Austen Williams
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 6, #184, Washington Nationals | Texas State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 0 1 5.59 10 0 0 9.2 8 1.66
2019 0 0 162.00 2 0 0 0.1 1 18.00
2 Seasons 0 1 10.80 12 0 0 10 9 2.20
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 10 0-1 5.59 9.2 8 1.66
2019 2 0-0 162.00 0.1 1 18.00
2 Seasons 12 0-1 10.80 10 9 2.20
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast 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% ERA xERA
2018 25 175 30 5 16.7 11.4 88.8 111.0 20.2 46.7 .304 .662 .431 .433 .517 30.0 18.2 13.6 5.59 9.01
2019 26 29 5 2 40.0 28.6 94.7 101.6 9.8 60.0 .439 1.133 1.125 .641 .759 40.0 14.3 14.3 162.00 33.52
Player 204 35 7 20.0 13.7 89.7 111.0 18.7 48.6 .322 .728 .532 .463 .553 31.4 17.6 13.7
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Williams relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(58.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(37.9%) ,
Changeup
(3.4%) ,


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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 23.3 43.3 26.7 6.7 43.3 36.7 20.0 0.0 16.7 33.3 30.0 0.0 16.7 11.4
2019 40.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 28.6
Player 25.7 40.0 28.6 5.7 42.9 37.1 20.0 0.0 20.0 28.6 28.6 0.0 20.0 13.7
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2019 Changeup WSH R 1 87.3 29.9 -1.4 -4 16.2 2.0 14
2019 Slider WSH R 17 80.3 47.9 4.8 11 9.3 1.2 15
2019 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 11 92.1 17.7 -0.8 -5 13.4 5.8 77
2018 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 93 93.9 15.4 0.2 2 12.0 4.4 58
2018 Changeup WSH R 9 86.1 29.6 -0.9 -3 14.1 0.4 3
2018 Slider WSH R 72 81.1 48.1 5.7 13 8.4 1.7 26
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2019 Slider -18.5 -3 17 58.6 4 .750 2.000 1.125 55.6 25.0 16.7 .482 1.137 .655 33.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball -19.1 -2 11 37.9 3 1.000 2.500 1.200 0.0 0.0 0.0 .352 1.125 .625 50.0
2019 Changeup -7.7 0 1 3.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.8 -4 93 53.1 20 .333 1.133 .616 16.2 10.0 9.5 .397 1.072 .629 35.7
2018 Slider 3.0 2 72 41.1 22 .227 .409 .270 42.9 27.3 20.7 .240 .382 .266 25.0
2018 Changeup -2.4 0 9 5.1 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 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.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 42 174 -2 2 -1 -1 -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 %
2018 175 42.0 67.1 85.7 31.7 40.6 36.2 59.5 46.3 30.9 3.4 83.3
2019 29 24.1 71.4 100.0 45.5 50.0 48.3 42.9 51.7 33.3 3.4 100.0
Player 204 39.4 67.5 87.0 34.1 42.9 37.9 57.1 47.1 31.3 3.4 85.7
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 66 41 38
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 23.3 5 4.8 0 0 2 3 60.0
2019 22.7 2 1.2 1 1 1 0 0.0
Player 23.2 7 6.0 1 1 3 3 42.9

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2018 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
2019 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
Player 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 3
! 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 2018 2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.9 92.1 -1.8
Offspeed Velocity 86.1 87.3 1.2
Breaking Velocity 81.1 80.3 -0.8
Exit Velocity 88.8 94.7 5.9
Launch Angle 20.2 9.8 -10.4
Barrel % 16.7 40.0 23.3
Hard Hit % 30.0 40.0 10.0
Sweet Spot % 46.7 60.0 13.3
xBA .304 .439 0.135
BA .270 .833 0.563
xwOBA .433 .641 0.208
wOBA .431 1.125 0.694
xSLG .662 1.133 0.471
SLG .703 2.167 1.464
K% 18.2 14.3 -3.9
BB% 13.6 14.3 0.7
Swing % 46.3 51.7 5.4
Whiff% 30.9 33.3 2.4
In Zone % 42.0 24.1 -17.9
Out of Zone % 58.0 75.9 17.9
Out of Zone Swing % 31.7 45.5 13.8
First Pitch Swing % 26.2 42.9 16.7
First Pitch Strike % 59.5 42.9 -16.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 42 .431 27 2 7.4 15 5 33.3
2019 Shifts 7 1.125 3 0 0.0 4 1 25.0
! 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 58 19.5 5.2% 3.4% 22 23.8 0.0% 22.7%
2019 8 17.0 25.0% 12.5% 3 19.3 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution


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