Eric Surkamp
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 220LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 6, #177, San Francisco Giants | North Carolina State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 2 0 4.81 35 0 0 24.1 20 1.44
2015 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 3.1 4 1.50
2016 0 5 6.98 9 9 0 38.2 22 1.97
5 Seasons 4 8 6.68 52 16 0 95.2 59 1.82
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 35 2-0 4.81 24.1 20 1.44
2015 1 0-0 10.80 3.1 4 1.50
2016 9 0-5 6.98 38.2 22 1.97
5 Seasons 52 4-8 6.68 95.2 59 1.82
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 27 51 9 1 11.1 6.3 93.2 100.7 11.0 22.2 .328 .537 .501 .444 .567 55.6 25.0 6.3 10.80 9.39
2016 28 735 149 12 8.1 6.1 89.2 113.1 17.6 39.6 .324 .533 .404 .402 .415 31.5 11.2 10.7 6.98 7.41
Player 786 158 13 8.2 6.1 89.4 113.1 17.3 38.6 .324 .533 .412 .405 .422 32.9 12.2 10.3
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Surkamp relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(37.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(35.3%) ,
Curveball
(19.0%) ,
Changeup
(7.8%) ,


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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
2015 44.4 22.2 33.3 0.0 44.4 33.3 22.2 0.0 22.2 11.1 44.4 0.0 11.1 6.3
2016 33.6 28.2 29.5 8.7 29.5 34.9 32.9 0.0 27.5 30.9 28.2 4.0 8.1 6.1
Player 34.2 27.8 29.7 8.2 30.4 34.8 32.3 0.0 27.2 29.7 29.1 3.8 8.2 6.1
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2016 Curveball OAK L 139 77.8 56.6 0.5 1 7.1 -3.8 -35
2016 Sinker OAK L 278 89.3 23.0 -1.8 -7 12.9 -0.9 -6
2016 Changeup OAK L 57 81.5 35.3 1.2 4 15.0 3.0 25
2016 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 254 88.5 23.0 -3.5 -18 5.1 -1.7 -25
2015 Sinker LAD L 5 87.7 30.1 3.4 13 12.8 -0.9 -7
2015 Changeup LAD L 3 80.5 31.4 -3.5 -10 12.5 0.3 2
2015 Curveball LAD L 14 78.1 54.8 -0.5 -1 9.3 -1.5 -14
2015 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 29 88.4 22.7 -3.6 -19 4.4 -2.5 -36
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2011 125 468 -1 4 -4 -2 -2
2014 104 404 1 4 -4 -2 -1
2016 195 733 1 -2 -6 -3 -11
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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 51 43.1 59.1 84.6 31.0 22.2 33.3 43.8 43.1 40.9 7.8 75.0
2016 735 52.7 66.4 84.8 19.5 75.0 41.0 55.3 44.2 16.3 8.4 74.2
Player 786 52.0 66.0 84.8 20.4 68.8 40.5 54.5 44.1 17.9 8.4 74.2
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 7 58 17 98
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.1 8 7.4 1 5 3 5 62.5
Player 23.1 8 7.4 1 5 3 5 62.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 8 7 7 8 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 7 8 7 6 6 8 6 9 8 9 12 8 8 6 9 9 8 5
Player 8 7 7 8 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 7 8 7 6 6 8 6 9 8 9 12 8 8 6 9 9 8 5
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.3 88.9 0.6
Offspeed Velocity 80.5 81.5 1.0
Breaking Velocity 78.1 77.8 -0.3
Exit Velocity 93.2 89.2 -4.0
Launch Angle 11.0 17.6 6.6
Barrel % 11.1 8.1 -3.0
Hard Hit % 55.6 31.5 -24.1
Sweet Spot % 22.2 39.6 17.4
xBA .328 .324 -0.004
BA .308 .327 0.019
xwOBA .444 .402 -0.042
wOBA .501 .404 -0.097
xSLG .537 .533 -0.004
SLG .769 .548 -0.221
K% 25.0 11.2 -13.8
BB% 6.3 10.7 4.4
Swing % 43.1 44.2 1.1
Whiff% 40.9 16.3 -24.6
In Zone % 43.1 52.7 9.6
Out of Zone % 56.9 47.3 -9.6
Out of Zone Swing % 31.0 19.5 -11.5
First Pitch Swing % 12.5 25.9 13.4
First Pitch Strike % 43.8 55.3 11.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 190 .410 141 18 12.8 49 21 42.9
! 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 %
2011 118 13.9 64.4% 0.8% 114 21.9 4.4% 8.8%
2013 16 15.2 31.3% 0.0% 6 23.9 0.0% 0.0%
2014 120 20.9 1.7% 3.3% 74 23.1 0.0% 6.8%
2015 17 19.5 29.4% 5.9% 8 23.6 0.0% 25.0%
2016 209 17.4 27.8% 2.4% 142 23.6 2.1% 19.0%
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Pitch Distribution