P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 1" 210 lbs | Age: 40
Draft: 2003 | Rd. 1, No. 9, Texas Rangers | Round Rock HS (TX)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 11 11 4.74 32 32 0 193.2 129 1.44
2015 7 15 4.71 30 30 0 177.2 124 1.41
2016 0 4 7.25 4 4 0 22.1 16 1.75
10 Seasons 79 104 4.38 247 247 0 1,503.1 1,102 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 32 11-11 4.74 193.2 129 1.44
2015 30 7-15 4.71 177.2 124 1.41
2016 4 0-4 7.25 22.1 16 1.75
10 Seasons 247 79-104 4.38 1,503.1 1,102 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
2015 30 2918 585 30 5.1 3.9 87.3 112.8 16.0 32.0 .249 .402 .344 .312 .342 30.4 16.1 7.3 4.71 4.05
2016 31 387 73 9 12.3 9.0 91.3 111.9 19.5 37.0 .303 .604 .404 .406 .452 42.5 16.0 11.0 7.25 7.59
Player 3305 658 39 5.9 4.5 87.8 112.8 16.4 32.5 .255 .425 .351 .323 .355 31.8 16.1 7.7
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

Danks relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(29.7%) ,
Changeup
(27.4%) ,
Cutter
(17.3%) ,
Sinker
(15.5%) ,
Curveball
(10.1%) ,


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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 %
2015 39.7 60.3 25.0 25.8 9.6 42.6 35.9 18.8 22.6 12.1 4.1 20.0 23.8 14.7
2016 31.5 68.5 28.8 30.1 9.6 39.7 39.7 20.5 17.8 11.0 2.7 21.9 28.8 17.8
Player 38.8 61.2 25.4 26.3 9.6 42.2 36.3 19.0 22.0 12.0 4.0 20.2 24.3 15.0
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
2015 3.6 28.2 29.9 23.2 6.0 5.1 3.9
2016 1.4 24.7 28.8 21.9 9.6 12.3 9.0
Player 3.3 27.8 29.8 23.1 6.4 5.9 4.5
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
2016 Cutter CWS L 67 84.6 24.2 7.7 2.1ARM -5.8 14.7 6.6 2.1ARM -1.1
2016 Changeup CWS L 106 81.4 28.3 -4.3 16.4ARM 4.5 14.2 -5.7 16.4ARM 1.6
2016 4-Seam Fastball CWS L 115 87.7 17.5 1.5 11.1ARM 4.8 18.9 3.1 11.1ARM 1.5
2016 Curveball CWS L 39 74.7 49.1 -11.8 3.9GLV -6.4 0.9 -9.0 3.9GLV -2.8
2016 Sinker CWS L 60 88.2 20.9 -3.6 18.2ARM 5.1 15.2 -4.6 18.2ARM 2.7
2015 Sinker CWS L 302 90.0 20.1 -3.1 16.4ARM 2.8 14.4 -3.6 16.4ARM 0.8
2015 Curveball CWS L 354 76.2 49.6 -8.8 4.4GLV -5.2 -1.7 -6.8 4.4GLV -2.5
2015 Changeup CWS L 847 81.5 29.7 -2.3 15.2ARM 2.7 12.3 -3.6 15.2ARM 0.2
2015 4-Seam Fastball CWS L 999 90.0 15.1 2.0 10.6ARM 3.7 19.5 3.3 10.6ARM 1.9
2015 Cutter CWS L 400 86.5 23.1 5.2 0.4ARM -3.3 14.0 6.0 0.4ARM -0.3
2015 Slider CWS L 9 80.3 34.3 -8.4 1.1GLV -5.4 8.9 -7.8 1.1GLV -3.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 783 3,063 29 16 -13 -10 23
2009 832 3,183 23 12 -19 -11 6
2010 875 3,372 35 10 -21 -12 11
2011 717 2,712 4 10 -10 -8 -5
2012 238 830 3 0 -6 -4 -7
2013 583 2,202 -1 2 -11 -7 -16
2014 853 3,292 8 -1 -26 -13 -32
2015 767 2,914 -12 18 -17 -10 -22
2016 100 387 -5 0 -3 -2 -9
Player 5,748 21,955 83 68 -126 83 -52
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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 %
2015 2,918 50.6 67.6 85.0 28.1 67.9 43.6 62.6 48.1 20.0 6.6 72.4
2016 387 49.9 60.1 83.6 21.6 66.7 45.2 54.0 40.8 20.9 8.0 83.9
Player 3,305 50.5 66.7 84.8 27.3 67.8 43.8 61.6 47.2 20.1 6.7 74.0
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
2015 40 40 36 36 49 9 47 73 71 20 51 26 33 15 83 4 29
2016 3 74 19
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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 %
2016 24.94 5 4.6 0 1 3 3 60.0
Player 24.94 5 4.6 0 1 3 3 60.0
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
2016 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 5 3
Player 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 5 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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Year to Year Changes

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .322 +.041 .281
xBA .303 +.054 .249
OBP .390 +.056 .334
xOBP .375 +.067 .308
SLG .575 +.109 .466
xSLG .604 +.202 .402
ISO .253 +.067 .186
xISO .301 +.148 .153
BABIP .338 +.029 .309
wOBA .404 +.060 .344
xwOBA .406 +.094 .312
wOBACON .449 +.065 .384
xwOBACON .452 +.110 .342
BACON .384 +.046 .338
xBACON .362 +.059 .303
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 42.5 +12.1 30.4
Avg Exit Velocity 91.3 +4.0 87.3
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 37.0 +5.0 32.0
Barrel % 12.3 +7.2 5.1
Avg Launch Angle 19.5 +3.5 16.0
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 87.0 -2.2 89.2
Breaking Velocity 74.7 -1.6 76.3
Offspeed Velocity 81.4 -0.1 81.5
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 9 -21 30
Popup % 9.6 0.0 9.6
Flyball % 28.8 +3.8 25.0
Line Drive % 30.1 +4.3 25.8
Groundball % 31.5 -8.2 39.7
Pull % 39.7 -2.9 42.6
Straight Away % 39.7 +3.8 35.9
Opposite Field % 20.5 +1.7 18.8
Weak Contact % 1.4 -2.2 3.6
Pull Airball % 21.9 +1.9 20.0
Topped Contact % 24.7 -3.5 28.2
Under Contact % 28.8 -1.1 29.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 21.9 -1.3 23.2
Solid Contact % 9.6 +3.6 6.0
HR/FB % 23.8 +7.4 16.4
Popups 7 -49 56
Flyballs 21 -125 146
Line Drives 22 -129 151
Groundballs 23 -209 232
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.9 -0.7 50.6
Out of Zone % 50.1 +0.7 49.4
Edge % 45.2 +1.6 43.6
Zone Swing % 60.1 -7.5 67.6
Out of Zone Swing % 21.6 -6.5 28.1
In Zone Contact % 83.6 -1.4 85.0
Out of Zone Contact % 66.7 -1.2 67.9
Whiff % 20.9 +0.9 20.0
First Strike % 54.0 -8.6 62.6
First Pitch Swing % 28.0 -0.9 28.9
Swing % 40.8 -7.3 48.1
Meatball Swing % 83.9 +11.5 72.4
Meatball % 8.0 +1.4 6.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.4 +1.4 15.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 33.3 +1.2 32.1
In Zone 193 -1,283 1,476
Out of Zone 194 -1,248 1,442
Edge 175 -1,097 1,272
In Zone Swings 116 -882 998
Out of Zone Swings 42 -363 405
In Zone Swing & Misses 19 -131 150
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 14 -116 130
Basic
Pitches 387 -2,531 2,918
PA 100 -668 768
AB 87 -608 695
Hits 28 -167 195
Singles 17 -102 119
Doubles 5 -42 47
Triples 1 -4 5
Home Runs 5 -19 24
Walks 11 -45 56
Strikeouts 16 -108 124
K% 16.0 -0.1 16.1
BB% 11.0 +3.7 7.3
HBP 0 -3 3
Batted Balls 73 -512 585
Number of Fastballs 242 -1,459 1,701
Number of Offspeed 106 -741 847
Number of Breaking 39 -324 363
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 96 .400 82 7 8.5 14 2 14.3
! 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 %
2010 1047 13.0 79.3% 1.2% 488 19.0 9.0% 5.9%
2011 742 12.1 83.0% 0.3% 388 18.5 9.3% 3.4%
2012 256 12.8 81.3% 0.0% 140 19.5 7.9% 2.1%
2013 709 14.6 55.7% 0.3% 281 21.1 1.4% 5.3%
2014 991 14.3 58.4% 0.2% 567 20.3 2.5% 3.9%
2015 882 15.9 43.0% 2.4% 389 22.2 7.7% 15.4%
2016 135 16.6 31.1% 2.2% 56 24.3 0.0% 19.6%

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Pitch Distribution