Chris Roycroft
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 8" 230LBS | Age: 27
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 1 2 4.19 27 0 0 34.1 33 1.40
2025 0 2 7.94 7 0 0 5.2 4 2.12
2 Seasons 1 4 4.73 34 0 0 40 37 1.50
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 27 1-2 4.19 34.1 33 1.40
2025 7 0-2 7.94 5.2 4 2.12
2 Seasons 34 1-4 4.73 40 37 1.50
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
2024 27 596 101 2 2.0 1.3 86.9 109.7 1.0 25.7 .222 .299 .309 .288 .297 33.7 21.3 11.0 4.19 3.44
2025 28 124 19 5 26.3 17.2 94.5 108.0 25.3 21.1 .311 .721 .383 .486 .534 52.6 13.8 20.7 7.94 10.90
Player 720 120 7 5.8 3.8 88.1 109.7 4.8 25.0 .234 .358 .320 .319 .336 36.7 20.1 12.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Roycroft relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(52.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(25.8%) ,
Cutter
(20.2%) ,
Sweeper
(1.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 55.4 44.6 17.8 20.8 5.9 31.7 41.6 26.7 21.8 25.7 7.9 9.9 15.8 18.8
2025 26.3 73.7 47.4 15.8 10.5 31.6 42.1 26.3 5.3 5.3 15.8 26.3 36.8 10.5
Player 50.8 49.2 22.5 20.0 6.7 31.7 41.7 26.7 19.2 22.5 9.2 12.5 19.2 17.5
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 7.9 38.6 20.8 22.8 5.9 2.0 1.3
2025 5.3 21.1 26.3 15.8 5.3 26.3 17.2
Player 7.5 35.8 21.7 21.7 5.8 5.8 3.8
MLB 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
2025 Sweeper STL R 2 85.3 38.2 0.8 6.0GLV -7.4 -0.7 2.2 6.0GLV -8.2
2025 Cutter STL R 25 90.3 30.1 -6.2 1.9GLV 0.9 3.6 -4.9 1.9GLV -0.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball STL R 32 94.7 19.6 -4.1 9.1ARM 0.3 10.9 -5.1 9.1ARM 1.5
2025 Sinker STL R 65 94.1 22.4 -2.2 17.8ARM 1.4 8.7 -1.3 17.8ARM 2.4
2024 Cutter STL R 1 90.5 22.8 1.6 2.0ARM -4.3 10.5 2.2 2.0ARM -4.7
2024 Sinker STL R 278 96.0 28.2 5.2 18.0ARM 2.3 1.5 5.7 18.0ARM 3.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL R 192 95.1 20.7 -5.5 4.7ARM -3.8 9.4 -6.3 4.7ARM -2.9
2024 Sweeper STL R 125 83.8 36.7 -0.4 12.1GLV -1.5 2.3 -0.7 12.1GLV -2.1
! 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 %
2025 Sinker -3.6 -2 65 52.4 15 .417 .833 .557 22.2 13.3 14.3 .361 1.014 .594 60.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 3.5 1 32 25.8 8 .000 .000 .000 26.3 25.0 18.2 .128 .206 .255 50.0
2025 Cutter -4.8 -1 25 20.2 4 .500 .500 .400 14.3 0.0 0.0 .653 .763 .495 33.3
2025 Sweeper -6.4 0 2 1.6 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2024 Sinker -0.2 0 278 46.6 81 .257 .357 .341 17.6 13.6 15.3 .253 .335 .315 40.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 2.0 4 192 32.2 49 .158 .184 .232 33.0 36.7 23.4 .133 .165 .217 13.0
2024 Sweeper -3.1 -4 125 21.0 25 .318 .636 .436 14.3 16.0 10.0 .275 .418 .346 38.9
2024 Cutter -3.8 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2025 Cutter 25 90.3 23 4.1 12:00 10:15 105
2025 4-Seam Fastball 32 94.7 75 13.9 2:00 1:30 30
2025 Sinker 65 94.1 99 20.2 2:15 2:15 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 192 95.1 66 10.1 1:30 1:00 30
2024 Sinker 271 96.0 92 18.9 2:15 3:00 -45
2024 Sweeper 122 83.8 49 13.2 8:30 9:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 155 596 0 9 -6 -3 -1
2025 28 124 0 0 -1 -1 -3
Player 183 720 0 9 -7 0 -3
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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 %
2024 596 50.5 62.1 84.0 28.8 62.4 46.8 65.8 45.6 22.1 8.1 72.9
2025 124 42.7 69.8 89.2 22.5 50.0 38.7 37.9 42.7 22.6 6.5 87.5
Player 720 49.2 63.3 84.8 27.6 60.4 45.4 61.4 45.1 22.2 7.8 75.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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
2024 76 31 92
2025 52 23 91
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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 %
2024 22.2 2 2.5 -1 3 2 1 50.0
2025 -- 0 1.8 -2 1 3 0 --
Player 22.2 2 4.3 -2 4 5 1 50.0
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
2024 2 1 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 2
2025 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 4 2 3
Player 2 4 3 5 3 5 5 4 3 2 4 6 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 7 4 4 7 6 3 3 4 5 6 5 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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 95.6 -2.1 ↓ 93.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.8 1.5 ↑ 85.3
Exit Velocity 86.9 7.6 ↑ 94.5
Launch Angle 1.0 24.3 ↑ 25.3
Barrel % 2.0 24.3 ↑ 26.3
Hard Hit % 33.7 18.9 ↑ 52.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 25.7 -4.6 ↓ 21.1
xBA .222 0.089 ↑ .311
BA .238 0.048 ↑ .286
xwOBA .288 0.198 ↑ .486
wOBA .309 0.074 ↑ .383
xSLG .299 0.422 ↑ .721
SLG .354 0.170 ↑ .524
K% 21.3 -7.5 ↓ 13.8
BB% 11.0 9.7 ↑ 20.7
Swing % 45.6 -2.9 ↓ 42.7
Whiff% 22.1 0.5 ↑ 22.6
In Zone % 50.5 -7.8 ↓ 42.7
Out of Zone % 49.5 7.8 ↑ 57.3
Out of Zone Swing % 28.8 -6.3 ↓ 22.5
First Pitch Swing % 27.7 -10.5 ↓ 17.2
First Pitch Strike % 65.8 -27.9 ↓ 37.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 155 .309 92 0 0.0 63 35 55.6
2025 Shades 28 .383 19 0 0.0 9 3 33.3
! 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 %
2024 157 17.0 1.9% 0.0% 112 19.2 0.0% 0.9%
2025 15 17.1 0.0% 0.0% 43 18.4 0.0% 2.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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