Framber Valdez
P | B/T: R/L | 5' 11" 239LBS | Age: 29

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 17 6 2.82 31 31 0 201.1 194 1.16
5 Seasons 41 23 3.38 98 76 0 514.1 497 1.25
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 31 17-6 2.82 201.1 194 1.16
5 Seasons 98 41-23 3.38 514.1 497 1.25

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
2018 24 633 92 3 3.3 1.9 86.2 111.6 -4.2 19.6 .175 .249 .281 .279 .256 20.7 22.1 15.6 2.19 3.25
2019 25 1175 213 11 5.2 3.3 89.5 112.8 -1.3 24.9 .243 .363 .342 .322 .340 40.4 20.7 13.4 5.86 4.60
2020 26 1049 191 15 7.9 5.2 91.4 114.6 -0.8 33.5 .239 .379 .279 .302 .378 48.7 26.4 5.6 3.57 3.84
2021 27 2090 378 22 5.8 3.8 90.8 119.6 -5.5 21.4 .231 .343 .288 .301 .330 44.4 21.9 10.1 3.14 3.81
2022 28 3018 555 32 5.8 3.9 89.8 118.4 -3.6 24.0 .227 .330 .272 .284 .327 41.6 23.5 8.1 2.82 3.31
Player 7965 1429 83 5.8 3.8 90.0 119.6 -3.4 24.4 .229 .339 .288 .296 .332 41.8 22.9 9.6
MLB 6.7 4.6 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 35.8 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Valdez relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(49%) ,
Curveball
(28%) ,
Cutter
(10.3%) ,
Changeup
(9%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(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 70.7 13.0 14.1 2.2 38.0 40.2 21.7 2.2 63.0 14.1 15.2 1.1 3.3 1.9
2019 62.0 13.1 21.1 3.8 41.3 36.2 22.5 3.3 50.7 11.3 23.9 5.6 5.2 3.3
2020 60.2 14.7 24.1 1.0 31.4 41.4 27.2 1.6 47.1 11.5 22.5 8.4 7.9 5.2
2021 70.4 11.1 17.2 1.3 41.5 38.4 20.1 2.4 56.1 7.4 23.3 4.5 5.8 3.8
2022 67.4 10.6 19.5 2.5 38.4 39.5 22.2 4.1 52.4 10.5 23.6 2.5 5.8 3.9
Player 66.6 11.8 19.4 2.2 38.7 39.0 22.3 3.1 53.1 10.1 22.9 4.2 5.8 3.8
MLB 44.9 23.1 25.0 7.1 36.8 37.7 25.4 3.8 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.7 6.7 4.6
! 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
2022 Sinker HOU L 1,478 93.9 24.2 3.0 14 14.4 -0.2 -2
2022 4-Seamer HOU L 110 94.1 22.1 -7.5 -52 7.4 0.4 5
2022 Changeup HOU L 273 88.7 33.0 4.0 14 15.3 1.0 7
2022 Curveball HOU L 846 79.1 60.5 6.4 12 11.7 3.3 40
2022 Cutter HOU L 311 83.0 45.0 -10.1 -29 3.7 -0.4 -9
2021 Curveball HOU L 643 77.9 61.0 5.7 10 13.5 4.5 50
2021 Sinker HOU L 1,089 92.5 27.2 4.6 20 13.0 -1.9 -13
2021 Changeup HOU L 252 87.5 34.4 5.0 17 13.0 -1.3 -9
2021 4-Seamer HOU L 105 92.1 22.0 -6.2 -39 5.0 -2.2 -31
2020 Curveball HOU L 351 80.5 56.2 5.6 11 13.2 4.5 51
2020 Sinker HOU L 575 93.1 25.8 3.9 18 12.6 -2.2 -15
2020 4-Seamer HOU L 21 93.2 20.7 -5.3 -34 2.0 -5.2 -72
2020 Changeup HOU L 101 88.7 32.2 2.9 10 12.9 -1.4 -10
2019 Sinker HOU L 484 92.6 27.4 4.8 21 12.5 -2.4 -16
2019 Changeup HOU L 78 88.6 33.1 4.0 14 12.3 -2.1 -15
2019 Curveball HOU L 402 79.4 59.8 5.9 11 13.7 4.5 49
2019 4-Seamer HOU L 211 94.2 19.2 -3.4 -22 4.2 -3.5 -45
2018 Sinker HOU L 274 91.7 30.2 7.0 30 15.4 0.6 4
2018 Curveball HOU L 191 79.7 58.9 4.9 9 12.8 4.2 48
2018 Changeup HOU L 21 87.7 35.5 5.0 17 14.7 0.6 4
2018 4-Seamer HOU L 147 92.6 18.8 -2.4 -14 6.2 -1.4 -18
! 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 %
2022 Sinker -0.3 -4 1,478 49.0 394 .293 .409 .359 12.1 7.1 12.3 .295 .439 .358 47.1
2022 Curveball -1.2 -11 846 28.0 243 .146 .196 .210 45.4 50.6 30.4 .146 .203 .202 34.7
2022 Cutter -1.7 -5 311 10.3 89 .118 .200 .175 35.4 32.6 26.1 .168 .255 .200 33.3
2022 Changeup -1.8 -5 273 9.0 68 .239 .269 .222 23.8 17.6 22.6 .206 .290 .223 32.7
2022 4-Seamer -0.3 0 110 3.6 33 .227 .227 .370 7.7 6.1 6.9 .255 .279 .390 35.0
2021 Sinker -0.9 -9 1,089 52.1 276 .263 .356 .325 13.8 7.6 13.2 .276 .409 .337 49.8
2021 Curveball -1.8 -12 644 30.8 191 .125 .196 .210 44.4 46.6 31.6 .156 .225 .228 27.8
2021 Changeup -0.3 -1 252 12.1 68 .258 .470 .328 32.8 17.6 28.6 .243 .364 .269 40.0
2021 4-Seamer 2.0 2 105 5.0 36 .350 .600 .536 10.3 8.3 20.0 .256 .451 .478 64.7
2020 Sinker -0.8 -4 575 54.8 152 .326 .420 .361 12.5 8.6 14.8 .307 .489 .378 55.5
2020 Curveball -2.1 -7 351 33.5 114 .124 .229 .202 41.9 52.6 37.0 .137 .215 .195 31.1
2020 Changeup 0.5 1 102 9.7 19 .278 .444 .311 27.5 10.5 18.2 .327 .512 .363 47.1
2020 4-Seamer 1.5 0 21 2.0 3 .000 .000 .233 60.0 33.3 14.3 .143 .176 .322 0.0
2019 Sinker 0.1 0 484 41.2 141 .317 .458 .391 16.1 7.1 16.1 .313 .457 .381 45.0
2019 Curveball -0.4 -2 402 34.2 104 .118 .258 .230 46.6 54.8 32.9 .114 .179 .192 30.6
2019 4-Seamer 3.1 7 211 18.0 69 .392 .549 .465 8.9 1.4 2.6 .286 .429 .400 36.5
2019 Changeup 1.3 1 78 6.6 15 .385 .692 .443 37.8 0.0 0.0 .353 .549 .377 42.9
2018 Sinker -2.1 -6 274 43.3 63 .160 .240 .286 17.9 12.7 15.1 .168 .234 .287 21.4
2018 Curveball -1.0 -2 191 30.2 48 .098 .122 .199 36.8 41.7 23.0 .110 .122 .205 14.3
2018 4-Seamer -0.4 -1 147 23.2 38 .250 .438 .358 14.3 15.8 27.3 .277 .445 .374 23.1
2018 Changeup 1.7 0 21 3.3 5 .667 1.000 .710 30.0 0.0 0.0 .106 .136 .340 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
2020 Changeup 71 88.8 76 14.0 10:30 9:15 75
2020 Curveball 278 80.6 77 21.5 4:30 4:45 -15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 18 93.2 64 10.1 10:45 11:45 -60
2020 Sinker 481 93.1 70 14.1 10:45 9:45 60
2021 Changeup 216 87.5 75 13.8 10:15 9:00 75
2021 Curveball 630 77.9 86 23.3 4:45 4:45 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 105 92.1 64 10.8 10:45 11:00 -15
2021 Sinker 1,061 92.5 69 14.3 10:45 9:30 75
2022 Changeup 234 88.7 80 16.3 10:15 9:00 75
2022 Curveball 833 79.1 82 22.9 5:00 5:00 0
2022 Cutter 309 83.0 39 8.5 4:15 5:00 -45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 108 94.1 66 11.3 11:00 10:30 30
2022 Sinker 1,435 93.9 73 16.3 10:45 9:45 60
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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 633 44.5 59.9 83.4 21.9 62.3 43.6 50.6 38.9 22.8 5.7 58.3
2019 1,175 49.8 63.1 83.2 24.2 49.0 42.8 58.7 43.6 26.0 8.0 74.5
2020 1,049 52.4 61.3 84.0 26.7 52.6 43.0 59.7 44.8 24.3 8.8 77.2
2021 2,090 48.7 61.5 85.8 24.3 42.7 42.0 54.2 42.4 26.0 6.7 74.5
2022 3,018 52.1 64.5 85.0 27.9 45.2 41.7 59.3 47.0 25.6 9.2 74.0
Player 7,965 50.3 62.7 84.7 25.7 47.3 42.3 57.3 44.3 25.4 8.0 73.8
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.3 42.6 60.8 47.1 24.7 7.2 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
2018 41 43 97 22
2019 40 51 77 91 11 69 83 25 18 32 5 54 6 52 33 96 24
2020 61 50 58 64 68 6 38 5 4 65 86 33 40 54 46 96 17
2021 63 60 81 88 35 36 81 9 11 37 25 49 12 36 34 91 15
2022 71 63 82 88 59 18 75 16 18 54 46 52 32 29 61 90 14
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 24.8 3 3.0 0 0 1 2 66.7
2019 25.3 9 9.6 -1 1 5 6 66.7
2020 22.3 8 6.8 1 5 5 3 37.5
2021 23.4 18 16.8 1 3 15 6 33.3
2022 23.2 12 13.5 -2 2 15 3 25.0
Player 23.6 50 49.6 0 11 41 20 40.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2018 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
2019 9 11 9 9 9 9 9 11 9 10 9 8 7 9 9 10 9 12 8 11 11 8 8 10 10 9 11 11 12 9 11
2020 8 6 8 5 6 7 0 6 7 5 11 7 5 5 4 8 10 7 4 6 10 6 7 6 6 10 6 5 6 6 11
2021 18 17 20 10 18 21 19 20 21 12 19 20 9 15 13 21 19 15 12 14 22 17 18 12 11 19 22 14 19 14 20
2022 12 19 14 14 16 17 13 15 12 11 13 13 10 5 10 15 13 15 14 13 14 15 13 12 15 12 15 12 12 13 19
Player 50 56 54 41 52 57 44 55 52 41 55 51 34 37 39 57 54 52 41 47 60 49 49 43 45 53 57 45 51 45 64
! 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 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.1 93.1 1 ↑ 93.1 0 92.4 -0.7 ↓ 92.1 -0.3 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 87.7 88.6 0.9 ↑ 88.8 0.2 ↑ 87.5 -1.3 ↓ 88.7 1.2 ↑
Breaking Velocity 79.7 79.4 -0.3 ↓ 80.5 1.1 ↑ 77.9 -2.6 ↓ 79.1 1.2 ↑
Exit Velocity 86.2 89.5 3.3 ↑ 91.4 1.9 ↑ 90.8 -0.6 ↓ 89.8 -1 ↓
Launch Angle -4.2 -1.3 2.9 ↑ -.8 0.5 ↑ -5.5 -4.7 ↓ -3.6 1.9 ↑
Barrel % 3.3 5.2 1.9 ↑ 7.9 2.7 ↑ 5.8 -2.1 ↓ 5.8 0
Hard Hit % 20.7 40.4 19.7 ↑ 48.7 8.3 ↑ 44.4 -4.3 ↓ 41.6 -2.8 ↓
Sweet Spot % 19.6 24.9 5.3 ↑ 33.5 8.6 ↑ 21.4 -12.1 ↓ 24 2.6 ↑
xBA .175 .243 0.068 ↑ .239 -0.004 ↓ .231 -0.008 ↓ .227 -0.004 ↓
BA .175 .267 0.092 ↑ .24 -0.027 ↓ .22 -0.02 ↓ .223 0.003 ↑
xwOBA .279 .322 0.043 ↑ .302 -0.02 ↓ .301 -0.001 ↓ .284 -0.017 ↓
wOBA .281 .342 0.061 ↑ .279 -0.063 ↓ .288 0.009 ↑ .272 -0.016 ↓
xSLG .249 .363 0.114 ↑ .379 0.016 ↑ .343 -0.036 ↓ .33 -0.013 ↓
SLG .27 .419 0.149 ↑ .342 -0.077 ↓ .327 -0.015 ↓ .305 -0.022 ↓
K% 22.1 20.7 -1.4 ↓ 26.4 5.7 ↑ 21.9 -4.5 ↓ 23.5 1.6 ↑
BB% 15.6 13.4 -2.2 ↓ 5.6 -7.8 ↓ 10.1 4.5 ↑ 8.1 -2 ↓
Swing % 38.9 43.6 4.7 ↑ 44.8 1.2 ↑ 42.4 -2.4 ↓ 47 4.6 ↑
Whiff% 22.8 26 3.2 ↑ 24.3 -1.7 ↓ 26 1.7 ↑ 25.6 -0.4 ↓
In Zone % 44.5 49.8 5.3 ↑ 52.4 2.6 ↑ 48.7 -3.7 ↓ 52.1 3.4 ↑
Out of Zone % 55.5 50.2 -5.3 ↓ 47.6 -2.6 ↓ 51.3 3.7 ↑ 47.9 -3.4 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 21.9 24.2 2.3 ↑ 26.7 2.5 ↑ 24.3 -2.4 ↓ 27.9 3.6 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 22.7 32.5 9.8 ↑ 24 -8.5 ↓ 24.5 0.5 ↑ 30.5 6 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 50.6 58.7 8.1 ↑ 59.7 1 ↑ 54.2 -5.5 ↓ 59.3 5.1 ↑
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2018 154 .281 114 20 17.5 40 20 50.0
2019 329 .342 236 64 27.1 93 61 65.6
2020 288 .279 208 60 28.8 80 71 88.8
2021 571 .288 476 101 21.2 95 70 73.7
2022 827 .272 680 67 9.9 147 113 76.9

Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2018 211 17.2 20.4% 0.5% 118 25.3 0.0% 21.2%
2019 332 17.3 19.6% 2.1% 225 22.7 0.0% 10.7%
2020 357 18.8 13.4% 2.5% 154 25.5 0.0% 18.2%
2021 651 16.4 38.2% 1.5% 368 23.4 0.3% 13.6%
2022 906 17.8 25.8% 3.9% 475 21.5 4.8% 11.4%
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Pitch Distribution