Sean Hjelle
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 11" 228LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 2, #45, San Francisco Giants | Kentucky
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 2 5.76 8 0 0 25 28 1.64
2023 2 1 6.52 15 0 0 29 31 1.76
2024 3 4 3.90 58 0 0 80.2 75 1.21
3 Seasons 6 7 4.81 81 0 0 134.2 134 1.41
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 8 1-2 5.76 25 28 1.64
2023 15 2-1 6.52 29 31 1.76
2024 58 3-4 3.90 80.2 75 1.21
3 Seasons 81 6-7 4.81 134.2 134 1.41
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 25 474 78 5 6.4 4.3 89.5 109.6 3.2 39.7 .267 .395 .349 .318 .389 44.9 24.3 7.0 5.76 4.23
2023 26 516 91 6 6.6 4.3 88.6 111.8 2.7 36.3 .263 .390 .372 .328 .374 41.8 22.3 9.4 6.52 4.58
2024 27 1209 243 13 5.3 3.9 88.7 111.8 2.3 29.6 .249 .379 .306 .293 .355 37.4 22.3 4.2 3.90 3.56
Player 2199 412 24 5.8 4.1 88.8 111.8 2.6 33.0 .255 .385 .330 .306 .366 39.8 22.7 5.9
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

Hjelle relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(55.0%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(34.4%) ,
Cutter
(10.6%) ,


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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
2022 59.0 10.3 29.5 1.3 38.5 37.2 24.4 6.4 37.2 14.1 33.3 2.6 6.4 4.3
2023 53.8 13.2 28.6 4.4 30.8 41.8 27.5 6.6 39.6 17.6 27.5 2.2 6.6 4.3
2024 59.3 16.9 21.0 2.9 37.9 33.7 28.4 4.9 45.3 13.6 26.3 4.5 5.3 3.9
Player 58.0 14.8 24.3 2.9 36.4 36.2 27.4 5.6 42.5 14.6 27.9 3.6 5.8 4.1
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
2024 Cutter SF R 128 92.2 23.7 -0.9 3.5ARM -6.2 8.3 0.0 3.5ARM -6.2
2024 Sinker SF R 665 94.6 26.3 6.2 15.4ARM 1.3 4.2 3.1 15.4ARM 0.6
2024 Curveball SF R 416 85.8 39.5 -5.0 3.4GLV -2.1 -2.5 -7.4 3.4GLV -6.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball SF R 1 95.1 25.7 -12.0 11.3ARM 5.1 3.9 -11.9 11.3ARM 3.9
2023 Curveball SF R 223 85.6 40.3 -5.9 1.9GLV -3.4 -2.9 -7.0 1.9GLV -7.0
2023 Changeup SF R 18 89.5 32.5 4.9 15.3ARM 0.7 1.7 3.7 15.3ARM 0.9
2023 Sinker SF R 272 94.8 25.9 5.7 17.2ARM 2.6 4.7 2.9 17.2ARM 2.2
! 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 %
2024 Sinker 0.9 6 665 55.0 183 .312 .416 .340 11.3 14.2 19.4 .278 .402 .312 38.9
2024 Curveball -0.6 -2 416 34.4 124 .200 .348 .262 38.0 37.1 25.1 .213 .339 .267 38.6
2024 Cutter -2.4 -3 128 10.6 28 .269 .500 .341 10.7 10.7 21.4 .213 .405 .278 25.0
2023 Sinker -2.4 -7 274 53.1 87 .342 .513 .400 11.0 20.7 27.3 .288 .447 .352 41.7
2023 Curveball -2.5 -6 223 43.2 49 .279 .372 .353 34.9 26.5 18.6 .209 .279 .269 40.0
2023 Changeup 0.9 0 18 3.5 1 .000 .000 .000 20.0 0.0 0.0 .669 .774 .634 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -31.2 0 1 0.2 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
! 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
2024 Curveball 414 85.8 53 5.8 7:30 7:30 0
2024 Cutter 128 92.2 57 8.6 1:15 12:45 30
2024 Sinker 630 94.7 76 16.5 1:30 2:45 -75
2023 Changeup 13 89.4 79 16.1 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Curveball 189 85.5 51 5.8 7:15 7:00 15
2023 Sinker 207 94.8 84 18.4 1:30 2:45 -75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 115 474 -1 -1 -2 -2 -6
2023 138 516 -9 1 -1 -3 -12
2024 335 1,209 0 10 -5 -4 1
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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 474 54.9 60.8 86.7 22.4 54.2 40.9 60.0 43.5 20.4 11.0 78.8
2023 516 51.4 63.0 88.6 24.7 48.4 39.1 64.5 44.4 22.3 10.7 70.9
2024 1,209 51.2 62.8 86.4 26.6 56.7 44.3 68.7 45.2 21.4 7.8 76.6
Player 2,199 52.0 62.4 87.0 25.3 54.3 42.4 66.0 44.6 21.4 9.1 75.6
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
2022 48 6 1 76
2023 64 17 1 57
2024 69 34 58 70 75 64 86 53 61 44 96 16 25 59 42 2 69
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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 22.5 3 2.5 1 1 1 2 66.7
2023 22.3 3 2.1 1 0 2 1 33.3
2024 23.4 10 9.9 0 3 5 6 60.0
Player 23.0 16 14.5 2 4 8 9 56.3
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
2022 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 3 2 3
2023 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 2
2024 10 11 10 7 9 11 10 10 7 8 11 9 11 9 8 8 9 9 11 11 11 10 13 13 9 9 9 10 12 11 10
Player 16 14 16 12 14 15 14 13 11 12 15 15 16 13 13 14 14 12 15 15 16 15 20 18 13 12 15 15 18 16 15
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.8 94.8 1.0 94.3 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 88.5 89.5 1.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.7 85.6 -0.1 85.8 0.2
Exit Velocity 89.5 88.6 -0.9 88.7 0.1
Launch Angle 3.2 2.7 -0.5 2.3 -0.4
Barrel % 6.4 6.6 0.2 5.3 -1.3
Hard Hit % 44.9 41.8 -3.1 37.4 -4.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 39.7 36.3 -3.4 29.6 -6.7
xBA .267 .263 -0.004 .249 -0.014
BA .311 .317 0.006 .268 -0.049
xwOBA .318 .328 0.010 .293 -0.035
wOBA .349 .372 0.023 .306 -0.066
xSLG .395 .390 -0.005 .379 -0.011
SLG .425 .458 0.033 .398 -0.060
K% 24.3 22.3 -2.0 22.3 0.0
BB% 7.0 9.4 2.4 4.2 -5.2
Swing % 43.5 44.4 0.9 45.2 0.8
Whiff% 20.4 22.3 1.9 21.4 -0.9
In Zone % 54.9 51.4 -3.5 51.2 -0.2
Out of Zone % 45.1 48.6 3.5 48.8 0.2
Out of Zone Swing % 22.4 24.7 2.3 26.6 1.9
First Pitch Swing % 23.5 26.8 3.3 22.7 -4.1
First Pitch Strike % 60.0 64.5 4.5 68.7 4.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 115 .349 76 8 10.5 39 20 51.3
2023 Shades 138 .372 79 6 7.6 59 18 30.5
2024 Shades 332 .301 182 2 1.1 150 22 14.7
! 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 %
2022 145 15.6 43.4% 2.1% 84 22.1 0.0% 7.1%
2023 115 12.9 71.3% 0.0% 109 18.5 2.8% 4.6%
2024 354 12.3 80.2% 0.0% 207 17.1 13.0% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution