Chris Archer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 195LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 5, #161, Cleveland Indians | Clayton HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 3 9 5.19 23 23 0 119.2 143 1.41
2021 1 1 4.66 6 5 0 19.1 21 1.34
2022 2 8 4.56 25 25 0 102.2 84 1.31
10 Seasons 63 89 3.93 243 240 0 1,357 1,454 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 23 3-9 5.19 119.2 143 1.41
2021 6 1-1 4.66 19.1 21 1.34
2022 25 2-8 4.56 102.2 84 1.31
10 Seasons 243 63-89 3.93 1,357 1,454 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 26 3449 547 25 4.6 2.9 89.6 116.0 10.9 30.9 .222 .346 .272 .281 .361 39.1 29.0 7.6 3.23 3.24
2016 27 3409 546 46 8.4 5.4 90.2 112.5 10.3 29.7 .229 .405 .304 .302 .382 40.5 27.4 7.9 4.02 3.82
2017 28 3406 538 32 5.9 3.8 89.6 116.0 12.7 34.8 .233 .387 .306 .296 .386 40.2 29.2 7.0 4.08 3.73
2018 29 2505 421 27 6.4 4.2 89.7 112.7 11.9 33.7 .249 .413 .330 .317 .393 38.7 25.4 7.7 4.31 4.27
2019 30 2098 324 34 10.5 6.5 89.4 112.1 14.4 40.7 .259 .476 .334 .346 .441 39.5 27.2 10.5 5.19 5.41
2021 32 327 54 7 13.0 8.4 92.1 111.6 20.3 33.3 .265 .524 .316 .366 .460 50.0 25.3 9.6 4.66 5.92
2022 33 1787 301 26 8.6 5.9 89.5 111.6 11.0 34.2 .260 .410 .312 .337 .371 44.5 19.2 11.0 4.56 4.81
Player 16981 2731 197 7.2 4.6 89.7 116.0 11.9 33.4 .239 .402 .307 .309 .388 40.4 26.9 8.3
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

Archer relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(44.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(35.7%) ,
Changeup
(14.7%) ,
Curveball
(5.3%) ,


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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 47.3 19.7 26.0 6.9 30.0 41.1 28.0 2.0 36.4 22.7 26.7 6.4 4.6 2.9
2016 48.7 22.5 22.3 6.4 33.0 39.6 27.3 2.9 35.7 23.3 23.8 4.6 8.4 5.4
2017 43.1 23.6 27.0 6.3 30.5 37.4 31.2 2.6 30.1 24.2 28.3 7.6 5.9 3.8
2018 46.3 22.3 24.9 6.4 34.9 38.2 24.7 1.9 32.5 20.4 28.5 9.5 6.4 4.2
2019 38.0 25.0 30.2 6.8 34.6 36.1 29.3 3.1 26.5 25.6 27.5 4.9 10.5 6.5
2021 31.5 35.2 25.9 7.4 27.8 48.1 24.1 0.0 24.1 29.6 20.4 13.0 13.0 8.4
2022 43.9 26.9 24.9 4.3 33.2 37.9 28.9 3.3 30.2 23.9 25.6 7.6 8.6 5.9
Player 44.8 23.2 25.7 6.3 32.3 38.8 28.2 2.5 32.3 23.4 26.5 6.8 7.2 4.6
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

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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
2022 Curveball MIN R 94 81.7 46.6 -5.1 5.0GLV -1.6 -5.9 -4.0 5.0GLV -4.1
2022 Changeup MIN R 263 87.0 26.9 -2.3 13.0ARM -0.8 9.2 -3.3 13.0ARM -1.2
2022 Slider MIN R 792 88.7 30.5 -1.2 5.2GLV 1.5 4.0 -2.2 5.2GLV -0.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 638 93.0 13.1 1.8 6.4ARM -0.2 18.6 2.4 6.4ARM -0.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball TB R 147 92.0 13.4 2.0 5.9ARM -0.6 19.1 2.9 5.9ARM -1.3
2021 Curveball TB R 1 83.9 35.4 -13.2 5.6GLV -0.7 3.0 -13.1 5.6GLV -3.6
2021 Changeup TB R 42 85.6 27.0 -2.4 13.9ARM 0.4 10.5 -4.2 13.9ARM 0.0
2021 Slider TB R 137 87.2 32.8 -0.6 5.4GLV 1.5 3.2 -1.4 5.4GLV -0.3
! 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 %
2022 Slider 1.2 9 792 44.3 241 .202 .337 .298 26.5 21.2 17.2 .241 .380 .320 43.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -12 638 35.7 117 .311 .524 .398 15.1 12.0 9.6 .330 .525 .408 50.6
2022 Changeup -0.5 -1 263 14.7 67 .183 .367 .287 35.5 28.4 26.0 .186 .284 .264 31.0
2022 Curveball -0.2 0 94 5.3 12 .200 .300 .296 6.9 0.0 0.0 .379 .586 .465 60.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -1 147 45.0 30 .292 .667 .458 15.8 16.7 15.2 .326 .779 .505 68.4
2021 Slider -0.4 0 137 41.9 39 .243 .351 .304 38.6 33.3 22.8 .270 .495 .342 45.8
2021 Changeup 5.6 2 42 12.8 14 .143 .143 .129 31.8 21.4 50.0 .143 .166 .137 27.3
2021 Curveball 4.9 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 261 87.0 96 15.9 1:30 2:00 -30
2022 Curveball 94 81.7 40 9.6 8:15 7:15 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 635 93.0 96 19.2 12:45 12:45 0
2022 Slider 776 88.7 38 6.6 11:00 10:00 60
2021 Changeup 42 85.6 92 17.3 1:15 2:00 -45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 147 92.0 96 19.5 12:45 12:30 15
2021 Slider 137 87.2 36 6.4 10:30 9:30 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
2012 122 490 3 0 -2 -3 -2
2013 529 2,116 13 18 -8 -9 14
2014 821 3,155 8 18 -15 -12 -2
2015 868 3,449 20 21 -13 -10 18
2016 850 3,408 12 26 -17 -12 8
2017 849 3,395 15 26 -16 -13 11
2018 635 2,504 5 14 -13 -10 -4
2019 524 2,097 4 10 -10 -11 -7
2021 83 327 1 2 -1 -2 1
2022 437 1,787 10 5 -11 -8 -4
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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 3,449 50.0 63.6 80.5 30.8 47.5 43.6 64.1 47.2 29.7 7.3 72.7
2016 3,409 49.8 63.8 80.6 27.4 45.7 41.8 58.7 45.5 29.6 7.2 71.3
2017 3,406 50.0 68.8 77.2 27.1 48.7 43.0 62.3 47.9 30.3 7.2 79.3
2018 2,505 50.0 66.9 80.3 30.1 50.4 43.3 62.2 48.5 28.6 8.0 73.5
2019 2,098 46.0 64.1 79.2 30.5 52.8 41.6 61.4 45.9 29.7 7.2 70.7
2021 327 48.6 69.2 82.7 23.8 37.5 39.4 61.4 45.9 29.3 5.5 77.8
2022 1,787 47.3 66.9 82.8 24.6 56.9 42.1 57.0 44.6 24.2 6.9 78.2
Player 16,981 49.2 65.7 79.9 28.5 49.3 42.6 61.3 46.7 29.1 7.3 74.2
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 77 76 75 70 78 19 62 10 5 92 47 89 64 88 48 34
2016 62 73 49 26 77 1 8 6 8 86 49 87 31 81 42 30
2017 70 67 62 54 78 10 50 3 5 88 73 85 44 86 59 35
2018 38 35 34 35 45 24 49 12 22 68 58 75 76 77 46 33
2019 16 31 17 10 19 13 7 28 24 74 18 78 65 64 52 28
2021 25 27 55
2022 14 19 29 40 8 30 27 23 9 25 11 37 7 35 35 44 45
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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 24.3 30 31.1 -1 12 22 15 50.0
2017 23.2 27 26.5 1 16 21 11 40.7
2018 22.8 19 18.2 1 11 23 4 21.1
2019 22.8 25 20.1 5 9 19 7 28.0
2021 24.8 3 3.8 -1 0 3 1 33.3
2022 24.4 12 12.3 0 6 18 1 8.3
Player 23.5 116 111.9 4 54 106 39 33.6
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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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 30 37 30 32 26 26 32 33 20 24 27 34 34 30 31 34 21 27 33 30 34 31 41 40 33 33 25 38 40 35 22
2017 27 24 21 29 28 29 33 23 21 21 25 35 26 25 25 28 23 24 26 23 27 27 34 29 28 24 23 38 30 29 16
2018 19 25 12 21 17 17 22 16 13 8 11 27 25 15 18 22 17 16 18 19 21 15 30 23 16 11 13 23 23 22 10
2019 25 23 14 24 23 22 23 24 13 13 16 21 23 17 22 20 20 20 16 21 20 20 29 23 20 20 14 24 23 20 14
2021 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
2022 12 10 9 11 13 11 15 8 8 6 13 11 14 13 15 17 12 9 12 13 14 12 21 18 6 6 17 16 15 11 12
Player 116 123 89 120 110 109 129 108 77 75 96 132 126 104 115 125 97 100 109 110 120 109 159 137 107 98 96 143 135 121 77
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 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.8 95.0 -0.8 ↓ 95.5 0.5 ↑ 94.7 -0.8 ↓ -- -0.7 ↓ -- -- 92.0 -- 93.0 1.0 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 86.5 87.4 0.9 ↑ 85.9 -1.5 ↓ 87.6 1.7 ↑ -- 0.1 ↑ -- -- 85.6 -- 87.0 1.4 ↑
Breaking Velocity 88.4 88.8 0.4 ↑ 88.9 0.1 ↑ 87.7 -1.2 ↓ -- 0.7 ↑ -- -- 87.2 -- 88.0 0.8 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.6 90.2 0.6 ↑ 89.6 -0.6 ↓ 89.7 0.1 ↑ -- -0.3 ↓ -- -- 92.1 -- 89.5 -2.6 ↓
Launch Angle 10.9 10.3 -0.6 ↓ 12.7 2.4 ↑ 11.9 -0.8 ↓ -- 2.5 ↑ -- -- 20.3 -- 11.0 -9.3 ↓
Barrel % 4.6 8.4 3.8 ↑ 5.9 -2.5 ↓ 6.4 0.5 ↑ -- 4.1 ↑ -- -- 13.0 -- 8.6 -4.4 ↓
Hard Hit % 39.1 40.5 1.4 ↑ 40.2 -0.3 ↓ 38.7 -1.5 ↓ -- 0.8 ↑ -- -- 50.0 -- 44.5 -5.5 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.9 29.7 -1.2 ↓ 34.8 5.1 ↑ 33.7 -1.1 ↓ -- 7.0 ↑ -- -- 33.3 -- 34.2 0.9 ↑
xBA .222 .229 0.007 ↑ .233 0.004 ↑ .249 0.016 ↑ -- 0.010 ↑ -- -- .265 -- .260 -0.005 ↓
BA .220 .238 0.018 ↑ .246 0.008 ↑ .268 0.022 ↑ -- -0.019 ↓ -- -- .240 -- .228 -0.012 ↓
xwOBA .281 .302 0.021 ↑ .296 -0.006 ↓ .317 0.021 ↑ -- 0.029 ↑ -- -- .366 -- .337 -0.029 ↓
wOBA .272 .304 0.032 ↑ .306 0.002 ↑ .330 0.024 ↑ -- 0.004 ↑ -- -- .316 -- .312 -0.004 ↓
xSLG .346 .405 0.059 ↑ .387 -0.018 ↓ .413 0.026 ↑ -- 0.063 ↑ -- -- .524 -- .410 -0.114 ↓
SLG .331 .403 0.072 ↑ .407 0.004 ↑ .437 0.030 ↑ -- 0.024 ↑ -- -- .413 -- .391 -0.022 ↓
K% 29.0 27.4 -1.6 ↓ 29.2 1.8 ↑ 25.4 -3.8 ↓ -- 1.8 ↑ -- -- 25.3 -- 19.2 -6.1 ↓
BB% 7.6 7.9 0.3 ↑ 7.0 -0.9 ↓ 7.7 0.7 ↑ -- 2.8 ↑ -- -- 9.6 -- 11.0 1.4 ↑
Swing % 47.2 45.5 -1.7 ↓ 47.9 2.4 ↑ 48.5 0.6 ↑ -- -2.6 ↓ -- -- 45.9 -- 44.6 -1.3 ↓
Whiff% 29.7 29.6 -0.1 ↓ 30.3 0.7 ↑ 28.6 -1.7 ↓ -- 1.1 ↑ -- -- 29.3 -- 24.2 -5.1 ↓
In Zone % 50.0 49.8 -0.2 ↓ 50.0 0.2 ↑ 50.0 0.0 -- -4.0 ↓ -- -- 48.6 -- 47.3 -1.3 ↓
Out of Zone % 50.0 50.2 0.2 ↑ 50.0 -0.2 ↓ 50.0 0.0 -- 4.0 ↑ -- -- 51.4 -- 52.7 1.3 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 30.8 27.4 -3.4 ↓ 27.1 -0.3 ↓ 30.1 3.0 ↑ -- 0.4 ↑ -- -- 23.8 -- 24.6 0.8 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 30.5 27.8 -2.7 ↓ 29.5 1.7 ↑ 30.1 0.6 ↑ -- 0.7 ↑ -- -- 30.1 -- 26.3 -3.8 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 64.1 58.7 -5.4 ↓ 62.3 3.6 ↑ 62.2 -0.1 ↓ -- -0.8 ↓ -- -- 61.4 -- 57.0 -4.4 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 840 .304 434 35 8.1 406 108 26.6
2017 Shifts 850 .306 450 21 4.7 400 110 27.5
2018 Shifts 635 .330 359 12 3.3 276 82 29.7
2019 Shifts 524 .334 291 63 21.6 233 114 48.9
2021 Shifts 83 .316 54 11 20.4 29 17 58.6
2022 Shifts 437 .312 256 67 26.2 181 126 69.6
! 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 %
2012 157 16.8 24.8% 4.5% 66 22.4 0.0% 9.1%
2013 652 18.3 12.7% 2.9% 322 23.4 0.0% 10.9%
2014 939 19.0 9.9% 2.7% 567 25.6 0.2% 16.0%
2015 1048 16.6 34.7% 3.1% 558 23.4 5.9% 22.6%
2016 1051 17.5 27.5% 3.3% 551 23.0 6.2% 17.2%
2017 969 19.1 8.7% 2.2% 564 24.2 0.0% 11.3%
2018 682 17.5 17.2% 1.2% 429 23.9 0.0% 13.5%
2019 639 20.0 5.0% 4.1% 328 23.8 0.0% 12.2%
2021 115 20.0 0.9% 0.9% 36 23.3 0.0% 2.8%
2022 586 20.2 1.4% 1.9% 286 24.1 0.0% 11.5%

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Pitch Distribution

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