P | Texas Rangers
Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 197 lbs | Age: 27
Draft: 2019 | Rd. 6, No. 175, Texas Rangers | Baylor
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 4 3 5.30 20 8 0 56 51 1.21
2024 6 3 3.54 14 13 0 76.1 70 1.01
2 Seasons 10 6 4.28 34 21 0 132.1 121 1.10
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 20 4-3 5.30 56 51 1.21
2024 14 6-3 3.54 76.1 70 1.01
2 Seasons 34 10-6 4.28 132.1 121 1.10
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
2023 25 974 170 20 11.8 8.5 90.9 116.1 19.6 37.1 .244 .467 .333 .323 .392 43.5 21.8 5.1 5.30 4.42
2024 26 1175 224 20 8.9 6.5 88.8 112.6 17.8 35.3 .235 .405 .273 .292 .358 34.8 22.7 4.2 3.54 3.54
Player 2149 394 40 10.2 7.4 89.7 116.1 18.6 36.0 .239 .431 .299 .305 .373 38.6 22.3 4.6
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

Bradford relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(52.3%) ,
Changeup
(27.3%) ,
Curveball
(12.8%) ,
Slider
(7.0%) ,
Cutter
(0.7%) ,


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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 %
2023 34.1 65.9 32.4 24.7 8.8 39.4 33.5 27.1 18.2 10.0 5.9 21.2 23.5 21.2
2024 36.6 63.4 28.6 25.0 9.8 33.5 37.9 28.6 16.1 15.2 5.4 17.4 22.8 23.2
Player 35.5 64.5 30.2 24.9 9.4 36.0 36.0 27.9 17.0 12.9 5.6 19.0 23.1 22.3
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
2023 1.8 28.2 28.8 20.6 8.8 11.8 8.5
2024 4.9 25.4 32.1 23.7 4.9 8.9 6.5
Player 3.6 26.6 30.7 22.3 6.6 10.2 7.4
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


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 Cutter TEX L 8 86.5 26.5 3.8 0.7GLV -3.1 10.0 2.8 0.7GLV -1.3
2024 Slider TEX L 82 82.7 36.6 -2.1 5.1GLV -0.2 3.2 -1.7 5.1GLV 0.3
2024 Changeup TEX L 321 80.9 30.4 -2.6 13.7ARM -0.1 11.7 -5.8 13.7ARM -0.4
2024 Curveball TEX L 150 74.9 55.6 -4.7 5.4GLV -3.6 -6.7 -1.8 5.4GLV -1.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball TEX L 614 89.8 15.7 0.8 6.0ARM 0.7 18.3 2.6 6.0ARM -2.1
2023 Cutter TEX L 130 86.6 30.7 -1.2 0.4GLV -2.5 5.7 -1.0 0.4GLV -1.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball TEX L 531 90.4 14.8 1.5 7.7ARM 1.9 18.8 3.3 7.7ARM 0.0
2023 Changeup TEX L 270 82.1 28.8 -5.4 15.1ARM 0.3 12.0 -5.8 15.1ARM 1.0
2023 Slider TEX L 43 83.1 36.2 -2.3 5.1GLV 0.0 3.4 -1.6 5.1GLV 0.0
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 2.1 13 614 52.3 160 .185 .344 .253 21.3 23.8 19.2 .218 .392 .281 37.7
2024 Changeup 1.0 3 321 27.3 86 .210 .333 .292 33.8 25.6 24.7 .238 .374 .290 23.7
2024 Curveball -2.0 -3 150 12.8 36 .306 .556 .364 12.9 11.1 8.9 .262 .454 .305 28.1
2024 Slider -0.4 0 82 7.0 25 .320 .480 .380 18.2 24.0 28.6 .289 .520 .345 63.2
2024 Cutter -2.9 0 8 0.7 1 -- -- .700 25.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 531 54.5 137 .260 .535 .347 18.6 25.5 19.0 .216 .440 .300 49.5
2023 Changeup 0.9 2 270 27.7 67 .200 .283 .240 33.9 20.9 14.1 .208 .303 .259 20.8
2023 Cutter -1.9 -2 130 13.3 20 .316 .737 .495 17.0 10.0 6.3 .378 .790 .497 58.8
2023 Slider -7.3 -3 43 4.4 10 .500 .900 .595 15.0 0.0 0.0 .564 1.169 .725 70.0
! 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 Changeup 321 80.9 100 17.7 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Curveball 150 74.9 71 11.2 5:00 5:00 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 614 89.8 99 18.7 11:15 11:15 0
2024 Slider 82 82.7 30 6.2 1:15 2:30 -75
2023 Changeup 266 82.1 99 19.2 10:00 10:00 0
2023 Cutter 130 86.6 53 4.9 12:00 12:15 -15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 528 90.4 99 19.8 11:00 11:15 -15
2023 Slider 42 83.1 32 6.4 1:15 2:30 -75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
2023 234 974 -1 7 -6 -3 -3
2024 308 1,175 7 13 -5 -3 13
Player 542 2,149 6 20 -10 6 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 %
2023 974 53.2 66.2 83.1 29.2 64.7 44.4 64.1 48.9 22.1 9.1 79.8
2024 1,175 50.9 67.6 82.7 29.9 61.8 46.8 69.2 49.1 23.6 7.0 78.0
Player 2,149 51.9 66.9 82.9 29.6 63.1 45.7 67.0 49.0 22.9 8.0 78.9
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
2023 39 49 14 4 81 44 2 7 19 37 92 21 54 8 21 98
2024 69 55 37 23 90 40 24 50 80 48 96 34 64 4 16 5 94
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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 %
2023 24.96 12 12.4 0 8 10 5 41.7
2024 23.25 10 9.9 0 4 11 3 30.0
Player 24.14 22 22.4 0 12 21 8 36.4
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
2023 12 7 11 13 11 12 12 11 13 10 11 13 14 11 15 13 15 11 11 14 13 13 18 16 10 12 12 13 13 13 12
2024 10 8 7 9 8 11 12 9 9 6 9 12 10 8 11 10 7 7 11 13 13 10 15 14 7 8 10 11 14 10 9
Player 22 15 18 22 19 23 24 20 22 16 20 25 24 19 26 23 22 18 22 27 26 23 33 30 17 20 22 24 27 23 21
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

2024 +/-   2023
Results
BA .218 -.041 .259
xBA .235 -.009 .244
OBP .253 -.043 .296
xOBP .269 -.019 .288
SLG .379 -.121 .500
xSLG .405 -.062 .467
ISO .160 -.081 .241
xISO .170 -.053 .223
BABIP .252 -.033 .285
wOBA .273 -.060 .333
xwOBA .292 -.031 .323
wOBACON .332 -.074 .406
xwOBACON .358 -.034 .392
BACON .286 -.045 .331
xBACON .308 -.012 .320
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 34.8 -8.7 43.5
Avg Exit Velocity 88.8 -2.1 90.9
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 35.3 -1.8 37.1
Barrel % 8.9 -2.9 11.8
Avg Launch Angle 17.8 -1.8 19.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.6 -0.1 71.7
Attack Angle 10° +2°
Ideal Attack Angle % 50.8 +2.6 48.2
Attack Direction -2° -3°
Swing Path - Tilt 31° 31°
Swing Length 7.2 0.0 7.2
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 89.7 +0.1 89.6
Breaking Velocity 77.7 -5.4 83.1
Offspeed Velocity 80.9 -1.2 82.1
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 20 0 20
Popup % 9.8 +1.0 8.8
Flyball % 28.6 -3.8 32.4
Line Drive % 25.0 +0.3 24.7
Groundball % 36.6 +2.5 34.1
Pull % 33.5 -5.9 39.4
Straight Away % 37.9 +4.4 33.5
Opposite Field % 28.6 +1.5 27.1
Weak Contact % 4.9 +3.1 1.8
Pull Airball % 17.4 -3.8 21.2
Topped Contact % 25.4 -2.8 28.2
Under Contact % 32.1 +3.3 28.8
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.7 +3.1 20.6
Solid Contact % 4.9 -3.9 8.8
HR/FB % 15.6 -4.4 20.0
Popups 22 +7 15
Flyballs 64 +9 55
Line Drives 56 +14 42
Groundballs 82 +24 58
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.9 -2.3 53.2
Out of Zone % 49.1 +2.3 46.8
Edge % 46.8 +2.4 44.4
Zone Swing % 67.6 +1.4 66.2
Out of Zone Swing % 29.9 +0.7 29.2
In Zone Contact % 82.7 -0.4 83.1
Out of Zone Contact % 61.8 -2.9 64.7
Whiff % 23.6 +1.5 22.1
First Strike % 69.2 +5.1 64.1
First Pitch Swing % 33.8 +9.4 24.4
Swing % 49.1 +0.2 48.9
Meatball Swing % 78.0 -1.8 79.8
Meatball % 7.0 -2.1 9.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 17.3 +0.4 16.9
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 38.2 +2.9 35.3
In Zone 598 +80 518
Out of Zone 578 +122 456
Edge 550 +118 432
In Zone Swings 404 +61 343
Out of Zone Swings 173 +40 133
In Zone Swing & Misses 70 +12 58
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 66 +19 47
Basic
Pitches 1,175 +201 974
PA 308 +74 234
AB 293 +77 216
Hits 64 +8 56
Singles 41 +13 28
Doubles 9 -6 15
Triples 4 +2 2
Home Runs 10 -1 11
Walks 13 +1 12
Strikeouts 70 +19 51
K% 22.7 +0.9 21.8
BB% 4.2 -0.9 5.1
HBP 1 0 1
Batted Balls 224 +54 170
Number of Fastballs 622 -39 661
Number of Offspeed 321 +51 270
Number of Breaking 232 +189 43
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 234 .333 173 19 11.0 61 40 65.6
2024 Shades 308 .273 226 14 6.2 82 57 69.5
! 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 %
2023 269 13.9 67.7% 0.4% 164 19.7 3.7% 0.6%
2024 351 15.7 34.8% 0.3% 167 18.9 1.8% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution