John Means
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 230LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 11, #331, Baltimore Orioles | West Virginia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 3.38 2 2 0 8 7 1.25
2023 1 2 2.66 4 4 0 23.2 10 0.72
2024 2 0 2.61 4 4 0 20.2 16 0.87
7 Seasons 23 26 3.68 78 73 0 401 334 1.05
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 2 0-0 3.38 8 7 1.25
2023 4 1-2 2.66 23.2 10 0.72
2024 4 2-0 2.61 20.2 16 0.87
7 Seasons 78 23-26 3.68 401 334 1.05
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 66 12 1 8.3 6.3 90.0 110.2 16.5 41.7 .336 .564 .471 .386 .515 41.7 25.0 0.0 13.50 6.73
2019 26 2681 472 32 6.8 5.0 87.5 115.3 20.0 37.3 .236 .417 .295 .302 .344 30.7 19.0 6.0 3.60 4.00
2020 27 745 123 10 8.1 5.7 88.2 117.0 17.0 21.1 .190 .378 .304 .269 .322 37.4 23.9 4.0 4.53 3.02
2021 28 2328 426 43 10.1 7.3 87.9 115.9 20.3 37.1 .242 .441 .294 .309 .380 37.8 22.7 4.4 3.62 4.03
2022 29 135 25 1 4.0 2.9 88.5 109.7 17.2 28.0 .288 .417 .260 .322 .385 40.0 20.6 5.9 3.38 4.34
2023 30 339 73 6 8.2 6.8 86.9 109.4 24.1 35.6 .258 .475 .238 .328 .347 37.0 11.4 4.5 2.66 4.58
2024 31 320 61 4 6.6 5.0 90.9 110.5 26.5 39.3 .268 .469 .259 .332 .401 52.5 20.0 2.5 2.61 4.68
Player 6614 1192 97 8.1 6.0 87.9 117.0 20.3 35.4 .238 .429 .292 .305 .360 35.7 20.6 4.9
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

Means relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(37.5%) ,
Changeup
(28.4%) ,
Slider
(23.1%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(10.9%) ,


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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 25.0 16.7 50.0 8.3 66.7 8.3 25.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 41.7 0.0 8.3 6.3
2019 31.6 32.0 26.5 10.0 34.7 34.1 31.1 3.6 22.2 38.1 21.8 7.2 6.8 5.0
2020 43.9 28.5 14.6 13.0 41.5 39.0 19.5 3.3 31.7 33.3 17.9 4.9 8.1 5.7
2021 33.3 30.5 23.2 12.9 38.7 40.6 20.7 4.7 23.9 31.7 20.7 8.9 10.1 7.3
2022 36.0 20.0 28.0 16.0 48.0 36.0 16.0 12.0 20.0 28.0 24.0 8.0 4.0 2.9
2023 28.8 31.5 26.0 13.7 41.1 32.9 26.0 8.2 16.4 39.7 20.5 6.8 8.2 6.8
2024 23.0 31.1 32.8 13.1 54.1 21.3 24.6 4.9 11.5 36.1 24.6 16.4 6.6 5.0
Player 32.9 30.6 24.7 11.8 38.8 36.0 25.2 4.4 22.9 35.0 21.3 8.0 8.1 6.0
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 Slider BAL L 74 84.5 29.9 -7.1 2.0GLV -3.2 8.3 -6.8 2.0GLV -3.1
2024 Curveball BAL L 35 75.7 54.8 -4.6 12.9GLV 3.8 -6.7 -1.3 12.9GLV 5.5
2024 Changeup BAL L 91 82.0 24.2 -8.1 12.5ARM -0.7 16.5 -10.6 12.5ARM -1.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 120 90.5 14.0 2.3 7.2ARM 1.6 19.6 4.0 7.2ARM -1.0
2023 Curveball BAL L 32 77.6 51.7 -5.1 12.6GLV 4.6 -5.7 -2.7 12.6GLV 4.9
2023 Changeup BAL L 113 80.9 25.4 -7.4 11.6ARM -1.3 16.5 -10.2 11.6ARM -2.4
2023 Slurve BAL L 1 81.6 42.3 -3.3 4.3GLV -9.6 -0.9 -1.8 4.3GLV -11.3
2023 Slider BAL L 51 85.4 27.1 -8.9 1.8GLV -2.7 10.4 -8.6 1.8GLV -3.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 142 91.7 12.2 3.5 7.5ARM 2.0 20.5 5.2 7.5ARM -0.4
! 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 2.7 3 120 37.5 29 .231 .500 .321 18.2 6.9 6.1 .281 .624 .409 60.0
2024 Changeup -0.3 0 91 28.4 27 .222 .333 .241 35.3 25.9 17.1 .226 .403 .271 45.0
2024 Slider 0.8 1 74 23.1 18 .167 .278 .189 33.3 33.3 24.0 .240 .291 .230 50.0
2024 Curveball -0.3 0 35 10.9 6 .200 .200 .267 11.1 16.7 16.7 .521 .653 .540 50.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 142 41.9 36 .188 .406 .297 14.1 13.9 11.1 .222 .466 .332 44.4
2023 Changeup 3.5 4 113 33.3 38 .139 .306 .195 22.1 13.2 13.5 .262 .495 .320 28.1
2023 Slider 2.0 1 51 15.0 7 .000 .000 .000 9.1 0.0 0.0 .222 .288 .224 28.6
2023 Curveball -1.4 0 32 9.4 6 .167 .667 .333 7.7 0.0 0.0 .494 .693 .512 66.7
2023 Slurve -116.9 -1 1 0.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .050 .071 .048 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 Changeup 91 82.0 98 20.2 10:30 10:45 -15
2024 Curveball 35 75.7 70 16.6 4:45 4:15 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 120 90.5 95 20.4 11:15 11:15 0
2024 Slider 74 84.5 49 7.4 11:45 12:30 -45
2023 Changeup 113 80.9 94 19.6 10:15 10:45 -30
2023 Curveball 32 77.6 58 16.1 4:45 4:00 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 142 91.7 97 21.5 11:15 11:15 0
2023 Slider 51 85.4 57 9.7 11:45 12:30 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 637 2,680 12 26 -18 -12 8
2020 176 745 -2 9 -4 -2 1
2021 590 2,328 13 13 -13 -6 7
2022 34 135 1 1 -1 0 1
2023 88 339 2 4 -3 -1 3
2024 80 320 3 4 -3 -1 3
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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 66 43.9 86.2 80.0 29.7 72.7 31.8 50.0 54.5 22.2 15.2 100.0
2019 2,681 45.9 71.8 81.0 27.9 69.6 43.8 63.3 48.0 22.1 6.2 80.7
2020 745 50.5 71.0 76.8 29.8 66.4 44.0 63.6 50.6 26.3 6.7 80.0
2021 2,328 51.2 73.0 76.3 26.9 67.9 45.0 69.3 50.5 25.4 8.5 80.4
2022 135 49.6 76.1 82.4 32.4 72.7 48.1 52.9 54.1 20.5 7.4 90.0
2023 339 52.8 69.8 84.0 32.5 82.7 45.7 67.0 52.2 16.4 9.7 69.7
2024 320 49.1 70.1 75.5 28.2 65.2 42.8 67.5 48.8 26.3 5.6 72.2
Player 6,614 48.9 72.2 78.7 28.1 69.3 44.3 65.6 49.6 23.6 7.3 80.0
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
2019 64 57 47 39 80 17 53 77 89 22 80 23 36 28 77 26
2020 86 89 59 30 97 23 35 52 48 53 95 47 69 59 90 25 30
2021 53 46 26 17 83 5 13 71 58 44 96 43 38 36 87 23 36
2022 18 86 26
2023 16 87 36
2024 8 81 28
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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 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2019 22.6 23 22.3 1 11 9 14 60.9
2020 23.0 12 8.9 3 4 9 2 16.7
2021 23.3 30 23.3 7 11 21 8 26.7
2022 -- 0 0.6 -1 0 1 0 --
2023 23.3 4 3.9 0 2 3 2 50.0
2024 20.9 2 2.5 -1 2 2 1 50.0
Player 23.0 72 62.4 10 30 45 28 38.9
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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2019 23 23 22 25 23 22 24 21 20 18 20 25 26 22 21 22 19 20 21 23 23 25 26 24 20 20 19 28 25 22 20
2020 12 11 9 8 9 10 11 8 5 6 8 9 10 7 9 8 10 8 10 11 9 12 12 9 7 6 10 10 10 9 6
2021 30 28 21 18 24 22 29 25 15 13 19 30 22 20 24 25 20 22 23 28 24 22 31 28 17 18 29 29 25 23 24
2022 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
2023 4 5 2 4 3 3 5 3 3 2 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 4 6 5 5 3 4 3 3 5 3 2
2024 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 2
Player 72 70 59 58 63 62 74 60 46 42 55 72 67 57 62 63 58 57 63 70 64 70 79 71 51 52 65 75 69 62 56
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 90.1 91.8 1.7 93.8 2.0 92.8 -1.0 91.7 -1.1 91.7 0.0 90.5 -1.2
Offspeed Velocity 83.4 80.9 -2.5 84.9 4.0 83.4 -1.5 82.3 -1.1 80.9 -1.4 82.0 1.1
Breaking Velocity 82.9 81.6 -1.3 82.4 0.8 80.8 -1.6 80.3 -0.5 82.4 2.1 81.7 -0.7
Exit Velocity 90.0 87.5 -2.5 88.2 0.7 87.9 -0.3 88.5 0.6 86.9 -1.6 90.9 4.0
Launch Angle 16.5 20.0 3.5 17.0 -3.0 20.3 3.3 17.2 -3.1 24.1 6.9 26.5 2.4
Barrel % 8.3 6.8 -1.5 8.1 1.3 10.1 2.0 4.0 -6.1 8.2 4.2 6.6 -1.6
Hard Hit % 41.7 30.7 -11.0 37.4 6.7 37.8 0.4 40.0 2.2 37.0 -3.0 52.5 15.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 41.7 37.3 -4.4 21.1 -16.2 37.1 16.0 28.0 -9.1 35.6 7.6 39.3 3.7
xBA .336 .236 -0.100 .190 -0.046 .242 0.052 .288 0.046 .258 -0.030 .268 0.010
BA .375 .234 -0.141 .220 -0.014 .224 0.004 .258 0.034 .159 -0.099 .211 0.052
xwOBA .386 .302 -0.084 .269 -0.033 .309 0.040 .322 0.013 .328 0.006 .332 0.004
wOBA .471 .295 -0.176 .304 0.009 .294 -0.010 .260 -0.034 .238 -0.022 .259 0.021
xSLG .564 .417 -0.147 .378 -0.039 .441 0.063 .417 -0.024 .475 0.058 .469 -0.006
SLG .750 .417 -0.333 .451 0.034 .427 -0.024 .290 -0.137 .354 0.064 .368 0.014
K% 25.0 19.0 -6.0 23.9 4.9 22.7 -1.2 20.6 -2.1 11.4 -9.2 20.0 8.6
BB% 0.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 -2.0 4.4 0.4 5.9 1.5 4.5 -1.4 2.5 -2.0
Swing % 54.5 48.0 -6.5 50.6 2.6 50.5 -0.1 54.1 3.6 52.2 -1.9 48.8 -3.4
Whiff% 22.2 22.1 -0.1 26.3 4.2 25.4 -0.9 20.5 -4.9 16.4 -4.1 26.3 9.9
In Zone % 43.9 45.9 2.0 50.5 4.6 51.2 0.7 49.6 -1.6 52.8 3.2 49.1 -3.7
Out of Zone % 56.1 54.1 -2.0 49.5 -4.6 48.8 -0.7 50.4 1.6 47.2 -3.2 50.9 3.7
Out of Zone Swing % 29.7 27.9 -1.8 29.8 1.9 26.9 -2.9 32.4 5.5 32.5 0.1 28.2 -4.3
First Pitch Swing % 37.5 30.9 -6.6 36.9 6.0 37.6 0.7 32.4 -5.2 31.8 -0.6 30.0 -1.8
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 63.3 13.3 63.6 0.3 69.3 5.7 52.9 -16.4 67.0 14.1 67.5 0.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 16 .471 9 0 0.0 7 1 14.3
2019 Shifts 637 .295 488 90 18.4 149 86 57.7
2020 Shifts 176 .304 129 34 26.4 47 15 31.9
2021 Shifts 590 .294 465 48 10.3 125 66 52.8
2022 Shifts 34 .260 25 3 12.0 9 5 55.6
2023 Shades 88 .238 65 0 0.0 23 12 52.2
2024 Shades 80 .259 65 12 18.5 15 3 20.0
! 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 15 15.2 40.0% 6.7% 12 19.1 0.0% 0.0%
2019 857 15.5 43.9% 0.6% 407 21.2 0.2% 5.9%
2020 257 15.8 35.8% 0.8% 71 21.7 0.0% 5.6%
2021 769 15.8 37.5% 1.3% 272 22.8 0.0% 5.9%
2022 38 15.4 42.1% 0.0% 18 21.0 0.0% 16.7%
2023 116 13.3 85.3% 0.0% 34 18.2 0.0% 0.0%
2024 103 13.2 84.5% 0.0% 46 17.0 19.6% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution