Jonathon Niese
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 215LBS | Age: 38
Draft: 2005 | Rd: 7, #209, New York Mets | Defiance Sr HS, OH
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 9 11 3.40 30 30 0 187.2 138 1.27
2015 9 10 4.13 33 29 0 176.2 113 1.40
2016 8 7 5.50 29 20 0 121 88 1.59
9 Seasons 69 68 4.07 211 197 0 1,189.1 914 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 30 9-11 3.40 187.2 138 1.27
2015 33 9-10 4.13 176.2 113 1.40
2016 29 8-7 5.50 121 88 1.59
9 Seasons 211 69-68 4.07 1,189.1 914 1.38
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 28 2701 593 26 4.4 3.4 88.4 112.1 5.2 29.8 .262 .395 .333 .319 .342 32.5 14.7 7.1 4.13 4.25
2016 29 2011 408 26 6.4 4.8 89.4 114.5 7.5 33.6 .280 .475 .374 .355 .395 35.8 16.1 8.6 5.50 5.49
Player 4712 1001 52 5.2 4.0 88.8 114.5 6.1 31.4 .270 .428 .350 .334 .363 33.9 15.3 7.8
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

Niese relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(30.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(26.6%) ,
Cutter
(23.6%) ,
Changeup
(10.3%) ,
Curveball
(8.9%) ,
Slider
(0.5%) ,


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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
2015 57.5 17.5 22.4 2.5 36.8 38.6 24.5 3.2 41.1 17.0 25.5 4.6 4.4 3.4
2016 53.7 19.6 24.0 2.7 39.2 36.3 23.8 3.7 38.0 16.4 25.5 5.1 6.4 4.8
Player 55.9 18.4 23.1 2.6 37.8 37.7 24.2 3.4 39.9 16.8 25.5 4.8 5.2 4.0
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

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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 Changeup NYM L 203 83.2 34.3 0.9 13.1ARM 0.3 5.7 2.7 13.1ARM -1.7
2016 Curveball NYM L 175 74.9 59.7 -1.1 5.3GLV -6.3 -10.1 2.0 5.3GLV -1.4
2016 Sinker NYM L 581 89.4 28.0 1.8 16.3ARM 1.7 6.7 3.9 16.3ARM 0.9
2016 Cutter NYM L 459 86.7 30.1 -0.6 1.0GLV -1.9 6.7 -1.6 1.0GLV 2.1
2016 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 520 89.9 21.9 -2.4 8.9ARM 1.1 12.3 -3.5 8.9ARM -0.6
2016 Slider NYM L 10 83.0 33.1 -5.7 0.2GLV -5.3 6.8 -5.5 0.2GLV -3.4
2015 Slider NYM L 64 80.6 42.3 -0.6 3.0GLV -4.0 0.5 0.6 3.0GLV -1.2
2015 Changeup NYM L 346 83.3 34.8 0.4 14.0ARM 0.4 5.4 3.3 14.0ARM -1.0
2015 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 686 89.6 22.7 -3.6 8.1ARM 0.5 11.9 -4.3 8.1ARM -0.6
2015 Cutter NYM L 424 87.6 27.4 1.0 1.1ARM -4.1 8.7 0.7 1.1ARM -1.1
2015 Sinker NYM L 727 89.5 28.7 2.0 16.3ARM 1.4 6.1 4.7 16.3ARM 0.7
2015 Curveball NYM L 402 74.9 58.3 -1.8 5.6GLV -5.3 -8.7 0.2 5.6GLV -1.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 69 267 -3 2 -1 -1 -4
2009 110 401 0 2 -1 0 1
2010 763 2,925 1 6 -13 -9 -15
2011 689 2,473 -1 -3 -7 -7 -17
2012 786 3,018 17 16 -13 -7 13
2013 619 2,336 7 9 -16 -5 -5
2014 786 2,791 9 7 -13 -5 -3
2015 787 2,765 -6 14 -14 -9 -15
2016 543 2,002 -11 13 -11 -7 -16
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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 2,701 51.4 63.9 88.2 25.2 71.5 45.1 62.3 45.2 14.8 6.7 75.1
2016 2,011 47.8 65.6 87.0 28.4 69.1 42.9 62.6 46.2 17.9 7.2 73.6
Player 4,712 49.9 64.6 87.7 26.7 70.4 44.2 62.5 45.6 16.1 6.9 74.5
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
2015 31 24 42 59 26 17 67 40 53 14 55 3 9 12 9 40 67
2016 9 8 11 14 11 27 39 26 37 14 39 10 43 10 10 39 70
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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 21.9 25 22.8 2 5 22 8 32.0
Player 21.9 25 22.8 2 5 22 8 32.0
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
2016 25 26 23 21 24 20 27 23 22 14 23 30 21 21 21 22 12 17 26 29 24 18 32 28 17 20 25 32 24 26 17
Player 25 26 23 21 24 20 27 23 22 14 23 30 21 21 21 22 12 17 26 29 24 18 32 28 17 20 25 32 24 26 17
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 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.1 88.8 -0.3 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 83.3 83.2 -0.1 ↓
Breaking Velocity 75.7 75.3 -0.4 ↓
Exit Velocity 88.4 89.4 1.0 ↑
Launch Angle 5.2 7.5 2.3 ↑
Barrel % 4.4 6.4 2.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 32.5 35.8 3.3 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.8 33.6 3.8 ↑
xBA .262 .280 0.018 ↑
BA .280 .297 0.017 ↑
xwOBA .319 .355 0.036 ↑
wOBA .333 .374 0.041 ↑
xSLG .395 .475 0.080 ↑
SLG .424 .524 0.100 ↑
K% 14.7 16.1 1.4 ↑
BB% 7.1 8.6 1.5 ↑
Swing % 45.2 46.2 1.0 ↑
Whiff% 14.8 17.9 3.1 ↑
In Zone % 51.4 47.8 -3.6 ↓
Out of Zone % 48.6 52.2 3.6 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 25.2 28.4 3.2 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 28.4 28.4 0.0
First Pitch Strike % 62.3 62.6 0.3 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 505 .368 372 29 7.8 133 42 31.6
! 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 860 13.6 66.2% 1.5% 566 18.0 13.3% 4.1%
2011 707 13.2 71.9% 0.4% 446 18.2 13.7% 5.4%
2012 892 13.2 70.5% 0.1% 489 18.0 17.8% 4.1%
2013 631 13.6 68.3% 0.5% 439 19.0 10.3% 5.0%
2014 834 14.4 57.3% 0.7% 475 18.6 10.7% 4.6%
2015 804 14.5 55.0% 1.5% 488 19.4 15.6% 10.7%
2016 578 14.7 51.4% 2.9% 356 19.1 18.3% 10.4%

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Pitch Distribution

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