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
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
2025 1 1 2.70 10 0 0 13.1 12 1.28
4 Seasons 7 18 5.38 88 26 1 219 210 1.51
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 25 3-13 6.90 105.2 98 1.68
2024 46 1-2 4.68 67.1 73 1.47
2025 10 1-1 2.70 13.1 12 1.28
4 Seasons 88 7-18 5.38 219 210 1.51
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
2025 27 261 39 4 10.3 6.8 90.9 109.0 13.4 35.9 .262 .432 .273 .345 .396 41.0 20.3 11.9 2.70 4.56
Player 3970 674 65 9.6 6.6 89.3 115.2 16.0 34.9 .251 .431 .340 .333 .382 39.0 21.2 10.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 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
(48.3%) ,
Cutter
(34.9%) ,
Curveball
(16.5%) ,
Changeup
(0.4%) ,


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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 %
2022 40.4 59.6 29.8 21.3 8.5 40.4 33.0 26.6 20.2 16.0 4.3 20.2 17.0 22.3
2023 36.9 63.1 29.1 24.2 9.8 40.6 36.3 23.1 19.0 13.3 4.6 21.6 23.1 18.4
2024 41.8 58.2 25.3 23.7 9.3 38.7 36.1 25.3 20.1 16.0 5.7 18.6 20.1 19.6
2025 35.9 64.1 23.1 30.8 10.3 46.2 28.2 25.6 25.6 10.3 0.0 20.5 17.9 25.6
Player 38.7 61.3 27.7 24.0 9.5 40.4 35.3 24.3 19.9 14.2 4.6 20.5 21.1 19.7
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 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
2022 4.3 26.6 33.0 20.2 7.4 7.4 5.2
2023 2.0 26.5 28.8 26.2 4.9 11.5 8.1
2024 6.2 29.4 27.8 25.3 4.1 7.2 4.6
2025 2.6 30.8 20.5 25.6 10.3 10.3 6.8
Player 3.6 27.6 28.6 25.1 5.3 9.6 6.6
MLB 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
2025 Cutter PIT L 91 87.3 29.5 -0.4 1.2GLV -2.1 6.4 -1.6 1.2GLV -1.0
2025 Curveball PIT L 43 80.2 49.0 -4.2 7.0GLV -0.7 -6.4 -2.6 7.0GLV -1.2
2025 Changeup PIT L 1 87.0 23.8 -7.7 11.7ARM -2.6 12.7 -7.5 11.7ARM -2.9
2025 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 126 93.7 13.7 0.0 5.8ARM -0.1 17.4 1.1 5.8ARM -2.2
2024 Cutter PIT L 384 85.9 32.8 -2.6 3.0GLV -1.1 4.0 -3.2 3.0GLV 1.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 447 93.7 13.9 0.5 7.9ARM 1.4 17.4 1.7 7.9ARM -0.2
2024 Changeup PIT L 234 85.7 26.7 -4.1 14.0ARM -0.1 10.6 -4.7 14.0ARM -0.1
2024 Curveball PIT L 159 79.3 52.1 -1.7 5.3GLV -2.5 -8.6 0.1 5.3GLV -1.8
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.6 -2 126 48.3 30 .261 .391 .417 20.0 6.7 4.3 .386 .690 .511 54.5
2025 Cutter 1.5 1 91 34.9 16 .125 .313 .238 21.7 18.8 11.5 .139 .216 .152 23.1
2025 Curveball 2.5 1 43 16.5 10 .100 .100 .090 50.0 70.0 26.9 .109 .124 .103 33.3
2025 Changeup -37.3 0 1 0.4 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .897 1.060 .834 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -6 447 36.5 128 .316 .469 .415 17.5 16.4 16.7 .268 .444 .380 45.1
2024 Cutter 1.0 4 384 31.4 99 .204 .333 .277 36.4 29.3 29.6 .190 .299 .240 32.8
2024 Changeup -1.3 -3 234 19.1 46 .279 .419 .327 40.4 30.4 21.9 .210 .300 .252 27.6
2024 Curveball 1.8 3 159 13.0 30 .143 .143 .167 33.8 30.0 13.0 .191 .258 .226 21.1
! 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
2025 Curveball 43 80.2 54 11.6 4:15 4:45 -30
2025 Cutter 91 87.3 34 6.2 12:30 12:30 0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 125 93.7 88 17.9 11:15 11:15 0
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
! 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
2022 135 555 4 6 -4 -2 4
2023 492 1,930 -8 6 -16 -7 -25
2024 303 1,224 11 2 -9 -6 -2
2025 57 261 0 3 -2 -1 0
Player 987 3,970 7 17 -31 7 -23
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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
2025 261 48.3 65.9 91.6 31.1 40.5 41.4 57.9 47.9 24.8 8.4 81.8
Player 3,970 48.6 68.4 82.6 27.3 51.9 44.0 60.6 47.3 26.2 7.3 81.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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 4 16 11 5 26 33 26 32 46 13 40 47 51 43
2024 62 73 75 77 41 61 61 71 73 58 16 80 59 43 47 62 49
2025 33 36 39 42 20 43 29 21 44 40 26 46 75 40 65 87
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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
2025 22.9 2 1.4 1 0 2 0 0.0
Player 23.7 37 35.9 1 19 28 14 37.8
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 8 4 9 9 6 6 9 7 6 5 8 9 6 6 10 6 4 7 9 7 7 9 9
2025 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Player 37 32 33 34 39 37 39 31 35 25 35 42 37 31 40 38 37 30 35 44 33 36 50 41 27 28 38 41 41 35 34
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 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 89.8 0.8 90.6 -0.5 90.1 0.9 91.0
Offspeed Velocity 84.1 0.9 85.0 0.7 85.7 1.3 87.0
Breaking Velocity 75.4 2.1 77.5 1.8 79.3 0.9 80.2
Exit Velocity 88.8 1.1 89.9 -1.8 88.1 2.8 90.9
Launch Angle 12.9 4.5 17.4 -1.9 15.5 -2.1 13.4
Barrel % 7.4 4.1 11.5 -4.3 7.2 3.1 10.3
Hard Hit % 35.1 6.4 41.5 -5.4 36.1 4.9 41.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.9 4.7 36.6 -3.6 33.0 2.9 35.9
xBA .214 0.062 .276 -0.053 .223 0.039 .262
BA .195 0.100 .295 -0.043 .252 -0.052 .200
xwOBA .296 0.067 .363 -0.065 .298 0.047 .345
wOBA .270 0.110 .380 -0.063 .317 -0.044 .273
xSLG .346 0.156 .502 -0.153 .349 0.083 .432
SLG .339 0.193 .532 -0.154 .378 -0.058 .320
K% 20.0 -0.1 19.9 4.1 24.0 -3.7 20.3
BB% 9.6 0.0 9.6 1.3 10.9 1.0 11.9
Swing % 45.4 2.4 47.8 -0.7 47.1 0.8 47.9
Whiff% 21.8 3.7 25.5 4.1 29.6 -4.8 24.8
In Zone % 49.0 1.5 50.5 -4.9 45.6 2.7 48.3
Out of Zone % 51.0 -1.5 49.5 4.9 54.4 -2.7 51.7
Out of Zone Swing % 26.5 -1.1 25.4 4.2 29.6 1.5 31.1
First Pitch Swing % 30.4 -0.3 30.1 2.9 33.0 -8.4 24.6
First Pitch Strike % 57.8 4.4 62.2 -2.5 59.7 -1.8 57.9
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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
2025 Shades 57 .273 36 0 0.0 21 5 23.8
! 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%
2025 45 18.8 0.0% 0.0% 46 18.7 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution