Joey Lucchesi
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 225LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 4, #114, San Diego Padres | Southeast Missouri State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 1 4 4.46 11 8 0 38.1 41 1.17
2023 4 0 2.89 9 9 0 46.2 32 1.31
2024 0 2 5.23 2 2 0 10.1 7 1.55
6 Seasons 23 26 4.10 81 77 0 394.2 388 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 11 1-4 4.46 38.1 41 1.17
2023 9 4-0 2.89 46.2 32 1.31
2024 2 0-2 5.23 10.1 7 1.55
6 Seasons 81 23-26 4.10 394.2 388 1.28
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 25 2158 355 31 8.7 5.7 89.4 113.7 8.7 34.6 .243 .431 .328 .321 .410 40.5 26.5 7.8 4.08 4.39
2019 26 2643 470 34 7.2 5.0 88.3 113.0 11.4 30.9 .227 .390 .298 .297 .348 36.4 23.0 8.2 4.18 3.86
2020 27 123 24 0 0.0 0.0 80.3 106.5 12.8 45.8 .361 .434 .447 .375 .411 20.8 15.6 6.3 7.94 6.28
2021 28 646 102 9 8.8 5.7 90.5 112.7 16.5 34.3 .222 .382 .310 .295 .364 40.2 26.1 7.0 4.46 3.65
2023 30 696 144 15 10.4 7.7 88.8 111.1 12.3 34.0 .275 .473 .316 .354 .388 38.2 16.4 8.7 2.89 5.44
2024 31 179 31 3 9.7 6.5 94.9 115.4 11.8 29.0 .267 .433 .330 .371 .373 54.8 15.2 17.4 5.23 6.05
Player 6445 1126 92 8.2 5.5 88.9 115.4 11.2 33.0 .241 .414 .315 .315 .376 38.4 23.3 8.2
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

Lucchesi relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(45.3%) ,
Curveball
(27.4%) ,
Cutter
(26.8%) ,
Changeup
(0.6%) ,


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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 46.8 21.7 26.5 5.1 31.8 41.7 26.2 3.4 32.7 19.7 24.2 5.6 8.7 5.7
2019 48.7 25.3 20.0 6.0 31.3 43.2 25.5 4.0 36.2 23.6 21.3 6.6 7.2 5.0
2020 37.5 20.8 37.5 4.2 12.5 45.8 41.7 4.2 25.0 20.8 45.8 4.2 0.0 0.0
2021 42.2 29.4 20.6 7.8 30.4 43.1 26.5 5.9 29.4 27.5 19.6 8.8 8.8 5.7
2023 47.9 22.2 22.2 7.6 27.1 44.4 28.5 6.9 34.0 20.8 22.9 4.9 10.4 7.7
2024 48.4 29.0 16.1 6.5 41.9 22.6 35.5 6.5 32.3 22.6 16.1 12.9 9.7 6.5
Player 47.2 24.2 22.6 6.0 30.7 42.4 26.8 4.4 33.8 22.3 22.6 6.4 8.2 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


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
2024 Sinker NYM L 81 89.8 25.9 0.6 16.0ARM 1.1 8.0 0.1 16.0ARM 0.8
2024 Cutter NYM L 48 90.0 20.0 5.7 5.1ARM -7.6 13.7 6.5 5.1ARM -7.2
2024 Curveball NYM L 49 76.6 47.8 -10.1 2.2GLV -6.7 -1.7 -6.3 2.2GLV -5.2
2024 Changeup NYM L 1 81.9 40.0 7.5 2.5ARM -10.7 -0.4 6.3 2.5ARM -11.6
2023 Changeup NYM L 5 81.8 33.2 0.3 2.9ARM -10.5 7.5 -1.2 2.9ARM -11.1
2023 Sinker NYM L 354 90.0 23.4 -1.5 14.4ARM -0.3 10.5 -2.2 14.4ARM -0.7
2023 Cutter NYM L 164 90.4 18.9 6.4 4.3ARM -6.8 14.6 7.7 4.3ARM -6.1
2023 Curveball NYM L 172 77.9 46.6 -9.9 2.5GLV -5.1 -1.8 -6.6 2.5GLV -5.2
! 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 %
2024 Sinker -3.0 -2 81 45.3 30 .250 .458 .380 10.8 13.3 20.0 .317 .529 .430 70.0
2024 Curveball -0.3 0 49 27.4 4 .000 .000 .000 12.5 25.0 7.7 .063 .075 .067 66.7
2024 Cutter 0.7 0 48 26.8 12 .222 .333 .323 15.4 16.7 14.3 .224 .339 .329 12.5
2024 Changeup -2.7 0 1 0.6 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Sinker 1.2 4 355 51.0 102 .293 .478 .367 15.1 11.8 18.8 .308 .565 .401 43.8
2023 Curveball -0.5 -1 172 24.7 42 .289 .421 .337 30.0 28.6 18.8 .260 .444 .327 33.3
2023 Cutter 1.7 3 164 23.6 51 .133 .200 .226 10.7 15.7 18.6 .220 .309 .282 29.7
2023 Changeup -0.7 0 5 0.7 -- -- -- 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
2024 Curveball 49 76.6 25 4.7 5:45 5:00 45
2024 Cutter 48 90.0 84 14.0 11:00 11:15 -15
2024 Sinker 80 89.8 80 18.0 10:45 9:45 60
2023 Curveball 166 77.8 28 5.1 5:30 4:45 45
2023 Cutter 158 90.4 81 14.6 11:00 11:30 -30
2023 Sinker 291 90.0 79 18.1 11:00 10:00 60
! 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 524 2,056 1 17 -10 -9 -1
2019 686 2,641 13 32 -16 -13 15
2020 32 123 -2 0 -2 -1 -4
2021 157 646 2 3 -4 -3 -1
2023 195 696 10 3 -4 -2 6
2024 46 179 0 1 -2 -1 -2
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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 2,158 49.7 63.7 82.6 25.4 49.4 44.2 59.0 44.2 25.8 8.5 74.7
2019 2,643 45.1 67.3 83.1 27.3 54.0 41.9 62.5 45.3 25.4 6.0 81.8
2020 123 50.4 56.5 74.3 36.1 59.1 41.5 53.1 46.3 31.6 4.1 60.0
2021 646 50.3 68.6 81.6 22.1 54.9 38.2 66.2 45.5 23.8 8.5 85.5
2023 696 45.8 64.3 87.8 26.5 70.0 42.8 62.6 43.8 17.4 7.2 72.0
2024 179 50.3 68.9 91.9 19.1 70.6 39.7 54.3 44.1 12.7 5.0 77.8
Player 6,445 47.4 65.7 83.4 26.1 55.0 42.3 61.3 44.8 24.3 7.1 78.1
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 33 46 24 15 49 16 13 18 9 73 57 56 21 16 52 5 81
2019 68 70 61 56 74 13 45 58 52 52 48 49 27 11 41 7 72
2020 11 21 73
2021 16 45 7 69
2023 7 33 7 47
2024 4 26 46
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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 23.2 23 18.2 5 13 9 11 47.8
2019 23.5 23 20.3 3 12 14 10 43.5
2020 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
2021 21.4 4 6.0 -2 1 4 3 75.0
2023 22.4 4 4.2 0 6 3 2 50.0
2024 21.9 1 1.1 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 23.1 55 49.8 5 34 31 26 47.3
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 23 24 15 18 16 15 18 17 12 13 18 22 23 18 16 19 17 17 19 23 20 20 24 20 14 13 16 18 23 21 16
2019 23 24 17 20 22 21 22 20 16 15 17 21 23 20 17 17 17 17 21 23 23 25 28 25 17 16 17 25 27 20 15
2020 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 4 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 4 4 5 7 7 5 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 4 7 7 6 4 4
2023 4 2 3 8 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 2 4 6 3 3 9 5 4 2 5 4 5 4 2
2024 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 55 56 42 56 49 47 53 49 37 37 45 57 58 47 46 49 45 43 51 61 53 55 70 58 42 36 46 55 62 50 38
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 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.4 90.2 -0.2 89.9 -0.3 -- 1.1 -- -- 90.1 -- 89.9 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 81.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 81.8 -- 81.9 0.1
Breaking Velocity 79.2 78.9 -0.3 77.5 -1.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 77.9 -- 76.6 -1.3
Exit Velocity 89.4 88.3 -1.1 80.3 -8.0 -- 10.2 -- -- 88.8 -- 94.9 6.1
Launch Angle 8.7 11.4 2.7 12.8 1.4 -- 3.7 -- -- 12.3 -- 11.8 -0.5
Barrel % 8.7 7.2 -1.5 0.0 -7.2 -- 8.8 -- -- 10.4 -- 9.7 -0.7
Hard Hit % 40.5 36.4 -4.1 20.8 -15.6 -- 19.4 -- -- 38.2 -- 54.8 16.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.6 30.9 -3.7 45.8 14.9 -- -11.5 -- -- 34.0 -- 29.0 -5.0
xBA .243 .227 -0.016 .361 0.134 -- -0.139 -- -- .275 -- .267 -0.008
BA .254 .233 -0.021 .464 0.231 -- -0.219 -- -- .251 -- .216 -0.035
xwOBA .321 .297 -0.024 .375 0.078 -- -0.080 -- -- .354 -- .371 0.017
wOBA .328 .298 -0.030 .447 0.149 -- -0.137 -- -- .316 -- .330 0.014
xSLG .431 .390 -0.041 .434 0.044 -- -0.052 -- -- .473 -- .433 -0.040
SLG .450 .405 -0.045 .536 0.131 -- -0.119 -- -- .394 -- .378 -0.016
K% 26.5 23.0 -3.5 15.6 -7.4 -- 10.5 -- -- 16.4 -- 15.2 -1.2
BB% 7.8 8.2 0.4 6.3 -1.9 -- 0.7 -- -- 8.7 -- 17.4 8.7
Swing % 44.2 45.3 1.1 46.3 1.0 -- -0.8 -- -- 43.8 -- 44.1 0.3
Whiff% 25.8 25.4 -0.4 31.6 6.2 -- -7.8 -- -- 17.4 -- 12.7 -4.7
In Zone % 49.7 45.1 -4.6 50.4 5.3 -- -0.1 -- -- 45.8 -- 50.3 4.5
Out of Zone % 50.3 54.9 4.6 49.6 -5.3 -- 0.1 -- -- 54.2 -- 49.7 -4.5
Out of Zone Swing % 25.4 27.3 1.9 36.1 8.8 -- -14.0 -- -- 26.5 -- 19.1 -7.4
First Pitch Swing % 26.1 32.8 6.7 21.9 -10.9 -- 15.0 -- -- 31.3 -- 28.3 -3.0
First Pitch Strike % 59.0 62.5 3.5 53.1 -9.4 -- 13.1 -- -- 62.6 -- 54.3 -8.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 524 .324 412 4 1.0 112 18 16.1
2019 Shifts 686 .298 528 20 3.8 158 37 23.4
2020 Shifts 32 .447 21 0 0.0 11 2 18.2
2021 Shifts 157 .310 123 55 44.7 34 18 52.9
2023 Shades 195 .316 172 0 0.0 23 10 43.5
2024 Shades 46 .330 32 0 0.0 14 7 50.0
! 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 684 21.4 0.0% 5.0% 312 23.6 0.0% 11.9%
2019 840 22.2 0.0% 7.1% 345 25.7 0.0% 17.4%
2020 17 23.2 0.0% 11.8% 33 24.7 0.0% 6.1%
2021 234 22.3 0.0% 9.4% 70 25.7 0.0% 20.0%
2023 222 17.0 14.0% 1.8% 98 18.9 1.0% 1.0%
2024 52 16.4 17.3% 1.9% 28 17.8 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution