Gus Varland
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 213LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 14, #413, Oakland Athletics | Concordia University
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 1 6.64 16 0 0 20.1 20 2.11
2024 1 0 2.95 20 0 0 21.1 24 1.45
2 Seasons 2 1 4.75 36 0 0 41.2 44 1.78
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 16 1-1 6.64 20.1 20 2.11
2024 20 1-0 2.95 21.1 24 1.45
2 Seasons 36 2-1 4.75 41.2 44 1.78
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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 26 403 66 7 10.6 6.8 93.7 109.8 7.3 34.8 .292 .473 .408 .382 .422 57.6 19.4 15.5 6.64 6.52
2024 27 367 61 3 4.9 3.2 88.6 107.9 10.5 41.0 .266 .382 .320 .311 .390 32.8 25.8 7.5 2.95 3.98
Player 770 127 10 7.9 5.1 91.3 109.8 8.8 37.8 .279 .428 .366 .348 .407 45.7 22.4 11.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Varland relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(53.5%) ,
Slider
(39.4%) ,
Changeup
(4.1%) ,
Sinker
(2.9%) ,


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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 50.0 16.7 30.3 3.0 27.3 48.5 24.2 3.0 31.8 12.1 34.8 7.6 10.6 6.8
2024 41.0 23.0 31.1 4.9 39.3 34.4 26.2 1.6 27.9 26.2 32.8 4.9 4.9 3.2
Player 45.7 19.7 30.7 3.9 33.1 41.7 25.2 2.4 29.9 18.9 33.9 6.3 7.9 5.1
MLB 44.5 23.8 24.7 7.0 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 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: 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
2024 Changeup CWS R 18 89.6 26.3 -4.1 -14 13.3 -1.7 -11
2024 Sinker CWS R 10 94.9 16.4 -7.8 -32 16.8 0.9 6
2024 Slider CWS R 142 88.6 34.4 1.5 5 1.5 -2.5 -62
2024 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 197 95.2 12.2 2.9 19 10.6 2.2 26
2023 Slider LAD R 181 88.9 38.0 5.7 18 3.9 -0.6 -13
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 202 95.6 13.8 1.4 9 10.9 2.0 23
2023 Changeup LAD R 20 89.4 29.6 -1.5 -5 15.5 0.1 1
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 2.9 6 197 53.7 42 .270 .324 .314 24.4 28.6 21.1 .228 .295 .282 28.0
2024 Slider -3.1 -4 142 38.7 43 .317 .488 .394 26.7 20.9 17.0 .312 .485 .358 34.4
2024 Changeup -6.2 -1 18 4.9 5 .200 .200 .180 20.0 40.0 22.2 .279 .333 .271 66.7
2024 Sinker 5.8 1 10 2.7 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 16.7 .042 .060 .040 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 202 50.1 54 .238 .405 .379 23.1 22.2 18.5 .277 .476 .396 58.1
2023 Slider -2.2 -4 181 44.9 42 .405 .676 .490 30.6 16.7 10.9 .316 .500 .387 60.0
2023 Changeup -6.5 -1 20 5.0 6 .333 .333 .300 14.3 16.7 14.3 .243 .278 .230 40.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 18 89.6 99 15.9 2:00 2:15 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 196 95.2 98 20.8 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Sinker 10 94.9 94 22.3 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Slider 141 88.6 23 4.1 10:00 9:15 45
2023 Changeup 20 89.4 92 16.6 2:00 2:45 -45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 202 95.6 97 19.4 1:15 1:15 0
2023 Slider 181 88.9 37 7.4 7:30 7:15 15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 102 403 -4 4 -3 -3 -5
2024 92 367 1 3 -1 -2 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 %
2023 403 49.6 68.0 82.4 23.2 48.9 39.5 67.6 45.4 26.2 8.7 77.1
2024 367 56.1 63.1 81.5 26.1 54.8 45.8 60.9 46.9 25.0 8.2 86.7
Player 770 52.7 65.5 82.0 24.5 51.7 42.5 64.4 46.1 25.6 8.4 81.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 78 57 38
2024 69 77 55
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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 22.6 3 3.8 -1 0 4 1 33.3
2024 23.9 2 1.8 0 0 2 1 50.0
Player 23.1 5 5.6 -1 0 6 2 40.0
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
2023 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 3 5 3 4 2 3 5 4 3 5 4 2 3 5 5 3 4 4
2024 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Player 5 4 4 5 7 6 7 5 7 5 6 8 4 4 8 4 6 3 5 8 5 5 8 5 3 5 7 7 5 6 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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.6 95.2 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 89.4 89.6 0.2
Breaking Velocity 88.9 88.6 -0.3
Exit Velocity 93.7 88.6 -5.1
Launch Angle 7.3 10.5 3.2
Barrel % 10.6 4.9 -5.7
Hard Hit % 57.6 32.8 -24.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.8 41.0 6.2
xBA .292 .266 -0.026
BA .318 .282 -0.036
xwOBA .382 .311 -0.071
wOBA .408 .320 -0.088
xSLG .473 .382 -0.091
SLG .518 .388 -0.130
K% 19.4 25.8 6.4
BB% 15.5 7.5 -8.0
Swing % 45.4 46.9 1.5
Whiff% 26.2 25.0 -1.2
In Zone % 49.6 56.1 6.5
Out of Zone % 50.4 43.9 -6.5
Out of Zone Swing % 23.2 26.1 2.9
First Pitch Swing % 32.4 30.4 -2.0
First Pitch Strike % 67.6 60.9 -6.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 102 .408 61 1 1.6 41 11 26.8
2024 Shades 91 .324 60 1 1.7 31 8 25.8
! 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 %
2023 98 14.8 53.1% 0.0% 69 17.1 17.4% 0.0%
2024 72 15.4 38.9% 0.0% 77 17.1 9.1% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution