James Norwood
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 215LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 7, #199, Chicago Cubs | Saint Louis University
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 0 16.20 3 0 0 1.2 0 3.00
2021 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 5 3 1.80
2022 1 0 8.31 20 0 0 17.1 22 1.90
5 Seasons 1 2 5.48 48 0 0 44.1 46 1.87
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 3 0-0 16.20 1.2 0 3.00
2021 5 0-0 0.00 5 3 1.80
2022 20 1-0 8.31 17.1 22 1.90
5 Seasons 48 1-2 5.48 44.1 46 1.87
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
2018 24 227 39 3 7.7 5.6 89.6 107.8 17.8 35.9 .251 .378 .312 .298 .324 30.8 18.5 9.3 4.09 3.73
2019 25 206 25 1 4.0 2.3 90.0 109.6 15.5 24.0 .225 .398 .351 .336 .371 40.0 25.0 18.2 2.89 5.06
2020 26 32 8 1 12.5 11.1 91.1 104.4 15.1 50.0 .425 .699 .509 .502 .477 50.0 0.0 11.1 16.20 13.67
2021 27 94 17 1 5.9 4.3 86.9 107.1 17.1 41.2 .361 .476 .335 .407 .428 41.2 13.0 13.0 0.00 7.67
2022 28 370 54 2 3.7 2.4 91.5 112.4 18.9 46.3 .256 .401 .364 .325 .397 46.3 25.9 10.6 8.31 4.43
Player 929 143 8 5.6 3.7 90.2 112.4 17.6 39.2 .267 .415 .351 .337 .381 40.6 21.4 12.1
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

Norwood relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(48.6%) ,
Split Finger
(40.8%) ,
Slider
(9.5%) ,
Sinker
(1.1%) ,


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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
2018 30.8 35.9 28.2 5.1 33.3 28.2 38.5 0.0 30.8 35.9 20.5 5.1 7.7 5.6
2019 40.0 36.0 20.0 4.0 36.0 20.0 44.0 4.0 28.0 40.0 20.0 4.0 4.0 2.3
2020 37.5 25.0 25.0 12.5 62.5 12.5 25.0 0.0 37.5 12.5 37.5 0.0 12.5 11.1
2021 47.1 11.8 29.4 11.8 41.2 29.4 29.4 11.8 17.6 17.6 47.1 0.0 5.9 4.3
2022 31.5 29.6 33.3 5.6 38.9 37.0 24.1 3.7 22.2 29.6 29.6 11.1 3.7 2.4
Player 35.0 30.1 28.7 6.3 38.5 29.4 32.2 3.5 25.9 30.8 28.0 6.3 5.6 3.7
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
2022 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 180 96.6 13.9 -0.7 12.0ARM 4.7 15.6 -0.6 12.0ARM 4.7
2022 Sinker PHI R 4 96.3 14.4 -5.7 16.7ARM 1.4 15.5 -7.2 16.7ARM 1.9
2022 Slider PHI R 35 88.4 29.3 -2.8 1.0GLV -3.0 5.9 -4.1 1.0GLV -4.7
2022 Split-Finger PHI R 151 90.7 28.4 -1.0 11.1ARM 1.1 4.6 -0.5 11.1ARM -0.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball SD R 66 97.3 14.5 -1.5 11.8ARM 3.8 14.4 -1.8 11.8ARM 4.6
2021 Slider SD R 4 86.9 35.2 1.6 0.1GLV -4.2 1.4 0.4 0.1GLV -5.6
2021 Split-Finger SD R 24 87.2 32.2 0.4 6.6ARM -3.4 3.5 0.5 6.6ARM -4.1
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -4 180 48.6 36 .355 .581 .443 18.5 16.7 8.8 .293 .540 .403 52.0
2022 Split-Finger -0.9 -1 151 40.8 41 .270 .297 .318 42.7 36.6 23.1 .196 .250 .242 36.4
2022 Slider -2.5 -1 35 9.5 7 .286 .429 .307 21.4 14.3 25.0 .328 .493 .351 50.0
2022 Sinker -6.5 0 4 1.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .809 1.018 .805 100.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 2.4 2 66 70.2 13 .273 .273 .315 18.8 7.7 5.6 .320 .384 .368 30.0
2021 Split-Finger 2.8 1 24 25.5 9 .250 .375 .317 41.7 22.2 14.3 .348 .530 .414 66.7
2021 Slider -39.3 -2 4 4.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .906 1.071 .870 0.0
! 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
2022 4-Seam Fastball 178 96.6 100 19.5 1:30 1:15 15
2022 Split-Finger 140 90.8 86 12.4 1:30 2:30 -60
2022 Slider 35 88.4 40 5.4 12:30 11:30 60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 66 97.3 99 18.6 1:30 1:30 0
2021 Split-Finger 17 87.3 90 8.4 1:45 2:15 -30
! 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
2018 54 227 4 -2 -3 -1 -2
2019 44 206 3 1 -1 -2 1
2022 85 370 -4 1 -2 -2 -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 %
2018 227 48.5 76.4 83.3 19.7 78.3 48.0 51.9 47.1 17.8 8.4 89.5
2019 206 42.7 69.3 86.9 26.3 45.2 34.5 72.7 44.7 27.2 9.2 78.9
2020 32 50.0 75.0 91.7 18.8 100.0 43.8 66.7 46.9 6.7 0.0 --
2021 94 47.9 73.3 87.9 28.6 50.0 39.4 78.3 50.0 23.4 8.5 100.0
2022 370 45.4 78.0 82.4 33.2 46.3 43.8 63.5 53.5 29.3 5.4 85.0
Player 929 46.0 75.2 84.4 27.5 52.9 42.3 64.2 49.4 24.8 7.1 86.4
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
2018 98 45 49
2019 89 55 50
2021 95 39 60
2022 89 29 63
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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 %
2018 -- 0 0.1 0 2 0 0 --
2019 24.2 1 0.6 0 1 1 0 0.0
2020 -- 0 0.4 0 0 1 0 --
2021 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
2022 26.0 2 1.0 1 1 0 1 50.0
Player 25.4 3 2.2 1 5 2 1 33.3
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
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
2020 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 3 2 2 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 4 4 2 2 1 2 3 1 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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.6 96.2 -1.4 ↓ 97.3 1.1 ↑ 97.3 0.0 96.6 -0.7 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 88.9 87.6 -1.3 ↓ 88.4 0.8 ↑ 87.2 -1.2 ↓ 90.7 3.5 ↑
Breaking Velocity 84.8 84.9 0.1 ↑ 83.2 -1.7 ↓ 86.9 3.7 ↑ 88.4 1.5 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.6 90.0 0.4 ↑ 91.1 1.1 ↑ 86.9 -4.2 ↓ 91.5 4.6 ↑
Launch Angle 17.8 15.5 -2.3 ↓ 15.1 -0.4 ↓ 17.1 2.0 ↑ 18.9 1.8 ↑
Barrel % 7.7 4.0 -3.7 ↓ 12.5 8.5 ↑ 5.9 -6.6 ↓ 3.7 -2.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 30.8 40.0 9.2 ↑ 50.0 10.0 ↑ 41.2 -8.8 ↓ 46.3 5.1 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.9 24.0 -11.9 ↓ 50.0 26.0 ↑ 41.2 -8.8 ↓ 46.3 5.1 ↑
xBA .251 .225 -0.026 ↓ .425 0.200 ↑ .361 -0.064 ↓ .256 -0.105 ↓
BA .298 .250 -0.048 ↓ .500 0.250 ↑ .300 -0.200 ↓ .316 0.016 ↑
xwOBA .298 .336 0.038 ↑ .502 0.166 ↑ .407 -0.095 ↓ .325 -0.082 ↓
wOBA .312 .351 0.039 ↑ .509 0.158 ↑ .335 -0.174 ↓ .364 0.029 ↑
xSLG .378 .398 0.020 ↑ .699 0.301 ↑ .476 -0.223 ↓ .401 -0.075 ↓
SLG .362 .417 0.055 ↑ .625 0.208 ↑ .350 -0.275 ↓ .434 0.084 ↑
K% 18.5 25.0 6.5 ↑ 0.0 -25.0 ↓ 13.0 13.0 ↑ 25.9 12.9 ↑
BB% 9.3 18.2 8.9 ↑ 11.1 -7.1 ↓ 13.0 1.9 ↑ 10.6 -2.4 ↓
Swing % 47.1 44.7 -2.4 ↓ 46.9 2.2 ↑ 50.0 3.1 ↑ 53.5 3.5 ↑
Whiff% 17.8 27.2 9.4 ↑ 6.7 -20.5 ↓ 23.4 16.7 ↑ 29.3 5.9 ↑
In Zone % 48.5 42.7 -5.8 ↓ 50.0 7.3 ↑ 47.9 -2.1 ↓ 45.4 -2.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 51.5 57.3 5.8 ↑ 50.0 -7.3 ↓ 52.1 2.1 ↑ 54.6 2.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 19.7 26.3 6.6 ↑ 18.8 -7.5 ↓ 28.6 9.8 ↑ 33.2 4.6 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 31.5 36.4 4.9 ↑ 33.3 -3.1 ↓ 56.5 23.2 ↑ 41.2 -15.3 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 51.9 72.7 20.8 ↑ 66.7 -6.0 ↓ 78.3 11.6 ↑ 63.5 -14.8 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 54 .312 33 0 0.0 21 4 19.0
2019 Shifts 44 .351 31 1 3.2 13 3 23.1
2020 Shifts 9 .509 5 2 40.0 4 2 50.0
2021 Shifts 23 .335 15 0 0.0 8 3 37.5
2022 Shifts 85 .364 46 11 23.9 39 28 71.8
! 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 %
2018 27 15.9 25.9% 0.0% 75 19.2 2.7% 1.3%
2019 52 17.7 7.7% 1.9% 44 20.2 0.0% 4.5%
2020 4 20.9 0.0% 0.0% 8 19.7 0.0% 12.5%
2021 20 16.8 20.0% 10.0% 22 21.2 0.0% 4.5%
2022 76 18.6 6.6% 0.0% 73 21.1 1.4% 4.1%

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Pitch Distribution

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