Joey Wentz
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 220LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2016 | Rd: CB-A, #40, Atlanta Braves | Shawnee Mission East (KS) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 2 3.03 7 7 0 32.2 27 1.10
2023 3 13 6.90 25 19 0 105.2 98 1.68
2024 1 2 4.68 46 0 1 67.1 73 1.47
3 Seasons 6 17 5.56 78 26 1 205.2 198 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 7 2-2 3.03 32.2 27 1.10
2023 25 3-13 6.90 105.2 98 1.68
2024 46 1-2 4.68 67.1 73 1.47
3 Seasons 78 6-17 5.56 205.2 198 1.52
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
2022 24 555 94 7 7.4 5.2 88.8 109.4 12.9 31.9 .214 .346 .270 .296 .322 35.1 20.0 9.6 3.03 3.62
2023 25 1930 347 40 11.5 8.1 89.9 115.2 17.4 36.6 .276 .502 .380 .363 .421 41.5 19.9 9.6 6.90 5.77
2024 26 1224 194 14 7.2 4.6 88.1 110.0 15.5 33.0 .223 .349 .317 .298 .338 36.1 24.0 10.9 4.68 3.70
Player 3709 635 61 9.6 6.6 89.2 115.2 16.2 34.8 .250 .431 .344 .332 .381 38.9 21.3 10.0
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

Wentz relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(36.5%) ,
Cutter
(31.4%) ,
Changeup
(19.1%) ,
Curveball
(13.0%) ,


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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
2022 40.4 29.8 21.3 8.5 40.4 33.0 26.6 4.3 26.6 33.0 20.2 7.4 7.4 5.2
2023 36.9 29.1 24.2 9.8 40.6 36.3 23.1 2.0 26.5 28.8 26.2 4.9 11.5 8.1
2024 41.8 25.3 23.7 9.3 38.7 36.1 25.3 6.2 29.4 27.8 25.3 4.1 7.2 4.6
Player 38.9 28.0 23.6 9.4 40.0 35.7 24.3 3.6 27.4 29.1 25.0 5.0 9.6 6.6
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 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 447 93.7 13.9 0.5 7.9ARM 1.5 17.4 1.8 7.9ARM -0.3
2024 Curveball PIT L 159 79.3 52.1 -1.6 5.3GLV -2.6 -8.6 0.6 5.3GLV -2.1
2024 Changeup PIT L 234 85.7 26.7 -4.2 14.0ARM 0.0 10.6 -4.7 14.0ARM -0.1
2024 Cutter PIT L 384 85.9 32.8 -2.6 3.0GLV -1.1 4.0 -3.2 3.0GLV 0.9
2023 Cutter DET L 485 86.0 30.8 -0.2 1.4GLV -2.0 6.0 -0.9 1.4GLV -0.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball DET L 803 93.4 16.1 -1.0 12.1ARM 5.6 15.4 0.1 12.1ARM 4.2
2023 Changeup DET L 337 85.0 27.2 -4.2 16.4ARM 2.3 10.8 -4.5 16.4ARM 2.4
2023 Curveball DET L 305 77.5 57.3 0.9 8.9GLV -0.3 -11.7 3.3 8.9GLV 1.2
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -2 447 36.5 128 .316 .469 .415 17.5 16.4 16.7 .268 .444 .380 45.1
2024 Cutter 0.6 2 384 31.4 99 .204 .333 .277 36.4 29.3 29.6 .190 .300 .240 32.8
2024 Changeup -1.8 -4 234 19.1 46 .279 .419 .327 40.4 30.4 21.9 .210 .300 .252 27.6
2024 Curveball 1.7 3 159 13.0 30 .143 .143 .167 33.8 30.0 13.0 .191 .258 .226 21.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.9 -23 803 41.6 204 .374 .682 .479 19.0 17.6 15.7 .321 .634 .437 57.3
2023 Cutter -0.3 -1 485 25.1 134 .271 .500 .378 29.6 17.9 20.3 .265 .476 .361 41.1
2023 Changeup 0.1 0 337 17.5 79 .189 .392 .296 31.8 16.5 11.7 .239 .434 .310 21.3
2023 Curveball -0.9 -3 305 15.8 75 .247 .356 .285 29.2 33.3 18.9 .221 .292 .233 20.8
! 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 Changeup 234 85.7 98 17.5 10:15 10:00 15
2024 Curveball 159 79.3 59 12.4 4:30 5:00 -30
2024 Cutter 383 86.0 24 4.7 12:45 1:45 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 443 93.7 95 18.7 11:00 11:00 0
2023 Changeup 335 85.0 99 19.7 10:00 10:00 0
2023 Curveball 304 77.5 73 17.2 4:30 5:00 -30
2023 Cutter 483 86.0 34 5.7 11:30 12:45 -75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 799 93.4 99 19.4 10:45 10:45 0
! 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
2022 135 555 4 4 -4 -2 3
2023 492 1,930 -4 1 -17 -7 -27
2024 303 1,224 12 5 -11 -7 -1
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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 %
2022 555 49.0 65.1 83.6 26.5 62.7 46.1 57.8 45.4 21.8 6.8 86.8
2023 1,930 50.5 69.8 82.1 25.4 52.3 44.7 62.2 47.8 25.5 7.4 83.2
2024 1,224 45.6 68.1 81.1 29.6 49.7 42.5 59.7 47.1 29.6 7.1 75.9
Player 3,709 48.6 68.6 82.0 27.0 52.8 44.2 60.8 47.2 26.3 7.2 81.3
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
2022 26 63 24 34
2023 6 12 5 3 16 11 5 26 33 26 32 46 13 40 47 52 43
2024 62 73 75 76 41 61 61 71 73 58 16 80 59 43 47 62 49
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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 %
2022 24.2 2 3.4 -1 7 4 0 0.0
2023 23.6 25 23.7 1 9 16 11 44.0
2024 24.2 8 7.3 1 3 6 3 37.5
Player 23.8 35 34.5 1 19 26 14 40.0
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
2022 2 4 2 3 4 4 5 1 2 1 4 5 6 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 7 3 2 2 3 6 4 3 4
2023 25 21 21 25 25 22 24 22 24 19 21 26 24 20 25 26 27 21 24 30 23 25 31 30 20 18 24 26 28 21 19
2024 8 5 10 5 9 9 9 7 7 5 9 9 6 6 9 7 6 5 8 9 6 6 10 6 4 6 9 7 7 9 9
Player 35 30 33 33 38 35 38 30 33 25 34 40 36 29 38 37 36 29 34 42 32 34 48 39 26 26 36 39 39 33 32
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.8 90.6 0.8 90.1 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 84.1 85.0 0.9 85.7 0.7
Breaking Velocity 75.4 77.5 2.1 79.3 1.8
Exit Velocity 88.8 89.9 1.1 88.1 -1.8
Launch Angle 12.9 17.4 4.5 15.5 -1.9
Barrel % 7.4 11.5 4.1 7.2 -4.3
Hard Hit % 35.1 41.5 6.4 36.1 -5.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.9 36.6 4.7 33.0 -3.6
xBA .214 .276 0.062 .223 -0.053
BA .195 .295 0.100 .252 -0.043
xwOBA .296 .363 0.067 .298 -0.065
wOBA .270 .380 0.110 .317 -0.063
xSLG .346 .502 0.156 .349 -0.153
SLG .339 .532 0.193 .378 -0.154
K% 20.0 19.9 -0.1 24.0 4.1
BB% 9.6 9.6 0.0 10.9 1.3
Swing % 45.4 47.8 2.4 47.1 -0.7
Whiff% 21.8 25.5 3.7 29.6 4.1
In Zone % 49.0 50.5 1.5 45.6 -4.9
Out of Zone % 51.0 49.5 -1.5 54.4 4.9
Out of Zone Swing % 26.5 25.4 -1.1 29.6 4.2
First Pitch Swing % 30.4 30.1 -0.3 33.0 2.9
First Pitch Strike % 57.8 62.2 4.4 59.7 -2.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 135 .270 100 22 22.0 35 21 60.0
2023 Shades 492 .380 370 39 10.5 122 47 38.5
2024 Shades 303 .317 182 10 5.5 121 59 48.8
! 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 %
2022 194 17.5 16.5% 0.5% 79 22.9 0.0% 6.3%
2023 548 16.2 31.8% 0.0% 310 18.5 2.9% 0.6%
2024 321 17.3 6.9% 0.0% 211 17.5 9.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution