Alek Manoah
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 285LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 1, #11, Toronto Blue Jays | West Virginia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 16 7 2.24 31 31 0 196.2 180 0.99
2023 3 9 5.87 19 19 0 87.1 79 1.74
2024 1 2 3.70 5 5 0 24.1 26 1.03
4 Seasons 29 20 3.34 75 75 0 420 412 1.16
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 31 16-7 2.24 196.2 180 0.99
2023 19 3-9 5.87 87.1 79 1.74
2024 5 1-2 3.70 24.1 26 1.03
4 Seasons 75 29-20 3.34 420 412 1.16
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
2021 23 1845 276 16 5.8 3.5 86.8 117.9 16.3 32.6 .199 .320 .273 .281 .325 31.2 27.7 8.7 3.22 3.30
2022 24 2949 539 29 5.4 3.7 87.5 114.9 16.9 33.0 .224 .343 .261 .284 .329 31.5 22.9 6.5 2.24 3.31
2023 25 1689 268 24 9.0 5.8 89.5 113.6 16.3 33.6 .266 .465 .370 .372 .400 44.8 19.0 14.2 5.87 6.12
2024 26 394 65 7 10.8 6.8 88.6 112.1 16.3 35.4 .221 .415 .291 .316 .372 35.4 25.2 7.8 3.70 4.11
Player 6877 1148 76 6.6 4.3 87.9 117.9 16.6 33.2 .227 .369 .291 .306 .347 34.8 23.4 9.0
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.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Manoah relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(30.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(27.7%) ,
Sinker
(27.2%) ,
Changeup
(14.7%) ,


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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
2021 39.5 29.3 22.5 8.7 35.9 34.8 29.3 6.2 27.2 31.9 24.6 4.3 5.8 3.5
2022 38.4 27.1 25.0 9.5 42.7 34.5 22.8 4.3 29.5 31.9 23.4 5.4 5.4 3.7
2023 38.8 29.1 24.3 7.8 36.6 40.7 22.8 6.3 24.3 23.5 26.9 10.1 9.0 5.8
2024 35.4 27.7 24.6 12.3 47.7 30.8 21.5 1.5 33.8 29.2 13.8 10.8 10.8 6.8
Player 38.6 28.1 24.2 9.1 39.9 35.8 24.3 5.1 28.0 29.8 24.0 6.5 6.6 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.

Pitch Movement


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
2024 Slider TOR R 120 81.0 43.6 2.6 13.5GLV 5.7 -1.7 3.3 13.5GLV 8.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 109 93.3 15.2 0.0 4.9ARM -1.9 16.2 0.5 4.9ARM -2.6
2024 Changeup TOR R 58 87.5 23.8 -6.6 12.0ARM -2.3 12.1 -7.2 12.0ARM -2.2
2024 Sinker TOR R 107 93.5 20.6 -1.7 13.3ARM -1.4 10.8 -3.5 13.3ARM -1.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 488 92.8 15.7 0.0 6.1ARM -0.6 16.2 0.4 6.1ARM -1.3
2023 Slider TOR R 506 80.8 41.9 0.6 12.5GLV 4.1 0.2 1.2 12.5GLV 7.2
2023 Changeup TOR R 215 86.3 28.1 -2.4 16.3ARM 2.1 8.8 -3.4 16.3ARM 1.9
2023 Sinker TOR R 475 92.6 21.3 -1.7 14.9ARM -0.1 10.7 -3.1 14.9ARM -0.1
2022 Changeup TOR R 329 86.5 27.3 -2.6 14.5ARM 0.4 9.6 -3.7 14.5ARM 0.3
2022 Sinker TOR R 765 93.3 21.2 -0.4 14.7ARM 0.0 10.5 -2.2 14.7ARM -0.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 1056 93.9 14.3 0.3 5.5ARM -1.5 16.9 0.7 5.5ARM -1.8
2022 Slider TOR R 798 81.5 41.0 0.5 14.5GLV 6.4 0.5 1.3 14.5GLV 8.8
2021 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 667 93.7 15.4 -0.6 5.0ARM -2.2 15.8 -0.4 5.0ARM -2.2
2021 Slider TOR R 512 81.1 41.8 0.7 15.5GLV 8.0 0.1 1.7 15.5GLV 9.8
2021 Changeup TOR R 173 86.8 29.3 -0.2 13.1ARM -0.9 7.1 -0.8 13.1ARM -0.8
2021 Sinker TOR R 492 92.8 22.3 0.8 14.1ARM -0.5 9.6 -0.8 14.1ARM -0.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 Slider -2.5 -3 120 30.5 37 .219 .438 .339 30.0 27.0 20.8 .231 .447 .324 39.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 1 109 27.7 24 .143 .190 .327 34.1 16.7 20.0 .198 .311 .276 29.4
2024 Sinker 0.4 0 107 27.2 27 .136 .136 .230 19.1 29.6 23.5 .170 .210 .264 21.4
2024 Changeup -2.6 -2 58 14.7 15 .267 .867 .460 29.7 26.7 28.6 .304 .790 .454 54.5
2023 Slider -1.8 -9 507 30.0 103 .239 .432 .352 28.6 28.2 14.3 .191 .305 .290 32.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.1 -10 490 29.0 120 .316 .592 .437 24.4 18.3 15.4 .290 .596 .428 54.5
2023 Sinker 0.3 1 476 28.2 143 .250 .379 .359 12.9 15.4 15.4 .286 .461 .388 45.7
2023 Changeup -1.2 -3 216 12.8 46 .273 .432 .339 20.0 13.0 12.2 .311 .505 .362 42.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 19 1,057 35.8 264 .212 .339 .286 26.1 24.6 22.3 .241 .392 .313 39.7
2022 Slider 0.8 6 798 27.1 231 .190 .324 .248 31.8 27.7 20.6 .218 .346 .272 22.7
2022 Sinker 1.0 8 765 25.9 219 .223 .264 .283 16.1 20.1 21.4 .212 .274 .270 29.3
2022 Changeup 1.0 3 329 11.2 72 .147 .338 .230 21.9 9.7 14.3 .221 .353 .271 36.1
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 6 668 36.2 150 .200 .331 .290 32.6 32.0 21.6 .174 .326 .275 34.1
2021 Slider 0.5 3 512 27.8 140 .146 .293 .250 37.0 37.9 28.0 .150 .270 .238 23.6
2021 Sinker 1.1 5 492 26.7 128 .211 .266 .289 22.9 16.4 20.0 .254 .322 .317 34.1
2021 Changeup -1.4 -2 173 9.4 41 .256 .462 .346 13.0 12.2 13.2 .282 .460 .338 32.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 58 87.5 74 16.8 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 108 93.3 82 16.5 1:00 12:30 30
2024 Sinker 106 93.5 80 17.1 1:00 1:45 -45
2024 Slider 118 81.0 51 14.8 7:45 8:30 -45
2023 Changeup 211 86.3 86 19.0 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 475 92.8 84 16.8 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 469 92.6 83 18.4 1:00 2:00 -60
2023 Slider 498 80.8 43 13.6 8:00 8:45 -45
2022 Changeup 324 86.5 80 17.6 1:30 2:00 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1,051 93.9 82 17.3 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Sinker 758 93.3 82 18.2 1:00 2:00 -60
2022 Slider 781 81.5 44 15.4 8:00 8:45 -45
2021 Changeup 170 86.8 82 15.3 1:45 2:15 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 666 93.7 78 16.0 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Sinker 488 92.8 79 17.1 1:00 2:00 -60
2021 Slider 507 81.1 50 16.5 8:00 8:45 -45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 459 1,845 13 20 -10 -12 11
2022 810 3,028 22 38 -11 -13 36
2023 412 1,689 0 12 -18 -15 -21
2024 103 394 2 3 -4 -3 -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 %
2021 1,845 48.7 69.5 76.0 27.9 54.5 42.3 57.3 48.1 29.7 7.3 83.0
2022 2,949 49.7 68.4 82.3 30.9 58.4 41.5 61.8 49.5 24.8 8.3 80.0
2023 1,689 46.1 67.9 84.9 26.0 62.9 42.0 59.5 45.4 21.8 7.4 71.2
2024 394 49.5 68.7 79.1 27.1 50.0 41.4 62.1 47.7 28.2 9.6 78.9
Player 6,877 48.5 68.6 81.0 28.6 58.0 41.8 60.1 48.0 25.6 7.9 78.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2021 82 89 90 83 70 54 81 86 93 79 43 75 49 45 62 77
2022 71 66 75 77 69 23 80 73 92 50 70 43 65 46 68 80
2023 4 21 16 16 1 36 29 37 10 20 3 18 16 29 65 81
2024 38 69 89
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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 %
2021 23.1 12 11.8 0 5 12 3 25.0
2022 23.0 17 15.7 1 11 12 7 41.2
2023 22.4 15 13.2 2 4 13 4 26.7
2024 24.0 5 4.2 1 0 4 1 20.0
Player 23.0 49 45.0 4 20 41 15 30.6
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
2021 12 16 12 10 14 11 14 12 6 7 10 10 12 11 11 16 13 10 13 13 12 12 16 14 10 9 14 10 13 11 13
2022 17 16 13 18 17 14 19 12 12 11 13 23 17 14 16 20 12 13 14 17 14 15 24 18 11 12 22 21 18 13 12
2023 15 13 12 12 12 13 14 12 12 10 10 12 13 13 16 14 17 13 13 16 15 15 18 17 10 11 13 13 16 12 10
2024 5 4 4 5 3 5 5 5 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 1
Player 49 49 41 45 46 43 52 41 32 32 36 48 47 42 47 55 46 40 45 51 46 46 63 54 36 36 54 49 52 39 36
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 93.3 93.6 0.3 92.7 -0.9 93.4 0.7
Offspeed Velocity 86.8 86.5 -0.3 86.3 -0.2 87.5 1.2
Breaking Velocity 81.1 81.5 0.4 80.8 -0.7 81.0 0.2
Exit Velocity 86.8 87.5 0.7 89.5 2.0 88.6 -0.9
Launch Angle 16.3 16.9 0.6 16.3 -0.6 16.3 0.0
Barrel % 5.8 5.4 -0.4 9.0 3.6 10.8 1.8
Hard Hit % 31.2 31.5 0.3 44.8 13.3 35.4 -9.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.6 33.0 0.4 33.6 0.6 35.4 1.8
xBA .199 .224 0.025 .266 0.042 .221 -0.045
BA .192 .202 0.010 .269 0.067 .189 -0.080
xwOBA .281 .284 0.003 .372 0.088 .316 -0.056
wOBA .273 .261 -0.012 .370 0.109 .291 -0.079
xSLG .320 .343 0.023 .465 0.122 .415 -0.050
SLG .314 .314 0.000 .460 0.146 .378 -0.082
K% 27.7 22.9 -4.8 19.0 -3.9 25.2 6.2
BB% 8.7 6.5 -2.2 14.2 7.7 7.8 -6.4
Swing % 48.1 49.5 1.4 45.4 -4.1 47.7 2.3
Whiff% 29.7 24.8 -4.9 21.8 -3.0 28.2 6.4
In Zone % 48.7 49.7 1.0 46.1 -3.6 49.5 3.4
Out of Zone % 51.3 50.3 -1.0 53.9 3.6 50.5 -3.4
Out of Zone Swing % 27.9 30.9 3.0 26.0 -4.9 27.1 1.1
First Pitch Swing % 25.5 34.1 8.6 30.6 -3.5 29.1 -1.5
First Pitch Strike % 57.3 61.8 4.5 59.5 -2.3 62.1 2.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 450 .272 224 18 8.0 226 111 49.1
2022 Shifts 786 .261 346 120 34.7 440 286 65.0
2023 Shades 412 .369 183 6 3.3 229 65 28.4
2024 Shades 103 .291 46 6 13.0 57 42 73.7
! 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 %
2021 526 20.1 3.6% 5.7% 316 24.1 0.3% 18.7%
2022 870 20.7 1.3% 8.2% 410 24.8 0.0% 20.5%
2023 438 17.8 15.5% 0.9% 298 21.2 0.3% 2.3%
2024 106 16.2 33.0% 0.9% 65 18.3 1.5% 3.1%

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Pitch Distribution