Cooper Criswell
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 200LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 13, #391, Los Angeles Angels | North Carolina
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 2.70 1 1 0 3.1 4 0.90
2023 1 1 5.73 10 0 0 33 27 1.55
2024 6 5 4.08 26 18 0 99.1 73 1.35
4 Seasons 7 7 4.60 38 20 0 137 104 1.42
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 1 0-0 2.70 3.1 4 0.90
2023 10 1-1 5.73 33 27 1.55
2024 26 6-5 4.08 99.1 73 1.35
4 Seasons 38 7-7 4.60 137 104 1.42
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
2021 24 41 10 0 0.0 0.0 97.4 107.0 2.4 30.0 .420 .505 .633 .403 .403 70.0 0.0 0.0 20.25 7.48
2022 25 45 8 0 0.0 0.0 93.3 103.8 4.9 12.5 .117 .154 .189 .163 .178 25.0 30.8 7.7 2.70 1.14
2023 26 554 109 6 5.5 4.0 87.1 111.9 8.0 38.5 .279 .443 .368 .346 .386 33.0 17.9 7.3 5.73 5.16
2024 27 1756 313 22 7.0 5.2 89.3 113.5 9.7 33.2 .262 .398 .327 .320 .349 37.4 17.2 7.3 4.08 4.31
Player 2396 440 28 6.4 4.7 89.0 113.5 9.0 34.1 .266 .406 .340 .324 .356 36.8 17.4 7.2
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.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Criswell relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(29.7%) ,
Sweeper
(26.8%) ,
Changeup
(26.1%) ,
Cutter
(15.4%) ,
Slider
(1.9%) ,


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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
2021 60.0 10.0 30.0 0.0 40.0 50.0 10.0 0.0 40.0 10.0 40.0 10.0 0.0 0.0
2022 62.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 37.5 50.0 12.5 0.0 50.0 25.0 12.5 12.5 0.0 0.0
2023 43.1 21.1 32.1 3.7 37.6 41.3 21.1 2.8 36.7 23.9 26.6 4.6 5.5 4.0
2024 49.5 23.3 22.4 4.8 48.9 30.7 20.4 3.8 35.1 21.7 25.2 7.0 7.0 5.2
Player 48.4 22.3 24.8 4.5 45.7 34.1 20.2 3.4 35.9 22.0 25.7 6.6 6.4 4.7
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 Sweeper BOS R 471 76.8 41.6 -1.4 18.2GLV 2.8 5.1 -3.5 18.2GLV 3.9
2024 Changeup BOS R 459 84.4 43.5 7.3 13.6ARM -1.4 -5.0 9.9 13.6ARM -0.6
2024 Slider BOS R 34 82.2 40.7 1.5 7.2GLV 0.1 -0.2 1.8 7.2GLV 2.1
2024 Cutter BOS R 271 86.4 28.4 0.5 0.0GLV -1.9 8.1 -0.2 0.0GLV -2.7
2024 Sinker BOS R 521 89.1 34.1 5.9 16.5ARM 1.0 0.5 6.8 16.5ARM 1.7
2023 Slider TB R 39 82.0 35.4 -3.8 7.3GLV 0.2 5.2 -3.7 7.3GLV 2.0
2023 Changeup TB R 72 83.5 44.0 8.1 14.5ARM -0.1 -4.7 10.1 14.5ARM 0.1
2023 Cutter TB R 99 84.0 32.1 -0.3 1.8GLV -0.5 6.7 -1.2 1.8GLV -0.8
2023 Sinker TB R 189 88.4 33.1 4.4 18.1ARM 2.9 2.1 5.5 18.1ARM 3.1
2023 Sweeper TB R 155 76.2 43.5 -1.9 20.1GLV 2.8 4.1 -2.6 20.1GLV 6.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 Sinker 0.6 3 521 29.7 110 .330 .511 .402 7.3 10.9 10.1 .298 .437 .349 45.3
2024 Sweeper -1.9 -9 471 26.8 109 .287 .479 .379 20.7 21.1 13.1 .261 .400 .333 23.0
2024 Changeup 0.7 3 459 26.1 143 .256 .338 .287 17.1 11.2 9.8 .257 .360 .292 38.7
2024 Cutter 0.5 1 271 15.4 55 .163 .306 .253 29.4 38.2 20.8 .179 .345 .275 42.9
2024 Slider -8.7 -3 34 1.9 7 .429 .857 .543 15.4 14.3 7.1 .449 .949 .590 50.0
2023 Sinker -1.6 -3 189 34.1 50 .372 .674 .466 12.5 12.0 15.8 .351 .571 .433 50.0
2023 Sweeper -1.4 -2 155 28.0 44 .205 .333 .305 25.7 38.6 20.7 .162 .248 .235 13.6
2023 Cutter 0.9 1 99 17.9 26 .292 .458 .387 11.9 0.0 0.0 .368 .569 .424 20.8
2023 Changeup -4.5 -3 72 13.0 21 .381 .619 .429 19.4 14.3 11.5 .312 .509 .349 44.4
2023 Slider 5.6 2 39 7.0 9 .125 .125 .178 28.6 11.1 20.0 .107 .166 .179 14.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 382 84.4 86 15.9 3:00 3:45 -45
2024 Cutter 270 86.4 46 7.3 1:00 12:00 60
2024 Sinker 509 89.1 82 17.4 2:15 3:00 -45
2024 Slider 34 82.2 47 8.1 9:00 8:30 30
2024 Sweeper 467 76.8 72 19.5 8:45 9:15 -30
2023 Changeup 62 83.5 87 16.7 2:45 3:45 -60
2023 Cutter 98 84.0 38 6.6 12:00 11:15 45
2023 Sinker 185 88.4 84 19.2 2:00 3:00 -60
2023 Slider 39 82.0 38 8.8 11:00 9:45 75
2023 Sweeper 153 76.1 71 21.5 8:30 9:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 150 554 2 0 -5 -3 -5
2024 424 1,756 12 6 -14 -8 -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 %
2021 41 48.8 80.0 100.0 19.0 100.0 31.7 40.0 48.8 0.0 12.2 100.0
2022 45 62.2 53.6 73.3 29.4 60.0 57.8 84.6 44.4 30.0 4.4 50.0
2023 554 51.6 62.6 87.7 28.0 68.0 38.1 64.9 45.8 18.1 7.0 69.2
2024 1,756 47.7 62.2 87.1 28.5 74.0 45.1 64.9 44.6 17.2 5.6 71.4
Player 2,396 48.9 62.4 87.3 28.2 72.8 43.5 64.9 44.9 17.4 6.0 71.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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
2023 2 10 90
2024 34 18 43 64 31 36 65 35 61 9 62 3 48 2 6 76
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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 %
2023 25.2 6 4.8 1 1 2 3 50.0
2024 23.0 10 10.3 0 7 7 4 40.0
Player 23.9 16 15.1 1 8 9 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
2023 6 4 5 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 6 5 5
2024 10 6 11 13 9 9 12 12 10 8 11 15 8 8 11 9 10 9 10 15 9 10 16 12 8 9 9 10 10 10 10
Player 16 10 16 16 14 14 17 17 14 13 16 19 13 13 16 14 15 14 15 20 14 15 21 17 12 14 13 15 16 15 15
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 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 87.2 89.2 2.0 86.9 -2.3 88.1 1.2
Offspeed Velocity 83.2 0.0 0.0 83.5 0.0 84.4 0.9
Breaking Velocity 75.1 77.6 2.5 77.3 -0.3 77.1 -0.2
Exit Velocity 97.4 93.3 -4.1 87.1 -6.2 89.3 2.2
Launch Angle 2.4 4.9 2.5 8.0 3.1 9.7 1.7
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 5.5 7.0 1.5
Hard Hit % 70.0 25.0 -45.0 33.0 8.0 37.4 4.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.0 12.5 -17.5 38.5 26.0 33.2 -5.3
xBA .420 .117 -0.303 .279 0.162 .262 -0.017
BA .600 .167 -0.433 .296 0.129 .273 -0.023
xwOBA .403 .163 -0.240 .346 0.183 .320 -0.026
wOBA .633 .189 -0.444 .368 0.179 .327 -0.041
xSLG .505 .154 -0.351 .443 0.289 .398 -0.045
SLG .900 .167 -0.733 .496 0.329 .422 -0.074
K% 0.0 30.8 30.8 17.9 -12.9 17.2 -0.7
BB% 0.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 -0.4 7.3 0.0
Swing % 48.8 44.4 -4.4 45.8 1.4 44.6 -1.2
Whiff% 0.0 30.0 30.0 18.1 -11.9 17.2 -0.9
In Zone % 48.8 62.2 13.4 51.6 -10.6 47.7 -3.9
Out of Zone % 51.2 37.8 -13.4 48.4 10.6 52.3 3.9
Out of Zone Swing % 19.0 29.4 10.4 28.0 -1.4 28.5 0.5
First Pitch Swing % 10.0 30.8 20.8 27.8 -3.0 23.8 -4.0
First Pitch Strike % 40.0 84.6 44.6 64.9 -19.7 64.9 0.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 10 .633 6 2 33.3 4 4 100.0
2022 Shifts 13 .189 11 3 27.3 2 1 50.0
2023 Shades 150 .368 90 12 13.3 60 26 43.3
2024 Shades 424 .327 213 8 3.8 211 130 61.6
! 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 %
2021 9 13.8 77.8% 0.0% 11 19.2 0.0% 0.0%
2022 23 16.8 21.7% 0.0% 1 21.5 0.0% 0.0%
2023 155 11.5 94.2% 0.0% 95 16.1 26.3% 0.0%
2024 515 11.6 90.9% 0.0% 328 15.9 28.7% 0.3%

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Pitch Distribution