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Joey Estes
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 190LBS | Age: 23
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 16, #487, Atlanta Braves | Paraclete HS
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2023 0 1 7.20 2 2 0 10 7 1.40
2024 7 9 5.01 25 24 0 127.2 92 1.23
2 Seasons 7 10 5.16 27 26 0 137.2 99 1.24
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2023 2 0-1 7.20 10 7 1.40
2024 25 7-9 5.01 127.2 92 1.23
2 Seasons 27 7-10 5.16 137.2 99 1.24
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-9NOT QUALIFIED15Fastball Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIED39Breaking Run Value-5NOT QUALIFIED14Offspeed Run Value-4NOT QUALIFIED15PitchingxERA4.43NOT QUALIFIED28xBA.245NOT QUALIFIED39Fastball Velo92.3NOT QUALIFIED23Avg Exit Velocity89.5NOT QUALIFIED30Chase %29.8NOT QUALIFIED62Whiff %19.2NOT QUALIFIED6K %16.9NOT QUALIFIED8BB %5.0NOT QUALIFIED92Barrel %9.7NOT QUALIFIED14Hard-Hit %39.6NOT QUALIFIED41GB %24.9NOT QUALIFIED1Extension6.0NOT QUALIFIED15
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE37°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"3.8 INCHES BREAK6.9 INCHES RISE15.7 INCHES TAIL12.5 INCHES RISE14.6 INCHES TAIL8.8 INCHES RISEAVG5.6 INCHES BREAK0.3 INCHES RISEAVG15.5 INCHES BREAK6.1 INCHES RISEAVG9.6 INCHES TAIL16.6 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam52%92.494.7Sweeper20%78.282.3Slider14%81.786.0Change11%84.886.1Sinker3%90.893.6Cutter1%86.489.9SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2023 21 165 35 6 17.1 12.8 91.4 111.6 25.1 34.3 .281 .642 .414 .411 .458 45.7 14.9 4.3 7.20 7.82
2024 22 2027 414 40 9.7 7.4 89.5 113.6 25.4 37.2 .245 .453 .333 .324 .363 39.6 16.9 5.0 5.00 4.43
Player 2192 449 46 10.2 7.8 89.7 113.6 25.4 37.0 .248 .468 .340 .331 .371 40.1 16.8 4.9
MLB 82372 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

Estes relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(51.7%) ,
Sweeper
(19.5%) ,
Slider
(13.6%) ,
Changeup
(11.1%) ,
Sinker
(3.4%) ,
Cutter
(0.7%) ,

Four Seamer1048 Pitches (51.7%)
Sweeper396 Pitches (19.5%)
Slider276 Pitches (13.6%)
Changeup225 Pitches (11.1%)
Sinker68 Pitches (3.4%)
Cutter14 Pitches (0.7%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuJoey Estes Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerSweeperSliderChangeupSinkerCutter2023202401020304050
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Pitch Tracking

Year
Pitch Type
#
# RHB
# LHB
%
MPH
PA
AB
H
1B
2B
3B
HR
SO
BBE
BA
XBA
SLG
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
EV
LA
Spin
Ext.
Whiff%
PutAway%
2024 Four Seamer 1,048 530 518 51.7 92.4 253 226 58 31 16 1 10 32 197 .257 .261 .469 .517 .341 .362 91.5 27 2373 6.0 17.5 10.6
2024 Sweeper 396 333 63 19.5 78.2 123 120 26 16 6 0 4 31 90 .217 .164 .367 .268 .254 .198 83.8 27 2605 5.8 21.6 17.6
2024 Slider 276 121 155 13.6 81.7 94 92 24 13 8 1 2 23 70 .261 .260 .435 .427 .297 .299 88.5 22 2481 5.9 22.3 16.4
2024 Changeup 225 13 212 11.1 84.8 46 42 15 7 4 0 4 6 36 .357 .342 .738 .650 .483 .446 89.5 18 1661 5.9 20.4 16.7
2024 Sinker 68 46 22 3.4 90.8 24 19 5 3 0 0 2 0 19 .263 .255 .579 .465 .426 .390 88.7 20 2220 6.0 14.7 0.0
2024 Cutter 14 5 9 0.7 86.4 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1.000 .513 2.500 1.291 1.466 .753 101.4 24 2579 6.0 14.3 0.0
2023 Four Seamer 77 42 35 46.7 93.1 22 20 7 3 2 0 2 1 19 .350 .332 .750 .779 .482 .484 94.3 25 2318 6.1 25.0 5.6
2023 Changeup 30 6 24 18.2 86.2 8 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 7 .250 .292 .625 .665 .361 .397 84.2 10 1623 5.9 26.7 12.5
2023 Slider 28 14 14 17.0 78.8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .098 .000 .110 .087 .165 91.2 39 2536 5.8 33.3 25.0
2023 Sweeper 16 8 8 9.7 80.3 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 .200 .161 .200 .192 .268 .248 87.4 39 2727 5.9 50.0 33.3
2023 Cutter 14 6 8 8.5 85.6 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1.000 .657 3.000 2.165 1.624 1.142 93.1 32 2500 5.8 33.3 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.


Batted Ball Profile

Season
GB %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2023 28.6 34.3 22.9 14.3 40.0 22.9 37.1 2.9 20.0 37.1 17.1 5.7 17.1 12.8
2024 24.9 35.0 25.8 14.3 41.5 30.9 27.5 3.4 16.9 39.6 20.8 9.4 9.7 7.4
Player 25.2 35.0 25.6 14.3 41.4 30.3 28.3 3.3 17.1 39.4 20.5 9.1 10.2 7.8
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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuJoey Estes Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comChangeupSliderFour SeamerSweeperSinkerCutter20232024-7.5-5-2.502.55

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Changeup OAK R 225 84.8 29.3 -2.5 14.6ARM 0.6 8.8 -3.9 14.6ARM 0.4
2024 Slider OAK R 276 81.7 40.6 0.4 5.6GLV -1.9 0.3 1.3 5.6GLV 0.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 1048 92.4 15.6 0.2 9.6ARM 2.3 16.6 0.8 9.6ARM 2.1
2024 Sweeper OAK R 396 78.2 38.9 -4.6 15.5GLV 0.3 6.1 -4.5 15.5GLV 1.2
2024 Sinker OAK R 68 90.8 20.8 -4.2 15.7ARM 0.9 12.5 -5.2 15.7ARM 0.9
2024 Cutter OAK R 14 86.4 29.9 -0.4 3.8GLV 0.2 6.9 -1.4 3.8GLV 1.1
2023 Sweeper OAK R 16 80.3 40.0 -2.3 15.2GLV 0.4 2.5 -1.0 15.2GLV 1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 77 93.1 15.1 0.3 10.3ARM 3.4 16.5 0.7 10.3ARM 2.9
2023 Changeup OAK R 30 86.2 26.0 -4.8 14.0ARM -0.4 10.9 -5.5 14.0ARM -0.4
2023 Slider OAK R 28 78.8 48.1 4.2 5.6GLV -5.5 -4.0 5.5 5.6GLV 0.3
2023 Cutter OAK R 14 85.6 32.2 -1.6 2.5GLV -0.6 5.1 -2.8 2.5GLV -0.1
! 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 0.2 2 1,048 51.7 253 .257 .469 .342 17.5 12.6 10.6 .261 .517 .362 47.7
2024 Sweeper 0.1 0 396 19.5 123 .217 .367 .262 21.6 25.2 17.6 .164 .268 .198 20.0
2024 Slider -1.8 -5 276 13.6 94 .261 .435 .298 22.3 24.5 16.4 .260 .427 .299 41.4
2024 Changeup -1.7 -4 225 11.1 46 .357 .738 .500 20.4 13.0 16.7 .342 .650 .446 44.4
2024 Sinker -1.8 -1 68 3.4 24 .263 .579 .463 14.7 0.0 0.0 .255 .465 .391 26.3
2024 Cutter -11.7 -2 14 0.7 2 1.000 2.500 1.450 14.3 0.0 0.0 .513 1.291 .752 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -1 77 46.7 22 .350 .750 .482 25.0 4.5 5.6 .332 .779 .482 57.9
2023 Changeup 1.2 0 30 18.2 8 .250 .625 .363 26.7 12.5 12.5 .292 .665 .397 14.3
2023 Slider 2.9 1 28 17.0 8 .000 .000 .313 33.3 25.0 25.0 .098 .110 .165 60.0
2023 Sweeper 0.4 0 16 9.7 6 .200 .200 .267 50.0 50.0 33.3 .161 .192 .244 0.0
2023 Cutter -17.4 -2 14 8.5 2 1.000 3.000 1.625 33.3 0.0 0.0 .657 2.165 1.141 50.0
! 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 225 84.8 99 17.1 1:45 2:15 -30
2024 Cutter 14 86.4 39 7.1 11:45 10:45 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1,046 92.4 92 18.8 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 68 90.8 92 20.1 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Slider 274 81.7 36 6.9 9:00 8:30 30
2024 Sweeper 394 78.2 53 17.2 8:45 9:30 -45
2023 Changeup 30 86.2 99 17.6 2:00 2:00 0
2023 Cutter 14 85.6 27 4.9 11:00 10:45 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 77 93.1 95 19.2 1:15 1:15 0
2023 Slider 28 78.8 46 8.6 8:00 7:30 30
2023 Sweeper 16 80.3 45 16.2 8:30 9:00 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCUTTERCHANGEUPSLIDERSWEEPERJoey EstesSpin-Based Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCUTTERCHANGEUPSLIDERSWEEPERJoey EstesObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

20232024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE39°2023 ARM ANGLE37°2024
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2023 46 165 0 0 -1 -1 -2
2024 542 2,027 12 -4 -12 -5 -9
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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 %
2023 165 51.5 70.6 78.3 33.8 55.6 46.7 59.6 52.7 28.7 6.1 80.0
2024 2,027 56.1 75.6 84.5 29.8 66.4 44.7 66.4 55.5 19.2 9.7 88.3
Player 2,192 55.8 75.2 84.1 30.1 65.4 44.9 65.9 55.3 19.9 9.4 87.9
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
2023 34 72 18
2024 28 39 9 3 69 8 14 30 41 8 92 6 62 23 78 15
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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 24.5 4 3.1 1 0 2 2 50.0
2024 23.8 23 26.0 -3 10 19 11 47.8
Player 23.9 27 29.1 -2 10 21 13 48.1
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
2023 4 2 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 2
2024 23 22 22 28 28 27 31 26 25 21 26 31 24 21 29 23 23 23 25 33 23 23 35 29 21 25 25 31 26 27 26
Player 27 24 25 32 32 30 35 29 28 23 29 34 27 24 33 27 27 25 28 37 26 26 39 33 24 27 28 34 29 29 28
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
2023
2024
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 92.0 92.2 0.2
Offspeed Velocity 86.2 84.8 -1.4
Breaking Velocity 79.4 79.6 0.2
Exit Velocity 91.4 89.5 -1.9
Launch Angle 25.1 25.4 0.3
Barrel % 17.1 9.7 -7.4
Hard Hit % 45.7 39.6 -6.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.3 37.2 2.9
xBA .281 .245 -0.036
BA .286 .259 -0.027
xwOBA .411 .324 -0.087
wOBA .414 .333 -0.081
xSLG .642 .453 -0.189
SLG .643 .473 -0.170
K% 14.9 16.9 2.0
BB% 4.3 5.0 0.7
Swing % 52.7 55.5 2.8
Whiff% 28.7 19.2 -9.5
In Zone % 51.5 56.1 4.6
Out of Zone % 48.5 43.9 -4.6
Out of Zone Swing % 33.8 29.8 -4.0
First Pitch Swing % 36.2 39.3 3.1
First Pitch Strike % 59.6 66.4 6.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2023 Shades 46 .414 21 0 0.0 25 17 68.0
2024 Shades 542 .333 291 11 3.8 251 181 72.1
! 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 36 15.5 36.1% 0.0% 27 20.0 0.0% 0.0%
2024 515 15.0 48.7% 0.0% 285 18.2 4.2% 0.7%

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Pitch Distribution

Joey Estes - 2024 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCutterSinkerSliderSweeperAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed

Statcast Pitcher Running Game

Runner on 1B (Only Runner On) SB + BK CS + PK Runner Distance to 2B
on all SB Opportunities
Runner Distance to 2B
on SB Attempts Only
Year Team Pitcher
Stealing
Runs
Net
Bases
Prev.
Adv.
Prev.
vs Avg
Outs
vs Avg
SB Opp
(pitches)
SB Att % SB CS Pickoffs Balks Forced
Balks
Base
Advances
Allowed
Outs
Created
On Bases
Lead
Distance
Gained
At
Pitcher's
First Move
At
Pitch
Release
Lead
Distance
Gained
At
Pitcher's
First Move
At
Pitch
Release
2023 0 0 0 0 17 5.9% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.0 9.8 13.8 10.5 11.4 21.9
2024 1 4 4 0 340 1.2% 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 3.1 9.7 12.8 8.3 11.0 19.3
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