Duane Underwood Jr.
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 225LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 2, #67, Chicago Cubs | Pope HS (GA)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 3 4.33 43 0 0 72.2 65 1.43
2022 1 6 4.40 51 1 1 57.1 57 1.43
2023 1 0 5.18 20 0 2 24.1 14 1.44
6 Seasons 5 10 4.63 144 2 3 190.2 179 1.43
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 43 2-3 4.33 72.2 65 1.43
2022 51 1-6 4.40 57.1 57 1.43
2023 20 1-0 5.18 24.1 14 1.44
6 Seasons 144 5-10 4.63 190.2 179 1.43
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
2018 23 77 10 1 10.0 6.3 93.7 115.3 11.5 40.0 .253 .548 .311 .405 .440 40.0 18.8 18.8 2.25 7.58
2019 24 211 34 1 2.9 2.0 90.8 106.7 8.7 26.5 .239 .407 .358 .304 .377 47.1 25.5 5.9 5.40 4.06
2020 25 335 54 5 9.3 5.7 92.0 108.5 11.9 42.6 .252 .460 .390 .324 .444 46.3 30.7 6.8 5.66 4.48
2021 26 1177 224 17 7.6 5.3 89.3 111.5 8.8 36.6 .276 .443 .333 .344 .397 42.9 20.3 8.4 4.33 5.12
2022 27 1004 172 6 3.5 2.3 87.8 113.3 7.3 36.0 .256 .354 .295 .313 .353 36.0 22.0 9.7 4.39 4.08
2023 28 337 75 6 8.0 6.0 88.4 109.6 11.6 37.3 .313 .503 .347 .386 .413 38.7 14.0 11.0 5.18 6.69
Player 3141 569 36 6.3 4.3 89.2 115.3 9.1 36.6 .269 .424 .330 .336 .390 40.8 21.5 9.0
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

Underwood relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(25.8%) ,
Changeup
(25.8%) ,
Cutter
(24.3%) ,
Curveball
(20.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(3.6%) ,


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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
2018 50.0 20.0 20.0 10.0 50.0 30.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 20.0 10.0 20.0 10.0 6.3
2019 52.9 20.6 20.6 5.9 23.5 44.1 32.4 2.9 38.2 11.8 23.5 17.6 2.9 2.0
2020 38.9 31.5 29.6 0.0 25.9 38.9 35.2 3.7 25.9 22.2 29.6 9.3 9.3 5.7
2021 44.2 24.1 25.9 5.8 38.8 30.8 30.4 4.0 32.1 18.8 29.9 6.7 7.6 5.3
2022 50.6 19.2 26.2 4.1 41.3 38.4 20.3 4.7 39.5 18.0 29.1 5.2 3.5 2.3
2023 44.0 26.7 26.7 2.7 46.7 33.3 20.0 2.7 34.7 20.0 32.0 2.7 8.0 6.0
Player 46.2 23.4 26.0 4.4 38.7 35.0 26.4 3.9 34.6 18.6 29.2 6.9 6.3 4.3
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
2023 Curveball PIT R 69 83.2 47.4 -1.7 6.9GLV 0.1 -7.8 -2.1 6.9GLV -2.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 12 93.6 17.2 -2.2 5.5ARM -1.2 14.0 -1.8 5.5ARM -1.9
2023 Sinker PIT R 87 93.6 21.0 -0.4 14.4ARM -0.4 10.3 -2.7 14.4ARM -0.6
2023 Cutter PIT R 82 92.5 20.9 1.5 0.4ARM -2.7 10.9 3.0 0.4ARM -3.0
2023 Changeup PIT R 87 88.7 27.8 -0.8 14.9ARM 0.4 7.0 -1.6 14.9ARM 0.5
2022 Curveball PIT R 134 82.7 51.2 0.9 7.4GLV 0.7 -11.1 1.2 7.4GLV -1.7
2022 Cutter PIT R 271 92.4 25.2 -2.6 0.3GLV -2.0 6.8 -1.5 0.3GLV -2.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 118 95.9 14.9 -1.6 7.2ARM 0.3 14.9 -1.3 7.2ARM -0.1
2022 Sinker PIT R 263 95.3 19.0 -0.9 14.1ARM -0.6 11.2 -2.9 14.1ARM -0.7
2022 Changeup PIT R 218 89.6 27.9 0.5 14.8ARM 0.5 6.2 -0.3 14.8ARM 0.6
! 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 %
2023 Changeup -3.8 -3 87 25.8 29 .200 .440 .326 27.5 24.1 18.4 .289 .583 .411 44.4
2023 Sinker -2.9 -2 87 25.8 22 .421 .579 .473 20.9 9.1 18.2 .328 .458 .388 35.3
2023 Cutter 5.4 4 82 24.3 19 .000 .000 .074 19.4 15.8 27.3 .147 .229 .231 42.9
2023 Curveball -6.9 -5 69 20.5 24 .391 .609 .442 12.1 8.3 8.3 .438 .638 .473 28.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball 2.6 0 12 3.6 5 .400 .800 .500 14.3 0.0 0.0 .322 .532 .356 60.0
2022 Cutter -0.1 0 271 27.0 68 .246 .295 .313 24.8 14.7 14.7 .303 .387 .343 27.5
2022 Sinker 0.6 2 263 26.2 78 .273 .318 .363 17.6 15.4 30.0 .256 .337 .328 33.3
2022 Changeup -0.6 -1 218 21.7 54 .191 .319 .301 44.3 33.3 18.6 .200 .308 .271 43.3
2022 Curveball -1.9 -2 134 13.3 32 .300 .333 .308 32.1 28.1 18.8 .281 .417 .329 42.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 1 118 11.8 26 .250 .333 .288 20.0 30.8 17.4 .216 .327 .269 50.0
! 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
2023 Changeup 86 88.7 89 16.9 1:45 2:15 -30
2023 Curveball 69 83.2 59 12.4 8:00 7:15 45
2023 Cutter 80 92.5 65 10.4 12:45 12:00 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 12 93.6 76 14.4 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Sinker 87 93.6 84 17.8 1:00 2:00 -60
2022 Changeup 217 89.6 93 16.3 1:45 2:30 -45
2022 Curveball 134 82.7 69 15.5 7:30 7:00 30
2022 Cutter 269 92.4 53 6.5 12:15 11:45 30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 118 95.9 85 16.2 1:00 1:00 0
2022 Sinker 259 95.3 85 18.1 1:00 1:45 -45
! 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
2019 51 210 -1 3 -2 -1 0
2020 87 335 -4 3 1 -1 -1
2021 319 1,177 0 7 -7 -6 -7
2022 258 1,004 5 6 -7 -6 -2
2023 99 337 -3 2 -4 -1 -6
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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 %
2018 77 48.1 67.6 84.0 20.0 100.0 36.4 37.5 42.9 12.1 6.5 100.0
2019 211 48.6 67.6 79.7 29.6 53.1 46.2 51.0 48.3 26.5 8.1 94.1
2020 335 46.0 59.1 71.4 33.7 50.8 42.7 65.5 45.4 36.2 5.1 47.1
2021 1,177 50.6 66.1 82.7 24.2 53.2 39.9 62.1 45.4 23.8 7.6 74.2
2022 1,004 46.2 70.9 81.8 30.6 53.9 42.2 57.8 49.2 27.3 6.9 73.9
2023 337 49.0 62.0 85.4 32.4 69.6 43.1 62.0 47.2 20.1 8.0 77.8
Player 3,141 48.3 66.5 81.5 28.5 55.9 41.6 59.9 46.9 25.8 7.1 74.6
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
2019 74 37 80
2020 41 36 23 20 59 56 22 2 8 83 74 92 91 71 25 22 68
2021 18 12 25 43 12 50 52 36 19 27 47 31 11 57 30 38 67
2022 38 23 68 92 11 95 97 65 66 44 25 62 62 76 27 36 63
2023 42 7 25 44
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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 %
2018 19.7 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2019 23.4 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 100.0
2020 23.3 5 4.8 0 4 4 2 40.0
2021 23.4 9 9.9 -1 6 10 3 33.3
2022 22.0 1 2.8 -2 1 4 0 0.0
2023 23.8 3 3.4 0 1 2 2 66.7
Player 23.2 21 23.9 -3 12 20 10 47.6
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
2018 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
2019 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2020 5 6 4 5 3 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 4 5 4 6 6 5 4 6 5 7 6 5 4 4 5 6 4 3
2021 9 13 7 13 11 11 13 12 5 5 8 14 8 6 10 12 10 10 10 13 8 10 14 13 10 5 14 12 8 5 6
2022 1 2 1 1 4 4 5 2 2 1 3 4 1 2 4 4 1 2 2 4 2 3 5 3 1 2 3 5 3 4 3
2023 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4
Player 21 28 18 25 24 27 29 26 17 15 21 29 21 18 26 27 24 25 23 28 23 24 33 29 22 17 27 28 24 19 19
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.3 94.7 2.4 ↑ 94.5 -0.2 ↓ 93.8 -0.7 ↓ 94.2 0.4 ↑ 93.1 -1.1 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.9 88.3 3.4 ↑ 87.2 -1.1 ↓ 87.8 0.6 ↑ 89.6 1.8 ↑ 88.7 -0.9 ↓
Breaking Velocity 74.5 82.0 7.5 ↑ 81.6 -0.4 ↓ 80.8 -0.8 ↓ 82.7 1.9 ↑ 83.2 0.5 ↑
Exit Velocity 93.7 90.8 -2.9 ↓ 92.0 1.2 ↑ 89.3 -2.7 ↓ 87.8 -1.5 ↓ 88.4 0.6 ↑
Launch Angle 11.5 8.7 -2.8 ↓ 11.9 3.2 ↑ 8.8 -3.1 ↓ 7.3 -1.5 ↓ 11.6 4.3 ↑
Barrel % 10.0 2.9 -7.1 ↓ 9.3 6.4 ↑ 7.6 -1.7 ↓ 3.5 -4.1 ↓ 8.0 4.5 ↑
Hard Hit % 40.0 47.1 7.1 ↑ 46.3 -0.8 ↓ 42.9 -3.4 ↓ 36.0 -6.9 ↓ 38.7 2.7 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 40.0 26.5 -13.5 ↓ 42.6 16.1 ↑ 36.6 -6.0 ↓ 36.0 -0.6 ↓ 37.3 1.3 ↑
xBA .253 .239 -0.014 ↓ .252 0.013 ↑ .276 0.024 ↑ .256 -0.020 ↓ .313 0.057 ↑
BA .154 .277 0.123 ↑ .313 0.036 ↑ .270 -0.043 ↓ .250 -0.020 ↓ .273 0.023 ↑
xwOBA .405 .304 -0.101 ↓ .324 0.020 ↑ .344 0.020 ↑ .313 -0.031 ↓ .386 0.073 ↑
wOBA .311 .358 0.047 ↑ .390 0.032 ↑ .333 -0.057 ↓ .295 -0.038 ↓ .347 0.052 ↑
xSLG .548 .407 -0.141 ↓ .460 0.053 ↑ .443 -0.017 ↓ .354 -0.089 ↓ .503 0.149 ↑
SLG .385 .532 0.147 ↑ .575 0.043 ↑ .439 -0.136 ↓ .316 -0.123 ↓ .455 0.139 ↑
K% 18.8 25.5 6.7 ↑ 30.7 5.2 ↑ 20.3 -10.4 ↓ 22.0 1.7 ↑ 14.0 -8.0 ↓
BB% 18.8 5.9 -12.9 ↓ 6.8 0.9 ↑ 8.4 1.6 ↑ 9.7 1.3 ↑ 11.0 1.3 ↑
Swing % 42.9 48.3 5.4 ↑ 45.4 -2.9 ↓ 45.4 0.0 49.2 3.8 ↑ 47.2 -2.0 ↓
Whiff% 12.1 26.5 14.4 ↑ 36.2 9.7 ↑ 23.8 -12.4 ↓ 27.3 3.5 ↑ 20.1 -7.2 ↓
In Zone % 48.1 48.6 0.5 ↑ 46.0 -2.6 ↓ 50.6 4.6 ↑ 46.2 -4.4 ↓ 49.0 2.8 ↑
Out of Zone % 51.9 51.4 -0.5 ↓ 54.0 2.6 ↑ 49.4 -4.6 ↓ 53.8 4.4 ↑ 51.0 -2.8 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 20.0 29.6 9.6 ↑ 33.7 4.1 ↑ 24.2 -9.5 ↓ 30.6 6.4 ↑ 32.4 1.8 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 12.5 17.6 5.1 ↑ 24.1 6.5 ↑ 31.7 7.6 ↑ 32.2 0.5 ↑ 27.0 -5.2 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 37.5 51.0 13.5 ↑ 65.5 14.5 ↑ 62.1 -3.4 ↓ 57.8 -4.3 ↓ 62.0 4.2 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 16 .311 8 0 0.0 8 2 25.0
2019 Shifts 51 .358 35 2 5.7 16 5 31.3
2020 Shifts 86 .384 43 8 18.6 43 23 53.5
2021 Shifts 318 .334 178 26 14.6 140 93 66.4
2022 Shifts 258 .295 155 34 21.9 103 53 51.5
2023 Shades 99 .343 53 5 9.4 46 19 41.3
! 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 %
2018 27 15.4 33.3% 3.7% 10 23.4 0.0% 20.0%
2019 37 15.2 45.9% 0.0% 56 23.0 0.0% 5.4%
2020 84 18.2 4.8% 2.4% 68 22.2 0.0% 2.9%
2021 336 18.1 13.4% 1.2% 187 23.8 0.0% 9.1%
2022 223 20.1 0.0% 3.1% 189 22.6 0.0% 5.8%
2023 89 15.0 49.4% 0.0% 57 18.0 14.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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