Chih-Wei Hu
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 243LBS | Age: 30
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 1 1 2.70 6 0 0 10 9 0.90
2018 0 0 4.15 5 0 0 13 12 0.77
2 Seasons 1 1 3.52 11 0 0 23 21 0.83
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 6 1-1 2.70 10 9 0.90
2018 5 0-0 4.15 13 12 0.77
2 Seasons 11 1-1 3.52 23 21 0.83
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2017 23 176 27 3 11.1 7.5 87.8 108.1 15.7 40.7 .226 .455 .243 .331 .388 40.7 22.5 10.0 2.70 4.76
2018 24 195 35 3 8.6 6.0 88.0 107.5 25.0 37.1 .225 .406 .218 .291 .357 37.1 24.0 6.0 4.15 3.55
Player 371 62 6 9.7 6.7 87.9 108.1 20.9 38.7 .226 .427 .229 .309 .370 38.7 23.3 7.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hu relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(42.6%) ,
Changeup
(25.1%) ,
Slider
(18.5%) ,
Curveball
(7.2%) ,
Sinker
(6.2%) ,
Eephus
(0.5%) ,


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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
2017 37.0 33.3 22.2 7.4 37.0 29.6 33.3 7.4 25.9 29.6 14.8 11.1 11.1 7.5
2018 22.9 34.3 31.4 11.4 37.1 37.1 25.7 0.0 17.1 37.1 22.9 14.3 8.6 6.0
Player 29.0 33.9 27.4 9.7 37.1 33.9 29.0 3.2 21.0 33.9 19.4 12.9 9.7 6.7
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2018 Changeup TB R 49 87.3 34.5 1.7 5 13.7 -0.1 -1
2018 Sinker TB R 12 93.0 20.1 -3.7 -16 15.6 0.2 1
2018 Slider TB R 36 87.5 29.0 -6.3 -18 2.3 -2.1 -48
2018 Curveball TB R 14 79.9 49.4 -4.4 -8 2.5 -6.0 -71
2018 4-Seam Fastball TB R 83 92.6 17.2 0.0 0 4.7 -3.5 -43
2017 Slider TB R 18 88.8 29.5 -2.5 -8 3.1 -6.4 -190
2017 Changeup TB R 57 88.5 32.8 2.2 7 20.1 5.7 39
2017 Sinker TB R 40 93.6 21.2 -1.7 -7 18.3 2.0 12
2017 4-Seam Fastball TB R 61 93.6 16.7 -0.9 -6 7.9 -1.1 -12
! 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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball 2.2 2 83 42.6 19 .063 .125 .176 23.1 21.1 16.7 .261 .479 .371 58.3
2018 Changeup -0.1 0 49 25.1 13 .077 .308 .154 34.8 46.2 26.1 .094 .270 .150 14.3
2018 Slider 3.5 1 36 18.5 8 .250 .250 .225 16.7 12.5 11.1 .380 .591 .412 42.9
2018 Curveball -7.9 -1 14 7.2 9 .222 .556 .422 9.1 11.1 20.0 .134 .238 .157 25.0
2018 Sinker -5.9 -1 12 6.2 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .947 1.032 .871 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 1 61 34.7 15 .091 .364 .333 25.9 13.3 10.5 .288 .670 .467 60.0
2017 Changeup 4.2 2 57 32.4 15 .071 .143 .130 36.4 40.0 22.2 .129 .181 .172 25.0
2017 Sinker -4.1 -2 40 22.7 8 .375 .750 .475 33.3 12.5 14.3 .242 .348 .248 28.6
2017 Slider 1.8 0 18 10.2 2 .000 .000 .000 11.1 0.0 0.0 .507 1.617 .852 50.0
! 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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 40 176 3 1 -1 -1 2
2018 50 195 1 1 -1 0 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 %
2017 176 46.0 70.4 70.2 28.4 70.4 37.5 42.5 47.7 29.8 5.7 90.0
2018 195 51.3 69.0 82.6 27.4 65.4 47.2 72.0 48.7 22.1 8.2 87.5
Player 371 48.8 69.6 77.0 27.9 67.9 42.6 58.9 48.2 25.7 7.0 88.5
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2017 61 85 1
2018 46 82 2
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 21.7 2 0.3 2 1 1 0 0.0
2018 24.5 2 2.0 0 0 2 1 50.0
Player 23.6 4 2.3 2 1 3 1 25.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
2018 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 1
Player 4 3 1 3 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 2 4 4 3 1
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2017 2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.6 92.7 -0.9
Offspeed Velocity 88.5 87.3 -1.2
Breaking Velocity 88.8 85.1 -3.7
Exit Velocity 87.8 88.0 0.2
Launch Angle 15.7 25.0 9.3
Barrel % 11.1 8.6 -2.5
Hard Hit % 40.7 37.1 -3.6
Sweet Spot % 40.7 37.1 -3.6
xBA .226 .225 -0.001
BA .143 .149 0.006
xwOBA .331 .291 -0.040
wOBA .243 .218 -0.025
xSLG .455 .406 -0.049
SLG .343 .298 -0.045
K% 22.5 24.0 1.5
BB% 10.0 6.0 -4.0
Swing % 47.7 48.7 1.0
Whiff% 29.8 22.1 -7.7
In Zone % 46.0 51.3 5.3
Out of Zone % 54.0 48.7 -5.3
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 27.4 -1.0
First Pitch Swing % 27.5 36.0 8.5
First Pitch Strike % 42.5 72.0 29.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 40 .243 23 14 60.9 17 8 47.1
2018 Shifts 50 .218 27 13 48.1 23 15 65.2
! 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 %
2017 52 19.5 3.8% 1.9% 33 24.6 0.0% 15.2%
2018 71 19.6 4.2% 2.8% 22 25.8 0.0% 9.1%
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Pitch Distribution