P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 265 lbs | Age: 44
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 15 10 3.44 32 32 0 196.1 127 1.21
2015 13 12 5.05 31 31 0 187 117 1.44
2016 2 7 9.36 15 11 0 58.2 39 2.05
9 Seasons 47 47 4.56 255 93 19 775 529 1.39
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 32 15-10 3.44 196.1 127 1.21
2015 31 13-12 5.05 187 117 1.44
2016 15 2-7 9.36 58.2 39 2.05
9 Seasons 255 47-47 4.56 775 529 1.39
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
2015 34 3059 627 38 6.1 4.6 89.7 113.7 12.6 30.9 .273 .457 .348 .352 .378 39.1 14.3 8.3 5.05 5.30
2016 35 1120 220 21 9.5 7.0 88.9 111.5 8.8 36.8 .302 .528 .431 .393 .412 37.3 13.1 10.4 9.36 7.00
Player 4179 847 59 7.0 5.3 89.5 113.7 11.6 32.5 .281 .476 .370 .363 .387 38.6 14.0 8.9
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Simon relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(31.5%) ,
Split Finger
(21.2%) ,
Cutter
(19.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(15.9%) ,
Curveball
(11.3%) ,
Eephus
(0.5%) ,


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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 %
2015 45.8 54.2 20.7 25.5 8.0 45.8 33.2 20.4 27.1 14.2 4.3 18.7 19.0 16.1
2016 51.4 48.6 19.5 25.0 4.1 42.3 40.0 16.4 24.5 20.9 5.0 17.7 19.1 11.4
Player 47.2 52.8 20.4 25.4 7.0 44.9 34.9 19.4 26.4 15.9 4.5 18.4 19.0 14.9
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2015 2.7 32.2 21.4 24.9 7.3 6.1 4.6
2016 3.2 37.7 17.3 25.5 5.0 9.5 7.0
Player 2.8 33.6 20.3 25.0 6.7 7.0 5.3
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2016 Curveball CIN R 125 77.2 54.7 -2.5 11.7GLV 2.4 -8.4 -1.6 11.7GLV 0.7
2016 Sinker CIN R 349 93.0 23.1 2.2 12.8ARM -1.0 8.9 0.7 12.8ARM -0.5
2016 Split-Finger CIN R 235 85.3 30.5 -1.1 10.4ARM 2.4 7.6 -2.7 10.4ARM 0.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 176 93.1 17.6 -1.9 6.6ARM -0.7 14.4 -1.4 6.6ARM 0.3
2016 Cutter CIN R 219 89.3 25.5 0.1 0.8GLV -1.6 9.1 0.1 0.8GLV -3.2
2015 4-Seam Fastball DET R 503 93.6 15.4 -0.1 8.0ARM 1.2 16.4 0.6 8.0ARM 1.3
2015 Curveball DET R 268 77.4 53.8 -3.2 10.6GLV 1.3 -7.5 -2.0 10.6GLV -0.3
2015 Cutter DET R 310 88.9 26.6 -1.4 1.5GLV -0.6 8.5 -1.0 1.5GLV -2.2
2015 Sinker DET R 886 93.4 21.6 0.6 14.8ARM 1.1 10.2 -1.3 14.8ARM 1.4
2015 Changeup DET R 17 86.1 32.2 3.5 10.6ARM -1.6 5.1 2.1 10.6ARM -0.9
2015 Split-Finger DET R 1026 85.2 32.3 0.4 11.5ARM 2.0 6.0 -1.4 11.5ARM 1.4
2015 Slider DET R 1 83.9 33.1 -3.9 7.1ARM -12.6 6.1 -3.9 7.1ARM -13.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 47 164 -1 -2 0 -1 -4
2009 28 116 0 -3 -1 0 -4
2010 215 829 1 0 -3 -4 -6
2011 493 1,877 1 6 -13 -11 -17
2012 268 1,002 2 10 -5 -7 1
2013 357 1,310 8 11 -5 -8 6
2014 810 2,985 12 22 -13 -16 5
2015 819 3,053 -1 13 -19 -15 -22
2016 296 1,116 -4 -7 -9 -7 -28
Player 3,333 12,452 19 51 -69 19 -68
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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 %
2015 3,059 49.0 66.0 88.0 28.4 66.5 43.6 55.9 46.8 18.7 7.3 76.1
2016 1,120 46.3 67.6 87.1 25.2 69.7 41.5 54.4 44.8 18.1 6.9 84.4
Player 4,179 48.3 66.4 87.8 27.5 67.3 43.1 55.5 46.3 18.5 7.2 78.3
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2015 6 14 9 9 10 1 24 8 5 12 33 16 39 60 33 37 35
2016 1 2 1 3 1 34 3 37 24 4 17 10 12 52 24 44 27
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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 22.68 15 11.7 3 6 11 4 26.7
Player 22.68 15 11.7 3 6 11 4 26.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 15 9 11 12 14 10 14 9 11 6 13 15 12 10 10 12 5 7 11 16 11 11 18 16 9 10 15 18 14 13 8
Player 15 9 11 12 14 10 14 9 11 6 13 15 12 10 10 12 5 7 11 16 11 11 18 16 9 10 15 18 14 13 8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .349 +.073 .276
xBA .302 +.029 .273
OBP .431 +.089 .342
xOBP .393 +.050 .343
SLG .592 +.126 .466
xSLG .528 +.071 .457
ISO .243 +.052 .191
xISO .226 +.042 .184
BABIP .363 +.065 .298
wOBA .431 +.083 .348
xwOBA .393 +.041 .352
wOBACON .463 +.090 .373
xwOBACON .412 +.034 .378
BACON .406 +.081 .325
xBACON .354 +.027 .327
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 37.3 -1.8 39.1
Avg Exit Velocity 88.9 -0.8 89.7
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 36.8 +5.9 30.9
Barrel % 9.5 +3.4 6.1
Avg Launch Angle 8.8 -3.8 12.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.0 -0.7 92.7
Breaking Velocity 77.2 -0.2 77.4
Offspeed Velocity 85.3 +0.1 85.2
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 21 -17 38
Popup % 4.1 -3.9 8.0
Flyball % 19.5 -1.2 20.7
Line Drive % 25.0 -0.5 25.5
Groundball % 51.4 +5.6 45.8
Pull % 42.3 -3.5 45.8
Straight Away % 40.0 +6.8 33.2
Opposite Field % 16.4 -4.0 20.4
Weak Contact % 3.2 +0.5 2.7
Pull Airball % 17.7 -1.0 18.7
Topped Contact % 37.7 +5.5 32.2
Under Contact % 17.3 -4.1 21.4
Flare/Burner Contact % 25.5 +0.6 24.9
Solid Contact % 5.0 -2.3 7.3
HR/FB % 34.9 +16.4 18.5
Popups 9 -41 50
Flyballs 43 -87 130
Line Drives 55 -105 160
Groundballs 113 -174 287
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 46.3 -2.7 49.0
Out of Zone % 53.8 +2.8 51.0
Edge % 41.5 -2.1 43.6
Zone Swing % 67.6 +1.6 66.0
Out of Zone Swing % 25.2 -3.2 28.4
In Zone Contact % 87.1 -0.9 88.0
Out of Zone Contact % 69.7 +3.2 66.5
Whiff % 18.1 -0.6 18.7
First Strike % 54.4 -1.5 55.9
First Pitch Swing % 27.2 -0.4 27.6
Swing % 44.8 -2.0 46.8
Meatball Swing % 84.4 +8.3 76.1
Meatball % 6.9 -0.4 7.3
Zone Swing & Miss % 12.9 +0.9 12.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 30.3 -3.2 33.5
In Zone 518 -981 1,499
Out of Zone 602 -956 1,558
Edge 465 -869 1,334
In Zone Swings 350 -639 989
Out of Zone Swings 152 -290 442
In Zone Swing & Misses 45 -74 119
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 46 -102 148
Basic
Pitches 1,120 -1,939 3,059
PA 298 -522 820
AB 255 -474 729
Hits 89 -112 201
Singles 58 -62 120
Doubles 15 -32 47
Triples 1 -9 10
Home Runs 15 -9 24
Walks 31 -37 68
Strikeouts 39 -78 117
K% 13.1 -1.2 14.3
BB% 10.4 +2.1 8.3
HBP 8 0 8
Batted Balls 220 -407 627
Number of Fastballs 744 -955 1,699
Number of Offspeed 235 -808 1,043
Number of Breaking 125 -144 269
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 292 .428 159 2 1.3 133 35 26.3
! 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 %
2010 217 18.0 27.2% 4.6% 164 23.0 1.8% 12.8%
2011 541 15.3 45.1% 1.7% 311 22.0 4.2% 10.6%
2012 238 16.2 35.7% 1.3% 198 22.0 2.5% 15.2%
2013 340 17.2 25.9% 2.6% 215 24.0 0.5% 19.5%
2014 882 16.9 28.2% 2.2% 421 22.7 1.0% 11.9%
2015 939 19.7 19.6% 9.4% 450 28.2 7.3% 40.7%
2016 305 17.4 30.2% 7.2% 213 23.6 9.9% 23.0%

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Pitch Distribution