Griffin Canning
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 180LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 2, #47, Los Angeles Angels | UCLA
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 5 4 5.60 14 13 0 62.2 62 1.48
2023 7 8 4.32 24 22 0 127 139 1.24
2024 6 13 5.19 32 31 0 171.2 130 1.40
5 Seasons 25 34 4.78 99 94 0 508 483 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 14 5-4 5.60 62.2 62 1.48
2023 24 7-8 4.32 127 139 1.24
2024 32 6-13 5.19 171.2 130 1.40
5 Seasons 99 25-34 4.78 508 483 1.33
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
2019 23 1552 250 19 7.6 4.9 87.9 110.6 17.4 31.6 .221 .405 .312 .303 .360 32.4 25.0 7.8 4.58 4.03
2020 24 965 158 14 8.9 5.9 88.9 114.6 18.9 30.4 .232 .423 .330 .320 .377 34.2 23.5 9.7 3.99 4.36
2021 25 1080 185 17 9.2 6.1 89.6 111.3 16.8 32.4 .250 .433 .358 .332 .387 39.5 22.4 10.1 5.60 4.73
2023 27 2177 356 35 9.8 6.5 91.0 112.4 12.8 31.5 .236 .421 .315 .309 .389 44.2 25.9 6.7 4.32 4.01
2024 28 2869 537 46 8.6 6.2 90.5 114.7 14.3 32.4 .259 .437 .341 .334 .367 41.9 17.6 8.9 5.19 4.74
Player 8643 1486 131 8.8 6.0 89.9 114.7 15.3 31.8 .243 .425 .331 .320 .375 39.7 22.2 8.4
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

Canning relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(37.6%) ,
Changeup
(26.7%) ,
Slider
(24.0%) ,
Curveball
(10.7%) ,
Sinker
(1.0%) ,


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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
2019 38.8 28.8 22.8 9.6 28.4 46.4 25.2 4.0 27.2 34.0 20.4 5.6 7.6 4.9
2020 36.7 28.5 23.4 11.4 41.1 38.0 20.9 3.2 27.8 29.7 22.2 6.3 8.9 5.9
2021 36.2 31.4 23.2 9.2 42.7 31.4 25.9 2.2 25.9 28.6 26.5 6.5 9.2 6.1
2023 43.0 30.1 20.5 6.5 39.3 36.2 24.4 1.4 32.6 25.3 21.6 5.1 9.8 6.5
2024 41.3 30.0 22.5 6.1 40.4 35.6 24.0 3.5 28.5 28.5 25.5 5.4 8.6 6.2
Player 40.2 29.8 22.3 7.7 38.5 37.3 24.2 2.9 28.9 28.8 23.5 5.6 8.8 6.0
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 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 1079 93.4 15.2 0.0 8.1ARM 0.6 16.2 0.4 8.1ARM 0.6
2024 Slider LAA R 689 87.7 36.7 3.2 0.1ARM -3.9 -1.2 2.8 0.1ARM -5.2
2024 Curveball LAA R 308 80.6 48.4 -3.4 12.3GLV 3.2 -6.0 -3.9 12.3GLV 2.9
2024 Changeup LAA R 765 88.6 30.6 0.1 16.4ARM 1.6 4.3 0.6 16.4ARM 2.2
2024 Sinker LAA R 28 93.0 18.7 -4.4 14.2ARM -0.7 13.0 -5.7 14.2ARM -0.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 725 94.7 14.8 0.0 7.4ARM -0.4 15.7 -0.1 7.4ARM 0.0
2023 Sinker LAA R 13 94.9 17.2 -4.4 14.1ARM -1.1 13.3 -5.7 14.1ARM -0.9
2023 Slider LAA R 622 88.4 38.3 5.5 0.1GLV -3.9 -3.4 4.9 0.1GLV -5.2
2023 Changeup LAA R 442 90.2 29.3 -0.2 16.3ARM 0.8 4.4 1.0 16.3ARM 1.9
2023 Curveball LAA R 279 81.8 48.3 -1.9 12.0GLV 4.1 -7.3 -2.6 12.0GLV 3.1
! 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 -1.1 -12 1,079 37.6 263 .251 .529 .367 14.7 12.5 12.0 .273 .523 .377 44.5
2024 Changeup 0.5 4 765 26.7 229 .259 .387 .318 28.8 16.6 17.4 .247 .370 .293 36.9
2024 Slider -1.1 -7 689 24.0 182 .284 .444 .354 33.1 26.9 20.9 .249 .398 .316 44.3
2024 Curveball -1.1 -3 308 10.7 56 .271 .438 .361 24.1 17.9 14.9 .258 .403 .344 41.0
2024 Sinker -6.6 -2 28 1.0 8 .429 .857 .563 0.0 0.0 0.0 .441 .848 .569 57.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 -1 726 33.3 150 .235 .500 .342 28.3 26.7 19.0 .243 .513 .348 48.5
2023 Slider -0.2 -1 624 28.7 169 .261 .344 .297 34.0 33.1 22.6 .222 .308 .262 41.6
2023 Changeup 1.2 5 442 20.3 138 .214 .341 .279 24.9 18.8 15.5 .246 .392 .309 42.0
2023 Curveball 1.3 4 279 12.8 51 .271 .667 .392 25.2 17.6 19.6 .264 .584 .359 45.0
2023 Sinker -5.2 -1 13 0.6 5 .250 1.000 .540 0.0 0.0 0.0 .402 1.474 .742 50.0
! 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 757 88.6 90 17.6 2:00 2:45 -45
2024 Curveball 303 80.6 48 15.5 7:00 8:00 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1,079 93.4 97 17.7 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Sinker 28 93.0 96 19.2 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Slider 689 87.7 14 3.9 6:15 5:30 45
2023 Changeup 380 90.2 88 17.6 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Curveball 227 81.8 52 15.9 6:45 7:45 -60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 679 94.7 95 17.0 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Sinker 13 94.9 96 19.5 1:00 1:45 -45
2023 Slider 597 88.4 21 5.8 7:00 6:00 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 384 1,552 7 13 -8 -8 3
2020 238 965 6 8 -9 -4 0
2021 277 1,076 -10 10 -7 -6 -13
2023 513 2,084 1 19 -7 -8 5
2024 738 2,869 1 10 -19 -12 -20
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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 %
2019 1,552 44.1 65.8 80.0 29.1 45.5 42.8 57.8 45.3 32.3 5.9 75.8
2020 965 44.9 67.9 82.7 26.5 51.1 40.6 56.3 45.1 27.4 6.6 82.8
2021 1,080 48.1 74.0 76.8 26.9 49.0 42.5 57.8 49.5 30.3 7.6 84.1
2023 2,177 51.9 66.3 82.2 29.0 44.0 39.7 60.3 48.4 29.1 8.4 74.9
2024 2,869 46.7 70.2 85.4 29.2 53.9 43.0 58.2 48.4 24.5 6.4 76.0
Player 8,643 47.5 68.7 82.2 28.6 49.1 41.8 58.4 47.6 28.1 7.0 77.5
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
2019 63 75 55 36 68 44 37 70 82 63 55 88 49 62 69 37 18
2020 47 57 40 29 55 8 26 38 65 51 38 53 39 41 72 10
2021 26 34 29 28 29 50 25 32 42 41 25 79 38 48 61 28 19
2023 56 61 35 26 75 16 20 6 15 69 76 71 50 63 25 38 21
2024 17 22 15 18 24 3 30 9 22 11 35 42 54 38 19 27 17
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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 %
2019 22.7 14 11.5 3 5 8 5 35.7
2020 22.3 8 9.2 -1 1 7 4 50.0
2021 24.4 14 13.4 1 4 8 6 42.9
2023 23.7 22 18.9 3 10 10 10 45.5
2024 23.6 31 28.4 3 10 23 11 35.5
Player 23.5 89 81.3 8 30 56 36 40.4
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
2019 14 15 8 12 11 12 14 14 7 8 8 11 14 11 12 11 11 11 13 15 12 12 15 13 10 10 9 12 13 10 10
2020 8 11 8 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 10 9 10 10 10 8 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 7
2021 14 15 15 13 14 13 14 14 8 10 13 13 13 14 14 17 13 13 15 13 14 15 14 15 12 13 14 13 14 12 12
2023 22 17 16 19 19 19 19 18 18 15 17 21 21 16 22 20 24 18 17 20 18 18 26 22 15 15 18 21 21 19 17
2024 31 23 25 34 27 29 33 28 24 24 27 32 29 27 27 28 26 24 29 34 31 28 38 34 23 26 29 32 30 28 24
Player 89 81 72 89 81 83 90 83 65 65 73 86 85 76 84 84 84 75 84 92 85 81 103 94 69 73 80 87 88 78 70
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 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.9 91.4 -2.5 -- 2.1 -- -- 94.7 -- 93.4 -1.3
Offspeed Velocity 89.1 87.9 -1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 90.2 -- 88.6 -1.6
Breaking Velocity 86.4 86.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 86.4 -- 85.5 -0.9
Exit Velocity 87.9 88.9 1.0 -- 0.7 -- -- 91.0 -- 90.5 -0.5
Launch Angle 17.4 18.9 1.5 -- -2.1 -- -- 12.8 -- 14.3 1.5
Barrel % 7.6 8.9 1.3 -- 0.3 -- -- 9.8 -- 8.6 -1.2
Hard Hit % 32.4 34.2 1.8 -- 5.3 -- -- 44.2 -- 41.9 -2.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.6 30.4 -1.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 31.5 -- 32.4 0.9
xBA .221 .232 0.011 -- 0.018 -- -- .236 -- .259 0.023
BA .235 .257 0.022 -- 0.007 -- -- .245 -- .265 0.020
xwOBA .303 .320 0.017 -- 0.012 -- -- .309 -- .334 0.025
wOBA .312 .330 0.018 -- 0.028 -- -- .315 -- .341 0.026
xSLG .405 .423 0.018 -- 0.010 -- -- .421 -- .437 0.016
SLG .431 .443 0.012 -- 0.057 -- -- .430 -- .459 0.029
K% 25.0 23.5 -1.5 -- -1.1 -- -- 25.9 -- 17.6 -8.3
BB% 7.8 9.7 1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 6.7 -- 8.9 2.2
Swing % 45.3 45.1 -0.2 -- 4.4 -- -- 48.4 -- 48.4 0.0
Whiff% 32.3 27.4 -4.9 -- 2.9 -- -- 29.1 -- 24.5 -4.6
In Zone % 44.1 44.9 0.8 -- 3.2 -- -- 51.9 -- 46.7 -5.2
Out of Zone % 55.9 55.1 -0.8 -- -3.2 -- -- 48.1 -- 53.3 5.2
Out of Zone Swing % 29.1 26.5 -2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 29.0 -- 29.2 0.2
First Pitch Swing % 27.1 30.3 3.2 -- -0.3 -- -- 29.9 -- 29.0 -0.9
First Pitch Strike % 57.8 56.3 -1.5 -- 1.5 -- -- 60.3 -- 58.2 -2.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 378 .310 196 10 5.1 182 17 9.3
2020 Shifts 237 .331 130 40 30.8 107 42 39.3
2021 Shifts 267 .358 144 35 24.3 123 91 74.0
2023 Shades 513 .314 266 2 0.8 247 103 41.7
2024 Shades 738 .341 353 108 30.6 385 315 81.8
! 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 %
2019 504 18.2 12.7% 2.8% 221 25.6 0.0% 14.0%
2020 290 18.7 12.4% 1.4% 134 25.8 0.0% 17.9%
2021 315 18.4 13.7% 3.5% 124 24.6 0.0% 20.2%
2023 616 16.2 36.2% 1.1% 288 20.4 0.3% 1.7%
2024 818 16.6 28.6% 0.4% 373 19.5 2.4% 1.3%

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Pitch Distribution