P | Houston Astros
Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 220 lbs | Age: 30
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 10, No. 288, Chicago White Sox | Virginia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 0 8.41 25 0 1 20.1 12 1.72
2023 0 0 4.00 7 0 0 9 10 0.89
2025 5 1 2.84 44 0 4 50.2 59 1.03
3 Seasons 8 1 4.39 76 0 5 80 81 1.19
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 25 3-0 8.41 20.1 12 1.72
2023 7 0-0 4.00 9 10 0.89
2025 44 5-1 2.84 50.2 59 1.03
3 Seasons 76 8-1 4.39 80 81 1.19
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
2022 27 365 73 5 6.8 5.2 88.7 111.0 6.2 28.8 .254 .390 .359 .318 .319 43.8 12.5 10.4 8.41 4.23
2023 28 140 22 2 9.1 5.9 92.3 106.6 14.1 22.7 .212 .393 .230 .279 .369 50.0 29.4 5.9 4.00 3.23
2025 30 728 125 10 8.0 5.0 89.1 110.7 15.9 32.8 .201 .328 .261 .266 .342 36.8 29.6 7.5 2.84 2.91
Player 1233 220 17 7.7 5.2 89.3 111.0 12.5 30.5 .217 .353 .286 .283 .337 40.5 24.6 8.2
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Sousa relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(58.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(40.5%) ,
Sinker
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2022 47.9 52.1 24.7 23.3 4.1 45.2 31.5 23.3 26.0 16.4 5.5 19.2 15.1 17.8
2023 45.5 54.5 22.7 18.2 13.6 27.3 54.5 18.2 22.7 18.2 4.5 4.5 36.4 13.6
2025 39.2 60.8 28.0 24.0 8.8 37.6 36.0 26.4 18.4 15.2 5.6 19.2 20.8 20.8
Player 42.7 57.3 26.4 23.2 7.7 39.1 36.4 24.5 21.4 15.9 5.5 17.7 20.5 19.1
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 1.4 37.0 24.7 21.9 8.2 6.8 5.2
2023 0.0 31.8 27.3 22.7 9.1 9.1 5.9
2025 4.8 26.4 29.6 21.6 8.8 8.0 5.0
Player 3.2 30.5 27.7 21.8 8.6 7.7 5.2
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2025 4-Seam Fastball HOU L 295 95.1 13.5 0.3 3.6ARM -3.0 17.0 1.2 3.6ARM -4.5
2025 Sinker HOU L 10 94.2 17.9 -3.2 11.8ARM -2.5 13.3 -5.8 11.8ARM -3.6
2025 Slider HOU L 423 85.7 37.5 2.2 3.6GLV -0.3 -0.1 2.1 3.6GLV -0.5
2023 Slider HOU L 61 86.7 33.6 -0.8 1.2GLV -3.0 2.9 -1.1 1.2GLV -3.9
2023 Sinker HOU L 9 93.6 19.5 -1.6 12.3ARM -2.3 11.7 -3.2 12.3ARM -2.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball HOU L 70 94.6 13.3 0.8 4.1ARM -2.4 17.4 1.9 4.1ARM -3.6
! 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 %
2025 Slider 2.1 9 423 58.1 115 .147 .275 .205 49.8 44.3 34.2 .133 .250 .190 39.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 -1 295 40.5 84 .292 .417 .347 17.2 9.5 14.5 .307 .449 .375 34.3
2025 Sinker 2.8 0 10 1.4 -- -- -- 25.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 1 70 50.0 16 .286 .500 .381 16.7 6.3 6.7 .304 .671 .441 61.5
2023 Slider 3.0 2 61 43.6 16 .125 .125 .113 50.0 56.3 29.0 .135 .175 .132 42.9
2023 Sinker 6.3 1 9 6.4 2 .000 .000 .000 20.0 0.0 0.0 .189 .192 .172 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
2025 4-Seam Fastball 295 95.1 85 16.8 11:30 11:30 0
2025 Slider 423 85.7 24 4.6 2:30 3:45 -75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 70 94.6 90 17.3 11:15 11:30 -15
2023 Slider 60 86.7 29 2.7 1:00 1:15 -15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 95 365 0 1 -4 -2 -5
2023 34 140 2 2 0 0 3
2025 199 728 0 9 0 -1 9
Player 328 1,233 2 12 -4 2 6
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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 %
2022 365 48.8 75.3 76.9 25.7 66.7 41.4 59.4 49.9 25.8 6.8 80.0
2023 140 43.6 73.8 80.0 32.9 50.0 44.3 58.8 50.7 31.0 9.3 84.6
2025 728 51.1 68.5 78.8 36.8 32.8 43.0 58.8 53.0 36.8 9.9 81.9
Player 1,233 49.6 71.0 78.3 33.0 42.9 42.7 59.0 51.8 33.0 8.9 81.8
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2022 52 12 35
2023 58 29 43
2025 62 35 50
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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 %
2022 25.09 3 1.8 1 2 2 0 0.0
2023 22.16 1 0.4 1 1 1 0 0.0
2025 22.92 4 3.6 0 3 5 1 25.0
Player 23.64 8 5.8 2 6 8 1 12.5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2022 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 4 2 2 2
2023 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1
2025 4 4 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 6 2 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 6 5 3 2 4 4 6 5 5
Player 8 5 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 7 7 8 3 6 7 5 4 7 7 7 10 8 5 4 6 10 9 8 8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2023 +/-   2022
Results
BA .188 -.113 .301
xBA .212 -.042 .254
OBP .235 -.140 .375
xOBP .259 -.076 .335
SLG .281 -.177 .458
xSLG .393 +.003 .390
ISO .094 -.063 .157
xISO .181 +.044 .137
BABIP .238 -.076 .314
wOBA .230 -.129 .359
xwOBA .279 -.039 .318
wOBACON .292 -.080 .372
xwOBACON .369 +.050 .319
BACON .273 -.069 .342
xBACON .309 +.019 .290
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 50.0 +6.2 43.8
Avg Exit Velocity 92.3 +3.6 88.7
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 22.7 -6.1 28.8
Barrel % 9.1 +2.3 6.8
Avg Launch Angle 14.1 +7.9 6.2
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 70.2 -- --
Attack Angle 11° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 53.8 -- --
Attack Direction -3° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 33° -- --
Swing Length 7.2 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.5 +0.5 94.0
Breaking Velocity 86.7 -0.6 87.3
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -3 5
Popup % 13.6 +9.5 4.1
Flyball % 22.7 -2.0 24.7
Line Drive % 18.2 -5.1 23.3
Groundball % 45.5 -2.4 47.9
Pull % 27.3 -17.9 45.2
Straight Away % 54.5 +23.0 31.5
Opposite Field % 18.2 -5.1 23.3
Weak Contact % 0.0 -1.4 1.4
Pull Airball % 4.5 -14.7 19.2
Topped Contact % 31.8 -5.2 37.0
Under Contact % 27.3 +2.6 24.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 22.7 +0.8 21.9
Solid Contact % 9.1 +0.9 8.2
HR/FB % 20.0 +3.3 16.7
Popups 3 0 3
Flyballs 5 -13 18
Line Drives 4 -13 17
Groundballs 10 -25 35
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 43.6 -5.2 48.8
Out of Zone % 56.4 +5.2 51.2
Edge % 44.3 +2.9 41.4
Zone Swing % 73.8 -1.5 75.3
Out of Zone Swing % 32.9 +7.2 25.7
In Zone Contact % 80.0 +3.1 76.9
Out of Zone Contact % 50.0 -16.7 66.7
Whiff % 31.0 +5.2 25.8
First Strike % 58.8 -0.6 59.4
First Pitch Swing % 38.2 +2.8 35.4
Swing % 50.7 +0.8 49.9
Meatball Swing % 84.6 +4.6 80.0
Meatball % 9.3 +2.5 6.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 20.0 -3.1 23.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 50.0 +16.7 33.3
In Zone 61 -117 178
Out of Zone 79 -108 187
Edge 62 -89 151
In Zone Swings 45 -89 134
Out of Zone Swings 26 -22 48
In Zone Swing & Misses 9 -22 31
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 13 -3 16
Basic
Pitches 140 -225 365
PA 34 -62 96
AB 32 -51 83
Hits 6 -19 25
Singles 5 -13 18
Doubles 0 -4 4
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 1 -2 3
Walks 2 -8 10
Strikeouts 10 -2 12
K% 29.4 +16.9 12.5
BB% 5.9 -4.5 10.4
HBP 0 -1 1
Batted Balls 22 -51 73
Number of Fastballs 79 -76 155
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 61 -149 210
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 95 .359 52 8 15.4 43 18 41.9
2023 Shades 33 .237 20 1 5.0 13 7 53.8
2025 Shades 199 .261 131 27 20.6 68 28 41.2
! 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 %
2022 91 21.9 0.0% 4.4% 63 23.6 0.0% 11.1%
2023 36 17.4 11.1% 0.0% 20 17.7 5.0% 0.0%
2025 169 16.7 8.9% 0.6% 110 17.4 1.8% 1.8%

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Pitch Distribution