Gordon Graceffo
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 5, #151, St. Louis Cardinals | Villanova
MLB Pipeline Rank
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 0 1 4.70 2 1 0 7.2 6 1.17
2025 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 3 2 3.00
2 Seasons 0 1 8.44 3 1 0 10.2 8 1.69
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 2 0-1 4.70 7.2 6 1.17
2025 1 0-0 18.00 3 2 3.00
2 Seasons 3 0-1 8.44 10.2 8 1.69
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
2024 24 105 23 3 13.0 9.7 88.9 109.1 14.6 30.4 .279 .489 .329 .341 .400 39.1 19.4 6.5 4.70 4.97
2025 25 63 16 3 18.8 15.8 100.1 109.2 11.0 56.3 .473 .982 .577 .616 .689 75.0 10.5 5.3 18.00 24.14
Player 168 39 6 15.4 12.0 93.6 109.2 13.1 41.0 .355 .682 .423 .446 .518 53.8 16.0 6.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Graceffo relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(47.6%) ,
Slider
(25.4%) ,
Curveball
(19.0%) ,
Changeup
(7.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 43.5 56.5 34.8 17.4 4.3 52.2 34.8 13.0 26.1 17.4 0.0 26.1 17.4 13.0
2025 43.8 56.3 25.0 25.0 6.3 50.0 37.5 12.5 25.0 12.5 6.3 25.0 25.0 6.3
Player 43.6 56.4 30.8 20.5 5.1 51.3 35.9 12.8 25.6 15.4 2.6 25.6 20.5 10.3
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 4.3 30.4 30.4 17.4 4.3 13.0 9.7
2025 0.0 31.3 6.3 25.0 18.8 18.8 15.8
Player 2.6 30.8 20.5 20.5 10.3 15.4 12.0
MLB 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
2025 Curveball STL R 12 83.7 54.3 4.5 1.4GLV -5.6 -14.9 5.0 1.4GLV -8.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball STL R 30 93.2 15.7 -1.0 3.7ARM -3.2 15.9 -0.1 3.7ARM -4.0
2025 Changeup STL R 5 85.4 27.2 -5.6 16.0ARM 1.7 10.5 -6.4 16.0ARM 1.2
2025 Slider STL R 16 89.4 28.7 -2.9 2.8GLV -0.7 5.4 -3.6 2.8GLV -2.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL R 43 93.6 16.8 -1.8 6.9ARM -0.1 14.2 -1.5 6.9ARM -0.7
2024 Slider STL R 20 86.4 35.6 0.9 3.4GLV -1.0 0.6 1.0 3.4GLV -1.5
2024 Changeup STL R 26 84.6 28.8 -3.9 15.6ARM 1.6 9.3 -4.4 15.6ARM 1.4
2024 Curveball STL R 16 81.3 56.8 5.7 5.7GLV -2.3 -15.4 5.4 5.7GLV -3.7
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -8.7 -3 30 47.6 9 .500 1.125 .678 0.0 0.0 0.0 .558 1.261 .755 87.5
2025 Slider -4.1 -1 16 25.4 5 .400 .600 .430 30.0 0.0 0.0 .447 .543 .433 60.0
2025 Curveball -1.5 0 12 19.0 3 .000 .000 .300 25.0 66.7 22.2 .059 .068 .053 0.0
2025 Changeup -32.6 -2 5 7.9 2 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .822 2.332 1.301 100.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.6 -1 43 41.0 11 .273 .727 .409 16.7 9.1 12.5 .309 .770 .450 40.0
2024 Changeup 2.4 1 26 24.8 8 .143 .286 .244 27.8 25.0 22.2 .154 .182 .220 0.0
2024 Slider -2.9 -1 20 19.0 8 .500 .667 .469 25.0 25.0 50.0 .468 .555 .423 60.0
2024 Curveball 5.2 1 16 15.2 4 .000 .000 .000 37.5 25.0 33.3 .133 .156 .123 66.7
! 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
2025 Curveball 12 83.7 73 17.7 6:30 6:15 15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 30 93.2 86 15.6 12:45 12:30 15
2025 Slider 16 89.4 30 5.3 12:00 10:45 75
2024 Changeup 26 84.6 95 18.1 2:00 2:15 -15
2024 Curveball 16 81.3 81 18.9 6:45 6:30 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 43 93.6 96 15.4 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Slider 20 86.4 22 4.5 10:15 8:45 90
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 31 105 1 0 0 -1 0
2025 19 63 -2 -2 -1 0 -5
Player 50 168 -2 -2 -1 -2 -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 %
2024 105 50.5 71.7 86.8 34.6 50.0 40.0 48.4 53.3 25.0 6.7 57.1
2025 63 58.7 73.0 100.0 30.8 50.0 38.1 73.7 55.6 11.4 12.7 75.0
Player 168 53.6 72.2 92.3 33.3 50.0 39.3 58.0 54.2 19.8 8.9 66.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 22.5 1 1.5 -1 1 2 0 0.0
2025 22.1 1 1.5 -1 1 2 0 0.0
Player 22.3 2 3.0 -1 2 4 0 0.0
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
2024 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
2025 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 2
Player 2 4 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 6 3 3 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 2 3 2 2 5 3 3
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 2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 93.6 -0.4 93.2
Offspeed Velocity 84.6 0.8 85.4
Breaking Velocity 84.1 2.8 86.9
Exit Velocity 88.9 11.2 100.1
Launch Angle 14.6 -3.6 11.0
Barrel % 13.0 5.8 18.8
Hard Hit % 39.1 35.9 75.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.4 25.9 56.3
xBA .279 0.194 .473
BA .250 0.194 .444
xwOBA .341 0.275 .616
wOBA .329 0.248 .577
xSLG .489 0.493 .982
SLG .500 0.389 .889
K% 19.4 -8.9 10.5
BB% 6.5 -1.2 5.3
Swing % 53.3 2.3 55.6
Whiff% 25.0 -13.6 11.4
In Zone % 50.5 8.2 58.7
Out of Zone % 49.5 -8.2 41.3
Out of Zone Swing % 34.6 -3.8 30.8
First Pitch Swing % 29.0 28.9 57.9
First Pitch Strike % 48.4 25.3 73.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 31 .329 18 0 0.0 13 10 76.9
2025 Shades 19 .577 13 0 0.0 6 2 33.3
! 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 %
2024 26 17.4 15.4% 0.0% 16 17.2 6.3% 0.0%
2025 7 18.1 0.0% 0.0% 13 20.7 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution