P | New York Mets
Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 180 lbs | Age: 31
Draft: 2015 | Rd. 5, No. 157, Pittsburgh Pirates | Virginia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 3.1 2 1.20
2021 0 1 6.75 9 0 0 9.1 7 2.46
2025 0 0 3.45 11 1 0 31.1 22 1.28
3 Seasons 0 1 4.09 22 1 0 44 31 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 2 0-0 2.70 3.1 2 1.20
2021 9 0-1 6.75 9.1 7 2.46
2025 11 0-0 3.45 31.1 22 1.28
3 Seasons 22 0-1 4.09 44 31 1.52
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
2020 26 49 10 0 0.0 0.0 81.5 107.7 12.5 30.0 .215 .339 .277 .304 .285 30.0 14.3 14.3 2.70 3.90
2021 27 213 35 5 14.3 9.8 95.5 110.3 17.1 37.1 .333 .610 .450 .450 .478 54.3 13.7 17.6 6.75 10.06
2025 31 512 100 10 10.0 7.5 89.7 110.3 14.8 34.0 .285 .483 .320 .362 .401 40.0 16.4 8.2 3.45 5.70
Player 774 145 15 10.3 7.5 90.5 110.3 15.2 34.5 .291 .503 .351 .380 .412 42.8 15.6 11.1
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

Waddell relies on 5 pitches.
Sweeper
(23.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(22.7%) ,
Sinker
(21.7%) ,
Slider
(17.4%) ,
Changeup
(14.6%) ,


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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 %
2020 40.0 60.0 0.0 30.0 30.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
2021 37.1 62.9 22.9 31.4 8.6 51.4 25.7 22.9 22.9 11.4 2.9 28.6 14.3 20.0
2025 40.0 60.0 34.0 21.0 5.0 48.0 35.0 17.0 25.0 14.0 1.0 23.0 21.0 16.0
Player 39.3 60.7 29.0 24.1 7.6 48.3 33.1 18.6 24.1 13.8 1.4 24.1 19.3 17.2
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
2020 10.0 30.0 30.0 0.0 30.0 0.0 0.0
2021 0.0 22.9 22.9 28.6 8.6 14.3 9.8
2025 5.0 22.0 28.0 32.0 3.0 10.0 7.5
Player 4.1 22.8 26.9 29.0 6.2 10.3 7.5
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 Sweeper NYM L 121 78.8 41.2 -2.3 15.9GLV 1.0 3.3 -2.3 15.9GLV 2.9
2025 Changeup NYM L 75 83.5 34.8 1.8 13.9ARM -0.1 4.6 0.6 13.9ARM -0.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 116 90.7 18.0 -1.7 3.3ARM -3.5 15.4 -0.4 3.3ARM -4.8
2025 Slider NYM L 89 86.4 32.0 -2.8 4.9GLV 1.0 4.8 -2.8 4.9GLV 0.8
2025 Sinker NYM L 111 91.0 24.0 -0.3 14.9ARM 0.2 9.3 -1.8 14.9ARM -0.5
2021 Changeup STL L 14 86.0 31.1 1.3 13.3ARM -0.6 5.8 2.0 13.3ARM -0.6
2021 Slider STL L 89 85.8 34.4 -0.7 5.0GLV 0.8 2.4 -0.8 5.0GLV 0.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball STL L 100 92.5 15.5 -0.4 3.2ARM -3.5 16.4 0.3 3.2ARM -4.4
2021 Sinker STL L 10 92.6 21.3 0.2 12.0ARM -2.3 10.4 -0.9 12.0ARM -2.7
! 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 Sweeper -0.5 -1 121 23.6 23 .250 .450 .348 32.4 30.4 25.9 .294 .357 .342 23.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 1 116 22.7 29 .200 .360 .307 22.4 10.3 9.7 .231 .432 .326 47.8
2025 Sinker 2.4 3 111 21.7 34 .226 .355 .290 15.8 11.8 20.0 .328 .566 .410 55.6
2025 Slider -0.7 -1 89 17.4 27 .269 .577 .367 22.4 25.9 13.5 .308 .600 .398 31.6
2025 Changeup -1.6 -1 75 14.6 21 .263 .474 .350 10.8 4.8 4.3 .245 .387 .312 27.8
2021 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -2 100 46.9 23 .263 .579 .430 17.9 13.0 10.0 .261 .664 .438 50.0
2021 Slider -3.9 -4 89 41.8 24 .450 .750 .544 35.0 16.7 12.9 .416 .617 .484 56.3
2021 Changeup 0.1 0 14 6.6 1 .000 .000 .000 40.0 0.0 0.0 .006 .013 .008 0.0
2021 Sinker 3.8 0 10 4.7 3 .000 .000 .233 0.0 0.0 0.0 .326 .354 .431 100.0
! 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 Changeup 67 83.5 93 15.1 10:15 9:30 45
2025 4-Seam Fastball 116 90.7 75 15.1 11:15 11:30 -15
2025 Sinker 101 90.9 74 17.4 11:00 10:00 60
2025 Slider 89 86.4 30 6.4 12:30 1:45 -75
2025 Sweeper 120 78.8 49 16.9 3:30 2:45 45
2021 Changeup 13 85.9 94 15.1 10:30 9:30 60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 100 92.5 80 16.1 11:00 11:45 -45
2021 Sinker 10 92.6 86 15.7 11:00 10:15 45
2021 Slider 87 85.8 23 5.9 1:30 2:45 -75
! 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
2020 14 49 0 2 -1 0 1
2021 51 213 -1 0 -3 -2 -5
2025 134 512 6 2 -4 -2 1
Player 199 774 4 3 -8 4 -4
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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 %
2020 49 38.8 63.2 83.3 13.3 75.0 44.9 50.0 32.7 18.8 4.1 100.0
2021 213 42.7 74.7 79.4 17.2 57.1 44.1 56.9 41.8 25.8 5.2 72.7
2025 512 48.8 67.6 88.8 26.3 56.5 41.6 61.2 46.5 20.6 7.4 73.7
Player 774 46.5 69.2 85.9 22.7 57.4 42.5 59.3 44.3 21.9 6.6 74.5
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
2021 30 77 25
2025 9 22 18
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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 %
2020 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
2021 26.46 2 2.3 0 0 2 1 50.0
2025 22.91 4 3.4 1 3 2 2 50.0
Player 24.09 6 5.8 0 4 4 3 50.0
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
2020 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 3 2 2
2025 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 3 4 5 3 3
Player 6 7 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 6 7 7 7 3 4 6 6 8 5 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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Year to Year Changes

2021 +/-   2020
Results
BA .333 +.166 .167
xBA .333 +.118 .215
OBP .451 +.165 .286
xOBP .453 +.125 .328
SLG .619 +.286 .333
xSLG .610 +.271 .339
ISO .286 +.119 .167
xISO .277 +.153 .124
BABIP .364 +.164 .200
wOBA .450 +.173 .277
xwOBA .450 +.146 .304
wOBACON .478 +.230 .248
xwOBACON .478 +.193 .285
BACON .400 +.200 .200
xBACON .402 +.143 .259
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 54.3 +24.3 30.0
Avg Exit Velocity 95.5 +14.0 81.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 37.1 +7.1 30.0
Barrel % 14.3 +14.3 0.0
Avg Launch Angle 17.1 +4.6 12.5
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.5 -0.7 93.2
Breaking Velocity 85.8 -0.1 85.9
Offspeed Velocity 86.0 -1.3 87.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 5 +5 0
Popup % 8.6 -21.4 30.0
Flyball % 22.9 +22.9 0.0
Line Drive % 31.4 +1.4 30.0
Groundball % 37.1 -2.9 40.0
Pull % 51.4 +11.4 40.0
Straight Away % 25.7 -14.3 40.0
Opposite Field % 22.9 +2.9 20.0
Weak Contact % 0.0 -10.0 10.0
Pull Airball % 28.6 +8.6 20.0
Topped Contact % 22.9 -7.1 30.0
Under Contact % 22.9 -7.1 30.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 28.6 +28.6 0.0
Solid Contact % 8.6 -21.4 30.0
HR/FB % 25.0 -- --
Popups 3 0 3
Flyballs 8 +8 0
Line Drives 11 +8 3
Groundballs 13 +9 4
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 42.7 +3.9 38.8
Out of Zone % 57.3 -3.9 61.2
Edge % 44.1 -0.8 44.9
Zone Swing % 74.7 +11.5 63.2
Out of Zone Swing % 17.2 +3.9 13.3
In Zone Contact % 79.4 -3.9 83.3
Out of Zone Contact % 57.1 -17.9 75.0
Whiff % 25.8 +7.0 18.8
First Strike % 56.9 +6.9 50.0
First Pitch Swing % 23.5 -5.1 28.6
Swing % 41.8 +9.1 32.7
Meatball Swing % 72.7 -27.3 100.0
Meatball % 5.2 +1.1 4.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 20.6 +3.9 16.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 42.9 +17.9 25.0
In Zone 91 +72 19
Out of Zone 122 +92 30
Edge 94 +72 22
In Zone Swings 68 +56 12
Out of Zone Swings 21 +17 4
In Zone Swing & Misses 14 +12 2
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 9 +8 1
Basic
Pitches 213 +164 49
PA 51 +37 14
AB 42 +30 12
Hits 14 +12 2
Singles 6 +6 0
Doubles 6 +4 2
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 2 +2 0
Walks 9 +7 2
Strikeouts 7 +5 2
K% 13.7 -0.6 14.3
BB% 17.6 +3.3 14.3
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 35 +25 10
Number of Fastballs 110 +88 22
Number of Offspeed 14 +7 7
Number of Breaking 89 +69 20
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 14 .277 8 7 87.5 6 2 33.3
2021 Shifts 51 .450 28 1 3.6 23 9 39.1
2025 Shades 134 .320 88 1 1.1 46 21 45.7
! 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 %
2020 17 15.7 35.3% 0.0% 11 25.4 0.0% 9.1%
2021 53 17.5 24.5% 0.0% 50 22.8 0.0% 2.0%
2025 132 12.6 82.6% 0.0% 96 18.7 1.0% 1.0%

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Pitch Distribution