Brandon Pfaadt
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2020 | Rd: 5, #149, Arizona Diamondbacks | Bellarmine University
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 3 9 5.72 19 18 0 96 94 1.41
2024 11 10 4.71 32 32 0 181.2 185 1.24
2025 3 1 3.04 4 4 0 23.2 18 1.10
3 Seasons 17 20 4.90 55 54 0 301.1 297 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 19 3-9 5.72 96 94 1.41
2024 32 11-10 4.71 181.2 185 1.24
2025 4 3-1 3.04 23.2 18 1.10
3 Seasons 55 17-20 4.90 301.1 297 1.28
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
2023 24 1612 298 35 11.7 8.3 90.1 113.4 18.2 37.2 .253 .457 .362 .325 .391 44.0 22.3 6.2 5.72 4.48
2024 25 2793 528 43 8.1 5.7 89.4 115.5 14.1 33.0 .246 .397 .312 .301 .374 39.4 24.3 5.5 4.71 3.78
2025 26 354 69 7 10.1 7.5 89.7 108.6 10.5 37.7 .293 .519 .320 .367 .433 42.0 19.4 5.4 3.04 5.20
Player 4759 895 85 9.5 6.7 89.7 115.5 15.2 34.7 .252 .426 .329 .314 .384 41.1 23.3 5.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Pfaadt relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(31.6%) ,
Changeup
(22.6%) ,
Sweeper
(16.1%) ,
Curveball
(16.1%) ,
Sinker
(13.6%) ,


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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 %
2023 32.6 67.4 33.9 25.2 8.4 42.6 35.2 22.1 15.4 14.4 2.7 27.2 20.8 19.5
2024 42.2 57.8 28.8 22.9 6.1 43.0 31.8 25.2 25.8 10.8 5.7 17.2 21.0 19.5
2025 47.8 52.2 17.4 27.5 7.2 39.1 29.0 31.9 15.9 20.3 11.6 23.2 8.7 20.3
Player 39.4 60.6 29.6 24.0 6.9 42.6 32.7 24.7 21.6 12.7 5.1 21.0 20.0 19.6
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 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
2023 3.0 22.5 31.5 25.5 5.7 11.7 8.3
2024 2.8 29.4 26.1 28.2 4.7 8.1 5.7
2025 2.9 37.7 18.8 23.2 7.2 10.1 7.5
Player 2.9 27.7 27.4 26.9 5.3 9.5 6.7
MLB 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
2025 Curveball AZ R 57 83.7 43.5 -6.0 8.0GLV 0.7 -4.3 -5.6 8.0GLV -1.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 112 93.2 15.1 -0.3 6.0ARM -0.9 16.5 0.3 6.0ARM -1.6
2025 Sinker AZ R 48 93.2 24.0 1.1 16.0ARM 0.6 7.7 -0.2 16.0ARM 0.6
2025 Changeup AZ R 80 87.4 31.2 -0.9 16.8ARM 2.0 4.8 -0.6 16.8ARM 2.1
2025 Sweeper AZ R 57 84.4 33.3 -4.7 11.6GLV -1.5 5.4 -3.9 11.6GLV -2.5
2024 Curveball AZ R 148 80.8 50.1 -1.1 12.8GLV 4.0 -8.2 -1.8 12.8GLV 3.4
2024 Changeup AZ R 313 87.5 32.0 0.2 15.5ARM 1.1 3.7 1.2 15.5ARM 1.3
2024 Split-Finger AZ R 16 89.6 25.7 -5.4 4.1ARM -7.4 8.0 -5.4 4.1ARM -6.6
2024 Sweeper AZ R 763 84.8 31.5 -4.9 11.3GLV -1.9 6.5 -4.9 11.3GLV -2.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 933 93.8 16.1 -0.7 5.6ARM -2.0 14.8 -0.9 5.6ARM -2.0
2024 Sinker AZ R 618 93.7 24.6 1.5 15.1ARM 0.0 6.6 0.6 15.1ARM 0.2
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -1 112 31.6 24 .273 .455 .344 18.5 12.5 14.3 .307 .544 .389 47.4
2025 Changeup 1.3 1 80 22.6 21 .158 .316 .248 29.3 0.0 0.0 .294 .511 .375 15.8
2025 Curveball -6.1 -4 57 16.1 16 .286 .929 .519 37.5 31.3 19.2 .263 .766 .458 44.4
2025 Sweeper 1.9 1 57 16.1 14 .214 .286 .218 32.0 50.0 33.3 .220 .256 .207 42.9
2025 Sinker 3.6 2 48 13.6 18 .278 .278 .250 7.4 16.7 25.0 .354 .509 .371 66.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 7 933 33.4 228 .263 .463 .347 22.4 18.4 17.2 .278 .510 .370 48.8
2024 Sweeper -0.3 -2 763 27.3 219 .215 .455 .292 36.2 35.2 23.2 .195 .353 .246 31.6
2024 Sinker -0.3 -2 619 22.2 203 .288 .366 .332 11.9 23.6 26.8 .257 .342 .287 37.1
2024 Changeup 0.5 2 313 11.2 81 .250 .289 .270 31.2 18.5 23.4 .229 .286 .249 35.5
2024 Curveball -1.5 -2 148 5.3 23 .429 .571 .459 29.5 13.0 13.6 .399 .589 .451 44.4
2024 Split-Finger -7.5 -1 16 0.6 5 .200 .800 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 .263 .621 .377 40.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 79 87.3 82 18.1 1:30 2:45 -75
2025 Curveball 57 83.7 55 10.6 8:15 7:45 30
2025 4-Seam Fastball 111 93.2 73 17.1 1:00 12:45 15
2025 Sinker 48 93.2 77 18.0 1:15 2:15 -60
2025 Sweeper 57 84.4 40 13.2 8:45 9:30 -45
2024 Changeup 306 87.5 82 16.5 1:45 2:45 -60
2024 Curveball 148 80.8 74 17.4 8:00 7:45 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 932 93.8 72 15.4 1:15 12:45 30
2024 Split-Finger 15 89.7 78 8.6 1:30 1:00 30
2024 Sinker 616 93.7 78 16.8 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 Sweeper 760 84.8 39 13.2 9:00 9:45 -45
! 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
2023 421 1,610 -4 0 -10 -4 -19
2024 759 2,792 5 16 -14 -7 1
2025 93 354 2 0 -1 -2 0
Player 1,273 4,756 3 16 -25 3 -19
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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 %
2023 1,612 53.1 67.2 82.1 29.1 54.5 43.2 63.9 49.3 25.0 8.2 76.7
2024 2,793 52.5 67.0 82.8 29.6 53.3 44.3 70.7 49.3 25.4 7.8 77.9
2025 354 45.5 70.2 83.2 34.2 62.1 47.2 65.6 50.6 24.6 6.8 87.5
Player 4,759 52.2 67.3 82.6 29.8 54.6 44.1 68.1 49.4 25.2 7.9 78.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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
2023 37 35 18 12 67 16 3 20 16 40 82 42 53 41 92 49 80
2024 58 37 43 47 74 5 41 32 42 60 87 49 59 45 94 61 74
2025 22 16 16 20 40 4 31 46 43 33 79 43 84 33 98 77 68
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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 %
2023 23.4 25 24.3 1 10 13 14 56.0
2024 23.8 24 21.8 2 11 17 9 37.5
2025 23.5 5 5.0 0 1 1 4 80.0
Player 23.6 54 51.1 3 22 31 27 50.0
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
2023 25 21 21 27 28 26 26 22 27 19 24 28 26 20 27 27 26 23 23 28 19 22 34 26 21 18 26 27 24 23 21
2024 24 22 22 22 20 21 24 20 18 15 20 22 27 20 19 18 19 15 22 24 25 21 33 27 19 20 22 22 29 22 23
2025 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Player 54 48 48 54 53 52 55 47 50 39 48 56 58 45 51 50 50 43 50 57 49 48 72 58 45 43 53 54 58 50 49
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 2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 93.5 0.3 93.8 -0.6 93.2
Offspeed Velocity 86.7 0.9 87.6 -0.2 87.4
Breaking Velocity 82.9 1.3 84.2 -0.2 84.0
Exit Velocity 90.1 -0.7 89.4 0.3 89.7
Launch Angle 18.2 -4.1 14.1 -3.6 10.5
Barrel % 11.7 -3.6 8.1 2.0 10.1
Hard Hit % 44.0 -4.6 39.4 2.6 42.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.2 -4.2 33.0 4.7 37.7
xBA .253 -0.007 .246 0.047 .293
BA .282 -0.023 .259 -0.018 .241
xwOBA .325 -0.024 .301 0.066 .367
wOBA .362 -0.050 .312 0.008 .320
xSLG .457 -0.060 .397 0.122 .519
SLG .534 -0.113 .421 0.016 .437
K% 22.3 2.0 24.3 -4.9 19.4
BB% 6.2 -0.7 5.5 -0.1 5.4
Swing % 49.3 0.0 49.3 1.3 50.6
Whiff% 25.0 0.4 25.4 -0.8 24.6
In Zone % 53.1 -0.6 52.5 -7.0 45.5
Out of Zone % 46.9 0.6 47.5 7.0 54.5
Out of Zone Swing % 29.1 0.5 29.6 4.6 34.2
First Pitch Swing % 34.0 5.7 39.7 3.3 43.0
First Pitch Strike % 63.9 6.8 70.7 -5.1 65.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 421 .362 226 5 2.2 195 118 60.5
2024 Shades 757 .312 373 3 0.8 384 162 42.2
2025 Shades 93 .320 26 6 23.1 67 56 83.6
! 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 %
2023 458 16.2 26.2% 0.4% 259 20.0 1.5% 0.4%
2024 804 15.7 32.3% 0.1% 412 20.3 0.0% 0.5%
2025 78 17.0 15.4% 1.3% 38 20.1 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution