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Chris Archer
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 2" 195LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 5, #161, Cleveland Indians | Clayton HS
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Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 1 6.23 2 1 0 4.1 6 1.85
9 Seasons 60 81 3.87 214 211 0 1239.1 1355 1.25
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 2 0-1 6.23 4.1 6 1.85
9 Seasons 214 60-81 3.87 1239.1 1355 1.25

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Statcast Statistics

Season Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Max EV Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 3449 547 25 4.6 89.6 116 10.9 30.9 .221 .344 .275 .283 .357 39.2 29 7.6 3.23 3.40
2016 3409 546 46 8.4 90.2 112.5 10.3 29.7 .229 .403 .307 .304 .381 40.6 27.4 7.9 4.02 4.02
2017 3406 538 33 6.1 89.5 116 12.6 34.8 .232 .389 .308 .298 .384 40 29.2 7 4.08 3.84
2018 2505 421 27 6.4 89.7 112.7 11.9 33.7 .248 .411 .330 .316 .391 38.7 25.4 7.7 4.31 4.27
2019 2098 324 34 10.5 89.4 112.1 14.4 40.7 .257 .472 .334 .344 .437 39.5 27.2 10.5 5.19 5.45
2021 94 14 0 0 95.8 107.5 18.6 57.1 .356 .544 .365 .395 .543 71.4 28.6 4.8 6.23 6.21
14961 2390 165 6.9 89.7 116 11.8 33.5 .236 .398 .308 .306 .386 39.8 27.8 7.9
6.4 88.3 122.2 11.9 32.8 .243 .403 .318 .313 .362 35.1 21.9 8.4

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Archer relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(46.8%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(40.4%) ,
Changeup
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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Ext. Whiff% PutAway%
2021 Slider 44 41 3 46.8 86.7 11 11 3 2 1 0 0 6 5 .273 .248 .364 .379 .276 .261 95.8 28 2421 6.1 45.5 27.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball 38 30 8 40.4 91.6 7 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 .500 .529 .667 .861 .533 .602 97.3 11 2146 6.3 4.8 0.0
2021 Changeup 12 5 7 12.8 85.4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .407 .333 .517 .296 .405 93.0 19 1855 6.2 42.9 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 831 495 336 39.6 94.1 168 143 35 20 7 0 8 40 108 .245 .276 .462 .553 .337 .382 90.9 19 2264 5.9 18.7 21.1
2019 Slider 746 461 285 35.6 88.7 239 208 48 32 9 0 7 88 124 .231 .219 .375 .344 .300 .288 86.1 12 2613 5.4 42.2 27.5
2019 Changeup 253 29 224 12.1 87.7 58 56 12 6 1 1 4 10 46 .214 .256 .482 .496 .295 .324 90.3 9 1642 6.0 29.5 16.7
2019 Sinker 225 102 123 10.7 93.9 54 46 17 11 0 0 6 5 41 .370 .370 .761 .765 .495 .499 90.4 12 2239 5.8 10.3 14.7
2019 Curveball 42 25 17 2.0 82.3 5 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 .400 .294 1.000 .547 .549 .339 89.7 33 2678 5.3 28.6 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2015 47.3 19.7 26 6.9 30.5 41.5 28 2 36.4 22.7 26.7 6.4 4.6
2016 48.7 22.5 22.3 6.4 33 39.6 27.5 2.9 35.7 23.3 23.8 4.6 8.4
2017 43.1 23.6 27 6.3 30.5 37.4 31.2 2.8 30.1 24 28.3 7.6 6.1
2018 46.3 22.3 24.9 6.4 35.9 38.7 25.4 1.9 32.5 20.4 28.5 9.5 6.4
2019 38 25 30.2 6.8 34.6 36.1 29.3 3.1 26.5 25.6 27.5 4.9 10.5
2021 28.6 21.4 42.9 7.1 28.6 42.9 28.6 0 14.3 14.3 42.9 28.6 0
45.1 22.4 25.9 6.6 32.6 38.9 28.3 2.5 32.7 23.1 26.9 6.7 6.9
45.2 22 25.6 7.1 36.6 37.9 25.5 3.6 33.5 24.3 24.5 5.6 6.4

Pitch Movement

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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
2021 Slider TB R 44 86.7 33.5 -0.2 -1 5.3 1.3 33
2021 Changeup TB R 12 85.4 26.1 -3 -10 14.3 0.6 4
2021 4-Seamer TB R 38 91.6 13 2.2 14 5.4 -1.4 -21
2019 Slider PIT R 746 88.7 33.8 1 3 5.4 1.8 51
2019 Changeup PIT R 253 87.7 27.8 -1.2 -4 12.3 -1.4 -10
2019 Sinker PIT R 225 93.9 15.7 -5.8 -27 11.7 -3 -21
2019 Curveball PIT R 42 82.3 48.9 -2.4 -5 4.1 -2.5 -38
2019 4-Seamer PIT R 831 94.1 13.4 2 13 7 -0.3 -4
2018 Slider PIT R 1043 87.9 36.8 3.2 9 4.9 1.2 31
2018 Changeup PIT R 248 87.6 27.1 -1.6 -6 12.6 -0.9 -6
2018 4-Seamer PIT R 911 94.6 13.1 1.9 12 6.1 -1.2 -17
2018 Sinker PIT R 264 94.8 16.1 -4.1 -20 11.9 -2.5 -18
2018 Curveball PIT R 37 81.9 50.9 -1 -2 5.1 -1.9 -27
2017 4-Seamer TB R 1609 95.5 12.4 0.4 3 6.5 -1.7 -20
2017 Slider TB R 1512 88.9 34.9 4.8 16 3.2 0.2 7
2017 Changeup TB R 273 85.9 29.5 1.4 5 14.6 1.3 10
2016 Slider TB R 1377 88.8 34 4.6 16 5.3 2.8 114
2016 4-Seamer TB R 1644 95 12.5 0.2 2 5.2 -3.6 -41
2016 Changeup TB R 368 87.4 28.7 2 8 11.8 -1.4 -11
! 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 %
2021 Changeup 0.5 0 12 12.8 3 .333 .333 .3 42.9 0 0 .407 .517 .405 66.7
2021 4-Seamer 1.1 0 38 40.4 7 .5 .667 .536 4.8 0 0 .529 .861 .603 83.3
2021 Slider 0.5 0 44 46.8 11 .273 .364 .359 45.5 54.5 27.3 .248 .379 .261 60
2019 Curveball 0.5 0 42 2 5 .4 1 .57 28.6 0 0 .294 .547 .339 20
2019 Sinker 2.4 5 225 10.7 54 .37 .761 .526 10.3 9.3 14.7 .37 .765 .501 48.8
2019 Changeup 0.7 2 253 12.1 58 .214 .482 .335 29.5 17.2 16.7 .256 .496 .324 41.3
2019 4-Seamer -0.6 -5 831 39.6 168 .245 .462 .346 18.7 23.8 21.1 .276 .553 .383 48.1
2019 Slider 0.5 3 746 35.6 239 .231 .375 .308 42.2 36.8 27.5 .219 .344 .289 29
2018 Curveball -1.8 -1 37 1.5 7 .167 .333 .179 18.2 0 0 .319 .391 .286 28.6
2018 Sinker 0.4 1 264 10.5 59 .327 .49 .399 19 13.6 14.8 .272 .442 .37 40.5
2018 Changeup -0.6 -1 248 9.9 71 .309 .441 .332 32.9 16.9 21.1 .278 .404 .303 29.8
2018 4-Seamer 0.7 7 911 36.4 183 .306 .512 .402 18.3 16.9 14.2 .286 .54 .393 50.8
2018 Slider -0.1 -1 1043 41.6 314 .231 .39 .297 36.2 35.4 24.2 .216 .34 .267 33.2
2017 Changeup 1.3 3 273 8 58 .352 .407 .377 32.5 6.9 14.3 .308 .41 .335 40
2017 4-Seamer 0.3 6 1609 47.2 303 .284 .515 .387 21.3 21.1 19.8 .281 .508 .375 49.8
2017 Slider -1.3 -19 1512 44.4 487 .214 .347 .276 37.1 37.2 28.6 .196 .318 .248 32.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Changeup 12 85.4 94 18.2 1:15 1:45 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 38 91.6 96 20 12:45 12:30 15
2021 Slider 44 86.7 34 6 10:30 9:30 60
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 122 490 -2 -1 2 3 2
2013 529 2116 -13 -17 8 9 -13
2014 821 3155 -8 -20 15 12 -1
2015 863 3421 -20 -20 13 10 -18
2016 846 3391 -11 -27 17 12 -9
2017 849 3395 -15 -24 15 13 -10
2018 635 2504 -4 -15 14 10 4
2019 524 2097 -4 -12 10 11 6
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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 3449 50 63.5 80.4 31.3 47.9 43.6 64.1 47.2 29.7 7.4 72.6
2016 3409 50 63.5 80.3 27.5 46.3 41.9 58.8 45.5 29.6 7.3 71.5
2017 3406 50 68.9 77.2 27.1 48.7 43.1 62.3 47.9 30.3 7.1 79.3
2018 2505 50.1 66.8 80.3 30.2 50.4 43.5 62.1 48.5 28.6 8 73.5
2019 2098 46.1 64 79.2 30.5 52.8 41.6 61.4 45.9 29.5 7.2 70.7
2021 94 52.1 79.6 79.5 24.4 45.5 38.3 71.4 53.2 28 7.4 100
14961 49.5 65.5 79.4 29.1 48.9 42.8 61.8 47.1 29.6 7.4 73.9
48.4 66.6 82.2 28.4 58.9 42.6 60.6 46.9 24.4 7.2 75.7

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2015 72 72 73 67 73 19 61 10 6 92 47 89 72 89 47
2016 53 70 44 24 74 1 8 6 9 86 49 88 53 82 40
2017 66 66 57 49 78 10 47 5 5 88 73 86 66 87 57
2018 37 33 32 35 43 24 49 12 21 68 58 75 37 78 43 72
2019 16 30 16 9 19 13 7 28 23 74 18 76 16 69 51 76
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.8 25 22.6 2 8 18 10 40

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 25 23 25 25 29 21 23 26 22 20 27 26 15 17 21 25 15 24 21 26 12 23 22 22 24 25 23 23 23 23 26
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for 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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.8 95 -0.8 ↓ 95.5 0.5 ↑ 94.7 -0.8 ↓ -0.7 ↓ undefined undefined
Offspeed Velocity 86.4 87.4 1 ↑ 85.9 -1.5 ↓ 87.6 1.7 ↑ 0.1 ↑ undefined undefined
Breaking Velocity 88.4 88.8 0.4 ↑ 88.9 0.1 ↑ 87.7 -1.2 ↓ 0.7 ↑ undefined undefined
Exit Velocity 89.6 90.2 0.6 ↑ 89.5 -0.7 ↓ 89.7 0.2 ↑ -0.3 ↓ undefined undefined
Launch Angle 10.9 10.3 -0.6 ↓ 12.6 2.3 ↑ 11.9 -0.7 ↓ 2.5 ↑ undefined undefined
Barrel % 4.6 8.4 3.8 ↑ 6.1 -2.3 ↓ 6.4 0.3 ↑ 4.1 ↑ undefined undefined
Hard Hit % 39.2 40.6 1.4 ↑ 40 -0.6 ↓ 38.7 -1.3 ↓ 0.8 ↑ undefined undefined
Sweet Spot % 30.9 29.7 -1.2 ↓ 34.8 5.1 ↑ 33.7 -1.1 ↓ 7 ↑ undefined undefined
xBA .221 .229 0.008 ↑ .232 0.003 ↑ .248 0.016 ↑ 0.009 ↑ undefined undefined
BA .22 .238 0.018 ↑ .246 0.008 ↑ .268 0.022 ↑ -0.019 ↓ undefined undefined
xwOBA .283 .304 0.021 ↑ .298 -0.006 ↓ .316 0.018 ↑ 0.028 ↑ undefined undefined
wOBA .275 .307 0.032 ↑ .308 0.001 ↑ .33 0.022 ↑ 0.004 ↑ undefined undefined
xSLG .344 .403 0.059 ↑ .389 -0.014 ↓ .411 0.022 ↑ 0.061 ↑ undefined undefined
SLG .331 .403 0.072 ↑ .407 0.004 ↑ .437 0.03 ↑ 0.024 ↑ undefined undefined
K% 29 27.4 -1.6 ↓ 29.2 1.8 ↑ 25.4 -3.8 ↓ 1.8 ↑ undefined undefined
BB% 7.6 7.9 0.3 ↑ 7 -0.9 ↓ 7.7 0.7 ↑ 2.8 ↑ undefined undefined
Swing % 47.2 45.5 -1.7 ↓ 47.9 2.4 ↑ 48.5 0.6 ↑ -2.6 ↓ undefined undefined
Whiff% 29.7 29.6 -0.1 ↓ 30.3 0.7 ↑ 28.6 -1.7 ↓ 0.9 ↑ undefined undefined
In Zone % 50 50 0 50 0 50.1 0.1 ↑ -4 ↓ undefined undefined
Out of Zone % 50 50 0 50 0 49.9 -0.1 ↓ 4 ↑ undefined undefined
Out of Zone Swing % 31.3 27.5 -3.8 ↓ 27.1 -0.4 ↓ 30.2 3.1 ↑ 0.3 ↑ undefined undefined
First Pitch Swing % 30.5 27.8 -2.7 ↓ 29.5 1.7 ↑ 30.1 0.6 ↑ 0.7 ↑ undefined undefined
First Pitch Strike % 64.1 58.8 -5.3 ↓ 62.3 3.5 ↑ 62.1 -0.2 ↓ -0.7 ↓ undefined undefined
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2016 840 .306 434 35 8.1 406 108 26.6
2017 850 .309 450 21 4.7 400 110 27.5
2018 635 .330 359 12 3.3 276 82 29.7
2019 524 .334 291 63 21.6 233 114 48.9
2021 21 .365 16 2 12.5 5 3 60.0

Pitch Distribution

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