Will Vest
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 180LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 12, #365, Detroit Tigers | Stephen F. Austin State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 3 4.00 59 2 1 63 63 1.33
2023 2 1 2.98 48 4 2 48.1 56 1.10
2024 3 4 2.82 69 0 2 70.1 63 1.12
4 Seasons 9 8 3.74 208 6 5 216.2 209 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 59 3-3 4.00 63 63 1.33
2023 48 2-1 2.98 48.1 56 1.10
2024 69 3-4 2.82 70.1 63 1.12
4 Seasons 208 9-8 3.74 216.2 209 1.26
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
2021 26 607 108 6 5.6 3.8 89.9 112.2 10.0 38.0 .288 .415 .355 .351 .372 37.0 17.3 11.5 6.17 5.37
2022 27 1083 183 13 7.1 4.8 87.8 109.2 5.8 32.8 .239 .380 .304 .310 .366 44.3 23.2 8.1 4.00 4.00
2023 28 780 129 7 5.4 3.5 90.2 111.0 11.0 35.7 .227 .355 .259 .274 .354 45.0 28.1 6.5 2.98 3.11
2024 29 1162 205 6 2.9 2.1 88.4 111.5 7.4 36.6 .260 .370 .261 .303 .359 38.0 21.8 6.2 2.81 3.83
Player 3632 625 32 5.1 3.5 88.9 112.2 8.1 35.5 .251 .377 .289 .307 .362 41.1 22.8 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

Vest relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(56.0%) ,
Slider
(21.6%) ,
Sinker
(12.6%) ,
Changeup
(9.8%) ,


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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
2021 41.7 22.2 32.4 3.7 26.9 39.8 33.3 5.6 32.4 20.4 29.6 6.5 5.6 3.8
2022 50.3 21.3 25.1 3.3 26.8 42.1 31.1 6.6 38.8 13.1 25.7 8.7 7.1 4.8
2023 44.2 24.8 26.4 4.7 22.5 35.7 41.9 3.9 31.8 24.0 26.4 8.5 5.4 3.5
2024 48.3 21.5 26.8 3.4 29.8 36.1 34.1 4.4 37.6 17.1 29.8 8.3 2.9 2.1
Player 46.9 22.2 27.2 3.7 26.9 38.4 34.7 5.1 35.8 17.9 27.8 8.2 5.1 3.5
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


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 Sinker DET R 146 94.9 21.4 -1.6 15.4ARM 0.0 8.9 -1.6 15.4ARM 0.6
2024 Slider DET R 251 86.9 38.9 4.3 6.7GLV 2.1 -2.6 4.2 6.7GLV 1.6
2024 Changeup DET R 114 89.0 30.5 0.1 15.4ARM 0.5 4.0 0.9 15.4ARM 1.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball DET R 651 96.1 14.2 0.2 9.2ARM 1.0 15.4 -0.4 9.2ARM 1.7
2023 Sinker DET R 24 95.1 22.0 -0.5 16.4ARM 0.9 8.2 -0.6 16.4ARM 1.4
2023 Changeup DET R 96 87.3 31.9 1.1 15.4ARM 0.8 4.0 1.4 15.4ARM 1.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball DET R 400 95.3 14.8 -0.1 9.7ARM 1.6 15.4 -0.4 9.7ARM 2.3
2023 Slider DET R 260 86.1 38.6 3.3 6.6GLV 1.9 -1.7 3.2 6.6GLV 1.3
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 11 651 56.0 147 .183 .214 .223 22.9 27.2 18.9 .236 .363 .289 44.8
2024 Slider -2.6 -7 251 21.6 76 .352 .521 .409 29.7 18.4 13.9 .327 .445 .368 35.1
2024 Sinker 1.4 2 146 12.6 42 .263 .368 .302 15.6 7.1 17.6 .217 .257 .256 21.6
2024 Changeup 2.5 3 114 9.8 22 .095 .095 .114 32.0 27.3 14.6 .257 .364 .287 46.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 2 400 51.3 99 .209 .363 .280 22.4 34.3 26.0 .216 .398 .293 56.1
2023 Slider 0.9 2 260 33.3 63 .213 .246 .248 28.2 23.8 21.1 .228 .299 .242 37.0
2023 Changeup -2.7 -3 96 12.3 29 .259 .407 .376 21.2 17.2 16.1 .288 .362 .311 36.4
2023 Sinker -2.0 0 24 3.1 7 .167 .167 .229 30.0 28.6 40.0 .123 .220 .221 25.0
! 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
2024 Changeup 111 89.0 94 16.5 2:00 2:45 -45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 628 96.1 94 17.7 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 143 94.9 89 18.0 1:30 2:00 -30
2024 Slider 247 86.9 35 8.9 7:00 8:00 -60
2023 Changeup 96 87.3 97 16.4 2:15 2:45 -30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 395 95.2 95 18.0 1:15 1:15 0
2023 Sinker 24 95.1 90 18.6 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Slider 260 86.1 33 8.4 6:30 8:00 -90
! 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
2021 156 607 1 3 -8 -3 -7
2022 272 1,083 8 10 -10 -7 1
2023 198 780 4 2 -3 -2 2
2024 309 1,248 10 16 -8 -5 12
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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 %
2021 607 47.4 71.5 79.1 24.8 72.2 40.0 64.1 47.0 22.8 6.4 82.1
2022 1,083 50.5 67.5 83.7 28.2 56.3 44.5 62.1 48.0 23.8 6.7 76.7
2023 780 51.8 60.6 80.8 33.5 64.3 43.8 65.2 47.6 24.3 6.2 70.8
2024 1,162 52.6 68.6 80.4 29.2 62.7 42.9 61.0 49.9 24.3 8.0 77.4
Player 3,632 50.9 67.0 81.3 29.0 62.7 43.1 62.8 48.3 23.9 7.0 76.7
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
2021 48 6 19
2022 42 49 50 52 43 62 52 65 10 51 46 32 34 71 16 33
2023 71 22 28
2024 56 20 63 88 42 96 99 62 55 40 78 40 54 79 24 27
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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 %
2021 23.6 2 1.0 1 1 1 0 0.0
2022 24.1 6 5.9 0 0 8 1 16.7
2023 24.8 3 2.9 0 0 1 2 66.7
2024 24.2 3 3.3 0 5 4 0 0.0
Player 24.2 14 13.1 1 6 14 3 21.4
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
2021 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2022 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 5 4 8 7 7 8 8 5 6 5 7 5 9 8 4 4 5 7 8 5 5
2023 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2024 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 5 5 2 4 4 3 4 3 3
Player 14 12 10 12 12 14 14 13 9 9 12 12 16 14 14 16 15 10 14 14 15 12 18 17 10 12 13 14 16 12 12
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 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.5 95.1 1.6 95.2 0.1 95.9 0.7
Offspeed Velocity 84.5 86.8 2.3 87.3 0.5 89.0 1.7
Breaking Velocity 85.2 86.4 1.2 86.1 -0.3 86.9 0.8
Exit Velocity 89.9 87.8 -2.1 90.2 2.4 88.4 -1.8
Launch Angle 10.0 5.8 -4.2 11.0 5.2 7.4 -3.6
Barrel % 5.6 7.1 1.5 5.4 -1.7 2.9 -2.5
Hard Hit % 37.0 44.3 7.3 45.0 0.7 38.0 -7.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.0 32.8 -5.2 35.7 2.9 36.6 0.9
xBA .288 .239 -0.049 .227 -0.012 .260 0.033
BA .288 .262 -0.026 .216 -0.046 .234 0.018
xwOBA .351 .310 -0.041 .274 -0.036 .303 0.029
wOBA .355 .304 -0.051 .259 -0.045 .261 0.002
xSLG .415 .380 -0.035 .355 -0.025 .370 0.015
SLG .432 .367 -0.065 .324 -0.043 .310 -0.014
K% 17.3 23.2 5.9 28.1 4.9 21.8 -6.3
BB% 11.5 8.1 -3.4 6.5 -1.6 6.2 -0.3
Swing % 47.0 48.0 1.0 47.6 -0.4 49.9 2.3
Whiff% 22.8 23.8 1.0 24.3 0.5 24.3 0.0
In Zone % 47.4 50.5 3.1 51.8 1.3 52.6 0.8
Out of Zone % 52.6 49.5 -3.1 48.2 -1.3 47.4 -0.8
Out of Zone Swing % 24.8 28.2 3.4 33.5 5.3 29.2 -4.3
First Pitch Swing % 35.9 28.3 -7.6 30.3 2.0 28.9 -1.4
First Pitch Strike % 64.1 62.1 -2.0 65.2 3.1 61.0 -4.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 156 .355 86 15 17.4 70 36 51.4
2022 Shifts 272 .304 155 20 12.9 117 77 65.8
2023 Shades 198 .259 114 3 2.6 84 50 59.5
2024 Shades 284 .263 171 9 5.3 113 57 50.4
! 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 %
2021 134 18.9 3.0% 0.7% 134 23.4 0.0% 13.4%
2022 245 19.0 1.6% 2.4% 216 21.8 0.0% 4.6%
2023 224 15.0 50.0% 0.0% 114 17.3 7.9% 0.0%
2024 225 14.6 64.9% 0.0% 257 16.0 28.4% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution