Daniel Mengden
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 215LBS | Age: 32
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 .393 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 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 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

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2016 42.4 57.6 23.2 29.5 4.9 27.7 41.5 30.4 16.1 18.8 7.1 11.6 22.8 23.2
2017 39.7 60.3 29.0 25.2 6.1 34.4 38.9 26.7 17.6 19.8 2.3 16.8 19.1 24.4
2018 40.5 59.5 25.1 27.7 6.7 42.4 37.9 19.5 21.3 15.5 3.7 21.1 22.4 15.7
2019 37.7 62.3 28.3 23.0 11.0 41.4 33.5 25.1 22.0 12.6 3.1 19.4 20.9 22.0
2020 40.0 60.0 35.0 15.0 10.0 50.0 35.0 15.0 22.5 17.5 0.0 27.5 17.5 15.0
2022 34.8 65.2 21.7 39.1 4.3 52.2 26.1 21.7 21.7 8.7 4.3 30.4 17.4 17.4
Player 40.1 59.9 26.1 26.6 7.1 38.3 37.6 23.9 19.8 16.2 4.1 18.5 21.4 19.8
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 4.9 26.8 24.1 29.0 7.1 5.8 3.9
2017 3.1 29.8 30.5 23.7 6.1 6.1 4.7
2018 1.6 31.7 26.4 23.2 7.2 8.5 6.7
2019 2.6 26.2 31.4 25.7 7.9 5.8 4.2
2020 0.0 27.5 40.0 25.0 2.5 5.0 3.4
2022 4.3 26.1 21.7 34.8 0.0 13.0 9.4
Player 2.7 29.0 27.8 25.4 6.8 7.0 5.2
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 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
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 5.6 5.7GLV -0.6 -5.2 7.0 5.7GLV 0.2
2022 Changeup KC R 23 84.0 32.0 0.9 12.7ARM -1.2 6.5 -0.6 12.7ARM -1.5
2022 Cutter KC R 39 87.3 29.5 -1.5 4.8GLV 2.0 6.1 -2.2 4.8GLV 2.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball KC R 35 92.5 14.8 0.6 4.9ARM -2.1 17.1 0.9 4.9ARM -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
2020 Curveball OAK R 21 73.0 67.5 4.0 11.7GLV 0.3 -15.2 5.5 11.7GLV 2.6
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 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 116 90.0 14.6 2.6 9.5ARM 2.7 19.3 3.3 9.5ARM 2.2
! 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 2.1 1 39 32.8 15 .214 .429 .253 20.8 20.0 25.0 .307 .539 .339 33.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 0 35 29.4 8 .286 .286 .313 38.5 50.0 30.8 .173 .194 .228 0.0
2022 Changeup -1.0 0 23 19.3 5 .400 .400 .360 8.3 0.0 0.0 .294 .327 .274 20.0
2022 Curveball -4.4 -1 21 17.6 3 .667 1.333 .833 20.0 33.3 11.1 .602 1.265 .799 100.0
2022 Slider -44.9 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 -1.5 -2 116 50.2 29 .333 .476 .424 14.6 10.3 10.3 .273 .350 .367 47.4
2020 Cutter 0.6 0 62 26.8 18 .278 .500 .328 29.0 22.2 23.5 .233 .389 .265 64.3
2020 Changeup 3.9 1 29 12.6 6 .167 .167 .150 6.7 0.0 0.0 .122 .151 .126 16.7
2020 Curveball -7.6 -2 21 9.1 5 .250 1.000 .540 37.5 60.0 20.0 .193 .771 .449 100.0
2020 Sinker 3.8 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.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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 -10 -3 -10
2017 169 648 7 8 -5 -2 8
2018 476 1,772 -3 19 -13 -5 -1
2019 260 1,048 3 12 -10 -4 2
2020 58 231 2 1 -3 -1 -2
2022 32 119 0 0 0 0 -1
Player 1,327 5,127 10 42 -40 10 -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 %
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 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 6 2 3 33 13 16 11 31 6 89 7 44 38 26 48 77
2019 29 32 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 23.07 9 10.6 -2 3 13 3 33.3
2017 23.54 6 5.1 1 4 6 1 16.7
2018 22.86 18 18.4 0 17 10 9 50.0
2019 23.20 7 7.5 -1 7 6 3 42.9
2020 21.42 2 2.0 0 2 2 0 0.0
2022 25.70 1 1.7 -1 0 2 1 100.0
Player 23.05 43 45.4 -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 10 10 10 8 11 10 8 4 8 13 11 9 10 11 3 8 14 13 10 10 16 16 11 9 11 15 16 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 22 16 23 19 15 20 19 16 14 16 26 21 17 17 19 16 18 17 22 20 18 27 20 14 14 16 16 21 18 16
2019 7 8 6 9 8 6 8 7 7 5 7 11 8 7 6 5 5 5 7 10 7 8 12 11 5 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 1 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 50 41 55 47 39 50 45 37 29 41 65 49 40 41 45 31 39 46 56 44 42 69 57 37 34 43 56 54 46 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

2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020
Results
BA .284 -.055 .229 +.005 .234 +.020 .254 +.032 .286
xBA .265 +.006 .271 +.010 .281 -.023 .258 -.025 .233
OBP .364 -.096 .268 +.012 .280 +.051 .331 +.048 .379
xOBP .348 -.037 .311 +.014 .325 +.010 .335 .000 .335
SLG .455 -.073 .382 +.038 .420 +.002 .422 +.068 .490
xSLG .448 +.020 .468 +.026 .494 -.063 .431 -.057 .374
ISO .171 -.018 .153 +.033 .186 -.018 .168 +.036 .204
xISO .183 +.014 .197 +.016 .213 -.039 .174 -.033 .141
BABIP .347 -.105 .242 -.001 .241 +.042 .283 +.033 .316
wOBA .355 -.078 .277 +.023 .300 +.022 .322 +.050 .372
xwOBA .346 -.013 .333 +.019 .352 -.021 .331 -.013 .318
wOBACON .412 -.102 .310 +.018 .328 +.012 .340 +.059 .399
xwOBACON .400 -.018 .382 +.011 .393 -.040 .353 -.033 .320
BACON .374 -.097 .277 +.001 .278 +.031 .309 +.041 .350
xBACON .351 -.018 .333 +.002 .335 -.020 .315 -.029 .286
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 35.3 +1.3 36.6 +1.0 37.6 -1.5 36.1 +13.9 50.0
Avg Exit Velocity 88.0 +0.9 88.9 +0.9 89.8 -0.7 89.1 +3.3 92.4
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.1 +3.0 35.1 +0.6 35.7 -4.8 30.9 -8.4 22.5
Barrel % 5.8 +0.3 6.1 +2.4 8.5 -2.7 5.8 -0.8 5.0
Avg Launch Angle 13.0 +0.5 13.5 -0.2 13.3 +5.7 19.0 -0.6 18.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
Attack Angle -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
Attack Direction -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.7 -0.5 92.2 -0.7 91.5 -1.5 90.0 -2.1 87.9
Breaking Velocity 82.5 -3.8 78.7 +0.2 78.9 -0.3 78.6 -5.6 73.0
Offspeed Velocity 81.9 -1.1 80.8 +1.3 82.1 +0.8 82.9 -0.1 82.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 13 -5 8 +24 32 -21 11 -9 2
Popup % 4.9 +1.2 6.1 +0.6 6.7 +4.3 11.0 -1.0 10.0
Flyball % 23.2 +5.8 29.0 -3.9 25.1 +3.2 28.3 +6.7 35.0
Line Drive % 29.5 -4.3 25.2 +2.5 27.7 -4.7 23.0 -8.0 15.0
Groundball % 42.4 -2.7 39.7 +0.8 40.5 -2.8 37.7 +2.3 40.0
Pull % 27.7 +6.7 34.4 +8.0 42.4 -1.0 41.4 +8.6 50.0
Straight Away % 41.5 -2.6 38.9 -1.0 37.9 -4.4 33.5 +1.5 35.0
Opposite Field % 30.4 -3.7 26.7 -7.2 19.5 +5.6 25.1 -10.1 15.0
Weak Contact % 4.9 -1.8 3.1 -1.5 1.6 +1.0 2.6 -2.6 0.0
Pull Airball % 11.6 +5.2 16.8 +4.3 21.1 -1.7 19.4 +8.1 27.5
Topped Contact % 26.8 +3.0 29.8 +1.9 31.7 -5.5 26.2 +1.3 27.5
Under Contact % 24.1 +6.4 30.5 -4.1 26.4 +5.0 31.4 +8.6 40.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 29.0 -5.3 23.7 -0.5 23.2 +2.5 25.7 -0.7 25.0
Solid Contact % 7.1 -1.0 6.1 +1.1 7.2 +0.7 7.9 -5.4 2.5
HR/FB % 17.3 -1.5 15.8 +3.3 19.1 -6.1 13.0 +1.3 14.3
Popups 11 -3 8 +17 25 -4 21 -17 4
Flyballs 52 -14 38 +56 94 -40 54 -40 14
Line Drives 66 -33 33 +71 104 -60 44 -38 6
Groundballs 95 -43 52 +100 152 -80 72 -56 16
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 52.3 -2.0 50.3 +2.3 52.6 -3.4 49.2 -0.7 48.5
Out of Zone % 47.7 +2.0 49.7 -2.3 47.4 +3.4 50.8 +0.7 51.5
Edge % 40.6 -0.2 40.4 +3.6 44.0 -2.3 41.7 +4.2 45.9
Zone Swing % 61.9 +3.1 65.0 +1.0 66.0 -1.3 64.7 -4.9 59.8
Out of Zone Swing % 26.6 -4.6 22.0 +5.5 27.5 -5.5 22.0 +7.4 29.4
In Zone Contact % 82.1 +4.7 86.8 +0.1 86.9 +3.5 90.4 -0.8 89.6
Out of Zone Contact % 64.5 -11.0 53.5 +14.5 68.0 -0.5 67.5 -4.6 62.9
Whiff % 21.9 -0.4 21.5 -3.2 18.3 -3.2 15.1 +4.5 19.6
First Strike % 61.4 -3.4 58.0 +3.6 61.6 -0.1 61.5 -1.2 60.3
First Pitch Swing % 25.9 -4.0 21.9 +4.4 26.3 -2.5 23.8 -6.6 17.2
Swing % 45.1 -1.4 43.7 +4.1 47.8 -4.8 43.0 +1.2 44.2
Meatball Swing % 77.0 -1.0 76.0 +2.8 78.8 +3.5 82.3 -7.3 75.0
Meatball % 7.6 +0.1 7.7 0.0 7.7 -0.2 7.5 -2.3 5.2
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.7 -3.5 13.2 -0.1 13.1 -3.8 9.3 +1.1 10.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 34.9 +11.6 46.5 -14.5 32.0 -0.4 31.6 +5.5 37.1
In Zone 685 -359 326 +607 933 -417 516 -404 112
Out of Zone 624 -302 322 +518 840 -308 532 -413 119
Edge 532 -270 262 +519 781 -344 437 -331 106
In Zone Swings 424 -212 212 +404 616 -282 334 -267 67
Out of Zone Swings 166 -95 71 +160 231 -114 117 -82 35
In Zone Swing & Misses 71 -43 28 +53 81 -50 31 -24 7
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 58 -25 33 +41 74 -37 37 -24 13
Basic
Pitches 1,309 -659 650 +1,125 1,775 -727 1,048 -817 231
PA 332 -163 169 +307 476 -216 260 -202 58
AB 292 -135 157 +284 441 -209 232 -183 49
Hits 83 -47 36 +67 103 -44 59 -45 14
Singles 54 -30 24 +34 58 -23 35 -27 8
Doubles 17 -11 6 +20 26 -10 16 -12 4
Triples 3 -3 0 +1 1 0 1 -1 0
Home Runs 9 -3 6 +12 18 -11 7 -5 2
Walks 33 -24 9 +17 26 +1 27 -20 7
Strikeouts 71 -42 29 +43 72 -30 42 -32 10
K% 21.4 -4.2 17.2 -2.1 15.1 +1.1 16.2 +1.0 17.2
BB% 9.9 -4.6 5.3 +0.2 5.5 +4.9 10.4 +1.7 12.1
HBP 4 -4 0 +3 3 -3 0 +1 1
Batted Balls 224 -93 131 +244 375 -184 191 -151 40
Number of Fastballs 728 -367 361 +693 1,054 -351 703 -522 181
Number of Offspeed 196 -110 86 +144 230 -114 116 -87 29
Number of Breaking 384 -183 201 +286 487 -258 229 -208 21
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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