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Aaron Blair
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 220LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2013 | Rd: CB-A, #36, Arizona Diamondbacks | Marshall
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2016 2 7 7.59 15 15 0 70 46 1.66
2017 0 1 15.00 1 1 0 3 3 3.33
2 Seasons 2 8 7.89 16 16 0 73 49 1.73
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2016 15 2-7 7.59 70 46 1.66
2017 1 0-1 15.00 3 3 3.33
2 Seasons 16 2-8 7.89 73 49 1.73
20172017 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value--NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA18.50NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.399NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo91.6NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity92.3NOT QUALIFIEDChase %22.2NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %46.9NOT QUALIFIEDK %15.8NOT QUALIFIEDBB %26.3NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %27.3NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %54.5NOT QUALIFIEDGB %54.5NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.6NOT QUALIFIED
20172017 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"8.2 INCHES TAIL13.5 INCHES RISE1.3 INCHES BREAK6.2 INCHES DROPAVG15.3 INCHES TAIL2.3 INCHES RISEAVG1.5 INCHES BREAK1.4 INCHES RISEAVG10.9 INCHES TAIL10.2 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSinker45%91.692.5Slider24%81.585.0Change12%84.584.7Curve11%76.579.04-Seam7%91.693.5SAMPLE100 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
2016 24 1214 238 17 7.1 5.2 89.1 114.4 13.6 31.5 .269 .473 .383 .354 .371 35.7 14.2 10.5 7.59 5.45
2017 25 75 11 3 27.3 15.8 92.3 105.9 4.8 27.3 .399 .891 .555 .550 .644 54.5 15.8 26.3 15.00 18.50
Player 1289 249 20 8.0 5.8 89.3 114.4 13.3 31.3 .274 .491 .393 .364 .382 36.5 14.3 11.4
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

Blair relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(45.9%) ,
Slider
(24.3%) ,
Changeup
(12.2%) ,
Curveball
(10.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(6.8%) ,

Sinker34 Pitches (45.9%)
Slider18 Pitches (24.3%)
Changeup9 Pitches (12.2%)
Curveball8 Pitches (10.8%)
Four Seamer5 Pitches (6.8%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuAaron Blair Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerSliderChangeupCurveballFour Seamer20162017010203040
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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%
2017 Sinker 34 13 21 45.9 91.6 10 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 7 .500 .479 .667 .770 .563 .589 99.7 -1 2053 6.6 23.1 0.0
2017 Slider 18 17 1 24.3 81.5 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 .250 .220 1.000 .841 .535 .473 102.8 30 2011 6.3 77.8 37.5
2017 Changeup 9 2 7 12.2 84.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .273 .000 .273 .000 .246 38.0 -43 1573 6.5 0.0 0.0
2017 Curveball 8 2 6 10.8 76.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .346 .354 83.2 41 1959 5.9 80.0 0.0
2017 Four Seamer 5 1 4 6.8 91.6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 .760 3.000 2.436 1.552 1.285 101.1 25 2023 6.5 33.3
2016 Four Seamer 566 321 245 47.2 91.5 171 146 52 31 8 4 9 9 144 .356 .310 .651 .569 .433 .394 89.7 19 2138 6.7 8.2 7.9
2016 Changeup 254 98 156 21.2 84.9 63 59 12 6 3 1 2 24 35 .203 .172 .390 .302 .276 .231 84.8 9 1614 6.6 42.9 26.4
2016 Curveball 245 151 94 20.5 78.6 51 43 8 5 1 0 2 13 31 .186 .181 .349 .309 .293 .279 86.3 3 2071 6.3 38.1 18.1
2016 Sinker 133 27 106 11.1 91.4 35 26 10 7 2 0 1 0 28 .385 .405 .577 .592 .470 .486 92.6 -1 2056 6.7 6.3 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
2016 41.6 22.7 27.7 8.0 41.6 38.2 20.2 1.7 31.5 26.5 23.9 6.3 7.1 5.2
2017 54.5 27.3 18.2 0.0 36.4 54.5 9.1 9.1 18.2 9.1 27.3 0.0 27.3 15.8
Player 42.2 22.9 27.3 7.6 41.4 39.0 19.7 2.0 30.9 25.7 24.1 6.0 8.0 5.8
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 menuAaron Blair Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCurveballSinkerChangeupSliderFour Seamer20162017-7.5-5-2.502.557.5

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
2017 Curveball ATL R 8 76.5 53.9 -1.7 1.3GLV -8.3 -6.2 -1.8 1.3GLV -7.3
2017 Sinker ATL R 34 91.6 21.9 0.4 10.9ARM -3.9 10.2 0.6 10.9ARM -4.5
2017 Changeup ATL R 9 84.5 35.8 6.1 15.3ARM 1.7 2.3 6.2 15.3ARM 1.7
2017 Slider ATL R 18 81.5 40.0 0.9 1.5GLV -4.8 1.4 2.2 1.5GLV -2.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 5 91.6 18.8 -3.3 8.2ARM 0.5 13.5 -3.6 8.2ARM 0.1
2016 Sinker ATL R 131 91.4 25.3 2.2 15.0ARM 1.1 8.0 1.6 15.0ARM 1.7
2016 Changeup ATL R 250 84.9 33.0 1.5 9.3ARM -3.6 5.5 1.7 9.3ARM -2.0
2016 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 559 91.5 19.7 -2.3 8.3ARM 0.9 13.4 -2.4 8.3ARM 1.9
2016 Curveball ATL R 241 78.6 50.6 -4.6 5.5GLV -4.9 -5.8 -4.2 5.5GLV -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 %
2017 Sinker -0.5 0 34 45.3 10 .500 .667 .572 23.1 0.0 0.0 .479 .770 .592 71.4
2017 Slider -2.7 0 18 24.0 5 .250 1.000 .540 77.8 60.0 37.5 .220 .841 .475 0.0
2017 Changeup 0.2 0 9 12.0 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .273 .273 .246 0.0
2017 Curveball -1.7 0 8 10.7 2 -- -- .350 80.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .358 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball -40.7 -2 5 6.7 1 1.000 3.000 1.600 33.3 0.0 -- .760 2.436 1.285 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2016 320 1,198 -3 -5 -8 -8 -23
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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 %
2016 1,214 43.2 70.9 86.3 28.3 59.5 40.1 56.5 46.7 22.0 6.1 71.6
2017 75 39.2 75.9 59.1 22.2 40.0 40.5 73.7 42.7 46.9 2.7 100.0
Player 1,289 43.0 71.1 84.8 27.9 58.5 40.1 57.4 46.5 23.4 5.9 72.4
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
2016 9 20 11 9 6 42 24 32 38 8 15 39 42 28 25 10 90
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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 %
2016 23.9 14 14.1 0 4 7 9 64.3
2017 14.9 1 0.5 1 1 1 0 0.0
Player 23.2 15 14.6 0 5 8 9 60.0
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
2016 14 15 12 14 14 13 14 15 14 10 15 15 12 11 14 17 11 14 14 16 13 11 17 19 14 14 15 17 14 15 13
2017 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
Player 15 15 12 15 14 13 15 15 15 10 15 16 13 11 15 19 11 14 14 16 13 11 18 21 15 14 15 19 15 16 13
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
2016
2017
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 91.5 91.6 0.1
Offspeed Velocity 84.9 84.5 -0.4
Breaking Velocity 78.6 80.0 1.4
Exit Velocity 89.1 92.3 3.2
Launch Angle 13.6 4.8 -8.8
Barrel % 7.1 27.3 20.2
Hard Hit % 35.7 54.5 18.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.5 27.3 -4.2
xBA .269 .399 0.130
BA .299 .417 0.118
xwOBA .354 .550 0.196
wOBA .383 .555 0.172
xSLG .473 .891 0.418
SLG .540 .917 0.377
K% 14.2 15.8 1.6
BB% 10.5 26.3 15.8
Swing % 46.7 42.7 -4.0
Whiff% 22.0 46.9 24.9
In Zone % 43.2 39.2 -4.0
Out of Zone % 56.8 60.8 4.0
Out of Zone Swing % 28.3 22.2 -6.1
First Pitch Swing % 28.7 42.1 13.4
First Pitch Strike % 56.5 73.7 17.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 315 .381 161 13 8.1 154 42 27.3
2017 Shifts 19 .555 8 1 12.5 11 1 9.1
! 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 %
2016 357 16.9 29.1% 3.6% 182 23.9 2.7% 15.4%
2017 15 17.3 13.3% 6.7% 14 22.6 0.0% 7.1%

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Pitch Distribution

Aaron Blair - 2016 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSinkerAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed