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Louis Varland
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 205LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 15, #449, Minnesota Twins | Concordia University
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2023 4 3 4.63 17 10 0 68 71 1.22
2024 0 6 7.61 16 7 0 49.2 49 1.69
2025 1 1 2.45 11 0 0 11 15 1.18
4 Seasons 6 12 5.30 49 22 0 154.2 156 1.37
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2023 17 4-3 4.63 68 71 1.22
2024 16 0-6 7.61 49.2 49 1.69
2025 11 1-1 2.45 11 15 1.18
4 Seasons 49 6-12 5.30 154.2 156 1.37
20252025 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value0NOT QUALIFIED49Fastball Run Value3NOT QUALIFIED83Breaking Run Value0NOT QUALIFIED34Offspeed Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIED8PitchingxERA4.15NOT QUALIFIED41xBA.240NOT QUALIFIED53Fastball Velo98.0NOT QUALIFIED96Avg Exit Velocity95.0NOT QUALIFIED1Chase %38.2NOT QUALIFIED93Whiff %30.1NOT QUALIFIED74K %35.7NOT QUALIFIED94BB %9.5NOT QUALIFIED44Barrel %21.7NOT QUALIFIED2Hard-Hit %60.9NOT QUALIFIED1GB %34.8NOT QUALIFIED22Extension7.1NOT QUALIFIED91
20252025 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE42°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"14.6 INCHES TAIL12.8 INCHES RISEAVG14.4 INCHES TAIL5.4 INCHES RISEAVG3.9 INCHES BREAK5.7 INCHES RISEAVG3.4 INCHES BREAK5.6 INCHES DROPAVG6.7 INCHES TAIL15.9 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam45%98.294.5Curve26%88.680.2Slider10%91.086.0Change9%91.286.3Sinker9%97.193.7SAMPLE100 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
2022 24 411 78 5 6.4 4.7 88.7 112.6 14.8 43.6 .271 .441 .329 .329 .389 41.0 19.8 5.7 3.81 4.56
2023 25 1091 194 21 10.8 7.4 91.0 113.6 12.1 32.0 .249 .469 .335 .328 .415 43.8 25.1 6.0 4.63 4.58
2024 26 901 169 15 8.9 6.3 90.6 114.0 11.1 41.4 .285 .466 .382 .354 .418 45.0 20.6 6.7 7.61 5.42
2025 27 162 23 5 21.7 11.9 95.0 112.2 16.3 39.1 .240 .451 .321 .331 .492 60.9 35.7 9.5 2.70 4.15
Player 2565 464 46 9.9 6.9 90.6 114.0 12.4 37.7 .264 .463 .350 .338 .415 44.6 23.3 6.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Varland relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(45.1%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(25.9%) ,
Slider
(10.5%) ,
Changeup
(9.3%) ,
Sinker
(9.3%) ,

Four Seamer73 Pitches (45.1%)
Knuckle Curve42 Pitches (25.9%)
Slider17 Pitches (10.5%)
Sinker15 Pitches (9.3%)
Changeup15 Pitches (9.3%)

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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 %
2022 38.5 61.5 26.9 28.2 6.4 42.3 32.1 25.6 21.8 12.8 3.8 20.5 19.2 21.8
2023 45.4 54.6 30.9 19.6 4.1 32.5 39.2 28.4 19.1 17.5 8.8 13.4 21.6 19.6
2024 43.2 56.8 27.2 27.2 2.4 32.0 38.5 29.6 19.5 17.8 5.9 12.4 20.7 23.7
2025 34.8 65.2 26.1 30.4 8.7 52.2 26.1 21.7 26.1 8.7 0.0 26.1 17.4 21.7
Player 42.9 57.1 28.7 24.4 4.1 34.9 37.1 28.0 20.0 16.4 6.5 14.9 20.7 21.6
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2022 5.1 23.1 28.2 32.1 5.1 6.4 4.7
2023 3.1 33.0 23.2 23.2 6.7 10.8 7.4
2024 3.6 27.2 20.7 32.0 7.7 8.9 6.3
2025 8.7 26.1 21.7 13.0 8.7 21.7 11.9
Player 3.9 28.9 23.1 27.4 6.9 9.9 6.9
MLB 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 menuLouis Varland Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerChangeupSliderFour SeamerCurveballSweeper2022202320242025-8-6-4-2024

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
2025 Sinker MIN R 15 97.1 16.3 -4.1 14.6ARM -0.8 12.8 -5.3 14.6ARM -0.8
2025 Changeup MIN R 15 91.2 27.7 -2.4 14.4ARM -0.1 5.4 -1.2 14.4ARM -0.3
2025 Slider MIN R 17 91.0 27.3 -2.5 3.9GLV 0.3 5.7 -3.9 3.9GLV -1.2
2025 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 73 98.2 12.6 0.3 6.7ARM -1.3 15.9 -0.2 6.7ARM -0.9
2025 Curveball MIN R 42 88.6 40.5 -1.1 3.4GLV -0.4 -5.6 -4.2 3.4GLV -6.2
2024 Slider MIN R 250 90.1 27.2 -4.0 3.7GLV 0.2 6.3 -4.7 3.7GLV -1.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 383 96.3 13.6 0.4 6.9ARM -1.1 15.9 0.2 6.9ARM -0.7
2024 Curveball MIN R 140 84.6 45.2 -1.6 2.4GLV -4.1 -7.2 -2.8 2.4GLV -7.0
2024 Changeup MIN R 94 89.4 28.9 -1.1 13.6ARM -1.1 5.3 -0.4 13.6ARM -0.6
2024 Sinker MIN R 34 93.8 19.2 -3.8 14.6ARM -0.5 11.9 -4.7 14.6ARM -0.3
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 3.9 3 73 45.1 18 .133 .133 .188 24.3 38.9 35.0 .220 .351 .298 77.8
2025 Curveball 1.8 1 42 25.9 12 .091 .091 .133 47.1 58.3 29.2 .069 .078 .118 25.0
2025 Slider -7.0 -1 17 10.5 5 .750 1.000 .750 28.6 0.0 0.0 .613 1.170 .739 75.0
2025 Sinker -1.0 0 15 9.3 3 .333 .667 .417 25.0 0.0 0.0 .339 .599 .401 33.3
2025 Changeup -12.1 -2 15 9.3 4 .500 1.500 .813 28.6 25.0 50.0 .341 1.016 .562 66.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -3 383 42.5 93 .306 .553 .401 24.2 24.7 21.7 .257 .470 .339 38.1
2024 Slider -3.9 -10 250 27.7 75 .333 .603 .473 24.6 16.0 16.7 .293 .488 .391 46.2
2024 Curveball -1.4 -2 140 15.5 44 .293 .366 .307 28.8 29.5 20.6 .299 .432 .330 60.0
2024 Changeup 0.1 0 94 10.4 17 .294 .294 .318 10.5 5.9 5.9 .339 .413 .330 25.0
2024 Sinker -4.3 -1 34 3.8 8 .500 .875 .588 5.9 0.0 0.0 .316 .539 .367 75.0
! 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
2025 Changeup 15 91.2 81 15.8 1:30 2:30 -60
2025 Curveball 42 88.6 47 8.3 7:45 6:45 60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 73 98.2 93 16.9 1:00 12:45 15
2025 Sinker 15 97.1 94 19.6 1:15 1:45 -30
2025 Slider 17 91.0 37 6.7 11:45 10:30 75
2024 Changeup 87 89.4 86 15.1 1:30 2:30 -60
2024 Curveball 139 84.6 55 9.6 7:30 6:30 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 379 96.3 95 17.0 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sinker 34 93.8 93 18.9 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Slider 245 90.0 37 7.1 12:00 10:45 75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERCURVEBALLLouis VarlandSpin-Based Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERCURVEBALLLouis VarlandObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

2022202320242025All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE28°2022 ARM ANGLE36°2023 ARM ANGLE41°2024 ARM ANGLE42°2025
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2022 105 411 -1 4 -3 -2 -1
2023 283 1,091 2 5 -5 -3 -1
2024 237 901 -3 -1 -8 -4 -16
2025 42 162 -2 3 -1 0 0
Player 667 2,565 -3 11 -17 -3 -18
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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 411 55.5 68.9 84.7 27.3 64.0 41.6 64.2 50.4 20.3 10.5 88.4
2023 1,091 55.3 73.5 80.6 29.5 54.2 44.0 70.0 53.8 25.9 9.3 77.5
2024 901 55.0 72.8 84.2 23.7 49.0 38.7 61.6 50.7 23.2 10.0 84.4
2025 162 53.1 62.8 87.0 38.2 37.9 38.9 71.4 51.2 30.1 9.9 87.5
Player 2,565 55.1 71.8 82.9 27.7 52.7 41.4 66.2 52.0 24.4 9.8 82.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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 48 44 83
2023 33 42 13 5 72 42 10 6 17 62 83 47 59 73 46 90
2024 4 4 6 15 8 54 24 7 6 30 68 31 5 81 26 32 91
2025 41 53 35 25 57 17 2 1 1 94 44 74 93 96 12 91
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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 24.3 4 3.8 0 1 2 2 50.0
2023 23.1 16 15.6 0 1 12 6 37.5
2024 24.0 12 9.4 3 2 9 2 16.7
2025 23.8 1 1.3 0 0 1 1 100.0
Player 23.6 33 30.1 3 4 24 11 33.3
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 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 4
2023 16 15 13 14 17 17 17 15 14 14 17 15 15 14 18 16 17 16 16 17 15 16 19 17 13 14 16 16 16 17 13
2024 12 9 7 7 10 8 11 9 7 8 11 8 10 8 11 11 11 8 11 11 10 10 11 11 8 10 8 9 10 10 8
2025 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
Player 33 28 24 26 32 30 33 28 25 27 33 28 30 26 35 32 32 29 33 34 30 31 36 34 25 29 31 30 31 33 27
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
+/-
 
2025
Fastball Velocity 93.8 1.5 95.3 0.8 96.1 1.9 98.0
Offspeed Velocity 83.8 2.1 85.9 3.5 89.4 1.8 91.2
Breaking Velocity 86.1 1.6 87.7 0.4 88.1 1.2 89.3
Exit Velocity 88.7 2.3 91.0 -0.4 90.6 4.4 95.0
Launch Angle 14.8 -2.7 12.1 -1.0 11.1 5.2 16.3
Barrel % 6.4 4.4 10.8 -1.9 8.9 12.8 21.7
Hard Hit % 41.0 2.8 43.8 1.2 45.0 15.9 60.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 43.6 -11.6 32.0 9.4 41.4 -2.3 39.1
xBA .271 -0.022 .249 0.036 .285 -0.045 .240
BA .263 -0.011 .252 0.066 .318 -0.075 .243
xwOBA .329 -0.001 .328 0.026 .354 -0.023 .331
wOBA .329 0.006 .335 0.047 .382 -0.061 .321
xSLG .441 0.028 .469 -0.003 .466 -0.015 .451
SLG .455 0.037 .492 0.031 .523 -0.118 .405
K% 19.8 5.3 25.1 -4.5 20.6 15.1 35.7
BB% 5.7 0.3 6.0 0.7 6.7 2.8 9.5
Swing % 50.4 3.4 53.8 -3.1 50.7 0.5 51.2
Whiff% 20.3 5.6 25.9 -2.7 23.2 6.9 30.1
In Zone % 55.5 -0.2 55.3 -0.3 55.0 -1.9 53.1
Out of Zone % 44.5 0.2 44.7 0.3 45.0 1.9 46.9
Out of Zone Swing % 27.3 2.2 29.5 -5.8 23.7 14.5 38.2
First Pitch Swing % 33.0 6.2 39.2 0.5 39.7 5.5 45.2
First Pitch Strike % 64.2 5.8 70.0 -8.4 61.6 9.8 71.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2022 Shifts 105 .329 62 20 32.3 43 35 81.4
2023 Shades 283 .335 184 22 12.0 99 64 64.6
2024 Shades 237 .382 114 3 2.6 123 82 66.7
2025 Shades 42 .321 28 4 14.3 14 8 57.1
! 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 %
2022 125 14.0 69.6% 0.0% 59 19.0 3.4% 1.7%
2023 290 12.8 86.6% 0.0% 141 17.1 9.9% 0.0%
2024 220 13.2 80.0% 0.0% 152 17.3 7.9% 1.3%
2025 36 16.2 22.2% 0.0% 19 19.2 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Louis Varland - 2025 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSinkerSliderAll Pitches85 MPH90 MPH95 MPH100 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%Frequency of Speed