Colton Cowser
LF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 24
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 1, #5, Baltimore Orioles | Sam Houston
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 77 61 15 7 0 1 .115 .286 .148 .434
2024 315 276 37 64 14 7 .232 .321 .446 .767
2 Seasons 392 337 52 71 14 8 .211 .314 .392 .706
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .115 0 1 .434
2024 .232 14 7 .767
2 Seasons .211 14 8 .706
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Statcast Batting 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%
2023 23 364 40 1 2.5 1.3 87.4 107.7 4.6 37.5 .206 .277 .226 .301 .317 42.5 28.6 16.9
2024 24 1291 185 27 14.6 8.6 91.2 113.6 12.6 34.1 .247 .490 .331 .354 .467 48.6 29.5 9.8
Player 1655 225 28 12.4 7.1 90.5 113.6 11.2 34.7 .240 .451 .310 .344 .441 47.6 29.3 11.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 47.5 17.5 35.0 0.0 37.5 30.0 32.5 2.5 40.0 20.0 30.0 5.0 2.5 1.3
2024 42.2 29.7 24.3 3.8 34.6 38.4 27.0 1.1 33.0 20.0 25.4 5.9 14.6 8.6
Player 43.1 27.6 26.2 3.1 35.1 36.9 28.0 1.3 34.2 20.0 26.2 5.8 12.4 7.1
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
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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 0.2 1 400 31.0 106 .236 .528 .380 18.8 24.5 23.0 .282 .594 .420 60.3
2024 Slider 0.6 1 205 15.9 50 .292 .479 .331 37.6 30.0 23.4 .313 .632 .405 47.1
2024 Changeup -2.2 -4 188 14.6 48 .186 .233 .238 38.7 22.9 22.4 .195 .290 .260 25.0
2024 Sinker -0.5 -1 163 12.6 37 .267 .467 .385 22.2 32.4 31.6 .229 .365 .338 50.0
2024 Curveball 1.0 1 127 9.8 30 .276 .483 .335 54.7 50.0 33.3 .175 .375 .245 42.9
2024 Cutter 4.4 4 88 6.8 16 .333 1.167 .584 34.3 12.5 20.0 .331 .990 .568 72.7
2024 Sweeper -3.1 -2 75 5.8 13 .000 .000 .054 44.4 38.5 20.0 .145 .276 .215 42.9
2024 Split-Finger -5.9 -3 43 3.3 13 .077 .077 .069 40.9 53.8 36.8 .158 .188 .150 33.3
2024 Slurve 9.4 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.7 -2 121 33.2 22 .118 .176 .298 31.9 27.3 17.1 .188 .269 .309 54.5
2023 Changeup -2.9 -2 52 14.3 11 .111 .111 .209 25.0 9.1 5.9 .176 .202 .263 0.0
2023 Sinker -1.7 -1 49 13.5 9 .000 .000 .233 25.0 55.6 35.7 .064 .100 .279 100.0
2023 Slider -1.2 -1 46 12.6 15 .154 .154 .213 22.7 26.7 17.4 .215 .369 .308 66.7
2023 Curveball 1.4 1 39 10.7 8 .125 .250 .156 15.4 25.0 11.1 .285 .328 .263 50.0
2023 Cutter -3.9 -1 35 9.6 6 .000 .000 .000 31.3 50.0 33.3 .225 .237 .176 33.3
2023 Split-Finger 5.3 1 15 4.1 4 .000 .000 .525 28.6 25.0 16.7 .105 .106 .573 0.0
2023 Sweeper 16.4 1 7 1.9 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .974 1.083 .907 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 76 364 -4 -5 4 2 -4
2024 313 1,291 7 -20 3 7 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 364 47.5 61.8 76.6 20.9 65.0 42.6 22.1 40.4 26.5 6.3 65.2
2024 1,291 50.0 64.7 76.8 23.6 42.1 43.6 27.8 44.2 31.6 7.0 75.8
Player 1,655 49.5 64.1 76.8 23.0 46.9 43.4 26.7 43.3 30.5 6.9 73.7
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.8 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Swing
Length
2023 33 64 92
2024 84 40 88 91 68 78 91 81 90 88 8 69 11 80 75 99 98 81 87
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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 %
2024 22.4 14 12.7 1 4 10 5 35.7
Player 22.4 14 12.7 1 4 10 5 35.7
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 14 13 11 12 11 13 15 13 10 11 13 12 13 11 12 13 13 10 15 15 14 12 16 16 11 13 11 13 17 13 9
Player 14 13 11 12 11 13 15 13 10 11 13 12 13 11 12 13 13 10 15 15 14 12 16 16 11 13 11 13 17 13 9
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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 2023 2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 87.4 91.2 3.8
Launch Angle 4.6 12.6 8.0
Barrel % 2.5 14.6 12.1
Hard Hit % 42.5 48.6 6.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.5 34.1 -3.4
xBA .206 .247 0.041
BA .115 .232 0.117
xwOBA .301 .354 0.053
wOBA .226 .331 0.105
xSLG .277 .490 0.213
SLG .148 .446 0.298
K% 28.6 29.5 0.9
BB% 16.9 9.8 -7.1
Swing % 40.4 44.2 3.8
Whiff% 26.5 31.6 5.1
In Zone % 47.5 50.0 2.5
Out of Zone % 52.5 50.0 -2.5
Out of Zone Swing % 20.9 23.6 2.7
First Pitch Swing % 22.1 27.8 5.7
First Pitch Strike % 48.1 55.6 7.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades L 76 44 57.9 .243 .203
2024 Shades L 313 168 53.7 .361 .305
! 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 134 16.1 36.6% 0.0% 44 19.8 0.0% 0.0%
2024 332 16.1 33.4% 0.6% 190 18.7 4.7% 0.5%
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