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Heston Kjerstad
LF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 3" 205LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2020 | Rd: 1, #2, Baltimore Orioles | Arkansas
PA
AB
R
H
HR
SB
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
2023 33 30 3 7 2 0 .233 .281 .467 .748
2024 114 99 8 25 4 1 .253 .351 .394 .745
2 Seasons 147 129 11 32 6 1 .248 .336 .411 .747
AVG
HR
SB
OPS
2023 .233 2 0 .748
2024 .253 4 1 .745
2 Seasons .248 6 1 .747
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATBatting Run Value5NOT QUALIFIEDBaserunning Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDFielding Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDBattingxwOBA.297NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.217NOT QUALIFIEDxSLG.352NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity90.2NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %6.1NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %43.9NOT QUALIFIEDLA Sweet-Spot %28.8NOT QUALIFIEDBat Speed70.9NOT QUALIFIEDSquared-Up %19.9NOT QUALIFIEDChase %35.0NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %31.1NOT QUALIFIEDK %28.9NOT QUALIFIEDBB %8.8NOT QUALIFIEDFieldingRange (OAA)0NOT QUALIFIEDArm Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDArm Strength91.4NOT QUALIFIED92RunningSprint Speed28.5NOT QUALIFIED81
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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 24 124 20 4 20.0 12.1 92.3 107.6 19.3 45.0 .269 .553 .318 .365 .514 55.0 30.3 6.1
2024 25 423 66 4 6.1 3.5 90.2 108.5 10.3 28.8 .217 .352 .327 .297 .367 43.9 28.9 8.8
Player 547 86 8 9.3 5.4 90.7 108.5 12.4 32.6 .229 .399 .325 .312 .401 46.5 29.3 8.2
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.




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 30.0 40.0 30.0 0.0 40.0 30.0 30.0 0.0 15.0 30.0 20.0 15.0 20.0 12.1
2024 45.5 28.8 21.2 4.5 28.8 40.9 30.3 4.5 31.8 25.8 24.2 7.6 6.1 3.5
Player 41.9 31.4 23.3 3.5 31.4 38.4 30.2 3.5 27.9 26.7 23.3 9.3 9.3 5.4
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.

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 -1.1 -2 159 37.6 32 .250 .250 .284 26.7 34.4 22.4 .211 .288 .275 64.7
2024 Sinker 1.6 1 57 13.5 20 .294 .294 .375 14.3 10.0 16.7 .286 .349 .343 40.0
2024 Curveball -1.4 -1 46 10.9 18 .176 .176 .239 45.8 44.4 50.0 .183 .278 .228 33.3
2024 Slider 2.7 1 45 10.6 10 .200 .300 .215 41.7 40.0 28.6 .086 .150 .100 16.7
2024 Changeup 4.8 2 45 10.6 9 .429 1.286 .700 45.5 22.2 16.7 .389 .988 .607 60.0
2024 Cutter 15.3 6 37 8.7 9 .429 1.429 .739 22.7 11.1 14.3 .309 .798 .517 66.7
2024 Sweeper -5.2 -1 18 4.3 6 .200 .200 .267 33.3 50.0 42.9 .188 .214 .264 50.0
2024 Split-Finger -8.9 -1 16 3.8 8 .125 .125 .113 38.5 25.0 33.3 .111 .135 .106 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 1 44 35.5 16 .231 .462 .369 20.8 18.8 21.4 .315 .555 .429 70.0
2023 Curveball -5.2 -1 25 20.2 7 .000 .000 .000 40.0 57.1 44.4 .242 .795 .420 66.7
2023 Changeup 2.2 0 15 12.1 4 .250 .500 .313 50.0 50.0 50.0 .093 .110 .085 50.0
2023 Cutter 11.2 1 12 9.7 3 .667 1.667 .967 42.9 33.3 100.0 .259 .711 .399 50.0
2023 Slider -2.3 0 12 9.7 1 .000 .000 .000 66.7 0.0 0.0 .457 .460 .411 0.0
2023 Split-Finger 2.7 0 9 7.3 2 .500 .500 .450 33.3 0.0 0.0 .341 .391 .317 0.0
2023 Sinker -3.5 0 4 3.2 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 Sweeper 1.0 0 3 2.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2023 33 124 1 -2 1 0 1
2024 114 431 4 -4 1 3 5
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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 124 48.4 58.3 80.0 35.9 39.1 47.6 36.4 46.8 36.2 5.6 57.1
2024 423 47.3 78.5 82.2 35.0 42.3 42.6 45.5 55.6 31.1 6.6 85.7
Player 547 47.5 73.8 81.8 35.2 41.6 43.7 43.4 53.6 32.1 6.4 80.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 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 32 64
2024 41 81 92
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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 %
2023 23.6 2 1.1 1 2 0 1 50.0
2024 21.9 4 2.7 1 0 4 0 0.0
Player 22.4 6 3.8 2 2 4 1 16.7
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2023 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2024 4 4 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 2 3 1 4 3 4 1 4 3 2 3 4 2 4 4 4 3 0 3 4 3 3
Player 6 5 3 1 3 4 4 4 1 3 4 3 5 4 5 2 5 4 3 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 1 4 5 4 4
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 92.3 90.2 -2.1
Launch Angle 19.3 10.3 -9.0
Barrel % 20.0 6.1 -13.9
Hard Hit % 55.0 43.9 -11.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 45.0 28.8 -16.2
xBA .269 .217 -0.052
BA .233 .253 0.020
xwOBA .365 .297 -0.068
wOBA .318 .327 0.009
xSLG .553 .352 -0.201
SLG .467 .394 -0.073
K% 30.3 28.9 -1.4
BB% 6.1 8.8 2.7
Swing % 46.8 55.6 8.8
Whiff% 36.2 31.1 -5.1
In Zone % 48.4 47.3 -1.1
Out of Zone % 51.6 52.7 1.1
Out of Zone Swing % 35.9 35.0 -0.9
First Pitch Swing % 36.4 45.5 9.1
First Pitch Strike % 72.7 63.4 -9.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
Season
Alignment Type
Bat Side
PA
Shifts/Shades
%
No Shift/Shade
Shift/Shade
2023 Shades L 33 24 72.7 .463 .270
2024 Shades L 112 78 69.6 .299 .339
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2023 47 15.6 31.9% 0.0% 9 19.8 0.0% 0.0%
2024 84 15.8 34.5% 0.0% 69 19.0 0.0% 1.4%
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