Bryan Hudson
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 8" 220LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 3, #82, Chicago Cubs | Alton (IL) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 0 7.27 6 0 0 8.2 7 1.85
2024 6 1 1.73 43 0 0 62.1 62 0.72
2 Seasons 6 1 2.41 49 0 0 71 69 0.86
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 6 0-0 7.27 8.2 7 1.85
2024 43 6-1 1.73 62.1 62 0.72
2 Seasons 49 6-1 2.41 71 69 0.86
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 26 164 32 2 6.3 4.5 89.6 107.0 4.9 34.4 .300 .427 .362 .348 .369 34.4 15.9 9.1 7.27 5.23
2024 27 927 148 10 6.8 4.3 87.8 111.6 14.2 35.8 .199 .341 .218 .270 .326 36.5 26.8 7.4 1.73 2.94
Player 1091 180 12 6.7 4.4 88.2 111.6 12.6 35.6 .214 .354 .241 .283 .334 36.1 25.1 7.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .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

Hudson relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(52.1%) ,
Cutter
(24.6%) ,
Sweeper
(23.3%) ,


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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
2023 56.3 12.5 28.1 3.1 34.4 46.9 18.8 3.1 37.5 21.9 28.1 3.1 6.3 4.5
2024 39.9 24.3 26.4 9.5 31.8 39.2 29.1 4.7 35.8 29.7 16.9 6.1 6.8 4.3
Player 42.8 22.2 26.7 8.3 32.2 40.6 27.2 4.4 36.1 28.3 18.9 5.6 6.7 4.4
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 4-Seam Fastball MIL L 479 91.3 20.6 -2.3 7.1ARM -1.2 12.2 -3.4 7.1ARM -1.1
2024 Cutter MIL L 225 86.0 33.1 -3.7 1.0ARM -2.2 3.9 -3.3 1.0ARM -3.1
2024 Sweeper MIL L 216 81.5 45.4 7.2 14.7GLV 0.4 -3.7 4.7 14.7GLV 0.6
2023 Sweeper LAD L 5 79.4 50.7 10.3 14.7GLV -0.2 -6.8 7.9 14.7GLV 0.6
2023 Cutter LAD L 17 85.6 33.1 -2.9 3.9GLV 1.3 4.2 -2.7 3.9GLV 2.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 142 92.0 19.8 -2.6 5.2ARM -2.4 12.5 -2.8 5.2ARM -2.7
! 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 3.1 15 483 52.1 119 .150 .280 .228 18.0 22.7 17.4 .202 .335 .273 33.3
2024 Cutter 0.5 1 228 24.6 47 .209 .512 .318 17.8 12.8 15.4 .267 .536 .358 44.7
2024 Sweeper 2.5 6 216 23.3 65 .052 .103 .133 35.2 44.6 26.4 .143 .208 .210 34.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -1 142 86.6 38 .303 .424 .391 28.6 18.4 17.1 .267 .393 .336 30.8
2023 Cutter -0.1 0 17 10.4 5 .250 .250 .180 0.0 0.0 0.0 .503 .602 .389 40.0
2023 Sweeper -22.5 -1 5 3.0 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 0.0 .574 .825 .587 100.0
! 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 Cutter 221 86.1 33 3.4 11:30 11:15 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 468 91.3 73 13.7 10:30 11:00 -30
2024 Sweeper 214 81.5 81 16.8 4:00 3:45 15
2023 Cutter 17 85.6 25 5.5 12:45 2:00 -75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 142 92.0 72 13.0 10:30 11:15 -45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 44 164 0 -1 -2 0 -2
2024 231 927 15 12 -2 -3 21
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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 164 61.0 64.0 75.0 23.4 73.3 48.8 61.4 48.2 25.3 13.4 81.8
2024 927 55.0 66.5 85.3 24.7 53.4 42.6 59.3 47.7 21.5 11.0 75.5
Player 1,091 55.9 66.1 83.6 24.5 55.9 43.5 59.6 47.8 22.1 11.4 76.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 19 58 98
2024 89 93 83 64 91 83 69 76 69 77 59 17 10 12 60 99
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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 28.1 1 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.0
2024 21.7 7 4.9 2 1 4 2 28.6
Player 22.5 8 5.6 2 1 5 2 25.0
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 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
2024 7 3 6 4 6 6 6 4 4 3 6 6 3 5 4 5 3 4 6 6 5 6 6 5 3 4 6 7 6 5 5
Player 8 3 6 4 7 6 7 5 5 4 7 6 4 6 5 6 4 4 7 7 6 7 7 6 3 4 7 7 7 6 6
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.3 89.6 -1.7
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 79.4 81.5 2.1
Exit Velocity 89.6 87.8 -1.8
Launch Angle 4.9 14.2 9.3
Barrel % 6.3 6.8 0.5
Hard Hit % 34.4 36.5 2.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.4 35.8 1.4
xBA .300 .199 -0.101
BA .316 .135 -0.181
xwOBA .348 .270 -0.078
wOBA .362 .218 -0.144
xSLG .427 .341 -0.086
SLG .447 .279 -0.168
K% 15.9 26.8 10.9
BB% 9.1 7.4 -1.7
Swing % 48.2 47.7 -0.5
Whiff% 25.3 21.5 -3.8
In Zone % 61.0 55.0 -6.0
Out of Zone % 39.0 45.0 6.0
Out of Zone Swing % 23.4 24.7 1.3
First Pitch Swing % 29.5 26.0 -3.5
First Pitch Strike % 61.4 59.3 -2.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 44 .362 25 0 0.0 19 5 26.3
2024 Shades 231 .218 152 8 5.3 79 8 10.1
! 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 36 15.9 30.6% 0.0% 40 18.9 2.5% 0.0%
2024 274 17.3 12.8% 0.4% 136 20.7 0.0% 0.7%

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Pitch Distribution