P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 8" 235 lbs | Age: 39
Draft: 2005 | Rd. 1, No. 16, Florida Marlins | Palm Beach Gardens HS, FL
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2 0 1.00
2017 1 2 4.66 6 2 0 19.1 10 1.09
2018 1 5 6.27 33 1 0 47.1 29 1.63
9 Seasons 37 58 5.00 170 126 0 772.1 481 1.45
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 1 0-0 0.00 2 0 1.00
2017 6 1-2 4.66 19.1 10 1.09
2018 33 1-5 6.27 47.1 29 1.63
9 Seasons 170 37-58 5.00 772.1 481 1.45
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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 28 20 7 0 0.0 0.0 96.2 103.8 0.5 14.3 .305 .366 .252 .298 .298 42.9 0.0 0.0 0.00 3.66
2017 30 269 60 4 6.7 5.3 86.5 108.0 3.1 35.0 .264 .484 .307 .348 .371 33.3 13.2 6.6 4.66 5.34
2018 31 832 171 15 8.8 6.9 90.2 111.3 7.2 32.7 .287 .485 .392 .357 .388 39.8 13.4 6.0 6.28 5.58
Player 1121 238 19 8.0 6.4 89.4 111.3 6.1 32.8 .281 .482 .367 .354 .382 38.2 13.0 6.0
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Volstad relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(61.5%) ,
Curveball
(25.9%) ,
Changeup
(7.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(4.5%) ,
Slider
(0.6%) ,


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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 %
2015 85.7 14.3 14.3 0.0 0.0 57.1 0.0 42.9 57.1 0.0 28.6 0.0 0.0 14.3
2017 63.3 36.7 21.7 15.0 0.0 30.0 55.0 15.0 20.0 38.3 5.0 10.0 16.7 10.0
2018 55.6 44.4 15.8 23.4 5.3 36.3 40.4 23.4 21.6 26.9 7.0 14.6 13.5 16.4
Player 58.4 41.6 17.2 20.6 3.8 35.3 42.9 21.8 22.3 29.0 7.1 13.0 13.9 14.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2015 14.3 28.6 14.3 28.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 8.3 48.3 13.3 18.3 5.0 6.7 5.3
2018 1.2 39.8 17.0 29.2 3.5 8.8 6.9
Player 3.4 41.6 16.0 26.5 3.8 8.0 6.4
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 37 91.3 19.4 -2.6 10.6ARM 4.2 14.6 -1.1 10.6ARM 3.4
2018 Sinker CWS R 511 91.8 24.5 2.8 16.5ARM 2.3 8.9 0.4 16.5ARM 1.8
2018 Changeup CWS R 63 83.6 30.3 -1.3 15.7ARM 2.6 10.1 -3.4 15.7ARM 2.4
2018 Slider CWS R 5 86.6 28.5 -6.9 0.6ARM -4.8 9.0 -7.2 0.6ARM -5.7
2018 Curveball CWS R 215 81.2 51.5 -1.7 8.4GLV 1.8 -8.0 -1.6 8.4GLV -0.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 19 92.2 18.2 -3.7 10.4ARM 3.1 15.0 -2.1 10.4ARM 2.3
2017 Sinker CWS R 147 92.2 24.0 3.9 17.6ARM 2.9 9.2 1.6 17.6ARM 2.2
2017 Curveball CWS R 51 81.9 49.6 -0.5 6.1GLV -0.1 -7.0 -1.0 6.1GLV -2.5
2017 Changeup CWS R 37 84.5 30.5 1.7 17.1ARM 3.8 9.2 -0.7 17.1ARM 3.5
2017 Slider CWS R 15 87.3 32.0 0.6 4.4ARM -7.7 4.9 -1.2 4.4ARM -8.6
! 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 Sinker -1.9 -10 511 61.5 152 .362 .616 .455 8.3 11.8 12.9 .305 .534 .384 43.4
2018 Curveball -1.2 -3 215 25.9 41 .243 .351 .266 24.4 19.5 10.3 .259 .354 .301 29.0
2018 Changeup -2.1 -1 63 7.6 18 .333 .556 .381 11.5 11.1 20.0 .251 .455 .306 31.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball 1.1 0 37 4.5 4 .000 .000 .175 18.2 25.0 7.7 .004 .010 .180 50.0
2018 Slider 2.4 0 5 0.6 -- -- -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 Sinker 2.7 4 147 54.6 49 .217 .370 .279 5.7 12.2 22.2 .268 .488 .341 35.0
2017 Curveball 0.5 0 51 19.0 12 .182 .182 .208 26.3 25.0 15.0 .191 .214 .223 25.0
2017 Changeup -2.2 -1 37 13.8 8 .333 .833 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .279 .550 .416 28.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 0 19 7.1 5 .250 .500 .390 0.0 20.0 16.7 .264 .321 .344 33.3
2017 Slider -10.3 -2 15 5.6 2 .500 2.000 1.000 40.0 0.0 0.0 .503 2.007 1.004 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.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 360 1,292 20 6 -7 -5 13
2009 675 2,565 -6 15 -16 -12 -18
2010 753 2,809 3 14 -16 -11 -10
2011 712 2,574 -10 14 -16 -8 -20
2012 503 1,873 -1 6 -10 -10 -14
2013 47 181 -2 -1 -2 -1 -6
2015 7 20 0 1 0 0 1
2017 76 269 0 5 -1 -2 2
2018 215 831 0 -4 -6 -3 -13
Player 3,348 12,414 4 56 -74 4 -65
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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 20 55.0 81.8 77.8 33.3 100.0 45.0 57.1 60.0 16.7 5.0 100.0
2017 269 50.6 59.6 95.1 24.8 78.8 33.8 67.1 42.4 9.6 10.8 75.9
2018 832 51.7 63.3 90.1 22.2 78.7 43.8 60.0 43.4 12.7 7.7 82.8
Player 1,121 51.5 62.7 90.9 23.0 79.2 41.4 61.7 43.4 12.1 8.4 80.9
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2017 39 41 24 14
2018 6 3 3 9 13 53 12 6 13 1 84 1 3 31 38 31 13
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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 %
2017 24.81 4 4.1 0 1 1 3 75.0
2018 23.16 9 7.6 1 4 5 3 33.3
Player 23.71 13 11.7 1 5 6 6 46.2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2017 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
2018 9 9 7 8 8 6 8 9 6 6 6 10 9 8 6 8 7 7 8 8 9 8 9 8 7 5 8 9 9 6 5
Player 13 13 10 12 12 10 12 14 9 10 10 14 13 12 10 12 11 11 13 12 14 12 14 13 11 9 12 13 14 10 9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2018 +/-   2017
Results
BA .332 +.100 ↑ .232
xBA .287 +.023 ↑ .264
OBP .377 +.088 ↑ .289
xOBP .342 +.016 ↑ .326
SLG .551 +.116 ↑ .435
xSLG .485 +.001 ↑ .484
ISO .219 +.016 ↑ .203
xISO .198 -.023 ↓ .221
BABIP .348 +.134 ↑ .214
wOBA .392 +.085 ↑ .307
xwOBA .357 +.009 ↑ .348
wOBACON .432 +.113 ↑ .319
xwOBACON .388 +.017 ↑ .371
BACON .382 +.115 ↑ .267
xBACON .338 +.025 ↑ .313
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 39.8 +6.5 ↑ 33.3
Avg Exit Velocity 90.2 +3.7 ↑ 86.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.7 -2.3 ↓ 35.0
Barrel % 8.8 +2.1 ↑ 6.7
Avg Launch Angle 7.2 +4.1 ↑ 3.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle 0° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction 0° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 0° -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.7 -0.5 ↓ 92.2
Breaking Velocity 81.3 -1.8 ↓ 83.1
Offspeed Velocity 83.6 -0.9 ↓ 84.5
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 15 +11 ↑ 4
Popup % 5.3 +5.3 ↑ 0.0
Flyball % 15.8 -5.9 ↓ 21.7
Line Drive % 23.4 +8.4 ↑ 15.0
Groundball % 55.6 -7.7 ↓ 63.3
Pull % 36.3 +6.3 ↑ 30.0
Straight Away % 40.4 -14.6 ↓ 55.0
Opposite Field % 23.4 +8.4 ↑ 15.0
Weak Contact % 1.2 -7.1 ↓ 8.3
Pull Airball % 14.6 +4.6 ↑ 10.0
Topped Contact % 39.8 -8.5 ↓ 48.3
Under Contact % 17.0 +3.7 ↑ 13.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 29.2 +10.9 ↑ 18.3
Solid Contact % 3.5 -1.5 ↓ 5.0
HR/FB % 33.3 +2.5 ↑ 30.8
Popups 9 +9 ↑ 0
Flyballs 27 +14 ↑ 13
Line Drives 40 +31 ↑ 9
Groundballs 95 +57 ↑ 38
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 51.7 +1.1 ↑ 50.6
Out of Zone % 48.3 -1.1 ↓ 49.4
Edge % 43.8 +10.0 ↑ 33.8
Zone Swing % 63.3 +3.7 ↑ 59.6
Out of Zone Swing % 22.2 -2.6 ↓ 24.8
In Zone Contact % 90.1 -5.0 ↓ 95.1
Out of Zone Contact % 78.7 -0.1 ↓ 78.8
Whiff % 12.7 +3.1 ↑ 9.6
First Strike % 60.0 -7.1 ↓ 67.1
First Pitch Swing % 25.1 -1.2 ↓ 26.3
Swing % 43.4 +1.0 ↑ 42.4
Meatball Swing % 82.8 +6.9 ↑ 75.9
Meatball % 7.7 -3.1 ↓ 10.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 9.9 +5.0 ↑ 4.9
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 21.3 +0.1 ↑ 21.2
In Zone 430 +294 ↑ 136
Out of Zone 401 +268 ↑ 133
Edge 364 +273 ↑ 91
In Zone Swings 272 +191 ↑ 81
Out of Zone Swings 89 +56 ↑ 33
In Zone Swing & Misses 27 +23 ↑ 4
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 19 +12 ↑ 7
Basic
Pitches 832 +563 ↑ 269
PA 216 +140 ↑ 76
AB 196 +127 ↑ 69
Hits 65 +49 ↑ 16
Singles 40 +30 ↑ 10
Doubles 16 +14 ↑ 2
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 9 +5 ↑ 4
Walks 13 +8 ↑ 5
Strikeouts 29 +19 ↑ 10
K% 13.4 +0.2 ↑ 13.2
BB% 6.0 -0.6 ↓ 6.6
HBP 3 +2 ↑ 1
Batted Balls 171 +111 ↑ 60
Number of Fastballs 548 +382 ↑ 166
Number of Offspeed 63 +26 ↑ 37
Number of Breaking 220 +154 ↑ 66
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 76 .307 43 1 2.3 33 18 54.5
2018 Shifts 215 .392 130 20 15.4 85 44 51.8
! 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 885 13.0 72.9% 2.8% 440 20.0 5.0% 7.3%
2011 759 13.3 73.3% 0.0% 404 21.6 1.2% 4.2%
2012 501 13.7 63.5% 0.4% 321 22.9 0.0% 9.7%
2013 36 15.9 44.4% 0.0% 40 20.0 0.0% 2.5%
2015 8 12.8 62.5% 0.0% 0 -- -- --
2017 99 18.1 6.1% 1.0% 37 22.6 0.0% 2.7%
2018 221 18.7 3.6% 1.4% 186 22.5 0.0% 4.8%

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Pitch Distribution

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