P | Kansas City Royals
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 190 lbs | Age: 29
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 5, No. 148, Seattle Mariners | Texas A&M
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2025 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1 2 4.00
2026 0 0 3.86 11 0 0 11.2 7 1.37
2 Seasons 0 0 5.68 12 0 0 12.2 9 1.58
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2025 1 0-0 27.00 1 2 4.00
2026 11 0-0 3.86 11.2 7 1.37
2 Seasons 12 0-0 5.68 12.2 9 1.58
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Team 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
2025 27 26 4 0 0.0 0.0 87.3 100.7 12.0 50.0 .142 .190 .583 .222 .215 25.0 28.6 14.3 27.00 2.02
2026 28 173 37 0 0.0 0.0 82.8 115.8 9.4 27.0 .309 .381 .319 .345 .342 32.4 12.2 8.2 3.97 5.13
Player 199 41 0 0.0 0.0 83.2 115.8 9.6 29.3 .288 .356 .352 .330 .330 31.7 14.3 8.9
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.6 33.3 .244 .407 .316 .316 .368 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hoffman relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(27.7%) ,
Cutter
(26.0%) ,
Sinker
(23.7%) ,
Sweeper
(12.1%) ,
Changeup
(6.4%) ,
Curveball
(4.0%) ,


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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 %
2025 50.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 25.0
2026 48.6 51.4 13.5 32.4 5.4 32.4 37.8 29.7 18.9 27.0 2.7 13.5 10.8 27.0
Player 48.8 51.2 12.2 34.1 4.9 31.7 39.0 29.3 19.5 26.8 2.4 12.2 12.2 26.8
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.3 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.0 20.7 17.5 5.8 16.9 19.8 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2026 18.9 24.3 18.9 27.0 10.8 0.0 0.0
Player 17.1 24.4 22.0 26.8 9.8 0.0 0.0
MLB 4.1 32.2 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! 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)
SeasonPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2026 Cutter R 45 88.4 28.5 -0.1 2.3ARM -0.1 6.3 -1.7 2.3ARM -4.5
2026 4-Seam Fastball R 48 93.4 25.4 -2.7 18.1ARM 5.0 6.0 -9.6 18.1ARM 10.3
2026 Sinker R 41 93.0 32.1 -2.0 18.5ARM 2.1 -0.4 7.9 18.5ARM 3.5
2026 Changeup R 11 85.4 44.2 -0.5 15.2ARM 2.6 -6.6 10.4 15.2ARM 1.0
2026 Sweeper R 21 80.7 36.8 -1.7 13.3GLV 0.6 5.3 -4.3 13.3GLV -0.2
2026 Curveball R 7 78.2 49.6 0.1 16.0GLV 0.3 -4.6 -5.6 16.0GLV 7.0
2025 Cutter R 2 90.2 26.7 -0.6 0.4ARM -0.6 6.9 -1.4 0.4ARM -2.6
2025 4-Seam Fastball R 14 94.6 25.6 -6.9 17.0ARM 4.3 5.1 -10.7 17.0ARM 9.4
2025 Changeup R 3 87.4 39.1 2.5 16.0ARM 1.2 -3.2 7.3 16.0ARM 1.5
2025 Curveball R 7 79.0 51.8 2.6 18.5GLV 8.2 -7.7 -2.5 18.5GLV 9.5
! Note: Seasons are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Season Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 1 48 27.7 19 .286 .286 .317 18.5 26.3 23.8 .172 .189 .255 36.4
2026 Cutter 0.5 0 45 26.0 9 .250 .250 .278 5.6 0.0 0.0 .247 .381 .319 25.0
2026 Sinker 0.6 0 41 23.7 13 .333 .417 .358 19.0 7.7 50.0 .441 .517 .440 36.4
2026 Sweeper -0.4 0 21 12.1 4 .333 .333 .225 50.0 0.0 0.0 .519 .590 .367 25.0
2026 Changeup -2.1 0 11 6.4 3 .000 .000 .233 0.0 0.0 0.0 .237 .388 .407 50.0
2026 Curveball -8.0 -1 7 4.0 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .671 .802 .645 0.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -8.1 -1 14 53.8 4 .667 1.000 .713 16.7 25.0 50.0 .093 .164 .255 0.0
2025 Curveball -9.4 -1 7 26.9 2 .500 1.000 .625 50.0 50.0 33.3 .247 .272 .231 100.0
2025 Changeup 10.1 0 3 11.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .082 .104 .079 0.0
2025 Cutter -0.6 0 2 7.7 -- -- -- 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.

Spin Direction

Season Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Changeup 11 85.4 98 18.1 3:45 4:00 -15
2026 Cutter 45 88.4 41 6.5 1:00 12:45 15
2026 4-Seam Fastball 48 93.4 93 19.5 2:30 2:30 0
2026 Sinker 41 93.0 94 19.5 2:45 3:15 -30
2026 Sweeper 21 80.7 53 15.2 9:00 9:30 -30
2025 4-Seam Fastball 14 94.6 97 18.4 2:30 2:30 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Season Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2025 7 26 -1 0 0 0 -2
2026 49 173 2 2 -2 -2 0
Player 56 199 1 2 -2 1 -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 %
2025 26 53.8 71.4 80.0 16.7 100.0 38.5 71.4 46.2 16.7 3.8 100.0
2026 173 49.1 67.1 94.7 27.3 54.2 43.4 55.1 46.8 17.3 5.2 55.6
Player 199 49.7 67.7 92.5 26.0 57.7 42.7 57.1 46.7 17.2 5.0 60.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.7 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Season Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed 		xERA Fastball
MPH 		Fastball
Spin 		Curve
Spin 		Avg
EV 		Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit% 		GB% Extension
2025
2026 29 75 55
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025
Results
BA .300 -.200 ↓ .500
xBA .309 +.167 ↑ .142
OBP .375 -.196 ↓ .571
xOBP .388 +.123 ↑ .265
SLG .325 -.508 ↓ .833
xSLG .381 +.191 ↑ .190
ISO .025 -.308 ↓ .333
xISO .072 +.024 ↑ .048
BABIP .333 -.417 ↓ .750
wOBA .319 -.264 ↓ .583
xwOBA .345 +.123 ↑ .222
wOBAcon .307 -.540 ↓ .847
xwOBAcon .342 +.127 ↑ .215
BACON .333 -.417 ↓ .750
xBACON .350 +.137 ↑ .213
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 32.4 +7.4 ↑ 25.0
Avg Exit Velocity 82.8 -4.5 ↓ 87.3
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 27.0 -23.0 ↓ 50.0
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Avg Launch Angle 9.4 -2.6 ↓ 12.0
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.1 +3.4 ↑ 68.7
Attack Angle 6° -2° ↓ 8°
Ideal Attack Angle % 42.9 +12.9 ↑ 30.0
Attack Direction 2° -1° ↓ 3°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° 0° 32°
Swing Length 7.0 -0.1 ↓ 7.1
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.6 -2.5 ↓ 94.1
Breaking Velocity 80.0 +1.0 ↑ 79.0
Offspeed Velocity 85.4 -2.0 ↓ 87.4
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 0 0
Popup % 5.4 +5.4 ↑ 0.0
Flyball % 13.5 +13.5 ↑ 0.0
Line Drive % 32.4 -17.6 ↓ 50.0
Groundball % 48.6 -1.4 ↓ 50.0
Pull % 32.4 +7.4 ↑ 25.0
Straight Away % 37.8 -12.2 ↓ 50.0
Opposite Field % 29.7 +4.7 ↑ 25.0
Weak Contact % 18.9 +18.9 ↑ 0.0
Pull Airball % 13.5 +13.5 ↑ 0.0
Topped Contact % 24.3 -0.7 ↓ 25.0
Under Contact % 18.9 -31.1 ↓ 50.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 27.0 +2.0 ↑ 25.0
Solid Contact % 10.8 +10.8 ↑ 0.0
HR/FB % 0.0 -- --
Popups 2 +2 ↑ 0
Flyballs 5 +5 ↑ 0
Line Drives 12 +10 ↑ 2
Groundballs 18 +16 ↑ 2
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.1 -4.7 ↓ 53.8
Out of Zone % 50.9 +4.7 ↑ 46.2
Edge % 43.4 +4.9 ↑ 38.5
Zone Swing % 67.1 -4.3 ↓ 71.4
Out of Zone Swing % 27.3 +10.6 ↑ 16.7
In Zone Contact % 94.7 +14.7 ↑ 80.0
Out of Zone Contact % 54.2 -45.8 ↓ 100.0
Whiff % 17.3 +0.6 ↑ 16.7
First Strike % 55.1 -16.3 ↓ 71.4
First Pitch Swing % 22.4 -20.5 ↓ 42.9
Swing % 46.8 +0.6 ↑ 46.2
Meatball Swing % 55.6 -44.4 ↓ 100.0
Meatball % 5.2 +1.4 ↑ 3.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 5.3 -14.7 ↓ 20.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 45.8 +45.8 ↑ 0.0
In Zone 85 +71 ↑ 14
Out of Zone 88 +76 ↑ 12
Edge 75 +65 ↑ 10
In Zone Swings 57 +47 ↑ 10
Out of Zone Swings 24 +22 ↑ 2
In Zone Swing & Misses 3 +1 ↑ 2
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 11 +11 ↑ 0
Basic
Pitches 173 +147 ↑ 26
PA 49 +42 ↑ 7
AB 40 +34 ↑ 6
Hits 12 +9 ↑ 3
Singles 11 +10 ↑ 1
Doubles 1 -1 ↓ 2
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 0 0 0
Walks 4 +3 ↑ 1
Strikeouts 6 +4 ↑ 2
K% 12.2 -16.4 ↓ 28.6
BB% 8.2 -6.1 ↓ 14.3
HBP 2 +2 ↑ 0
Batted Balls 37 +33 ↑ 4
Fastball Percent 77.5 +16.0 ↑ 61.5
Offspeed Percent 6.4 -5.1 ↓ 11.5
Breaking Percent 16.2 -10.7 ↓ 26.9
Number of Fastballs 134 +118 ↑ 16
Number of Offspeed 11 +8 ↑ 3
Number of Breaking 28 +21 ↑ 7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
SeasonAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2025 Shades 7 .583 2 0 0.0 5 0 0.0
2026 Shades 49 .319 32 0 0.0 17 6 35.3
! 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 %
2025 0 -- -- -- 8 16.4 0.0% 0.0%
2026 25 18.0 0.0% 0.0% 52 20.7 0.0% 3.8%

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Pitch Distribution

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