P | Atlanta Braves
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220 lbs | Age: 26
Draft: 2020 | Rd. 5, No. 156, Atlanta Braves | Texas
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 12 4 3.81 31 31 0 174.2 128 1.28
2024 2 5 6.52 10 10 0 49.2 46 1.63
2025 8 11 5.30 28 28 0 156.1 131 1.39
4 Seasons 24 24 4.58 79 78 0 434.2 352 1.36
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 31 12-4 3.81 174.2 128 1.28
2024 10 2-5 6.52 49.2 46 1.63
2025 28 8-11 5.30 156.1 131 1.39
4 Seasons 79 24-24 4.58 434.2 352 1.36
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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
2022 23 873 154 9 5.8 4.0 88.2 112.8 8.8 30.5 .242 .387 .288 .318 .355 34.4 20.7 10.1 3.17 4.23
2023 24 2849 532 32 6.0 4.4 89.9 115.0 8.5 32.0 .263 .416 .309 .329 .358 41.0 17.5 8.6 3.81 4.61
2024 25 864 161 14 8.7 6.2 89.9 109.6 8.1 31.1 .284 .441 .370 .343 .400 45.3 20.4 7.5 6.52 5.04
2025 26 2514 491 38 7.7 5.6 90.0 117.6 8.5 34.0 .267 .437 .336 .332 .379 43.8 19.3 7.5 5.30 4.67
Player 7100 1338 93 7.0 5.0 89.7 117.6 8.5 32.4 .265 .423 .324 .330 .371 41.8 18.9 8.3
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

Elder relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(42.1%) ,
Slider
(35.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(12.3%) ,
Changeup
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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 %
2022 50.0 50.0 22.1 21.4 6.5 42.9 37.0 20.1 26.0 19.5 4.5 16.9 17.5 15.6
2023 50.6 49.4 21.1 23.7 4.7 43.0 35.0 22.0 27.1 19.0 4.5 16.0 16.0 17.5
2024 49.7 50.3 23.6 23.0 3.7 42.9 36.6 20.5 28.0 18.6 3.1 14.9 18.0 17.4
2025 48.9 51.1 25.1 23.8 2.2 44.2 36.5 19.3 24.4 18.9 5.5 19.8 17.5 13.8
Player 49.8 50.2 22.9 23.4 3.9 43.4 35.9 20.6 26.1 19.0 4.7 17.3 17.0 15.9
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
2022 5.8 39.6 20.8 18.8 9.1 5.8 4.0
2023 3.4 37.8 22.2 24.6 5.8 6.0 4.4
2024 2.5 35.4 19.3 30.4 3.7 8.7 6.2
2025 4.7 34.8 20.0 25.3 7.3 7.7 5.6
Player 4.0 36.6 20.9 24.9 6.5 7.0 5.0
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

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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
2025 Sinker ATL R 1058 91.5 24.6 1.5 14.4ARM 0.2 8.2 -0.8 14.4ARM -0.7
2025 Changeup ATL R 263 86.6 31.7 1.3 11.8ARM -1.6 4.7 -0.6 11.8ARM -2.6
2025 Slider ATL R 883 84.3 38.7 1.6 1.9GLV -2.1 -0.1 1.8 1.9GLV -2.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 310 92.8 16.4 -1.4 3.6ARM -3.1 15.3 -0.5 3.6ARM -4.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 107 91.5 16.8 -1.5 3.6ARM -2.4 15.7 0.0 3.6ARM -4.0
2024 Sinker ATL R 370 90.2 22.9 0.5 13.1ARM -0.1 10.7 -3.5 13.1ARM -1.8
2024 Changeup ATL R 115 85.2 31.5 2.0 11.8ARM -1.8 6.0 -1.1 11.8ARM -2.4
2024 Cutter ATL R 1 86.8 32.2 -3.8 3.8GLV -0.3 3.8 -4.5 3.8GLV 1.1
2024 Slider ATL R 271 83.6 38.8 0.9 0.8GLV -3.2 0.4 1.3 0.8GLV -4.0
! 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 %
2025 Sinker -0.7 -7 1,058 42.1 272 .280 .477 .365 15.2 18.0 22.2 .257 .450 .341 49.2
2025 Slider 0.1 1 883 35.1 257 .259 .427 .326 31.8 21.8 20.1 .264 .409 .314 40.2
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 310 12.3 73 .292 .369 .326 18.4 23.3 19.3 .286 .403 .338 36.7
2025 Changeup -3.1 -8 263 10.5 76 .261 .478 .326 17.3 11.8 10.3 .300 .522 .359 42.9
2024 Sinker -1.3 -5 370 42.8 107 .344 .458 .386 8.5 14.0 22.1 .319 .457 .373 55.6
2024 Slider -0.9 -3 271 31.4 57 .283 .604 .382 41.5 33.3 20.4 .273 .505 .346 37.1
2024 Changeup 0.7 1 115 13.3 32 .258 .258 .247 28.3 15.6 17.2 .236 .270 .238 26.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball -3.0 -3 107 12.4 29 .320 .680 .457 29.1 24.1 25.9 .243 .473 .356 44.4
2024 Cutter 21.7 0 1 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .091 .091 .082 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 257 86.6 64 13.1 1:15 2:30 -75
2025 4-Seam Fastball 307 92.8 82 15.1 12:45 12:30 15
2025 Sinker 996 91.5 76 16.6 1:00 2:15 -75
2025 Slider 871 84.3 23 3.5 8:00 7:45 15
2024 Changeup 115 85.2 73 13.3 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 107 91.5 85 15.6 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Sinker 366 90.3 81 16.9 1:00 1:45 -45
2024 Slider 271 83.6 10 2.6 7:45 7:15 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 226 873 3 9 -6 -5 1
2023 731 2,849 17 20 -21 -15 2
2024 226 864 3 -2 -8 -3 -10
2025 678 2,514 -3 11 -14 -9 -15
Player 1,861 7,100 20 38 -48 20 -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 %
2022 873 43.3 66.1 87.6 29.5 56.8 43.4 55.9 45.4 23.7 6.5 78.9
2023 2,849 46.1 67.0 86.3 28.5 56.6 42.5 63.1 46.3 23.6 6.8 76.3
2024 864 45.6 60.9 87.5 29.8 52.1 44.8 57.1 44.0 25.5 4.3 73.0
2025 2,514 48.1 65.7 89.2 28.4 52.6 44.0 59.8 46.3 22.5 6.6 75.2
Player 7,100 46.4 65.7 87.6 28.8 54.7 43.4 60.3 45.9 23.4 6.4 75.9
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
2022 33 44 44 47 22 82 75 56 77 35 20 32 50 9 10 11
2023 31 24 38 59 26 20 81 26 37 13 46 31 45 6 5 17
2024 10 4 13 39 11 61 28 21 6 28 57 50 62 8 8 11
2025 18 15 20 26 27 18 61 33 22 26 61 26 48 15 13 21
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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 26.18 4 4.8 -1 2 4 2 50.0
2023 24.32 21 20.6 0 7 19 7 33.3
2024 23.76 8 8.7 -1 2 6 5 62.5
2025 23.57 24 22.2 2 7 18 9 37.5
Player 24.06 57 56.3 1 18 47 23 40.4
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
2022 4 4 6 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 5 2 3 7 8 5 5 4
2023 21 18 14 20 23 22 24 15 18 16 19 22 23 18 24 21 27 17 19 22 19 19 30 23 19 18 19 24 22 22 20
2024 8 10 7 12 8 9 9 8 6 8 7 11 11 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 13 9 8 8 8 8 10 9 9
2025 24 26 17 17 20 23 20 24 19 18 20 19 21 29 24 20 25 23 21 26 25 20 28 27 22 18 17 23 27 24 24
Player 57 58 44 53 56 59 58 51 47 45 49 58 60 59 60 54 64 52 54 62 58 52 79 64 51 47 51 63 64 60 57
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Year to Year Changes

2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023 +/-   2022
Results
BA .271 -.040 ↓ .311 +.066 ↑ .245 +.023 ↑ .222
xBA .267 -.017 ↓ .284 +.021 ↑ .263 +.021 ↑ .242
OBP .331 -.036 ↓ .367 +.051 ↑ .316 +.006 ↑ .310
xOBP .328 -.015 ↓ .343 +.008 ↑ .335 +.006 ↑ .329
SLG .446 -.044 ↓ .490 +.100 ↑ .390 +.057 ↑ .333
xSLG .437 -.004 ↓ .441 +.025 ↑ .416 +.029 ↑ .387
ISO .175 -.005 ↓ .180 +.035 ↑ .145 +.034 ↑ .111
xISO .170 +.013 ↑ .157 +.004 ↑ .153 +.008 ↑ .145
BABIP .308 -.058 ↓ .366 +.091 ↑ .275 +.007 ↑ .268
wOBA .336 -.034 ↓ .370 +.061 ↑ .309 +.021 ↑ .288
xwOBA .332 -.011 ↓ .343 +.014 ↑ .329 +.011 ↑ .318
wOBACON .385 -.053 ↓ .438 +.106 ↑ .332 +.022 ↑ .310
xwOBACON .379 -.021 ↓ .400 +.042 ↑ .358 +.003 ↑ .355
BACON .342 -.056 ↓ .398 +.097 ↑ .301 +.013 ↑ .288
xBACON .338 -.026 ↓ .364 +.038 ↑ .326 +.010 ↑ .316
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 43.8 -1.5 ↓ 45.3 +4.3 ↑ 41.0 +6.6 ↑ 34.4
Avg Exit Velocity 90.0 +0.1 ↑ 89.9 0.0 89.9 +1.7 ↑ 88.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 34.0 +2.9 ↑ 31.1 -0.9 ↓ 32.0 +1.5 ↑ 30.5
Barrel % 7.7 -1.0 ↓ 8.7 +2.7 ↑ 6.0 +0.2 ↑ 5.8
Avg Launch Angle 8.5 +0.4 ↑ 8.1 -0.4 ↓ 8.5 -0.3 ↓ 8.8
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.7 +0.7 ↑ 72.0 -0.3 ↓ 72.3 -- --
Attack Angle 12° 0° ↑ 12° +1° ↑ 11° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 54.6 +1.5 ↑ 53.1 +0.5 ↑ 52.6 -- --
Attack Direction -4° 0° ↓ -3° +1° ↑ -4° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 35° +1° ↑ 34° -1° ↓ 35° -- --
Swing Length 7.5 0.0 7.5 +0.1 ↑ 7.4 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.8 +1.3 ↑ 90.5 +0.7 ↑ 89.8 -0.8 ↓ 90.6
Breaking Velocity 84.3 +0.7 ↑ 83.6 +0.9 ↑ 82.7 +0.3 ↑ 82.4
Offspeed Velocity 86.6 +1.4 ↑ 85.2 +0.2 ↑ 85.0 -1.0 ↓ 86.0
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 38 +24 ↑ 14 -18 ↓ 32 +23 ↑ 9
Popup % 2.2 -1.5 ↓ 3.7 -1.0 ↓ 4.7 -1.8 ↓ 6.5
Flyball % 25.1 +1.5 ↑ 23.6 +2.5 ↑ 21.1 -1.0 ↓ 22.1
Line Drive % 23.8 +0.8 ↑ 23.0 -0.7 ↓ 23.7 +2.3 ↑ 21.4
Groundball % 48.9 -0.8 ↓ 49.7 -0.9 ↓ 50.6 +0.6 ↑ 50.0
Pull % 44.2 +1.3 ↑ 42.9 -0.1 ↓ 43.0 +0.1 ↑ 42.9
Straight Away % 36.5 -0.1 ↓ 36.6 +1.6 ↑ 35.0 -2.0 ↓ 37.0
Opposite Field % 19.3 -1.2 ↓ 20.5 -1.5 ↓ 22.0 +1.9 ↑ 20.1
Weak Contact % 4.7 +2.2 ↑ 2.5 -0.9 ↓ 3.4 -2.4 ↓ 5.8
Pull Airball % 19.8 +4.9 ↑ 14.9 -1.1 ↓ 16.0 -0.9 ↓ 16.9
Topped Contact % 34.8 -0.6 ↓ 35.4 -2.4 ↓ 37.8 -1.8 ↓ 39.6
Under Contact % 20.0 +0.7 ↑ 19.3 -2.9 ↓ 22.2 +1.4 ↑ 20.8
Flare/Burner Contact % 25.3 -5.1 ↓ 30.4 +5.8 ↑ 24.6 +5.8 ↑ 18.8
Solid Contact % 7.3 +3.6 ↑ 3.7 -2.1 ↓ 5.8 -3.3 ↓ 9.1
HR/FB % 19.5 -1.6 ↓ 21.1 +4.1 ↑ 17.0 +5.2 ↑ 11.8
Popups 11 +5 ↑ 6 -19 ↓ 25 +15 ↑ 10
Flyballs 123 +85 ↑ 38 -74 ↓ 112 +78 ↑ 34
Line Drives 117 +80 ↑ 37 -89 ↓ 126 +93 ↑ 33
Groundballs 240 +160 ↑ 80 -189 ↓ 269 +192 ↑ 77
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.1 +2.5 ↑ 45.6 -0.5 ↓ 46.1 +2.8 ↑ 43.3
Out of Zone % 51.9 -2.5 ↓ 54.4 +0.5 ↑ 53.9 -2.8 ↓ 56.7
Edge % 44.0 -0.8 ↓ 44.8 +2.3 ↑ 42.5 -0.9 ↓ 43.4
Zone Swing % 65.7 +4.8 ↑ 60.9 -6.1 ↓ 67.0 +0.9 ↑ 66.1
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 -1.4 ↓ 29.8 +1.3 ↑ 28.5 -1.0 ↓ 29.5
In Zone Contact % 89.2 +1.7 ↑ 87.5 +1.2 ↑ 86.3 -1.3 ↓ 87.6
Out of Zone Contact % 52.6 +0.5 ↑ 52.1 -4.5 ↓ 56.6 -0.2 ↓ 56.8
Whiff % 22.5 -3.0 ↓ 25.5 +1.9 ↑ 23.6 -0.1 ↓ 23.7
First Strike % 59.8 +2.7 ↑ 57.1 -6.0 ↓ 63.1 +7.2 ↑ 55.9
First Pitch Swing % 31.7 +7.4 ↑ 24.3 -4.9 ↓ 29.2 -1.6 ↓ 30.8
Swing % 46.3 +2.3 ↑ 44.0 -2.3 ↓ 46.3 +0.9 ↑ 45.4
Meatball Swing % 75.2 +2.2 ↑ 73.0 -3.3 ↓ 76.3 -2.6 ↓ 78.9
Meatball % 6.6 +2.3 ↑ 4.3 -2.5 ↓ 6.8 +0.3 ↑ 6.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 10.8 -1.7 ↓ 12.5 -1.3 ↓ 13.8 +1.4 ↑ 12.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 47.4 -0.5 ↓ 47.9 +4.5 ↑ 43.4 +0.2 ↑ 43.2
In Zone 1,209 +815 ↑ 394 -920 ↓ 1,314 +936 ↑ 378
Out of Zone 1,305 +835 ↑ 470 -1,065 ↓ 1,535 +1,040 ↑ 495
Edge 1,106 +719 ↑ 387 -825 ↓ 1,212 +833 ↑ 379
In Zone Swings 794 +554 ↑ 240 -640 ↓ 880 +630 ↑ 250
Out of Zone Swings 371 +231 ↑ 140 -298 ↓ 438 +292 ↑ 146
In Zone Swing & Misses 86 +56 ↑ 30 -91 ↓ 121 +90 ↑ 31
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 176 +109 ↑ 67 -123 ↓ 190 +127 ↑ 63
Basic
Pitches 2,514 +1,650 ↑ 864 -1,985 ↓ 2,849 +1,976 ↑ 873
PA 679 +453 ↑ 226 -506 ↓ 732 +505 ↑ 227
AB 616 +410 ↑ 206 -448 ↓ 654 +456 ↑ 198
Hits 167 +103 ↑ 64 -96 ↓ 160 +116 ↑ 44
Singles 109 +64 ↑ 45 -61 ↓ 106 +76 ↑ 30
Doubles 32 +23 ↑ 9 -23 ↓ 32 +22 ↑ 10
Triples 2 0 2 -1 ↓ 3 +3 ↑ 0
Home Runs 24 +16 ↑ 8 -11 ↓ 19 +15 ↑ 4
Walks 51 +34 ↑ 17 -46 ↓ 63 +40 ↑ 23
Strikeouts 131 +85 ↑ 46 -82 ↓ 128 +81 ↑ 47
K% 19.3 -1.1 ↓ 20.4 +2.9 ↑ 17.5 -3.2 ↓ 20.7
BB% 7.5 0.0 7.5 -1.1 ↓ 8.6 -1.5 ↓ 10.1
HBP 6 +4 ↑ 2 -6 ↓ 8 +5 ↑ 3
Batted Balls 491 +330 ↑ 161 -371 ↓ 532 +378 ↑ 154
Number of Fastballs 1,368 +890 ↑ 478 -972 ↓ 1,450 +917 ↑ 533
Number of Offspeed 263 +148 ↑ 115 -278 ↓ 393 +288 ↑ 105
Number of Breaking 883 +612 ↑ 271 -735 ↓ 1,006 +771 ↑ 235
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 226 .288 123 48 39.0 103 43 41.7
2023 Shades 731 .309 351 78 22.2 380 173 45.5
2024 Shades 226 .370 105 13 12.4 121 54 44.6
2025 Shades 678 .336 344 1 0.3 334 276 82.6
! 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 %
2022 280 14.8 51.8% 1.1% 120 20.9 0.0% 7.5%
2023 798 12.7 78.1% 0.4% 449 18.5 3.8% 0.9%
2024 274 12.7 81.8% 0.0% 138 17.2 8.0% 0.7%
2025 745 12.5 83.0% 0.1% 357 17.3 8.1% 0.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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