Blake Snell
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 225LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2011 | Rd: C-A, #52, Tampa Bay Rays | Shorewood (WA) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 8 10 3.38 24 24 0 128 171 1.20
2023 14 9 2.25 32 32 0 180 234 1.19
2024 5 3 3.12 20 20 0 104 145 1.05
9 Seasons 76 58 3.19 211 211 0 1,096.2 1,368 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 24 8-10 3.38 128 171 1.20
2023 32 14-9 2.25 180 234 1.19
2024 20 5-3 3.12 104 145 1.05
9 Seasons 211 76-58 3.19 1,096.2 1,368 1.22
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
2016 23 1716 252 8 3.2 2.0 87.4 110.4 12.6 39.7 .246 .358 .324 .314 .360 29.8 24.4 12.7 3.54 4.16
2017 24 2278 368 16 4.3 2.9 86.4 113.1 13.3 30.4 .232 .384 .308 .306 .345 30.0 21.8 10.8 4.04 4.01
2018 25 2918 414 30 7.2 4.3 87.5 117.9 10.7 33.1 .202 .341 .246 .274 .358 32.7 31.6 9.1 1.89 3.13
2019 26 1891 253 12 4.7 2.7 88.3 111.5 15.0 31.2 .204 .325 .301 .265 .352 32.0 33.3 9.1 4.29 3.04
2020 27 872 122 12 9.8 5.9 87.8 109.7 6.6 35.2 .233 .406 .312 .310 .413 36.9 31.0 8.9 3.24 4.07
2021 28 2347 308 34 11.0 6.2 89.3 112.7 12.5 39.3 .232 .431 .305 .335 .440 41.2 30.9 12.5 4.20 4.82
2022 29 2341 311 23 7.4 4.3 90.1 113.5 17.1 39.2 .207 .337 .282 .279 .363 39.5 32.0 9.5 3.38 3.19
2023 30 3168 405 30 7.4 4.0 87.2 112.2 10.6 37.0 .208 .350 .266 .300 .375 33.8 31.5 13.3 2.25 3.77
2024 31 1773 228 13 5.7 3.1 86.5 111.6 14.6 32.9 .180 .285 .241 .251 .325 28.9 34.7 10.5 3.12 2.54
Player 19304 2661 178 6.7 3.9 87.8 117.9 12.7 35.3 .214 .355 .283 .292 .368 33.8 30.2 10.9
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

Snell relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.4%) ,
Curveball
(26.1%) ,
Changeup
(17.5%) ,
Slider
(10.0%) ,


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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
2016 38.9 23.8 31.0 6.3 28.2 39.7 32.1 3.2 27.4 26.6 32.1 6.3 3.2 2.0
2017 44.8 25.0 21.7 8.4 31.3 36.1 32.1 5.2 32.1 26.9 23.6 6.3 4.3 2.9
2018 45.7 26.1 23.4 4.8 27.5 40.8 30.7 3.4 35.7 25.8 22.2 4.8 7.2 4.3
2019 38.7 22.9 28.5 9.9 37.5 34.0 28.5 0.8 32.4 28.1 27.3 6.7 4.7 2.7
2020 50.0 19.7 27.0 3.3 37.7 39.3 23.0 4.9 38.5 18.9 23.8 4.1 9.8 5.9
2021 41.6 29.2 24.4 4.9 35.7 39.9 24.4 6.2 28.2 24.0 23.1 7.5 11.0 6.2
2022 37.3 30.5 25.4 6.8 33.8 36.0 30.2 2.9 25.1 30.9 27.7 6.1 7.4 4.3
2023 43.7 24.9 26.4 4.9 37.3 35.3 27.4 4.9 32.1 22.2 23.7 7.9 7.4 4.0
2024 42.5 26.8 21.9 8.8 38.6 37.3 24.1 4.4 31.6 31.6 20.6 5.7 5.7 3.1
Player 42.4 25.9 25.2 6.5 33.6 37.5 28.6 4.0 31.2 26.3 24.7 6.3 6.7 3.9
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 Changeup SF L 311 85.5 27.2 -3.6 13.7ARM -0.6 10.3 -4.4 13.7ARM -0.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball SF L 822 95.9 11.1 1.6 5.8ARM -0.5 18.7 3.1 5.8ARM -2.4
2024 Curveball SF L 462 81.1 50.6 -1.5 12.2GLV 5.3 -8.7 0.7 12.2GLV 4.8
2024 Slider SF L 178 88.7 27.8 -4.7 2.2GLV -1.4 6.9 -5.4 2.2GLV -2.9
2023 Changeup SD L 584 86.7 25.5 -3.1 12.8ARM -1.3 11.0 -4.7 12.8ARM -1.2
2023 Slider SD L 416 88.4 28.0 -5.0 3.0GLV -0.7 7.1 -5.4 3.0GLV -2.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball SD L 1541 95.5 11.4 1.6 4.6ARM -1.1 18.8 3.5 4.6ARM -3.3
2023 Curveball SD L 627 81.0 52.6 -0.1 12.6GLV 5.7 -10.4 2.0 12.6GLV 4.9
2022 Changeup SD L 118 87.1 26.1 -1.1 13.7ARM 0.0 10.1 -3.3 13.7ARM -0.6
2022 Slider SD L 569 88.9 29.9 -0.9 4.1GLV 0.0 4.7 -2.8 4.1GLV -0.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball SD L 1300 95.8 11.2 1.5 5.2ARM -0.6 18.8 2.8 5.2ARM -2.4
2022 Curveball SD L 354 81.4 51.0 -0.4 12.2GLV 5.5 -9.4 0.6 12.2GLV 3.9
2021 Changeup SD L 231 88.3 24.4 -1.4 12.3ARM -0.6 10.8 -3.0 12.3ARM -1.6
2021 Slider SD L 567 86.6 35.4 0.9 4.3GLV 0.3 1.1 0.5 4.3GLV -0.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball SD L 1233 95.1 11.6 1.4 5.8ARM -0.4 18.8 2.7 5.8ARM -1.8
2021 Curveball SD L 315 79.6 55.7 1.3 11.0GLV 4.4 -11.9 3.2 11.0GLV 3.1
2020 Changeup TB L 167 87.9 24.0 -1.9 12.8ARM 0.4 11.5 -3.7 12.8ARM -0.8
2020 Curveball TB L 125 80.1 53.0 -2.0 9.7GLV 2.6 -9.8 1.0 9.7GLV 1.4
2020 Slider TB L 132 87.4 32.5 -2.0 3.8GLV 0.3 3.3 -2.0 3.8GLV -1.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball TB L 441 95.0 11.9 1.1 5.7ARM -0.8 18.6 2.5 5.7ARM -1.8
2019 Curveball TB L 464 81.0 50.7 -1.4 5.6GLV 0.0 -8.1 -0.6 5.6GLV -2.5
2019 Slider TB L 127 87.3 31.6 -1.5 5.1GLV 1.4 4.3 -2.7 5.1GLV -0.2
2019 4-Seam Fastball TB L 914 95.5 10.9 2.2 6.3ARM 0.0 18.9 3.2 6.3ARM -1.4
2019 Changeup TB L 384 86.3 25.6 -2.2 13.1ARM 0.3 10.8 -2.9 13.1ARM -1.2
2018 Curveball TB L 588 81.3 54.1 2.1 6.0GLV 0.1 -11.5 2.4 6.0GLV -2.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball TB L 1500 95.8 11.6 1.6 4.7ARM -1.6 18.0 2.4 4.7ARM -3.2
2018 Slider TB L 266 88.0 32.9 2.0 4.9GLV 1.3 2.5 -0.8 4.9GLV -0.5
2018 Changeup TB L 559 87.5 23.4 -3.6 13.3ARM 0.0 12.1 -4.5 13.3ARM -0.8
2017 Slider TB L 313 86.0 33.1 0.6 5.7GLV 2.3 4.2 -1.1 5.7GLV 0.2
2017 4-Seam Fastball TB L 1252 94.3 11.6 1.1 1.5ARM -4.8 19.0 2.0 1.5ARM -6.5
2017 Changeup TB L 481 86.3 20.7 -4.7 9.4ARM -3.2 15.8 -6.0 9.4ARM -4.0
2017 Curveball TB L 229 79.1 55.1 1.2 6.9GLV 0.5 -10.1 3.0 6.9GLV -1.9
2016 Curveball TB L 214 76.4 61.7 2.6 1.8GLV -4.5 -13.7 5.6 1.8GLV -4.9
2016 4-Seam Fastball TB L 976 94.2 13.2 1.1 7.3ARM 0.8 18.2 2.4 7.3ARM -2.3
2016 Changeup TB L 304 85.4 23.4 -5.5 15.9ARM 3.8 14.9 -6.5 15.9ARM 1.1
2016 Slider TB L 207 83.2 42.9 6.1 1.7ARM -7.5 -2.7 4.1 1.7ARM -5.4
! 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 0.6 5 822 46.4 166 .200 .303 .283 24.1 25.3 21.3 .198 .355 .297 33.0
2024 Curveball 2.1 10 462 26.1 138 .111 .183 .182 49.3 50.7 29.9 .124 .167 .175 25.0
2024 Changeup 0.2 1 311 17.5 80 .236 .319 .292 47.0 25.0 29.0 .250 .344 .301 25.0
2024 Slider 0.5 1 178 10.0 34 .167 .267 .247 44.6 38.2 21.7 .168 .295 .256 29.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 5 1,541 48.6 344 .255 .389 .368 19.5 18.9 18.6 .288 .500 .404 43.4
2023 Curveball 3.5 22 627 19.8 175 .079 .140 .138 56.3 62.3 33.5 .098 .164 .148 30.9
2023 Changeup 2.2 13 584 18.4 141 .185 .266 .259 46.8 18.4 26.3 .204 .299 .273 15.3
2023 Slider 1.0 4 416 13.1 82 .123 .260 .212 53.6 41.5 25.0 .160 .293 .247 32.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 6 1,300 55.5 287 .255 .407 .347 22.4 23.0 17.4 .232 .386 .328 42.2
2022 Slider 1.2 7 569 24.3 142 .169 .265 .211 46.4 47.2 30.6 .176 .282 .215 42.9
2022 Curveball 0.7 3 354 15.1 84 .179 .308 .245 43.1 41.7 19.9 .181 .294 .233 31.8
2022 Changeup -2.1 -3 118 5.0 22 .211 .211 .309 45.7 13.6 15.8 .216 .281 .251 17.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 10 1,233 52.5 289 .213 .406 .328 21.4 26.0 23.1 .248 .501 .370 44.5
2021 Slider 1.5 8 567 24.2 146 .146 .231 .218 46.9 44.5 29.4 .170 .282 .247 35.8
2021 Curveball -1.3 -4 316 13.5 68 .214 .411 .341 46.2 41.2 21.4 .218 .428 .347 50.0
2021 Changeup -3.8 -9 231 9.8 46 .429 .595 .508 24.4 4.3 7.4 .352 .483 .391 30.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -6 444 50.9 105 .326 .663 .465 22.8 20.0 18.4 .322 .603 .434 50.7
2020 Changeup 1.5 3 170 19.5 28 .259 .370 .289 31.1 0.0 0.0 .259 .388 .297 18.5
2020 Slider 3.4 4 132 15.1 31 .033 .033 .081 49.3 54.8 23.0 .041 .046 .060 7.7
2020 Curveball 2.4 3 126 14.4 39 .132 .237 .188 61.8 64.1 33.3 .156 .243 .205 30.8
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 5 914 48.3 216 .265 .400 .319 27.1 31.9 21.2 .217 .339 .265 37.9
2019 Curveball 0.4 2 464 24.5 119 .174 .376 .277 54.9 51.3 28.2 .159 .305 .236 37.5
2019 Changeup -0.5 -2 385 20.4 76 .246 .323 .326 46.7 10.5 12.7 .234 .299 .299 14.0
2019 Slider -2.4 -3 127 6.7 29 .320 .560 .421 50.9 31.0 20.9 .208 .367 .307 31.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 9 1,500 51.4 320 .222 .359 .319 24.7 24.1 19.9 .226 .394 .328 39.8
2018 Curveball 2.1 13 588 20.2 145 .126 .196 .169 53.2 64.1 30.5 .122 .178 .143 38.0
2018 Changeup 1.9 11 559 19.2 145 .195 .361 .299 31.0 6.2 14.1 .259 .453 .338 22.6
2018 Slider 4.2 11 266 9.1 87 .096 .193 .132 48.3 48.3 33.3 .169 .274 .208 23.3
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 -1 1,252 55.0 271 .240 .440 .353 14.1 12.5 11.7 .266 .458 .366 33.3
2017 Changeup 1.1 5 481 21.1 134 .258 .419 .314 26.7 11.2 18.3 .255 .432 .317 28.2
2017 Slider -0.9 -3 313 13.7 88 .205 .301 .274 48.4 47.7 24.9 .169 .254 .217 29.3
2017 Curveball 1.2 3 229 10.1 52 .184 .224 .210 51.1 53.8 29.5 .125 .142 .151 9.5
! 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 Changeup 309 85.5 98 17.1 10:30 10:00 30
2024 Curveball 454 81.1 67 17.1 4:45 4:15 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 804 95.9 94 19.2 11:15 11:30 -15
2024 Slider 173 88.6 49 6.7 12:15 12:45 -30
2023 Changeup 580 86.7 98 16.7 10:30 10:15 15
2023 Curveball 621 81.0 72 18.5 5:00 4:30 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1,510 95.5 92 18.9 11:15 11:30 -15
2023 Slider 414 88.4 46 7.3 12:15 1:00 -45
2022 Changeup 117 87.1 99 16.9 10:30 10:00 30
2022 Curveball 353 81.4 67 17.6 5:00 4:30 30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1,296 95.8 93 19.0 11:15 11:30 -15
2022 Slider 568 88.9 36 6.2 12:15 1:45 -90
2021 Changeup 230 88.3 98 16.2 10:30 10:15 15
2021 Curveball 314 79.6 79 18.7 5:00 4:45 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1,227 95.1 94 19.3 11:15 11:30 -15
2021 Slider 550 86.5 27 5.3 2:00 3:00 -60
2020 Changeup 164 88.0 98 17.1 10:45 10:15 30
2020 Curveball 121 80.1 70 16.1 5:00 4:45 15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 435 95.0 93 19.0 11:15 11:30 -15
2020 Slider 128 87.3 31 5.0 1:00 2:00 -60
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 401 1,716 10 9 -14 -6 -1
2017 545 2,275 8 22 -16 -10 4
2018 697 2,913 19 42 -13 -5 43
2019 460 1,982 4 9 -4 -5 4
2020 321 1,386 5 15 -7 -4 10
2021 549 2,347 8 24 -16 -11 5
2022 598 2,616 18 17 -17 -7 12
2023 742 3,168 27 39 -17 -6 44
2024 418 1,773 10 23 -13 -4 16
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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 %
2016 1,716 47.5 60.1 77.8 26.6 59.6 45.5 57.6 42.5 27.8 7.3 66.4
2017 2,278 42.7 65.4 82.9 26.6 55.0 44.0 53.7 43.2 26.2 5.8 75.6
2018 2,918 44.2 63.8 76.8 30.8 45.6 42.9 57.2 45.4 34.6 5.9 75.6
2019 1,891 44.2 65.2 77.2 36.0 39.2 41.2 68.0 48.9 38.3 6.7 68.5
2020 872 42.1 67.3 78.1 33.3 47.0 39.3 63.5 47.6 33.7 6.9 70.0
2021 2,347 45.2 66.9 80.0 25.8 42.2 40.0 57.6 44.4 31.6 7.0 73.9
2022 2,341 45.5 68.6 77.8 30.6 46.5 41.8 64.7 47.9 32.8 6.5 82.4
2023 3,168 39.9 65.6 76.2 27.9 41.2 41.9 59.3 42.9 37.3 5.1 71.0
2024 1,773 42.8 65.3 74.5 31.6 41.1 43.4 64.8 46.0 37.4 5.4 62.1
Player 19,304 43.7 65.3 77.9 29.5 45.6 42.3 60.1 45.2 33.5 6.2 72.5
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
2016 47 53 74 86 17 82 92 78 83 74 3 81 22 71 98 41 73
2017 57 70 64 56 54 44 80 69 74 52 16 65 38 70 92 50 88
2018 85 88 81 62 87 18 35 73 72 92 35 95 82 88 83 57 89
2019 91 88 93 91 88 65 89 58 83 92 33 98 98 82 73 43 87
2020 55 55 48 40 65 13 17 58 51 84 46 86 89 78 80 38 97
2021 23 58 31 17 25 13 8 36 29 89 10 83 27 75 87 21 90
2022 77 83 78 64 73 36 46 12 32 92 27 90 62 81 93 25 86
2023 66 88 81 69 47 25 60 84 83 94 4 98 38 76 90 38 86
2024 97 98 99 94 92 64 82 92 99 98 19 98 81 79 89 48 83
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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 23.3 5 6.2 -1 5 9 0 0.0
2017 23.0 15 13.0 2 6 7 8 53.3
2018 23.4 16 14.9 1 11 9 7 43.8
2019 24.3 15 15.2 0 5 14 4 26.7
2020 24.4 15 12.7 2 1 10 5 33.3
2021 23.8 16 17.9 -2 7 12 10 62.5
2022 24.8 12 11.6 0 7 8 6 50.0
2023 24.1 15 15.5 -1 4 10 8 53.3
2024 25.5 6 6.7 -1 0 4 5 83.3
Player 24.0 115 113.7 1 46 83 53 46.1
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
2016 5 9 3 5 6 5 8 4 5 3 6 5 6 5 8 5 1 3 8 7 7 6 11 11 5 7 6 11 8 7 5
2017 15 13 13 12 15 12 15 13 9 11 11 17 12 12 11 13 11 11 16 14 14 14 16 13 13 11 13 17 15 13 9
2018 16 19 11 14 13 14 16 14 13 11 13 18 20 12 13 16 12 13 14 18 18 17 22 17 10 12 14 17 20 15 12
2019 15 17 13 14 17 16 19 15 14 9 15 19 12 16 15 13 13 13 15 19 15 17 19 17 13 13 14 19 15 16 13
2020 15 15 14 13 14 14 14 12 11 8 13 11 10 12 14 13 13 14 13 14 14 14 16 13 9 9 13 14 14 13 10
2021 16 20 17 13 18 18 22 17 13 13 15 18 20 15 18 20 16 17 18 17 19 20 21 20 17 16 18 22 22 16 21
2022 12 10 11 12 10 10 12 13 10 9 10 11 14 12 13 13 11 12 14 10 13 12 15 14 8 11 11 11 15 12 10
2023 15 14 16 14 15 15 16 14 15 13 14 15 18 15 16 16 16 14 16 17 16 17 20 16 13 12 17 17 18 15 15
2024 6 6 6 6 8 7 8 5 8 5 7 8 7 5 7 5 5 5 6 8 5 6 9 8 6 6 7 9 8 8 7
Player 115 123 104 103 116 111 130 107 98 82 104 122 119 104 115 114 98 102 120 124 121 123 149 129 94 97 113 137 135 115 102
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.