Hunter Brown
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 5, #166, Houston Astros | Wayne State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 0 0.89 7 2 0 20.1 22 1.08
2023 11 13 5.09 31 29 0 155.2 178 1.36
2024 11 9 3.49 31 30 0 170 179 1.27
3 Seasons 24 22 4.06 69 61 0 346 379 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 7 2-0 0.89 20.1 22 1.08
2023 31 11-13 5.09 155.2 178 1.36
2024 31 11-9 3.49 170 179 1.27
3 Seasons 69 24-22 4.06 346 379 1.30
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
2022 23 309 51 3 5.9 3.8 93.2 109.6 2.9 25.5 .213 .316 .254 .269 .327 47.1 27.5 8.8 0.89 2.96
2023 24 2720 423 46 10.9 6.9 90.8 113.6 6.9 30.0 .240 .414 .340 .318 .395 44.4 26.8 8.3 5.09 4.27
2024 25 2889 468 21 4.5 2.9 86.2 114.0 9.6 28.0 .225 .333 .296 .283 .335 30.3 25.1 8.4 3.49 3.31
Player 5918 942 70 7.4 4.8 88.7 114.0 8.0 28.8 .231 .369 .314 .298 .361 37.6 26.0 8.4
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

Brown relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(34.8%) ,
Sinker
(18.1%) ,
Cutter
(16.8%) ,
Changeup
(12.6%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(12.5%) ,
Slider
(5.3%) ,


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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
2022 64.7 13.7 13.7 7.8 37.3 39.2 23.5 2.0 47.1 15.7 23.5 5.9 5.9 3.8
2023 52.2 22.2 20.8 4.7 32.4 39.0 28.6 1.9 41.4 17.5 24.3 4.0 10.9 6.9
2024 48.5 22.0 22.4 7.1 34.2 38.9 26.9 5.1 39.3 21.4 23.3 6.4 4.5 2.9
Player 51.1 21.7 21.2 6.1 33.5 39.0 27.5 3.5 40.7 19.3 23.8 5.3 7.4 4.8
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


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 HOU R 524 95.6 16.5 -3.5 13.6ARM -0.7 13.5 -6.2 13.6ARM -1.2
2024 Cutter HOU R 484 92.4 22.1 0.4 3.3GLV 0.8 10.0 1.7 3.3GLV 0.6
2024 Slider HOU R 154 89.2 30.1 -1.5 3.8GLV 0.0 4.3 -2.7 3.8GLV -1.3
2024 Curveball HOU R 360 82.9 55.5 6.2 4.7GLV -2.3 -15.2 5.3 4.7GLV -4.7
2024 Changeup HOU R 363 88.4 26.2 -3.3 14.0ARM -0.2 8.9 -4.0 14.0ARM -0.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 1004 96.0 12.3 0.9 5.1ARM -1.8 17.5 1.7 5.1ARM -2.4
2023 Changeup HOU R 130 88.2 28.2 -0.8 14.2ARM -0.2 7.1 -1.7 14.2ARM -0.2
2023 Sweeper HOU R 46 84.6 41.5 4.0 9.8GLV -3.4 -3.1 4.6 9.8GLV -4.3
2023 Cutter HOU R 639 91.7 26.7 -3.3 3.2GLV 0.8 5.9 -2.0 3.2GLV 0.6
2023 Sinker HOU R 5 96.0 17.1 -2.6 12.7ARM -2.1 12.8 -5.2 12.7ARM -2.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 1253 95.7 13.1 0.5 6.1ARM -0.8 16.9 1.1 6.1ARM -1.3
2023 Curveball HOU R 646 82.9 54.7 5.1 5.3GLV -1.5 -14.6 4.7 5.3GLV -3.6
! 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 0.5 5 1,004 34.8 235 .244 .413 .332 28.8 36.2 23.5 .217 .342 .283 43.0
2024 Sinker 1.2 6 524 18.1 146 .275 .321 .309 16.1 14.4 17.8 .249 .341 .302 12.7
2024 Cutter 0.4 2 484 16.8 123 .230 .363 .298 21.6 18.7 16.8 .249 .364 .301 31.1
2024 Changeup 0.3 1 363 12.6 90 .221 .260 .276 29.6 15.6 13.5 .197 .271 .279 23.4
2024 Curveball -1.3 -5 360 12.5 79 .237 .421 .299 30.5 32.9 19.3 .219 .360 .257 39.2
2024 Slider 1.1 2 154 5.3 39 .200 .200 .256 23.6 25.6 22.7 .182 .227 .231 40.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -4 1,253 46.1 267 .271 .511 .386 22.3 25.5 20.0 .231 .413 .336 44.9
2023 Curveball -1.6 -10 646 23.8 184 .247 .374 .306 30.3 36.4 21.5 .230 .389 .293 49.1
2023 Cutter -0.5 -3 640 23.5 168 .297 .506 .365 20.8 14.9 18.4 .288 .489 .352 41.4
2023 Changeup 0.6 1 130 4.8 36 .121 .242 .199 37.0 38.9 26.4 .138 .207 .194 26.3
2023 Sweeper -5.1 -2 46 1.7 9 .250 .625 .400 33.3 33.3 18.8 .225 .397 .313 80.0
2023 Sinker 0.1 0 5 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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 354 88.4 95 16.7 1:30 2:00 -30
2024 Curveball 345 82.9 80 18.7 6:30 6:30 0
2024 Cutter 461 92.5 59 10.2 12:00 11:15 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 973 96.0 91 17.8 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Sinker 495 95.6 91 19.2 1:00 1:30 -30
2024 Slider 154 89.2 41 5.5 11:30 10:15 75
2023 Changeup 128 88.2 93 16.1 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Curveball 639 82.9 78 18.2 6:45 6:30 15
2023 Cutter 635 91.7 49 6.3 11:45 10:45 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1,243 95.7 92 17.5 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Sweeper 46 84.6 58 11.5 7:15 8:00 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 94 375 6 8 -3 -1 10
2023 690 2,831 1 8 -18 -9 -18
2024 734 2,988 22 22 -22 -10 13
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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 %
2022 309 51.8 60.6 88.7 28.9 51.2 41.7 63.7 45.3 22.9 8.1 76.0
2023 2,720 49.9 65.3 85.0 27.5 51.2 41.9 58.3 46.4 24.8 7.7 74.3
2024 2,889 49.1 66.0 80.9 27.3 60.0 42.1 60.3 46.3 25.1 7.6 70.0
Player 5,918 49.6 65.4 83.2 27.5 55.5 42.0 59.6 46.3 24.8 7.7 72.3
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
2022 88 60 45 71
2023 45 56 39 36 55 4 9 8 13 75 50 40 32 79 52 48 78
2024 79 70 84 90 69 38 93 95 97 67 44 46 33 78 50 45 64
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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 %
2022 -- 0 0.9 -1 2 1 0 --
2023 24.7 27 22.9 4 8 18 10 37.0
2024 23.9 19 16.4 3 8 10 7 36.8
Player 24.3 46 40.1 6 18 29 17 37.0
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
2022 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
2023 27 22 16 21 25 25 27 18 20 16 24 24 23 20 26 27 26 19 28 28 21 24 31 29 19 17 21 24 25 23 17
2024 19 14 17 16 16 16 17 17 14 15 16 19 18 16 15 16 16 14 18 18 18 15 19 20 16 15 17 17 17 16 13
Player 46 38 34 38 41 41 45 36 34 31 40 43 44 37 42 44 43 35 47 47 40 39 52 50 36 32 39 42 44 39 30
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.9 94.4 -1.5 95.0 0.6
Offspeed Velocity 89.2 88.2 -1.0 88.4 0.2
Breaking Velocity 83.3 83.0 -0.3 84.8 1.8
Exit Velocity 93.2 90.8 -2.4 86.2 -4.6
Launch Angle 2.9 6.9 4.0 9.6 2.7
Barrel % 5.9 10.9 5.0 4.5 -6.4
Hard Hit % 47.1 44.4 -2.7 30.3 -14.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 25.5 30.0 4.5 28.0 -2.0
xBA .213 .240 0.027 .225 -0.015
BA .205 .262 0.057 .242 -0.020
xwOBA .269 .318 0.049 .283 -0.035
wOBA .254 .340 0.086 .296 -0.044
xSLG .316 .414 0.098 .333 -0.081
SLG .288 .456 0.168 .357 -0.099
K% 27.5 26.8 -0.7 25.1 -1.7
BB% 8.8 8.3 -0.5 8.4 0.1
Swing % 45.3 46.4 1.1 46.3 -0.1
Whiff% 22.9 24.8 1.9 25.1 0.3
In Zone % 51.8 49.9 -1.9 49.1 -0.8
Out of Zone % 48.2 50.1 1.9 50.9 0.8
Out of Zone Swing % 28.9 27.5 -1.4 27.3 -0.2
First Pitch Swing % 27.5 31.9 4.4 30.2 -1.7
First Pitch Strike % 63.7 58.3 -5.4 60.3 2.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 80 .254 31 3 9.7 49 40 81.6
2023 Shades 663 .341 354 16 4.5 309 182 58.9
2024 Shades 712 .296 333 104 31.2 379 196 51.7
! 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 %
2022 101 20.1 9.9% 3.0% 41 24.9 0.0% 9.8%
2023 834 16.2 31.7% 0.5% 384 19.5 2.6% 0.8%
2024 830 17.6 19.6% 0.8% 464 18.8 3.4% 0.4%

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Pitch Distribution