David Peterson
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 6" 240LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #20, New York Mets | Oregon
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 7 5 3.83 28 19 0 105.2 126 1.33
2023 3 8 5.03 27 21 0 111 128 1.57
2024 10 3 2.90 21 21 0 121 101 1.29
5 Seasons 28 24 4.08 101 85 0 454 464 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 28 7-5 3.83 105.2 126 1.33
2023 27 3-8 5.03 111 128 1.57
2024 21 10-3 2.90 121 101 1.29
5 Seasons 101 28-24 4.08 454 464 1.37
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
2020 24 812 138 10 7.2 4.9 87.4 109.3 13.0 29.7 .230 .388 .290 .321 .340 33.3 19.5 11.7 3.44 4.39
2021 25 1122 184 18 9.8 6.3 90.4 117.3 10.3 38.0 .279 .478 .345 .367 .444 42.9 24.0 10.1 5.54 5.96
2022 26 1889 273 21 7.7 4.6 89.7 112.1 8.1 33.7 .231 .362 .313 .308 .375 41.4 27.8 10.6 3.83 3.94
2023 27 1966 308 25 8.1 5.1 90.0 112.9 5.3 34.4 .263 .431 .357 .340 .416 44.5 26.0 10.2 5.03 4.96
2024 28 1871 356 26 7.3 5.1 89.3 114.4 7.2 35.7 .261 .397 .299 .329 .368 42.7 19.8 9.0 2.90 4.59
Player 7660 1259 100 7.9 5.1 89.5 117.3 8.0 34.6 .254 .409 .323 .331 .389 41.9 23.8 10.1
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

Peterson relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(31.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(26.5%) ,
Slider
(18.4%) ,
Changeup
(16.4%) ,
Curveball
(7.6%) ,


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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
2020 44.9 24.6 22.5 8.0 34.1 38.4 27.5 5.8 31.2 27.5 23.9 3.6 7.2 4.9
2021 50.0 20.1 26.6 3.3 36.4 42.4 21.2 5.4 32.6 16.8 26.1 8.7 9.8 6.3
2022 49.8 17.9 27.1 5.1 34.1 38.1 27.8 4.0 37.4 19.0 28.2 3.7 7.7 4.6
2023 55.2 17.2 23.1 4.5 37.3 39.9 22.7 5.8 39.6 12.7 27.3 6.2 8.1 5.1
2024 50.8 21.3 23.9 3.9 35.4 38.8 25.8 3.9 39.3 17.1 25.8 6.5 7.3 5.1
Player 50.9 19.8 24.6 4.7 35.6 39.4 25.0 4.8 37.1 17.6 26.5 5.8 7.9 5.1
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 Changeup NYM L 307 84.7 34.6 2.5 14.6ARM 0.1 3.6 2.3 14.6ARM 0.5
2024 Curveball NYM L 143 79.1 53.0 -0.9 6.1GLV -1.7 -9.1 1.1 6.1GLV -1.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 496 93.1 18.1 -3.1 6.6ARM 0.1 13.5 -2.1 6.6ARM -1.6
2024 Slider NYM L 345 85.1 38.2 2.0 2.6GLV -2.2 -0.4 1.9 2.6GLV -2.5
2024 Sinker NYM L 580 91.9 25.7 3.0 14.8ARM 0.6 6.8 1.3 14.8ARM -0.4
2023 Curveball NYM L 173 78.6 52.6 -2.6 5.0GLV -3.4 -8.2 -0.2 5.0GLV -2.7
2023 Changeup NYM L 372 85.3 31.2 0.7 15.5ARM 1.4 6.5 -0.2 15.5ARM 1.5
2023 Slider NYM L 388 85.3 37.6 1.5 2.4GLV -2.1 0.1 1.7 2.4GLV -2.8
2023 Sinker NYM L 496 91.5 25.9 2.7 15.3ARM 0.4 6.8 1.5 15.3ARM 0.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 535 92.7 17.7 -2.4 6.4ARM 0.1 14.2 -1.1 6.4ARM -1.5
! 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 1.7 10 580 31.0 170 .253 .360 .331 16.0 11.8 21.7 .293 .429 .357 43.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 2 496 26.5 125 .220 .266 .278 28.7 27.2 21.0 .246 .370 .322 34.2
2024 Slider -1.3 -5 345 18.4 100 .287 .447 .339 33.9 30.0 19.2 .250 .422 .311 50.0
2024 Changeup 1.2 4 307 16.4 84 .211 .324 .295 27.1 10.7 10.1 .257 .366 .329 42.9
2024 Curveball -0.1 0 143 7.6 31 .207 .345 .244 25.9 25.8 19.0 .197 .331 .274 45.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -5 535 27.2 98 .287 .425 .379 28.1 24.5 15.9 .286 .473 .383 46.6
2023 Sinker 0.9 5 497 25.3 118 .314 .486 .399 16.5 11.9 20.9 .303 .449 .363 47.3
2023 Slider -2.6 -10 389 19.8 141 .268 .472 .355 40.4 41.8 29.2 .233 .400 .311 55.9
2023 Changeup -1.0 -4 372 18.9 93 .325 .550 .422 31.5 17.2 20.3 .261 .490 .363 32.3
2023 Curveball 2.3 4 173 8.8 42 .200 .200 .210 36.5 35.7 32.6 .210 .280 .217 30.8
! 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 301 84.7 92 15.7 10:00 9:15 45
2024 Curveball 142 79.1 70 13.4 5:00 5:00 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 492 93.1 81 14.6 10:45 11:00 -15
2024 Sinker 571 91.9 78 16.5 10:45 9:45 60
2024 Slider 344 85.1 20 4.3 4:00 4:00 0
2023 Changeup 357 85.3 95 17.3 10:00 9:30 30
2023 Curveball 168 78.6 70 11.9 5:00 5:15 -15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 513 92.7 82 15.1 10:45 11:00 -15
2023 Sinker 472 91.5 80 17.0 10:45 9:45 60
2023 Slider 375 85.3 17 3.9 3:30 4:00 -30
! 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
2020 205 812 6 12 -8 -5 5
2021 287 1,122 -5 7 -5 -8 -10
2022 461 1,910 7 14 -9 -14 -3
2023 492 1,966 -5 14 -12 -8 -10
2024 567 2,071 9 24 -12 -9 13
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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 %
2020 812 44.7 65.3 81.0 24.1 57.4 42.4 55.1 42.5 26.1 6.3 76.5
2021 1,122 46.4 69.7 81.0 27.0 56.8 42.1 58.2 46.8 25.3 7.2 85.2
2022 1,889 44.2 66.0 80.4 27.7 48.3 41.1 52.5 44.6 30.4 5.7 75.7
2023 1,966 44.4 66.7 79.9 29.3 50.9 41.3 56.7 45.9 29.5 6.7 68.9
2024 1,871 48.5 68.0 83.0 28.8 53.2 43.6 63.5 47.8 25.6 6.7 65.1
Player 7,660 45.7 67.2 81.1 27.9 52.2 42.0 57.6 45.8 27.7 6.5 72.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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
2020 45 59 55 48 35 23 48 65 71 26 20 45 19 29 16 97
2021 5 10 10 15 5 47 16 15 19 54 25 42 39 30 18 97
2022 45 57 61 63 27 39 41 18 21 80 14 82 29 46 17 27 96
2023 20 24 31 41 15 35 46 23 12 71 23 73 56 21 25 33 95
2024 22 19 43 65 15 31 59 35 16 24 34 50 51 26 26 26 95
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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 %
2020 22.9 5 5.2 0 2 3 3 60.0
2021 23.1 11 9.7 1 4 6 6 54.5
2022 24.0 11 10.6 0 1 10 2 18.2
2023 23.7 16 15.4 1 4 10 8 50.0
2024 24.0 9 9.2 0 8 4 6 66.7
Player 23.6 52 50.1 2 19 33 25 48.1
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
2020 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 4 5 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 5 6 5
2021 11 10 10 12 8 8 11 10 8 7 7 10 10 7 10 12 8 10 11 10 11 11 13 13 7 8 12 10 11 8 7
2022 11 9 9 9 10 11 11 10 6 10 10 10 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 12 11 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 11
2023 16 16 11 15 16 15 18 16 13 12 13 15 17 14 18 14 18 15 16 18 16 15 19 19 15 14 15 16 17 13 12
2024 9 7 9 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 14 8 8 7 9 8 9 9 10 11 13 12 9 8 9 9 12 9 8
Player 52 48 44 52 48 48 56 48 40 41 43 49 58 46 53 48 51 49 52 53 54 54 63 61 46 45 51 54 57 48 43
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.0 92.5 0.5 93.6 1.1 92.1 -1.5 92.5 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 83.7 83.9 0.2 85.9 2.0 85.3 -0.6 84.7 -0.6
Breaking Velocity 80.7 81.8 1.1 83.5 1.7 83.3 -0.2 83.3 0.0
Exit Velocity 87.4 90.4 3.0 89.7 -0.7 90.0 0.3 89.3 -0.7
Launch Angle 13.0 10.3 -2.7 8.1 -2.2 5.3 -2.8 7.2 1.9
Barrel % 7.2 9.8 2.6 7.7 -2.1 8.1 0.4 7.3 -0.8
Hard Hit % 33.3 42.9 9.6 41.4 -1.5 44.5 3.1 42.7 -1.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.7 38.0 8.3 33.7 -4.3 34.4 0.7 35.7 1.3
xBA .230 .279 0.049 .231 -0.048 .263 0.032 .261 -0.002
BA .202 .255 0.053 .236 -0.019 .287 0.051 .243 -0.044
xwOBA .321 .367 0.046 .308 -0.059 .340 0.032 .329 -0.011
wOBA .290 .345 0.055 .313 -0.032 .357 0.044 .299 -0.058
xSLG .388 .478 0.090 .362 -0.116 .431 0.069 .397 -0.034
SLG .337 .454 0.117 .378 -0.076 .456 0.078 .349 -0.107
K% 19.5 24.0 4.5 27.8 3.8 26.0 -1.8 19.8 -6.2
BB% 11.7 10.1 -1.6 10.6 0.5 10.2 -0.4 9.0 -1.2
Swing % 42.5 46.8 4.3 44.6 -2.2 45.9 1.3 47.8 1.9
Whiff% 26.1 25.3 -0.8 30.4 5.1 29.5 -0.9 25.6 -3.9
In Zone % 44.7 46.4 1.7 44.2 -2.2 44.4 0.2 48.5 4.1
Out of Zone % 55.3 53.6 -1.7 55.8 2.2 55.6 -0.2 51.5 -4.1
Out of Zone Swing % 24.1 27.0 2.9 27.7 0.7 29.3 1.6 28.8 -0.5
First Pitch Swing % 24.9 32.1 7.2 25.4 -6.7 29.9 4.5 33.1 3.2
First Pitch Strike % 55.1 58.2 3.1 52.5 -5.7 56.7 4.2 63.5 6.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 204 .291 168 27 16.1 36 12 33.3
2021 Shifts 287 .345 214 108 50.5 73 56 76.7
2022 Shifts 453 .313 357 90 25.2 96 66 68.8
2023 Shades 492 .357 375 1 0.3 117 63 53.8
2024 Shades 510 .299 382 1 0.3 128 63 49.2
! 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 %
2020 249 15.1 49.0% 0.8% 152 22.9 0.0% 7.2%
2021 341 15.6 41.6% 0.6% 164 24.1 0.0% 7.9%
2022 550 14.8 52.7% 0.7% 335 21.1 0.0% 3.3%
2023 556 13.9 68.0% 0.4% 334 19.5 1.5% 0.3%
2024 527 13.8 70.8% 0.2% 287 18.7 2.1% 0.7%

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Pitch Distribution