Bryan Baker
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 235LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 11, #320, Colorado Rockies | North Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 4 3 3.49 66 2 1 69.2 76 1.23
2023 4 3 3.60 46 0 0 45 51 1.27
2024 1 1 4.32 13 0 0 16.2 13 1.02
4 Seasons 9 7 3.60 126 2 1 132.1 141 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 66 4-3 3.49 69.2 76 1.23
2023 46 4-3 3.60 45 51 1.27
2024 13 1-1 4.32 16.2 13 1.02
4 Seasons 126 9-7 3.60 132.1 141 1.22
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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
2021 26 19 3 0 0.0 0.0 70.2 88.6 45.2 33.3 .354 .409 .220 .337 .450 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.00 4.92
2022 27 1181 186 9 4.8 3.1 89.8 109.1 13.3 31.7 .226 .318 .277 .280 .332 41.4 26.1 8.9 3.49 3.22
2023 28 785 110 8 7.3 4.3 90.0 112.5 20.8 30.0 .199 .319 .287 .282 .326 36.4 27.4 12.9 3.60 3.30
2024 29 264 45 4 8.9 6.3 88.8 113.0 13.5 26.7 .238 .384 .284 .300 .346 42.2 20.6 7.9 4.32 3.59
Player 2249 344 21 6.1 3.9 89.6 113.0 16.0 30.5 .220 .327 .281 .283 .333 39.5 25.9 10.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Baker relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.2%) ,
Slider
(31.1%) ,
Changeup
(13.3%) ,
Curveball
(9.5%) ,


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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
2021 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 33.3 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022 42.5 21.5 26.9 9.1 34.9 38.2 26.9 3.8 30.1 25.8 30.1 5.4 4.8 3.1
2023 35.5 34.5 22.7 7.3 34.5 33.6 31.8 2.7 27.3 37.3 17.3 8.2 7.3 4.3
2024 44.4 22.2 22.2 11.1 40.0 35.6 24.4 4.4 26.7 24.4 24.4 6.7 8.9 6.3
Player 40.1 25.6 25.0 9.3 35.5 36.0 28.5 3.8 28.5 29.1 25.6 6.4 6.1 3.9
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! 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
2024 Curveball BAL R 25 78.9 48.9 -5.6 -10 4.4 -3.0 -41
2024 Slider BAL R 82 87.3 31.4 -2.2 -7 7.1 2.9 71
2024 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 122 96.1 12.2 0.8 6 2.4 -4.2 -64
2024 Changeup BAL R 35 83.0 28.5 -3.0 -10 12.9 -0.7 -5
2023 Slider BAL R 225 86.1 32.8 -2.4 -7 7.1 2.9 68
2023 Changeup BAL R 113 79.8 32.0 -1.0 -3 13.5 1.2 10
2023 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 444 95.7 11.5 1.6 12 2.8 -3.3 -54
2022 Slider BAL R 312 87.3 33.1 0.2 1 7.4 3.1 70
2022 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 663 96.2 11.8 0.8 6 2.4 -3.7 -60
2022 Changeup BAL R 206 84.0 28.0 -1.5 -5 14.3 1.0 8
2021 Slider TOR R 5 88.0 32.5 -0.3 -1 5.6 1.8 49
2021 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 14 94.8 11.8 1.5 11 0.1 -6.1 -98
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 0 122 46.2 27 .280 .520 .365 18.8 25.9 17.1 .260 .422 .321 50.0
2024 Slider 4.5 4 82 31.1 22 .100 .250 .195 15.6 9.1 10.0 .192 .326 .263 33.3
2024 Changeup -2.4 -1 35 13.3 8 .286 .286 .313 25.0 37.5 13.0 .293 .350 .333 50.0
2024 Curveball 4.6 1 25 9.5 6 .167 .333 .313 18.2 16.7 25.0 .242 .497 .310 40.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -3 445 56.7 107 .267 .467 .363 22.4 25.2 18.2 .253 .425 .342 48.5
2023 Slider 1.0 2 226 28.8 51 .146 .171 .259 25.5 19.6 17.9 .164 .224 .263 15.6
2023 Changeup 0.0 0 113 14.4 25 .120 .160 .122 28.6 52.0 18.3 .070 .111 .077 25.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 9 663 56.1 163 .239 .324 .300 27.3 22.7 19.1 .257 .370 .323 46.2
2022 Slider -2.0 -6 312 26.4 79 .324 .446 .358 22.5 17.7 14.0 .252 .344 .289 36.7
2022 Changeup 1.9 4 206 17.4 48 .044 .044 .081 37.7 52.1 26.3 .085 .110 .123 30.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 6.1 1 14 73.7 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 50.0 25.0 .293 .321 .272 0.0
2021 Slider -3.4 0 5 26.3 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .416 .498 .404 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 29 83.1 91 17.0 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Curveball 23 78.8 54 8.7 8:15 7:00 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 114 96.1 93 17.2 12:30 12:15 15
2024 Slider 75 87.2 47 8.3 10:45 9:45 60
2023 Changeup 112 79.8 91 17.2 1:15 1:45 -30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 438 95.7 93 18.2 12:30 12:15 15
2023 Slider 221 86.1 46 8.4 10:45 9:30 75
2022 Changeup 202 83.9 87 17.9 1:00 2:00 -60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 662 96.2 89 17.6 12:30 12:15 15
2022 Slider 311 87.3 43 8.3 10:30 9:15 75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 14 94.8 86 18.4 12:15 12:00 15
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 290 1,181 11 14 -13 -6 7
2023 187 803 9 1 -8 -4 -2
2024 63 264 3 3 -2 -1 4
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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 %
2021 19 52.6 90.0 66.7 11.1 0.0 42.1 50.0 52.6 40.0 5.3 100.0
2022 1,181 49.1 66.7 76.0 24.0 63.2 43.4 63.6 45.0 27.3 7.5 86.4
2023 785 50.0 71.2 79.9 25.0 65.3 43.8 67.6 48.0 23.6 6.5 80.4
2024 264 53.8 72.5 79.6 23.8 72.4 41.3 61.9 50.0 18.2 9.8 84.6
Player 2,249 50.0 69.2 77.8 24.2 64.7 43.2 64.6 46.7 25.0 7.4 84.3
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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
2022 76 64 87 94 55 82 88 16 21 70 34 62 4 86 77 63
2023 79 74 57
2024 84 56 54
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.8 96.2 1.4 95.7 -0.5 96.1 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 84.0 0.0 79.8 -4.2 83.0 3.2
Breaking Velocity 88.0 87.3 -0.7 85.8 -1.5 85.3 -0.5
Exit Velocity 70.2 89.8 19.6 90.0 0.2 88.8 -1.2
Launch Angle 45.2 13.3 -31.9 20.8 7.5 13.5 -7.3
Barrel % 0.0 4.8 4.8 7.3 2.5 8.9 1.6
Hard Hit % 0.0 41.4 41.4 36.4 -5.0 42.2 5.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 31.7 -1.6 30.0 -1.7 26.7 -3.3
xBA .354 .226 -0.128 .199 -0.027 .238 0.039
BA .250 .230 -0.020 .210 -0.020 .207 -0.003
xwOBA .338 .280 -0.058 .282 0.002 .300 0.018
wOBA .220 .277 0.057 .287 0.010 .284 -0.003
xSLG .409 .318 -0.091 .319 0.001 .384 0.065
SLG .250 .310 0.060 .338 0.028 .379 0.041
K% 25.0 26.1 1.1 27.4 1.3 20.6 -6.8
BB% 0.0 8.9 8.9 12.9 4.0 7.9 -5.0
Swing % 52.6 45.0 -7.6 48.0 3.0 50.0 2.0
Whiff% 40.0 27.3 -12.7 23.6 -3.7 18.2 -5.4
In Zone % 52.6 49.1 -3.5 50.0 0.9 53.8 3.8
Out of Zone % 47.4 50.9 3.5 50.0 -0.9 46.2 -3.8
Out of Zone Swing % 11.1 24.0 12.9 25.0 1.0 23.8 -1.2
First Pitch Swing % 50.0 36.1 -13.9 38.9 2.8 34.9 -4.0
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 63.6 13.6 67.6 4.0 61.9 -5.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 4 .220 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
2022 Shifts 290 .277 191 24 12.6 99 47 47.5
2023 Shades 183 .289 124 1 0.8 59 15 25.4
2024 Shades 60 .298 36 1 2.8 24 12 50.0
! 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 %
2021 1 19.9 0.0% 0.0% 6 24.7 0.0% 0.0%
2022 338 19.7 5.9% 2.7% 220 24.0 0.0% 10.9%
2023 191 16.8 18.3% 0.0% 144 19.2 0.7% 0.0%
2024 61 16.2 21.3% 0.0% 44 18.7 0.0% 2.3%
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Pitch Distribution