P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 232 lbs | Age: 36
Draft: 2010 | Rd. 8, No. 243, Houston Astros | North Carolina State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 0 0 2.00 5 0 0 9 5 1.00
2016 1 0 1.50 2 1 0 6 4 0.67
2017 0 0 8.16 5 0 0 14.1 4 2.16
4 Seasons 2 3 4.73 29 3 0 64.2 33 1.50
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 5 0-0 2.00 9 5 1.00
2016 2 1-0 1.50 6 4 0.67
2017 5 0-0 8.16 14.1 4 2.16
4 Seasons 29 2-3 4.73 64.2 33 1.50
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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 25 137 27 1 4.0 2.7 88.6 105.3 3.2 29.6 .235 .351 .293 .314 .302 40.7 13.5 10.8 2.00 4.10
2016 26 82 16 2 13.3 9.5 86.7 110.1 11.4 25.0 .258 .419 .212 .307 .360 43.8 19.0 4.8 1.50 3.96
2017 27 226 63 2 3.6 2.6 88.7 108.1 4.0 30.2 .317 .462 .405 .372 .353 36.5 5.2 9.1 8.16 6.24
Player 445 106 5 5.3 3.7 88.4 110.1 4.9 29.2 .285 .424 .343 .345 .341 38.7 9.6 8.9
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .408 .316 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Buchanan relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(42.0%) ,
Slider
(27.0%) ,
Curveball
(11.5%) ,
Changeup
(9.7%) ,
Sinker
(9.7%) ,


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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 %
2015 59.3 40.7 18.5 18.5 3.7 33.3 40.7 25.9 22.2 29.6 7.4 11.1 11.1 18.5
2016 50.0 50.0 18.8 25.0 6.3 37.5 37.5 25.0 18.8 18.8 12.5 18.8 18.8 12.5
2017 58.7 41.3 19.0 20.6 1.6 25.4 55.6 19.0 15.9 38.1 4.8 9.5 17.5 14.3
Player 57.5 42.5 18.9 20.8 2.8 29.2 49.1 21.7 17.9 33.0 6.6 11.3 16.0 15.1
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.8 16.8 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
2015 3.7 40.7 22.2 22.2 3.7 4.0 2.7
2016 12.5 37.5 18.8 18.8 0.0 13.3 9.5
2017 0.0 49.2 14.3 27.0 3.2 3.6 2.6
Player 2.8 45.3 17.0 24.5 2.8 5.3 3.7
MLB 4.0 32.3 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! 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
2017 Sinker CIN R 22 88.1 28.3 4.0 14.6ARM 0.5 6.5 4.3 14.6ARM -0.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 95 89.2 20.5 -3.5 10.7ARM 3.0 13.5 -3.6 10.7ARM 2.6
2017 Slider CIN R 61 83.7 31.8 -4.3 6.3GLV 1.9 7.2 -3.5 6.3GLV 2.1
2017 Changeup CIN R 22 82.0 32.3 0.9 8.5ARM -4.6 8.3 0.2 8.5ARM -5.1
2017 Curveball CIN R 26 76.9 55.7 1.4 6.8GLV -2.6 -9.2 1.2 6.8GLV -1.8
2016 Curveball CHC R 10 77.7 58.7 2.2 11.2GLV 0.3 -12.7 2.7 11.2GLV 0.2
2016 Sinker CHC R 45 89.9 27.3 3.0 8.4ARM -5.4 6.7 2.9 8.4ARM -4.9
2016 Changeup CHC R 12 82.9 37.4 4.2 5.9ARM -6.7 2.8 4.4 5.9ARM -5.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 2 89.0 21.5 -2.4 0.8ARM -6.5 13.4 -2.4 0.8ARM -5.6
2016 Slider CHC R 13 84.2 36.4 -0.4 7.9GLV 3.0 2.4 0.1 7.9GLV 1.9
! 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 %
2017 4-Seam Fastball -2.8 -3 95 42.0 32 .417 .458 .437 0.0 0.0 0.0 .276 .348 .353 46.2
2017 Slider 1.7 1 61 27.0 21 .222 .333 .285 20.0 14.3 20.0 .258 .349 .302 25.0
2017 Curveball -4.9 -1 26 11.5 8 .375 .875 .519 6.7 0.0 0.0 .530 1.147 .689 37.5
2017 Changeup -4.5 -1 22 9.7 7 .571 .714 .564 25.0 14.3 33.3 .349 .428 .340 16.7
2017 Sinker 0.5 0 22 9.7 7 .429 .429 .386 18.2 0.0 0.0 .338 .391 .318 42.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 153 557 -5 7 -2 -3 -4
2015 37 137 3 -1 0 -1 1
2016 21 82 2 1 -1 0 2
2017 75 226 -1 0 -2 -1 -4
Player 286 1,002 -2 6 -4 -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 %
2015 137 43.8 71.7 93.0 29.9 69.6 41.6 70.3 48.2 15.2 5.1 71.4
2016 82 45.1 67.6 84.0 26.7 58.3 47.6 61.9 45.1 24.3 4.9 100.0
2017 226 52.7 71.4 90.6 25.2 81.5 40.3 63.2 49.6 11.6 7.1 87.5
Player 445 48.5 70.8 90.2 27.1 72.6 42.0 64.9 48.3 14.9 6.1 85.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.5 57.9 42.7 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed 		xERA Fastball
MPH 		Fastball
Spin 		Curve
Spin 		Avg
EV 		Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit% 		GB% Extension
2015 12 9 84
2016
2017 7 3 79
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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 21.96 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2017 26.30 1 1.4 0 2 1 1 100.0
Player 24.13 2 2.4 0 2 1 2 100.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2017 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Player 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .375 +.225 ↑ .150 -.011 ↓ .161
xBA .317 +.059 ↑ .258 +.023 ↑ .235
OBP .453 +.263 ↑ .190 -.088 ↓ .278
xOBP .406 +.113 ↑ .293 -.048 ↓ .341
SLG .500 +.200 ↑ .300 -.087 ↓ .387
xSLG .462 +.043 ↑ .419 +.068 ↑ .351
ISO .125 -.025 ↓ .150 -.076 ↓ .226
xISO .144 -.017 ↓ .161 +.045 ↑ .116
BABIP .383 +.250 ↑ .133 -.027 ↓ .160
wOBA .405 +.193 ↑ .212 -.081 ↓ .293
xwOBA .372 +.065 ↑ .307 -.007 ↓ .314
wOBAcon .392 +.156 ↑ .236 -.037 ↓ .273
xwOBAcon .353 -.007 ↓ .360 +.058 ↑ .302
BACON .393 +.205 ↑ .188 -.004 ↓ .192
xBACON .335 +.012 ↑ .323 +.043 ↑ .280
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 36.5 -7.3 ↓ 43.8 +3.1 ↑ 40.7
Avg Exit Velocity 88.7 +2.0 ↑ 86.7 -1.9 ↓ 88.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.2 +5.2 ↑ 25.0 -4.6 ↓ 29.6
Barrel % 3.6 -9.7 ↓ 13.3 +9.3 ↑ 4.0
Avg Launch Angle 4.0 -7.4 ↓ 11.4 +8.2 ↑ 3.2
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle 0° -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction 0° -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 0° -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 89.0 -0.9 ↓ 89.9 +0.3 ↑ 89.6
Breaking Velocity 81.7 +0.4 ↑ 81.3 +0.4 ↑ 80.9
Offspeed Velocity 82.0 -0.9 ↓ 82.9 -1.0 ↓ 83.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 0 2 +1 ↑ 1
Popup % 1.6 -4.7 ↓ 6.3 +2.6 ↑ 3.7
Flyball % 19.0 +0.2 ↑ 18.8 +0.3 ↑ 18.5
Line Drive % 20.6 -4.4 ↓ 25.0 +6.5 ↑ 18.5
Groundball % 58.7 +8.7 ↑ 50.0 -9.3 ↓ 59.3
Pull % 25.4 -12.1 ↓ 37.5 +4.2 ↑ 33.3
Straight Away % 55.6 +18.1 ↑ 37.5 -3.2 ↓ 40.7
Opposite Field % 19.0 -6.0 ↓ 25.0 -0.9 ↓ 25.9
Weak Contact % 0.0 -12.5 ↓ 12.5 +8.8 ↑ 3.7
Pull Airball % 9.5 -9.3 ↓ 18.8 +7.7 ↑ 11.1
Topped Contact % 49.2 +11.7 ↑ 37.5 -3.2 ↓ 40.7
Under Contact % 14.3 -4.5 ↓ 18.8 -3.4 ↓ 22.2
Flare/Burner Contact % 27.0 +8.2 ↑ 18.8 -3.4 ↓ 22.2
Solid Contact % 3.2 +3.2 ↑ 0.0 -3.7 ↓ 3.7
HR/FB % 8.3 -25.0 ↓ 33.3 +13.3 ↑ 20.0
Popups 1 0 1 0 1
Flyballs 12 +9 ↑ 3 -2 ↓ 5
Line Drives 13 +9 ↑ 4 -1 ↓ 5
Groundballs 37 +29 ↑ 8 -8 ↓ 16
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 52.7 +7.6 ↑ 45.1 +1.3 ↑ 43.8
Out of Zone % 47.3 -7.6 ↓ 54.9 -1.3 ↓ 56.2
Edge % 40.3 -7.3 ↓ 47.6 +6.0 ↑ 41.6
Zone Swing % 71.4 +3.8 ↑ 67.6 -4.1 ↓ 71.7
Out of Zone Swing % 25.2 -1.5 ↓ 26.7 -3.2 ↓ 29.9
In Zone Contact % 90.6 +6.6 ↑ 84.0 -9.0 ↓ 93.0
Out of Zone Contact % 81.5 +23.2 ↑ 58.3 -11.3 ↓ 69.6
Whiff % 11.6 -12.7 ↓ 24.3 +9.1 ↑ 15.2
First Strike % 63.2 +1.3 ↑ 61.9 -8.4 ↓ 70.3
First Pitch Swing % 30.3 -3.0 ↓ 33.3 -9.9 ↓ 43.2
Swing % 49.6 +4.5 ↑ 45.1 -3.1 ↓ 48.2
Meatball Swing % 87.5 -12.5 ↓ 100.0 +28.6 ↑ 71.4
Meatball % 7.1 +2.2 ↑ 4.9 -0.2 ↓ 5.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 9.4 -6.6 ↓ 16.0 +9.0 ↑ 7.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 18.5 -23.2 ↓ 41.7 +11.3 ↑ 30.4
In Zone 119 +82 ↑ 37 -23 ↓ 60
Out of Zone 107 +62 ↑ 45 -32 ↓ 77
Edge 91 +52 ↑ 39 -18 ↓ 57
In Zone Swings 85 +60 ↑ 25 -18 ↓ 43
Out of Zone Swings 27 +15 ↑ 12 -11 ↓ 23
In Zone Swing & Misses 8 +4 ↑ 4 +1 ↑ 3
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 5 0 5 -2 ↓ 7
Basic
Pitches 226 +144 ↑ 82 -55 ↓ 137
PA 77 +56 ↑ 21 -16 ↓ 37
AB 64 +44 ↑ 20 -11 ↓ 31
Hits 24 +21 ↑ 3 -2 ↓ 5
Singles 18 +16 ↑ 2 +2 ↑ 0
Doubles 5 +5 ↑ 0 -4 ↓ 4
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 1 0 1 0 1
Walks 7 +6 ↑ 1 -3 ↓ 4
Strikeouts 4 0 4 -1 ↓ 5
K% 5.2 -13.8 ↓ 19.0 +5.5 ↑ 13.5
BB% 9.1 +4.3 ↑ 4.8 -6.0 ↓ 10.8
HBP 3 +3 ↑ 0 -1 ↓ 1
Batted Balls 63 +47 ↑ 16 -11 ↓ 27
Fastball Percent 51.8 -5.5 ↓ 57.3 +9.9 ↑ 47.4
Offspeed Percent 9.7 -4.9 ↓ 14.6 +3.7 ↑ 10.9
Breaking Percent 38.5 +10.5 ↑ 28.0 -13.6 ↓ 41.6
Number of Fastballs 117 +70 ↑ 47 -18 ↓ 65
Number of Offspeed 22 +10 ↑ 12 -3 ↓ 15
Number of Breaking 87 +64 ↑ 23 -34 ↓ 57
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 21 .212 14 1 7.1 7 0 0.0
2017 Shifts 74 .398 45 0 0.0 29 7 24.1
! 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 %
2014 147 14.2 59.2% 1.4% 107 21.3 0.0% 2.8%
2015 27 15.5 44.4% 3.7% 29 21.4 10.3% 17.2%
2016 36 15.2 44.4% 2.8% 5 19.3 0.0% 20.0%
2017 41 13.2 73.2% 0.0% 55 19.0 7.3% 3.6%

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Pitch Distribution

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