Adrian Sampson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 210LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 5, #166, Pittsburgh Pirates | Bellevue CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 6 8 5.89 35 15 0 125.1 101 1.53
2021 1 2 2.80 10 5 0 35.1 28 1.08
2022 4 5 3.11 21 19 0 104.1 73 1.23
5 Seasons 11 19 4.43 72 44 0 292.2 219 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 35 6-8 5.89 125.1 101 1.53
2021 10 1-2 2.80 35.1 28 1.08
2022 21 4-5 3.11 104.1 73 1.23
5 Seasons 72 11-19 4.43 292.2 219 1.35
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
2016 24 85 18 2 11.1 9.5 87.6 106.0 9.1 44.4 .371 .724 .476 .471 .511 44.4 9.5 4.8 7.71 11.29
2018 26 339 75 9 12.0 9.4 90.4 112.9 18.1 41.3 .288 .558 .351 .381 .433 38.7 15.6 4.2 4.30 6.52
2019 27 2056 417 42 10.1 7.5 91.0 113.6 15.5 33.8 .292 .540 .382 .372 .429 47.2 17.9 6.4 5.89 6.41
2021 29 554 103 12 11.7 8.3 89.1 110.4 14.2 31.1 .242 .469 .329 .339 .382 42.7 19.3 5.5 2.80 4.95
2022 30 1694 326 22 6.7 5.1 87.9 115.2 13.6 36.2 .266 .422 .302 .324 .365 35.9 17.1 6.3 3.10 4.40
Player 4728 939 87 9.3 6.9 89.6 115.2 14.8 35.1 .279 .496 .348 .354 .403 42.1 17.5 6.1
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

Sampson relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(33.2%) ,
Sinker
(32.3%) ,
Slider
(15.8%) ,
Changeup
(13.4%) ,
Cutter
(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
2016 33.3 16.7 44.4 5.6 16.7 50.0 33.3 5.6 27.8 11.1 38.9 5.6 11.1 9.5
2018 38.7 28.0 26.7 6.7 45.3 38.7 16.0 2.7 18.7 29.3 28.0 8.0 12.0 9.4
2019 42.0 26.6 23.3 8.2 41.0 35.0 24.0 2.2 28.1 25.7 26.1 7.2 10.1 7.5
2021 44.7 28.2 23.3 3.9 39.8 39.8 20.4 3.9 35.9 27.2 17.5 3.9 11.7 8.3
2022 41.4 29.8 22.7 6.1 35.6 39.0 25.5 4.0 30.4 27.6 24.8 6.1 6.7 5.1
Player 41.6 27.8 23.7 6.8 38.9 37.5 23.6 3.1 29.0 26.5 25.1 6.5 9.3 6.9
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

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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
2022 Cutter CHC R 89 84.9 37.7 -7.7 3.3GLV 0.2 0.4 -7.9 3.3GLV 0.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 527 92.4 17.4 -1.7 10.1ARM 3.0 14.7 -1.5 10.1ARM 2.9
2022 Sinker CHC R 523 91.9 21.4 -1.7 14.3ARM -0.5 11.0 -2.8 14.3ARM -0.4
2022 Slider CHC R 245 83.0 41.6 2.9 10.3GLV 3.6 -1.9 3.8 10.3GLV 4.7
2022 Changeup CHC R 223 85.1 31.7 0.6 15.9ARM 1.8 6.0 -0.2 15.9ARM 1.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 115 92.2 17.1 -1.5 10.0ARM 2.9 15.1 -1.1 10.0ARM 2.8
2021 Slider CHC R 72 83.5 39.8 1.8 8.0GLV 2.1 -0.5 2.3 8.0GLV 2.3
2021 Sinker CHC R 212 91.6 21.7 -1.1 14.4ARM -0.3 11.0 -2.2 14.4ARM -0.4
2021 Changeup CHC R 135 85.4 33.3 2.8 15.9ARM 1.9 4.3 2.0 15.9ARM 2.0
2021 Cutter CHC R 20 85.7 35.1 -5.3 0.2GLV -2.4 2.3 -5.7 0.2GLV -2.7
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 2 562 33.2 132 .234 .371 .293 20.3 17.4 13.7 .248 .427 .315 34.7
2022 Sinker 0.7 4 547 32.3 155 .294 .455 .360 10.9 7.1 9.1 .320 .523 .391 43.9
2022 Slider -1.1 -3 268 15.8 65 .266 .344 .302 30.8 29.2 17.6 .241 .336 .259 20.0
2022 Changeup 0.0 0 227 13.4 56 .180 .260 .245 28.4 21.4 17.9 .203 .286 .263 23.7
2022 Cutter 0.2 0 90 5.3 20 .222 .389 .305 50.0 40.0 23.5 .228 .277 .269 60.0
2021 Sinker 0.4 1 212 38.3 61 .245 .434 .358 10.5 11.5 19.4 .255 .497 .367 43.5
2021 Changeup 1.3 2 135 24.4 37 .182 .333 .295 38.0 27.0 18.9 .189 .352 .281 39.1
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 0 115 20.8 22 .238 .857 .452 15.4 22.7 21.7 .267 .714 .417 56.3
2021 Slider -1.7 -1 72 13.0 20 .278 .389 .358 25.0 20.0 20.0 .287 .380 .309 40.0
2021 Cutter 2.8 1 20 3.6 5 .200 .200 .180 33.3 40.0 28.6 .188 .228 .183 0.0
! 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
2022 Changeup 221 85.1 99 17.4 2:15 2:30 -15
2022 Cutter 89 84.9 26 5.7 8:00 8:30 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 520 92.4 98 17.6 1:30 1:15 15
2022 Sinker 498 91.9 99 18.2 1:45 2:00 -15
2022 Slider 242 83.0 41 11.7 7:30 8:30 -60
2021 Changeup 135 85.4 99 17.0 2:15 2:45 -30
2021 Cutter 20 85.7 17 3.5 10:15 11:30 -75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 115 92.2 98 17.8 1:30 1:15 15
2021 Sinker 212 91.6 99 18.2 1:45 2:00 -15
2021 Slider 72 83.5 34 9.1 8:00 8:30 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 96 339 0 2 -3 -1 -3
2019 562 2,056 -16 13 -13 -10 -25
2021 145 554 4 5 -2 -5 2
2022 428 1,694 9 11 -10 -7 3
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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 85 54.1 65.2 100.0 28.2 72.7 41.2 47.6 48.2 7.3 16.5 78.6
2018 339 43.7 81.1 84.2 31.9 85.2 43.7 50.0 53.4 15.5 6.5 81.8
2019 2,056 48.7 71.8 87.5 28.3 55.4 44.2 60.7 49.5 21.4 6.6 83.8
2021 554 48.9 73.8 85.0 27.2 58.4 41.2 54.5 50.0 21.3 7.8 86.0
2022 1,694 45.3 69.7 85.6 30.5 64.9 46.2 57.7 48.2 21.3 5.7 81.4
Player 4,728 47.3 71.8 86.5 29.2 62.1 44.5 57.9 49.3 20.7 6.6 83.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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 32 11 33
2018 25 5 30
2019 4 5 3 4 13 4 8 4 1 15 75 18 41 37 7 54
2021 23 5 66
2022 27 14 22 34 36 38 62 63 67 14 75 15 61 24 11 57
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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 20.6 2 3.0 -1 0 1 2 100.0
2018 23.2 6 5.7 0 1 3 4 66.7
2019 23.7 29 30.4 -1 9 18 16 55.2
2021 22.6 8 7.7 0 2 3 5 62.5
2022 22.8 10 9.9 0 6 8 3 30.0
Player 23.2 55 56.7 -2 18 33 30 54.5
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 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2018 6 7 6 4 6 5 7 5 6 4 6 6 5 7 4 5 5 6 5 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 6 7 6
2019 29 36 25 31 32 30 34 30 24 24 29 32 33 31 31 27 28 27 33 34 33 31 37 34 30 28 26 30 37 29 26
2021 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 8 5 7 7 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 9 8 7 7
2022 10 7 8 12 11 10 11 7 8 9 9 14 12 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 9 11 14 9 9 9 12 13 9 9 8
Player 55 61 48 57 60 56 64 53 46 47 54 65 61 59 56 53 53 52 57 62 59 59 69 60 55 52 52 62 63 55 50
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.1 -- 1.4 ↑ -- -- 91.5 -- 91.7 0.2 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 86.0 -- 1.4 ↑ -- -- 85.4 -- 85.1 -0.3 ↓
Breaking Velocity 85.8 -- -1.9 ↓ -- -- 83.5 -- 83.1 -0.4 ↓
Exit Velocity 90.4 -- 0.6 ↑ -- -- 89.1 -- 87.9 -1.2 ↓
Launch Angle 18.1 -- -2.6 ↓ -- -- 14.2 -- 13.6 -0.6 ↓
Barrel % 12.0 -- -1.9 ↓ -- -- 11.7 -- 6.7 -5.0 ↓
Hard Hit % 38.7 -- 8.5 ↑ -- -- 42.7 -- 35.9 -6.8 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 41.3 -- -7.5 ↓ -- -- 31.1 -- 36.2 5.1 ↑
xBA .288 -- 0.004 ↑ -- -- .242 -- .266 0.024 ↑
BA .270 -- 0.032 ↑ -- -- .231 -- .253 0.022 ↑
xwOBA .381 -- -0.009 ↓ -- -- .339 -- .324 -0.015 ↓
wOBA .351 -- 0.031 ↑ -- -- .329 -- .302 -0.027 ↓
xSLG .558 -- -0.018 ↓ -- -- .469 -- .422 -0.047 ↓
SLG .517 -- 0.051 ↑ -- -- .462 -- .383 -0.079 ↓
K% 15.6 -- 2.3 ↑ -- -- 19.3 -- 17.1 -2.2 ↓
BB% 4.2 -- 2.2 ↑ -- -- 5.5 -- 6.3 0.8 ↑
Swing % 53.4 -- -3.9 ↓ -- -- 50.0 -- 48.2 -1.8 ↓
Whiff% 15.5 -- 5.9 ↑ -- -- 21.3 -- 21.3 0.0
In Zone % 43.7 -- 5.0 ↑ -- -- 48.9 -- 45.3 -3.6 ↓
Out of Zone % 56.3 -- -5.0 ↓ -- -- 51.1 -- 54.7 3.6 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 31.9 -- -3.6 ↓ -- -- 27.2 -- 30.5 3.3 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 34.4 -- -2.2 ↓ -- -- 32.4 -- 30.6 -1.8 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 -- 10.7 ↑ -- -- 54.5 -- 57.7 3.2 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 21 .476 15 0 0.0 6 6 100.0
2018 Shifts 96 .351 41 3 7.3 55 8 14.5
2019 Shifts 562 .382 320 44 13.8 242 76 31.4
2021 Shifts 145 .329 75 9 12.0 70 49 70.0
2022 Shifts 427 .303 212 26 12.3 215 124 57.7
! 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 %
2016 27 14.7 51.9% 0.0% 10 21.9 10.0% 30.0%
2018 103 17.2 23.3% 1.0% 35 23.9 0.0% 17.1%
2019 576 16.4 31.4% 2.3% 304 23.4 0.0% 11.5%
2021 154 18.4 9.7% 1.3% 84 26.4 0.0% 19.0%
2022 535 18.1 12.0% 3.9% 241 24.5 0.0% 17.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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