Bailey Falter
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 4" 205LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 5, #144, Philadelphia Phillies | Chino Hills (CA) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 6 4 3.86 20 16 0 84 74 1.21
2023 2 9 5.36 18 14 0 80.2 60 1.41
2024 7 7 4.45 24 24 0 121.1 84 1.31
4 Seasons 17 21 4.65 84 55 0 319.2 252 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 20 6-4 3.86 84 74 1.21
2023 18 2-9 5.36 80.2 60 1.41
2024 24 7-7 4.45 121.1 84 1.31
4 Seasons 84 17-21 4.65 319.2 252 1.30
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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 24 552 97 6 6.2 4.3 88.9 109.6 15.4 35.1 .246 .379 .311 .291 .360 37.1 24.5 4.3 5.61 3.55
2022 25 1295 252 21 8.3 6.0 89.0 115.9 17.6 37.7 .262 .454 .338 .331 .395 38.5 21.2 4.9 3.86 4.62
2023 26 1296 267 24 9.0 6.9 89.6 118.2 14.8 34.1 .280 .467 .354 .339 .389 39.3 17.3 5.8 5.36 4.93
2024 27 1807 384 34 8.9 6.7 90.3 113.5 17.9 37.2 .279 .475 .323 .347 .392 41.1 16.7 7.1 4.45 5.07
Player 4950 1000 85 8.5 6.3 89.7 118.2 16.8 36.3 .271 .457 .334 .335 .389 39.6 18.8 5.9
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

Falter relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(50.1%) ,
Slider
(19.3%) ,
Curveball
(16.2%) ,
Sinker
(13.8%) ,
Split Finger
(0.7%) ,


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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 37.1 26.8 25.8 10.3 35.1 45.4 19.6 1.0 33.0 29.9 27.8 2.1 6.2 4.3
2022 34.1 33.3 25.0 7.5 34.5 39.3 26.2 5.2 21.8 29.0 25.4 9.5 8.3 6.0
2023 40.4 23.2 26.6 9.7 40.4 34.1 25.5 3.0 27.7 26.6 28.5 4.5 9.0 6.9
2024 36.2 28.9 26.6 8.3 34.9 35.4 29.7 3.9 24.5 27.3 27.3 7.8 8.9 6.7
Player 36.9 28.3 26.1 8.7 36.3 37.0 26.7 3.7 25.5 27.8 27.2 6.8 8.5 6.3
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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
2024 Split-Finger PIT L 10 87.0 21.1 -11.7 -36 6.7 -3.5 -34
2024 Sinker PIT L 249 91.9 15.5 -8.1 -34 8.2 -6.5 -44
2024 Slider PIT L 348 85.9 30.9 -4.4 -12 3.3 -1.0 -24
2024 Curveball PIT L 291 77.4 49.2 -6.5 -12 3.7 -6.2 -62
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 905 91.8 14.8 1.3 8 2.7 -3.9 -59
2023 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 576 90.7 15.1 1.6 9 1.5 -5.1 -78
2023 Changeup PIT L 59 84.6 22.6 -9.8 -30 7.6 -7.3 -49
2023 Sinker PIT L 93 90.7 16.3 -7.9 -33 7.7 -6.7 -46
2023 Slider PIT L 245 84.5 31.4 -5.7 -15 3.0 -2.0 -40
2023 Curveball PIT L 292 76.5 54.0 -3.4 -6 6.0 -4.3 -42
2023 Split-Finger PIT L 31 85.0 24.7 -7.1 -22 5.5 -5.3 -49
2022 4-Seam Fastball PHI L 412 91.4 13.8 2.3 14 1.3 -5.3 -80
2022 Curveball PHI L 219 76.6 53.4 -2.8 -5 7.6 -3.8 -33
2022 Changeup PHI L 52 83.1 24.9 -9.6 -28 8.3 -6.5 -44
2022 Sinker PHI L 419 91.0 15.8 -4.4 -22 7.9 -4.6 -37
2022 Slider PHI L 191 83.5 35.5 -2.1 -6 4.4 -0.9 -18
2021 Changeup PHI L 30 83.7 23.9 -8.8 -27 8.7 -5.5 -39
2021 Curveball PHI L 15 76.1 52.8 -4.1 -7 4.6 -6.8 -59
2021 Sinker PHI L 340 91.8 14.9 -5.4 -27 7.9 -5.7 -42
2021 Slider PHI L 128 84.5 32.6 -4.0 -11 3.9 -1.7 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball PHI L 34 91.6 15.3 0.9 6 4.6 -1.6 -26
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 3 906 50.1 266 .260 .396 .320 16.5 16.9 17.4 .262 .415 .328 35.5
2024 Slider -0.5 -2 348 19.3 86 .263 .300 .266 30.2 26.7 21.1 .245 .381 .282 38.3
2024 Curveball -2.4 -7 292 16.2 60 .316 .632 .408 17.8 13.3 14.8 .293 .555 .368 40.0
2024 Sinker 0.6 1 249 13.8 89 .268 .476 .347 14.8 9.0 11.6 .347 .658 .445 59.5
2024 Split-Finger -2.7 0 12 0.7 3 .333 1.333 .667 12.5 0.0 0.0 .381 1.153 .634 33.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -3 576 44.4 166 .305 .435 .345 15.6 19.3 17.5 .269 .382 .307 40.7
2023 Curveball -2.6 -8 292 22.5 76 .267 .493 .343 20.9 19.7 15.8 .301 .546 .362 40.0
2023 Slider -1.0 -3 245 18.9 62 .288 .746 .440 19.9 9.7 9.5 .272 .563 .366 32.1
2023 Sinker -1.5 -1 93 7.2 25 .333 .571 .436 13.3 8.0 10.5 .338 .608 .447 47.4
2023 Changeup -1.3 -1 59 4.6 12 .273 .364 .341 33.3 16.7 16.7 .288 .459 .355 44.4
2023 Split-Finger 3.7 1 31 2.4 5 .000 .000 .000 33.3 40.0 22.2 .213 .285 .214 33.3
2022 Sinker -0.6 -2 420 32.4 99 .270 .573 .393 21.9 24.2 20.5 .260 .528 .365 42.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 4 412 31.8 147 .213 .331 .266 19.1 17.7 21.0 .229 .359 .283 35.1
2022 Curveball 0.1 0 219 16.9 33 .281 .656 .398 35.0 30.3 14.1 .244 .468 .317 45.5
2022 Slider 0.1 0 192 14.8 54 .280 .500 .346 33.0 25.9 20.9 .291 .473 .346 37.8
2022 Changeup -5.1 -3 52 4.0 16 .563 .750 .572 8.0 0.0 0.0 .484 .771 .542 37.5
2021 Sinker 0.3 1 342 62.0 95 .264 .391 .321 21.4 22.1 21.9 .241 .348 .285 38.8
2021 Slider -2.7 -4 129 23.4 28 .333 .593 .405 30.3 35.7 20.4 .296 .467 .341 35.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball 5.8 2 34 6.2 7 .143 .143 .129 15.8 28.6 33.3 .160 .177 .144 20.0
2021 Changeup 0.4 0 32 5.8 9 .111 .444 .222 25.0 11.1 12.5 .210 .574 .321 37.5
2021 Curveball -1.2 0 15 2.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! 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 Curveball 274 77.3 48 7.4 3:45 4:45 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 871 91.8 97 17.2 11:45 11:45 0
2024 Split-Finger 12 86.9 91 16.1 11:45 11:00 45
2024 Sinker 237 91.9 97 18.1 11:45 11:00 45
2024 Slider 338 85.9 62 6.5 12:45 1:15 -30
2023 Changeup 59 84.6 91 17.0 11:30 11:00 30
2023 Curveball 291 76.5 66 11.7 4:15 5:00 -45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 570 90.7 95 17.5 11:45 11:45 0
2023 Split-Finger 30 85.0 93 13.5 11:30 11:00 30
2023 Sinker 93 90.7 95 18.1 11:45 11:00 45
2023 Slider 243 84.4 59 6.8 1:15 1:00 15
2022 Changeup 52 83.1 96 16.4 11:15 11:00 15
2022 Curveball 219 76.6 67 12.3 4:15 4:45 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 412 91.4 95 18.5 11:45 11:45 0
2022 Sinker 418 91.0 94 18.5 11:45 11:00 45
2022 Slider 188 83.5 54 5.6 1:30 2:15 -45
2021 Changeup 32 83.7 95 17.0 11:15 11:00 15
2021 Curveball 15 76.1 54 9.5 4:00 5:00 -60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 33 91.5 96 17.1 11:45 11:30 15
2021 Sinker 337 91.8 95 18.7 11:45 11:15 30
2021 Slider 128 84.5 58 6.3 1:00 1:30 -30
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 139 552 -3 9 -5 -2 0
2022 355 1,319 -2 11 -8 -4 -3
2023 346 1,296 -7 1 -6 -2 -14
2024 504 1,807 0 12 -13 -4 -4
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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 552 54.9 69.6 79.6 22.1 65.5 43.8 61.9 48.2 23.3 7.8 86.0
2022 1,295 53.5 66.4 84.3 28.2 53.5 45.2 66.2 48.6 23.8 6.4 75.9
2023 1,296 54.1 68.8 88.0 29.2 63.8 43.5 65.1 50.6 18.3 8.3 75.0
2024 1,807 55.2 68.0 86.7 26.9 60.1 44.9 60.7 49.6 19.1 8.9 75.0
Player 4,950 54.4 68.0 85.6 27.4 59.8 44.5 63.4 49.5 20.5 8.0 76.4
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 23 1 100
2022 19 17 9 7 45 39 31 35 45 39 89 33 34 14 2 8 100
2023 22 10 15 23 44 36 29 34 47 12 87 4 54 10 4 4 99
2024 9 9 6 13 28 11 26 15 30 9 63 7 31 17 6 1 98
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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 25.6 5 5.0 0 4 4 2 40.0
2022 24.6 17 18.9 -2 2 17 5 29.4
2023 21.7 17 15.2 2 5 10 7 41.2
2024 24.3 15 16.6 -2 7 11 8 53.3
Player 23.6 54 55.6 -2 18 42 22 40.7
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 5 4 5 5 5 5 7 4 3 4 6 5 4 5 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 6 4 5 4 5 6 5 5
2022 17 16 18 16 18 20 22 14 13 16 19 20 18 21 21 21 20 18 21 19 21 19 22 20 16 16 21 22 20 20 18
2023 17 15 11 14 16 16 16 13 15 14 15 18 15 15 17 17 16 14 16 17 15 15 18 16 13 13 15 16 17 14 13
2024 15 15 15 18 16 16 18 14 12 14 18 16 16 15 15 15 16 14 18 21 18 18 22 20 14 16 16 17 19 18 18
Player 54 51 48 53 55 57 61 48 44 47 56 60 54 55 58 59 56 51 60 62 60 57 69 62 47 50 56 60 62 57 54
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 91.8 91.2 -0.6 ↓ 90.7 -0.5 ↓ 91.8 1.1 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 83.7 83.1 -0.6 ↓ 84.8 1.7 ↑ 86.9 2.1 ↑
Breaking Velocity 83.6 79.8 -3.8 ↓ 80.1 0.3 ↑ 82.0 1.9 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.9 89.0 0.1 ↑ 89.6 0.6 ↑ 90.3 0.7 ↑
Launch Angle 15.4 17.6 2.2 ↑ 14.8 -2.8 ↓ 17.9 3.1 ↑
Barrel % 6.2 8.3 2.1 ↑ 9.0 0.7 ↑ 8.9 -0.1 ↓
Hard Hit % 37.1 38.5 1.4 ↑ 39.3 0.8 ↑ 41.1 1.8 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.1 37.7 2.6 ↑ 34.1 -3.6 ↓ 37.2 3.1 ↑
xBA .246 .262 0.016 ↑ .280 0.018 ↑ .279 -0.001 ↓
BA .262 .263 0.001 ↑ .288 0.025 ↑ .269 -0.019 ↓
xwOBA .291 .331 0.040 ↑ .339 0.008 ↑ .347 0.008 ↑
wOBA .311 .338 0.027 ↑ .354 0.016 ↑ .323 -0.031 ↓
xSLG .379 .454 0.075 ↑ .467 0.013 ↑ .475 0.008 ↑
SLG .423 .477 0.054 ↑ .503 0.026 ↑ .429 -0.074 ↓
K% 24.5 21.2 -3.3 ↓ 17.3 -3.9 ↓ 16.7 -0.6 ↓
BB% 4.3 4.9 0.6 ↑ 5.8 0.9 ↑ 7.1 1.3 ↑
Swing % 48.2 48.6 0.4 ↑ 50.6 2.0 ↑ 49.6 -1.0 ↓
Whiff% 23.3 23.8 0.5 ↑ 18.3 -5.5 ↓ 19.1 0.8 ↑
In Zone % 54.9 53.5 -1.4 ↓ 54.1 0.6 ↑ 55.2 1.1 ↑
Out of Zone % 45.1 46.5 1.4 ↑ 45.9 -0.6 ↓ 44.8 -1.1 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 22.1 28.2 6.1 ↑ 29.2 1.0 ↑ 26.9 -2.3 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 23.7 31.5 7.8 ↑ 33.7 2.2 ↑ 29.2 -4.5 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 61.9 66.2 4.3 ↑ 65.1 -1.1 ↓ 60.7 -4.4 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 139 .311 83 8 9.6 56 11 19.6
2022 Shifts 349 .338 275 46 16.7 74 30 40.5
2023 Shades 346 .355 277 28 10.1 69 21 30.4
2024 Shades 502 .318 395 32 8.1 107 15 14.0
! 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 175 19.3 1.1% 1.7% 82 21.8 0.0% 3.7%
2022 384 19.7 1.6% 1.8% 188 23.0 0.0% 5.3%
2023 369 15.5 40.4% 0.0% 187 19.0 1.6% 0.5%
2024 505 16.7 17.8% 0.4% 244 19.7 0.0% 0.8%

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Pitch Distribution