P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 215 lbs | Age: 35
Draft: 2012 | Rd. 16, No. 497, Miami Marlins | West Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 2 1 2.88 23 0 0 25 18 1.20
2016 4 2 2.45 32 0 0 33 32 1.30
2017 1 1 7.25 42 0 0 44.2 48 1.86
3 Seasons 7 4 4.65 97 0 0 102.2 98 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 23 2-1 2.88 25 18 1.20
2016 32 4-2 2.45 33 32 1.30
2017 42 1-1 7.25 44.2 48 1.86
3 Seasons 97 7-4 4.65 102.2 98 1.52
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 24 445 72 3 4.2 2.9 86.1 111.5 15.6 34.7 .231 .362 .270 .309 .317 20.8 17.1 12.4 2.88 3.96
2016 25 565 91 4 4.4 2.8 88.6 114.0 24.1 27.5 .180 .294 .287 .261 .278 30.8 22.7 11.3 2.46 2.82
2017 26 930 130 9 6.9 4.1 88.2 108.1 17.9 34.6 .233 .394 .381 .345 .362 36.2 21.9 16.0 7.25 5.23
Player 1940 293 16 5.5 3.4 87.8 114.0 19.2 32.4 .217 .356 .328 .312 .326 30.7 21.1 13.8
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Ellington relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(63.7%) ,
Curveball
(15.3%) ,
Sinker
(12.0%) ,
Changeup
(9.1%) ,


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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 38.9 61.1 25.0 26.4 9.7 30.6 26.4 41.7 19.4 11.1 8.3 11.1 15.3 33.3
2016 30.8 69.2 33.0 23.1 13.2 31.9 31.9 36.3 12.1 12.1 6.6 19.8 19.8 29.7
2017 37.7 62.3 33.1 20.8 8.5 31.5 36.9 30.8 14.6 16.2 6.9 16.9 20.8 23.8
Player 35.8 64.2 31.1 22.9 10.2 31.4 32.8 35.2 15.0 13.7 7.2 16.4 19.1 28.0
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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 2.8 30.6 36.1 22.2 4.2 4.2 2.9
2016 0.0 19.8 41.8 17.6 9.9 4.4 2.8
2017 0.8 26.2 30.8 27.7 7.7 6.9 4.1
Player 1.0 25.3 35.5 23.2 7.5 5.5 3.4
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2017 Curveball MIA R 142 87.5 34.5 -5.8 6.1GLV -0.2 2.1 -10.1 6.1GLV -2.5
2017 Changeup MIA R 84 89.0 21.5 -6.3 14.7ARM 0.7 14.1 -5.6 14.7ARM 1.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 591 98.2 11.1 0.8 9.8ARM 1.0 17.8 0.7 9.8ARM 1.7
2017 Sinker MIA R 111 98.8 16.0 -0.8 14.9ARM -0.6 12.4 -1.6 14.9ARM -0.5
2016 Curveball MIA R 83 86.7 38.6 -3.0 7.9GLV 0.0 -1.8 -8.2 7.9GLV -3.1
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 428 98.5 12.8 1.4 9.1ARM 1.2 15.9 0.1 9.1ARM 2.8
2016 Changeup MIA R 47 88.8 26.3 -3.2 10.0ARM -2.6 9.0 -1.6 10.0ARM -1.3
! 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 %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -8 591 63.7 148 .291 .496 .418 29.5 22.3 21.0 .244 .431 .370 44.0
2017 Curveball -2.1 -3 142 15.3 19 .235 .412 .366 33.3 26.3 9.3 .188 .240 .237 25.0
2017 Sinker 0.1 0 111 12.0 31 .208 .333 .339 17.2 9.7 8.1 .207 .321 .333 28.6
2017 Changeup -2.9 -2 84 9.1 21 .250 .500 .333 39.0 33.3 18.9 .239 .394 .290 7.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 103 437 4 6 -2 -4 4
2016 139 559 5 6 -5 -2 3
2017 219 929 3 3 -12 -7 -13
Player 461 1,925 12 15 -19 12 -6
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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 445 49.0 71.4 84.5 26.5 73.3 37.0 53.3 48.3 18.6 6.1 81.5
2016 565 49.2 70.5 82.7 31.4 56.7 41.4 53.9 50.6 25.5 8.8 88.0
2017 930 45.0 79.4 73.8 23.5 63.3 40.5 55.3 48.7 29.1 6.9 84.4
Player 1,940 47.1 74.8 78.8 26.4 63.3 40.0 54.4 49.2 25.7 7.3 85.1
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 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 97 94 39 43
2016 99 95 49 41
2017 18 67 57 46 2 72 31 23 21 53 1 81 9 99 97 78 43
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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 22.91 2 2.1 0 4 2 1 50.0
2017 21.99 7 6.8 0 4 6 2 28.6
Player 22.20 9 8.8 0 8 8 3 33.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 4 5 1 1 2 3 3 2 1
2017 7 6 5 8 7 7 8 8 4 5 7 8 8 5 6 6 7 6 8 7 8 6 10 8 7 5 5 8 9 7 4
Player 9 7 7 12 8 8 10 11 5 6 8 12 10 6 8 9 8 8 11 9 10 7 14 13 8 6 7 11 12 9 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .270 +.047 .223 +.030 .193
xBA .233 +.053 .180 -.051 .231
OBP .406 +.085 .321 +.016 .305
xOBP .377 +.088 .289 -.049 .338
SLG .466 +.135 .331 +.024 .307
xSLG .394 +.100 .294 -.068 .362
ISO .197 +.090 .107 -.007 .114
xISO .160 +.046 .114 -.017 .131
BABIP .333 +.049 .284 +.059 .225
wOBA .381 +.094 .287 +.017 .270
xwOBA .345 +.084 .261 -.048 .309
wOBACON .421 +.104 .317 +.056 .261
xwOBACON .362 +.084 .278 -.039 .317
BACON .369 +.069 .300 +.064 .236
xBACON .319 +.072 .247 -.038 .285
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 36.2 +5.4 30.8 +10.0 20.8
Avg Exit Velocity 88.2 -0.4 88.6 +2.5 86.1
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 34.6 +7.1 27.5 -7.2 34.7
Barrel % 6.9 +2.5 4.4 +0.2 4.2
Avg Launch Angle 17.9 -6.2 24.1 +8.5 15.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 98.3 -0.3 98.6 +1.0 97.6
Breaking Velocity 87.5 +0.8 86.7 +5.1 81.6
Offspeed Velocity 89.0 +0.1 88.9 +2.3 86.6
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 9 +5 4 +1 3
Popup % 8.5 -4.7 13.2 +3.5 9.7
Flyball % 33.1 +0.1 33.0 +8.0 25.0
Line Drive % 20.8 -2.3 23.1 -3.3 26.4
Groundball % 37.7 +6.9 30.8 -8.1 38.9
Pull % 31.5 -0.4 31.9 +1.3 30.6
Straight Away % 36.9 +5.0 31.9 +5.5 26.4
Opposite Field % 30.8 -5.5 36.3 -5.4 41.7
Weak Contact % 0.8 +0.8 0.0 -2.8 2.8
Pull Airball % 16.9 -2.9 19.8 +8.7 11.1
Topped Contact % 26.2 +6.4 19.8 -10.8 30.6
Under Contact % 30.8 -11.0 41.8 +5.7 36.1
Flare/Burner Contact % 27.7 +10.1 17.6 -4.6 22.2
Solid Contact % 7.7 -2.2 9.9 +5.7 4.2
HR/FB % 16.3 +9.6 6.7 +1.1 5.6
Popups 11 -1 12 +5 7
Flyballs 43 +13 30 +12 18
Line Drives 27 +6 21 +2 19
Groundballs 49 +21 28 0 28
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 45.0 -4.2 49.2 +0.2 49.0
Out of Zone % 55.0 +4.2 50.8 -0.2 51.0
Edge % 40.5 -0.9 41.4 +4.4 37.0
Zone Swing % 79.4 +8.9 70.5 -0.9 71.4
Out of Zone Swing % 23.5 -7.9 31.4 +4.9 26.5
In Zone Contact % 73.8 -8.9 82.7 -1.8 84.5
Out of Zone Contact % 63.3 +6.6 56.7 -16.6 73.3
Whiff % 29.1 +3.6 25.5 +6.9 18.6
First Strike % 55.3 +1.4 53.9 +0.6 53.3
First Pitch Swing % 39.7 +5.7 34.0 +5.4 28.6
Swing % 48.7 -1.9 50.6 +2.3 48.3
Meatball Swing % 84.4 -3.6 88.0 +6.5 81.5
Meatball % 6.9 -1.9 8.8 +2.7 6.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 26.2 +8.9 17.3 +1.8 15.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 36.7 -6.6 43.3 +16.6 26.7
In Zone 418 +140 278 +61 217
Out of Zone 511 +224 287 +61 226
Edge 376 +142 234 +70 164
In Zone Swings 332 +136 196 +41 155
Out of Zone Swings 120 +30 90 +30 60
In Zone Swing & Misses 87 +53 34 +10 24
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 44 +5 39 +23 16
Basic
Pitches 930 +365 565 +120 445
PA 219 +78 141 +36 105
AB 178 +57 121 +33 88
Hits 48 +21 27 +10 17
Singles 27 +9 18 +9 9
Doubles 14 +7 7 0 7
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 7 +5 2 +1 1
Walks 35 +19 16 +3 13
Strikeouts 48 +16 32 +14 18
K% 21.9 -0.8 22.7 +5.6 17.1
BB% 16.0 +4.7 11.3 -1.1 12.4
HBP 6 +4 2 0 2
Batted Balls 130 +39 91 +19 72
Number of Fastballs 702 +274 428 +90 338
Number of Offspeed 84 +37 47 +37 10
Number of Breaking 142 +59 83 -6 89
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 133 .267 73 0 0.0 60 3 5.0
2017 Shifts 219 .381 111 1 0.9 108 5 4.6
! 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 %
2015 102 20.8 3.9% 5.9% 87 24.0 4.6% 28.7%
2016 122 23.6 4.1% 13.1% 108 26.2 8.3% 29.6%
2017 210 21.8 1.0% 3.8% 194 24.5 0.0% 11.9%

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Pitch Distribution