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 561 499 77 121 24 9 .242 .321 .447 .768
2 Seasons 638 560 92 128 24 10 .229 .317 .414 .731
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .115 0 1 .434
2024 .242 24 9 .768
2 Seasons .229 24 10 .731
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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 2311 330 45 13.6 8.0 90.5 113.6 13.0 32.1 .230 .437 .331 .326 .433 46.1 30.7 9.3
Player 2675 370 46 12.4 7.2 90.2 113.6 12.1 32.7 .228 .420 .319 .323 .421 45.7 30.4 10.2
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.




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 43.3 30.6 22.4 3.6 34.8 39.4 25.8 3.9 31.2 21.2 22.4 7.6 13.6 8.0
Player 43.8 29.2 23.8 3.2 35.1 38.4 26.5 3.8 32.2 21.1 23.2 7.3 12.4 7.2
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.

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 0.1 1 736 31.8 180 .253 .513 .373 18.6 26.7 22.9 .263 .555 .397 57.0
2024 Changeup -2.0 -7 355 15.4 91 .185 .247 .245 43.2 29.7 26.7 .173 .239 .235 25.9
2024 Slider 1.5 5 307 13.3 77 .306 .500 .359 36.9 28.6 24.7 .278 .531 .362 45.1
2024 Sinker -0.9 -3 306 13.2 68 .262 .459 .347 21.9 29.4 29.9 .265 .445 .344 51.2
2024 Curveball 1.1 3 231 10.0 58 .273 .509 .350 46.9 46.6 31.4 .171 .363 .250 39.3
2024 Cutter 2.7 4 158 6.8 30 .348 .957 .550 24.2 10.0 12.0 .320 .729 .492 57.1
2024 Sweeper -2.8 -3 115 5.0 24 .045 .045 .096 40.9 37.5 19.6 .127 .192 .184 30.8
2024 Split-Finger -3.8 -4 98 4.2 30 .133 .233 .157 42.0 53.3 36.4 .139 .195 .142 35.7
2024 Slurve 10.2 1 5 0.2 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .600 1.232 .758 100.0
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.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 76 364 -4 -5 4 2 -4
2024 566 2,332 7 -32 8 12 -6
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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 2,311 50.1 64.0 79.2 25.0 43.3 42.9 25.9 44.5 30.4 7.0 71.0
Player 2,675 49.7 63.7 78.9 24.5 45.9 42.8 25.5 44.0 29.9 6.9 70.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2023 33 64 92
2024 62 23 69 83 43 83 90 73 90 77 7 64 16 74 75 96 96 80 27 86
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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 23.0 24 22.4 2 8 15 11 45.8
Player 23.0 24 22.4 2 8 15 11 45.8
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 24 21 21 20 19 23 25 23 18 19 24 22 28 21 21 19 23 19 24 26 25 20 29 26 20 23 19 24 28 24 18
Player 24 21 21 20 19 23 25 23 18 19 24 22 28 21 21 19 23 19 24 26 25 20 29 26 20 23 19 24 28 24 18
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 90.5 3.1
Launch Angle 4.6 13.0 8.4
Barrel % 2.5 13.6 11.1
Hard Hit % 42.5 46.1 3.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.5 32.1 -5.4
xBA .206 .230 0.024
BA .115 .242 0.127
xwOBA .301 .326 0.025
wOBA .226 .331 0.105
xSLG .277 .437 0.160
SLG .148 .447 0.299
K% 28.6 30.7 2.1
BB% 16.9 9.3 -7.6
Swing % 40.4 44.5 4.1
Whiff% 26.5 30.4 3.9
In Zone % 47.5 50.1 2.6
Out of Zone % 52.5 49.9 -2.6
Out of Zone Swing % 20.9 25.0 4.1
First Pitch Swing % 22.1 25.9 3.8
First Pitch Strike % 48.1 58.3 10.2
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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 558 306 54.8 .358 .311
! 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 678 15.9 34.4% 0.4% 360 18.9 3.9% 0.8%
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