CC Sabathia
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 6" 300LBS | Age: 44
Draft: 1998 | Rd: 1, #20, Cleveland Indians | Vallejo HS (Vallejo, CA)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 14 5 3.69 27 27 0 148.2 120 1.27
2018 9 7 3.65 29 29 0 153 140 1.31
2019 5 8 4.95 23 22 0 107.1 107 1.41
19 Seasons 251 161 3.74 561 560 0 3,577.1 3,093 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 27 14-5 3.69 148.2 120 1.27
2018 29 9-7 3.65 153 140 1.31
2019 23 5-8 4.95 107.1 107 1.41
19 Seasons 561 251-161 3.74 3,577.1 3,093 1.26
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
2015 34 2703 533 22 4.1 3.0 87.8 115.3 10.7 29.1 .253 .378 .343 .304 .345 31.1 18.9 6.9 4.73 3.82
2016 35 2910 542 24 4.4 3.1 85.1 111.1 9.7 27.5 .222 .353 .312 .289 .316 26.9 19.8 8.5 3.91 3.48
2017 36 2340 448 18 4.0 2.9 85.0 118.5 7.4 32.4 .258 .397 .309 .315 .355 28.9 19.3 8.0 3.69 4.27
2018 37 2507 463 24 5.2 3.6 84.9 112.0 13.0 32.2 .219 .352 .313 .289 .322 26.6 21.1 7.7 3.65 3.50
2019 38 1729 318 26 8.2 5.6 87.0 114.3 14.9 36.5 .242 .421 .351 .315 .371 30.5 22.9 8.3 4.95 4.38
Player 12189 2304 114 4.9 3.5 85.9 118.5 10.9 31.0 .238 .377 .324 .301 .339 28.7 20.2 7.8
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

Sabathia relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(42.0%) ,
Slider
(30.2%) ,
Sinker
(14.3%) ,
Changeup
(12.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(1.3%) ,


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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
2015 48.2 20.5 25.3 6.0 41.8 37.0 20.8 2.8 34.5 22.5 28.0 5.4 4.1 3.0
2016 51.5 20.3 19.7 8.5 41.3 36.2 22.5 5.0 39.5 23.4 19.9 5.0 4.4 3.1
2017 51.1 15.4 27.0 6.5 38.2 41.7 19.6 8.7 35.5 19.2 25.7 4.7 4.0 2.9
2018 44.9 20.7 23.5 10.8 41.3 38.4 19.9 5.6 33.0 25.5 24.2 5.6 5.2 3.6
2019 41.2 28.6 23.0 7.2 43.4 35.8 20.8 4.4 29.9 29.9 22.0 5.3 8.2 5.6
Player 47.9 20.6 23.7 7.8 41.1 37.8 20.8 5.3 34.9 23.7 24.0 5.2 4.9 3.5
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

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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
2019 4-Seam Fastball NYY L 22 88.8 22.9 -4.9 6.4ARM -0.1 10.9 -4.8 6.4ARM -1.3
2019 Cutter NYY L 726 88.3 23.8 2.3 0.1ARM -2.0 10.5 2.4 0.1ARM -1.4
2019 Slider NYY L 522 79.2 41.9 -1.3 10.7GLV 1.9 1.5 0.1 10.7GLV 5.4
2019 Sinker NYY L 248 89.1 25.2 1.2 13.3ARM -0.2 8.4 1.1 13.3ARM -0.8
2019 Changeup NYY L 211 82.7 30.8 -0.3 8.8ARM -3.6 7.8 0.1 8.8ARM -5.5
2018 Cutter NYY L 1096 89.1 23.5 1.7 1.2GLV -1.0 10.4 2.2 1.2GLV -0.6
2018 Sinker NYY L 356 90.1 25.0 2.0 13.7ARM -0.1 8.1 1.4 13.7ARM -0.6
2018 4-Seam Fastball NYY L 25 90.2 21.9 -4.9 7.4ARM 1.3 11.0 -4.6 7.4ARM -0.5
2018 Slider NYY L 774 80.0 41.4 -1.2 11.5GLV 4.7 1.3 0.4 11.5GLV 6.1
2018 Changeup NYY L 254 83.4 30.9 0.0 9.1ARM -4.1 7.3 0.3 9.1ARM -5.0
! 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 %
2019 Cutter -0.9 -7 726 42.0 176 .280 .561 .392 22.6 18.2 17.5 .244 .448 .331 33.3
2019 Slider -1.0 -5 522 30.2 148 .241 .511 .351 29.3 33.1 26.8 .235 .435 .304 30.0
2019 Sinker 1.1 3 248 14.3 67 .255 .564 .406 14.2 10.4 20.0 .281 .472 .386 37.5
2019 Changeup -1.0 -2 211 12.2 72 .294 .368 .351 35.2 26.4 28.8 .225 .295 .250 16.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 0 22 1.3 5 .200 .400 .250 18.2 0.0 0.0 .162 .316 .196 40.0
2018 Cutter 1.2 13 1,096 43.7 303 .237 .378 .313 22.6 20.8 20.8 .203 .306 .261 19.1
2018 Slider -1.1 -9 774 30.9 199 .259 .420 .341 28.6 24.1 15.9 .221 .367 .303 33.3
2018 Sinker -0.8 -3 357 14.2 91 .278 .481 .403 16.0 14.3 28.9 .254 .454 .356 33.3
2018 Changeup 1.6 4 254 10.1 69 .258 .333 .291 34.5 21.7 23.4 .248 .390 .293 33.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball 4.2 1 25 1.0 3 .000 .000 .000 12.5 33.3 25.0 .069 .078 .064 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.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 971 3,647 40 20 -16 -9 36
2009 1071 4,091 31 31 -16 -12 33
2010 1036 3,857 6 41 -17 -12 19
2011 1017 3,740 20 12 -9 -9 14
2012 923 3,354 13 17 -17 -6 7
2013 903 3,321 -5 9 -22 -6 -25
2014 209 798 -13 5 -2 -2 -12
2015 723 2,693 -2 8 -8 -9 -11
2016 767 2,908 4 28 -17 -10 6
2017 706 2,647 7 42 -23 -11 15
2018 682 2,565 15 21 -21 -10 5
2019 473 1,754 -15 21 -12 -6 -12
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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 %
2015 2,703 48.6 62.2 84.2 31.0 64.7 46.3 62.5 46.2 21.6 6.0 72.0
2016 2,910 47.6 63.5 83.1 30.9 62.8 44.5 60.9 46.4 23.0 6.3 71.4
2017 2,340 46.9 67.0 82.3 27.9 70.0 44.5 61.5 46.2 21.2 5.7 78.2
2018 2,507 47.8 65.9 83.1 31.4 58.2 46.8 60.9 47.9 24.8 5.4 69.6
2019 1,729 46.0 68.1 83.2 30.0 57.9 45.0 61.5 47.5 25.1 6.5 67.3
Player 12,189 47.5 65.0 83.2 30.3 62.8 45.4 61.5 46.8 23.0 5.9 71.8
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
2015 53 33 55 69 45 26 75 59 66 39 61 40 66 17 23 97
2016 75 80 77 72 73 30 79 99 94 40 41 48 75 9 22 95
2017 47 32 54 69 41 39 86 94 82 32 56 26 56 18 7 97
2018 71 75 76 71 72 29 72 99 97 43 58 50 86 14 10 96
2019 48 52 43 41 56 30 27 86 91 51 46 47 60 5 11 97
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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 %
2016 22.6 22 20.2 2 8 15 9 40.9
2017 23.1 22 16.8 5 13 11 8 36.4
2018 23.3 19 19.7 -1 4 16 8 42.1
2019 22.1 27 20.6 6 16 16 8 29.6
Player 22.7 90 77.3 13 41 58 33 36.7
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
2016 22 21 17 19 21 19 22 20 18 14 21 21 21 17 19 21 14 17 20 22 21 21 25 28 21 21 21 24 25 21 15
2017 22 18 14 20 18 18 19 18 12 14 16 23 16 16 16 16 13 15 17 15 17 17 22 18 17 14 13 24 18 16 13
2018 19 24 19 17 20 16 23 20 16 14 19 22 21 17 17 21 17 19 19 24 22 20 25 24 16 17 18 20 23 22 18
2019 27 26 19 20 23 20 23 18 15 12 18 26 25 21 18 20 18 17 21 21 24 24 27 23 19 18 18 25 25 19 15
Player 90 89 69 76 82 73 87 76 61 54 74 92 83 71 70 78 62 68 77 82 84 82 99 93 73 70 70 93 91 78 61
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.2 89.3 -0.9 ↓ 90.2 0.9 ↑ 89.4 -0.8 ↓ 88.5 -0.9 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 83.9 82.5 -1.4 ↓ 83.8 1.3 ↑ 83.4 -0.4 ↓ 82.7 -0.7 ↓
Breaking Velocity 79.6 80.4 0.8 ↑ 79.6 -0.8 ↓ 80.0 0.4 ↑ 79.2 -0.8 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.8 85.1 -2.7 ↓ 85.0 -0.1 ↓ 84.9 -0.1 ↓ 87.0 2.1 ↑
Launch Angle 10.7 9.7 -1.0 ↓ 7.4 -2.3 ↓ 13.0 5.6 ↑ 14.9 1.9 ↑
Barrel % 4.1 4.4 0.3 ↑ 4.0 -0.4 ↓ 5.2 1.2 ↑ 8.2 3.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 31.1 26.9 -4.2 ↓ 28.9 2.0 ↑ 26.6 -2.3 ↓ 30.5 3.9 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.1 27.5 -1.6 ↓ 32.4 4.9 ↑ 32.2 -0.2 ↓ 36.5 4.3 ↑
xBA .253 .222 -0.031 ↓ .258 0.036 ↑ .219 -0.039 ↓ .242 0.023 ↑
BA .285 .250 -0.035 ↓ .246 -0.004 ↓ .250 0.004 ↑ .265 0.015 ↑
xwOBA .304 .289 -0.015 ↓ .315 0.026 ↑ .289 -0.026 ↓ .315 0.026 ↑
wOBA .343 .312 -0.031 ↓ .309 -0.003 ↓ .313 0.004 ↑ .351 0.038 ↑
xSLG .378 .353 -0.025 ↓ .397 0.044 ↑ .352 -0.045 ↓ .421 0.069 ↑
SLG .458 .390 -0.068 ↓ .403 0.013 ↑ .397 -0.006 ↓ .512 0.115 ↑
K% 18.9 19.8 0.9 ↑ 19.3 -0.5 ↓ 21.1 1.8 ↑ 22.9 1.8 ↑
BB% 6.9 8.5 1.6 ↑ 8.0 -0.5 ↓ 7.7 -0.3 ↓ 8.3 0.6 ↑
Swing % 46.2 46.4 0.2 ↑ 46.2 -0.2 ↓ 47.9 1.7 ↑ 47.5 -0.4 ↓
Whiff% 21.6 23.0 1.4 ↑ 21.2 -1.8 ↓ 24.8 3.6 ↑ 25.1 0.3 ↑
In Zone % 48.6 47.6 -1.0 ↓ 46.9 -0.7 ↓ 47.8 0.9 ↑ 46.0 -1.8 ↓
Out of Zone % 51.4 52.4 1.0 ↑ 53.1 0.7 ↑ 52.2 -0.9 ↓ 54.0 1.8 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 31.0 30.9 -0.1 ↓ 27.9 -3.0 ↓ 31.4 3.5 ↑ 30.0 -1.4 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 27.7 27.1 -0.6 ↓ 27.4 0.3 ↑ 25.9 -1.5 ↓ 30.8 4.9 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 62.5 60.9 -1.6 ↓ 61.5 0.6 ↑ 60.9 -0.6 ↓ 61.5 0.6 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 760 .313 608 25 4.1 152 72 47.4
2017 Shifts 619 .309 508 25 4.9 111 47 42.3
2018 Shifts 665 .313 541 75 13.9 124 79 63.7
2019 Shifts 468 .351 366 91 24.9 102 68 66.7
! 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 %
2010 1091 20.0 0.8% 3.8% 607 24.0 0.2% 13.8%
2011 994 18.9 1.8% 1.6% 607 22.2 0.2% 10.2%
2012 871 19.4 0.8% 1.7% 454 22.7 0.7% 9.9%
2013 994 17.8 11.9% 1.2% 569 22.5 0.2% 7.6%
2014 258 17.9 4.7% 3.1% 130 21.4 0.0% 9.2%
2015 843 21.2 6.5% 7.8% 453 26.3 3.8% 28.0%
2016 891 21.0 3.9% 4.8% 530 26.1 0.9% 25.5%
2017 730 18.2 5.8% 1.4% 392 22.6 0.0% 9.4%
2018 734 17.9 5.6% 0.1% 423 23.0 0.0% 5.4%
2019 532 17.7 7.3% 0.4% 274 22.2 0.0% 8.4%

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Pitch Distribution

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