Cole Tucker
SS | Bats/Throws: S/R | 6' 3" 200LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 1, #24, Pittsburgh Pirates | Mountain Pointe (AZ) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 131 117 15 26 2 2 .222 .298 .342 .640
2022 63 63 3 11 0 1 .175 .175 .222 .397
2023 10 8 2 4 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
5 Seasons 479 444 53 96 5 4 .216 .266 .318 .584
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .222 2 2 .640
2022 .175 0 1 .397
2023 .500 0 0 1.100
5 Seasons .216 5 4 .584
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2019 22 622 108 5 4.6 3.1 87.9 107.2 6.6 28.7 .240 .365 .264 .283 .354 36.5 25.2 6.3
2020 23 428 80 2 2.5 1.7 83.1 104.9 13.3 25.0 .192 .253 .233 .215 .270 25.0 26.7 4.3
2021 24 512 85 2 2.4 1.5 86.7 106.7 8.5 27.1 .222 .306 .282 .274 .317 29.4 25.2 9.9
2022 25 278 38 3 7.9 4.8 82.4 106.5 4.8 39.5 .183 .275 .172 .198 .329 23.7 39.7 0.0
2023 26 42 6 0 0.0 0.0 87.0 97.8 -4.2 50.0 .365 .491 .495 .439 .494 16.7 20.0 10.0
Player 1882 317 12 3.8 2.5 85.7 107.2 8.4 29.0 .218 .311 .254 .256 .322 29.7 27.3 6.1
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 50.0 17.6 27.8 4.6 35.2 46.3 18.5 1.9 39.8 20.4 23.1 4.6 4.6 3.1
2020 51.2 17.5 18.8 12.5 35.0 43.8 21.3 6.3 36.3 30.0 23.8 0.0 2.5 1.7
2021 51.8 21.2 22.4 4.7 40.0 42.4 17.6 5.9 38.8 24.7 24.7 3.5 2.4 1.5
2022 47.4 23.7 23.7 5.3 36.8 34.2 28.9 10.5 36.8 18.4 21.1 5.3 7.9 4.8
2023 50.0 16.7 33.3 0.0 16.7 66.7 16.7 0.0 50.0 0.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 0.0
Player 50.5 19.2 23.7 6.6 36.3 43.5 20.2 5.0 38.5 23.3 23.7 3.5 3.8 2.5
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 %
2023 Sinker 7.8 1 15 35.7 4 .500 .500 .575 0.0 25.0 50.0 .120 .121 .405 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 4.1 0 9 21.4 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .623 1.063 .711 50.0
2023 Slurve 11.6 1 6 14.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 50.0 0.0 0.0 .951 1.032 .882 0.0
2023 Slider 8.7 0 5 11.9 2 .500 .500 .450 33.3 0.0 0.0 .242 .266 .222 0.0
2023 Changeup -5.2 0 4 9.5 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2023 Curveball 2.9 0 1 2.4 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Sweeper 4.2 0 1 2.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 Cutter -2.2 0 1 2.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball -3.3 -3 97 34.9 20 .200 .300 .215 20.8 50.0 30.3 .174 .363 .227 30.0
2022 Sinker -0.1 0 40 14.4 8 .500 .625 .494 10.5 12.5 6.7 .365 .501 .376 42.9
2022 Slider -2.3 -1 37 13.3 8 .125 .125 .113 60.0 37.5 20.0 .120 .131 .109 0.0
2022 Curveball -4.7 -2 35 12.6 10 .100 .100 .090 27.8 40.0 33.3 .160 .191 .155 16.7
2022 Cutter -8.4 -2 27 9.7 8 .000 .000 .000 33.3 37.5 75.0 .110 .126 .105 40.0
2022 Changeup -3.9 -1 24 8.6 5 .200 .200 .180 27.3 20.0 14.3 .329 .391 .320 0.0
2022 Split-Finger -6.2 0 8 2.9 2 .000 .000 .000 25.0 50.0 33.3 .035 .060 .037 0.0
2022 Slurve -6.7 0 6 2.2 1 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 20.0 -- -- .000 --
2022 Sweeper -1.7 0 4 1.4 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 192 37.5 46 .220 .341 .291 25.3 23.9 21.2 .226 .358 .297 36.7
2021 Sinker 3.5 3 87 17.0 22 .235 .529 .486 15.4 9.1 11.1 .303 .421 .404 33.3
2021 Changeup -0.8 -1 83 16.2 28 .231 .308 .268 28.6 17.9 22.7 .186 .231 .220 19.0
2021 Slider 3.5 3 76 14.8 16 .286 .429 .313 31.3 37.5 17.6 .281 .320 .287 22.2
2021 Curveball -4.8 -2 44 8.6 9 .111 .111 .100 38.1 55.6 31.3 .103 .128 .095 25.0
2021 Cutter -3.8 -1 23 4.5 6 .167 .167 .150 22.2 50.0 60.0 .197 .252 .195 33.3
2021 Split-Finger -3.5 0 7 1.4 4 .250 .250 .225 25.0 25.0 33.3 .180 .194 .173 33.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 133 31.1 32 .194 .355 .303 28.6 31.3 25.0 .156 .250 .189 38.1
2020 Changeup 1.9 1 73 17.1 20 .333 .333 .358 26.5 15.0 13.6 .275 .311 .310 6.7
2020 Curveball -4.7 -3 70 16.4 18 .167 .167 .150 42.9 50.0 42.9 .142 .155 .133 22.2
2020 Sinker -5.3 -3 60 14.0 18 .222 .222 .200 29.6 22.2 44.4 .201 .243 .198 21.4
2020 Slider -5.9 -3 50 11.7 14 .083 .083 .114 36.4 28.6 25.0 .130 .158 .158 22.2
2020 Cutter 1.5 0 29 6.8 10 .500 .625 .517 16.7 0.0 0.0 .380 .592 .445 33.3
2020 Split-Finger -15.3 -1 7 1.6 3 .000 .000 .000 50.0 33.3 25.0 .066 .066 .068 50.0
2020 Sweeper -3.2 0 6 1.4 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .285 .286 .260 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -4 242 38.9 48 .167 .310 .263 35.1 37.5 23.4 .169 .258 .244 37.5
2019 Sinker 0.3 0 109 17.5 29 .259 .556 .366 17.5 20.7 31.6 .344 .655 .432 57.1
2019 Curveball -2.2 -2 84 13.5 18 .222 .333 .200 20.7 16.7 13.6 .259 .344 .259 33.3
2019 Changeup -5.4 -3 64 10.3 23 .095 .095 .114 26.3 21.7 22.7 .205 .271 .224 29.4
2019 Slider -0.5 0 55 8.8 17 .353 .471 .359 18.5 23.5 19.0 .268 .323 .253 38.5
2019 Cutter -6.7 -2 35 5.6 12 .167 .250 .179 15.0 33.3 57.1 .130 .148 .124 0.0
2019 Split-Finger 6.0 1 13 2.1 6 .500 1.000 .625 12.5 0.0 0.0 .474 .750 .516 33.3
2019 Slurve 0.0 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 153 604 -2 -13 2 3 -10
2020 116 428 2 -13 1 2 -9
2021 131 512 4 -9 5 2 2
2022 63 278 -7 -4 1 0 -10
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 622 46.2 73.8 79.6 27.1 58.0 42.2 31.6 48.7 25.4 5.6 94.1
2020 428 50.0 65.0 81.3 27.6 40.7 44.6 28.4 46.3 30.3 6.8 89.7
2021 512 47.5 70.8 82.0 24.5 51.5 43.6 32.8 46.5 26.1 7.6 82.1
2022 278 50.4 65.7 80.4 26.1 50.0 44.6 30.2 46.0 28.1 8.3 87.0
2023 42 50.0 57.1 91.7 9.5 0.0 28.6 20.0 33.3 21.4 2.4 100.0
Player 1,882 48.1 69.2 81.0 26.0 50.6 43.2 30.8 46.8 27.0 6.8 88.1
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2019 51 90
2020 25 87 17 65
2021 44 65 21
2022 25 58
2023 2 76
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 19.9 2 2.1 0 2 2 0 0.0
2020 18.8 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2021 22.4 2 1.8 0 1 2 1 50.0
2022 -- 0 0.4 0 0 1 0 --
Player 20.7 5 5.3 0 3 5 2 40.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1
2020 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
2021 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 3
2022 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Player 5 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 3 3 3 4 7 5 4 8 5 4 6 5 6 6 7 7 5 4 6 5 7 5 6
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Exit Velocity 87.9 83.1 -4.8 86.7 3.6 82.4 -4.3 87.0 4.6
Launch Angle 6.6 13.3 6.7 8.5 -4.8 4.8 -3.7 -4.2 -9.0
Barrel % 4.6 2.5 -2.1 2.4 -0.1 7.9 5.5 0.0 -7.9
Hard Hit % 36.5 25.0 -11.5 29.4 4.4 23.7 -5.7 16.7 -7.0
Sweet Spot % 28.7 25.0 -3.7 27.1 2.1 39.5 12.4 50.0 10.5
xBA .240 .192 -0.048 .222 0.030 .183 -0.039 .365 0.182
BA .211 .220 0.009 .222 0.002 .175 -0.047 .500 0.325
xwOBA .283 .215 -0.068 .274 0.059 .198 -0.076 .439 0.241
wOBA .264 .233 -0.031 .282 0.049 .172 -0.110 .495 0.323
xSLG .365 .253 -0.112 .306 0.053 .275 -0.031 .491 0.216
SLG .361 .275 -0.086 .342 0.067 .222 -0.120 .500 0.278
K% 25.2 26.7 1.5 25.2 -1.5 39.7 14.5 20.0 -19.7
BB% 6.3 4.3 -2.0 9.9 5.6 0.0 -9.9 10.0 10.0
Swing % 48.7 46.3 -2.4 46.5 0.2 46.0 -0.5 33.3 -12.7
Whiff% 25.4 30.3 4.9 26.1 -4.2 28.1 2.0 21.4 -6.7
In Zone % 46.2 50.0 3.8 47.5 -2.5 50.4 2.9 50.0 -0.4
Out of Zone % 53.8 50.0 -3.8 52.5 2.5 49.6 -2.9 50.0 0.4
Out of Zone Swing % 27.1 27.6 0.5 24.5 -3.1 26.1 1.6 9.5 -16.6
First Pitch Swing % 31.6 28.4 -3.2 32.8 4.4 30.2 -2.6 20.0 -10.2
First Pitch Strike % 58.9 61.2 2.3 60.3 -0.9 69.8 9.5 40.0 -29.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2019 Shifts L 106 22 20.8 .272 .251
2019 Shifts R 51 2 3.9 .259 .000
2020 Shifts L 80 30 37.5 .223 .165
2020 Shifts R 35 10 28.6 .268 .426
2021 Shifts L 97 28 28.9 .311 .308
2021 Shifts R 34 2 5.9 .214 .000
2022 Shifts L 52 24 46.2 .126 .267
2022 Shifts R 11 0 0.0 .080
2023 Shades L 4 1 25.0 .242 .000
2023 Shades R 6 1 16.7 .669 .883
! 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 %
2019 170 16.4 28.2% 0.6% 101 21.8 2.0% 8.9%
2020 122 16.2 30.3% 1.6% 82 23.0 0.0% 13.4%
2021 150 17.4 26.0% 1.3% 79 22.5 0.0% 7.6%
2022 87 17.9 19.5% 2.3% 51 23.0 0.0% 17.6%
2023 12 15.4 33.3% 0.0% 13 19.0 0.0% 0.0%
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