Gavin Williams
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 6" 250LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 1, #23, Cleveland Indians | East Carolina
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 3 5 3.29 16 16 0 82 81 1.26
2024 3 10 4.86 16 16 0 76 79 1.37
2 Seasons 6 15 4.04 32 32 0 158 160 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 16 3-5 3.29 82 81 1.26
2024 16 3-10 4.86 76 79 1.37
2 Seasons 32 6-15 4.04 158 160 1.31
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
2023 23 1386 223 12 5.4 3.5 88.0 112.1 14.6 34.1 .244 .380 .299 .316 .362 38.6 23.5 10.7 3.29 4.21
2024 24 1368 218 15 6.9 4.5 90.8 110.8 13.2 32.1 .248 .390 .315 .317 .372 44.0 23.8 9.6 4.86 4.22
Player 2754 441 27 6.1 4.0 89.4 112.1 13.9 33.1 .246 .385 .307 .316 .367 41.3 23.6 10.2
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

Williams relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(51.5%) ,
Curveball
(19.8%) ,
Cutter
(12.0%) ,
Slider
(11.3%) ,
Changeup
(5.4%) ,


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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
2023 38.6 26.5 28.7 6.3 32.7 41.3 26.0 4.0 27.4 28.7 27.8 6.7 5.4 3.5
2024 40.8 26.1 26.1 6.9 34.9 32.6 32.6 2.8 30.7 28.9 24.3 6.4 6.9 4.5
Player 39.7 26.3 27.4 6.6 33.8 37.0 29.3 3.4 29.0 28.8 26.1 6.6 6.1 4.0
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 Curveball CLE R 269 79.5 58.5 5.4 10.4GLV 2.3 -14.7 4.9 10.4GLV 1.0
2024 Changeup CLE R 74 89.2 25.9 -2.8 15.3ARM 0.4 8.5 -3.6 15.3ARM 1.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 702 96.6 14.0 -0.8 11.2ARM 4.0 15.3 -0.5 11.2ARM 3.7
2024 Cutter CLE R 161 91.6 26.0 -2.5 0.8GLV -1.7 6.5 -1.8 0.8GLV -1.9
2024 Slider CLE R 155 88.6 28.7 -3.8 2.6GLV -1.0 5.9 -4.3 2.6GLV -2.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 766 95.7 13.9 0.1 9.8ARM 2.6 16.0 0.2 9.8ARM 2.4
2023 Curveball CLE R 233 76.3 63.9 5.1 9.9GLV 0.4 -16.2 6.3 9.9GLV 1.0
2023 Changeup CLE R 76 88.4 26.0 -2.2 15.8ARM 1.0 8.9 -3.6 15.8ARM 1.4
2023 Slider CLE R 306 84.9 36.7 0.0 3.7GLV -1.1 1.3 0.2 3.7GLV -1.6
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 -1 704 51.5 161 .286 .421 .362 22.0 18.0 14.6 .279 .455 .360 41.6
2024 Curveball -0.4 -1 271 19.8 80 .155 .310 .254 30.4 33.8 20.1 .180 .255 .241 44.4
2024 Cutter 0.6 1 164 12.0 44 .205 .333 .268 34.1 34.1 28.8 .218 .351 .283 48.0
2024 Slider 0.0 0 155 11.3 33 .258 .387 .303 24.2 18.2 14.3 .246 .351 .282 56.0
2024 Changeup -3.1 -2 74 5.4 14 .417 .833 .550 14.8 14.3 8.3 .386 .653 .477 30.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 8 767 55.3 181 .250 .404 .334 24.9 20.4 17.3 .277 .442 .356 45.8
2023 Slider 2.8 8 306 22.1 91 .157 .241 .237 31.8 26.4 22.4 .195 .256 .239 30.5
2023 Curveball -0.6 -2 235 17.0 53 .174 .391 .284 35.2 30.2 17.8 .187 .321 .273 25.8
2023 Changeup -4.4 -3 77 5.6 19 .353 .588 .434 21.2 21.1 13.8 .334 .585 .421 38.5
! 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 74 89.2 94 17.7 2:00 2:15 -15
2024 Curveball 271 79.5 93 20.7 7:00 7:00 0
2024 Cutter 163 91.6 48 5.9 12:15 11:45 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 703 96.6 97 18.8 1:15 1:15 0
2024 Slider 155 88.6 39 6.3 11:45 11:00 45
2023 Changeup 77 88.5 99 18.3 2:00 2:15 -15
2023 Curveball 231 76.2 97 22.1 7:00 7:00 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 766 95.7 98 18.5 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Slider 305 84.9 36 4.7 10:15 9:00 75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 344 1,386 15 10 -8 -6 11
2024 342 1,408 4 5 -8 -6 -5
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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 %
2023 1,386 50.4 68.1 76.9 26.6 60.1 44.6 63.2 47.5 27.8 6.4 75.3
2024 1,368 50.3 69.2 80.7 29.0 60.9 43.1 62.7 49.2 24.8 8.2 75.9
Player 2,754 50.4 68.6 78.8 27.8 60.5 43.8 62.9 48.4 26.3 7.3 75.6
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
2023 47 49 66 75 29 68 85 72 53 50 20 63 22 79 46 23 99
2024 38 36 50 59 29 54 68 5 11 56 27 44 53 88 67 28 96
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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 %
2023 22.9 8 9.1 -1 4 10 1 12.5
2024 23.7 9 9.6 -1 3 9 2 22.2
Player 23.3 17 18.6 -2 7 19 3 17.6
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
2023 8 9 5 8 10 9 10 7 8 8 9 7 10 8 11 10 10 9 9 10 9 11 12 11 9 8 9 9 10 9 8
2024 9 10 7 10 8 9 11 10 6 8 9 11 11 8 10 10 10 8 11 12 10 6 12 12 9 9 10 10 10 11 9
Player 17 19 12 18 18 18 21 17 14 16 18 18 21 16 21 20 20 17 20 22 19 17 24 23 18 17 19 19 20 20 17
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 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.7 95.7 0.0
Offspeed Velocity 88.2 89.2 1.0
Breaking Velocity 81.1 82.8 1.7
Exit Velocity 88.0 90.8 2.8
Launch Angle 14.6 13.2 -1.4
Barrel % 5.4 6.9 1.5
Hard Hit % 38.6 44.0 5.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.1 32.1 -2.0
xBA .244 .248 0.004
BA .219 .246 0.027
xwOBA .316 .317 0.001
wOBA .299 .315 0.016
xSLG .380 .390 0.010
SLG .368 .396 0.028
K% 23.5 23.8 0.3
BB% 10.7 9.6 -1.1
Swing % 47.5 49.2 1.7
Whiff% 27.8 24.8 -3.0
In Zone % 50.4 50.3 -0.1
Out of Zone % 49.6 49.7 0.1
Out of Zone Swing % 26.6 29.0 2.4
First Pitch Swing % 34.8 35.5 0.7
First Pitch Strike % 63.2 62.7 -0.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 344 .299 162 0 0.0 182 87 47.8
2024 Shades 332 .315 158 5 3.2 174 43 24.7
! 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 %
2023 405 15.9 30.6% 0.5% 202 20.9 1.0% 0.0%
2024 366 14.4 59.8% 0.3% 187 19.3 0.0% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution