Erich Uelmen
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 3" 195LBS | Age: 27

Draft: 2017 | Rd: 4, #135, Chicago Cubs | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 4.00
2 Seasons 2 1 4.82 26 0 1 28.0 22 1.46
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 1 0-0 9.00 1.0 1 4.00
2 Seasons 26 2-1 4.82 28.0 22 1.46

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
2022 26 463 83 7 8.4 5.7 89.0 108.8 6.7 36.1 .223 .369 .326 .312 .312 39.8 17.2 9.8 4.67 4.05
2023 27 33 5 1 20.0 12.5 96.6 103.5 5.2 60.0 .337 .422 .488 .474 .478 60.0 12.5 25.0 9.00 11.18
Player 496 88 8 9.1 6.2 89.4 108.8 6.6 37.5 .228 .372 .336 .322 .321 40.9 16.9 10.8
MLB 6.8 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.0 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Uelmen relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(33.3%) ,
Slider
(30.3%) ,
Changeup
(18.2%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(18.2%) ,


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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
2022 48.2 19.3 25.3 7.2 31.3 41.0 27.7 4.8 39.8 26.5 16.9 3.6 8.4 5.7
2023 40.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 12.5
Player 47.7 19.3 26.1 6.8 33.0 39.8 27.3 4.5 39.8 25.0 18.2 3.4 9.1 6.2
MLB 44.8 23.2 24.9 7.1 36.8 37.7 25.4 3.9 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.8 6.8 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
2023 Slider PHI R 10 81.7 40.2 1.2 3 12.3 2.7 29
2023 Changeup PHI R 6 86.2 38.9 2.4 7 16.8 2.5 18
2023 Sinker PHI R 11 92.5 29.6 2.0 7 16.4 0.4 2
2023 4-Seamer PHI R 6 92.6 18.8 -1.5 -8 9.8 -0.1 -1
2022 4-Seamer CHC R 138 93.7 19.7 -2.3 -13 9.3 -0.3 -3
2022 Slider CHC R 127 82.9 33.2 -4.9 -13 12.3 3.5 40
2022 Changeup CHC R 43 87.0 37.1 -0.5 -1 13.6 1.5 12
2022 Sinker CHC R 133 93.4 30.7 3.5 13 15.1 -0.8 -5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 Sinker 7.8 1 11 33.3 2 .000 .000 .800 0.0 0.0 0.0 .140 .153 .413 100.0
2023 Slider 5.0 1 10 30.3 2 1.000 2.000 .625 33.3 0.0 0.0 .654 .770 .688 50.0
2023 Changeup -5.5 0 6 18.2 3 .000 .000 .233 50.0 33.3 33.3 .098 .104 .296 0.0
2023 4-Seamer 26.9 2 6 18.2 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 50.0 0.0 0.0 .697 .980 .701 100.0
2022 4-Seamer 1.1 2 144 31.1 35 .280 .440 .381 22.2 20.0 15.6 .259 .426 .373 35.0
2022 Sinker -2.8 -4 143 30.9 48 .283 .370 .288 15.8 6.3 14.3 .240 .358 .265 47.7
2022 Slider 1.5 2 132 28.5 28 .130 .391 .300 50.0 35.7 25.0 .124 .327 .281 23.1
2022 Changeup 3.6 2 44 9.5 10 .286 .286 .480 25.0 10.0 12.5 .303 .374 .415 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 43 87.0 84 14.6 2:30 3:15 -45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 135 93.7 79 14.5 1:45 1:30 15
2022 Sinker 107 93.4 83 15.9 2:00 3:00 -60
2022 Slider 124 82.9 46 14.4 9:00 9:45 -45
2023 Sinker 11 92.5 86 17.2 1:45 3:00 -75
2023 Slider 10 81.7 57 13.2 8:45 8:45 0
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 121 463 -3 -4 3 5 1
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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 %
2022 463 43.2 64.0 83.6 25.1 51.5 44.5 60.7 41.9 27.3 5.6 69.2
2023 33 39.4 53.8 85.7 10.0 0.0 33.3 75.0 27.3 33.3 6.1 50.0
Player 496 42.9 63.4 83.7 24.0 50.0 43.8 61.5 40.9 27.6 5.6 67.9
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.2 42.6 60.8 47.1 24.7 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
2022 50 14 84
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 24.6 3 3.6 -1 1 1 3 100.0
Player 24.6 3 3.6 -1 1 1 3 100.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2022 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 4 4
Player 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 4 4
! 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 2022 2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.5 92.5 -1.0 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 87.0 86.2 -0.8 ↓
Breaking Velocity 83.0 81.7 -1.3 ↓
Exit Velocity 89.0 96.6 7.6 ↑
Launch Angle 6.7 5.2 -1.5 ↓
Barrel % 8.4 20.0 11.6 ↑
Hard Hit % 39.8 60.0 20.2 ↑
Sweet Spot % 36.1 60.0 23.9 ↑
xBA .223 .337 0.114 ↑
BA .248 .400 0.152 ↑
xwOBA .312 .474 0.162 ↑
wOBA .326 .488 0.162 ↑
xSLG .369 .422 0.053 ↑
SLG .386 .800 0.414 ↑
K% 17.2 12.5 -4.7 ↓
BB% 9.8 25.0 15.2 ↑
Swing % 41.9 27.3 -14.6 ↓
Whiff% 27.3 33.3 6.0 ↑
In Zone % 43.2 39.4 -3.8 ↓
Out of Zone % 56.8 60.6 3.8 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 25.1 10.0 -15.1 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 33.6 25.0 -8.6 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 60.7 75.0 14.3 ↑
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2022 121 .326 71 9 12.7 50 20 40.0
2023 8 .488 6 0 0.0 2 0 0.0

Pitch Tempo

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