Calvin Faucher
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 190LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 10, #286, Minnesota Twins | UC Irvine
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 3 5.48 22 0 1 21.1 21 1.69
2023 1 1 7.01 17 4 0 25.2 25 1.68
2024 2 3 3.19 53 0 6 53.2 63 1.40
3 Seasons 5 7 4.65 92 4 7 100.2 109 1.53
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 22 2-3 5.48 21.1 21 1.69
2023 17 1-1 7.01 25.2 25 1.68
2024 53 2-3 3.19 53.2 63 1.40
3 Seasons 92 5-7 4.65 100.2 109 1.53
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
2022 26 433 69 9 13.0 8.9 90.7 109.8 12.3 43.5 .276 .501 .357 .371 .434 43.5 20.8 9.9 5.48 6.01
2023 27 514 82 10 12.2 8.3 90.0 111.6 7.7 35.4 .294 .528 .359 .384 .452 45.1 20.8 10.0 7.01 6.61
2024 28 987 142 11 7.7 4.7 89.6 110.4 9.0 32.4 .232 .331 .299 .299 .358 39.4 26.8 11.1 3.19 3.72
Player 1934 293 30 10.2 6.6 90.0 111.6 9.4 35.8 .259 .423 .328 .338 .403 42.0 23.9 10.5
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

Faucher relies on 4 pitches.
Cutter
(38.1%) ,
Sinker
(33.2%) ,
Curveball
(21.8%) ,
Sweeper
(6.9%) ,


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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
2022 40.6 29.0 27.5 2.9 31.9 43.5 24.6 2.9 27.5 21.7 29.0 4.3 13.0 8.9
2023 48.8 22.0 23.2 6.1 30.5 43.9 25.6 3.7 39.0 14.6 22.0 8.5 12.2 8.3
2024 46.5 24.6 26.1 2.8 23.9 44.4 31.7 3.5 33.8 23.2 28.2 2.8 7.7 4.7
Player 45.7 24.9 25.6 3.8 27.6 44.0 28.3 3.4 33.8 20.5 26.6 4.8 10.2 6.6
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 Sweeper MIA R 68 88.2 36.0 0.9 11.4GLV 0.0 -0.8 2.4 11.4GLV -2.9
2024 Cutter MIA R 376 91.3 31.7 -7.2 4.2GLV 2.6 1.0 -7.3 4.2GLV 1.5
2024 Curveball MIA R 215 85.6 50.1 5.1 8.5GLV 1.6 -12.6 2.7 8.5GLV -0.9
2024 Sinker MIA R 328 96.0 13.3 -8.8 7.3ARM -7.9 16.5 -9.2 7.3ARM -7.5
2023 Sinker TB R 148 95.0 12.8 -8.4 6.7ARM -8.2 17.7 -10.1 6.7ARM -8.3
2023 Curveball TB R 52 84.6 52.5 6.0 6.6GLV 0.2 -14.0 4.1 6.6GLV -2.3
2023 Cutter TB R 162 91.1 28.1 -3.4 4.0GLV 2.2 4.7 -3.2 4.0GLV 1.4
2023 Sweeper TB R 152 87.2 36.8 0.7 10.8GLV -0.7 -0.6 2.1 10.8GLV -3.3
! 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 Cutter 1.2 4 376 38.1 105 .258 .355 .301 27.3 17.1 17.1 .270 .331 .299 41.0
2024 Sinker 0.5 2 328 33.2 59 .156 .244 .285 30.1 35.6 18.6 .180 .345 .326 44.0
2024 Curveball -2.4 -5 215 21.8 42 .350 .475 .406 22.5 33.3 18.4 .259 .407 .307 42.3
2024 Sweeper 0.1 0 68 6.9 26 .190 .238 .260 36.8 38.5 26.3 .126 .164 .263 15.4
2023 Cutter -1.0 -2 162 31.5 39 .258 .290 .360 21.3 20.5 17.4 .283 .391 .374 43.5
2023 Sweeper -1.1 -2 152 29.6 46 .267 .400 .316 26.0 26.1 16.2 .262 .520 .336 39.4
2023 Sinker -2.6 -4 148 28.8 25 .364 .864 .532 18.2 8.0 4.7 .404 .855 .542 60.0
2023 Curveball -2.3 -1 52 10.1 10 .333 .333 .340 29.4 30.0 14.3 .220 .240 .254 33.3
! 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 Curveball 212 85.6 68 17.7 6:45 7:00 -15
2024 Cutter 374 91.3 22 5.3 10:00 9:00 60
2024 Sinker 326 96.0 88 17.7 1:15 12:45 30
2024 Sweeper 67 88.3 39 12.4 7:30 8:45 -75
2023 Curveball 49 84.6 69 18.4 6:45 6:45 0
2023 Cutter 160 91.1 26 6.3 11:15 10:15 60
2023 Sinker 146 95.0 91 18.7 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sweeper 145 87.2 33 11.9 7:45 8:45 -60
! 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 101 433 -2 2 -4 -2 -5
2023 120 514 0 -4 -2 -2 -8
2024 232 987 5 10 -9 -5 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 %
2022 433 46.7 60.9 83.7 25.5 59.3 40.0 50.5 42.0 24.2 8.1 71.4
2023 514 49.6 69.0 85.8 25.9 52.2 41.1 59.2 47.3 23.0 7.4 76.3
2024 987 47.0 67.0 80.1 22.8 48.7 40.2 57.5 43.6 28.1 6.3 74.2
Player 1,934 47.6 66.2 82.5 24.2 52.2 40.4 56.4 44.2 25.8 7.0 74.1
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 74 60 94 4
2023 68 60 92 3
2024 60 60 85 93 22 77 49 27 42 77 14 70 3 80 69 93 4
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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 24.8 4 5.1 -1 4 4 2 50.0
2023 24.5 4 4.6 -1 2 6 1 25.0
2024 -- 0 2.6 -3 2 4 0 --
Player 24.7 8 12.3 -4 8 14 3 37.5
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 4 3 3 6 6 5 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 5 6 6 8 7 7 3 4 6 6 6 5 5
2023 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 2 4 4 7 3 8 5 7 5 7 8 3 3 5 5 6 4 3
2024 0 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 6 4 1 2 2 3 5 3 4
Player 8 9 9 11 12 12 13 11 10 7 10 11 12 9 12 11 12 9 16 16 18 16 20 19 7 9 13 14 17 12 12
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.3 93.0 -2.3 93.5 0.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 87.4 86.5 -0.9 86.3 -0.2
Exit Velocity 90.7 90.0 -0.7 89.6 -0.4
Launch Angle 12.3 7.7 -4.6 9.0 1.3
Barrel % 13.0 12.2 -0.8 7.7 -4.5
Hard Hit % 43.5 45.1 1.6 39.4 -5.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 43.5 35.4 -8.1 32.4 -3.0
xBA .276 .294 0.018 .232 -0.062
BA .289 .290 0.001 .246 -0.044
xwOBA .371 .384 0.013 .299 -0.085
wOBA .357 .359 0.002 .299 -0.060
xSLG .501 .528 0.027 .331 -0.197
SLG .444 .458 0.014 .342 -0.116
K% 20.8 20.8 0.0 26.8 6.0
BB% 9.9 10.0 0.1 11.1 1.1
Swing % 42.0 47.3 5.3 43.6 -3.7
Whiff% 24.2 23.0 -1.2 28.1 5.1
In Zone % 46.7 49.6 2.9 47.0 -2.6
Out of Zone % 53.3 50.4 -2.9 53.0 2.6
Out of Zone Swing % 25.5 25.9 0.4 22.8 -3.1
First Pitch Swing % 16.8 25.0 8.2 27.9 2.9
First Pitch Strike % 50.5 59.2 8.7 57.5 -1.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 101 .357 67 1 1.5 34 10 29.4
2023 Shades 120 .359 76 17 22.4 44 13 29.5
2024 Shades 232 .299 134 14 10.4 98 28 28.6
! 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 120 19.0 15.0% 9.2% 80 21.0 6.3% 5.0%
2023 138 14.9 52.2% 0.7% 82 16.6 22.0% 0.0%
2024 261 15.7 38.3% 1.5% 189 18.1 7.4% 1.1%

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Pitch Distribution