Andrew Wantz
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 235LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 7, #211, Los Angeles Angels | UNC Greensboro
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 1 3.22 42 1 0 50.1 52 1.15
2023 2 0 3.89 27 3 0 39.1 33 1.09
2024 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 3 1.50
4 Seasons 5 1 3.88 91 4 0 118.1 126 1.16
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 42 2-1 3.22 50.1 52 1.15
2023 27 2-0 3.89 39.1 33 1.09
2024 1 0-0 6.75 1.1 3 1.50
4 Seasons 91 5-1 3.88 118.1 126 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 25 483 67 8 11.9 6.7 87.8 109.5 20.8 49.3 .227 .412 .308 .316 .420 34.3 31.7 9.2 4.94 4.24
2022 26 831 129 14 10.9 6.9 87.8 112.8 21.6 34.9 .217 .377 .294 .306 .360 34.9 25.5 10.3 3.22 3.89
2023 27 658 111 9 8.1 5.6 85.1 109.6 20.3 28.8 .240 .397 .272 .310 .350 31.5 20.6 9.4 3.89 4.04
2024 28 35 2 1 50.0 16.7 96.5 104.3 31.1 100.0 .160 .601 .456 .376 .783 50.0 50.0 16.7 6.75 6.25
Player 2007 309 32 10.4 6.5 86.9 112.8 21.0 36.2 .227 .395 .292 .310 .372 33.7 25.7 9.8
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

Wantz relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(28.6%) ,
Sweeper
(28.6%) ,
Cutter
(22.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(20.0%) ,


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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 29.9 25.4 32.8 11.9 40.3 34.3 25.4 4.5 22.4 28.4 22.4 10.4 11.9 6.7
2022 30.2 35.7 23.3 10.9 34.1 31.0 34.9 2.3 21.7 34.9 25.6 4.7 10.9 6.9
2023 30.6 33.3 20.7 15.3 39.6 37.8 22.5 6.3 18.9 40.5 20.7 5.4 8.1 5.6
2024 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 16.7
Player 30.1 33.0 24.3 12.6 37.2 34.3 28.5 4.2 20.7 35.6 23.0 6.1 10.4 6.5
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 Sinker LAA R 10 93.8 21.2 -1.1 13.9ARM -0.8 9.9 -2.6 13.9ARM -0.9
2024 Cutter LAA R 8 90.4 24.5 0.7 4.9GLV 2.7 8.6 0.3 4.9GLV 2.2
2024 Sweeper LAA R 10 83.9 34.3 -4.0 14.4GLV 0.7 4.6 -3.0 14.4GLV 0.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 7 94.7 14.3 0.0 5.4ARM -1.9 16.1 0.3 5.4ARM -2.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 256 94.0 12.8 1.9 4.0ARM -2.8 18.2 2.4 4.0ARM -3.4
2023 Cutter LAA R 188 89.4 27.3 -0.8 5.0GLV 2.4 6.8 -1.1 5.0GLV 2.4
2023 Sweeper LAA R 173 83.8 33.4 -5.2 12.1GLV -1.4 5.8 -4.3 12.1GLV -2.0
2023 Changeup LAA R 41 87.7 33.1 3.1 12.7ARM -1.7 2.7 2.7 12.7ARM -1.7
! 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 %
2024 Sweeper 2.7 0 10 28.6 3 .000 .000 .000 20.0 66.7 25.0 .022 .048 .030 0.0
2024 Sinker -24.0 -2 10 28.6 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 25.0 0.0 0.0 .734 2.862 1.476 100.0
2024 Cutter 3.3 0 8 22.9 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.9 0 7 20.0 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.1 -5 256 38.9 52 .295 .568 .403 24.4 15.4 8.3 .280 .490 .371 43.2
2023 Cutter 0.4 1 188 28.6 46 .244 .439 .334 25.8 19.6 29.0 .261 .454 .345 37.5
2023 Sweeper 3.0 5 173 26.3 49 .067 .089 .142 25.8 22.4 16.2 .191 .290 .240 17.1
2023 Changeup -1.4 -1 41 6.2 12 .167 .250 .179 44.4 41.7 17.2 .207 .266 .202 14.3
! 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
2024 Sinker 10 93.8 74 17.3 1:00 2:00 -60
2023 Changeup 29 87.8 68 13.8 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Cutter 172 89.5 41 7.9 11:30 10:30 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 237 94.0 83 18.2 12:45 12:30 15
2023 Sweeper 124 83.8 45 13.5 8:45 9:30 -45
! 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
2021 119 483 -7 6 -3 -3 -7
2022 204 831 6 12 -5 -5 7
2023 159 658 7 4 -7 -4 0
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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 483 51.6 69.1 76.2 25.2 50.8 41.4 64.7 47.8 30.3 7.0 70.6
2022 831 46.3 70.6 76.8 26.7 47.1 39.7 55.9 47.1 32.0 7.3 77.0
2023 658 48.2 70.7 78.6 27.9 62.1 41.5 63.5 48.5 26.3 7.8 80.4
2024 35 45.7 87.5 78.6 21.1 50.0 54.3 50.0 51.4 27.8 8.6 100.0
Player 2,007 48.2 70.5 77.3 26.6 53.1 41.0 60.5 47.8 29.6 7.4 77.2
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
2021 44 64 36
2022 47 73 51 30 48 58 6 65 73 68 17 88 20 48 83 36
2023 49 89 41
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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 24.9 5 4.7 0 3 3 2 40.0
2022 23.1 8 8.7 -1 1 9 1 12.5
2023 24.2 4 4.1 0 3 2 2 50.0
2024 23.5 1 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.9 18 18.1 0 7 15 5 27.8
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 5 4 3 6 4 6 7 6 4 3 3 7 4 3 6 6 4 5 6 4 5 4 7 5 4 3 4 5 4 5 3
2022 8 6 8 9 9 9 10 8 8 9 8 9 9 7 10 10 8 10 10 9 8 9 10 10 6 9 9 10 10 9 6
2023 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 6 4 4
2024 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
Player 18 14 14 20 17 20 22 19 15 16 15 19 18 14 21 20 17 21 22 18 19 18 23 21 14 17 17 19 21 19 14
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 91.3 92.3 1.0 92.1 -0.2 93.0 0.9
Offspeed Velocity 86.9 86.9 0.0 87.7 0.8 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.3 81.3 -2.0 83.8 2.5 83.9 0.1
Exit Velocity 87.8 87.8 0.0 85.1 -2.7 96.5 11.4
Launch Angle 20.8 21.6 0.8 20.3 -1.3 31.1 10.8
Barrel % 11.9 10.9 -1.0 8.1 -2.8 50.0 41.9
Hard Hit % 34.3 34.9 0.6 31.5 -3.4 50.0 18.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 49.3 34.9 -14.4 28.8 -6.1 100.0 71.2
xBA .227 .217 -0.010 .240 0.023 .160 -0.080
BA .219 .206 -0.013 .197 -0.009 .200 0.003
xwOBA .316 .306 -0.010 .310 0.004 .376 0.066
wOBA .308 .294 -0.014 .272 -0.022 .456 0.184
xSLG .412 .377 -0.035 .397 0.020 .601 0.204
SLG .400 .367 -0.033 .352 -0.015 .800 0.448
K% 31.7 25.5 -6.2 20.6 -4.9 50.0 29.4
BB% 9.2 10.3 1.1 9.4 -0.9 16.7 7.3
Swing % 47.8 47.1 -0.7 48.5 1.4 51.4 2.9
Whiff% 30.3 32.0 1.7 26.3 -5.7 27.8 1.5
In Zone % 51.6 46.3 -5.3 48.2 1.9 45.7 -2.5
Out of Zone % 48.4 53.7 5.3 51.8 -1.9 54.3 2.5
Out of Zone Swing % 25.2 26.7 1.5 27.9 1.2 21.1 -6.8
First Pitch Swing % 27.7 26.0 -1.7 34.0 8.0 16.7 -17.3
First Pitch Strike % 64.7 55.9 -8.8 63.5 7.6 50.0 -13.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 119 .308 73 11 15.1 46 27 58.7
2022 Shifts 204 .294 122 26 21.3 82 54 65.9
2023 Shades 159 .272 94 1 1.1 65 20 30.8
2024 Shades 6 .456 5 3 60.0 1 1 100.0
! 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 114 16.2 35.1% 2.6% 108 21.5 0.0% 6.5%
2022 215 15.7 42.3% 2.3% 161 22.4 1.2% 8.7%
2023 185 14.3 62.2% 0.5% 105 18.5 2.9% 0.0%
2024 13 16.8 38.5% 0.0% 2 17.2 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution