Brandon Hughes
P | Bats/Throws: S/L | 6' 2" 215LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 16, #495, Chicago Cubs | Michigan State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 3 3.12 57 0 8 57.2 68 1.09
2023 0 3 7.24 17 0 0 13.2 17 1.61
2024 0 0 8.15 15 2 0 17.2 21 1.92
3 Seasons 2 6 4.75 89 2 8 89 106 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 57 2-3 3.12 57.2 68 1.09
2023 17 0-3 7.24 13.2 17 1.61
2024 15 0-0 8.15 17.2 21 1.92
3 Seasons 89 2-6 4.75 89 106 1.34
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
2022 26 973 144 16 11.1 6.7 88.8 112.4 19.0 39.6 .217 .393 .298 .305 .383 38.3 28.3 9.2 3.12 3.86
2023 27 239 37 3 8.1 4.8 90.0 106.6 14.8 43.2 .261 .445 .343 .351 .439 37.8 27.0 12.7 7.24 5.34
2024 28 350 56 12 21.4 13.5 86.5 111.7 16.7 46.4 .308 .694 .457 .454 .572 41.1 23.6 11.2 8.15 10.13
Player 1562 237 31 13.1 7.9 88.5 112.4 17.8 41.8 .244 .469 .342 .347 .437 38.9 27.0 10.2
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

Hughes relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(40.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(37.1%) ,
Sinker
(22.6%) ,


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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
2022 34.0 32.6 24.3 9.0 37.5 36.8 25.7 5.6 25.0 28.5 22.2 5.6 11.1 6.7
2023 35.1 35.1 29.7 0.0 54.1 35.1 10.8 5.4 24.3 21.6 35.1 5.4 8.1 4.8
2024 28.6 37.5 25.0 8.9 39.3 33.9 26.8 7.1 19.6 23.2 23.2 5.4 21.4 13.5
Player 32.9 34.2 25.3 7.6 40.5 35.9 23.6 5.9 23.6 26.2 24.5 5.5 13.1 7.9
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

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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
2024 4-Seam Fastball AZ L 130 92.5 17.5 -1.1 10.3ARM 2.3 14.6 -1.0 10.3ARM 2.1
2024 Slider AZ L 141 82.0 35.0 -4.6 6.7GLV -0.8 5.9 -4.4 6.7GLV 1.6
2024 Sinker AZ L 79 92.5 23.5 -0.9 16.6ARM 1.4 8.6 -0.5 16.6ARM 1.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC L 96 93.3 16.5 -0.8 11.1ARM 3.7 15.0 -0.3 11.1ARM 3.2
2023 Slider CHC L 132 83.1 36.1 -2.4 3.5GLV -3.0 3.6 -1.8 3.5GLV -1.7
2023 Sinker CHC L 11 93.2 21.5 -1.7 17.3ARM 2.1 10.1 -1.8 17.3ARM 2.3
! 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 Slider -1.7 -2 141 40.3 39 .212 .485 .354 52.5 43.6 31.5 .161 .349 .290 37.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball -4.4 -6 130 37.1 31 .417 1.042 .602 18.0 12.9 12.1 .395 1.010 .590 47.6
2024 Sinker -0.2 0 79 22.6 19 .368 .632 .426 5.6 0.0 0.0 .455 .893 .570 36.8
2023 Slider -1.3 -2 132 55.2 32 .241 .241 .263 53.0 34.4 26.2 .248 .305 .283 27.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -1 96 40.2 27 .238 .619 .419 11.4 22.2 20.7 .240 .555 .401 43.8
2023 Sinker -5.6 -1 11 4.6 3 .667 .667 .600 0.0 0.0 -- .528 1.028 .648 66.7
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 130 92.5 92 17.7 10:30 10:45 -15
2024 Sinker 79 92.5 88 18.9 10:30 9:45 45
2024 Slider 141 82.0 28 9.1 2:30 1:45 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 96 93.3 96 18.5 10:30 10:45 -15
2023 Sinker 11 93.2 93 20.3 10:45 10:00 45
2023 Slider 129 83.1 24 5.0 2:15 2:00 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 231 952 -2 13 -2 -6 3
2023 62 239 1 -1 -2 -1 -4
2024 89 350 0 -2 -4 -2 -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 %
2022 973 45.7 69.0 78.0 32.3 45.5 39.7 67.2 48.7 33.1 6.6 87.3
2023 239 42.3 65.3 80.3 28.3 33.3 39.3 61.3 43.9 37.1 5.0 58.3
2024 350 45.1 65.2 79.6 28.6 56.4 43.7 61.8 45.1 28.5 7.1 72.0
Player 1,562 45.0 67.6 78.7 30.8 46.0 40.6 65.0 47.2 32.7 6.5 80.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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
2022 50 73 39 16 47 51 4 41 47 83 30 90 78 38 69 42
2023 38 67 57
2024 26 65 64
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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 %
2022 24.6 11 8.5 3 2 7 4 36.4
2023 24.4 2 1.5 1 1 1 1 50.0
2024 23.5 8 7.8 0 2 5 4 50.0
Player 24.1 21 17.8 3 5 13 9 42.9
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
2022 11 9 6 8 7 8 8 7 5 5 7 9 11 8 8 13 9 7 10 8 10 9 12 11 7 6 10 10 12 8 6
2023 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
2024 8 5 6 7 8 8 9 7 8 7 9 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 9 9 9 9 8 9 5 8 8 8 9 8 8
Player 21 15 15 16 17 18 19 15 14 13 17 20 20 16 17 22 17 15 21 20 20 20 23 21 13 15 20 20 22 17 15
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.2 93.3 0.1 ↑ 92.5 -0.8 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 85.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 82.9 83.1 0.2 ↑ 82.0 -1.1 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.8 90.0 1.2 ↑ 86.5 -3.5 ↓
Launch Angle 19.0 14.8 -4.2 ↓ 16.7 1.9 ↑
Barrel % 11.1 8.1 -3.0 ↓ 21.4 13.3 ↑
Hard Hit % 38.3 37.8 -0.5 ↓ 41.1 3.3 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 39.6 43.2 3.6 ↑ 46.4 3.2 ↑
xBA .217 .261 0.044 ↑ .308 0.047 ↑
BA .200 .264 0.064 ↑ .316 0.052 ↑
xwOBA .305 .351 0.046 ↑ .454 0.103 ↑
wOBA .298 .343 0.045 ↑ .457 0.114 ↑
xSLG .393 .445 0.052 ↑ .694 0.249 ↑
SLG .395 .415 0.020 ↑ .697 0.282 ↑
K% 28.3 27.0 -1.3 ↓ 23.6 -3.4 ↓
BB% 9.2 12.7 3.5 ↑ 11.2 -1.5 ↓
Swing % 48.7 43.9 -4.8 ↓ 45.1 1.2 ↑
Whiff% 33.1 37.1 4.0 ↑ 28.5 -8.6 ↓
In Zone % 45.7 42.3 -3.4 ↓ 45.1 2.8 ↑
Out of Zone % 54.3 57.7 3.4 ↑ 54.9 -2.8 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 32.3 28.3 -4.0 ↓ 28.6 0.3 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 36.1 27.4 -8.7 ↓ 36.0 8.6 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 67.2 61.3 -5.9 ↓ 61.8 0.5 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 231 .306 138 30 21.7 93 48 51.6
2023 Shades 62 .343 32 1 3.1 30 19 63.3
2024 Shades 89 .457 54 4 7.4 35 8 22.9
! 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 %
2022 242 17.8 10.7% 0.4% 159 21.1 0.0% 5.0%
2023 58 15.9 27.6% 1.7% 50 18.1 14.0% 0.0%
2024 104 15.7 37.5% 0.0% 63 17.4 3.2% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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