Anthony Kay
P | B/T: L/L | 6' 0" 225LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 1, #31, New York Mets | Connecticut

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1.50
4 Seasons 4 2 5.48 28 7 0 70.2 77 1.63
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 1 0-0 4.50 2.0 3 1.50
4 Seasons 28 4-2 5.48 70.2 77 1.63

  • â–¾

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 24 258 44 2 4.5 3.2 85.6 104.5 6.8 29.5 .272 .398 .290 .324 .369 29.5 20.6 7.9 5.79 4.66
2020 25 409 62 5 8.1 5.1 88.7 111.8 15.4 35.5 .268 .466 .364 .359 .417 37.1 22.4 14.3 5.14 5.66
2021 26 649 96 8 8.3 5.1 86.7 111.2 7.3 46.9 .254 .427 .384 .344 .406 33.3 25.0 11.5 5.61 5.12
2022 27 39 5 1 20.0 10.0 104.8 116.2 17.8 60.0 .291 .374 .393 .435 .588 100.0 30.0 10.0 4.50 8.96
Player 1355 207 16 7.7 4.9 87.5 116.2 9.8 40.1 .263 .431 .360 .347 .406 35.3 23.5 11.6
MLB 6.8 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.0 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kay relies on 3 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(61.5%) ,
Slider
(33.3%) ,
Curveball
(5.1%) ,


  • â–¾
  •   
    â–¾
  •   
    â–¾
  •   
    â–¾

+ If Available Pitches Click to Video.


  • â–¾
  •   
    â–¾
  •   
    â–¾
  •   
    â–¾
  •   
    â–¾
  •   
    â–¾
  •   
    â–¾

Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 54.5 13.6 22.7 9.1 36.4 43.2 20.5 6.8 40.9 13.6 27.3 6.8 4.5 3.2
2020 37.1 25.8 29.0 8.1 30.6 41.9 27.4 6.5 17.7 32.3 27.4 4.8 8.1 5.1
2021 47.9 21.9 27.1 3.1 35.4 31.3 33.3 4.2 39.6 16.7 25.0 6.3 8.3 5.1
2022 20.0 20.0 60.0 0.0 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 60.0 0.0 20.0 10.0
Player 45.4 21.3 27.5 5.8 35.3 36.7 28.0 5.3 32.4 20.8 27.1 5.8 7.7 4.9
MLB 44.8 23.2 24.9 7.1 36.8 37.6 25.4 3.9 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.8 6.8 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

  • â–¾

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
2022 Curveball TOR L 2 79.1 58.1 3.8 7 9.5 0.9 10
2022 4-Seamer TOR L 24 94.5 16.9 -2.2 -15 3.7 -3.8 -51
2022 Slider TOR L 13 83.0 44.8 5.7 15 6.9 -0.1 -1
2021 Cutter TOR L 70 88.0 31.1 -3.6 -13 1.9 -0.5 -20
2021 Changeup TOR L 74 86.2 27.5 -3.0 -10 11.1 -3.2 -22
2021 4-Seamer TOR L 379 94.5 15.3 -0.5 -4 5.8 -1.5 -21
2021 Slider TOR L 58 82.5 44.7 5.5 14 6.5 -0.1 -1
2021 Curveball TOR L 68 77.8 55.3 -0.2 0 8.6 -0.5 -5
2020 Curveball TOR L 95 77.9 55.7 1.2 2 10.6 1.2 13
2020 Changeup TOR L 74 86.3 26.6 -4.1 -13 10.9 -3.1 -22
2020 Cutter TOR L 9 86.9 31.6 -3.6 -13 4.8 2.4 98
2020 4-Seamer TOR L 231 93.6 15.7 -0.4 -3 6.4 -0.9 -12
2019 Curveball TOR L 49 78.1 54.7 -0.9 -2 10.7 0.5 5
2019 4-Seamer TOR L 159 93.4 15.6 0.6 4 9.5 1.6 20
2019 Changeup TOR L 50 85.4 29.0 -1.9 -6 16.4 2.4 17
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
+ View Complete Pitch Movement Leaderboard

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-Seamer -4.1 -1 24 61.5 7 .200 .400 .279 54.5 42.9 50.0 .152 .189 .336 100.0
2022 Slider 3.0 0 13 33.3 2 .500 1.000 .625 0.0 0.0 0.0 .637 .838 .644 100.0
2022 Curveball 18.3 0 2 5.1 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2021 4-Seamer 1.3 5 379 58.4 102 .310 .540 .421 20.5 21.6 18.2 .273 .458 .368 30.8
2021 Changeup 1.3 1 74 11.4 13 .250 .250 .331 33.3 15.4 15.4 .268 .303 .286 30.0
2021 Cutter -1.3 -1 70 10.8 15 .167 .250 .283 24.2 33.3 15.6 .170 .209 .271 42.9
2021 Curveball 1.6 1 68 10.5 14 .250 .583 .396 36.4 28.6 20.0 .227 .480 .352 50.0
2021 Slider 2.8 2 58 8.9 12 .250 .833 .438 50.0 50.0 35.3 .209 .487 .287 33.3
2020 4-Seamer 3.0 7 231 56.5 63 .300 .620 .467 27.7 25.4 23.9 .247 .507 .384 40.0
2020 Curveball 0.0 0 95 23.2 18 .222 .333 .289 27.3 22.2 16.7 .272 .361 .275 42.9
2020 Changeup -2.3 -2 74 18.1 13 .182 .273 .259 17.2 0.0 0.0 .430 .552 .418 25.0
2020 Cutter -0.2 0 9 2.2 3 .333 .333 .300 33.3 66.7 40.0 .118 .153 .123 0.0
2019 4-Seamer 0.0 0 159 61.6 37 .281 .344 .332 18.6 10.8 8.5 .305 .402 .358 28.6
2019 Changeup 4.6 2 50 19.4 13 .417 .500 .550 44.4 15.4 11.8 .304 .461 .411 10.0
2019 Curveball -5.9 -3 49 19.0 13 .077 .077 .069 20.0 53.8 25.9 .159 .330 .198 66.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
+ View Complete Run Value Leaderboard

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 Changeup 73 86.3 91 15.0 10:15 10:15 0
2020 Curveball 92 78.0 71 17.3 4:30 4:45 -15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 225 93.6 83 16.5 10:45 11:15 -30
2021 Changeup 74 86.2 90 14.5 10:15 10:15 0
2021 Curveball 68 77.8 72 15.5 4:45 4:45 0
2021 Cutter 70 88.0 24 4.8 12:30 1:30 -60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 359 94.5 82 15.9 10:45 11:15 -30
2021 Slider 55 82.5 54 9.6 4:00 4:30 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 24 94.5 69 13.7 10:45 11:30 -45
2022 Slider 13 83.0 50 10.2 4:15 4:30 -15
â–¾
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
+ View Complete Spin Direction Leaderboard

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 63 258 -4 0 2 1 -1
2020 97 409 -2 -3 7 3 5
2021 156 649 5 -6 5 4 8
+ View Complete Swing/Take Leaderboard

Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 258 44.2 76.3 85.1 31.9 56.5 46.5 55.6 51.6 24.1 5.4 92.9
2020 409 46.9 72.9 79.3 18.4 55.0 42.3 45.4 44.0 26.1 6.6 88.9
2021 649 46.7 72.3 80.8 26.6 56.5 42.2 59.0 47.9 25.7 7.7 86.0
2022 39 35.9 42.9 83.3 44.0 54.5 43.6 60.0 43.6 35.3 2.6 0.0
Player 1,355 46.0 72.6 81.2 25.8 56.1 43.1 54.3 47.3 25.7 6.8 87.0
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.2 42.6 60.8 47.1 24.7 7.3 76.1
! 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
2019 55 60 31
2020 15 24 20 25 10 56 35 43 49 45 7 46 2 58 73 50 18
2021 55 84 35 11
+ View Complete Percentile Rankings Leaderboard

Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 -- 0 0.5 -1 0 1 0 --
2020 24.9 3 3.4 0 1 2 2 66.7
2021 23.6 7 6.1 1 0 5 2 28.6
Player 23.9 10 10.0 0 1 8 4 40.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2020 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
2021 7 6 6 7 6 4 7 7 4 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 5 7 6 6 3 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 6 6
Player 10 10 10 11 9 8 12 11 7 9 9 10 12 10 9 11 10 8 12 11 11 7 12 12 9 9 11 10 12 9 9
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
+ View Complete Expected Home Runs Leaderboard

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.4 93.4 0.0 93.5 0.1 ↑ 94.5 1.0 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 85.4 86.3 0.9 ↑ 86.2 -0.1 ↓ 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 78.1 77.9 -0.2 ↓ 80.0 2.1 ↑ 82.4 2.4 ↑
Exit Velocity 85.6 88.7 3.1 ↑ 86.7 -2.0 ↓ 104.8 18.1 ↑
Launch Angle 6.8 15.4 8.6 ↑ 7.3 -8.1 ↓ 17.8 10.5 ↑
Barrel % 4.5 8.1 3.6 ↑ 8.3 0.2 ↑ 20.0 11.7 ↑
Hard Hit % 29.5 37.1 7.6 ↑ 33.3 -3.8 ↓ 100.0 66.7 ↑
Sweet Spot % 29.5 35.5 6.0 ↑ 46.9 11.4 ↑ 60.0 13.1 ↑
xBA .272 .268 -0.004 ↓ .254 -0.014 ↓ .291 0.037 ↑
BA .263 .268 0.005 ↑ .281 0.013 ↑ .286 0.005 ↑
xwOBA .324 .359 0.035 ↑ .344 -0.015 ↓ .435 0.091 ↑
wOBA .290 .364 0.074 ↑ .384 0.020 ↑ .393 0.009 ↑
xSLG .398 .466 0.068 ↑ .427 -0.039 ↓ .374 -0.053 ↓
SLG .316 .500 0.184 ↑ .519 0.019 ↑ .571 0.052 ↑
K% 20.6 22.4 1.8 ↑ 25.0 2.6 ↑ 30.0 5.0 ↑
BB% 7.9 14.3 6.4 ↑ 11.5 -2.8 ↓ 10.0 -1.5 ↓
Swing % 51.6 44.0 -7.6 ↓ 47.9 3.9 ↑ 43.6 -4.3 ↓
Whiff% 24.1 26.1 2.0 ↑ 25.7 -0.4 ↓ 35.3 9.6 ↑
In Zone % 44.2 46.9 2.7 ↑ 46.7 -0.2 ↓ 35.9 -10.8 ↓
Out of Zone % 55.8 53.1 -2.7 ↓ 53.3 0.2 ↑ 64.1 10.8 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 31.9 18.4 -13.5 ↓ 26.6 8.2 ↑ 44.0 17.4 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 31.7 24.7 -7.0 ↓ 31.4 6.7 ↑ 20.0 -11.4 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 55.6 45.4 -10.2 ↓ 59.0 13.6 ↑ 60.0 1.0 ↑
+ View Complete Year to Year Changes Leaderboard

Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2019 63 .290 51 6 11.8 12 6 50.0
2020 96 .368 49 11 22.4 47 24 51.1
2021 151 .392 105 9 8.6 46 18 39.1
2022 10 .393 9 7 77.8 1 0 0.0

Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 71 15.6 42.3% 1.4% 34 20.8 0.0% 2.9%
2020 106 15.6 40.6% 2.8% 89 24.4 0.0% 10.1%
2021 146 16.9 25.3% 2.1% 136 24.8 0.0% 13.2%
2022 6 13.7 50.0% 0.0% 10 23.0 0.0% 10.0%
+ View Complete Pitch Tempo Leaderboard

Pitch Distribution

  • â–¾