Brandon Finnegan
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 216LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 1, #17, Kansas City Royals | Texas Christian
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 10 11 3.98 31 31 0 172 145 1.36
2017 1 1 4.15 4 4 0 13 16 1.69
2018 0 3 7.40 5 5 0 20.2 14 2.03
5 Seasons 16 18 4.11 67 44 0 260.2 230 1.39
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 31 10-11 3.98 172 145 1.36
2017 4 1-1 4.15 13 16 1.69
2018 5 0-3 7.40 20.2 14 2.03
5 Seasons 67 16-18 4.11 260.2 230 1.39
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
2015 22 751 130 10 7.7 5.1 88.3 112.3 7.6 27.7 .236 .411 .312 .329 .384 33.8 22.8 10.7 3.56 4.55
2016 23 2884 501 40 8.0 5.4 88.3 113.2 13.9 38.9 .258 .444 .324 .347 .389 35.5 19.8 11.4 3.98 5.21
2017 24 241 30 1 3.3 1.7 87.6 112.7 1.9 30.0 .179 .286 .317 .308 .305 27.6 27.1 22.0 4.15 4.07
2018 25 396 74 5 6.8 4.9 88.5 109.9 13.0 32.4 .299 .476 .399 .376 .392 41.9 13.6 14.6 7.40 6.31
Player 4272 735 56 7.6 5.1 88.3 113.2 12.2 35.9 .254 .433 .328 .344 .385 35.6 20.1 12.2
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Finnegan relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(36.6%) ,
Sinker
(29.0%) ,
Slider
(23.0%) ,
Changeup
(11.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 55.4 44.6 18.5 21.5 4.6 31.5 45.4 23.1 22.3 29.2 3.8 9.2 16.2 19.2
2016 40.9 59.1 21.6 31.3 6.2 35.5 37.1 27.3 20.0 15.2 5.8 15.6 22.0 21.6
2017 53.3 46.7 20.0 26.7 0.0 40.0 40.0 16.7 26.7 16.7 10.0 13.3 23.3 6.7
2018 40.5 59.5 29.7 27.0 2.7 40.5 32.4 25.7 18.9 16.2 5.4 21.6 16.2 20.3
Player 43.9 56.1 21.8 29.0 5.3 35.5 38.2 26.0 20.5 17.8 5.6 15.0 20.4 20.4
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 2.3 46.2 16.9 16.9 6.2 7.7 5.1
2016 3.8 28.3 26.7 25.5 5.4 8.0 5.4
2017 0.0 50.0 16.7 16.7 10.0 3.3 1.7
2018 1.4 36.5 24.3 21.6 9.5 6.8 4.9
Player 3.1 33.2 24.4 23.3 6.1 7.6 5.1
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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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
2018 Slider CIN L 88 81.8 44.3 1.7 4.7GLV -2.1 -1.4 3.0 4.7GLV -0.8
2018 Changeup CIN L 44 82.9 31.9 -1.0 12.4ARM -1.2 8.8 -1.2 12.4ARM -1.7
2018 Sinker CIN L 111 90.4 21.6 -2.9 14.5ARM -0.3 12.8 -3.3 14.5ARM 0.2
2018 4-Seam Fastball CIN L 140 91.3 16.3 0.9 6.9ARM -0.7 17.2 1.6 6.9ARM -1.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball CIN L 63 93.5 9.9 4.7 3.7ARM -4.7 22.0 5.0 3.7ARM -4.3
2017 Sinker CIN L 102 92.5 14.3 -6.9 10.2ARM -4.8 18.2 -7.2 10.2ARM -3.6
2017 Slider CIN L 30 84.5 35.3 -1.3 6.6GLV 2.1 4.4 -1.4 6.6GLV 1.0
2017 Changeup CIN L 45 84.3 25.7 -4.6 8.4ARM -5.2 13.2 -3.4 8.4ARM -5.0
! 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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 -3 140 35.4 44 .306 .639 .424 14.3 13.6 13.3 .263 .449 .346 48.5
2018 Sinker -0.7 -1 111 28.0 23 .350 .550 .428 12.2 4.3 9.1 .372 .669 .474 42.1
2018 Slider -2.8 -2 88 22.2 21 .250 .400 .300 25.0 23.8 15.2 .270 .364 .294 26.7
2018 Changeup -3.5 -2 44 11.1 8 .571 .714 .581 16.7 0.0 0.0 .445 .527 .458 42.9
2017 Sinker 0.9 1 102 42.3 25 .158 .316 .320 24.4 16.0 21.1 .198 .380 .352 26.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 -1 63 26.1 18 .308 .308 .394 35.0 38.9 31.8 .212 .229 .334 16.7
2017 Changeup -1.1 -1 45 18.7 11 .222 .444 .355 50.0 27.3 50.0 .148 .271 .268 33.3
2017 Slider 1.3 0 30 12.4 4 .000 .000 .000 37.5 50.0 14.3 .051 .057 .049 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 28 121 1 2 -1 0 2
2015 197 751 -1 8 -5 -3 0
2016 732 2,879 10 12 -20 -11 -9
2017 58 240 2 2 -4 -2 -1
2018 96 383 -4 2 -4 -2 -8
Player 1,111 4,374 8 27 -33 8 -15
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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 %
2015 751 49.1 64.2 82.3 25.7 56.1 43.3 57.9 44.6 24.2 5.2 79.5
2016 2,884 47.9 65.5 81.7 27.2 63.6 44.3 54.6 45.5 22.6 7.2 76.9
2017 241 43.3 63.5 75.8 19.9 44.4 38.8 49.2 39.0 33.0 9.2 72.7
2018 396 48.3 71.4 84.1 23.7 78.7 38.1 54.9 45.5 16.1 8.4 93.8
Player 4,272 47.9 65.7 81.8 26.2 62.7 43.3 54.9 45.0 22.8 7.1 78.7
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2015 57 32 29
2016 14 34 24 18 11 5 11 59 40 40 8 44 28 39 41 24
2017 50 48 36
2018 22 36 20
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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 22.65 29 26.2 3 14 18 12 41.4
2017 23.93 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2018 23.76 5 3.9 1 0 5 1 20.0
Player 22.88 35 31.1 4 14 23 14 40.0
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 29 28 22 32 27 22 30 23 22 18 27 30 27 23 26 31 15 24 26 31 27 20 35 34 22 24 28 34 28 28 21
2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2018 5 4 2 3 4 4 6 5 4 2 5 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 2 6 3 3 6 5 2 3 3 5 4 5 3
Player 35 33 25 36 32 27 37 29 27 21 33 36 32 27 31 37 20 29 29 38 31 24 42 40 25 28 32 40 33 34 25
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

2015 +/-   2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018
Results
BA .216 +.020 ↑ .236 -.040 ↓ .196 +.122 ↑ .318
xBA .236 +.022 ↑ .258 -.079 ↓ .179 +.120 ↑ .299
OBP .304 +.022 ↑ .326 +.047 ↑ .373 +.035 ↑ .408
xOBP .326 +.024 ↑ .350 +.013 ↑ .363 +.035 ↑ .398
SLG .409 +.012 ↑ .421 -.117 ↓ .304 +.249 ↑ .553
xSLG .411 +.033 ↑ .444 -.158 ↓ .286 +.190 ↑ .476
ISO .193 -.007 ↓ .186 -.077 ↓ .109 +.126 ↑ .235
xISO .176 +.010 ↑ .186 -.079 ↓ .107 +.070 ↑ .177
BABIP .244 +.015 ↑ .259 +.017 ↑ .276 +.043 ↑ .319
wOBA .312 +.012 ↑ .324 -.007 ↓ .317 +.082 ↑ .399
xwOBA .329 +.018 ↑ .347 -.039 ↓ .308 +.068 ↑ .376
wOBACON .358 -.004 ↓ .354 -.031 ↓ .323 +.101 ↑ .424
xwOBACON .384 +.005 ↑ .389 -.084 ↓ .305 +.087 ↑ .392
BACON .291 +.011 ↑ .302 -.002 ↓ .300 +.065 ↑ .365
xBACON .325 +.011 ↑ .336 -.058 ↓ .278 +.073 ↑ .351
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 33.8 +1.7 ↑ 35.5 -7.9 ↓ 27.6 +14.3 ↑ 41.9
Avg Exit Velocity 88.3 0.0 88.3 -0.7 ↓ 87.6 +0.9 ↑ 88.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 27.7 +11.2 ↑ 38.9 -8.9 ↓ 30.0 +2.4 ↑ 32.4
Barrel % 7.7 +0.3 ↑ 8.0 -4.7 ↓ 3.3 +3.5 ↑ 6.8
Avg Launch Angle 7.6 +6.3 ↑ 13.9 -12.0 ↓ 1.9 +11.1 ↑ 13.0
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
Attack Angle -- -- -- -- -- -- 0°
Ideal Attack Angle % -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
Attack Direction -- -- -- -- -- -- 0°
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- -- -- -- 0°
Swing Length -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.2 -0.9 ↓ 92.3 +0.6 ↑ 92.9 -2.0 ↓ 90.9
Breaking Velocity 82.8 +1.2 ↑ 84.0 +0.5 ↑ 84.5 -2.7 ↓ 81.8
Offspeed Velocity 85.7 -0.2 ↓ 85.5 -1.2 ↓ 84.3 -1.4 ↓ 82.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 10 +30 ↑ 40 -39 ↓ 1 +4 ↑ 5
Popup % 4.6 +1.6 ↑ 6.2 -6.2 ↓ 0.0 +2.7 ↑ 2.7
Flyball % 18.5 +3.1 ↑ 21.6 -1.6 ↓ 20.0 +9.7 ↑ 29.7
Line Drive % 21.5 +9.8 ↑ 31.3 -4.6 ↓ 26.7 +0.3 ↑ 27.0
Groundball % 55.4 -14.5 ↓ 40.9 +12.4 ↑ 53.3 -12.8 ↓ 40.5
Pull % 31.5 +4.0 ↑ 35.5 +4.5 ↑ 40.0 +0.5 ↑ 40.5
Straight Away % 45.4 -8.3 ↓ 37.1 +2.9 ↑ 40.0 -7.6 ↓ 32.4
Opposite Field % 23.1 +4.2 ↑ 27.3 -10.6 ↓ 16.7 +9.0 ↑ 25.7
Weak Contact % 2.3 +1.5 ↑ 3.8 -3.8 ↓ 0.0 +1.4 ↑ 1.4
Pull Airball % 9.2 +6.4 ↑ 15.6 -2.3 ↓ 13.3 +8.3 ↑ 21.6
Topped Contact % 46.2 -17.9 ↓ 28.3 +21.7 ↑ 50.0 -13.5 ↓ 36.5
Under Contact % 16.9 +9.8 ↑ 26.7 -10.0 ↓ 16.7 +7.6 ↑ 24.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 16.9 +8.6 ↑ 25.5 -8.8 ↓ 16.7 +4.9 ↑ 21.6
Solid Contact % 6.2 -0.8 ↓ 5.4 +4.6 ↑ 10.0 -0.5 ↓ 9.5
HR/FB % 33.3 -6.4 ↓ 26.9 -10.2 ↓ 16.7 +6.0 ↑ 22.7
Popups 6 +25 ↑ 31 -31 ↓ 0 +2 ↑ 2
Flyballs 24 +84 ↑ 108 -102 ↓ 6 +16 ↑ 22
Line Drives 28 +129 ↑ 157 -149 ↓ 8 +12 ↑ 20
Groundballs 72 +133 ↑ 205 -189 ↓ 16 +14 ↑ 30
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.1 -1.2 ↓ 47.9 -4.6 ↓ 43.3 +5.0 ↑ 48.3
Out of Zone % 50.9 +1.2 ↑ 52.1 +4.6 ↑ 56.7 -5.0 ↓ 51.7
Edge % 43.3 +1.0 ↑ 44.3 -5.5 ↓ 38.8 -0.7 ↓ 38.1
Zone Swing % 64.2 +1.3 ↑ 65.5 -2.0 ↓ 63.5 +7.9 ↑ 71.4
Out of Zone Swing % 25.7 +1.5 ↑ 27.2 -7.3 ↓ 19.9 +3.8 ↑ 23.7
In Zone Contact % 82.3 -0.6 ↓ 81.7 -5.9 ↓ 75.8 +8.3 ↑ 84.1
Out of Zone Contact % 56.1 +7.5 ↑ 63.6 -19.2 ↓ 44.4 +34.3 ↑ 78.7
Whiff % 24.2 -1.6 ↓ 22.6 +10.4 ↑ 33.0 -16.9 ↓ 16.1
First Strike % 57.9 -3.3 ↓ 54.6 -5.4 ↓ 49.2 +5.7 ↑ 54.9
First Pitch Swing % 30.5 -3.1 ↓ 27.4 -0.3 ↓ 27.1 -0.6 ↓ 26.5
Swing % 44.6 +0.9 ↑ 45.5 -6.5 ↓ 39.0 +6.5 ↑ 45.5
Meatball Swing % 79.5 -2.6 ↓ 76.9 -4.2 ↓ 72.7 +21.1 ↑ 93.8
Meatball % 5.2 +2.0 ↑ 7.2 +2.0 ↑ 9.2 -0.8 ↓ 8.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.0 +0.6 ↑ 16.6 +7.6 ↑ 24.2 -9.8 ↓ 14.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 43.9 -8.0 ↓ 35.9 +19.7 ↑ 55.6 -34.3 ↓ 21.3
In Zone 369 +1,011 ↑ 1,380 -1,276 ↓ 104 +81 ↑ 185
Out of Zone 382 +1,122 ↑ 1,504 -1,368 ↓ 136 +62 ↑ 198
Edge 325 +953 ↑ 1,278 -1,185 ↓ 93 +53 ↑ 146
In Zone Swings 237 +667 ↑ 904 -838 ↓ 66 +66 ↑ 132
Out of Zone Swings 98 +311 ↑ 409 -382 ↓ 27 +20 ↑ 47
In Zone Swing & Misses 38 +112 ↑ 150 -134 ↓ 16 +3 ↑ 19
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 43 +104 ↑ 147 -132 ↓ 15 -5 ↓ 10
Basic
Pitches 751 +2,133 ↑ 2,884 -2,643 ↓ 241 +155 ↑ 396
PA 197 +537 ↑ 734 -675 ↓ 59 +44 ↑ 103
AB 171 +465 ↑ 636 -590 ↓ 46 +39 ↑ 85
Hits 37 +113 ↑ 150 -141 ↓ 9 +18 ↑ 27
Singles 21 +74 ↑ 95 -89 ↓ 6 +11 ↑ 17
Doubles 7 +14 ↑ 21 -19 ↓ 2 +3 ↑ 5
Triples 1 +4 ↑ 5 -5 ↓ 0 0 0
Home Runs 8 +21 ↑ 29 -28 ↓ 1 +4 ↑ 5
Walks 21 +63 ↑ 84 -71 ↓ 13 +2 ↑ 15
Strikeouts 45 +100 ↑ 145 -129 ↓ 16 -2 ↓ 14
K% 22.8 -3.0 ↓ 19.8 +7.3 ↑ 27.1 -13.5 ↓ 13.6
BB% 10.7 +0.7 ↑ 11.4 +10.6 ↑ 22.0 -7.4 ↓ 14.6
HBP 1 +3 ↑ 4 -4 ↓ 0 0 0
Batted Balls 130 +371 ↑ 501 -471 ↓ 30 +44 ↑ 74
Number of Fastballs 544 +1,332 ↑ 1,876 -1,711 ↓ 165 +86 ↑ 251
Number of Offspeed 50 +279 ↑ 329 -284 ↓ 45 -1 ↓ 44
Number of Breaking 157 +517 ↑ 674 -644 ↓ 30 +58 ↑ 88
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 721 .321 557 10 1.8 164 47 28.7
2017 Shifts 58 .323 50 0 0.0 8 0 0.0
2018 Shifts 100 .396 79 0 0.0 21 3 14.3
! 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 %
2014 41 20.7 0.0% 2.4% 13 22.2 0.0% 7.7%
2015 231 20.2 10.8% 6.9% 112 23.3 8.9% 20.5%
2016 853 17.3 25.0% 2.2% 473 23.5 5.7% 16.9%
2017 68 16.9 16.2% 1.5% 48 23.3 0.0% 2.1%
2018 81 14.7 59.3% 0.0% 82 22.1 0.0% 3.7%

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Pitch Distribution

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