Clarke Schmidt
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 200LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #16, New York Yankees | South Carolina
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 5 5 3.12 29 3 2 57.2 56 1.20
2023 9 9 4.64 33 32 0 159 149 1.35
2024 5 5 2.85 16 16 0 85.1 93 1.18
5 Seasons 19 20 3.95 83 53 2 314.2 311 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 29 5-5 3.12 57.2 56 1.20
2023 33 9-9 4.64 159 149 1.35
2024 16 5-5 2.85 85.1 93 1.18
5 Seasons 83 19-20 3.95 314.2 311 1.31
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
2020 24 126 19 2 10.5 6.1 88.1 106.2 14.2 31.6 .228 .402 .359 .361 .366 31.6 21.2 15.2 7.11 5.74
2021 25 143 26 1 3.8 2.6 83.9 109.6 0.8 30.8 .244 .345 .424 .326 .315 23.1 15.8 13.2 5.68 4.54
2022 26 930 155 15 9.7 6.4 89.1 117.3 13.5 34.2 .222 .359 .285 .292 .341 37.4 23.7 9.7 3.12 3.51
2023 27 2712 488 37 7.6 5.3 89.2 116.7 13.8 31.1 .256 .417 .334 .320 .373 41.0 21.5 6.6 4.64 4.33
2024 28 1454 221 13 5.9 3.7 89.1 112.3 16.0 31.7 .226 .353 .296 .301 .359 38.0 26.3 8.5 2.85 3.78
Player 5365 909 68 7.5 5.0 89.0 117.3 13.9 31.8 .241 .389 .319 .311 .363 38.9 23.0 8.1
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

Schmidt relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(35.0%) ,
Sweeper
(25.2%) ,
Sinker
(21.0%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(18.2%) ,
Changeup
(0.6%) ,


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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
2020 42.1 21.1 26.3 10.5 21.1 47.4 31.6 5.3 31.6 26.3 26.3 0.0 10.5 6.1
2021 61.5 19.2 19.2 0.0 42.3 34.6 23.1 7.7 50.0 15.4 23.1 0.0 3.8 2.6
2022 43.9 26.5 23.2 6.5 38.7 34.2 27.1 4.5 32.9 28.4 20.6 3.2 9.7 6.4
2023 43.6 24.6 23.8 8.0 43.6 32.0 24.4 2.9 32.4 25.8 25.2 5.5 7.6 5.3
2024 40.7 27.6 23.1 8.6 37.1 34.8 28.1 2.3 31.2 26.2 24.4 8.6 5.9 3.7
Player 43.5 25.4 23.4 7.7 40.7 33.4 25.9 3.2 32.7 26.1 24.2 5.6 7.5 5.0
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


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
2024 Sinker NYY R 305 94.3 23.7 0.8 11.0ARM -4.2 7.1 0.2 11.0ARM -3.8
2024 Cutter NYY R 509 92.4 23.2 -0.4 2.4GLV 0.8 8.6 0.3 2.4GLV -0.3
2024 Sweeper NYY R 366 85.2 33.2 -3.4 12.4GLV -1.1 4.5 -2.9 12.4GLV -1.9
2024 Curveball NYY R 265 83.8 49.9 2.4 16.2GLV 7.9 -10.4 0.5 16.2GLV 6.8
2024 Changeup NYY R 9 87.1 35.3 2.9 3.8ARM -11.3 0.6 4.3 3.8ARM -10.4
2023 Sweeper NYY R 741 86.0 32.3 -4.2 9.0GLV -3.4 4.4 -2.9 9.0GLV -5.1
2023 Sinker NYY R 653 93.4 24.3 1.1 9.2ARM -6.0 6.9 0.7 9.2ARM -5.8
2023 Curveball NYY R 517 83.7 46.8 -0.9 16.0GLV 8.5 -7.3 -2.6 16.0GLV 7.1
2023 Cutter NYY R 758 91.3 24.9 -0.8 3.1GLV 1.2 7.6 -0.3 3.1GLV 0.5
2023 Changeup NYY R 40 89.4 31.3 1.3 8.4ARM -6.7 2.7 2.7 8.4ARM -6.0
! 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 %
2024 Cutter 0.7 3 509 35.0 137 .256 .380 .321 32.2 26.3 22.6 .236 .361 .299 34.5
2024 Sweeper 1.9 7 366 25.2 70 .210 .323 .264 29.7 21.4 17.2 .198 .295 .270 39.6
2024 Sinker -0.6 -2 305 21.0 72 .267 .483 .402 20.3 18.1 21.7 .302 .528 .410 52.1
2024 Curveball 1.5 4 265 18.2 70 .143 .190 .207 33.0 41.4 18.5 .150 .219 .217 25.7
2024 Changeup -15.5 -1 9 0.6 3 .667 1.000 .717 0.0 0.0 0.0 .447 .481 .425 33.3
2023 Cutter 0.0 0 758 27.9 205 .280 .457 .350 22.2 17.6 15.0 .241 .395 .305 34.6
2023 Sweeper -0.3 -2 742 27.4 160 .276 .559 .391 26.3 22.5 18.8 .267 .486 .347 37.8
2023 Sinker -0.2 -2 653 24.1 187 .288 .447 .361 11.7 11.2 15.7 .308 .492 .374 52.0
2023 Curveball 0.4 2 519 19.1 134 .198 .314 .269 34.5 41.8 18.6 .183 .265 .242 34.8
2023 Changeup -6.7 -3 40 1.5 8 .500 .500 .563 9.1 0.0 0.0 .385 .433 .359 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 265 83.8 79 21.6 7:30 7:45 -15
2024 Cutter 509 92.4 42 8.4 12:30 11:15 75
2024 Sinker 303 94.3 58 13.2 1:00 2:00 -60
2024 Sweeper 364 85.2 49 13.5 9:15 9:30 -15
2023 Changeup 40 89.4 47 9.1 2:00 2:45 -45
2023 Curveball 515 83.7 72 19.6 7:30 8:00 -30
2023 Cutter 757 91.3 36 7.8 12:00 11:00 60
2023 Sinker 633 93.4 52 11.5 1:00 2:00 -60
2023 Sweeper 739 86.0 40 10.1 9:15 9:45 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 33 126 -1 0 0 -1 -3
2021 38 143 -2 0 -2 -1 -5
2022 245 969 4 12 -8 -3 5
2023 694 2,712 0 16 -10 -10 -4
2024 406 1,671 13 16 -11 -8 10
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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 %
2020 126 51.6 63.1 97.6 23.0 21.4 46.0 51.5 43.7 21.8 6.3 50.0
2021 143 45.5 73.8 93.8 28.2 54.5 46.2 63.2 49.0 18.6 5.6 87.5
2022 930 50.4 66.0 82.2 27.6 50.4 42.7 58.3 46.9 26.6 9.3 79.1
2023 2,712 50.9 63.8 86.9 29.7 55.3 41.2 63.7 47.1 22.8 8.2 74.9
2024 1,454 47.3 63.1 77.6 27.2 55.3 40.4 62.3 44.2 29.4 6.9 74.0
Player 5,365 49.7 64.2 84.2 28.4 53.8 41.5 62.1 46.2 25.1 7.9 75.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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
2020 76 85 10
2021 42 88 19
2022 64 69 63 56 52 55 12 32 55 57 25 59 28 66 95 93 27
2023 42 32 38 48 50 13 54 43 37 36 77 26 62 40 98 95 46
2024 58 67 74 76 43 64 81 41 55 74 41 79 31 54 96 96 26
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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 %
2020 -- 0 0.9 -1 1 2 0 --
2021 26.2 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0.0
2022 23.7 7 5.8 1 6 7 0 0.0
2023 23.2 24 22.2 2 8 18 9 37.5
2024 23.6 10 9.0 1 5 7 3 30.0
Player 23.5 42 38.9 3 21 35 12 28.6
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
2020 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0
2021 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
2022 7 4 5 8 5 7 7 4 5 2 4 7 9 4 7 8 6 6 5 6 6 6 11 6 1 4 8 8 7 6 3
2023 24 20 19 24 24 19 25 22 19 18 18 22 25 21 22 25 28 20 25 26 24 16 30 26 20 18 22 21 27 20 20
2024 10 8 8 12 11 11 10 9 8 6 10 12 7 8 9 10 9 7 9 12 9 7 12 9 8 7 9 11 9 8 6
Player 42 34 36 45 43 39 45 37 33 26 34 44 42 34 40 44 44 35 40 47 40 31 57 42 30 30 43 43 45 36 29
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.9 93.1 -1.8 94.8 1.7 92.3 -2.5 93.1 0.8
Offspeed Velocity 89.7 88.4 -1.3 89.6 1.2 89.4 -0.2 87.1 -2.3
Breaking Velocity 84.5 84.3 -0.2 85.5 1.2 85.1 -0.4 84.6 -0.5
Exit Velocity 88.1 83.9 -4.2 89.1 5.2 89.2 0.1 89.1 -0.1
Launch Angle 14.2 0.8 -13.4 13.5 12.7 13.8 0.3 16.0 2.2
Barrel % 10.5 3.8 -6.7 9.7 5.9 7.6 -2.1 5.9 -1.7
Hard Hit % 31.6 23.1 -8.5 37.4 14.3 41.0 3.6 38.0 -3.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.6 30.8 -0.8 34.2 3.4 31.1 -3.1 31.7 0.6
xBA .228 .244 0.016 .222 -0.022 .256 0.034 .226 -0.030
BA .269 .355 0.086 .222 -0.133 .268 0.046 .230 -0.038
xwOBA .361 .326 -0.035 .292 -0.034 .320 0.028 .301 -0.019
wOBA .359 .424 0.065 .285 -0.139 .334 0.049 .296 -0.038
xSLG .402 .345 -0.057 .359 0.014 .417 0.058 .353 -0.064
SLG .346 .516 0.170 .343 -0.173 .451 0.108 .356 -0.095
K% 21.2 15.8 -5.4 23.7 7.9 21.5 -2.2 26.3 4.8
BB% 15.2 13.2 -2.0 9.7 -3.5 6.6 -3.1 8.5 1.9
Swing % 43.7 49.0 5.3 46.9 -2.1 47.1 0.2 44.2 -2.9
Whiff% 21.8 18.6 -3.2 26.6 8.0 22.8 -3.8 29.4 6.6
In Zone % 51.6 45.5 -6.1 50.4 4.9 50.9 0.5 47.3 -3.6
Out of Zone % 48.4 54.5 6.1 49.6 -4.9 49.1 -0.5 52.7 3.6
Out of Zone Swing % 23.0 28.2 5.2 27.6 -0.6 29.7 2.1 27.2 -2.5
First Pitch Swing % 24.2 36.8 12.6 30.2 -6.6 29.3 -0.9 27.8 -1.5
First Pitch Strike % 51.5 63.2 11.7 58.3 -4.9 63.7 5.4 62.3 -1.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 33 .359 16 2 12.5 17 6 35.3
2021 Shifts 38 .424 20 0 0.0 18 8 44.4
2022 Shifts 233 .285 140 12 8.6 93 45 48.4
2023 Shades 693 .334 349 0 0.0 344 180 52.3
2024 Shades 352 .295 169 0 0.0 183 150 82.0
! 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 %
2020 33 17.9 15.2% 3.0% 23 23.2 0.0% 13.0%
2021 18 17.5 0.0% 0.0% 36 25.9 0.0% 8.3%
2022 216 17.3 19.0% 3.2% 204 24.1 0.0% 14.2%
2023 777 14.6 55.1% 0.4% 440 19.5 0.7% 0.7%
2024 432 15.9 41.0% 0.5% 244 19.0 0.8% 0.8%

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Pitch Distribution