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 518 459 70 111 20 8 .242 .322 .434 .756
2 Seasons 595 520 85 118 20 9 .227 .318 .400 .718
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .115 0 1 .434
2024 .242 20 8 .756
2 Seasons .227 20 9 .718
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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 2142 304 40 13.2 7.7 90.1 113.6 12.6 32.6 .233 .435 .327 .327 .432 45.4 30.5 9.5
Player 2506 344 41 11.9 6.9 89.8 113.6 11.7 33.1 .230 .417 .314 .324 .419 45.1 30.3 10.4
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.




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 43.4 29.3 23.7 3.6 34.5 39.1 26.3 3.6 32.2 21.4 22.7 6.9 13.2 7.7
Player 43.9 27.9 25.0 3.2 34.9 38.1 27.0 3.5 33.1 21.2 23.5 6.7 11.9 6.9
MLB 44.5 23.8 24.7 7.0 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.9 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 -1 690 32.2 167 .239 .472 .356 19.1 27.5 23.1 .264 .553 .397 56.7
2024 Changeup -2.2 -7 312 14.6 81 .192 .260 .246 42.7 30.9 26.9 .181 .257 .239 29.2
2024 Slider 1.5 4 296 13.8 72 .313 .478 .356 34.4 25.0 21.4 .291 .533 .369 44.0
2024 Sinker -0.4 -1 272 12.7 61 .264 .472 .363 24.3 31.1 32.2 .249 .393 .329 44.1
2024 Curveball 0.9 2 214 10.0 52 .286 .490 .352 44.4 42.3 27.5 .176 .338 .244 37.0
2024 Cutter 3.0 5 152 7.1 30 .348 .957 .550 25.4 10.0 12.0 .325 .759 .501 57.1
2024 Sweeper -3.5 -4 107 5.0 23 .045 .045 .070 40.5 39.1 21.4 .132 .217 .171 30.8
2024 Split-Finger -3.5 -3 95 4.4 29 .138 .241 .162 41.7 55.2 37.2 .138 .205 .147 38.5
2024 Slurve 15.1 1 4 0.2 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .649 1.357 .856 100.0
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.
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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 516 2,142 8 -31 7 12 -5
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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 2,142 50.0 64.1 78.9 25.0 43.7 43.3 26.0 44.6 30.4 7.1 70.4
Player 2,506 49.7 63.8 78.6 24.4 46.4 43.2 25.5 44.0 29.9 7.0 69.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 24.9 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 60 21 65 75 46 81 88 67 90 73 7 67 14 72 76 96 97 77 24 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 22.8 20 18.3 2 8 13 8 40.0
Player 22.8 20 18.3 2 8 13 8 40.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 20 17 17 17 15 17 20 18 15 15 18 18 23 17 18 17 19 16 21 21 20 19 23 21 16 19 16 19 26 17 13
Player 20 17 17 17 15 17 20 18 15 15 18 18 23 17 18 17 19 16 21 21 20 19 23 21 16 19 16 19 26 17 13
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 90.1 2.7
Launch Angle 4.6 12.6 8.0
Barrel % 2.5 13.2 10.7
Hard Hit % 42.5 45.4 2.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.5 32.6 -4.9
xBA .206 .233 0.027
BA .115 .242 0.127
xwOBA .301 .327 0.026
wOBA .226 .327 0.101
xSLG .277 .435 0.158
SLG .148 .434 0.286
K% 28.6 30.5 1.9
BB% 16.9 9.5 -7.4
Swing % 40.4 44.6 4.2
Whiff% 26.5 30.4 3.9
In Zone % 47.5 50.0 2.5
Out of Zone % 52.5 50.0 -2.5
Out of Zone Swing % 20.9 25.0 4.1
First Pitch Swing % 22.1 26.0 3.9
First Pitch Strike % 48.1 57.8 9.7
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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 515 287 55.7 .343 .316
! 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 609 16.0 34.0% 0.5% 328 19.1 3.7% 0.9%
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