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 8 9 4.43 28 28 0 142.1 97 1.29
4 Seasons 18 23 4.62 88 59 0 340.2 265 1.29
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 28 8-9 4.43 142.1 97 1.29
4 Seasons 88 18-23 4.62 340.2 265 1.29
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 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 2138 445 40 9.0 6.8 90.1 113.5 17.0 36.6 .267 .450 .320 .336 .374 41.3 16.5 7.6 4.43 4.81
Player 5281 1061 91 8.6 6.4 89.6 118.2 16.5 36.1 .267 .448 .332 .331 .381 39.8 18.6 6.2
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

Falter relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.5%) ,
Slider
(21.6%) ,
Curveball
(15.2%) ,
Sinker
(14.2%) ,
Split Finger
(0.6%) ,


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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 37.5 28.1 25.8 8.5 36.0 34.6 29.4 4.0 26.5 27.2 25.6 7.4 9.0 6.8
Player 37.4 28.0 25.8 8.8 36.7 36.6 26.8 3.8 26.3 27.7 26.5 6.7 8.6 6.4
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 Slider PIT L 461 86.1 30.5 -4.6 3.3GLV -0.9 6.3 -4.8 3.3GLV -1.8
2024 Curveball PIT L 324 77.7 48.6 -6.8 3.7GLV -6.0 -3.5 -4.5 3.7GLV -3.7
2024 Sinker PIT L 303 92.0 15.4 -8.2 8.2ARM -6.5 16.9 -8.8 8.2ARM -7.0
2024 Split-Finger PIT L 10 87.0 21.1 -11.8 6.7ARM -3.4 15.0 -8.8 6.7ARM -1.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 1035 91.8 14.7 1.3 2.7ARM -3.9 17.7 2.1 2.7ARM -5.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 576 90.7 15.1 1.6 1.5ARM -5.1 18.1 2.8 1.5ARM -6.4
2023 Curveball PIT L 292 76.5 54.0 -3.4 6.0GLV -4.3 -7.3 -1.1 6.0GLV -1.7
2023 Changeup PIT L 59 84.6 22.6 -9.8 7.6ARM -7.3 15.7 -9.4 7.6ARM -6.4
2023 Split-Finger PIT L 31 85.0 24.7 -7.1 5.5ARM -5.2 12.9 -8.7 5.5ARM -3.1
2023 Slider PIT L 245 84.5 31.4 -5.7 3.0GLV -2.0 6.7 -4.9 3.0GLV -2.2
2023 Sinker PIT L 93 90.7 16.3 -7.9 7.7ARM -6.7 16.8 -8.5 7.7ARM -7.4
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 1 1,036 48.5 306 .255 .410 .328 16.6 15.7 16.7 .255 .411 .324 34.3
2024 Slider -0.4 -2 461 21.6 110 .245 .304 .275 28.7 24.5 19.4 .233 .346 .275 41.6
2024 Curveball -2.2 -7 325 15.2 66 .305 .610 .409 20.7 13.6 15.3 .277 .521 .367 38.5
2024 Sinker 0.3 1 303 14.2 104 .260 .448 .333 15.7 12.5 14.6 .327 .609 .419 62.7
2024 Split-Finger -2.8 0 12 0.6 3 .333 1.333 .667 12.5 0.0 0.0 .341 1.061 .581 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 .337 .607 .446 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
! 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 Curveball 307 77.7 47 7.1 3:45 4:45 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1,002 91.8 97 17.3 11:45 11:45 0
2024 Split-Finger 12 86.9 91 16.1 11:45 11:00 45
2024 Sinker 290 92.0 97 18.3 11:45 11:00 45
2024 Slider 450 86.1 64 6.7 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
! 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 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 589 2,137 -3 13 -14 -4 -8
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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 24.0 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 2,138 54.2 67.8 85.9 27.8 62.5 45.4 58.7 49.5 19.6 8.5 75.3
Player 5,281 54.1 67.9 85.4 27.7 60.8 44.7 62.4 49.4 20.7 7.9 76.4
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 23 1 100
2022 19 17 9 6 45 39 31 35 45 39 89 34 34 14 2 8 100
2023 22 10 15 23 44 36 29 34 47 12 87 4 54 10 4 4 99
2024 16 13 10 14 32 8 23 18 27 6 56 8 40 18 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 4.0 1 5 4 1 20.0
2022 24.6 17 17.9 -1 2 17 4 23.5
2023 21.7 17 15.1 2 5 10 7 41.2
2024 24.2 17 19.3 -2 9 13 9 52.9
Player 23.6 56 56.2 0 21 44 21 37.5
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 4 4 4 4 6 3 2 3 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 3 4 5 4 4
2022 17 15 17 15 17 19 21 13 12 15 18 19 17 20 20 20 19 18 20 18 20 17 21 19 15 15 20 21 19 19 17
2023 17 14 10 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 17 17 18 20 19 19 22 16 15 15 19 20 20 18 19 18 19 16 21 24 21 20 25 22 17 17 19 20 22 21 19
Player 56 50 48 53 56 58 63 48 45 46 55 62 56 56 60 60 57 52 61 64 61 56 69 62 48 49 57 61 63 58 53
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 91.9 1.2
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 82.6 2.5
Exit Velocity 88.9 89.0 0.1 89.6 0.6 90.1 0.5
Launch Angle 15.4 17.6 2.2 14.8 -2.8 17.0 2.2
Barrel % 6.2 8.3 2.1 9.0 0.7 9.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 37.1 38.5 1.4 39.3 0.8 41.3 2.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.1 37.7 2.6 34.1 -3.6 36.6 2.5
xBA .246 .262 0.016 .280 0.018 .267 -0.013
BA .262 .263 0.001 .288 0.025 .260 -0.028
xwOBA .291 .331 0.040 .339 0.008 .336 -0.003
wOBA .311 .338 0.027 .354 0.016 .320 -0.034
xSLG .379 .454 0.075 .467 0.013 .450 -0.017
SLG .423 .477 0.054 .503 0.026 .424 -0.079
K% 24.5 21.2 -3.3 17.3 -3.9 16.5 -0.8
BB% 4.3 4.9 0.6 5.8 0.9 7.6 1.8
Swing % 48.2 48.6 0.4 50.6 2.0 49.5 -1.1
Whiff% 23.3 24.0 0.7 18.3 -5.7 19.6 1.3
In Zone % 54.9 53.5 -1.4 54.1 0.6 54.2 0.1
Out of Zone % 45.1 46.5 1.4 45.9 -0.6 45.8 -0.1
Out of Zone Swing % 22.1 28.2 6.1 29.2 1.0 27.8 -1.4
First Pitch Swing % 23.7 31.5 7.8 33.7 2.2 28.9 -4.8
First Pitch Strike % 61.9 66.2 4.3 65.1 -1.1 58.7 -6.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 139 .311 83 7 8.4 56 10 17.9
2022 Shifts 349 .338 275 30 10.9 74 29 39.2
2023 Shades 346 .355 277 28 10.1 69 21 30.4
2024 Shades 587 .315 461 32 6.9 126 15 11.9
! 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 624 16.6 19.9% 0.3% 309 19.5 0.3% 1.0%

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Pitch Distribution