Josh Lindblom
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 240LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 2, #61, Los Angeles Dodgers | Purdue
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 0 7.84 4 0 0 10.1 10 2.03
2020 2 4 5.16 12 10 0 45.1 52 1.28
2021 0 0 9.72 8 0 0 16.2 17 1.98
7 Seasons 7 12 4.78 134 16 1 209 200 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 4 0-0 7.84 10.1 10 2.03
2020 12 2-4 5.16 45.1 52 1.28
2021 8 0-0 9.72 16.2 17 1.98
7 Seasons 134 7-12 4.78 209 200 1.40
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2017 30 186 38 1 2.6 2.0 90.0 110.2 18.4 28.9 .253 .339 .371 .280 .322 39.5 19.6 5.9 7.84 3.32
2020 33 793 120 6 5.0 3.1 87.8 114.1 21.6 44.2 .245 .379 .319 .310 .381 32.5 27.2 8.4 5.16 4.07
2021 34 342 55 11 20.0 12.9 92.0 110.8 23.2 40.0 .304 .599 .449 .443 .519 47.3 20.0 11.8 9.72 9.57
Player 1321 213 18 8.5 5.5 89.3 114.1 21.4 40.4 .261 .426 .361 .340 .406 37.6 24.2 8.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lindblom relies on 7 pitches.
Four Seamer
(37.1%) ,
Cutter
(16.7%) ,
Slider
(14.3%) ,
Changeup
(12.3%) ,
Curveball
(10.5%) ,
Split Finger
(4.7%) ,
Sinker
(4.4%) ,


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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
2017 42.1 15.8 26.3 15.8 44.7 31.6 23.7 0.0 28.9 31.6 34.2 2.6 2.6 2.0
2020 28.3 23.3 34.2 14.2 47.5 27.5 25.0 3.3 20.8 35.8 31.7 3.3 5.0 3.1
2021 27.3 34.5 25.5 12.7 38.2 38.2 23.6 3.6 10.9 29.1 32.7 3.6 20.0 12.9
Player 30.5 24.9 30.5 14.1 44.6 31.0 24.4 2.8 19.7 33.3 32.4 3.3 8.5 5.5
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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
2021 Split-Finger MIL R 16 84.0 35.3 0.4 1 5.4 -5.5 -50
2021 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 127 90.3 15.8 0.8 5 5.8 -1.1 -16
2021 Curveball MIL R 36 72.9 66.7 2.9 5 15.3 4.1 36
2021 Cutter MIL R 57 86.0 27.0 2.7 9 3.0 0.1 2
2021 Slider MIL R 49 76.1 48.3 0.9 2 17.1 5.8 51
2021 Sinker MIL R 15 90.5 18.2 -5.3 -23 16.2 1.5 10
2021 Changeup MIL R 42 84.2 28.5 -2.0 -6 15.2 1.6 12
2020 Slider MIL R 134 75.8 47.9 -0.7 -1 16.2 4.1 33
2020 Changeup MIL R 72 84.1 29.5 -0.8 -3 14.4 1.3 10
2020 Curveball MIL R 75 71.1 67.8 0.8 1 16.2 3.9 32
2020 Cutter MIL R 152 85.7 28.0 1.9 6 3.5 0.6 22
2020 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 278 90.1 16.7 0.3 2 5.1 -1.5 -23
2020 Split-Finger MIL R 82 83.4 31.4 -3.3 -10 7.3 -3.8 -34
2017 Cutter PIT R 27 87.3 21.6 5.5 20 3.6 1.1 45
2017 Curveball PIT R 17 71.6 63.2 -1.5 -2 12.8 2.4 23
2017 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 77 90.3 16.2 -0.1 -1 8.1 0.4 5
2017 Changeup PIT R 16 83.7 26.0 -4.0 -13 9.8 -4.0 -29
2017 Slider PIT R 14 83.1 38.9 0.6 2 2.6 -2.6 -50
2017 Sinker PIT R 35 91.0 21.6 0.0 0 15.3 0.6 4
! 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 2 127 37.1 35 .300 .433 .371 22.6 28.6 24.4 .262 .412 .346 55.0
2021 Cutter -5.6 -3 57 16.7 15 .400 1.300 .647 28.6 20.0 17.6 .384 1.132 .707 50.0
2021 Slider -2.8 -1 49 14.3 6 .500 .667 .508 25.0 16.7 7.1 .279 .344 .268 20.0
2021 Changeup 4.5 2 42 12.3 13 .083 .083 .123 5.6 7.7 16.7 .191 .344 .265 36.4
2021 Curveball -3.1 -1 36 10.5 3 .500 1.000 .650 45.5 0.0 0.0 .778 .891 .717 0.0
2021 Split-Finger -21.9 -4 16 4.7 7 .400 1.000 .614 40.0 28.6 14.3 .297 .882 .544 66.7
2021 Sinker -20.5 -3 15 4.4 6 .500 1.500 .808 0.0 0.0 0.0 .485 1.085 .648 66.7
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 278 35.1 63 .275 .490 .397 26.4 27.0 21.3 .249 .415 .361 50.0
2020 Cutter 0.3 1 152 19.2 39 .270 .459 .331 25.0 20.5 22.2 .265 .433 .318 37.9
2020 Slider 0.3 0 134 16.9 31 .148 .222 .229 43.5 32.3 23.3 .159 .196 .225 0.0
2020 Split-Finger 3.1 3 82 10.3 28 .222 .259 .230 29.3 42.9 21.8 .198 .240 .210 20.0
2020 Curveball -0.4 0 75 9.5 14 .143 .357 .207 34.8 21.4 20.0 .304 .539 .358 9.1
2020 Changeup -4.2 -3 72 9.1 16 .375 .688 .450 20.0 12.5 28.6 .354 .538 .377 50.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -1 77 41.4 17 .333 .400 .368 17.8 11.8 10.0 .247 .294 .291 30.8
2017 Sinker -0.6 0 35 18.8 10 .400 .500 .395 17.4 10.0 14.3 .343 .504 .364 66.7
2017 Cutter -7.5 -2 27 14.5 8 .571 .571 .538 6.7 0.0 0.0 .366 .542 .421 42.9
2017 Curveball -12.8 -2 17 9.1 6 .500 .667 .508 20.0 33.3 50.0 .231 .294 .228 25.0
2017 Changeup -3.4 -1 16 8.6 4 .500 .500 .450 33.3 25.0 33.3 .248 .295 .234 33.3
2017 Slider 10.4 1 14 7.5 6 .000 .000 .000 50.0 66.7 36.4 .011 .015 .011 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Changeup 41 84.2 99 18.3 1:45 2:00 -15
2021 Curveball 36 72.9 82 23.9 7:30 7:30 0
2021 Cutter 55 86.2 49 9.8 12:30 11:15 75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 127 90.3 84 18.3 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Splitter 12 83.8 76 8.9 1:45 2:00 -15
2021 Sinker 15 90.5 90 22.5 1:00 1:45 -45
2021 Slider 49 76.1 55 18.6 8:00 8:45 -45
2020 Changeup 64 84.1 99 17.1 1:45 2:00 -15
2020 Curveball 73 71.1 91 23.7 7:30 7:30 0
2020 Cutter 136 85.7 51 8.9 12:00 11:15 45
2020 4-Seam Fastball 258 90.0 82 17.1 1:00 12:30 30
2020 Splitter 72 83.3 91 10.9 1:30 1:45 -15
2020 Slider 130 75.8 60 17.4 8:15 8:45 -30
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2011 113 453 4 6 -4 -3 4
2012 302 1,232 -1 9 -6 -7 -5
2013 134 544 3 -1 -3 -2 -3
2017 51 186 0 -2 -1 -1 -4
2020 191 793 6 6 -7 -4 1
2021 85 342 -3 3 -5 -3 -8
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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 %
2017 186 41.9 76.9 93.3 41.7 62.2 42.5 66.7 56.5 20.0 5.9 100.0
2020 793 43.4 63.7 79.5 29.0 54.6 44.1 59.7 44.0 29.5 5.7 73.3
2021 342 41.8 68.5 80.6 23.6 70.2 43.3 56.5 42.4 22.8 5.6 84.2
Player 1,321 42.8 66.7 82.0 29.4 59.5 43.7 59.9 45.3 26.2 5.7 80.0
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2017 18 71 17
2020 55 44 58 69 47 46 76 58 79 69 52 70 63 12 97 76 44
2021 10 98 46
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 24.0 6 5.9 0 1 4 3 50.0
2021 24.1 5 5.8 -1 1 2 4 80.0
Player 24.1 11 11.7 -1 2 6 7 63.6

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2020 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 5 7 6 7 5 5 7 6 7 5
2021 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 4 7 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 6
Player 11 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 11 10 12 10 12 12 13 12 11 12 14 11 14 12 13 11 10 13 13 13 11
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and 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 2020 2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.5 89.1 0.6 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 83.7 84.1 0.4 ↑
Breaking Velocity 74.1 74.7 0.6 ↑
Exit Velocity 87.8 92.0 4.2 ↑
Launch Angle 21.6 23.2 1.6 ↑
Barrel % 5.0 20.0 15.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 32.5 47.3 14.8 ↑
Sweet Spot % 44.2 40.0 -4.2 ↓
xBA .245 .304 0.059 ↑
BA .244 .324 0.080 ↑
xwOBA .310 .443 0.133 ↑
wOBA .319 .449 0.130 ↑
xSLG .379 .599 0.220 ↑
SLG .413 .662 0.249 ↑
K% 27.2 20.0 -7.2 ↓
BB% 8.4 11.8 3.4 ↑
Swing % 44.0 42.4 -1.6 ↓
Whiff% 29.5 22.8 -6.7 ↓
In Zone % 43.4 41.8 -1.6 ↓
Out of Zone % 56.6 58.2 1.6 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 29.0 23.6 -5.4 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 24.1 31.8 7.7 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 59.7 56.5 -3.2 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 50 .361 27 1 3.7 23 6 26.1
2020 Shifts 191 .319 84 38 45.2 107 82 76.6
2021 Shifts 85 .449 53 9 17.0 32 22 68.8
! 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 %
2011 102 17.4 23.5% 1.0% 75 24.5 0.0% 18.7%
2012 373 16.4 30.0% 0.3% 167 24.5 0.0% 12.0%
2013 172 15.8 37.2% 0.6% 84 23.7 0.0% 10.7%
2014 24 13.8 58.3% 0.0% 15 22.1 0.0% 0.0%
2017 30 15.1 46.7% 0.0% 37 21.5 0.0% 10.8%
2020 236 20.5 0.8% 5.1% 157 24.7 0.0% 11.5%
2021 85 20.7 0.0% 2.4% 79 24.6 0.0% 11.4%
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Pitch Distribution

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