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 5.01 19 0 0 23.1 23 1.16
4 Seasons 9 7 3.76 132 2 1 139 151 1.23
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 19 1-1 5.01 23.1 23 1.16
4 Seasons 132 9-7 3.76 139 151 1.23
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
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 4.89
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 29 370 63 6 9.5 6.5 90.6 113.0 15.6 28.6 .229 .367 .311 .294 .360 47.6 24.7 7.5 5.01 3.59
Player 2355 362 23 6.4 4.0 89.8 113.0 16.3 30.7 .219 .327 .286 .283 .336 40.6 26.3 9.9
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

Baker relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.8%) ,
Slider
(28.2%) ,
Changeup
(13.8%) ,
Curveball
(9.2%) ,


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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 42.9 28.6 20.6 7.9 33.3 39.7 27.0 4.8 22.2 25.4 23.8 11.1 9.5 6.5
Player 40.1 26.5 24.6 8.8 34.5 36.7 28.7 3.9 27.6 29.0 25.4 7.2 6.4 4.0
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


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 Slider BAL R 104 87.4 31.2 -2.5 7.2GLV 3.4 4.3 -2.7 7.2GLV 2.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 180 96.3 12.0 0.7 2.6ARM -4.1 17.5 1.7 2.6ARM -4.9
2024 Curveball BAL R 34 79.0 48.6 -5.9 4.8GLV -2.5 -5.0 -4.9 4.8GLV -4.6
2024 Changeup BAL R 51 82.8 28.5 -3.0 13.1ARM -0.3 11.4 -6.5 13.1ARM -1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 444 95.7 11.5 1.6 2.8ARM -3.3 18.4 2.6 2.8ARM -4.6
2023 Slider BAL R 225 86.1 32.8 -2.3 7.1GLV 3.1 3.9 -2.5 7.1GLV 1.8
2023 Changeup BAL R 113 79.8 32.0 -1.0 13.5ARM 1.2 11.2 -5.8 13.5ARM -0.9
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -3 180 48.6 45 .286 .571 .382 30.2 33.3 23.8 .235 .393 .297 55.6
2024 Slider 0.8 1 104 28.1 29 .192 .346 .278 16.1 10.3 13.6 .203 .331 .277 39.1
2024 Changeup -0.8 0 51 13.8 11 .222 .222 .227 20.0 36.4 14.3 .239 .282 .324 50.0
2024 Curveball 3.0 1 34 9.2 8 .125 .250 .358 15.4 12.5 25.0 .285 .474 .318 42.9
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
! 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 Changeup 45 82.8 91 17.3 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Curveball 32 78.9 52 8.8 8:15 7:15 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 172 96.3 93 17.3 12:30 12:15 15
2024 Slider 97 87.4 47 8.5 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
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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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 93 369 -2 5 -3 -1 -1
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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 370 52.2 70.5 76.5 24.9 61.4 42.4 63.4 48.6 23.9 8.9 84.8
Player 2,355 49.9 69.0 77.3 24.3 63.4 43.3 64.7 46.6 25.6 7.3 84.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 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
2022 76 64 87 94 55 82 88 16 21 70 34 62 4 86 77 63
2023 79 74 57
2024 84 55 54
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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 24.0 3 4.2 -1 3 5 0 0.0
2023 22.3 4 3.5 1 3 3 1 25.0
2024 24.0 3 1.8 1 4 2 0 0.0
Player 23.3 10 9.5 1 10 10 1 10.0
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
2022 3 3 5 3 5 4 4 3 2 4 4 5 6 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 5 5 6 5 3 4 5 4 6 4 5
2023 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
2024 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 3 2 2
Player 10 7 8 9 10 9 9 6 6 8 8 13 12 8 9 11 8 8 8 8 11 13 15 14 8 8 9 10 13 9 10
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 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.8 96.2 1.4 95.7 -0.5 96.3 0.6
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 84.0 0.0 79.8 -4.2 82.8 3.0
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 90.6 0.6
Launch Angle 45.2 13.3 -31.9 20.8 7.5 15.6 -5.2
Barrel % 0.0 4.8 4.8 7.3 2.5 9.5 2.2
Hard Hit % 0.0 41.4 41.4 36.4 -5.0 47.6 11.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 31.7 -1.6 30.0 -1.7 28.6 -1.4
xBA .354 .226 -0.128 .199 -0.027 .229 0.030
BA .250 .230 -0.020 .210 -0.020 .235 0.025
xwOBA .338 .280 -0.058 .282 0.002 .294 0.012
wOBA .220 .277 0.057 .287 0.010 .311 0.024
xSLG .409 .318 -0.091 .319 0.001 .367 0.048
SLG .250 .310 0.060 .338 0.028 .435 0.097
K% 25.0 26.1 1.1 27.4 1.3 24.7 -2.7
BB% 0.0 8.9 8.9 12.9 4.0 7.5 -5.4
Swing % 52.6 45.0 -7.6 48.0 3.0 48.6 0.6
Whiff% 40.0 27.3 -12.7 23.6 -3.7 23.9 0.3
In Zone % 52.6 49.1 -3.5 50.0 0.9 52.2 2.2
Out of Zone % 47.4 50.9 3.5 50.0 -0.9 47.8 -2.2
Out of Zone Swing % 11.1 24.0 12.9 25.0 1.0 24.9 -0.1
First Pitch Swing % 50.0 36.1 -13.9 38.9 2.8 32.3 -6.6
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 63.6 13.6 67.6 4.0 63.4 -4.2
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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 18 9.4 99 44 44.4
2023 Shades 183 .289 124 1 0.8 59 15 25.4
2024 Shades 90 .321 52 1 1.9 38 19 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 93 15.7 32.3% 0.0% 72 18.7 0.0% 1.4%

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Pitch Distribution