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Alex Cobb
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 3" 205LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 4, #109, Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Vero Beach Senior HS
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Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 8 3 3.76 18 18 0 93.1 98 1.26
10 Seasons 63 60 3.87 174 174 0 1010.1 816 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 18 8-3 3.76 93.1 98 1.26
10 Seasons 174 63-60 3.87 1010.1 816 1.26

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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Max EV Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2016 29 386 81 8 9.9 89.7 112.3 8.8 28.4 .292 .516 .406 .364 .408 37 15.4 6.7 8.59 6.03
2017 30 2849 564 34 6 88.2 117.2 9.3 31.6 .269 .431 .304 .323 .365 35.1 17.3 5.9 3.66 4.61
2018 31 2437 512 40 7.8 89 114.4 7.5 33.4 .274 .455 .345 .336 .374 40.6 15.4 6.5 4.90 4.92
2019 32 229 50 13 26 94.9 118.1 6.4 42 .410 .931 .517 .551 .634 60 13.3 3.3 10.95 19.51
2020 33 807 168 16 9.5 91.3 115.8 3.8 33.9 .307 .502 .320 .377 .423 48.2 16.8 8 4.30 6.41
2021 34 1579 259 11 4.2 88.9 112.5 3 32.4 .252 .352 .286 .303 .364 37.5 24.9 8.4 3.76 3.92
8287 1634 122 7.5 89.2 118.1 7.1 32.7 .276 .450 .326 .337 .384 39.4 17.8 6.7
6.6 88.3 122.2 12 32.9 .242 .402 .317 .312 .363 35.6 22 8.4

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Cobb relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(42.1%) ,
Split Finger
(36.9%) ,
Curveball
(16.3%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(4.7%) ,


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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%
2021 Sinker 664 388 276 42.1 92.7 184 162 44 32 8 2 2 48 117 .272 .279 .383 .385 .319 .332 89.0 7 2060 5.8 14.0 23.1
2021 Split Finger 583 212 371 36.9 87.5 160 146 33 27 3 0 3 40 106 .226 .226 .308 .334 .270 .283 88.3 -1 1625 5.8 35.2 18.3
2021 Curveball 258 159 99 16.3 83.0 37 36 8 4 4 0 0 6 30 .222 .273 .333 .321 .248 .274 87.0 -6 2569 5.7 29.5 16.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball 74 25 49 4.7 93.1 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 .000 .106 .000 .183 .115 .221 86.8 18 2107 5.8 13.6 17.4
2020 Sinker 383 246 137 47.5 92.5 97 85 30 21 3 1 5 11 74 .353 .361 .588 .619 .434 .452 93.1 9 2090 5.8 7.5 11.0
2020 Split Finger 284 107 177 35.2 86.9 102 94 17 11 4 0 2 27 67 .181 .254 .287 .392 .237 .310 86.7 -3 1616 5.7 36.2 24.8
2020 Curveball 135 79 56 16.7 81.7 25 25 5 3 1 0 1 0 25 .200 .325 .360 .540 .235 .371 96.3 0 2579 5.6 23.4 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 5 2 3 0.6 92.9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .227 .000 .275 .000 .228 92.4 27 2098 5.7 0.0 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2016 51.9 17.3 23.5 7.4 39.5 42 18.5 1.2 44.4 17.3 22.2 3.7 9.9
2017 49.3 19.1 25.5 6 39.9 38.3 21.8 5.1 35.6 21.1 25.5 5.9 6
2018 51 20.1 23.6 5.3 34.8 42.2 23 2.9 40.2 19.3 22.9 5.9 7.8
2019 48 22 26 4 42 48 10 4 36 4 20 10 26
2020 54.8 11.9 31 2.4 45.8 35.7 18.5 4.2 41.1 8.9 28 8.3 9.5
2021 54.1 15.4 27.8 2.7 41.7 36.7 21.6 3.5 40.5 17.4 30.1 3.9 4.2
51.2 18.1 25.8 4.9 39.2 39.5 21.3 3.9 38.9 18 25.3 5.8 7.5
45.1 22.5 25.4 7.1 36.6 37.8 25.5 3.7 33.2 24.4 24.4 5.7 6.6

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2021 Curveball LAA R 258 83 49.9 2.3 5 4.8 -3 -38
2021 Splitter LAA R 583 87.5 32.2 0.8 2 13.8 1.9 16
2021 Sinker LAA R 663 92.7 19.8 -2.6 -12 15.5 0.6 4
2021 4-Seamer LAA R 74 93.1 14.9 0.5 3 10.5 3.3 46
2020 Sinker BAL R 382 92.5 18.9 -3.3 -15 14.7 0.1 1
2020 Splitter BAL R 283 86.9 32.1 0.8 2 12.6 0 0
2020 Curveball BAL R 134 81.7 53.3 4 8 4 -3 -43
2020 4-Seamer BAL R 5 92.9 15.3 0.1 1 6.8 -0.1 -1
2019 Splitter BAL R 80 86.5 33.5 0.4 1 14.6 2.5 21
2019 Curveball BAL R 39 82.5 56 5 10 2.7 -3.8 -58
2019 Sinker BAL R 110 92.3 20.2 -3.3 -14 15.2 0.1 1
2018 Sinker BAL R 1256 91.9 18.2 -5 -21 13.7 -1.3 -9
2018 Splitter BAL R 644 86.5 30.1 -1.8 -6 15.1 2 15
2018 Curveball BAL R 535 81.6 59.5 6.2 12 4 -2.9 -42
2018 4-Seamer BAL R 2 92.5 12.6 4.5 26 4.3 -3.8 -47
2017 Sinker TB R 1437 91.7 18.6 -3.3 -15 15.2 -0.1 -1
2017 Curveball TB R 969 80.5 60.2 6.5 12 4.8 -2.5 -34
2017 4-Seamer TB R 33 91.1 15.8 0.6 4 4.6 -4 -47
2017 Splitter TB R 406 85.6 27.5 -2.9 -10 15 1.9 14
2016 Curveball TB R 85 80.3 60.8 9.5 19 5.7 -0.9 -13
2016 4-Seamer TB R 186 90.9 18.7 -2.6 -16 13.5 5 60
2016 Changeup TB R 111 85.7 23.2 -5.9 -20 12 -0.5 -4
! 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 %
2021 4-Seamer -1.4 -1 74 4.7 12 0 0 .192 13.6 33.3 17.4 .106 .183 .223 33.3
2021 Curveball -0.8 -2 258 16.3 37 .222 .333 .251 29.5 16.2 16.7 .273 .32 .274 53.3
2021 Splitter 0.2 1 583 36.9 160 .226 .308 .285 35.2 25 18.3 .226 .334 .284 35.8
2021 Sinker 0 0 664 42.1 184 .272 .383 .329 14 26.1 23.1 .279 .385 .333 35
2020 4-Seamer -12.3 -1 5 0.6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .275 .228 50
2020 Curveball -0.9 -1 135 16.7 25 .2 .36 .274 23.4 0 0 .325 .54 .371 48
2020 Sinker 1.3 5 383 47.5 97 .353 .588 .44 7.5 11.3 11 .361 .619 .451 54.1
2020 Splitter -0.7 -2 284 35.2 102 .181 .287 .274 36.2 26.5 24.8 .254 .392 .317 41.8
2019 Curveball 4.8 2 39 17 7 .286 1.143 .7 23.1 28.6 25 .511 1.543 .817 100
2019 Sinker 5 6 110 48 26 .52 1.04 .658 14.3 0 0 .44 .844 .539 56
2019 Splitter 0.2 0 80 34.9 27 .231 .731 .402 32.1 22.2 20.7 .355 .85 .495 55
2018 Curveball 2.8 15 535 22 116 .369 .694 .453 22.9 19.8 20.5 .306 .569 .375 49.5
2018 Splitter 0.1 1 644 26.4 207 .24 .38 .298 26 19.8 16.7 .237 .379 .298 29.8
2018 Sinker -0.3 -3 1256 51.5 333 .281 .469 .358 10.2 11.4 11.9 .285 .461 .348 43.7
2018 4-Seamer -4.1 0 2 0.1 0
2017 4-Seamer -0.5 0 33 1.2 6 .4 .4 .417 26.7 16.7 11.1 .256 .29 .318 75
2017 Splitter 0.7 3 406 14.3 115 .313 .509 .361 22.5 20.9 17.3 .302 .512 .355 34.1
2017 Curveball -0.8 -8 969 34 210 .232 .315 .27 23.1 21 16.1 .262 .357 .283 37.7
2017 Sinker -0.5 -8 1437 50.4 409 .247 .423 .329 10.3 14.4 16 .262 .448 .337 33.5
2017 N/A 1 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 Curveball 129 81.7 66 15.4 7:00 6:30 30
2020 Splitter 247 86.9 80 13.6 1:30 2:30 -60
2020 Sinker 376 92.5 97 19.7 1:15 1:45 -30
2021 Curveball 258 83 58 13.9 7:00 6:45 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 74 93.1 97 19.4 1:15 1:15 0
2021 Splitter 521 87.5 80 14.9 1:30 2:45 -75
2021 Sinker 652 92.7 97 19.8 1:15 1:45 -30
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2011 223 841 -8 -4 2 2 -7
2012 567 2164 -5 -15 7 10 -4
2013 622 2396 -8 -25 7 8 -17
2014 679 2604 -2 -33 8 9 -18
2016 103 384 8 -1 3 1 10
2017 740 2847 -18 -25 20 9 -13
2018 656 2437 -4 -4 12 7 12
2019 60 229 5 4 -1 0 8
2020 226 807 -2 -5 5 3 1
2021 393 1578 3 -23 12 6 -2
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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 386 46.6 64.2 85.2 31.2 76.6 44.3 65.4 46.4 17.3 7 70.4
2017 2849 48.6 61.2 88.5 28.2 70.5 44.3 58.8 44.3 16.9 6.7 68.6
2018 2437 49 63 87 29 71.2 46.7 60.8 45.7 17.6 6.9 70.8
2019 229 42.4 66 85.9 33.3 59.1 49.3 55 47.2 24.1 7.4 76.5
2020 807 49.6 61.3 84.9 27.5 57.1 43.2 63.3 44.2 23.5 6.7 85.2
2021 1579 43.1 60.2 83.4 33 58.8 45.3 61.3 44.7 26.5 5.8 67.4
8287 47.5 61.8 86.6 29.7 66.7 45.2 60.5 44.9 19.8 6.6 71
48.5 66.8 82 28.3 58.5 42.6 60.6 47 24.6 7.2 76

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2016 22 16 63
2017 34 20 32 43 46 9 49 22 33 19 87 5 34 35 23 62
2018 16 10 10 18 30 5 23 30 8 8 79 6 16 38 24 65
2019
2020 9 2 11 25 11 4 20 6 4 13 57 28 9 44 13 60
2021 56 26 74 92 35 76 94 48 59 60 47 53 56 40 14 66
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 24 9 6.9 2 1 3 5 55.6
2020 22.8 8 7.6 0 3 8 2 25
2021 22.6 5 5.4 0 5 3 3 60

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 9 8 5 8 8 8 8 9 5 6 5 8 5 5 7 8 5 8 8 8 5 8 6 5 8 7 8 8 6 8 7
2020 8 8 12 8 12 6 6 8 9 8 10 7 3 9 6 9 5 7 7 8 4 6 5 8 8 11 7 7 8 4 12
2021 5 6 7 5 6 4 4 5 6 6 7 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 4 4 4 5 4 6 6 5 8 4 6
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.9 91.7 0.8 ↑ 91.9 0.2 ↑ 92.3 0.4 ↑ 92.5 0.2 ↑ 92.7 0.2 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 85.7 85.6 -0.1 ↓ 86.5 0.9 ↑ 86.5 0 86.9 0.4 ↑ 87.5 0.6 ↑
Breaking Velocity 80.3 80.5 0.2 ↑ 81.6 1.1 ↑ 82.5 0.9 ↑ 81.7 -0.8 ↓ 83 1.3 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.7 88.2 -1.5 ↓ 89 0.8 ↑ 94.9 5.9 ↑ 91.3 -3.6 ↓ 88.9 -2.4 ↓
Launch Angle 8.8 9.3 0.5 ↑ 7.5 -1.8 ↓ 6.4 -1.1 ↓ 3.8 -2.6 ↓ 3 -0.8 ↓
Barrel % 9.9 6 -3.9 ↓ 7.8 1.8 ↑ 26 18.2 ↑ 9.5 -16.5 ↓ 4.2 -5.3 ↓
Hard Hit % 37 35.1 -1.9 ↓ 40.6 5.5 ↑ 60 19.4 ↑ 48.2 -11.8 ↓ 37.5 -10.7 ↓
Sweet Spot % 28.4 31.6 3.2 ↑ 33.4 1.8 ↑ 42 8.6 ↑ 33.9 -8.1 ↓ 32.4 -1.5 ↓
xBA .292 .269 -0.023 ↓ .274 0.005 ↑ .41 0.136 ↑ .307 -0.103 ↓ .252 -0.055 ↓
BA .337 .254 -0.083 ↓ .284 0.03 ↑ .362 0.078 ↑ .252 -0.11 ↓ .24 -0.012 ↓
xwOBA .364 .323 -0.041 ↓ .336 0.013 ↑ .551 0.215 ↑ .377 -0.174 ↓ .303 -0.074 ↓
wOBA .406 .304 -0.102 ↓ .345 0.041 ↑ .517 0.172 ↑ .32 -0.197 ↓ .286 -0.034 ↓
xSLG .516 .431 -0.085 ↓ .455 0.024 ↑ .931 0.476 ↑ .502 -0.429 ↓ .352 -0.15 ↓
SLG .589 .405 -0.184 ↓ .482 0.077 ↑ .914 0.432 ↑ .417 -0.497 ↓ .336 -0.081 ↓
K% 15.4 17.3 1.9 ↑ 15.4 -1.9 ↓ 13.3 -2.1 ↓ 16.8 3.5 ↑ 24.9 8.1 ↑
BB% 6.7 5.9 -0.8 ↓ 6.5 0.6 ↑ 3.3 -3.2 ↓ 8 4.7 ↑ 8.4 0.4 ↑
Swing % 46.4 44.3 -2.1 ↓ 45.7 1.4 ↑ 47.2 1.5 ↑ 44.2 -3 ↓ 44.7 0.5 ↑
Whiff% 17.3 16.9 -0.4 ↓ 17.6 0.7 ↑ 24.1 6.5 ↑ 23.5 -0.6 ↓ 26.5 3 ↑
In Zone % 46.6 48.6 2 ↑ 49 0.4 ↑ 42.4 -6.6 ↓ 49.6 7.2 ↑ 43.1 -6.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 53.4 51.4 -2 ↓ 51 -0.4 ↓ 57.6 6.6 ↑ 50.4 -7.2 ↓ 56.9 6.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 31.2 28.2 -3 ↓ 29 0.8 ↑ 33.3 4.3 ↑ 27.5 -5.8 ↓ 33 5.5 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 28.8 23.5 -5.3 ↓ 27.5 4 ↑ 15 -12.5 ↓ 27.4 12.4 ↑ 25.7 -1.7 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 65.4 58.8 -6.6 ↓ 60.8 2 ↑ 55 -5.8 ↓ 63.3 8.3 ↑ 61.3 -2 ↓
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2016 102 .408 53 24 45.3 49 17 34.7
2017 738 .304 424 137 32.3 314 145 46.2
2018 656 .345 325 65 20.0 331 125 37.8
2019 60 .517 35 20 57.1 25 19 76.0
2020 226 .320 122 45 36.9 104 57 54.8
2021 393 .286 199 33 16.6 194 102 52.6

Pitch Distribution

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