Shay Whitcomb
SS | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 202LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2020 | Rd: 5, #160, Houston Astros | UC San Diego
MLB Pipeline Rank
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 46 41 1 9 0 0 .220 .304 .293 .597
1 Season 46 41 1 9 0 0 .220 .304 .293 .597
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .220 0 0 .597
1 Season .220 0 0 .597
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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%
2024 25 181 33 2 6.1 4.3 88.8 109.9 18.1 39.4 .278 .423 .272 .343 .373 42.4 17.4 10.9
Player 181 33 2 6.1 4.3 88.8 109.9 18.1 39.4 .278 .423 .272 .343 .373 42.4 17.4 10.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 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
2024 33.3 30.3 27.3 9.1 39.4 39.4 21.2 3.0 15.2 39.4 30.3 6.1 6.1 4.3
Player 33.3 30.3 27.3 9.1 39.4 39.4 21.2 3.0 15.2 39.4 30.3 6.1 6.1 4.3
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 1.6 1 58 32.0 14 .273 .455 .393 11.1 14.3 15.4 .310 .704 .482 44.4
2024 Slider 0.0 0 35 19.3 7 .286 .286 .257 21.4 28.6 20.0 .328 .354 .301 20.0
2024 Sinker -6.4 -2 30 16.6 9 .111 .111 .100 20.0 11.1 50.0 .308 .344 .285 62.5
2024 Sweeper 3.2 1 23 12.7 7 .167 .333 .279 25.0 28.6 18.2 .067 .077 .155 0.0
2024 Curveball 0.3 0 14 7.7 4 .000 .000 .175 40.0 25.0 20.0 .155 .193 .286 50.0
2024 Changeup -0.1 0 11 6.1 4 .250 .250 .225 14.3 0.0 0.0 .352 .554 .387 50.0
2024 Cutter 11.4 1 10 5.5 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .666 .753 .625 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 46 181 -1 0 1 1 1
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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 %
2024 181 48.6 70.5 87.1 23.7 68.2 35.9 21.7 46.4 17.9 6.6 66.7
Player 181 48.6 70.5 87.1 23.7 68.2 35.9 21.7 46.4 17.9 6.6 66.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 24.9 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
2024 59 51
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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 %
2024 -- 0 1.2 -1 0 2 0 --
Player -- 0 1.2 -1 0 2 0 --
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1
Player 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1
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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades R 46 1 2.2 .258 .882
! 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 %
2024 52 15.3 40.4% 1.9% 32 16.9 6.3% 0.0%
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