Nathan Lukes
LF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 11" 180LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 7, #214, Cleveland Indians | Sacramento State
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 31 26 4 5 0 0 .192 .290 .308 .598
2024 91 76 13 23 1 1 .303 .371 .447 .818
2 Seasons 122 102 17 28 1 1 .275 .350 .412 .762
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .192 0 0 .598
2024 .303 1 1 .818
2 Seasons .275 1 1 .762
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Statcast Batting 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%
2023 28 112 18 0 0.0 0.0 86.5 102.8 13.0 38.9 .211 .310 .266 .276 .321 38.9 29.0 12.9
2024 29 356 72 3 4.2 3.3 88.9 104.3 13.6 36.1 .283 .391 .351 .327 .317 27.8 9.9 11.0
Player 468 90 3 3.3 2.5 88.4 104.3 13.5 36.7 .264 .370 .329 .314 .318 30.0 14.8 11.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 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
2023 27.8 38.9 33.3 0.0 16.7 44.4 38.9 11.1 16.7 33.3 27.8 11.1 0.0 0.0
2024 44.4 23.6 25.0 6.9 29.2 26.4 44.4 5.6 31.9 26.4 26.4 4.2 4.2 3.3
Player 41.1 26.7 26.7 5.6 26.7 30.0 43.3 6.7 28.9 27.8 26.7 5.6 3.3 2.5
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
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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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -1 149 41.9 35 .231 .308 .300 20.7 17.1 10.5 .181 .221 .247 16.7
2024 Sinker 0.2 0 50 14.0 9 .222 .333 .239 8.3 11.1 9.1 .208 .231 .195 37.5
2024 Changeup -0.7 0 38 10.7 10 .250 .250 .320 38.9 10.0 12.5 .348 .519 .438 14.3
2024 Slider 6.1 2 35 9.8 8 .714 1.429 .875 0.0 0.0 0.0 .457 .608 .493 71.4
2024 Cutter -2.2 -1 28 7.9 8 .286 .286 .313 0.0 0.0 0.0 .371 .438 .395 14.3
2024 Curveball 2.9 1 25 7.0 11 .300 .400 .277 7.1 9.1 10.0 .261 .419 .264 20.0
2024 Split-Finger 2.0 0 14 3.9 5 .250 .250 .320 0.0 0.0 0.0 .272 .378 .364 50.0
2024 Sweeper -5.7 -1 10 2.8 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .085 .096 .078 0.0
2024 Slurve 11.3 0 3 0.8 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .883 1.006 .831 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -1 45 40.2 9 .250 .500 .356 10.3 33.3 20.0 .316 .377 .349 60.0
2023 Slider -7.5 -1 18 16.1 5 .000 .000 .000 33.3 60.0 37.5 .113 .323 .180 50.0
2023 Sinker 2.9 0 13 11.6 4 .333 .667 .488 0.0 0.0 0.0 .232 .298 .345 33.3
2023 Changeup 2.2 0 13 11.6 5 .000 .000 .280 50.0 40.0 25.0 .024 .044 .296 0.0
2023 Curveball -2.7 0 9 8.0 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 100.0 .200 .426 .259 100.0
2023 Cutter -3.3 0 9 8.0 3 .333 .333 .300 28.6 0.0 0.0 .248 .268 .225 0.0
2023 Sweeper -8.1 0 2 1.8 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .129 .339 .180 0.0
2023 Split-Finger -13.6 0 1 0.9 1 -- -- .000 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- .003 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 31 112 -1 -2 1 0 -2
2024 91 356 0 -1 2 1 2
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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 %
2023 112 55.4 75.8 89.4 30.0 53.3 44.6 32.3 55.4 19.4 13.4 66.7
2024 356 50.0 73.0 86.9 29.8 77.4 41.6 34.1 51.4 14.8 9.6 88.2
Player 468 51.3 73.8 87.6 29.8 72.1 42.3 33.6 52.4 15.9 10.5 81.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! 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
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2023 8 52
2024 12 39 86
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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 %
2024 20.9 1 0.8 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 20.9 1 0.8 0 1 1 0 0.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Player 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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 2023 2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 86.5 88.9 2.4
Launch Angle 13.0 13.6 0.6
Barrel % 0.0 4.2 4.2
Hard Hit % 38.9 27.8 -11.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.9 36.1 -2.8
xBA .211 .283 0.072
BA .192 .303 0.111
xwOBA .276 .327 0.051
wOBA .266 .351 0.085
xSLG .310 .391 0.081
SLG .308 .447 0.139
K% 29.0 9.9 -19.1
BB% 12.9 11.0 -1.9
Swing % 55.4 51.4 -4.0
Whiff% 19.4 14.8 -4.6
In Zone % 55.4 50.0 -5.4
Out of Zone % 44.6 50.0 5.4
Out of Zone Swing % 30.0 29.8 -0.2
First Pitch Swing % 32.3 34.1 1.8
First Pitch Strike % 51.6 64.8 13.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades L 30 10 33.3 .290 .245
2024 Shades L 91 25 27.5 .387 .259
! 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 %
2023 23 16.1 17.4% 0.0% 17 17.4 11.8% 0.0%
2024 95 15.9 32.6% 1.1% 48 19.4 4.2% 0.0%
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