .272 .491 .335 .366 .442 52.9 24.1 9.9 4.04 5.92
2022 26 1046 153 8 5.2 3.0 86.1 109.9 4.9 26.1 .202 .309 .282 .283 .343 35.9 30.3 11.4 3.41 3.29
2023 27 1146 157 11 7.0 3.8 88.6 111.0 8.5 33.1 .206 .310 .294 .305 .332 36.3 27.4 15.6 3.68 3.90
2024 28 377 50 1 2.0 1.1 91.6 110.9 9.5 30.0 .245 .315 .327 .341 .350 52.0 23.3 18.9 4.34 4.97
Player 3208 464 34 7.3 4.2 89.3 112.2 8.1 31.0 .223 .349 .302 .314 .363 41.6 27.3 13.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lange relies on 4 pitches.
Knuckle Curve
(57.8%) ,
Sinker
(21.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(13.5%) ,
Changeup
(7.2%) ,


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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 44.2 22.1 27.9 5.8 42.3 40.4 17.3 1.0 33.7 18.3 27.9 5.8 13.5 8.6
2022 56.2 20.9 17.0 5.9 47.7 34.0 18.3 7.8 37.3 20.3 22.2 4.6 5.2 3.0
2023 51.0 21.7 22.9 4.5 40.1 40.1 19.7 4.5 38.9 24.2 21.0 4.5 7.0 3.8
2024 44.0 18.0 30.0 8.0 28.0 42.0 30.0 6.0 30.0 24.0 30.0 8.0 2.0 1.1
Player 50.4 21.1 22.8 5.6 41.8 38.4 19.8 5.0 36.2 21.6 23.9 5.2 7.3 4.2
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 DET R 81 96.3 19.2 -1.8 15.6ARM 0.5 10.4 -3.1 15.6ARM 0.8
2024 Changeup DET R 27 89.9 32.8 3.4 16.4ARM 1.6 1.2 3.7 16.4ARM 2.2
2024 Curveball DET R 218 88.1 35.5 -6.4 1.0ARM -5.1 -0.1 -9.8 1.0ARM -10.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball DET R 51 96.3 15.3 -1.3 8.7ARM 0.9 14.2 -1.6 8.7ARM 1.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball DET R 59 96.0 16.0 -1.7 8.0ARM 0.1 13.7 -2.1 8.0ARM 0.6
2023 Curveball DET R 671 87.0 39.8 -2.9 0.6ARM -5.3 -3.7 -6.2 0.6ARM -9.5
2023 Changeup DET R 116 89.5 31.6 2.4 15.4ARM 0.6 2.5 2.9 15.4ARM 1.0
2023 Sinker DET R 300 95.8 21.9 0.8 15.8ARM 0.5 7.9 -0.3 15.8ARM 0.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 Curveball -0.5 -1 218 57.8 46 .195 .293 .283 43.3 30.4 18.7 .243 .296 .287 44.4
2024 Sinker 0.4 0 81 21.5 19 .375 .375 .395 14.7 21.1 16.7 .247 .348 .326 50.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 0 51 13.5 23 .091 .091 .376 11.1 13.0 21.4 .212 .283 .446 70.0
2024 Changeup -5.6 -2 27 7.2 2 1.000 1.000 .800 33.3 0.0 0.0 .609 .887 .670 100.0
2023 Curveball 1.3 9 671 58.6 181 .178 .276 .283 48.2 34.3 30.0 .177 .256 .261 26.1
2023 Sinker -1.0 -3 300 26.2 70 .226 .434 .384 12.1 10.0 19.4 .308 .480 .421 53.2
2023 Changeup 1.4 2 116 10.1 21 .111 .111 .186 45.7 38.1 22.2 .102 .113 .180 20.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.3 -1 59 5.1 15 .222 .667 .450 5.0 13.3 12.5 .302 .630 .486 75.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 25 89.9 90 17.2 2:15 3:00 -45
2024 Curveball 217 88.1 15 3.1 6:00 4:45 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 51 96.3 90 16.4 1:15 1:15 0
2024 Sinker 75 96.2 86 18.9 1:15 2:00 -45
2023 Changeup 114 89.5 92 16.4 2:15 2:45 -30
2023 Curveball 659 87.0 28 5.8 7:15 5:45 90
2023 4-Seam Fastball 59 96.0 85 15.6 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Sinker 297 95.8 83 18.0 1:30 2:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 162 639 0 4 -6 -2 -3
2022 270 1,046 6 4 -4 -4 2
2023 287 1,146 1 19 -5 -10 6
2024 90 377 0 7 -6 -3 -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 639 42.6 69.1 82.4 33.0 44.6 38.2 63.0 48.4 32.4 6.9 63.6
2022 1,046 37.5 59.2 78.4 35.3 32.5 37.4 54.8 44.3 44.1 5.8 70.5
2023 1,146 37.2 56.8 80.2 31.7 40.4 38.1 53.7 41.0 39.1 4.5 71.2
2024 377 42.2 63.5 87.1 28.0 32.8 30.2 72.2 43.0 33.3 8.2 80.6
Player 3,208 38.9 61.1 81.1 32.7 37.6 37.0 58.0 43.8 38.6 5.9 70.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 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 89 77 9 61
2022 74 87 89 86 45 87 83 93 67 87 9 100 95 85 48 13 59
2023 60 90 93 89 15 74 65 58 70 78 1 99 80 80 38 18 50
2024 84 49 16 48
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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 25.4 5 7.3 -2 2 6 3 60.0
2022 22.1 5 4.8 0 3 5 1 20.0
2023 22.2 6 4.1 2 2 5 1 16.7
Player 23.2 16 16.2 0 7 16 5 31.3
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 5 9 7 8 9 8 9 8 5 4 6 8 7 5 7 9 7 7 7 8 7 8 9 8 7 6 9 9 6 7 6
2022 5 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 5 4 6 4 5 5 7 6 4 4 7 5 6 5 4
2023 6 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 3 1 3 4 4 5 5 6 4 6 6 3 4 7 6 3 2 6 2 6 3 3
Player 16 17 13 16 18 15 19 16 10 10 11 16 16 14 18 21 18 15 19 18 15 17 23 20 14 12 22 16 18 15 13
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 96.4 96.1 -0.3 95.8 -0.3 96.3 0.5
Offspeed Velocity 89.0 89.7 0.7 89.5 -0.2 89.9 0.4
Breaking Velocity 84.6 85.5 0.9 87.0 1.5 88.1 1.1
Exit Velocity 93.9 86.1 -7.8 88.6 2.5 91.6 3.0
Launch Angle 11.5 4.9 -6.6 8.5 3.6 9.5 1.0
Barrel % 13.5 5.2 -8.3 7.0 1.8 2.0 -5.0
Hard Hit % 52.9 35.9 -17.0 36.3 0.4 52.0 15.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.6 26.1 -9.5 33.1 7.0 30.0 -3.1
xBA .272 .202 -0.070 .206 0.004 .245 0.039
BA .259 .203 -0.056 .185 -0.018 .232 0.047
xwOBA .366 .283 -0.083 .305 0.022 .341 0.036
wOBA .335 .282 -0.053 .294 0.012 .327 0.033
xSLG .491 .309 -0.182 .310 0.001 .315 0.005
SLG .420 .312 -0.108 .315 0.003 .290 -0.025
K% 24.1 30.3 6.2 27.4 -2.9 23.3 -4.1
BB% 9.9 11.4 1.5 15.6 4.2 18.9 3.3
Swing % 48.4 44.3 -4.1 41.0 -3.3 43.0 2.0
Whiff% 32.4 44.1 11.7 39.1 -5.0 33.3 -5.8
In Zone % 42.6 37.5 -5.1 37.2 -0.3 42.2 5.0
Out of Zone % 57.4 62.5 5.1 62.8 0.3 57.8 -5.0
Out of Zone Swing % 33.0 35.3 2.3 31.7 -3.6 28.0 -3.7
First Pitch Swing % 35.8 31.1 -4.7 24.0 -7.1 40.0 16.0
First Pitch Strike % 63.0 54.8 -8.2 53.7 -1.1 72.2 18.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 162 .335 87 18 20.7 75 57 76.0
2022 Shifts 270 .282 162 26 16.0 108 78 72.2
2023 Shades 287 .294 147 7 4.8 140 71 50.7
2024 Shades 90 .327 54 5 9.3 36 23 63.9
! 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 140 19.5 12.1% 5.0% 123 25.0 0.0% 17.9%
2022 269 17.9 16.4% 1.5% 188 21.8 0.0% 6.9%
2023 260 15.4 41.2% 1.2% 250 17.5 12.0% 0.0%
2024 75 15.1 45.3% 1.3% 73 16.3 19.2% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution