Iván Nova
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 250LBS | Age: 37
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 9 9 4.19 29 29 0 161 114 1.28
2019 11 12 4.72 34 34 0 187 114 1.45
2020 1 1 8.53 4 4 0 19 9 1.63
11 Seasons 90 77 4.38 240 227 1 1,347.2 963 1.36
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 29 9-9 4.19 161 114 1.28
2019 34 11-12 4.72 187 114 1.45
2020 4 1-1 8.53 19 9 1.63
11 Seasons 240 90-77 4.38 1,347.2 963 1.36
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
2015 28 1529 310 21 6.8 5.1 89.5 113.3 8.4 29.7 .263 .414 .344 .334 .356 37.4 15.3 8.0 5.07 4.71
2016 29 2310 520 35 6.7 5.1 90.7 118.0 5.2 31.9 .266 .445 .330 .323 .379 41.0 18.6 4.1 4.17 4.43
2017 30 2677 611 40 6.5 5.1 89.4 112.4 9.2 34.0 .282 .480 .330 .341 .393 36.8 16.7 4.6 4.14 5.10
2018 31 2529 530 42 7.9 6.1 90.0 115.3 11.0 33.2 .267 .463 .327 .332 .380 38.7 16.7 5.1 4.19 4.73
2019 32 3005 635 46 7.2 5.7 88.8 118.9 10.7 34.6 .295 .477 .351 .352 .386 38.4 14.1 5.8 4.72 5.63
2020 33 284 70 7 10.0 8.0 90.2 112.8 6.0 28.6 .316 .586 .358 .413 .429 41.4 10.2 10.2 8.53 7.97
Player 12334 2676 191 7.1 5.5 89.6 118.9 9.0 33.0 .277 .464 .337 .339 .383 38.6 16.1 5.4
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

Nova relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(40.1%) ,
Curveball
(25.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(19.0%) ,
Changeup
(15.5%) ,


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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
2015 51.6 18.7 24.2 5.5 38.4 36.5 23.5 3.5 38.7 22.3 22.6 3.5 6.8 5.1
2016 55.4 17.1 24.0 3.5 39.2 38.7 22.1 2.1 42.5 14.8 22.1 6.7 6.7 5.1
2017 47.6 19.1 28.3 4.9 38.6 39.9 21.4 3.8 33.6 19.3 24.9 6.4 6.5 5.1
2018 46.6 23.2 24.5 5.7 35.8 38.5 25.5 1.7 35.3 23.8 24.0 5.7 7.9 6.1
2019 46.6 19.4 27.6 6.5 41.7 38.3 20.0 4.1 34.8 21.4 26.1 5.4 7.2 5.7
2020 57.1 20.0 21.4 1.4 37.1 50.0 12.9 7.1 42.9 11.4 18.6 8.6 10.0 8.0
Player 49.4 19.6 25.9 5.1 38.9 38.9 22.0 3.2 36.8 20.0 24.0 5.8 7.1 5.5
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

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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
2020 Sinker DET R 114 92.1 25.4 3.8 16.5ARM 2.2 6.8 2.3 16.5ARM 1.7
2020 Curveball DET R 72 79.6 48.4 -5.3 4.5GLV -3.0 -5.3 -4.4 4.5GLV -4.7
2020 4-Seam Fastball DET R 54 92.3 21.3 -5.7 10.9ARM 4.4 10.8 -5.2 10.9ARM 3.6
2020 Changeup DET R 44 86.4 30.6 1.9 15.5ARM 2.2 6.1 0.3 15.5ARM 2.1
2019 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 528 92.5 20.8 -4.5 12.4ARM 5.4 11.8 -3.8 12.4ARM 4.9
2019 Sinker CWS R 1101 92.3 25.5 3.3 17.2ARM 2.7 7.1 2.0 17.2ARM 2.3
2019 Cutter CWS R 390 86.7 28.9 0.1 3.6ARM -5.8 8.1 0.3 3.6ARM -6.2
2019 Changeup CWS R 480 86.2 29.9 0.6 16.5ARM 3.2 7.3 -0.4 16.5ARM 3.0
2019 Curveball CWS R 504 79.9 50.5 -3.1 2.8GLV -4.4 -6.3 -3.4 2.8GLV -6.4
! 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 %
2020 Sinker -3.1 -4 114 40.1 41 .314 .543 .425 10.3 2.4 6.7 .364 .698 .487 44.1
2020 Curveball 1.6 1 72 25.4 18 .118 .294 .200 47.4 38.9 30.4 .200 .471 .301 40.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -8.9 -5 54 19.0 19 .529 .824 .595 0.0 5.3 11.1 .331 .610 .424 56.3
2020 Changeup 1.7 1 44 15.5 10 .000 .000 .090 16.7 0.0 0.0 .323 .358 .298 10.0
2019 Sinker -0.5 -6 1,101 36.6 355 .333 .508 .411 10.6 11.5 13.4 .298 .466 .358 41.5
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 2 528 17.6 118 .309 .509 .382 11.1 7.6 8.0 .299 .504 .361 38.6
2019 Curveball -1.0 -5 504 16.8 82 .299 .442 .326 31.3 19.5 14.0 .320 .468 .359 42.9
2019 Changeup 0.3 1 480 16.0 130 .273 .446 .334 22.8 8.5 10.6 .297 .481 .347 28.6
2019 Cutter -1.8 -7 390 13.0 120 .246 .456 .316 34.2 30.8 20.0 .264 .485 .332 37.7
! 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
2020 Changeup 37 86.4 100 17.1 2:00 2:30 -30
2020 Curveball 66 79.5 63 9.0 7:00 7:00 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 42 92.3 87 15.3 1:45 1:45 0
2020 Sinker 96 92.2 88 18.3 1:45 2:30 -45
! 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
2010 182 656 5 4 -5 -3 1
2011 735 2,677 19 14 -12 -11 10
2012 744 2,675 -4 1 -8 -11 -23
2013 582 2,079 12 15 -2 -10 15
2014 96 328 -4 -1 -1 -3 -9
2015 413 1,528 -1 7 -5 -6 -5
2016 683 2,308 -5 24 -3 -9 7
2017 757 2,575 6 15 -16 -7 -3
2018 679 2,528 2 12 -14 -6 -5
2019 805 3,003 5 13 -21 -13 -15
2020 88 284 -4 1 -2 -1 -7
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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 %
2015 1,529 44.0 62.2 90.4 34.5 68.6 42.4 55.0 46.7 17.6 6.1 71.3
2016 2,310 46.3 65.9 90.8 35.3 60.5 42.9 61.7 49.5 20.5 5.8 70.9
2017 2,677 50.6 68.6 87.7 31.8 65.4 42.3 64.5 50.5 17.9 8.0 75.8
2018 2,529 46.9 70.6 86.9 29.7 61.9 42.8 57.4 48.9 19.9 7.0 73.4
2019 3,005 47.0 69.1 87.9 30.9 67.1 43.1 60.7 48.9 18.5 6.7 77.6
2020 284 44.4 74.6 89.4 31.0 61.2 44.4 60.2 50.4 19.6 7.0 85.0
Player 12,334 47.1 68.0 88.5 32.2 64.5 42.8 60.4 49.1 18.9 6.8 74.7
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
2015 18 22 29 39 17 29 14 13 12 16 41 12 91 63 43 61 33
2016 34 24 24 23 62 10 32 3 5 32 97 27 97 54 36 31 21
2017 20 10 11 17 42 3 38 6 17 17 96 8 88 48 45 31 23
2018 23 14 9 10 50 2 22 10 22 15 93 13 70 49 50 20 22
2019 12 4 15 38 17 2 45 45 33 3 83 5 70 35 35 17 26
2020 1 1 1 2 4 38 16 17 23 1 33 8 79 34 34 14 24
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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 %
2016 21.7 23 21.8 1 16 19 7 30.4
2017 23.0 29 30.0 -1 10 23 13 44.8
2018 22.7 26 27.2 -1 8 19 13 50.0
2019 23.3 30 25.2 5 11 22 11 36.7
2020 26.0 4 5.3 -1 2 4 2 50.0
Player 22.9 112 109.6 2 47 87 46 41.1
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
2016 23 24 19 25 23 18 25 19 21 14 22 32 21 17 23 26 10 17 21 26 20 17 31 29 18 21 23 31 22 24 16
2017 29 28 25 29 34 31 37 29 25 23 29 34 30 30 32 32 24 28 30 32 29 27 39 33 27 28 28 40 32 34 22
2018 26 34 19 23 27 25 32 26 25 20 28 29 27 26 27 27 25 25 29 33 32 26 35 30 23 21 25 29 33 29 26
2019 30 32 21 26 27 24 30 25 21 15 19 29 32 28 23 27 23 21 25 27 28 27 30 28 25 22 23 29 33 22 15
2020 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 7 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 5 4 5 5 7 5 3
Player 112 123 90 108 116 104 129 104 96 76 102 129 117 106 110 117 88 96 110 123 116 105 142 125 98 96 104 134 127 114 82
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.6 93.2 -0.4 ↓ 92.8 -0.4 ↓ 92.9 0.1 ↑ 91.3 -1.6 ↓ 92.2 0.9 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 87.3 86.9 -0.4 ↓ 86.4 -0.5 ↓ 86.5 0.1 ↑ 86.2 -0.3 ↓ 86.4 0.2 ↑
Breaking Velocity 80.5 81.2 0.7 ↑ 80.6 -0.6 ↓ 80.6 0.0 79.9 -0.7 ↓ 79.6 -0.3 ↓
Exit Velocity 89.5 90.7 1.2 ↑ 89.4 -1.3 ↓ 90.0 0.6 ↑ 88.8 -1.2 ↓ 90.2 1.4 ↑
Launch Angle 8.4 5.2 -3.2 ↓ 9.2 4.0 ↑ 11.0 1.8 ↑ 10.7 -0.3 ↓ 6.0 -4.7 ↓
Barrel % 6.8 6.7 -0.1 ↓ 6.5 -0.2 ↓ 7.9 1.4 ↑ 7.2 -0.7 ↓ 10.0 2.8 ↑
Hard Hit % 37.4 41.0 3.6 ↑ 36.8 -4.2 ↓ 38.7 1.9 ↑ 38.4 -0.3 ↓ 41.4 3.0 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.7 31.9 2.2 ↑ 34.0 2.1 ↑ 33.2 -0.8 ↓ 34.6 1.4 ↑ 28.6 -6.0 ↓
xBA .263 .266 0.003 ↑ .282 0.016 ↑ .267 -0.015 ↓ .295 0.028 ↑ .316 0.021 ↑
BA .269 .275 0.006 ↑ .277 0.002 ↑ .268 -0.009 ↓ .303 0.035 ↑ .278 -0.025 ↓
xwOBA .334 .323 -0.011 ↓ .341 0.018 ↑ .332 -0.009 ↓ .352 0.020 ↑ .413 0.061 ↑
wOBA .344 .330 -0.014 ↓ .330 0.000 .327 -0.003 ↓ .351 0.024 ↑ .358 0.007 ↑
xSLG .414 .445 0.031 ↑ .480 0.035 ↑ .463 -0.017 ↓ .477 0.014 ↑ .586 0.109 ↑
SLG .454 .465 0.011 ↑ .464 -0.001 ↓ .459 -0.005 ↓ .483 0.024 ↑ .481 -0.002 ↓
K% 15.3 18.6 3.3 ↑ 16.7 -1.9 ↓ 16.7 0.0 14.1 -2.6 ↓ 10.2 -3.9 ↓
BB% 8.0 4.1 -3.9 ↓ 4.6 0.5 ↑ 5.1 0.5 ↑ 5.8 0.7 ↑ 10.2 4.4 ↑
Swing % 46.7 49.5 2.8 ↑ 50.5 1.0 ↑ 48.9 -1.6 ↓ 48.9 0.0 50.4 1.5 ↑
Whiff% 17.6 20.5 2.9 ↑ 17.9 -2.6 ↓ 19.9 2.0 ↑ 18.5 -1.4 ↓ 19.6 1.1 ↑
In Zone % 44.0 46.3 2.3 ↑ 50.6 4.3 ↑ 46.9 -3.7 ↓ 47.0 0.1 ↑ 44.4 -2.6 ↓
Out of Zone % 56.0 53.7 -2.3 ↓ 49.4 -4.3 ↓ 53.1 3.7 ↑ 53.0 -0.1 ↓ 55.6 2.6 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 34.5 35.3 0.8 ↑ 31.8 -3.5 ↓ 29.7 -2.1 ↓ 30.9 1.2 ↑ 31.0 0.1 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 26.9 30.3 3.4 ↑ 35.1 4.8 ↑ 29.4 -5.7 ↓ 32.2 2.8 ↑ 33.0 0.8 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 55.0 61.7 6.7 ↑ 64.5 2.8 ↑ 57.4 -7.1 ↓ 60.7 3.3 ↑ 60.2 -0.5 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 670 .328 381 56 14.7 289 77 26.6
2017 Shifts 756 .330 401 31 7.7 355 66 18.6
2018 Shifts 679 .327 349 44 12.6 330 77 23.3
2019 Shifts 805 .351 399 54 13.5 406 214 52.7
2020 Shifts 88 .358 37 15 40.5 51 40 78.4
! 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 %
2010 218 15.1 44.0% 1.8% 117 25.0 2.6% 19.7%
2011 759 15.1 48.5% 0.8% 395 23.7 0.3% 11.4%
2012 752 15.1 48.0% 0.5% 466 23.4 0.2% 10.5%
2013 611 15.3 45.0% 1.3% 376 22.9 0.5% 6.4%
2014 84 17.5 14.3% 1.2% 54 25.4 0.0% 9.3%
2015 442 19.5 9.7% 6.6% 247 26.9 0.8% 28.3%
2016 690 17.6 25.9% 3.3% 326 25.8 3.1% 25.8%
2017 760 15.7 40.3% 0.9% 361 24.4 0.0% 13.9%
2018 776 15.1 47.2% 0.9% 352 24.7 0.0% 13.6%
2019 873 15.8 39.1% 0.6% 449 25.6 0.0% 14.9%
2020 79 15.9 35.4% 0.0% 44 23.8 0.0% 4.5%

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Pitch Distribution

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