JT Brubaker
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 180LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 6, #187, Pittsburgh Pirates | Akron
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 3 4.94 11 9 0 47.1 48 1.37
2021 5 13 5.36 24 24 0 124.1 129 1.29
2022 3 12 4.69 28 28 0 144 147 1.47
3 Seasons 9 28 4.99 63 61 0 315.2 324 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 11 1-3 4.94 47.1 48 1.37
2021 24 5-13 5.36 124.1 129 1.29
2022 28 3-12 4.69 144 147 1.47
3 Seasons 63 9-28 4.99 315.2 324 1.38
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 26 804 137 11 8.0 5.4 87.1 114.0 11.2 35.0 .240 .403 .328 .321 .378 32.8 23.4 8.3 4.94 4.39
2021 27 1944 362 32 8.8 6.0 88.9 115.9 12.6 33.4 .252 .440 .340 .329 .401 38.7 24.0 6.9 5.36 4.63
2022 28 2381 436 33 7.6 5.1 89.6 116.9 10.8 36.2 .256 .413 .339 .329 .387 41.3 22.8 8.4 4.69 4.56
Player 5129 935 76 8.1 5.5 89.0 116.9 11.5 35.0 .252 .422 .338 .328 .391 39.0 23.3 7.8
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

Brubaker relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(41.9%) ,
Slider
(31.0%) ,
Curveball
(16.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(5.9%) ,
Changeup
(5.1%) ,


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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
2020 48.9 21.9 24.1 5.1 35.0 41.6 23.4 3.6 33.6 24.8 24.8 5.1 8.0 5.4
2021 44.5 24.9 23.8 6.6 38.1 43.1 18.8 6.1 28.5 22.4 26.2 7.7 8.8 6.0
2022 43.8 23.4 27.1 5.7 40.1 38.8 21.1 3.9 31.2 22.0 28.2 6.4 7.6 5.1
Player 44.8 23.7 25.3 6.0 38.6 40.9 20.5 4.7 30.5 22.6 27.0 6.7 8.1 5.5
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

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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
2022 Slider PIT R 738 86.7 34.3 -0.1 0.9GLV -3.1 2.0 -0.2 0.9GLV -4.8
2022 Sinker PIT R 998 93.1 21.7 0.2 16.1ARM 1.7 9.9 -1.6 16.1ARM 1.3
2022 Changeup PIT R 121 87.2 29.6 -0.1 15.2ARM 1.2 6.4 -0.5 15.2ARM 1.0
2022 Curveball PIT R 382 80.0 50.9 -2.4 6.5GLV -0.1 -8.2 -1.7 6.5GLV -2.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 141 92.7 16.2 -1.2 9.3ARM 2.6 15.8 -0.4 9.3ARM 2.0
2021 Changeup PIT R 123 87.2 28.2 -1.1 15.6ARM 1.6 7.8 -1.5 15.6ARM 1.7
2021 Sinker PIT R 478 93.4 20.5 -0.8 15.7ARM 1.0 10.9 -2.1 15.7ARM 0.9
2021 Curveball PIT R 202 79.5 51.9 -1.3 6.4GLV -0.7 -8.6 -1.5 6.4GLV -2.8
2021 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 475 92.9 15.8 -0.7 8.7ARM 1.8 15.9 -0.3 8.7ARM 1.5
2021 Slider PIT R 665 87.2 32.9 -0.5 1.3GLV -2.4 2.9 -1.1 1.3GLV -4.4
! 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 %
2022 Sinker 0.4 4 998 41.9 288 .283 .434 .369 14.7 16.3 18.7 .273 .427 .352 44.9
2022 Slider -1.5 -11 739 31.0 211 .255 .432 .351 41.2 34.1 24.5 .224 .388 .300 35.5
2022 Curveball 1.0 4 382 16.0 91 .216 .330 .273 32.0 24.2 22.7 .234 .359 .272 37.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball -5.0 -7 141 5.9 28 .417 .750 .555 14.6 14.3 13.3 .336 .527 .420 40.0
2022 Changeup -3.9 -5 121 5.1 28 .320 .480 .389 23.9 7.1 9.5 .340 .550 .415 50.0
2021 Slider -0.5 -3 665 34.2 196 .228 .484 .319 42.8 36.7 32.7 .209 .411 .288 39.8
2021 Sinker -0.5 -2 478 24.6 176 .265 .444 .368 9.4 22.2 25.7 .273 .427 .353 40.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 -1 476 24.5 94 .241 .506 .357 18.1 11.7 10.9 .260 .494 .350 38.7
2021 Curveball -2.1 -4 202 10.4 40 .243 .432 .341 30.9 15.0 12.0 .236 .326 .278 32.3
2021 Changeup -1.5 -2 123 6.3 30 .400 .633 .505 18.0 3.3 7.1 .407 .671 .460 34.5
! 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
2022 Changeup 118 87.2 91 17.0 1:30 2:30 -60
2022 Curveball 380 80.0 57 12.9 7:15 7:00 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 141 92.7 92 18.0 1:15 1:00 15
2022 Sinker 992 93.1 88 19.1 1:15 2:00 -45
2022 Slider 739 86.7 13 2.3 11:30 10:00 90
2021 Changeup 121 87.2 90 17.7 1:30 2:15 -45
2021 Curveball 199 79.5 60 12.9 7:15 7:00 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 472 92.9 93 17.8 1:15 1:00 15
2021 Sinker 478 93.4 90 19.2 1:15 2:00 -45
2021 Slider 664 87.2 19 3.1 11:00 10:30 30
! 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
2020 205 803 3 3 -6 -3 -3
2021 536 1,944 -12 22 -12 -10 -12
2022 646 2,381 9 -4 -13 -7 -15
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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 804 45.5 63.4 80.6 30.8 55.6 43.5 61.5 45.6 27.2 6.0 72.9
2021 1,944 48.1 68.2 82.0 28.4 49.0 42.1 61.8 47.5 27.4 6.7 79.2
2022 2,381 47.7 63.7 85.5 30.6 47.0 42.6 63.9 46.4 27.6 6.4 74.5
Player 5,129 47.5 65.4 83.4 29.8 49.1 42.5 62.8 46.7 27.5 6.5 76.1
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
2020 45 49 49 47 49 19 36 71 75 51 54 52 77 57 56 86 19
2021 29 31 26 26 42 17 33 48 49 54 71 60 54 42 49 87 15
2022 21 23 28 33 22 16 43 22 22 49 43 65 62 36 61 88 5
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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 24.6 6 5.2 1 3 3 3 50.0
2021 22.7 28 25.6 2 4 20 11 39.3
2022 23.7 17 20.1 -3 8 14 10 58.8
Player 23.2 51 50.8 0 15 37 24 47.1
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
2020 6 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 4 6 4 6 4 5 5 6 6 5
2021 28 29 24 23 27 26 27 29 19 17 23 29 27 20 26 30 24 26 27 28 24 25 34 25 22 21 30 27 28 24 26
2022 17 19 17 21 22 20 22 18 16 16 19 24 22 17 20 24 21 19 20 22 19 22 27 21 16 16 25 24 20 17 17
Player 51 53 46 50 55 53 55 53 38 37 45 57 54 42 52 59 51 51 52 55 49 51 67 50 44 41 60 56 54 47 48
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.7 93.1 -0.6 ↓ 93.1 0.0
Offspeed Velocity 87.9 87.2 -0.7 ↓ 87.2 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.5 85.4 -0.1 ↓ 84.4 -1.0 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.1 88.9 1.8 ↑ 89.6 0.7 ↑
Launch Angle 11.2 12.6 1.4 ↑ 10.8 -1.8 ↓
Barrel % 8.0 8.8 0.8 ↑ 7.6 -1.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 32.8 38.7 5.9 ↑ 41.3 2.6 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.0 33.4 -1.6 ↓ 36.2 2.8 ↑
xBA .240 .252 0.012 ↑ .256 0.004 ↑
BA .262 .254 -0.008 ↓ .271 0.017 ↑
xwOBA .321 .329 0.008 ↑ .329 0.000
wOBA .328 .340 0.012 ↑ .339 -0.001 ↓
xSLG .403 .440 0.037 ↑ .413 -0.027 ↓
SLG .426 .480 0.054 ↑ .433 -0.047 ↓
K% 23.4 24.0 0.6 ↑ 22.8 -1.2 ↓
BB% 8.3 6.9 -1.4 ↓ 8.4 1.5 ↑
Swing % 45.6 47.5 1.9 ↑ 46.4 -1.1 ↓
Whiff% 27.2 27.4 0.2 ↑ 27.6 0.2 ↑
In Zone % 45.5 48.1 2.6 ↑ 47.7 -0.4 ↓
Out of Zone % 54.5 51.9 -2.6 ↓ 52.3 0.4 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 30.8 28.4 -2.4 ↓ 30.6 2.2 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 30.2 34.1 3.9 ↑ 32.4 -1.7 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 61.5 61.8 0.3 ↑ 63.9 2.1 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 205 .328 89 37 41.6 116 64 55.2
2021 Shifts 536 .340 278 40 14.4 258 180 69.8
2022 Shifts 646 .339 348 77 22.1 298 169 56.7
! 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 236 17.3 18.2% 2.1% 132 26.8 0.0% 19.7%
2021 571 16.5 29.9% 0.7% 277 24.7 0.0% 17.3%
2022 647 15.7 41.3% 1.1% 422 19.9 4.0% 2.6%

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Pitch Distribution

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