P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225 lbs | Age: 31
Draft: 2015 | Rd. 1, No. 16, New York Yankees | UCLA
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 8 5 4.07 24 21 0 119.1 123 1.22
2022 5 9 4.23 26 26 0 134 98 1.34
2023 2 6 6.34 14 11 0 61 57 1.59
4 Seasons 15 20 4.61 66 58 0 318 282 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 24 8-5 4.07 119.1 123 1.22
2022 26 5-9 4.23 134 98 1.34
2023 14 2-6 6.34 61 57 1.59
4 Seasons 66 15-20 4.61 318 282 1.35
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
2020 26 71 11 4 36.4 23.5 88.7 104.0 18.8 36.4 .249 .719 .419 .429 .536 54.5 23.5 11.8 7.36 8.80
2021 27 2024 333 31 9.3 6.2 90.1 116.2 19.0 37.5 .239 .437 .314 .323 .392 42.3 24.5 8.2 4.07 4.48
2022 28 2230 415 33 8.0 5.7 88.4 117.7 16.9 34.2 .254 .415 .322 .331 .354 36.4 17.0 10.2 4.23 4.62
2023 29 1091 186 13 7.0 4.6 89.6 110.9 22.8 36.6 .245 .425 .356 .336 .372 38.7 20.4 11.1 6.34 4.83
Player 5416 945 81 8.6 5.9 89.3 117.7 18.8 35.9 .246 .429 .327 .331 .373 39.2 20.5 9.7
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kaprielian relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(41.3%) ,
Slider
(30.3%) ,
Sinker
(14.1%) ,
Changeup
(8.0%) ,
Curveball
(6.1%) ,
Cutter
(0.2%) ,


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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 %
2020 36.4 63.6 45.5 9.1 9.1 36.4 45.5 18.2 27.3 9.1 0.0 9.1 36.4 18.2
2021 34.8 65.2 31.5 22.8 10.8 31.5 39.6 28.8 15.0 14.7 5.1 16.5 24.9 23.7
2022 38.3 61.7 30.8 23.4 7.5 39.0 34.9 26.0 19.3 14.7 4.3 19.8 20.2 21.7
2023 32.3 67.7 33.9 24.2 9.7 42.5 31.7 25.8 17.2 9.1 5.9 25.3 22.6 19.9
Player 35.9 64.1 31.9 23.2 9.1 37.0 36.1 26.9 17.5 13.5 4.9 19.6 22.5 22.0
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2020 9.1 18.2 27.3 9.1 0.0 36.4 23.5
2021 4.5 24.0 29.1 22.5 9.9 9.3 6.2
2022 4.6 27.0 29.4 22.9 8.0 8.0 5.7
2023 2.7 21.0 37.1 24.7 6.5 7.0 4.6
Player 4.2 24.7 30.8 23.0 8.3 8.6 5.9
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2023 Cutter OAK R 2 83.6 32.7 0.0 1.4GLV -1.7 6.8 -1.1 1.4GLV -1.2
2023 Slider OAK R 330 80.8 38.4 -2.8 9.7GLV 0.7 3.7 -2.1 9.7GLV 4.7
2023 Changeup OAK R 87 83.2 37.1 4.3 10.4ARM -3.4 2.5 2.9 10.4ARM -4.0
2023 Sinker OAK R 154 91.9 23.4 -0.1 16.8ARM 2.0 9.0 -1.3 16.8ARM 1.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 450 92.3 16.7 -0.7 7.8ARM 1.1 15.6 -0.2 7.8ARM 0.4
2023 Curveball OAK R 67 75.9 56.5 -2.4 9.2GLV 0.0 -8.9 -1.0 9.2GLV 0.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 1080 94.0 15.5 -1.0 7.6ARM 0.7 15.6 -0.6 7.6ARM 0.2
2022 Cutter OAK R 3 85.8 32.1 -2.9 0.6GLV -2.5 4.9 -3.4 0.6GLV -2.1
2022 Curveball OAK R 279 79.3 51.9 -2.4 7.3GLV -0.5 -8.4 -1.5 7.3GLV -1.8
2022 Slider OAK R 509 85.0 34.3 -2.2 4.6GLV -0.6 3.8 -2.0 4.6GLV -0.8
2022 Sinker OAK R 133 94.4 19.9 -1.1 15.2ARM 0.3 10.8 -2.5 15.2ARM 0.5
2022 Changeup OAK R 226 85.2 35.4 5.0 8.3ARM -5.5 2.3 3.6 8.3ARM -5.9
! 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 %
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 2 450 41.3 120 .202 .384 .329 25.2 19.2 16.0 .218 .445 .348 49.4
2023 Slider -0.5 -2 330 30.3 87 .266 .405 .326 30.8 31.0 20.3 .195 .250 .239 17.3
2023 Sinker -3.5 -5 154 14.1 43 .400 .514 .479 14.1 7.0 12.5 .369 .582 .463 46.9
2023 Changeup -1.4 -1 87 8.0 19 .368 .737 .466 20.0 15.8 16.7 .336 .733 .445 43.8
2023 Curveball -0.3 0 67 6.1 10 .444 .778 .517 23.5 10.0 14.3 .324 .519 .358 33.3
2023 Cutter -1.8 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -3 1,080 48.4 270 .250 .452 .357 16.6 14.1 13.1 .272 .470 .370 39.2
2022 Slider 0.1 0 509 22.8 142 .190 .357 .284 35.3 31.7 22.3 .179 .289 .258 30.5
2022 Curveball 0.1 0 279 12.5 62 .228 .404 .296 13.1 4.8 7.5 .248 .396 .305 30.9
2022 Changeup -2.5 -6 226 10.1 60 .339 .482 .402 23.5 15.0 12.3 .286 .396 .323 36.2
2022 Sinker 3.2 4 133 6.0 43 .200 .300 .249 12.2 7.0 12.0 .348 .555 .409 43.2
2022 Cutter 3.1 0 3 0.1 -- -- -- 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
2023 Changeup 82 83.2 64 11.3 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Curveball 67 75.9 70 15.3 7:30 7:15 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 450 92.3 88 17.0 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Sinker 153 91.9 87 19.3 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Slider 325 80.8 33 10.8 8:30 9:30 -60
2022 Changeup 218 85.2 58 9.2 1:45 2:45 -60
2022 Curveball 278 79.3 61 13.4 7:30 7:15 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1,075 94.0 92 16.9 1:15 1:00 15
2022 Sinker 132 94.4 85 18.9 1:15 2:00 -45
2022 Slider 506 85.0 27 7.1 10:15 10:15 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 17 71 0 1 0 -1 -1
2021 502 2,024 1 23 -17 -11 -4
2022 577 2,230 7 18 -19 -10 -4
2023 279 1,091 5 0 -8 -4 -7
Player 1,375 5,416 13 42 -44 13 -16
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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 %
2020 71 38.0 70.4 63.2 29.5 61.5 45.1 52.9 45.1 37.5 2.8 100.0
2021 2,024 47.5 67.8 78.1 25.7 60.1 41.2 59.2 45.7 27.2 7.3 78.2
2022 2,230 48.7 70.4 84.6 26.3 63.8 41.5 58.1 47.8 21.3 7.6 77.6
2023 1,091 50.9 66.7 80.3 29.5 62.7 42.8 64.3 48.5 25.0 8.4 67.4
Player 5,416 48.6 68.7 81.1 26.8 62.1 41.7 59.7 47.1 24.4 7.6 75.7
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2021 35 50 27 17 56 19 22 21 23 57 51 58 25 38 11 47 21
2022 19 27 26 26 17 16 36 52 62 13 17 15 15 52 8 49 27
2023 25 47 32 29 18 65 65 34 52 30 15 42 59 22 3 42 20
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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 %
2020 20.34 2 2.0 0 2 1 1 50.0
2021 22.63 19 19.7 -1 5 15 10 52.6
2022 23.41 16 17.2 -1 15 19 3 18.8
2023 25.11 9 10.3 -1 4 7 5 55.6
Player 23.32 46 49.3 -3 26 42 19 41.3
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
2020 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2
2021 19 23 16 19 21 20 23 22 14 14 17 22 21 14 21 25 19 20 20 23 17 24 26 25 17 16 21 20 19 17 16
2022 16 10 18 18 15 17 21 11 11 13 14 25 18 18 17 17 15 12 16 18 19 22 31 16 11 12 21 24 20 19 18
2023 9 6 10 12 11 10 11 10 11 9 10 12 7 9 11 11 10 9 11 15 8 11 14 11 7 9 12 11 10 12 10
Player 46 40 47 50 49 50 57 44 37 38 42 60 49 43 51 55 46 44 48 58 47 59 73 54 37 39 55 58 52 50 46
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

2023 +/-   2022 +/-   2021 +/-   2020
Results
BA .274 +.035 .239 +.006 .233 -.034 .267
xBA .245 -.009 .254 +.015 .239 -.010 .249
OBP .367 +.046 .321 +.019 .302 -.051 .353
xOBP .343 +.007 .336 +.027 .309 -.028 .337
SLG .452 +.038 .414 -.016 .430 -.237 .667
xSLG .425 +.010 .415 -.022 .437 -.282 .719
ISO .178 +.002 .176 -.021 .197 -.203 .400
xISO .181 +.019 .162 -.036 .198 -.272 .470
BABIP .324 +.060 .264 -.012 .276 +.054 .222
wOBA .356 +.034 .322 +.008 .314 -.105 .419
xwOBA .336 +.005 .331 +.008 .323 -.106 .429
wOBACON .401 +.060 .341 -.037 .378 -.142 .520
xwOBACON .372 +.018 .354 -.038 .392 -.144 .536
BACON .357 +.065 .292 -.025 .317 -.047 .364
xBACON .321 +.009 .312 -.016 .328 -.011 .339
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 38.7 +2.3 36.4 -5.9 42.3 -12.2 54.5
Avg Exit Velocity 89.6 +1.2 88.4 -1.7 90.1 +1.4 88.7
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 36.6 +2.4 34.2 -3.3 37.5 +1.1 36.4
Barrel % 7.0 -1.0 8.0 -1.3 9.3 -27.1 36.4
Avg Launch Angle 22.8 +5.9 16.9 -2.1 19.0 +0.2 18.8
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.1 -1.9 94.0 +1.1 92.9 -2.0 94.9
Breaking Velocity 80.0 -3.0 83.0 +0.1 82.9 -2.6 85.5
Offspeed Velocity 83.2 -2.0 85.2 +1.4 83.8 -2.0 85.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 13 -20 33 +2 31 +27 4
Popup % 9.7 +2.2 7.5 -3.3 10.8 +1.7 9.1
Flyball % 33.9 +3.1 30.8 -0.7 31.5 -14.0 45.5
Line Drive % 24.2 +0.8 23.4 +0.6 22.8 +13.7 9.1
Groundball % 32.3 -6.0 38.3 +3.5 34.8 -1.6 36.4
Pull % 42.5 +3.5 39.0 +7.5 31.5 -4.9 36.4
Straight Away % 31.7 -3.2 34.9 -4.7 39.6 -5.9 45.5
Opposite Field % 25.8 -0.2 26.0 -2.8 28.8 +10.6 18.2
Weak Contact % 2.7 -1.9 4.6 +0.1 4.5 -4.6 9.1
Pull Airball % 25.3 +5.5 19.8 +3.3 16.5 +7.4 9.1
Topped Contact % 21.0 -6.0 27.0 +3.0 24.0 +5.8 18.2
Under Contact % 37.1 +7.7 29.4 +0.3 29.1 +1.8 27.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 24.7 +1.8 22.9 +0.4 22.5 +13.4 9.1
Solid Contact % 6.5 -1.5 8.0 -1.9 9.9 +9.9 0.0
HR/FB % 14.3 +1.8 12.5 -5.6 18.1 -21.9 40.0
Popups 18 -13 31 -5 36 +35 1
Flyballs 63 -65 128 +23 105 +100 5
Line Drives 45 -52 97 +21 76 +75 1
Groundballs 60 -99 159 +43 116 +112 4
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.9 +2.2 48.7 +1.2 47.5 +9.5 38.0
Out of Zone % 49.1 -2.2 51.3 -1.2 52.5 -9.5 62.0
Edge % 42.8 +1.3 41.5 +0.3 41.2 -3.9 45.1
Zone Swing % 66.7 -3.7 70.4 +2.6 67.8 -2.6 70.4
Out of Zone Swing % 29.5 +3.2 26.3 +0.6 25.7 -3.8 29.5
In Zone Contact % 80.3 -4.3 84.6 +6.5 78.1 +14.9 63.2
Out of Zone Contact % 62.7 -1.1 63.8 +3.7 60.1 -1.4 61.5
Whiff % 25.0 +3.7 21.3 -5.9 27.2 -10.3 37.5
First Strike % 64.3 +6.2 58.1 -1.1 59.2 +6.3 52.9
First Pitch Swing % 35.4 +3.9 31.5 +2.6 28.9 -12.3 41.2
Swing % 48.5 +0.7 47.8 +2.1 45.7 +0.6 45.1
Meatball Swing % 67.4 -10.2 77.6 -0.6 78.2 -21.8 100.0
Meatball % 8.4 +0.8 7.6 +0.3 7.3 +4.5 2.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 19.7 +4.3 15.4 -6.5 21.9 -14.9 36.8
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 37.3 +1.1 36.2 -3.7 39.9 +1.4 38.5
In Zone 556 -531 1,087 +125 962 +935 27
Out of Zone 536 -607 1,143 +81 1,062 +1,018 44
Edge 467 -459 926 +93 833 +801 32
In Zone Swings 371 -394 765 +113 652 +633 19
Out of Zone Swings 158 -143 301 +28 273 +260 13
In Zone Swing & Misses 73 -45 118 -25 143 +136 7
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 59 -50 109 0 109 +104 5
Basic
Pitches 1,091 -1,139 2,230 +206 2,024 +1,953 71
PA 280 -297 577 +75 502 +485 17
AB 241 -266 507 +56 451 +436 15
Hits 66 -55 121 +16 105 +101 4
Singles 41 -30 71 +13 58 +56 2
Doubles 16 -11 27 +3 24 +24 0
Triples 0 -7 7 +3 4 +4 0
Home Runs 9 -7 16 -3 19 +17 2
Walks 31 -28 59 +18 41 +39 2
Strikeouts 57 -41 98 -25 123 +119 4
K% 20.4 +3.4 17.0 -7.5 24.5 +1.0 23.5
BB% 11.1 +0.9 10.2 +2.0 8.2 -3.6 11.8
HBP 5 0 5 0 5 +5 0
Batted Balls 186 -229 415 +82 333 +322 11
Number of Fastballs 606 -610 1,216 +25 1,191 +1,142 49
Number of Offspeed 87 -139 226 -94 320 +313 7
Number of Breaking 397 -391 788 +275 513 +498 15
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 17 .419 9 1 11.1 8 6 75.0
2021 Shifts 502 .314 244 48 19.7 258 139 53.9
2022 Shifts 577 .322 282 55 19.5 295 161 54.6
2023 Shades 279 .356 152 3 2.0 127 43 33.9
! 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 %
2020 18 19.3 0.0% 5.6% 13 22.1 0.0% 0.0%
2021 660 18.8 10.5% 2.4% 322 24.6 0.0% 15.8%
2022 623 18.1 13.8% 4.2% 393 23.7 0.0% 12.5%
2023 241 16.4 24.9% 0.4% 203 21.0 0.5% 1.5%

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Pitch Distribution