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Corey Knebel
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: CB-A, #39, Detroit Tigers | Texas
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2020 0 0 6.08 15 0 0 13.1 15 1.73
2021 4 0 2.45 27 4 3 25.2 30 0.97
2022 3 5 3.43 46 0 12 44.2 41 1.37
8 Seasons 13 16 3.26 312 4 72 306.2 407 1.24
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2020 15 0-0 6.08 13.1 15 1.73
2021 27 4-0 2.45 25.2 30 0.97
2022 46 3-5 3.43 44.2 41 1.37
8 Seasons 312 13-16 3.26 306.2 407 1.24
20222022 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value1NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value7NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-7NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value--NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA3.80NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.217NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo95.6NOT QUALIFIED78Avg Exit Velocity88.7NOT QUALIFIEDChase %26.5NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %27.6NOT QUALIFIEDK %21.2NOT QUALIFIEDBB %14.0NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %5.7NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %39.8NOT QUALIFIEDGB %39.0NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.5NOT QUALIFIED64
20222022 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE48°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"18.5 INCHES BREAK5.7 INCHES DROP10.3 INCHES BREAK17.6 INCHES DROPAVG3.8 INCHES TAIL17.5 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam70%95.694.3Curve27%78.779.8Slider3%79.685.1SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2015 23 831 132 11 8.3 5.3 89.6 110.4 8.8 29.5 .210 .361 .320 .283 .352 37.9 27.8 8.1 3.22 3.29
2016 24 612 90 5 5.6 3.4 89.8 109.8 13.4 34.4 .222 .356 .305 .292 .354 38.9 26.2 11.0 4.68 3.56
2017 25 1359 141 8 5.7 2.6 86.4 113.1 15.5 29.8 .167 .273 .254 .249 .354 32.6 40.8 12.9 1.78 2.61
2018 26 989 109 11 10.1 4.9 91.7 112.4 10.0 30.3 .190 .339 .290 .279 .405 43.1 39.5 9.9 3.58 3.25
2020 28 263 39 5 12.8 8.1 86.9 111.0 19.7 33.3 .204 .404 .392 .313 .355 30.8 24.2 12.9 6.08 4.15
2021 29 399 62 3 4.8 3.0 90.1 118.4 12.2 35.5 .202 .321 .229 .264 .338 27.4 29.7 8.9 2.46 2.90
2022 30 795 123 7 5.7 3.6 88.7 112.8 15.0 30.9 .217 .346 .293 .303 .321 39.8 21.2 14.0 3.42 3.80
Player 5248 696 50 7.2 4.0 89.0 118.4 12.9 31.3 .197 .331 .289 .278 .354 36.8 31.9 11.2
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

Knebel relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(69.8%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(27.2%) ,
Slider
(3.0%) ,

Four Seamer555 Pitches (69.8%)
Knuckle Curve216 Pitches (27.2%)
Slider24 Pitches (3%)

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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
2015 50.0 19.7 24.2 6.1 34.8 36.4 28.0 3.0 42.4 20.5 21.2 4.5 8.3 5.3
2016 43.3 24.4 25.6 6.7 31.1 36.7 32.2 3.3 32.2 26.7 27.8 3.3 5.6 3.4
2017 39.0 19.9 26.2 14.9 39.0 31.2 29.8 7.1 27.7 30.5 24.8 4.3 5.7 2.6
2018 49.5 25.7 20.2 4.6 33.0 36.7 30.3 0.9 34.9 21.1 26.6 6.4 10.1 4.9
2020 33.3 33.3 20.5 12.8 28.2 51.3 20.5 5.1 23.1 38.5 15.4 5.1 12.8 8.1
2021 45.2 21.0 24.2 8.1 35.5 41.9 21.0 0.0 35.5 27.4 21.0 9.7 4.8 3.0
2022 39.0 27.6 25.2 8.1 35.8 38.2 26.0 4.1 32.5 32.5 21.1 4.1 5.7 3.6
Player 43.5 23.6 24.1 8.6 34.8 37.1 27.9 3.6 33.5 27.2 23.3 5.0 7.2 4.0
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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuCorey Knebel Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCurveballFour SeamerSliderChangeupSinker20152016201720182019202020212022-5-2.502.557.510

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2022 Curveball PHI R 216 78.7 62.5 8.0 10.3GLV 1.2 -17.6 7.7 10.3GLV 1.2
2022 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 555 95.6 12.5 1.3 3.8ARM -3.4 17.5 1.3 3.8ARM -3.5
2022 Slider PHI R 24 79.6 49.3 6.4 18.5GLV 8.7 -5.7 7.5 18.5GLV 12.8
2021 Curveball LAD R 167 79.9 59.2 6.2 11.9GLV 2.8 -15.7 5.6 11.9GLV 2.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 232 96.3 12.8 0.8 5.6ARM -2.0 16.7 0.5 5.6ARM -1.6
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 7 555 69.8 144 .192 .342 .301 25.6 19.4 18.7 .212 .358 .316 45.2
2022 Curveball -2.7 -6 216 27.2 41 .237 .316 .296 31.8 24.4 14.1 .245 .324 .282 21.4
2022 Slider -3.3 -1 24 3.0 5 .200 .400 .250 50.0 60.0 37.5 .125 .213 .140 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 4 232 58.1 57 .167 .313 .269 32.8 31.6 25.4 .196 .334 .297 38.7
2021 Curveball 1.8 3 167 41.9 43 .186 .233 .188 28.6 27.9 20.0 .209 .305 .221 16.1
! 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
2022 Curveball 212 78.7 90 23.6 7:00 7:00 0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 555 95.6 91 17.5 12:45 12:30 15
2022 Slider 23 79.5 66 21.1 7:30 8:15 -45
2021 Curveball 159 79.9 91 22.6 7:00 7:00 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 232 96.3 90 17.3 12:45 12:45 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSLIDERCURVEBALLCorey KnebelObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

202020212022All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE44°2020 ARM ANGLE46°2021 ARM ANGLE48°2022
! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2014 39 171 -2 1 -2 -1 -3
2015 208 827 3 7 -4 -1 5
2016 142 603 5 2 -6 -3 -2
2017 304 1,359 19 20 -7 -6 25
2018 256 1,127 13 9 -10 -3 9
2020 62 263 1 1 -3 -1 -3
2021 123 502 7 6 -2 -1 9
2022 190 795 4 10 -8 -6 1
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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 %
2015 831 52.3 65.1 85.9 26.3 51.9 41.3 57.9 46.6 23.0 8.4 72.9
2016 612 49.2 60.1 81.2 20.3 65.1 44.1 61.4 39.9 23.0 6.0 59.5
2017 1,359 48.7 62.7 69.4 26.0 53.0 43.3 52.0 43.9 35.1 6.7 73.6
2018 989 52.6 65.0 72.2 23.0 52.8 42.3 57.0 45.1 32.3 9.8 76.3
2020 263 48.3 58.3 85.1 21.3 55.2 38.4 50.0 39.2 21.4 6.1 81.3
2021 399 54.6 71.6 75.0 22.1 47.5 43.6 59.0 49.1 31.1 9.8 74.4
2022 795 47.3 64.9 80.3 26.5 55.0 40.8 57.4 44.7 27.6 7.3 74.1
Player 5,248 50.3 64.1 76.8 24.4 54.1 42.3 56.3 44.3 29.2 7.8 73.3
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
2015 76 86 68 39 80 59 3 10 9 88 39 51 18 86 79 67 70
2016 88 64 67 73
2017 95 99 99 92 86 78 53 69 56 99 4 96 31 96 93 69 70
2018 82 94 82 49 78 68 5 1 3 99 24 90 4 95 95 72 67
2020 66 76 73 51
2021 88 88 86 60
2022 78 84 88 64
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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 %
2016 23.8 3 1.9 1 2 2 0 0.0
2017 21.9 6 6.0 0 4 2 4 66.7
2018 24.2 7 7.2 0 5 3 4 57.1
2020 25.0 4 3.0 1 3 2 1 25.0
2021 25.4 2 2.8 -1 0 4 0 0.0
2022 24.5 4 3.6 0 3 1 3 75.0
Player 23.9 26 24.4 2 17 14 12 46.2
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
2016 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
2017 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 6 9 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 5
2018 7 8 5 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 7 7 10 7 8 7 7 7 7 9 9 6 7 6 8 9 7 6
2020 4 4 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 2
2021 2 4 0 4 4 3 4 3 3 0 2 4 3 1 4 4 3 3 2 4 1 3 4 4 3 1 4 3 3 2 1
2022 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 4 3
Player 26 27 17 27 26 26 27 25 20 18 22 29 25 21 25 29 24 26 25 25 22 24 29 30 23 21 25 28 26 23 18
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
2015
2016
+/-
 
2017
+/-
 
2018
+/-
 
2019
+/-
 
2020
+/-
 
2021
+/-
 
2022
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 95.5 95.9 0.4 97.3 1.4 -- -0.4 -- -- 94.2 -- 96.3 2.1 95.6 -0.7
Offspeed Velocity 91.8 95.2 3.4 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 87.6 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 81.7 82.0 0.3 80.5 -1.5 -- 1.1 -- -- 78.1 -- 79.9 1.8 78.8 -1.1
Exit Velocity 89.6 89.8 0.2 86.4 -3.4 -- 5.3 -- -- 86.9 -- 90.1 3.2 88.7 -1.4
Launch Angle 8.8 13.4 4.6 15.5 2.1 -- -5.5 -- -- 19.7 -- 12.2 -7.5 15.0 2.8
Barrel % 8.3 5.6 -2.7 5.7 0.1 -- 4.4 -- -- 12.8 -- 4.8 -8.0 5.7 0.9
Hard Hit % 37.9 38.9 1.0 32.6 -6.3 -- 10.5 -- -- 30.8 -- 27.4 -3.4 39.8 12.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.5 34.4 4.9 29.8 -4.6 -- 0.5 -- -- 33.3 -- 35.5 2.2 30.9 -4.6
xBA .210 .222 0.012 .167 -0.055 -- 0.023 -- -- .204 -- .202 -0.002 .217 0.015
BA .232 .252 0.020 .180 -0.072 -- 0.014 -- -- .278 -- .176 -0.102 .202 0.026
xwOBA .283 .292 0.009 .249 -0.043 -- 0.030 -- -- .313 -- .264 -0.049 .303 0.039
wOBA .320 .305 -0.015 .254 -0.051 -- 0.036 -- -- .392 -- .229 -0.163 .293 0.064
xSLG .361 .356 -0.005 .273 -0.083 -- 0.066 -- -- .404 -- .321 -0.083 .346 0.025
SLG .442 .370 -0.072 .277 -0.093 -- 0.095 -- -- .556 -- .275 -0.281 .337 0.062
K% 27.8 26.2 -1.6 40.8 14.6 -- -1.3 -- -- 24.2 -- 29.7 5.5 21.2 -8.5
BB% 8.1 11.0 2.9 12.9 1.9 -- -3.0 -- -- 12.9 -- 8.9 -4.0 14.0 5.1
Swing % 46.6 39.9 -6.7 43.9 4.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 39.2 -- 49.1 9.9 44.7 -4.4
Whiff% 23.0 23.0 0.0 35.1 12.1 -- -2.8 -- -- 21.4 -- 31.1 9.7 27.6 -3.5
In Zone % 52.3 49.2 -3.1 48.7 -0.5 -- 3.9 -- -- 48.3 -- 54.6 6.3 47.3 -7.3
Out of Zone % 47.7 50.8 3.1 51.3 0.5 -- -3.9 -- -- 51.7 -- 45.4 -6.3 52.7 7.3
Out of Zone Swing % 26.3 20.3 -6.0 26.0 5.7 -- -3.0 -- -- 21.3 -- 22.1 0.8 26.5 4.4
First Pitch Swing % 28.7 24.8 -3.9 22.2 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 22.6 -- 27.0 4.4 29.5 2.5
First Pitch Strike % 57.9 61.4 3.5 52.0 -9.4 -- 5.0 -- -- 50.0 -- 59.0 9.0 57.4 -1.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 141 .307 72 10 13.9 69 14 20.3
2017 Shifts 304 .254 147 7 4.8 157 29 18.5
2018 Shifts 223 .290 108 7 6.5 115 19 16.5
2020 Shifts 62 .392 25 11 44.0 37 21 56.8
2021 Shifts 100 .229 52 29 55.8 48 41 85.4
2022 Shifts 187 .297 97 14 14.4 90 40 44.4
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2014 18 17.2 22.2% 0.0% 71 23.2 0.0% 12.7%
2015 246 15.7 40.2% 1.6% 117 23.7 4.3% 19.7%
2016 182 20.2 12.6% 7.1% 113 26.5 3.5% 30.1%
2017 392 18.8 5.9% 2.8% 243 24.9 0.0% 18.9%
2018 300 19.1 6.7% 3.7% 157 24.6 0.0% 16.6%
2020 83 17.9 14.5% 1.2% 55 22.1 3.6% 3.6%
2021 116 20.1 0.0% 2.6% 63 27.1 0.0% 30.2%
2022 201 19.1 4.5% 4.0% 164 22.6 0.6% 8.5%

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Pitch Distribution

Corey Knebel - 2022 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballCurveballSliderAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%25%Frequency of Speed