Jacob Amaya
SS | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 10" 180LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 11, #340, Los Angeles Dodgers | South Hills (CA) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 9 9 1 2 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444
2024 72 68 4 12 0 1 .176 .222 .191 .413
2 Seasons 81 77 5 14 0 2 .182 .222 .195 .417
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .222 0 1 .444
2024 .176 0 1 .413
2 Seasons .182 0 2 .417
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting 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%
2023 24 28 8 0 0.0 0.0 84.2 99.9 -0.1 12.5 .272 .362 .196 .274 .308 37.5 11.1 0.0
2024 25 301 40 1 2.5 1.4 87.8 104.6 6.3 30.0 .179 .222 .190 .202 .295 32.5 38.9 5.6
Player 329 48 1 2.1 1.2 87.2 104.6 5.2 27.1 .190 .238 .191 .210 .297 33.3 35.8 4.9
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.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 87.5 12.5 0.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 25.0 12.5 37.5 0.0 37.5 12.5 0.0 0.0
2024 52.5 17.5 27.5 2.5 35.0 32.5 32.5 2.5 45.0 22.5 27.5 0.0 2.5 1.4
Player 58.3 16.7 22.9 2.1 41.7 27.1 31.3 4.2 43.8 18.8 29.2 2.1 2.1 1.2
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.

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 -1.8 -2 118 39.2 28 .120 .120 .204 30.9 42.9 40.0 .164 .213 .221 46.2
2024 Sinker -3.0 -1 46 15.3 12 .167 .250 .179 16.7 41.7 33.3 .267 .309 .252 14.3
2024 Slider -0.7 0 33 11.0 8 .250 .250 .225 33.3 25.0 33.3 .236 .286 .228 50.0
2024 Sweeper 2.7 1 32 10.6 5 .400 .400 .360 27.3 20.0 7.7 .137 .185 .137 0.0
2024 Curveball -5.2 -1 26 8.6 5 .000 .000 .000 25.0 60.0 37.5 .107 .160 .112 50.0
2024 Changeup 0.2 0 23 7.6 8 .286 .286 .313 11.1 37.5 50.0 .146 .162 .205 25.0
2024 Cutter -3.6 -1 18 6.0 5 .200 .200 .180 25.0 20.0 33.3 .146 .179 .138 25.0
2024 Split-Finger -0.1 0 5 1.7 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
2023 Slider -3.6 0 8 28.6 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .362 .407 .329 0.0
2023 Sinker -3.1 0 6 21.4 -- -- -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -12.3 -1 5 17.9 4 .250 .250 .225 20.0 25.0 100.0 .212 .266 .211 33.3
2023 Curveball -3.9 0 4 14.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .102 .104 .094 0.0
2023 Changeup -12.8 0 3 10.7 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .174 .560 .294 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 72 301 -4 -5 2 1 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 28 57.1 56.3 100.0 50.0 66.7 46.4 22.2 53.6 13.3 7.1 50.0
2024 301 51.5 54.2 77.4 19.2 50.0 46.8 18.1 37.2 27.7 7.3 54.5
Player 329 52.0 54.4 79.6 21.5 52.9 46.8 18.5 38.6 26.0 7.3 54.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2023 5 25
2024 13 73 27
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 84.2 87.8 3.6
Launch Angle -0.1 6.3 6.4
Barrel % 0.0 2.5 2.5
Hard Hit % 37.5 32.5 -5.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 12.5 30.0 17.5
xBA .272 .179 -0.093
BA .222 .176 -0.046
xwOBA .274 .202 -0.072
wOBA .196 .190 -0.006
xSLG .362 .222 -0.140
SLG .222 .191 -0.031
K% 11.1 38.9 27.8
BB% 0.0 5.6 5.6
Swing % 53.6 37.2 -16.4
Whiff% 13.3 27.7 14.4
In Zone % 57.1 51.5 -5.6
Out of Zone % 42.9 48.5 5.6
Out of Zone Swing % 50.0 19.2 -30.8
First Pitch Swing % 22.2 18.1 -4.1
First Pitch Strike % 77.8 70.8 -7.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades R 9 0 0.0 .196
2024 Shades R 72 3 4.2 .189 .230
! 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 8 15.8 37.5% 0.0% 4 17.1 25.0% 0.0%
2024 105 15.6 42.9% 0.0% 51 18.0 13.7% 0.0%
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