Bronson Arroyo
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 190LBS | Age: 47
Draft: 1995 | Rd: 3, #69, Pittsburgh Pirates | Brooksville-Hernando HS (Brooksville, FL)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2013 14 12 3.79 32 32 0 202 124 1.15
2014 7 4 4.08 14 14 0 86 47 1.29
2017 3 6 7.35 14 14 0 71 45 1.59
16 Seasons 148 137 4.28 419 383 1 2,435.2 1,571 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2013 32 14-12 3.79 202 124 1.15
2014 14 7-4 4.08 86 47 1.29
2017 14 3-6 7.35 71 45 1.59
16 Seasons 419 148-137 4.28 2,435.2 1,571 1.30
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2017 40 1159 256 26 10.2 8.1 88.6 110.0 19.8 37.9 .290 .540 .417 .368 .411 29.8 14.0 5.9 7.35 6.08
Player 1159 256 26 10.2 8.1 88.6 110.0 19.8 37.9 .290 .540 .417 .368 .411 29.8 14.0 5.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Arroyo relies on 6 pitches.
Curveball
(28.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(23.5%) ,
Slider
(20.7%) ,
Sinker
(10.5%) ,
Changeup
(9.7%) ,
Cutter
(7.5%) ,


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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
2017 32.0 30.5 28.9 8.6 45.3 33.2 21.5 2.3 21.9 31.6 25.0 4.7 10.2 8.1
Player 32.0 30.5 28.9 8.6 45.3 33.2 21.5 2.3 21.9 31.6 25.0 4.7 10.2 8.1
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2017 Sinker CIN R 120 83.4 35.3 4.7 15 15.4 1.2 9
2017 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 270 84.4 26.4 -4.4 -20 13.6 5.0 58
2017 Changeup CIN R 111 75.7 41.0 4.1 11 11.3 -1.2 -9
2017 Slider CIN R 238 72.9 39.6 -4.5 -10 6.9 -1.8 -21
2017 Curveball CIN R 322 71.8 48.4 -14.1 -23 13.7 2.3 20
2017 Cutter CIN R 86 84.4 22.0 9.4 30 6.3 -9.3 -311
! 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 %
2017 Curveball 0.7 2 322 27.8 91 .237 .588 .359 24.0 16.5 18.1 .211 .405 .296 20.3
2017 4-Seam Fastball -3.3 -9 270 23.3 77 .357 .657 .460 4.7 5.2 5.9 .331 .565 .401 36.8
2017 Slider 0.9 2 238 20.5 64 .164 .328 .230 23.3 31.3 24.4 .186 .366 .251 22.0
2017 Sinker -8.8 -11 120 10.4 33 .567 .867 .624 11.5 3.0 3.2 .441 .756 .522 41.4
2017 Changeup -3.7 -4 111 9.6 30 .400 .967 .555 21.3 13.3 21.1 .323 .645 .401 30.8
2017 Cutter -5.4 -5 86 7.4 21 .579 1.263 .731 14.7 4.8 5.9 .514 1.065 .627 36.8
! 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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 844 3,352 -7 21 -19 -12 -17
2009 906 3,350 4 27 -13 -14 4
2010 894 3,326 0 33 -13 -13 8
2011 847 3,075 -12 3 -10 -8 -29
2012 856 3,038 16 10 -6 -10 10
2013 821 2,859 -1 16 -10 -8 -3
2014 356 1,250 2 7 -6 -5 -1
2017 316 1,147 -11 0 -6 -6 -24
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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 %
2017 1,159 50.5 71.0 85.9 26.1 70.3 41.4 60.6 48.7 17.3 9.0 75.7
Player 1,159 50.5 71.0 85.9 26.1 70.3 41.4 60.6 48.7 17.3 9.0 75.7
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2017 4 6 2 1 25 21 1 15 76 6 87 6 33 1 7 30 19
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 22.2 23 21.6 1 5 14 11 47.8
Player 22.2 23 21.6 1 5 14 11 47.8

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 23 22 17 21 25 23 26 21 18 18 22 24 21 22 23 23 20 19 23 22 22 20 25 23 20 20 20 24 25 23 16
Player 23 22 17 21 25 23 26 21 18 18 22 24 21 22 23 23 20 19 23 22 22 20 25 23 20 20 20 24 25 23 16
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 315 .423 191 15 7.9 124 61 49.2
! 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 %
2010 1058 14.1 57.8% 1.7% 531 22.0 1.7% 10.2%
2011 955 15.6 41.8% 0.5% 517 23.1 0.4% 8.9%
2012 946 15.6 40.8% 0.5% 428 23.3 0.5% 12.4%
2013 1048 15.7 40.7% 1.5% 418 23.4 1.2% 12.2%
2014 395 15.0 50.6% 0.3% 199 20.5 2.5% 7.5%
2017 337 13.8 69.1% 0.3% 194 19.5 1.0% 3.1%
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Pitch Distribution