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Johnny Cueto
P | B/T: R/R | 5' 11" 229LBS | Age: 35
Poor Avg Great

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 2 3 5.40 12 12 0 63.1 56 1.37
13 Seasons 128 90 3.41 308 308 0 1919.2 1612 1.20
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 12 2-3 5.40 63.1 56 1.37
13 Seasons 308 128-90 3.41 1919.2 1612 1.20

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Statcast Statistics

Season Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 3268 636 31 4.9 86.7 13.2 31.9 .234 .375 .294 .289 .336 33.1 20.3 5.3 3.44 3.56
2016 3299 630 28 4.4 87.8 10.6 30.2 .241 .365 .277 .285 .341 33.7 22.5 5.1 2.79 3.50
2017 2533 451 33 7.3 88.2 15.1 39.7 .278 .470 .347 .350 .411 33.6 21 8.2 4.52 5.48
2018 794 158 15 9.5 87.1 12.8 33.5 .231 .434 .307 .319 .353 30.4 17.8 6.1 3.23 4.36
2019 265 45 4 8.9 86 6.3 24.4 .215 .436 .318 .328 .351 33.3 19.4 13.4 5.06 4.89
2020 1145 192 11 5.7 87.9 13 34.4 .259 .413 .324 .334 .375 33.9 20.2 9.4 5.40 4.83
11304 2112 122 5.8 87.5 12.6 33.2 .248 .401 .305 .309 .359 33.3 20.9 6.5
6.4 88.3 11.9 32.8 .243 .402 .318 .312 .362 35.1 21.8 8.3

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Cueto relies on 5 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(32.2%) ,
Changeup
(26.9%) ,
Curveball
(19.8%) ,
Sinker
(11.5%) ,
Slider
(9.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Whiff% PutAway%
2020 4-Seam Fastball 369 187 182 32.5 91.4 80 68 24 15 3 1 5 13 55 .353 .315 .647 .587 .461 .428 92.3 22 2222 16.2 9.8
2020 Changeup 308 112 196 27.1 82.5 93 80 10 6 2 0 2 27 53 .125 .202 .225 .301 .224 .283 86.3 10 1333 32.4 23.5
2020 Curveball 219 150 69 19.3 80.7 46 46 11 5 3 1 2 10 36 .239 .255 .478 .442 .297 .296 87.7 14 2337 21.7 14.1
2020 Sinker 132 110 22 11.6 90.9 34 30 9 7 2 0 0 1 31 .300 .297 .367 .355 .296 .338 82.9 0 2145 6.5 5.3
2020 Slider 109 20 89 9.6 84.7 23 21 7 5 2 0 0 5 16 .333 .261 .429 .309 .361 .293 85.4 10 2231 9.3 20.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 86 51 35 32.5 91.3 23 16 2 0 1 1 0 5 12 .125 .162 .313 .253 .313 .317 87.0 5 2292 13.2 15.6
2019 Slider 66 35 31 24.9 84.1 11 10 3 2 0 0 1 2 9 .300 .315 .600 .779 .368 .443 89.6 24 2344 21.7 11.8
2019 Sinker 50 39 11 18.9 91.1 13 13 3 1 1 0 1 1 12 .231 .247 .538 .499 .310 .311 84.2 -13 2212 12.5 16.7
2019 Changeup 50 18 32 18.9 83.4 18 16 3 1 1 0 1 5 11 .188 .192 .438 .379 .300 .286 84.7 17 1386 32.0 25.0
2019 Curveball 13 10 3 4.9 80.8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .033 .000 .044 .345 .361 83.8 -14 2417 0.0 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2020 Slider SF R 108 84.7 30.7 -6 -16 1.2 -4.3 -79
2020 Curveball SF R 227 80.5 42 -7.4 -15 3.4 -5.8 -63
2020 Sinker SF R 132 90.9 23 -1.8 -7 16.4 1.3 8
2020 4-Seamer SF R 369 91.4 17.9 -0.9 -6 10.4 2.4 30
2020 Changeup SF R 308 82.5 35.5 1.7 5 11.2 -2.6 -19
2019 Sinker SF R 50 91.1 25.6 0.6 2 15.8 0.5 3
2019 4-Seamer SF R 86 91.3 18.3 -0.1 -1 9.1 1 13
2019 Slider SF R 66 84.1 36.1 -2.8 -7 2.3 -4.7 -67
2019 Changeup SF R 50 83.4 36.3 2.5 7 9.7 -4.4 -31
2019 Curveball SF R 13 80.8 44.7 -6.8 -13 4.3 -4.6 -52
2018 Changeup SF R 203 81.7 39 4.8 14 12.2 -1.4 -11
2018 Curveball SF R 16 79.3 49.3 -5.4 -10 4.5 -4.3 -49
2018 Slider SF R 206 82.8 36.7 -4.3 -10 2.8 -3.9 -58
2018 4-Seamer SF R 207 89.8 19 -0.2 -1 9.8 2.1 28
2018 Sinker SF R 161 89.1 26.4 0.1 0 16.1 1.1 7
2017 Curveball SF R 3 78.3 41.5 -12.2 -23 1.2 -7.2 -86
2017 Slider SF R 577 84 31.3 -6.2 -17 2.9 -2.1 -41
2017 4-Seamer SF R 799 91.3 16.4 0.4 3 8.2 -0.7 -8
2017 Cutter SF R 156 87.5 23.2 4.2 15 0.2 -2.2 -112
2017 Changeup SF R 513 82 36.4 3.2 9 11.3 -2.3 -17
2017 Sinker SF R 465 91.1 21.2 -2.2 -9 15.6 0.2 1
2016 Changeup SF R 644 83.3 33.6 2.9 9 12.5 -0.5 -4
2016 4-Seamer SF R 795 92.7 13.5 1.5 10 11.2 2.4 27
2016 Curveball SF R 16 73.7 48.1 -8.5 -15 1.1 -5.4 -84
2016 Slider SF R 578 84.2 31.3 -4.7 -13 1.1 -2.3 -68
2016 Cutter SF R 533 88 23.2 2.4 9 4 -4.1 -5096
2016 Sinker SF R 679 92 17.8 -2 -10 15.4 1.1 7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2020 Slider 1.9 2 109 9.5 23 .333 .429 .365 9.3 21.7 20 .261 .309 .292 25
2020 Sinker -0.4 -1 132 11.5 34 .3 .367 .3 6.5 2.9 5.3 .297 .355 .338 29
2020 Curveball 1 2 227 19.8 47 .234 .468 .295 20.9 21.3 13.7 .25 .434 .29 32.4
2020 4-Seamer 2 7 369 32.2 80 .353 .647 .477 16.2 16.3 9.8 .315 .587 .428 41.8
2020 Changeup -2.6 -8 308 26.9 93 .125 .225 .226 32.4 29 23.5 .202 .301 .283 32.1
2019 Curveball -0.2 0 13 4.9 2 0 0 .35 0 0 0 .033 .044 .365 0
2019 Slider 1.7 1 66 24.9 11 .3 .6 .38 21.7 18.2 11.8 .315 .779 .443 44.4
2019 Sinker -0.8 0 50 18.9 13 .231 .538 .319 12.5 7.7 16.7 .247 .499 .311 25
2019 Changeup 0.2 0 50 18.9 18 .188 .438 .308 32 27.8 25 .192 .379 .287 36.4
2019 4-Seamer -0.9 -1 86 32.5 23 .125 .313 .32 13.2 21.7 15.6 .162 .253 .319 33.3
2018 Curveball 4.6 1 16 2 2 .5 2 1 42.9 0 0 .733 2.749 1.414 100
2018 Sinker -0.8 -1 161 20.3 37 .333 .361 .32 6.1 2.7 6.7 .302 .424 .323 31.4
2018 Slider 0 0 206 25.9 47 .233 .419 .313 21.4 12.8 14.6 .232 .465 .331 29.7
2018 Changeup -2 -4 203 25.6 63 .224 .379 .28 36.7 33.3 28.8 .183 .332 .245 25.6
2018 4-Seamer -0.2 0 207 26.1 65 .185 .37 .307 14.1 15.4 13.9 .216 .439 .345 31.1
2017 Cutter -0.2 0 156 6.2 41 .333 .417 .396 23.9 29.3 21.1 .292 .358 .334 29.2
2017 Changeup 0.6 3 513 20.3 132 .248 .552 .348 40.5 37.9 27.3 .256 .505 .331 36.4
2017 Slider 0.3 2 577 22.8 134 .303 .479 .355 19.2 17.2 14.1 .28 .442 .333 39.2
2017 Sinker 1.5 7 465 18.4 138 .347 .496 .407 16.2 14.5 19.8 .326 .499 .394 31.7
2017 4-Seamer -1.3 -11 799 31.5 197 .221 .401 .314 16.2 15.7 10.4 .264 .478 .355 30.1
2017 Curveball 0.1 0 3 0.1 0 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 Changeup 284 82.4 76 12.4 1:45 2:30 -45
2020 Curveball 210 80.5 23 4.6 9:45 8:15 90
2020 4-Seam Fastball 338 91.4 89 17.8 1:30 1:15 15
2020 Sinker 120 90.9 89 19.5 1:15 2:00 -45
2020 Slider 98 84.7 37 6.6 12:30 11:30 60
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 895 3374 -11 -46 11 13 -32
2017 642 2515 6 -34 18 11 1
2018 214 793 -7 -5 4 4 -5
2019 67 265 1 -3 0 2 0
2020 277 1145 4 -15 8 6 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 %
2015 3268 46 69.2 83.2 34.4 67.1 42.8 63 49.9 21.8 7 79.4
2016 3299 48 66.2 83.8 31.8 65.3 43.1 68.6 48.2 21.6 7.8 72
2017 2533 44.8 69.7 82.1 32.9 64.7 42.2 64.5 49.2 22.8 5.7 78.3
2018 794 48.8 66.7 85.3 26.4 59.8 43.8 63.6 46 21.6 6.3 84
2019 265 42.6 64.6 79.5 26.3 70 45.3 67.2 42.6 18.6 5.3 92.9
2020 1145 45.9 68.1 84.9 25.8 66.9 42.8 55.6 45.2 19.9 6.4 72.6
11304 46.4 68 83.4 31.6 65.6 42.9 64.4 48.3 21.7 6.8 76.6
48.4 66.6 82.2 28.4 59 42.6 60.6 46.9 24.3 7.2 75.7

Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2015 43.9 20.9 27.2 8 37.6 36 26.4 4.2 33.5 23.4 23.6 5 4.9
2016 52.2 16 25.1 6.7 38.7 34.9 26.3 3.7 36.3 20.2 26.3 5.1 4.4
2017 41.2 21.3 30.4 7.1 41.7 33.7 24.6 3.8 26.8 22.8 30.6 5.8 7.3
2018 44.9 22.8 23.4 8.9 39.2 36.1 24.7 3.2 38 27.2 16.5 3.8 9.5
2019 55.6 24.4 15.6 4.4 48.9 33.3 17.8 6.7 40 20 17.8 2.2 8.9
2020 42.7 22.4 30.2 4.7 48.4 31.3 20.3 2.1 30.2 27.1 29.7 4.2 5.7
46 19.9 27 7.1 40.2 34.7 25.1 3.7 33.1 22.9 25.8 5 5.8
45.3 21.9 25.7 7.1 36.6 37.9 25.5 3.5 33.5 24.3 24.5 5.6 6.4

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2015 66 53 51 47 74 8 52 88 54 49 83 44 66 37 66 20
2016 76 53 66 76 77 23 78 68 60 62 90 36 76 25 62 9
2017 13 10 14 19 15 10 24 22 46 44 53 38 13 23 39 1
2018 32 58 20 7 64 53 6 82 86 19 82 29 32 11 39 47
2019 25 52 39
2020 29 29 43 52 29 19 65 56 67 30 41 11 29 25 34 28
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 22.9 3 3 0 0 0 3 100
2020 22.8 9 8.5 1 3 2 7 77.8

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2020 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 9 8 9 7 8 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.8 91.2 -0.6 ↓ 90.8 -0.4 ↓ 89.5 -1.3 ↓ 91.2 1.7 ↑ 91.2 0
Offspeed Velocity 84 83.3 -0.7 ↓ 82 -1.3 ↓ 81.7 -0.3 ↓ 83.4 1.7 ↑ 82.5 -0.9 ↓
Breaking Velocity 83.3 83.9 0.6 ↑ 84 0.1 ↑ 82.5 -1.5 ↓ 83.6 1.1 ↑ 81.8 -1.8 ↓
Exit Velocity 86.7 87.8 1.1 ↑ 88.2 0.4 ↑ 87.1 -1.1 ↓ 86 -1.1 ↓ 87.9 1.9 ↑
Launch Angle 13.2 10.6 -2.6 ↓ 15.1 4.5 ↑ 12.8 -2.3 ↓ 6.3 -6.5 ↓ 13 6.7 ↑
Barrel % 4.9 4.4 -0.5 ↓ 7.3 2.9 ↑ 9.5 2.2 ↑ 8.9 -0.6 ↓ 5.7 -3.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 33.1 33.7 0.6 ↑ 33.6 -0.1 ↓ 30.4 -3.2 ↓ 33.3 2.9 ↑ 33.9 0.6 ↑
Sweet Spot % 31.9 30.2 -1.7 ↓ 39.7 9.5 ↑ 33.5 -6.2 ↓ 24.4 -9.1 ↓ 34.4 10 ↑
xBA .234 .241 0.007 ↑ .278 0.037 ↑ .231 -0.047 ↓ .215 -0.016 ↓ .259 0.044 ↑
BA .242 .238 -0.004 ↓ .277 0.039 ↑ .238 -0.039 ↓ .196 -0.042 ↓ .248 0.052 ↑
xwOBA .289 .285 -0.004 ↓ .35 0.065 ↑ .319 -0.031 ↓ .328 0.009 ↑ .334 0.006 ↑
wOBA .294 .277 -0.017 ↓ .347 0.07 ↑ .307 -0.04 ↓ .318 0.011 ↑ .324 0.006 ↑
xSLG .375 .365 -0.01 ↓ .47 0.105 ↑ .434 -0.036 ↓ .436 0.002 ↑ .413 -0.023 ↓
SLG .387 .35 -0.037 ↓ .47 0.12 ↑ .399 -0.071 ↓ .446 0.047 ↑ .423 -0.023 ↓
K% 20.3 22.5 2.2 ↑ 21 -1.5 ↓ 17.8 -3.2 ↓ 19.4 1.6 ↑ 20.2 0.8 ↑
BB% 5.3 5.1 -0.2 ↓ 8.2 3.1 ↑ 6.1 -2.1 ↓ 13.4 7.3 ↑ 9.4 -4 ↓
Swing % 49.9 48.2 -1.7 ↓ 49.2 1 ↑ 46 -3.2 ↓ 42.6 -3.4 ↓ 45.2 2.6 ↑
Whiff% 21.8 21.6 -0.2 ↓ 22.8 1.2 ↑ 21.6 -1.2 ↓ 18.6 -3 ↓ 19.9 1.3 ↑
In Zone Swing % 46 48 2 ↑ 44.8 -3.2 ↓ 48.8 4 ↑ 42.6 -6.2 ↓ 45.9 3.3 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 54 52 -2 ↓ 55.2 3.2 ↑ 51.2 -4 ↓ 57.4 6.2 ↑ 54.1 -3.3 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 32.6 -0.7 ↓ 36.6 4 ↑ 32.7 -3.9 ↓ 35.8 3.1 ↑ 24.9 -10.9 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 63 68.6 5.6 ↑ 64.5 -4.1 ↓ 63.6 -0.9 ↓ 67.2 3.6 ↑ 55.6 -11.6 ↓
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2016 862 .275 460 2 0.4 402 48 11.9
2017 641 .347 303 5 1.7 338 25 7.4
2018 213 .305 110 4 3.6 103 32 31.1
2019 67 .318 40 9 22.5 27 14 51.9
2020 277 .324 141 23 16.3 136 96 70.6

Pitch Distribution

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