Justus Sheffield
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 10" 224LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 1, #31, Cleveland Indians | Tullahoma (TN) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 4 3 3.58 10 10 0 55.1 48 1.30
2021 7 8 6.83 21 15 0 80.1 63 1.84
2022 1 0 3.86 6 1 0 11.2 7 1.29
5 Seasons 12 12 5.47 48 33 0 186 155 1.63
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 10 4-3 3.58 55.1 48 1.30
2021 21 7-8 6.83 80.1 63 1.84
2022 6 1-0 3.86 11.2 7 1.29
5 Seasons 48 12-12 5.47 186 155 1.63
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
2018 22 57 11 1 9.1 7.1 85.3 107.5 9.1 27.3 .315 .547 .508 .437 .368 27.3 0.0 21.4 10.13 9.23
2019 23 673 109 6 5.5 3.6 90.7 112.0 7.1 29.4 .246 .405 .375 .328 .369 43.1 22.0 10.7 5.50 4.79
2020 24 880 161 6 3.7 2.6 90.7 111.8 9.6 29.8 .256 .366 .285 .312 .349 46.6 20.7 8.6 3.58 4.13
2021 25 1470 274 32 11.7 8.3 92.9 115.8 10.2 32.1 .302 .530 .390 .396 .436 47.1 16.4 11.2 6.83 7.16
2022 26 179 37 1 2.7 2.0 93.5 111.3 3.5 24.3 .294 .408 .274 .353 .356 56.8 13.7 11.8 3.86 5.35
Player 3259 592 46 7.8 5.4 91.8 115.8 9.0 30.4 .278 .453 .353 .357 .393 46.5 18.2 10.6
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

Sheffield relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(35.2%) ,
Sinker
(35.2%) ,
Changeup
(17.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(11.7%) ,


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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
2018 54.5 9.1 18.2 18.2 18.2 36.4 45.5 0.0 45.5 18.2 27.3 0.0 9.1 7.1
2019 54.1 17.4 22.9 5.5 37.6 36.7 25.7 3.7 40.4 22.9 23.9 3.7 5.5 3.6
2020 50.3 15.5 26.7 7.5 41.0 39.1 19.9 3.7 37.3 18.6 28.6 8.1 3.7 2.6
2021 47.1 22.6 26.3 4.0 41.2 35.4 23.4 2.9 34.7 20.1 25.9 4.4 11.7 8.3
2022 59.5 21.6 16.2 2.7 45.9 21.6 32.4 5.4 37.8 21.6 29.7 2.7 2.7 2.0
Player 50.2 19.4 25.0 5.4 40.4 35.8 23.8 3.4 36.8 20.3 26.5 5.1 7.8 5.4
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 Sinker SEA L 63 91.7 24.2 0.1 14.9ARM -0.1 8.4 0.5 14.9ARM -0.3
2022 Slider SEA L 63 81.6 41.8 1.3 12.3GLV 4.3 -0.8 2.7 12.3GLV 7.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball SEA L 21 91.6 18.1 -1.7 5.7ARM -1.9 14.3 -1.7 5.7ARM -1.9
2022 Changeup SEA L 32 87.0 32.8 1.8 12.7ARM -2.0 3.3 3.5 12.7ARM -1.6
2021 Sinker SEA L 681 92.3 24.1 0.1 14.9ARM -0.1 8.0 1.5 14.9ARM 0.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball SEA L 11 93.3 19.4 -3.2 7.1ARM -1.2 11.9 -4.2 7.1ARM -0.5
2021 Slider SEA L 472 81.7 43.5 3.3 7.5GLV 0.4 -2.8 4.4 7.5GLV 2.7
2021 Changeup SEA L 306 85.8 33.6 2.2 12.6ARM -1.9 3.6 4.2 12.6ARM -1.3
! 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 %
2022 Sinker 1.1 1 63 35.2 21 .235 .235 .305 4.3 4.8 25.0 .350 .409 .402 50.0
2022 Slider -3.8 -2 63 35.2 16 .214 .429 .325 34.8 37.5 21.4 .160 .356 .281 50.0
2022 Changeup 7.5 2 32 17.9 11 .200 .200 .245 5.9 0.0 0.0 .392 .484 .353 63.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 0 21 11.7 3 .000 .000 .233 9.1 0.0 0.0 .273 .366 .416 100.0
2021 Sinker -2.1 -14 681 46.3 176 .340 .525 .464 10.9 6.8 10.0 .346 .612 .466 50.4
2021 Slider -1.5 -7 472 32.1 133 .228 .472 .308 29.6 34.6 20.0 .227 .463 .307 40.0
2021 Changeup -2.1 -6 306 20.8 73 .433 .582 .495 19.3 5.5 12.9 .351 .486 .392 49.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.6 0 11 0.7 2 .000 .000 .350 33.3 50.0 16.7 -- -- .350 --
! 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
2022 Changeup 30 87.0 76 13.3 10:30 9:15 75
2022 4-Seam Fastball 21 91.6 88 14.9 11:00 11:15 -15
2022 Sinker 61 91.7 79 17.4 11:00 9:45 75
2022 Slider 63 81.6 45 13.8 4:00 3:30 30
2021 Changeup 291 85.8 73 13.5 10:30 9:15 75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 11 93.3 82 13.5 10:45 10:45 0
2021 Sinker 652 92.3 81 17.1 11:00 9:45 75
2021 Slider 467 81.7 45 9.4 3:45 4:00 -15
! 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
2019 168 673 -1 1 1 -6 -5
2020 232 880 15 6 -8 -4 9
2021 384 1,470 -14 5 -10 -9 -28
2022 51 179 0 4 -2 -1 1
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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 %
2018 57 45.6 50.0 100.0 19.4 83.3 49.1 35.7 33.3 5.3 7.0 100.0
2019 673 45.6 69.4 83.1 25.7 38.3 41.8 62.5 45.6 30.0 5.6 81.6
2020 880 49.7 62.9 90.2 25.3 52.7 39.9 63.4 44.0 19.9 7.4 69.2
2021 1,470 47.4 66.0 88.0 24.7 59.2 41.3 62.6 44.3 19.8 8.0 83.8
2022 179 43.6 66.7 96.2 21.8 59.1 35.2 54.9 41.3 14.9 9.5 94.1
Player 3,259 47.4 65.6 88.2 24.8 53.2 40.8 61.9 44.1 21.6 7.4 80.5
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
2019 42 1 7
2020 53 32 65 84 37 46 89 12 8 34 50 10 26 27 3 18
2021 1 1 2 4 1 17 5 1 3 7 16 7 16 27 11 16
2022 18 5 19
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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 %
2018 22.3 1 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.0
2019 26.5 5 4.6 0 4 3 2 40.0
2020 24.1 2 2.5 -1 4 1 2 100.0
2021 24.3 14 14.5 -1 5 10 8 57.1
2022 23.2 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 24.6 23 23.3 0 13 15 13 56.5
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
2018 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
2019 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 5 7 3 5 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 3 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 4
2020 2 3 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2
2021 14 16 14 13 13 12 17 17 10 10 10 14 19 14 14 15 15 15 16 13 16 15 17 17 13 14 15 14 17 14 15
2022 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 23 27 24 22 21 20 26 25 17 16 18 25 27 23 23 23 25 23 25 23 25 25 28 25 21 22 23 24 28 23 22
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.3 92.8 -1.5 91.9 -0.9 92.3 0.4 91.7 -0.6
Offspeed Velocity 89.9 87.7 -2.2 86.3 -1.4 85.8 -0.5 87.0 1.2
Breaking Velocity 84.5 84.2 -0.3 81.8 -2.4 81.7 -0.1 81.6 -0.1
Exit Velocity 85.3 90.7 5.4 90.7 0.0 92.9 2.2 93.5 0.6
Launch Angle 9.1 7.1 -2.0 9.6 2.5 10.2 0.6 3.5 -6.7
Barrel % 9.1 5.5 -3.6 3.7 -1.8 11.7 8.0 2.7 -9.0
Hard Hit % 27.3 43.1 15.8 46.6 3.5 47.1 0.5 56.8 9.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 27.3 29.4 2.1 29.8 0.4 32.1 2.3 24.3 -7.8
xBA .315 .246 -0.069 .256 0.010 .302 0.046 .294 -0.008
BA .364 .303 -0.061 .251 -0.052 .316 0.065 .209 -0.107
xwOBA .437 .328 -0.109 .312 -0.016 .396 0.084 .353 -0.043
wOBA .508 .375 -0.133 .285 -0.090 .390 0.105 .274 -0.116
xSLG .547 .405 -0.142 .366 -0.039 .530 0.164 .408 -0.122
SLG .727 .490 -0.237 .304 -0.186 .515 0.211 .279 -0.236
K% 0.0 22.0 22.0 20.7 -1.3 16.4 -4.3 13.7 -2.7
BB% 21.4 10.7 -10.7 8.6 -2.1 11.2 2.6 11.8 0.6
Swing % 33.3 45.6 12.3 44.0 -1.6 44.3 0.3 41.3 -3.0
Whiff% 5.3 30.0 24.7 19.9 -10.1 19.8 -0.1 14.9 -4.9
In Zone % 45.6 45.6 0.0 49.7 4.1 47.4 -2.3 43.6 -3.8
Out of Zone % 54.4 54.4 0.0 50.3 -4.1 52.6 2.3 56.4 3.8
Out of Zone Swing % 19.4 25.7 6.3 25.3 -0.4 24.7 -0.6 21.8 -2.9
First Pitch Swing % 21.4 31.5 10.1 31.0 -0.5 30.9 -0.1 33.3 2.4
First Pitch Strike % 35.7 62.5 26.8 63.4 0.9 62.6 -0.8 54.9 -7.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 14 .508 6 0 0.0 8 5 62.5
2019 Shifts 168 .375 131 16 12.2 37 20 54.1
2020 Shifts 232 .285 175 19 10.9 57 46 80.7
2021 Shifts 384 .390 291 53 18.2 93 53 57.0
2022 Shifts 51 .274 35 9 25.7 16 7 43.8
! 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 %
2018 16 16.3 12.5% 0.0% 16 23.7 0.0% 18.8%
2019 200 16.4 30.0% 1.0% 101 24.0 0.0% 5.0%
2020 272 17.5 14.7% 0.4% 141 25.6 0.0% 13.5%
2021 389 18.7 6.4% 1.0% 295 26.2 0.0% 22.4%
2022 56 17.9 23.2% 1.8% 29 25.2 0.0% 6.9%

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Pitch Distribution