Cody Ponce
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 255LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 2, #55, Milwaukee Brewers | Cal Poly Pomona
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 1 3.18 5 3 0 17 12 1.06
2021 0 6 7.04 15 2 0 38.1 36 1.75
2 Seasons 1 7 5.86 20 5 0 55.1 48 1.54
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 5 1-1 3.18 17 12 1.06
2021 15 0-6 7.04 38.1 36 1.75
2 Seasons 20 1-7 5.86 55.1 48 1.54
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 26 265 48 7 14.6 10.6 88.7 108.4 21.2 31.3 .243 .531 .333 .355 .400 33.3 18.2 9.1 3.18 5.52
2021 27 712 131 14 10.7 7.8 88.3 110.9 11.6 38.9 .268 .474 .413 .344 .409 38.2 20.1 6.1 7.04 5.12
Player 977 179 21 11.7 8.6 88.4 110.9 14.2 36.9 .261 .490 .391 .347 .407 36.9 19.6 6.9
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

Ponce relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(41.7%) ,
Cutter
(18.8%) ,
Curveball
(16.6%) ,
Slider
(14.3%) ,
Changeup
(8.1%) ,
Sinker
(0.4%) ,


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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 35.4 29.2 18.8 16.7 33.3 41.7 25.0 0.0 27.1 37.5 12.5 8.3 14.6 10.6
2021 43.5 26.7 25.2 4.6 37.4 37.4 25.2 3.8 34.4 22.1 22.9 6.1 10.7 7.8
Player 41.3 27.4 23.5 7.8 36.3 38.5 25.1 2.8 32.4 26.3 20.1 6.7 11.7 8.6
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
2021 Changeup PIT R 58 86.2 25.8 -2.9 13.2ARM -0.1 11.0 -4.7 13.2ARM -0.7
2021 Sinker PIT R 3 92.7 16.9 -3.6 13.6ARM -0.1 15.0 -6.2 13.6ARM -1.2
2021 Curveball PIT R 118 79.5 54.0 -0.2 6.5GLV -1.7 -10.7 0.6 6.5GLV -2.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 297 93.2 16.0 -1.4 8.3ARM 1.6 15.4 -0.8 8.3ARM 1.1
2021 Slider PIT R 102 84.0 38.3 0.8 4.1GLV -1.0 0.2 1.6 4.1GLV -1.6
2021 Cutter PIT R 134 89.4 26.3 -1.0 3.7GLV 0.8 7.6 -0.4 3.7GLV 0.8
2020 Curveball PIT R 63 78.3 55.6 0.1 7.9GLV -1.0 -10.9 1.2 7.9GLV -1.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 98 93.2 15.6 -0.7 9.3ARM 2.3 15.9 -0.1 9.3ARM 2.0
2020 Cutter PIT R 62 89.3 24.7 1.0 2.6GLV -0.6 9.3 1.1 2.6GLV -0.2
2020 Changeup PIT R 21 84.6 27.4 -2.0 14.2ARM 1.5 10.8 -4.4 14.2ARM 0.8
2020 Sinker PIT R 21 93.2 15.9 -4.7 14.8ARM 0.6 15.8 -6.7 14.8ARM 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -3 297 41.7 72 .323 .492 .385 13.4 18.1 14.8 .271 .437 .340 38.5
2021 Cutter -1.5 -2 134 18.8 29 .346 .654 .475 25.0 20.7 17.1 .301 .631 .412 42.9
2021 Curveball -4.1 -5 118 16.6 38 .314 .571 .363 29.9 28.9 22.0 .247 .406 .313 30.8
2021 Slider -5.1 -5 102 14.3 26 .417 .833 .512 28.8 19.2 14.3 .258 .456 .324 35.0
2021 Changeup -2.5 -1 58 8.1 12 .417 .917 .554 25.0 8.3 6.3 .285 .610 .377 54.5
2021 Sinker 0.3 0 3 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .026 .037 .027 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 1 98 37.0 21 .118 .353 .288 20.0 14.3 10.0 .327 .633 .456 50.0
2020 Curveball 2.8 2 63 23.8 18 .118 .176 .158 32.3 33.3 20.7 .144 .226 .190 18.2
2020 Cutter -2.2 -1 62 23.4 17 .353 .882 .509 9.4 5.9 7.7 .300 .759 .433 31.3
2020 Sinker 0.3 0 21 7.9 2 .000 .000 .350 14.3 50.0 20.0 -- -- .350 --
2020 Changeup -4.4 -1 21 7.9 8 .250 1.000 .500 10.0 12.5 33.3 .185 .549 .295 28.6
! 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
2021 Changeup 58 86.2 99 17.0 1:45 1:45 0
2021 Curveball 118 79.5 79 14.9 7:15 7:00 15
2021 Cutter 134 89.4 50 7.8 12:00 11:00 60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 297 93.2 93 17.1 1:15 1:00 15
2021 Slider 102 84.0 28 5.1 9:45 8:30 75
2020 Changeup 20 84.5 100 17.7 1:45 2:00 -15
2020 Curveball 61 78.3 84 15.9 7:15 7:00 15
2020 Cutter 56 89.3 51 9.1 12:15 11:15 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 93 93.2 91 18.0 1:15 1:00 15
2020 Sinker 20 93.2 94 21.6 1:15 1:30 -15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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 66 265 2 2 -2 -1 1
2021 178 712 -12 -2 -1 -2 -17
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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 265 49.8 62.9 88.0 24.1 62.5 39.6 66.7 43.4 19.1 9.8 76.9
2021 712 49.7 66.4 86.4 32.4 59.5 42.7 60.1 49.3 22.2 7.6 72.2
Player 977 49.7 65.4 86.8 30.1 60.1 41.9 61.9 47.7 21.5 8.2 73.8
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
2020 47 95 17 87
2021 44 59 12 96
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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 21.0 5 3.8 1 1 6 0 0.0
2021 23.8 8 6.1 2 2 7 1 12.5
Player 23.0 13 9.9 3 3 13 1 7.7
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 5 5 4 3 2 5 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 5 3 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 6 4 4 2 4 3 5 4 3
2021 8 8 4 6 5 5 7 8 4 2 6 6 6 5 7 7 6 7 7 6 8 5 9 8 7 5 7 5 7 5 6
Player 13 13 8 9 7 10 12 12 5 3 8 10 11 10 10 10 11 10 12 11 13 8 15 12 11 7 11 8 12 9 9
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.9 92.0 0.1
Offspeed Velocity 84.6 86.2 1.6
Breaking Velocity 78.3 81.6 3.3
Exit Velocity 88.7 88.3 -0.4
Launch Angle 21.2 11.6 -9.6
Barrel % 14.6 10.7 -3.9
Hard Hit % 33.3 38.2 4.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.3 38.9 7.6
xBA .243 .268 0.025
BA .200 .344 0.144
xwOBA .355 .344 -0.011
wOBA .333 .413 0.080
xSLG .531 .474 -0.057
SLG .533 .613 0.080
K% 18.2 20.1 1.9
BB% 9.1 6.1 -3.0
Swing % 43.4 49.3 5.9
Whiff% 19.1 22.2 3.1
In Zone % 49.8 49.7 -0.1
Out of Zone % 50.2 50.3 0.1
Out of Zone Swing % 24.1 32.4 8.3
First Pitch Swing % 22.7 33.1 10.4
First Pitch Strike % 66.7 60.1 -6.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 66 .333 29 18 62.1 37 20 54.1
2021 Shifts 178 .413 105 7 6.7 73 47 64.4
! 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 103 18.8 11.7% 2.9% 31 27.0 0.0% 25.8%
2021 197 17.1 24.9% 2.0% 122 24.4 0.8% 14.8%

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Pitch Distribution