Chad Sobotka
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 7" 225LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 4, #133, Atlanta Braves | South Carolina - Upstate
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 1 0 1.88 14 0 0 14.1 21 0.98
2019 0 0 6.21 32 0 0 29 38 1.62
2020 0 0 12.27 4 0 0 3.2 2 2.18
3 Seasons 1 0 5.36 50 0 0 47 61 1.47
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 14 1-0 1.88 14.1 21 0.98
2019 32 0-0 6.21 29 38 1.62
2020 4 0-0 12.27 3.2 2 2.18
3 Seasons 50 1-0 5.36 47 61 1.47
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 24 228 28 4 14.3 6.9 89.1 106.2 16.5 50.0 .200 .408 .216 .310 .453 42.9 36.2 15.5 1.88 4.07
2019 25 564 74 5 6.8 3.7 90.4 110.1 12.3 31.1 .230 .414 .354 .338 .406 33.8 28.4 14.2 6.21 5.13
2020 26 81 16 3 18.8 15.0 95.0 109.8 22.6 62.5 .319 .636 .388 .427 .448 50.0 10.0 10.0 12.27 8.69
Player 873 118 12 10.2 5.7 90.7 110.1 14.6 39.8 .230 .434 .321 .339 .422 38.1 28.8 14.2
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

Sobotka relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(55.0%) ,
Slider
(37.5%) ,
Cutter
(7.5%) ,


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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 32.1 28.6 32.1 7.1 28.6 46.4 25.0 0.0 25.0 28.6 25.0 3.6 14.3 6.9
2019 44.6 24.3 23.0 8.1 29.7 41.9 28.4 1.4 32.4 24.3 29.7 5.4 6.8 3.7
2020 18.8 25.0 50.0 6.3 37.5 50.0 12.5 0.0 12.5 31.3 18.8 12.5 18.8 15.0
Player 38.1 25.4 28.8 7.6 30.5 44.1 25.4 0.8 28.0 26.3 27.1 5.9 10.2 5.7
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
2020 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 43 94.4 13.4 0.4 4.6ARM -2.0 17.3 1.3 4.6ARM -2.8
2020 Slider ATL R 30 83.3 43.7 5.1 10.4GLV 5.1 -4.3 5.7 10.4GLV 5.1
2020 Cutter ATL R 6 89.2 25.8 -0.3 1.8GLV -1.2 8.5 0.3 1.8GLV -1.0
2019 Slider ATL R 243 84.8 42.7 5.2 11.5GLV 6.9 -3.4 5.2 11.5GLV 6.4
2019 Changeup ATL R 2 87.3 32.5 2.4 0.1GLV -13.9 4.5 2.4 0.1GLV -13.6
2019 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 315 96.1 11.9 2.1 5.1ARM -2.3 18.0 2.4 5.1ARM -2.4
2019 Sinker ATL R 3 96.1 14.8 -5.2 12.5ARM -2.4 15.2 -6.1 12.5ARM -2.4
! 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 %
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 1 44 54.3 11 .222 .333 .323 5.3 0.0 0.0 .333 .691 .469 55.6
2020 Slider -10.1 -3 30 37.0 7 .429 .714 .683 27.3 28.6 20.0 .242 .504 .427 40.0
2020 Cutter -2.3 0 6 7.4 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 -- .487 .788 .549 50.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -3.1 -10 315 55.9 75 .350 .650 .492 25.8 17.3 13.3 .298 .589 .434 40.4
2019 Slider 2.0 5 243 43.1 57 .140 .220 .249 50.0 43.9 28.7 .155 .218 .237 24.0
2019 Sinker 8.3 0 3 0.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .097 .115 .087 0.0
2019 Changeup 5.8 0 2 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 -- .007 .007 .006 0.0
! 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
2020 4-Seam Fastball 41 94.3 89 17.5 12:45 12:30 15
2020 Slider 20 83.4 54 12.7 8:00 8:00 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
2018 69 282 0 7 -3 -1 4
2019 134 563 -3 4 -2 -4 -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 %
2018 228 47.4 61.1 80.3 29.2 48.6 46.1 50.9 44.3 30.7 9.2 76.2
2019 564 43.2 65.4 74.8 31.6 48.5 40.5 63.4 46.1 35.4 9.2 76.9
2020 81 48.1 64.1 96.0 19.0 62.5 34.6 50.0 40.7 12.1 3.7 66.7
Player 873 44.7 64.1 78.4 29.9 49.3 41.4 58.8 45.1 32.2 8.7 76.3
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
2018 94 87 64
2019 88 95 42
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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 25.4 3 3.0 0 0 0 3 100.0
2019 23.9 6 6.8 -1 0 5 3 50.0
2020 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
Player 24.4 9 9.8 -1 1 5 6 66.7
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
2018 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2019 6 8 6 5 8 8 8 6 7 5 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 5 6 8 6 8 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 8 5
2020 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player 9 11 9 8 12 11 12 9 10 8 10 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 11 9 11 11 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 8
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.6 96.1 -0.5 93.7 -2.4
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 87.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.9 84.8 -1.1 83.3 -1.5
Exit Velocity 89.1 90.4 1.3 95.0 4.6
Launch Angle 16.5 12.3 -4.2 22.6 10.3
Barrel % 14.3 6.8 -7.5 18.8 12.0
Hard Hit % 42.9 33.8 -9.1 50.0 16.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 31.1 -18.9 62.5 31.4
xBA .200 .230 0.030 .319 0.089
BA .104 .250 0.146 .333 0.083
xwOBA .310 .338 0.028 .427 0.089
wOBA .216 .354 0.138 .388 0.034
xSLG .408 .414 0.006 .636 0.222
SLG .250 .446 0.196 .500 0.054
K% 36.2 28.4 -7.8 10.0 -18.4
BB% 15.5 14.2 -1.3 10.0 -4.2
Swing % 44.3 46.1 1.8 40.7 -5.4
Whiff% 30.7 35.4 4.7 12.1 -23.3
In Zone % 47.4 43.2 -4.2 48.1 4.9
Out of Zone % 52.6 56.8 4.2 51.9 -4.9
Out of Zone Swing % 29.2 31.6 2.4 19.0 -12.6
First Pitch Swing % 17.5 29.1 11.6 30.0 0.9
First Pitch Strike % 50.9 63.4 12.5 50.0 -13.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 56 .216 34 0 0.0 22 4 18.2
2019 Shifts 134 .354 84 7 8.3 50 16 32.0
2020 Shifts 20 .388 14 2 14.3 6 2 33.3
! 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 60 17.8 10.0% 1.7% 42 19.4 0.0% 4.8%
2019 127 19.0 2.4% 4.7% 110 22.8 0.0% 10.9%
2020 16 16.1 18.8% 0.0% 22 21.1 0.0% 4.5%

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Pitch Distribution