David Hale
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 210LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 3, #87, Atlanta Braves | Princeton
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 3 0 3.11 20 0 2 37.2 23 1.22
2020 0 0 3.71 11 2 1 17 14 1.59
2021 0 2 6.41 17 1 0 26.2 21 1.46
8 Seasons 13 12 4.44 118 23 3 273.2 186 1.44
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 20 3-0 3.11 37.2 23 1.22
2020 11 0-0 3.71 17 14 1.59
2021 17 0-2 6.41 26.2 21 1.46
8 Seasons 118 13-12 4.44 273.2 186 1.44
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
2015 27 1300 263 21 8.0 6.1 89.4 110.4 8.4 33.5 .256 .427 .366 .319 .365 35.0 17.6 5.8 6.09 4.25
2016 28 48 9 1 11.1 8.3 95.9 108.9 16.6 44.4 .368 .811 .503 .521 .541 66.7 8.3 16.7 13.50 15.25
2018 30 226 48 3 6.3 4.8 89.5 109.6 16.7 35.4 .256 .435 .380 .333 .343 33.3 12.9 8.1 4.61 4.76
2019 31 602 126 3 2.4 1.9 86.3 108.3 8.9 29.4 .251 .358 .297 .279 .307 28.6 14.6 4.5 3.11 3.38
2020 32 282 57 4 7.0 5.3 88.6 109.6 5.0 42.1 .312 .519 .370 .373 .442 38.6 18.7 5.3 3.71 6.20
2021 33 461 85 10 11.8 8.6 89.3 113.4 11.7 38.8 .292 .513 .355 .369 .426 43.5 18.1 7.8 6.41 6.03
Player 2919 588 42 7.1 5.5 88.7 113.4 9.5 34.5 .268 .441 .354 .328 .370 35.5 16.7 6.1
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

Hale relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.9%) ,
Changeup
(24.3%) ,
Curveball
(20.2%) ,
Sinker
(8.7%) ,


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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 48.7 15.6 31.2 4.6 38.0 38.4 23.6 1.5 40.3 22.8 21.7 3.8 8.0 6.1
2016 33.3 22.2 44.4 0.0 44.4 33.3 22.2 11.1 22.2 11.1 22.2 22.2 11.1 8.3
2018 41.7 18.8 27.1 12.5 35.4 41.7 22.9 2.1 29.2 31.3 20.8 10.4 6.3 4.8
2019 50.8 16.7 24.6 7.9 34.9 38.9 26.2 4.0 40.5 25.4 23.8 4.0 2.4 1.9
2020 52.6 17.5 24.6 5.3 28.1 43.9 28.1 5.3 33.3 17.5 28.1 7.0 7.0 5.3
2021 41.2 22.4 29.4 7.1 38.8 29.4 31.8 10.6 22.4 22.4 25.9 5.9 11.8 8.6
Player 47.6 17.3 28.7 6.3 36.4 37.9 25.7 3.9 35.9 23.3 23.3 5.3 7.1 5.5
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
2021 Curveball PHI R 93 82.7 39.5 -10.2 5.1GLV -3.0 0.4 -10.5 5.1GLV -4.1
2021 Changeup PHI R 112 82.7 31.3 -1.7 12.5ARM -1.2 8.7 -2.4 12.5ARM -1.4
2021 Sinker PHI R 40 92.2 21.0 -1.2 16.1ARM 1.4 11.4 -2.6 16.1ARM 1.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 216 92.8 18.5 -3.0 9.3ARM 2.0 13.1 -3.1 9.3ARM 2.1
2020 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 125 92.8 18.5 -2.6 7.1ARM -0.4 13.2 -2.8 7.1ARM -0.2
2020 Sinker PHI R 25 92.4 20.9 -1.4 14.4ARM -0.3 11.2 -2.1 14.4ARM -0.4
2020 Changeup PHI R 88 82.6 30.9 -1.8 12.3ARM -1.0 9.0 -2.6 12.3ARM -1.1
2020 Curveball PHI R 44 81.6 43.8 -6.4 6.2GLV -2.3 -2.9 -6.8 6.2GLV -3.0
! 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -4.0 -9 216 46.9 57 .353 .510 .399 16.2 17.5 17.9 .362 .603 .441 63.4
2021 Changeup -0.4 0 112 24.3 27 .154 .423 .254 26.2 22.2 15.8 .238 .405 .290 25.0
2021 Curveball -1.2 -1 93 20.2 20 .158 .316 .225 28.9 25.0 16.7 .165 .350 .240 7.1
2021 Sinker -5.1 -2 40 8.7 11 .500 .900 .605 5.0 0.0 0.0 .327 .656 .437 50.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 2.9 4 125 44.3 35 .333 .515 .369 21.7 17.1 16.7 .333 .561 .398 40.7
2020 Changeup 1.1 1 88 31.2 22 .286 .381 .309 26.7 18.2 16.7 .286 .359 .301 23.5
2020 Curveball -8.0 -4 44 15.6 14 .385 .769 .500 26.7 28.6 28.6 .261 .555 .368 44.4
2020 Sinker -1.0 0 25 8.9 4 .250 .250 .225 0.0 0.0 0.0 .451 .908 .566 75.0
! 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
2021 Changeup 112 82.7 94 15.1 2:00 2:00 0
2021 Curveball 93 82.7 38 6.0 9:15 8:30 45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 214 92.8 83 15.9 1:15 1:15 0
2021 Sinker 39 92.2 82 19.8 1:00 2:00 -60
2020 Changeup 87 82.7 96 15.1 2:00 2:00 0
2020 Curveball 43 81.6 46 8.1 8:45 7:45 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 120 92.8 84 14.6 1:15 1:00 15
2020 Sinker 24 92.4 82 18.1 1:00 1:45 -45
! 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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 47 172 2 3 0 0 6
2014 375 1,380 8 3 -3 -8 0
2015 344 1,291 5 -6 -6 -6 -13
2018 62 226 -1 2 -1 -1 -1
2019 156 598 2 9 -3 -2 6
2020 75 282 0 4 -2 -1 1
2021 115 461 -5 -1 -4 -3 -12
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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 1,300 47.6 69.1 80.8 30.7 61.2 41.3 60.7 49.0 25.0 8.7 77.9
2016 48 52.1 72.0 88.9 30.4 71.4 45.8 58.3 52.1 16.0 4.2 100.0
2018 226 40.3 69.2 84.1 40.0 66.7 43.4 62.9 51.8 23.1 7.5 94.1
2019 602 45.6 71.1 86.1 31.6 76.7 44.4 53.8 49.5 17.1 6.7 82.5
2020 282 48.9 65.9 87.9 31.3 55.6 44.7 62.7 48.2 22.8 6.4 66.7
2021 461 44.3 74.5 82.9 25.7 69.7 42.7 48.7 47.3 20.2 6.3 93.1
Player 2,919 46.3 70.1 83.3 30.9 65.9 42.7 57.8 49.0 22.1 7.5 81.3
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 31 30 20 18 53 29 6 15 32 32 77 66 63 24 28 5 92
2018 23 64 77
2019 49 43 22 65
2020 10 1 8 21 21 65 52 45 40 20 88 23 80 41 50 71
2021 34 48 26 78
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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 23.9 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2018 22.8 3 1.9 1 1 2 0 0.0
2019 22.6 2 2.1 0 1 0 2 100.0
2020 23.7 2 1.2 1 3 0 1 50.0
2021 22.4 5 4.4 1 1 2 3 60.0
Player 22.9 13 10.6 2 6 4 7 53.8
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
2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2018 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
2019 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
2020 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
2021 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 4 5 4
Player 13 10 9 13 12 11 11 9 10 10 11 11 12 10 11 10 10 10 10 12 10 11 11 10 10 10 12 12 11 11 9
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.0 -- -0.7 -- -- 91.0 -- 93.3 2.3 92.8 -0.5 92.7 -0.1
Offspeed Velocity 79.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 79.2 -- 82.1 2.9 82.6 0.5 82.7 0.1
Breaking Velocity 81.7 -- -1.4 -- -- 80.4 -- 82.1 1.7 81.6 -0.5 82.7 1.1
Exit Velocity 89.4 -- 6.5 -- -- 89.5 -- 86.3 -3.2 88.6 2.3 89.3 0.7
Launch Angle 8.4 -- 8.2 -- -- 16.7 -- 8.9 -7.8 5.0 -3.9 11.7 6.7
Barrel % 8.0 -- 3.1 -- -- 6.3 -- 2.4 -3.9 7.0 4.6 11.8 4.8
Hard Hit % 35.0 -- 31.7 -- -- 33.3 -- 28.6 -4.7 38.6 10.0 43.5 4.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.5 -- 10.9 -- -- 35.4 -- 29.4 -6.0 42.1 12.7 38.8 -3.3
xBA .256 -- 0.112 -- -- .256 -- .251 -0.005 .312 0.061 .292 -0.020
BA .298 -- 0.102 -- -- .286 -- .264 -0.022 .324 0.060 .283 -0.041
xwOBA .319 -- 0.202 -- -- .333 -- .279 -0.054 .373 0.094 .369 -0.004
wOBA .366 -- 0.137 -- -- .380 -- .297 -0.083 .370 0.073 .355 -0.015
xSLG .427 -- 0.384 -- -- .435 -- .358 -0.077 .519 0.161 .513 -0.006
SLG .520 -- 0.180 -- -- .536 -- .412 -0.124 .507 0.095 .491 -0.016
K% 17.6 -- -9.3 -- -- 12.9 -- 14.6 1.7 18.7 4.1 18.1 -0.6
BB% 5.8 -- 10.9 -- -- 8.1 -- 4.5 -3.6 5.3 0.8 7.8 2.5
Swing % 49.0 -- 3.1 -- -- 51.8 -- 49.5 -2.3 48.2 -1.3 47.3 -0.9
Whiff% 25.0 -- -9.0 -- -- 23.1 -- 17.1 -6.0 22.8 5.7 20.2 -2.6
In Zone % 47.6 -- 4.5 -- -- 40.3 -- 45.6 5.3 48.9 3.3 44.3 -4.6
Out of Zone % 52.4 -- -4.5 -- -- 59.7 -- 54.4 -5.3 51.1 -3.3 55.7 4.6
Out of Zone Swing % 30.7 -- -0.3 -- -- 40.0 -- 31.6 -8.4 31.3 -0.3 25.7 -5.6
First Pitch Swing % 33.2 -- 0.1 -- -- 37.1 -- 29.5 -7.6 29.3 -0.2 28.7 -0.6
First Pitch Strike % 60.7 -- -2.4 -- -- 62.9 -- 53.8 -9.1 62.7 8.9 48.7 -14.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 12 .503 10 6 60.0 2 2 100.0
2018 Shifts 62 .380 32 7 21.9 30 16 53.3
2019 Shifts 152 .300 88 15 17.0 64 26 40.6
2020 Shifts 73 .380 41 7 17.1 32 12 37.5
2021 Shifts 112 .364 65 14 21.5 47 18 38.3
! 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 %
2013 47 17.7 12.8% 0.0% 37 22.7 0.0% 10.8%
2014 332 17.0 21.7% 0.9% 273 21.2 0.4% 6.2%
2015 384 17.2 30.2% 4.7% 182 23.2 7.1% 15.9%
2016 9 17.6 22.2% 0.0% 8 21.0 0.0% 12.5%
2018 60 14.7 53.3% 0.0% 33 21.8 0.0% 3.0%
2019 155 15.8 37.4% 0.6% 103 22.4 0.0% 8.7%
2020 70 16.0 42.9% 0.0% 58 23.2 0.0% 8.6%
2021 146 16.0 30.8% 2.1% 62 21.2 0.0% 6.5%

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Pitch Distribution