Daniel Mengden
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 215LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 4, #106, Houston Astros | Westside, Houston, TX
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 5 2 4.83 13 9 1 59.2 42 1.44
2020 0 1 3.65 4 1 0 12.1 10 1.70
2022 0 1 5.14 5 1 1 7 8 1.57
6 Seasons 17 21 4.65 65 49 2 309.2 232 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 13 5-2 4.83 59.2 42 1.44
2020 4 0-1 3.65 12.1 10 1.70
2022 5 0-1 5.14 7 8 1.57
6 Seasons 65 17-21 4.65 309.2 232 1.32
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
2016 23 1309 224 13 5.8 3.9 88.0 114.5 13.0 32.1 .265 .448 .355 .346 .400 35.3 21.4 9.9 6.50 5.17
2017 24 650 131 8 6.1 4.7 88.9 109.6 13.5 35.1 .271 .468 .277 .333 .382 36.6 17.2 5.3 3.14 4.83
2018 25 1775 375 32 8.5 6.7 89.8 112.6 13.3 35.7 .281 .494 .300 .352 .394 37.6 15.1 5.5 4.05 5.40
2019 26 1048 191 11 5.8 4.2 89.1 112.6 19.0 30.9 .258 .431 .322 .331 .353 36.1 16.2 10.4 4.83 4.89
2020 27 231 40 2 5.0 3.4 92.4 106.0 18.4 22.5 .233 .374 .372 .318 .320 50.0 17.2 12.1 3.65 4.30
2022 29 119 23 3 13.0 9.4 88.0 109.5 12.1 47.8 .316 .505 .358 .354 .463 34.8 25.0 3.1 5.14 5.38
Player 5132 984 69 7.0 5.2 89.2 114.5 14.6 33.6 .270 .463 .320 .342 .384 37.1 17.5 7.8
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

Mengden relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(32.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(29.4%) ,
Changeup
(19.3%) ,
Curveball
(17.6%) ,
Slider
(0.8%) ,


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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
2016 42.4 23.2 29.5 4.9 27.7 41.5 30.4 4.9 26.8 24.1 29.0 7.1 5.8 3.9
2017 39.7 29.0 25.2 6.1 34.4 38.9 26.7 3.1 29.8 30.5 23.7 6.1 6.1 4.7
2018 40.5 25.1 27.7 6.7 42.4 37.9 19.5 1.6 31.7 26.4 23.2 7.2 8.5 6.7
2019 37.7 28.3 23.0 11.0 41.4 33.5 25.1 2.6 26.2 31.4 25.7 7.9 5.8 4.2
2020 40.0 35.0 15.0 10.0 50.0 35.0 15.0 0.0 27.5 40.0 25.0 2.5 5.0 3.4
2022 34.8 21.7 39.1 4.3 52.2 26.1 21.7 4.3 26.1 21.7 34.8 0.0 13.0 9.4
Player 40.1 26.1 26.6 7.1 38.3 37.6 23.9 2.7 29.0 27.8 25.4 6.8 7.0 5.2
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.

Pitch Movement

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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
2022 Cutter KC R 39 87.3 29.5 -1.6 4.8GLV 2.0 6.1 -2.2 4.8GLV 2.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball KC R 35 92.5 14.8 0.7 4.9ARM -2.1 17.1 0.9 4.9ARM -2.4
2022 Curveball KC R 21 72.3 66.0 -0.4 12.4GLV 0.1 -13.3 3.4 12.4GLV 3.3
2022 Slider KC R 1 82.5 44.8 5.5 5.7GLV -0.8 -5.2 7.0 5.7GLV 0.0
2022 Changeup KC R 23 84.0 32.0 0.9 12.7ARM -1.2 6.5 -0.6 12.7ARM -1.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 116 90.0 14.6 2.6 9.5ARM 2.7 19.3 3.3 9.5ARM 2.2
2020 Cutter OAK R 62 83.7 35.0 -2.4 5.4GLV 1.8 4.0 -4.2 5.4GLV 2.6
2020 Sinker OAK R 3 91.0 15.5 -7.8 14.0ARM -0.5 17.8 -8.7 14.0ARM -0.8
2020 Curveball OAK R 21 73.0 67.5 4.1 11.7GLV 0.3 -15.2 5.5 11.7GLV 2.5
2020 Changeup OAK R 29 82.8 30.7 -2.0 15.7ARM 2.4 9.4 -3.0 15.7ARM 2.3
! 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 Cutter 0.6 0 39 32.8 15 .214 .429 .253 20.8 20.0 25.0 .307 .539 .339 33.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 0 35 29.4 8 .286 .286 .313 38.5 50.0 30.8 .173 .194 .228 0.0
2022 Changeup -1.2 0 23 19.3 5 .400 .400 .360 8.3 0.0 0.0 .294 .327 .274 20.0
2022 Curveball -2.6 -1 21 17.6 3 .667 1.333 .833 20.0 33.3 11.1 .602 1.265 .799 100.0
2022 Slider -28.4 0 1 0.8 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .691 .836 .665 100.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -1 116 50.2 29 .333 .476 .424 14.6 10.3 10.3 .273 .350 .367 47.4
2020 Cutter 3.6 2 62 26.8 18 .278 .500 .328 29.0 22.2 23.5 .233 .389 .265 64.3
2020 Changeup 5.9 2 29 12.6 6 .167 .167 .150 6.7 0.0 0.0 .122 .151 .126 16.7
2020 Curveball -6.4 -1 21 9.1 5 .250 1.000 .540 37.5 60.0 20.0 .193 .771 .449 100.0
2020 Sinker 3.6 0 3 1.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2022 Changeup 22 84.0 99 14.2 2:00 2:15 -15
2022 Curveball 20 72.2 96 21.0 7:15 7:15 0
2022 Cutter 39 87.3 49 7.7 11:45 10:30 75
2022 4-Seam Fastball 35 92.5 97 17.2 12:45 12:30 15
2020 Changeup 25 82.8 99 18.4 1:45 2:15 -30
2020 Curveball 20 72.9 94 22.4 7:00 7:00 0
2020 Cutter 49 83.8 42 8.0 10:45 9:45 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 110 90.1 99 21.2 1:00 1:00 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 332 1,309 0 3 -12 -4 -13
2017 169 648 8 5 -5 -2 6
2018 476 1,772 1 13 -9 -4 1
2019 260 1,048 4 14 -9 -4 4
2020 58 231 3 3 -3 -1 2
2022 32 119 0 -1 0 -1 -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 %
2016 1,309 52.3 61.9 82.1 26.6 64.5 40.6 61.4 45.1 21.9 7.6 77.0
2017 650 50.3 65.0 86.8 22.0 53.5 40.4 58.0 43.7 21.5 7.7 76.0
2018 1,775 52.6 66.0 86.9 27.5 68.0 44.0 61.6 47.8 18.3 7.7 78.8
2019 1,048 49.2 64.7 90.4 22.0 67.5 41.7 61.5 43.0 15.1 7.5 82.3
2020 231 48.5 59.8 89.6 29.4 62.9 45.9 60.3 44.2 19.6 5.2 75.0
2022 119 59.7 64.8 82.6 29.2 64.3 41.2 75.0 50.4 21.7 12.6 80.0
Player 5,132 51.5 64.3 86.3 25.5 65.0 42.3 61.3 45.5 19.1 7.7 78.6
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
2016 14 26 23 21 11 55 54 65 42 55 21 38 22 46 30 70 44
2017 39 22 34 83
2018 8 7 2 3 33 13 16 11 31 6 89 7 44 38 26 48 77
2019 29 33 37 45 28 69 74 37 53 7 19 1 1 18 29 50 76
2020 12 41 83
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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 23.1 9 10.6 -2 3 13 3 33.3
2017 23.5 6 5.1 1 4 6 1 16.7
2018 22.9 18 18.4 0 17 10 9 50.0
2019 23.2 7 7.4 0 7 6 3 42.9
2020 21.4 2 2.1 0 2 2 0 0.0
2022 25.7 1 1.7 -1 0 2 1 100.0
Player 23.1 43 45.3 -2 33 39 17 39.5
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 9 14 11 10 9 8 11 10 9 4 8 13 12 9 10 12 3 8 14 12 10 11 16 16 10 8 11 15 15 12 7
2017 6 3 6 7 7 6 7 5 3 3 7 9 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 8 5 4 3 5 9 4 5 3
2018 18 21 16 23 19 15 20 19 16 14 15 26 20 16 18 19 17 17 17 22 19 18 27 21 14 14 16 16 22 19 16
2019 7 7 6 9 9 6 8 6 7 5 7 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 7 10 7 8 12 10 6 6 6 11 9 8 7
2020 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 0
2022 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 1
Player 43 48 42 55 47 39 50 44 38 29 40 64 49 39 42 46 32 38 46 55 43 43 69 57 37 34 43 56 54 47 34
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 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.7 92.2 -0.5 ↓ 91.5 -0.7 ↓ 90.0 -1.5 ↓ 87.9 -2.1 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 81.9 80.8 -1.1 ↓ 82.1 1.3 ↑ 82.9 0.8 ↑ 82.8 -0.1 ↓
Breaking Velocity 82.5 78.7 -3.8 ↓ 78.9 0.2 ↑ 78.6 -0.3 ↓ 73.0 -5.6 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.0 88.9 0.9 ↑ 89.8 0.9 ↑ 89.1 -0.7 ↓ 92.4 3.3 ↑
Launch Angle 13.0 13.5 0.5 ↑ 13.3 -0.2 ↓ 19.0 5.7 ↑ 18.4 -0.6 ↓
Barrel % 5.8 6.1 0.3 ↑ 8.5 2.4 ↑ 5.8 -2.7 ↓ 5.0 -0.8 ↓
Hard Hit % 35.3 36.6 1.3 ↑ 37.6 1.0 ↑ 36.1 -1.5 ↓ 50.0 13.9 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 35.1 3.0 ↑ 35.7 0.6 ↑ 30.9 -4.8 ↓ 22.5 -8.4 ↓
xBA .265 .271 0.006 ↑ .281 0.010 ↑ .258 -0.023 ↓ .233 -0.025 ↓
BA .284 .229 -0.055 ↓ .234 0.005 ↑ .254 0.020 ↑ .286 0.032 ↑
xwOBA .346 .333 -0.013 ↓ .352 0.019 ↑ .331 -0.021 ↓ .318 -0.013 ↓
wOBA .355 .277 -0.078 ↓ .300 0.023 ↑ .322 0.022 ↑ .372 0.050 ↑
xSLG .448 .468 0.020 ↑ .494 0.026 ↑ .431 -0.063 ↓ .374 -0.057 ↓
SLG .455 .382 -0.073 ↓ .420 0.038 ↑ .422 0.002 ↑ .490 0.068 ↑
K% 21.4 17.2 -4.2 ↓ 15.1 -2.1 ↓ 16.2 1.1 ↑ 17.2 1.0 ↑
BB% 9.9 5.3 -4.6 ↓ 5.5 0.2 ↑ 10.4 4.9 ↑ 12.1 1.7 ↑
Swing % 45.1 43.7 -1.4 ↓ 47.8 4.1 ↑ 43.0 -4.8 ↓ 44.2 1.2 ↑
Whiff% 21.9 21.5 -0.4 ↓ 18.3 -3.2 ↓ 15.1 -3.2 ↓ 19.6 4.5 ↑
In Zone % 52.3 50.3 -2.0 ↓ 52.6 2.3 ↑ 49.2 -3.4 ↓ 48.5 -0.7 ↓
Out of Zone % 47.7 49.7 2.0 ↑ 47.4 -2.3 ↓ 50.8 3.4 ↑ 51.5 0.7 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 26.6 22.0 -4.6 ↓ 27.5 5.5 ↑ 22.0 -5.5 ↓ 29.4 7.4 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 25.9 21.9 -4.0 ↓ 26.3 4.4 ↑ 23.8 -2.5 ↓ 17.2 -6.6 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 61.4 58.0 -3.4 ↓ 61.6 3.6 ↑ 61.5 -0.1 ↓ 60.3 -1.2 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 322 .356 167 6 3.6 155 33 21.3
2017 Shifts 169 .277 84 0 0.0 85 15 17.6
2018 Shifts 476 .300 266 18 6.8 210 67 31.9
2019 Shifts 260 .322 111 5 4.5 149 61 40.9
2020 Shifts 58 .372 22 0 0.0 36 13 36.1
2022 Shifts 32 .358 23 3 13.0 9 1 11.1
! 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 %
2016 352 18.0 19.0% 3.7% 254 25.2 2.4% 24.0%
2017 226 18.1 11.5% 0.9% 98 23.5 0.0% 7.1%
2018 578 18.8 5.9% 1.0% 224 26.7 0.0% 22.8%
2019 321 19.0 6.5% 2.2% 190 24.0 1.1% 12.1%
2020 56 17.8 16.1% 1.8% 47 23.6 0.0% 10.6%
2022 27 14.9 51.9% 0.0% 24 23.5 0.0% 8.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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