Christian Bergman
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 195LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 24, #740, Colorado Rockies | UC Irvine
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 1 3 8.39 15 1 0 24.2 22 1.82
2017 4 5 5.00 13 8 0 54 33 1.41
2018 0 1 5.79 3 2 0 14 7 1.07
5 Seasons 11 15 5.59 71 25 0 215.2 130 1.47
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 15 1-3 8.39 24.2 22 1.82
2017 13 4-5 5.00 54 33 1.41
2018 3 0-1 5.79 14 7 1.07
5 Seasons 71 11-15 5.59 215.2 130 1.47
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 1120 234 13 5.6 4.5 88.4 114.6 12.7 32.1 .286 .440 .354 .337 .370 35.5 12.9 5.2 4.74 4.80
2016 28 448 91 9 9.9 7.6 91.5 113.3 15.3 34.1 .312 .577 .427 .398 .481 46.2 18.5 5.0 8.39 7.22
2017 29 800 179 15 8.4 6.5 89.6 110.6 15.1 36.9 .315 .555 .360 .390 .434 36.5 14.3 6.5 5.00 7.00
2018 30 200 47 7 14.9 12.3 90.1 112.4 14.0 31.9 .315 .705 .327 .442 .493 46.8 12.3 5.3 5.79 9.52
Player 2568 551 44 8.0 6.4 89.4 114.6 14.0 33.9 .302 .523 .366 .374 .419 38.5 14.3 5.6
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

Bergman relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(46.0%) ,
Changeup
(25.5%) ,
Curveball
(15.5%) ,
Slider
(13.0%) ,


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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 40.6 22.6 28.6 8.1 35.5 41.9 22.6 3.4 29.9 25.2 26.5 6.8 5.6 4.5
2016 40.7 26.4 28.6 4.4 39.6 31.9 26.4 3.3 23.1 20.9 27.5 9.9 9.9 7.6
2017 39.7 27.9 25.7 6.7 35.8 42.5 21.8 3.4 23.5 25.1 30.7 6.1 8.4 6.5
2018 40.4 36.2 19.1 4.3 34.0 31.9 34.0 2.1 31.9 21.3 19.1 8.5 14.9 12.3
Player 40.3 26.1 26.9 6.7 36.1 39.6 24.0 3.3 26.9 24.1 27.4 7.3 8.0 6.4
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 SEA R 26 85.3 30.9 -7.2 1.1ARM -6.0 8.5 -6.7 1.1ARM -6.4
2018 Sinker SEA R 92 88.5 26.3 -3.7 14.6ARM -1.5 10.3 -1.0 14.6ARM -0.1
2018 Changeup SEA R 51 78.3 41.7 1.5 16.5ARM 1.3 5.9 0.8 16.5ARM 3.2
2018 Curveball SEA R 31 76.7 53.8 -4.3 3.2GLV -7.3 -4.7 -4.9 3.2GLV -6.0
2017 Changeup SEA R 90 80.5 36.6 1.5 17.9ARM 4.0 8.0 0.5 17.9ARM 4.3
2017 Sinker SEA R 388 88.5 22.2 -4.3 14.6ARM -1.0 14.3 -3.5 14.6ARM -0.8
2017 Slider SEA R 224 85.4 25.7 -9.7 0.3ARM -3.9 13.1 -9.5 0.3ARM -4.5
2017 Curveball SEA R 97 77.3 53.0 -2.7 7.3GLV -2.7 -5.0 -3.0 7.3GLV -1.3
! 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 %
2018 Sinker 2.8 3 92 46.0 26 .160 .280 .213 17.9 19.2 23.8 .231 .467 .297 42.9
2018 Changeup -3.8 -2 51 25.5 14 .182 .727 .436 24.0 14.3 12.5 .259 .771 .489 55.6
2018 Curveball -5.0 -2 31 15.5 11 .400 .700 .470 0.0 0.0 0.0 .546 1.115 .701 45.5
2018 Slider -3.7 -1 26 13.0 6 .333 .833 .483 7.7 0.0 0.0 .386 .888 .533 50.0
2017 Sinker 0.0 0 388 48.5 98 .289 .410 .367 13.3 14.3 14.0 .305 .551 .405 33.8
2017 Slider 1.3 3 224 28.0 69 .270 .540 .351 15.2 11.6 15.1 .294 .516 .354 37.9
2017 Curveball 1.1 1 97 12.1 32 .250 .344 .259 24.1 25.0 20.0 .290 .386 .291 33.3
2017 Changeup -7.8 -7 90 11.3 29 .393 .857 .560 21.7 10.3 11.5 .418 .847 .531 44.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 247 881 -2 1 -6 -2 -9
2015 285 1,115 -4 6 -4 -3 -5
2016 119 448 -10 4 -5 -3 -14
2017 228 799 -1 5 -4 -3 -3
2018 57 200 -1 0 -1 -1 -2
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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 1,120 53.4 69.1 88.4 26.9 74.3 42.2 67.8 49.4 14.6 8.8 76.5
2016 448 52.5 74.0 83.9 30.5 67.7 42.4 69.7 53.3 19.7 8.0 83.3
2017 800 52.3 68.9 87.5 26.8 71.6 40.7 66.8 48.9 16.4 9.5 85.5
2018 200 50.5 68.3 87.0 24.2 79.2 44.0 57.9 46.5 15.1 9.0 66.7
Player 2,568 52.7 69.8 87.2 27.3 72.5 41.9 67.0 49.7 16.1 8.9 79.8
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 15 5 14 35 25 53 33 40 26 7 86 3 22 17 30 24 4
2016 14 27 3
2017 1 1 1 2 5 47 8 3 19 7 81 4 41 6 16 33 4
2018 4 16 1
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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 24.5 7 7.0 0 3 4 4 57.1
2017 21.7 12 10.8 1 3 5 7 58.3
2018 24.4 4 3.1 1 4 2 1 25.0
Player 23.1 23 20.9 2 10 11 12 52.2
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 7 9 5 8 7 7 8 7 7 5 7 9 6 5 7 8 5 6 7 8 5 7 9 8 6 6 8 9 8 6 6
2017 12 11 10 10 12 11 12 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 12 11 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 11 12 8
2018 4 5 2 3 2 2 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 5 4 4 5 3 3 2 4 5 3 2
Player 23 25 17 21 21 20 24 20 18 17 20 22 19 19 21 23 18 19 22 21 22 23 25 25 19 19 20 25 24 21 16
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 90.2 90.2 0.0 88.5 -1.7 ↓ 88.5 0.0
Offspeed Velocity 82.7 81.8 -0.9 ↓ 80.5 -1.3 ↓ 78.3 -2.2 ↓
Breaking Velocity 84.4 85.7 1.3 ↑ 82.9 -2.8 ↓ 80.6 -2.3 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.4 91.5 3.1 ↑ 89.6 -1.9 ↓ 90.1 0.5 ↑
Launch Angle 12.7 15.3 2.6 ↑ 15.1 -0.2 ↓ 14.0 -1.1 ↓
Barrel % 5.6 9.9 4.3 ↑ 8.4 -1.5 ↓ 14.9 6.5 ↑
Hard Hit % 35.5 46.2 10.7 ↑ 36.5 -9.7 ↓ 46.8 10.3 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 34.1 2.0 ↑ 36.9 2.8 ↑ 31.9 -5.0 ↓
xBA .286 .312 0.026 ↑ .315 0.003 ↑ .315 0.000
BA .306 .355 0.049 ↑ .295 -0.060 ↓ .231 -0.064 ↓
xwOBA .337 .398 0.061 ↑ .390 -0.008 ↓ .442 0.052 ↑
wOBA .354 .427 0.073 ↑ .360 -0.067 ↓ .327 -0.033 ↓
xSLG .440 .577 0.137 ↑ .555 -0.022 ↓ .705 0.150 ↑
SLG .485 .636 0.151 ↑ .502 -0.134 ↓ .519 0.017 ↑
K% 12.9 18.5 5.6 ↑ 14.3 -4.2 ↓ 12.3 -2.0 ↓
BB% 5.2 5.0 -0.2 ↓ 6.5 1.5 ↑ 5.3 -1.2 ↓
Swing % 49.4 53.3 3.9 ↑ 48.9 -4.4 ↓ 46.5 -2.4 ↓
Whiff% 14.6 19.7 5.1 ↑ 16.4 -3.3 ↓ 15.1 -1.3 ↓
In Zone % 53.4 52.5 -0.9 ↓ 52.3 -0.2 ↓ 50.5 -1.8 ↓
Out of Zone % 46.6 47.5 0.9 ↑ 47.7 0.2 ↑ 49.5 1.8 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 26.9 30.5 3.6 ↑ 26.8 -3.7 ↓ 24.2 -2.6 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 28.7 39.5 10.8 ↑ 31.4 -8.1 ↓ 22.8 -8.6 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 67.8 69.7 1.9 ↑ 66.8 -2.9 ↓ 57.9 -8.9 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 116 .424 79 12 15.2 37 26 70.3
2017 Shifts 227 .356 128 10 7.8 99 59 59.6
2018 Shifts 57 .327 25 1 4.0 32 22 68.8
! 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 %
2014 230 14.4 56.5% 0.0% 150 21.6 0.0% 8.0%
2015 334 14.8 51.8% 1.8% 177 20.9 11.3% 16.4%
2016 94 14.7 52.1% 0.0% 96 20.8 9.4% 5.2%
2017 232 15.1 47.4% 0.0% 130 20.5 0.8% 1.5%
2018 77 15.0 48.1% 0.0% 24 17.8 4.2% 4.2%

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Pitch Distribution

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