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A.J. Puk
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 7" 248LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 1, #6, Oakland Athletics | Florida
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 4 3 3.12 62 0 4 66.1 76 1.15
2023 7 5 3.97 58 0 15 56.2 78 1.18
2024 4 9 3.15 62 4 3 71.1 88 1.11
5 Seasons 17 20 3.53 204 4 22 219 271 1.19
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 62 4-3 3.12 66.1 76 1.15
2023 58 7-5 3.97 56.2 78 1.18
2024 62 4-9 3.15 71.1 88 1.11
5 Seasons 204 17-20 3.53 219 271 1.19
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value10NOT QUALIFIED80Fastball Run Value11NOT QUALIFIED89Breaking Run Value1NOT QUALIFIED59Offspeed Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIED29PitchingxERA2.72NOT QUALIFIED94xBA.197NOT QUALIFIED93Fastball Velo95.3NOT QUALIFIED70Avg Exit Velocity86.2NOT QUALIFIED95Chase %32.1NOT QUALIFIED86Whiff %31.8NOT QUALIFIED89K %29.9NOT QUALIFIED90BB %9.5NOT QUALIFIED27Barrel %4.0NOT QUALIFIED95Hard-Hit %33.5NOT QUALIFIED86GB %37.5NOT QUALIFIED21Extension7.1NOT QUALIFIED94
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE28°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"18.3 INCHES TAIL4.9 INCHES RISE8.6 INCHES TAIL5.0 INCHES RISE17.1 INCHES TAIL7.9 INCHES RISEAVG12.3 INCHES BREAK2.6 INCHES RISEAVG5.0 INCHES BREAK0.4 INCHES DROPAVG10.7 INCHES TAIL14.3 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVG4-Seam43%95.693.3Slider22%85.584.3Sweeper16%81.580.4Sinker15%94.692.6Split3%84.484.7Change1%90.384.2SAMPLE100 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
2019 24 202 29 0 0.0 0.0 85.8 110.0 13.5 17.2 .175 .224 .289 .226 .248 24.1 27.7 10.6 3.18 2.22
2021 26 243 42 1 2.4 1.5 93.8 111.6 7.6 33.3 .262 .358 .341 .313 .370 50.0 24.6 9.2 6.08 4.15
2022 27 1072 171 15 8.8 5.3 86.9 111.1 11.4 29.2 .222 .358 .296 .299 .364 35.1 27.0 8.2 3.12 3.70
2023 28 950 149 12 8.1 5.0 87.3 112.1 13.0 27.5 .209 .369 .300 .271 .377 32.2 32.2 5.4 3.97 3.04
2024 29 1173 176 7 4.0 2.4 86.2 111.0 16.8 35.2 .197 .293 .265 .257 .316 33.5 29.9 9.5 3.15 2.72
Player 3640 567 35 6.2 3.8 87.3 112.1 13.3 30.3 .211 .334 .290 .276 .347 34.4 29.2 8.1
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

Puk relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(43.1%) ,
Slider
(21.6%) ,
Sweeper
(16.5%) ,
Sinker
(14.8%) ,
Split Finger
(2.6%) ,
Changeup
(1.4%) ,

Four Seamer506 Pitches (43.1%)
Slider253 Pitches (21.6%)
Sweeper193 Pitches (16.5%)
Sinker174 Pitches (14.8%)
Split Finger30 Pitches (2.6%)
Changeup17 Pitches (1.4%)

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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 %
2019 44.8 55.2 20.7 20.7 13.8 24.1 34.5 41.4 13.8 17.2 13.8 10.3 17.2 27.6
2021 52.4 47.6 11.9 31.0 4.8 26.2 54.8 19.0 14.3 28.6 9.5 11.9 26.2 9.5
2022 45.0 55.0 22.2 22.8 9.9 35.1 36.3 28.7 18.7 17.0 9.4 16.4 19.3 19.3
2023 45.6 54.4 26.8 18.1 9.4 38.9 32.2 28.9 20.1 16.8 8.7 18.8 15.4 20.1
2024 37.5 62.5 30.7 22.7 9.1 38.1 39.2 22.7 16.5 17.0 4.0 21.6 22.2 18.8
Player 43.4 56.6 25.2 22.0 9.3 35.8 37.4 26.8 17.8 17.8 7.8 18.0 19.6 19.0
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 20.6 17.8 6.0 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
2019 3.4 31.0 41.4 24.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 0.0 35.7 14.3 40.5 4.8 2.4 1.5
2022 8.8 27.5 21.6 28.7 3.5 8.8 5.3
2023 4.7 33.6 25.5 22.1 6.0 8.1 5.0
2024 6.3 27.3 31.3 25.0 6.3 4.0 2.4
Player 6.0 29.8 26.1 26.5 4.9 6.2 3.8
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 menuA.J. Puk Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerFour SeamerSplit FingerChangeupSliderSweeperCurveball201920202021202220232024-10-50510

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 Sinker AZ L 174 94.6 22.8 0.4 17.1ARM 2.0 7.9 0.3 17.1ARM 2.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball AZ L 506 95.6 15.8 -1.5 10.7ARM 2.9 14.3 -1.4 10.7ARM 2.6
2024 Split-Finger AZ L 30 84.4 33.7 -0.9 8.6ARM -0.5 5.0 1.2 8.6ARM 0.0
2024 Changeup AZ L 17 90.3 28.7 0.2 18.3ARM 3.4 4.9 1.0 18.3ARM 4.2
2024 Slider AZ L 253 85.5 38.1 2.5 5.0GLV 0.4 -0.4 1.8 5.0GLV -0.1
2024 Sweeper AZ L 192 81.5 38.9 -1.0 12.3GLV -1.8 2.6 -1.7 12.3GLV -1.8
2023 Changeup MIA L 8 87.8 32.2 1.3 11.2ARM -3.1 3.3 3.0 11.2ARM -2.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball MIA L 473 95.9 17.1 -2.2 12.1ARM 3.7 12.9 -2.6 12.1ARM 4.4
2023 Sinker MIA L 46 95.4 25.4 3.2 18.8ARM 3.4 4.9 3.6 18.8ARM 3.7
2023 Split-Finger MIA L 4 86.3 33.6 1.7 9.1ARM -3.6 3.3 0.9 9.1ARM 0.3
2023 Slider MIA L 9 84.2 32.8 -4.3 7.7GLV 2.3 6.0 -4.2 7.7GLV 2.5
2023 Sweeper MIA L 392 84.0 34.0 -2.4 8.7GLV -4.0 5.0 -3.9 8.7GLV -5.5
! 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 2.3 11 506 43.1 128 .145 .197 .203 31.7 35.9 23.7 .147 .200 .197 31.0
2024 Slider 1.3 3 253 21.6 67 .161 .306 .235 47.8 41.8 28.0 .175 .274 .231 29.4
2024 Sweeper -1.0 -2 193 16.5 39 .235 .559 .374 26.5 23.1 15.0 .244 .388 .298 29.6
2024 Sinker -0.2 0 174 14.8 42 .286 .457 .402 11.8 7.1 21.4 .303 .470 .393 46.9
2024 Split-Finger -5.2 -2 30 2.6 10 .444 .667 .500 11.1 10.0 7.1 .419 .636 .480 50.0
2024 Changeup -2.9 0 17 1.4 6 .400 .400 .417 40.0 16.7 33.3 .202 .224 .271 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 486 51.2 136 .236 .447 .327 28.6 34.6 29.2 .218 .401 .296 42.3
2023 Sweeper -0.5 -2 396 41.7 85 .241 .398 .318 38.3 31.8 19.1 .196 .323 .232 17.5
2023 Sinker 2.0 1 47 4.9 11 .300 .300 .309 29.2 0.0 0.0 .232 .282 .269 30.0
2023 Slider 0.5 0 9 0.9 4 .250 .500 .313 80.0 75.0 60.0 .169 .666 .336 100.0
2023 Changeup -4.7 0 8 0.8 2 .500 .500 .450 50.0 50.0 20.0 .235 .246 .212 0.0
2023 Split-Finger 10.3 0 4 0.4 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .167 .329 .204 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 17 90.3 97 19.6 10:00 9:15 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 494 95.5 91 17.7 10:15 10:45 -30
2024 Split-Finger 28 84.4 59 10.4 10:30 9:45 45
2024 Sinker 170 94.6 89 19.2 10:30 9:45 45
2024 Slider 249 85.5 21 6.3 3:00 3:45 -45
2024 Sweeper 192 81.5 49 13.5 3:30 2:45 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 472 95.8 93 17.6 10:15 10:30 -15
2023 Sinker 46 95.3 90 20.0 10:15 9:15 60
2023 Sweeper 392 84.0 35 10.4 3:00 2:15 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERSWEEPERSPLIT-FINGERA.J. PukObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

2021202220232024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE31°2021 ARM ANGLE27°2022 ARM ANGLE24°2023 ARM ANGLE28°2024
! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2019 47 202 4 1 -3 0 2
2021 65 243 0 2 -2 -2 -2
2022 278 1,072 2 12 -6 -6 1
2023 240 950 0 4 -1 -3 0
2024 292 1,173 10 9 -5 -4 10
Player 922 3,640 16 27 -17 16 11
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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 %
2019 202 54.0 67.9 77.0 21.5 40.0 39.1 63.8 46.5 30.9 7.9 81.3
2021 243 50.2 68.0 78.3 21.5 57.7 39.9 56.9 44.9 24.8 7.8 78.9
2022 1,072 52.1 66.1 79.4 27.4 47.5 41.1 61.5 47.6 29.2 7.6 84.1
2023 950 55.4 63.3 73.6 29.5 49.6 39.3 65.4 48.2 33.0 8.7 71.1
2024 1,173 53.5 64.2 75.2 32.1 50.3 44.3 66.1 49.3 31.8 8.0 70.2
Player 3,640 53.4 65.0 76.3 28.7 49.3 41.5 63.8 48.0 30.9 8.1 75.5
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
2019 95 52 97
2021 82 36 90
2022 56 69 64 58 40 55 24 83 71 75 45 73 25 89 58 96
2023 92 87 73 49 99 68 46 83 91 95 89 90 59 80 37 96
2024 94 93 96 95 86 93 95 95 86 90 27 89 86 70 48 94
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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 %
2019 22.2 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2021 25.3 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2022 24.0 7 7.6 -1 2 8 2 28.6
2023 23.8 10 9.5 1 3 5 6 60.0
2024 24.6 5 6.4 -1 4 7 0 0.0
Player 24.0 24 25.5 -2 9 20 10 41.7
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
2019 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2021 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2022 7 7 3 5 8 8 9 7 6 6 7 7 9 8 9 9 9 7 8 8 9 6 10 10 6 5 9 9 9 8 8
2023 10 11 7 10 10 10 10 10 11 8 9 11 10 8 12 9 10 10 8 10 9 9 13 11 7 6 10 9 10 9 8
2024 5 2 6 6 7 8 8 6 6 4 7 8 7 4 7 5 6 6 6 8 5 6 10 7 6 7 6 8 7 7 6
Player 24 22 18 23 27 28 29 25 25 20 25 28 28 22 30 25 27 25 24 28 25 23 35 30 21 20 27 28 28 26 24
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
2021
2022
+/-
 
2023
+/-
 
2024
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 95.6 96.6 1.0 95.8 -0.8 95.3 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 90.2 87.6 -2.6 87.3 -0.3 86.5 -0.8
Breaking Velocity 86.5 86.9 0.4 84.0 -2.9 83.8 -0.2
Exit Velocity 93.8 86.9 -6.9 87.3 0.4 86.2 -1.1
Launch Angle 7.6 11.4 3.8 13.0 1.6 16.8 3.8
Barrel % 2.4 8.8 6.4 8.1 -0.7 4.0 -4.1
Hard Hit % 50.0 35.1 -14.9 32.2 -2.9 33.5 1.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 29.2 -4.1 27.5 -1.7 35.2 7.7
xBA .262 .222 -0.040 .209 -0.013 .197 -0.012
BA .310 .217 -0.093 .241 0.024 .195 -0.046
xwOBA .313 .299 -0.014 .271 -0.028 .257 -0.014
wOBA .341 .296 -0.045 .300 0.004 .265 -0.035
xSLG .358 .358 0.000 .369 0.011 .293 -0.076
SLG .379 .357 -0.022 .420 0.063 .324 -0.096
K% 24.6 27.0 2.4 32.2 5.2 29.9 -2.3
BB% 9.2 8.2 -1.0 5.4 -2.8 9.5 4.1
Swing % 44.9 47.6 2.7 48.2 0.6 49.3 1.1
Whiff% 24.8 29.2 4.4 33.0 3.8 31.8 -1.2
In Zone % 50.2 52.1 1.9 55.4 3.3 53.5 -1.9
Out of Zone % 49.8 47.9 -1.9 44.6 -3.3 46.5 1.9
Out of Zone Swing % 21.5 27.4 5.9 29.5 2.1 32.1 2.6
First Pitch Swing % 30.8 36.3 5.5 29.2 -7.1 32.2 3.0
First Pitch Strike % 56.9 61.5 4.6 65.4 3.9 66.1 0.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2019 Shifts 47 .289 33 0 0.0 14 3 21.4
2021 Shifts 65 .341 48 10 20.8 17 11 64.7
2022 Shifts 278 .296 181 30 16.6 97 41 42.3
2023 Shades 240 .300 164 21 12.8 76 21 27.6
2024 Shades 292 .265 201 18 9.0 91 21 23.1
! 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 %
2019 64 18.2 4.7% 3.1% 32 21.2 0.0% 6.3%
2021 59 19.0 20.3% 3.4% 57 21.1 0.0% 5.3%
2022 282 18.7 1.4% 2.5% 190 21.7 0.5% 4.2%
2023 245 16.1 26.1% 0.4% 182 17.9 3.8% 1.1%
2024 290 15.5 33.4% 0.0% 214 18.3 5.6% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution

A.J. Puk - 2024 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupSinkerSliderSplit-FingerSweeperAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPH100 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed