Cole Waites
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 180LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 18, #536, San Francisco Giants | University of West Alabama
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 3.18 7 0 0 5.2 4 1.76
2023 0 0 15.43 3 0 0 2.1 2 3.43
2 Seasons 0 0 6.75 10 0 0 8 6 2.25
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 7 0-0 3.18 5.2 4 1.76
2023 3 0-0 15.43 2.1 2 3.43
2 Seasons 10 0-0 6.75 8 6 2.25
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Pitch Distribution

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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 24 104 17 1 5.9 4.0 90.8 110.0 17.4 35.3 .243 .395 .429 .339 .336 41.2 16.0 16.0 3.18 4.87
2023 25 65 11 1 9.1 6.7 87.6 103.3 0.8 45.5 .348 .508 .470 .416 .440 45.5 13.3 13.3 15.43 8.01
Player 169 28 2 7.1 5.0 89.5 110.0 10.9 39.3 .283 .438 .444 .368 .377 42.9 15.0 15.0
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Waites relies on 2 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(69.2%) ,
Slider
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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
2022 41.2 35.3 17.6 5.9 35.3 35.3 29.4 5.9 35.3 35.3 11.8 5.9 5.9 4.0
2023 54.5 9.1 36.4 0.0 36.4 36.4 27.3 9.1 45.5 9.1 27.3 0.0 9.1 6.7
Player 46.4 25.0 25.0 3.6 35.7 35.7 28.6 7.1 39.3 25.0 17.9 3.6 7.1 5.0
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Slider SF R 20 83.5 41.4 3.8 10 4.4 -2.5 -36
2023 4-Seamer SF R 45 95.8 11.8 3.1 21 5.7 -2.7 -32
2022 Slider SF R 31 83.7 38.1 0.7 2 5.3 -1.1 -17
2022 4-Seamer SF R 73 96.0 12.3 1.6 12 5.1 -2.9 -36
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2023 4-Seamer -1.4 -1 45 69.2 11 .400 .400 .391 17.4 18.2 13.3 .307 .500 .378 50.0
2023 Slider -10.4 -2 20 30.8 4 .667 1.000 .938 25.0 0.0 0.0 .484 .535 .521 33.3
2022 4-Seamer -2.5 -2 73 70.2 18 .333 .667 .467 6.1 16.7 10.3 .271 .465 .378 58.3
2022 Slider 2.2 1 31 29.8 7 .167 .500 .329 36.8 14.3 12.5 .174 .220 .244 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 4-Seam Fastball 33 95.6 95 18.6 12:45 12:30 15
2023 Slider 11 83.0 42 7.0 9:00 7:30 90
2022 4-Seam Fastball 73 96.0 94 17.6 12:45 12:30 15
2022 Slider 29 83.6 37 6.1 9:00 8:45 15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 25 104 0 0 -1 0 -1
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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 %
2022 104 51.0 75.5 85.0 23.5 75.0 32.7 72.0 50.0 17.3 9.6 100.0
2023 65 50.8 69.7 82.6 25.0 75.0 43.1 53.3 47.7 19.4 10.8 100.0
Player 169 50.9 73.3 84.1 24.1 75.0 36.7 65.0 49.1 18.1 10.1 100.0
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2022 84 62 98
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 25.5 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 25.5 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2022 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.0 95.8 -0.2 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.7 83.5 -0.2 ↓
Exit Velocity 90.8 87.6 -3.2 ↓
Launch Angle 17.4 0.8 -16.6 ↓
Barrel % 5.9 9.1 3.2 ↑
Hard Hit % 41.2 45.5 4.3 ↑
Sweet Spot % 35.3 45.5 10.2 ↑
xBA .243 .348 0.105 ↑
BA .286 .462 0.176 ↑
xwOBA .339 .416 0.077 ↑
wOBA .429 .470 0.041 ↑
xSLG .395 .508 0.113 ↑
SLG .619 .538 -0.081 ↓
K% 16.0 13.3 -2.7 ↓
BB% 16.0 13.3 -2.7 ↓
Swing % 50.0 47.7 -2.3 ↓
Whiff% 17.3 19.4 2.1 ↑
In Zone % 51.0 50.8 -0.2 ↓
Out of Zone % 49.0 49.2 0.2 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 23.5 25.0 1.5 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 36.0 20.0 -16.0 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 72.0 53.3 -18.7 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 25 .429 17 1 5.9 8 6 75.0
2023 Shades 15 .470 8 1 12.5 7 6 85.7
! 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 %
2022 22 17.6 9.1% 0.0% 21 19.4 0.0% 0.0%
2023 9 14.8 55.6% 0.0% 13 16.8 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution

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