Chris Tillman
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 200LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 2, #49, Seattle Mariners | Fountain Valley HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 16 6 3.77 30 30 0 172 140 1.28
2017 1 7 7.84 24 19 0 93 63 1.89
2018 1 5 10.46 7 7 0 26.2 13 2.21
10 Seasons 74 60 4.57 210 205 0 1,145 847 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 30 16-6 3.77 172 140 1.28
2017 24 1-7 7.84 93 63 1.89
2018 7 1-5 10.46 26.2 13 2.21
10 Seasons 210 74-60 4.57 1,145 847 1.38
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 27 2943 551 28 5.1 3.8 89.6 114.4 12.9 30.1 .257 .411 .331 .326 .353 32.3 16.2 8.6 4.99 4.46
2016 28 2936 502 39 7.8 5.5 89.0 111.1 12.4 34.7 .255 .422 .317 .330 .370 35.3 19.6 9.2 3.77 4.65
2017 29 1795 326 28 8.6 6.3 90.2 121.1 13.0 37.7 .312 .550 .414 .403 .432 42.6 14.2 11.5 7.84 7.59
2018 30 520 105 11 10.5 8.0 91.5 113.4 12.1 41.0 .337 .587 .459 .434 .441 49.5 9.5 12.4 10.46 9.06
Player 8194 1484 106 7.1 5.2 89.7 121.1 12.7 34.1 .273 .456 .353 .352 .382 36.8 16.5 9.7
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

Tillman relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(30.0%) ,
Slider
(23.3%) ,
Changeup
(18.3%) ,
Sinker
(16.9%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(11.5%) ,


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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
2015 45.7 21.1 25.0 8.2 32.7 37.6 29.0 0.9 37.0 26.1 22.9 5.6 5.1 3.8
2016 42.2 21.1 28.5 8.2 35.1 38.2 26.7 1.4 34.3 25.5 25.7 4.6 7.8 5.5
2017 39.3 21.8 31.6 7.4 36.8 38.3 24.8 2.1 28.8 23.6 28.5 7.7 8.6 6.3
2018 43.8 23.8 29.5 2.9 42.9 37.1 20.0 3.8 28.6 17.1 28.6 10.5 10.5 8.0
Player 43.0 21.4 28.0 7.6 35.1 37.9 26.7 1.5 33.7 24.7 25.5 6.1 7.1 5.2
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
2018 Slider BAL R 121 82.4 39.9 -0.2 4.1GLV -1.0 1.2 0.6 4.1GLV -1.2
2018 Curveball BAL R 60 75.1 67.4 5.6 4.1GLV -5.0 -16.8 7.2 4.1GLV -5.1
2018 Sinker BAL R 88 88.9 20.2 -3.9 10.7ARM -2.6 14.7 -5.4 10.7ARM -4.0
2018 Changeup BAL R 95 83.1 26.1 -5.6 7.6ARM -5.3 14.2 -7.5 7.6ARM -5.7
2018 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 156 89.0 18.2 -0.5 2.5ARM -2.9 16.7 1.0 2.5ARM -4.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 536 90.8 16.5 -1.0 5.9ARM -1.5 17.0 -0.1 5.9ARM -2.2
2017 Cutter BAL R 14 89.9 10.9 12.9 6.6GLV 4.9 23.3 14.0 6.6GLV 4.3
2017 Sinker BAL R 330 90.4 20.3 -1.4 13.5ARM -0.6 13.4 -2.6 13.5ARM -1.9
2017 Changeup BAL R 264 83.7 26.4 -2.6 11.7ARM -1.4 13.0 -4.5 11.7ARM -1.9
2017 Slider BAL R 433 85.1 34.2 -0.2 3.0GLV -0.9 4.1 -0.5 3.0GLV -1.2
2017 Curveball BAL R 144 75.7 63.6 6.0 6.2GLV -3.1 -14.3 6.3 6.2GLV -2.4
! 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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -5.0 -8 156 30.0 40 .419 .871 .572 15.0 10.0 14.3 .391 .701 .511 57.1
2018 Slider -2.6 -3 121 23.3 36 .355 .419 .378 20.0 16.7 13.6 .277 .353 .315 37.0
2018 Changeup -1.9 -2 95 18.3 24 .318 .409 .350 9.1 4.2 8.3 .314 .562 .399 52.4
2018 Sinker -5.3 -5 88 16.9 29 .391 1.000 .600 0.0 3.4 7.1 .385 .856 .558 59.1
2018 Curveball -2.5 -2 60 11.5 8 .250 .375 .269 14.3 12.5 7.1 .289 .348 .275 28.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.6 -9 536 29.9 121 .307 .604 .436 17.9 19.0 16.5 .283 .523 .397 50.0
2017 Slider -2.1 -9 433 24.1 112 .298 .567 .395 24.2 20.5 19.0 .309 .569 .389 39.0
2017 Sinker -3.4 -11 330 18.4 101 .416 .685 .494 7.5 6.9 10.8 .378 .626 .450 51.2
2017 Changeup -0.7 -2 264 14.7 64 .231 .423 .348 21.1 4.7 5.1 .264 .499 .390 32.7
2017 Curveball -2.6 -4 144 8.0 25 .478 .522 .466 20.0 16.0 8.5 .370 .425 .374 21.1
2017 Cutter 3.4 0 14 0.8 3 .000 .000 .233 20.0 33.3 33.3 .000 .000 .233 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
2009 282 1,156 4 2 -7 -7 -8
2010 233 942 -5 10 -9 -6 -9
2011 286 1,163 -1 3 -9 -8 -15
2012 346 1,431 9 10 -8 -4 8
2013 842 3,470 10 25 -21 -12 2
2014 911 3,595 32 10 -22 -14 6
2015 739 2,939 15 9 -16 -13 -5
2016 732 3,005 25 11 -21 -14 1
2017 444 1,794 -6 0 -13 -17 -36
2018 137 520 -1 -6 -7 -5 -19
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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 2,943 49.8 66.1 84.4 25.7 71.2 43.5 58.0 45.8 18.5 7.4 74.9
2016 2,936 48.2 67.1 81.7 25.8 67.1 41.7 56.8 45.7 21.9 7.4 73.6
2017 1,795 43.0 74.7 87.7 22.8 67.0 37.5 47.5 45.1 17.8 5.7 82.5
2018 520 44.2 69.6 93.8 21.0 68.9 40.2 47.4 42.5 12.7 6.7 85.7
Player 8,194 47.4 68.4 84.7 24.7 68.6 41.3 54.6 45.4 19.2 7.0 76.4
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 24 29 31 35 25 14 47 10 55 21 26 15 12 40 65 29 82
2016 28 38 36 38 28 6 14 34 42 39 29 38 16 39 68 11 77
2017 1 1 1 3 1 17 7 1 1 7 11 8 5 18 52 6 62
2018 5 41 5 49
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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 23.1 20 23.3 -3 16 13 12 60.0
2017 23.1 24 24.9 -1 9 12 15 62.5
2018 24.9 6 5.3 1 1 5 2 33.3
Player 23.3 50 53.5 -4 26 30 29 58.0
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
2016 20 25 16 30 23 20 23 25 21 20 21 26 25 20 22 22 18 22 24 24 26 19 32 31 23 22 20 30 26 23 20
2017 24 23 21 26 27 26 28 24 21 20 26 31 21 24 25 26 22 25 24 26 24 26 28 28 24 20 24 32 27 27 22
2018 6 8 3 5 7 5 7 5 7 2 7 6 2 3 6 5 4 5 5 7 5 5 7 6 3 3 7 7 4 6 6
Player 50 56 40 61 57 51 58 54 49 42 54 63 48 47 53 53 44 52 53 57 55 50 67 65 50 45 51 69 57 56 48
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.0 92.3 0.3 ↑ 90.6 -1.7 ↓ 88.9 -1.7 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 83.3 84.3 1.0 ↑ 83.7 -0.6 ↓ 83.1 -0.6 ↓
Breaking Velocity 79.3 81.6 2.3 ↑ 82.8 1.2 ↑ 80.0 -2.8 ↓
Exit Velocity 89.6 89.0 -0.6 ↓ 90.2 1.2 ↑ 91.5 1.3 ↑
Launch Angle 12.9 12.4 -0.5 ↓ 13.0 0.6 ↑ 12.1 -0.9 ↓
Barrel % 5.1 7.8 2.7 ↑ 8.6 0.8 ↑ 10.5 1.9 ↑
Hard Hit % 32.3 35.3 3.0 ↑ 42.6 7.3 ↑ 49.5 6.9 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.1 34.7 4.6 ↑ 37.7 3.0 ↑ 41.0 3.3 ↑
xBA .257 .255 -0.002 ↓ .312 0.057 ↑ .337 0.025 ↑
BA .267 .244 -0.023 ↓ .324 0.080 ↑ .365 0.041 ↑
xwOBA .326 .330 0.004 ↑ .403 0.073 ↑ .434 0.031 ↑
wOBA .331 .317 -0.014 ↓ .414 0.097 ↑ .459 0.045 ↑
xSLG .411 .422 0.011 ↑ .550 0.128 ↑ .587 0.037 ↑
SLG .430 .412 -0.018 ↓ .575 0.163 ↑ .652 0.077 ↑
K% 16.2 19.6 3.4 ↑ 14.2 -5.4 ↓ 9.5 -4.7 ↓
BB% 8.6 9.2 0.6 ↑ 11.5 2.3 ↑ 12.4 0.9 ↑
Swing % 45.8 45.7 -0.1 ↓ 45.1 -0.6 ↓ 42.5 -2.6 ↓
Whiff% 18.5 21.9 3.4 ↑ 17.8 -4.1 ↓ 12.7 -5.1 ↓
In Zone % 49.8 48.2 -1.6 ↓ 43.0 -5.2 ↓ 44.2 1.2 ↑
Out of Zone % 50.2 51.8 1.6 ↑ 57.0 5.2 ↑ 55.8 -1.2 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 25.7 25.8 0.1 ↑ 22.8 -3.0 ↓ 21.0 -1.8 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 26.1 25.2 -0.9 ↓ 23.6 -1.6 ↓ 21.2 -2.4 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 58.0 56.8 -1.2 ↓ 47.5 -9.3 ↓ 47.4 -0.1 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 708 .319 385 56 14.5 323 103 31.9
2017 Shifts 444 .414 241 27 11.2 203 76 37.4
2018 Shifts 137 .459 74 17 23.0 63 25 39.7
! 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 270 16.0 37.8% 2.6% 181 21.0 1.1% 8.8%
2011 274 14.0 66.1% 0.0% 210 22.0 0.0% 7.6%
2012 465 14.7 55.7% 0.0% 204 23.2 0.5% 6.4%
2013 1113 15.3 45.1% 0.4% 493 24.4 0.0% 11.0%
2014 1060 16.5 23.8% 0.7% 597 24.6 0.2% 10.9%
2015 890 16.9 29.1% 1.6% 530 23.9 2.8% 19.2%
2016 905 19.0 10.6% 4.2% 499 25.3 1.8% 20.0%
2017 464 19.2 4.7% 3.2% 341 25.2 0.0% 15.0%
2018 136 17.1 19.9% 0.7% 108 22.7 0.0% 9.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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