Colten Brewer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 222LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 4, #122, Pittsburgh Pirates | Canton (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1 1 7.00
2023 0 0 4.32 3 0 0 8.1 4 1.08
2024 0 0 5.66 16 0 1 20.2 22 1.60
6 Seasons 2 5 5.10 100 4 1 120 114 1.74
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 1 0-0 36.00 1 1 7.00
2023 3 0-0 4.32 8.1 4 1.08
2024 16 0-0 5.66 20.2 22 1.60
6 Seasons 100 2-5 5.10 120 114 1.74
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
2018 25 194 32 1 3.1 2.0 86.0 115.4 11.9 37.5 .284 .353 .390 .336 .364 34.4 20.4 14.3 5.59 4.86
2019 26 1016 165 9 5.5 3.6 88.8 111.2 6.5 30.9 .247 .374 .344 .322 .347 30.3 20.6 13.1 4.12 4.60
2020 27 506 82 12 14.6 9.8 89.2 110.9 6.0 37.8 .319 .565 .385 .416 .493 40.2 20.5 11.5 5.61 8.12
2021 28 30 5 0 0.0 0.0 88.1 104.3 -7.8 20.0 .351 .479 .621 .470 .430 60.0 11.1 33.3 36.00 11.27
2023 30 104 26 5 19.2 14.7 90.4 107.9 7.7 23.1 .245 .454 .369 .339 .336 46.2 11.8 8.8 4.32 4.93
2024 31 391 63 5 7.9 5.3 87.2 112.9 11.9 31.7 .255 .400 .339 .326 .381 30.2 23.2 9.5 5.66 4.40
Player 2241 373 32 8.6 5.7 88.5 115.4 7.7 32.4 .269 .425 .362 .347 .386 34.3 20.3 12.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Brewer relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(40.4%) ,
Curveball
(28.9%) ,
Slider
(26.9%) ,
Sinker
(2.0%) ,
Cutter
(1.8%) ,


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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
2018 50.0 12.5 28.1 9.4 28.1 43.8 28.1 9.4 28.1 18.8 40.6 0.0 3.1 2.0
2019 53.3 17.6 23.6 5.5 40.6 38.2 21.2 2.4 41.2 21.2 27.3 1.8 5.5 3.6
2020 51.2 17.1 29.3 2.4 40.2 40.2 19.5 3.7 35.4 11.0 28.0 4.9 14.6 9.8
2021 80.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 0.0
2023 61.5 26.9 7.7 3.8 38.5 42.3 19.2 0.0 50.0 19.2 11.5 0.0 19.2 14.7
2024 44.4 28.6 19.0 7.9 38.1 33.3 28.6 3.2 31.7 25.4 27.0 4.8 7.9 5.3
Player 52.0 19.3 23.3 5.4 38.3 39.1 22.5 3.2 38.1 19.0 27.3 2.9 8.6 5.7
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 CHC R 8 94.2 23.8 1.5 13.5ARM -1.4 7.2 0.1 13.5ARM -1.3
2024 Cutter CHC R 7 91.0 26.7 -2.2 3.4GLV 1.3 6.2 -2.1 3.4GLV 0.7
2024 Slider CHC R 105 86.2 34.6 -0.4 4.9GLV 0.4 2.1 -0.5 4.9GLV -0.2
2024 Curveball CHC R 113 80.7 57.2 5.4 14.2GLV 6.2 -14.5 4.6 14.2GLV 4.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 158 94.3 18.5 -3.7 4.2ARM -3.2 12.1 -3.6 4.2ARM -3.3
2023 Sinker NYY R 2 92.0 24.8 2.2 8.8ARM -6.1 7.5 0.1 8.8ARM -6.2
2023 Slider NYY R 32 85.5 37.9 1.9 7.9GLV 3.3 -0.4 1.9 7.9GLV 2.6
2023 Curveball NYY R 17 80.2 59.8 7.0 12.9GLV 5.3 -16.5 6.6 12.9GLV 4.0
2023 Cutter NYY R 53 93.1 23.0 -1.5 2.8GLV 0.6 8.4 0.5 2.8GLV 0.2
2021 Curveball BOS R 6 81.1 57.5 5.6 11.4GLV 4.7 -15.2 5.1 11.4GLV 2.2
2021 Cutter BOS R 17 93.9 21.0 -0.3 1.7GLV -0.8 10.1 2.1 1.7GLV -1.2
2021 Slider BOS R 7 87.1 35.6 2.2 5.1GLV 1.2 0.6 1.2 5.1GLV -0.6
2020 Changeup BOS R 2 85.6 29.9 1.3 9.5ARM -3.6 7.2 -0.8 9.5ARM -3.9
2020 Cutter BOS R 222 93.8 20.4 -1.9 1.7GLV -0.3 10.5 2.3 1.7GLV -1.1
2020 Slider BOS R 105 89.1 28.6 -1.9 4.7GLV 1.6 5.8 -4.4 4.7GLV -0.6
2020 Curveball BOS R 166 80.8 57.3 4.7 10.7GLV 4.1 -15.0 5.3 10.7GLV 1.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 7 94.0 19.8 -5.7 6.2ARM -0.3 10.9 -5.1 6.2ARM -1.1
2020 Sinker BOS R 4 94.7 20.6 1.5 12.3ARM -1.8 9.7 -0.6 12.3ARM -2.5
2019 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 9 95.1 20.5 -6.1 6.8ARM -0.1 10.0 -5.6 6.8ARM -0.7
2019 Cutter BOS R 412 93.4 24.5 -1.6 2.8GLV 1.0 7.4 -0.4 2.8GLV 0.2
2019 Changeup BOS R 2 89.3 29.0 0.4 7.3ARM -6.3 6.1 0.8 7.3ARM -6.2
2019 Slider BOS R 131 88.3 35.0 2.2 7.2GLV 3.6 1.0 0.8 7.2GLV 2.1
2019 Curveball BOS R 452 81.9 58.8 6.8 11.7GLV 5.4 -16.0 6.3 11.7GLV 2.5
2019 Sinker BOS R 9 94.6 20.5 0.1 10.4ARM -3.9 10.3 -1.2 10.4ARM -4.5
2018 Slider SD R 9 87.7 38.6 5.1 9.3GLV 5.6 -1.9 3.7 9.3GLV 4.0
2018 Changeup SD R 2 88.5 31.2 3.0 2.8ARM -10.6 4.5 2.2 2.8ARM -10.5
2018 Curveball SD R 45 83.4 56.2 6.1 9.5GLV 3.1 -14.8 5.2 9.5GLV 0.3
2018 Cutter SD R 129 92.4 27.1 -3.0 4.0GLV 2.0 5.9 -2.4 4.0GLV 1.4
2018 4-Seam Fastball SD R 9 93.2 25.8 -10.2 0.8ARM -6.3 6.3 -9.4 0.8ARM -6.4
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 -4 158 40.4 31 .400 .680 .468 13.9 16.1 11.6 .407 .738 .489 39.1
2024 Curveball -1.1 -1 113 28.9 32 .138 .241 .239 47.7 43.8 23.7 .113 .147 .169 13.3
2024 Slider 2.4 3 105 26.9 25 .286 .286 .328 28.8 8.0 8.7 .217 .274 .292 21.1
2024 Sinker -28.1 -2 8 2.0 4 .750 .750 .675 0.0 0.0 0.0 .584 .757 .577 75.0
2024 Cutter 1.7 0 7 1.8 3 .333 .667 .417 0.0 33.3 50.0 .207 .438 .276 50.0
2023 Cutter 3.8 2 53 51.0 22 .158 .526 .334 10.7 0.0 0.0 .241 .409 .330 36.8
2023 Slider 1.8 1 32 30.8 7 .286 .571 .357 25.0 14.3 20.0 .295 .538 .351 66.7
2023 Curveball 0.6 0 17 16.3 4 .000 .000 .175 66.7 75.0 37.5 -- -- .175 --
2023 Sinker -73.5 -1 2 1.9 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 0.0 0.0 -- .691 2.065 1.113 100.0
2021 Cutter -26.8 -5 17 56.7 6 .800 .800 .717 0.0 0.0 -- .422 .574 .475 60.0
2021 Slider -3.1 0 7 23.3 1 -- -- .700 100.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2021 Curveball 0.4 0 6 20.0 2 .000 .000 .350 100.0 50.0 50.0 -- -- .350 --
2020 Cutter -1.0 -2 222 43.9 58 .327 .558 .434 21.8 19.0 15.5 .351 .619 .442 43.9
2020 Curveball -1.6 -3 166 32.8 30 .308 .615 .402 32.3 33.3 13.7 .276 .528 .389 37.5
2020 Slider 1.5 2 105 20.8 31 .192 .385 .316 14.8 12.9 12.5 .270 .481 .381 36.4
2020 4-Seam Fastball -5.2 0 7 1.4 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .774 .980 .752 50.0
2020 Sinker 15.3 1 4 0.8 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .096 .102 .097 0.0
2020 Changeup -4.0 0 2 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 Curveball -1.0 -5 453 44.6 110 .250 .375 .332 37.1 36.4 22.9 .197 .319 .284 32.8
2019 Cutter 0.5 2 412 40.6 107 .303 .461 .391 16.1 5.6 6.4 .294 .402 .359 29.4
2019 Slider 1.4 2 131 12.9 30 .208 .458 .387 34.5 20.0 21.4 .239 .462 .393 27.8
2019 Sinker -2.4 0 9 0.9 1 1.000 1.000 .900 40.0 0.0 -- .203 .224 .183 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -13.2 -1 9 0.9 2 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .770 .929 .740 50.0
2019 Changeup 10.0 0 2 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .085 .091 .078 0.0
2018 Cutter -3.5 -5 129 66.5 30 .348 .391 .445 27.7 16.7 23.8 .225 .292 .336 27.8
2018 Curveball -2.9 -1 45 23.2 13 .308 .385 .304 43.8 38.5 33.3 .331 .403 .322 50.0
2018 Slider -0.7 0 9 4.6 3 .333 .667 .417 25.0 0.0 0.0 .489 .606 .470 33.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.0 0 9 4.6 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .167 .177 .151 0.0
2018 Changeup -14.5 0 2 1.0 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .640 .709 .597 100.0
! 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
2024 Curveball 113 80.7 90 23.1 7:30 7:15 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 157 94.3 71 12.3 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Slider 105 86.2 37 5.7 10:00 9:15 45
2023 Curveball 17 80.2 92 23.9 7:15 7:15 0
2023 Cutter 47 93.1 51 8.1 12:00 11:15 45
2023 Slider 31 85.4 43 8.8 9:15 8:30 45
2021 Cutter 17 93.9 59 9.5 12:15 11:30 45
2020 Curveball 141 80.7 83 20.9 7:00 7:00 0
2020 Cutter 206 93.8 64 10.0 12:15 11:30 45
2020 Slider 99 89.0 40 7.1 11:00 10:30 30
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 49 194 -2 -1 -2 -2 -6
2019 251 1,016 1 14 -9 -8 -2
2020 122 506 1 -2 -1 -2 -3
2023 34 104 0 3 -1 0 1
2024 95 391 0 1 -2 -3 -4
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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 %
2018 194 50.0 58.8 75.4 17.5 41.2 37.6 51.0 38.1 28.4 5.2 60.0
2019 1,016 44.1 61.8 84.1 27.6 50.3 38.4 53.4 42.7 27.6 6.7 61.8
2020 506 47.8 69.0 85.6 31.4 59.0 42.7 64.8 49.4 22.4 7.7 71.8
2021 30 36.7 72.7 100.0 10.5 0.0 26.7 44.4 33.3 20.0 6.7 100.0
2023 104 52.9 65.5 88.9 22.4 45.5 40.4 55.9 45.2 21.3 12.5 53.8
2024 391 51.9 65.0 82.6 22.9 41.9 36.3 69.5 44.8 26.3 9.2 77.8
Player 2,241 47.1 64.1 83.9 26.4 50.5 38.9 58.4 44.2 25.8 7.5 67.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2019 40 45 71 88 11 80 79 45 91 32 6 66 32 88
2020 1 1 2 7 1 13 2 33 29 32 22 21 81 78
2024 54 43 88 38
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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 %
2019 22.4 6 5.3 1 4 4 3 50.0
2020 24.3 6 5.7 0 0 3 4 66.7
2023 23.2 3 1.9 1 2 2 0 0.0
2024 19.8 1 2.4 -1 1 3 0 0.0
Player 23.1 16 15.3 1 7 12 7 43.8
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
2019 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 4 3 4 8 6 6 4 6 4 5 4 7 5 5 6 6 6 4 3 7 6 5 4
2020 6 7 6 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 7 6 5
2023 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 3 2 2 1
2024 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 4 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1
Player 16 17 14 16 15 17 18 16 11 11 12 18 18 14 14 17 15 14 17 19 14 15 20 17 13 12 13 17 18 16 11
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.5 93.5 1.0 93.8 0.3 -- 0.1 -- -- 93.1 -- 94.2 1.1
Offspeed Velocity 88.5 89.3 0.8 85.6 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 84.1 83.4 -0.7 84.0 0.6 -- 0.3 -- -- 83.6 -- 83.3 -0.3
Exit Velocity 86.0 88.8 2.8 89.2 0.4 -- -1.1 -- -- 90.4 -- 87.2 -3.2
Launch Angle 11.9 6.5 -5.4 6.0 -0.5 -- -13.8 -- -- 7.7 -- 11.9 4.2
Barrel % 3.1 5.5 2.4 14.6 9.1 -- -14.6 -- -- 19.2 -- 7.9 -11.3
Hard Hit % 34.4 30.3 -4.1 40.2 9.9 -- 19.8 -- -- 46.2 -- 30.2 -16.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.5 30.9 -6.6 37.8 6.9 -- -17.8 -- -- 23.1 -- 31.7 8.6
xBA .284 .247 -0.037 .319 0.072 -- 0.032 -- -- .245 -- .255 0.010
BA .357 .277 -0.080 .290 0.013 -- 0.377 -- -- .200 -- .293 0.093
xwOBA .336 .322 -0.014 .416 0.094 -- 0.054 -- -- .339 -- .326 -0.013
wOBA .390 .344 -0.046 .385 0.041 -- 0.236 -- -- .369 -- .339 -0.030
xSLG .353 .374 0.021 .565 0.191 -- -0.086 -- -- .454 -- .400 -0.054
SLG .429 .427 -0.002 .523 0.096 -- 0.144 -- -- .600 -- .427 -0.173
K% 20.4 20.6 0.2 20.5 -0.1 -- -9.4 -- -- 11.8 -- 23.2 11.4
BB% 14.3 13.1 -1.2 11.5 -1.6 -- 21.8 -- -- 8.8 -- 9.5 0.7
Swing % 38.1 42.7 4.6 49.4 6.7 -- -16.1 -- -- 45.2 -- 44.8 -0.4
Whiff% 28.4 27.6 -0.8 22.4 -5.2 -- -2.4 -- -- 21.3 -- 26.3 5.0
In Zone % 50.0 44.1 -5.9 47.8 3.7 -- -11.1 -- -- 52.9 -- 51.9 -1.0
Out of Zone % 50.0 55.9 5.9 52.2 -3.7 -- 11.1 -- -- 47.1 -- 48.1 1.0
Out of Zone Swing % 17.5 27.6 10.1 31.4 3.8 -- -20.9 -- -- 22.4 -- 22.9 0.5
First Pitch Swing % 20.4 19.1 -1.3 28.7 9.6 -- -6.5 -- -- 20.6 -- 32.6 12.0
First Pitch Strike % 51.0 53.4 2.4 64.8 11.4 -- -20.4 -- -- 55.9 -- 69.5 13.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 49 .390 24 0 0.0 25 4 16.0
2019 Shifts 244 .349 147 0 0.0 97 54 55.7
2020 Shifts 122 .385 67 9 13.4 55 16 29.1
2021 Shifts 9 .621 8 2 25.0 1 1 100.0
2023 Shades 34 .369 17 0 0.0 17 7 41.2
2024 Shades 95 .339 50 1 2.0 45 13 28.9
! 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 %
2018 48 15.9 37.5% 0.0% 50 19.8 0.0% 6.0%
2019 235 17.3 11.9% 1.7% 240 23.2 0.0% 10.4%
2020 128 20.2 0.8% 0.8% 79 22.9 0.0% 10.1%
2021 3 21.5 0.0% 0.0% 10 20.3 0.0% 0.0%
2023 35 15.8 37.1% 2.9% 14 16.3 21.4% 0.0%
2024 90 15.3 42.2% 0.0% 75 16.4 18.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution