JR Ritchie Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

JR Ritchie

P | Atlanta Braves

Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 185 lbs | Age: 22

Draft: 2022 | Rd. CB-A, No. 35, Atlanta Braves | Bainbridge HS

MLB Pipeline Rank

TOP 100: No. 79 | Braves: No. 2

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2026	1	0	3.32	4	4	0	21.2	17	1.43
1 Season	1	0	3.32	4	4	0	21.2	17	1.43

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2026	4	1-0	3.32	21.2	17	1.43
1 Season	4	1-0	3.32	21.2	17	1.43

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

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Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2026	ATL	NL	93	1	0	3.32	4	4	0	21.2	16	9	8	4	15	17	1.43
	1 Season	ATL	NL	93	1	0	3.32	4	4	0	21.2	16	9	8	4	15	17	1.43

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	RF	FPCT%
2026	ATL	NL	P	4	4	21.2	3	1	1	1	0		.667
1 Season	ATL	NL	P	4	4	21.2	3	1	1	1	0		.667

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2022	2 Teams		Minors	0	0	1.88	5	5	14.1	9	3	3	1	5	14	0.98
2022	FCL Braves	FCL	ROK	0	0	0.00	2	2	4.1	2	0	0	0	1	4	0.69
2022	Augusta GreenJackets	CAR	A	0	0	2.70	3	3	10.0	7	3	3	1	4	10	1.10
2023	Augusta GreenJackets	CAR	A	0	1	5.40	4	4	13.1	11	9	8	0	3	25	1.05
2024	3 Teams		Minors	2	5	2.90	12	11	49.2	39	21	16	6	17	56	1.13
2024	FCL Braves	FCL	ROK	0	1	6.14	3	3	7.1	6	5	5	1	5	8	1.50
2024	Augusta GreenJackets	CAR	A	1	3	1.95	7	6	32.1	23	11	7	3	10	40	1.02
2024	Rome Emperors	SAL	A+	1	1	3.60	2	2	10.0	10	5	4	2	2	8	1.20
2025	3 Teams		Minors	8	6	2.64	26	26	140.0	87	46	41	12	54	140	1.01
2025	Rome Emperors	SAL	A+	4	1	1.30	7	7	41.2	23	7	6	3	10	38	0.79
2025	Columbus Clingstones	SOU	AA	1	3	3.49	8	8	38.2	26	15	15	4	17	41	1.11
2025	Gwinnett Stripers	INT	AAA	3	2	3.02	11	11	59.2	38	24	20	5	27	61	1.09
2026	Gwinnett Stripers	INT	AAA	3	1	0.99	5	5	27.1	15	3	3	1	13	28	1.02
	FCL Braves	FCL	ROK	0	1	3.86	5	5	11.2	8	5	5	1	6	12	1.20
	Gwinnett Stripers	INT	AAA	6	3	2.38	16	16	87.0	53	27	23	6	40	89	1.07
	Columbus Clingstones	SOU	AA	1	3	3.49	8	8	38.2	26	15	15	4	17	41	1.11
	Rome Emperors	SAL	A+	5	2	1.74	9	9	51.2	33	12	10	5	12	46	0.87
	Augusta GreenJackets	CAR	A	1	4	2.91	14	13	55.2	41	23	18	4	17	75	1.04
Career Minors	5 Teams			13	13	2.61	52	51	244.2	161	82	71	20	92	263	1.03

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2022	2 Teams		Minors	P	5	5	14.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
2022	FCL Braves	FCL	ROK	P	2	2	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2022	Augusta GreenJackets	CAR	A	P	3	3	10.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
2023	Augusta GreenJackets	CAR	A	P	4	4	13.1	3	1	0	2	0	.333
2024	3 Teams		Minors	P	12	11	49.2	12	2	6	4	0	.667
2024	FCL Braves	FCL	ROK	P	3	3	7.1	3	1	1	1	0	.667
2024	Augusta GreenJackets	CAR	A	P	7	6	32.1	9	1	5	3	0	.667
2024	Rome Emperors	SAL	A+	P	2	2	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2025	3 Teams		Minors	P	26	26	140.0	31	10	19	2	1	.935
2025	Rome Emperors	SAL	A+	P	7	7	41.2	10	2	7	1	1	.900
2025	Columbus Clingstones	SOU	AA	P	8	8	38.2	7	1	6	0	0	1.000
2025	Gwinnett Stripers	INT	AAA	P	11	11	59.2	14	7	6	1	0	.929
2026	Gwinnett Stripers	INT	AAA	P	5	5	27.1	4	1	3	0	1	1.000
	FCL Braves	FCL	ROK	P	5	5	11.2	3	1	1	1	0	.667
	Gwinnett Stripers	INT	AAA	P	16	16	87.0	18	8	9	1	1	.944
	Columbus Clingstones	SOU	AA	P	8	8	38.2	7	1	6	0	0	1.000
	Rome Emperors	SAL	A+	P	9	9	51.2	10	2	7	1	1	.900
	Augusta GreenJackets	CAR	A	P	14	13	55.2	14	3	6	5	0	.643
Career Minors	5 Teams			P	52	51	244.2	52	15	29	8	2	.846

Scouting Report

2026

Video scouting report »

Ritchie was the second of three straight high school pitchers the Braves took to kick off the 2022 Draft, coming from the Pacific Northwest with high expectations. He was shelved almost before he really got started, needing Tommy John surgery in May of 2023. He came back to toss nearly 50 innings in 2024 then really took off in his first full healthy season, reaching Triple-A while amassing 140 innings and starting the Futures Game in what could be his home ballpark soon.

All of Ritchie’s stuff bounced fully back in 2025, allowing him to miss more bats (9.0 K/9) and be tough to hit (.175 BAA). He can crank his fastball up to 97 mph, and it averaged close to 94 mph, with Ritchie throwing both a four-seamer up and a two-seamer with sink that got ground-ball outs. He backs the heater up with a low-80s biting slider and an effective low-80s changeup sold well with his arm speed. He’s expanded his arsenal to also include a low-80s curveball and a 90-mph cutter to give hitters different looks. None are plus, but he did a solid job all year getting swing-and-miss as well as chase with all of his offerings.

A solid athlete on the mound, Ritchie has the ability to repeat his delivery and throw a lot of strikes with all of his offerings. Without a true out pitch, his ceiling might be a bit limited, but the further removed from surgery he gets, the more and more he looks like a future big league mid-rotation starter.

2025

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 55

The Braves dove in deep into the high school pitching market at the start of the 2022 Draft, taking three prep arms with their first three picks. Ritchie, taken in the Competitive Balance Round A and signed for just over slot, was sandwiched between Owen Murphy in the first round and Cole Phillips in the second. All three have had elbow problems: Phillips, now with the Mariners, has had two Tommy John surgeries; Murphy had TJ last June and Ritchie is putting his May 2023 surgery in the rearview, having returned to the mound for 49 2/3 innings in 2024.

After passing the test of taking the ball regularly and throwing strikes during his return, Ritchie’s velocity and crispness started coming back in 2025. The heater was back to averaging close to 94 mph, according to Synergy, and topping out at 97 mph while missing a decent amount of bats. The sharpness in his low-80s slider, which could get back to being a true out pitch with bite, has also started to reemerge. His changeup was very effective upon his return, and he sells the low-80s offering well with excellent arm speed.

Ritchie’s athleticism on the mound helped him repeat his delivery and allowed him to find the strike zone pretty consistently right out of the gate. The gloves can come off a bit in 2025, with the Braves getting their first real look at the Pacific Northwesterner who still has a mid-rotation ceiling.

2024

The state of Washington has had its fair share of high school arms get drafted, sign and go on to big things in the big leagues, a list headlined by lefties Jon Lester and Blake Snell and right-hander Jason Schmidt. Hailing from Bainbridge Island, Ritchie hopes to be the next Evergreen State native to reach the highest level after the Braves took him No. 35 overall in the 2022 Draft. That ascent was put on hold when he was shut down after just four outings in his first full season and had Tommy John surgery in May.

When Ritchie is healthy, he shows off a potential four-pitch mix and had an impressive feel for his repertoire, especially given his age. His fastball was typically sitting in the low-90s, and he could reach back for 95-96, but it’s his ability to spin breaking stuff that really made him stand out. His slider has become a plus out pitch, a sharp low-80s breaker that misses a ton of bats, but he also folds in a decent slower curve. He should have an average changeup with good deception thanks to good arm speed.

Athletic on the mound, Ritchie repeats his delivery and should be a solid strike-thrower once he returns. Even if that happens at some point late in 2024, the 2025 season will be the first time the Braves will get a true sense of what he is and if he can reach his ceiling as a mid-rotation starter.

2023

As the 2022 Draft approached. JR Ritchie and Owen Murphy were ranked back-to-back on MLB Pipeline’s Draft Top 250 list. The Braves nabbed Murphy in the first round and then doubled up on high school right-handers by getting Ritchie, who calls Bainbridge Island in the state of Washington home, 15 picks later in the Competitive Balance Round A. Ritchie received a bonus of $2.4 million, a bit over slot, to join the organization and made a solid, albeit brief, pro debut after signing. He made four outings to start his first full season of pro ball before getting shut down with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery in May.

Ritchie and Murphy are bound to be compared to one another as they climb up the Braves’ ladder, and there are some similarities, from general build to athleticism on the mound. While Murphy’s fastball might be ahead, Ritchie’s feel for his secondary stuff surpasses Murphy’s. His best pitch is his slider, a sharp low-80s breaking ball that misses a lot of bats, but he also has a slower effective curve he can fold in. He sells his changeup well with good arm speed.

Like Murphy, Ritchie also repeats his delivery well and throws a ton of strikes with all four of his pitches. He and Murphy will be able to push each other and develop together, with both having the chance to pitch in the middle of the Braves rotation in the future.

2022

Bainbridge Island in Washington state can be found across Elliott Bay from Seattle and is home to roughly 25,000 people. A player hasn’t been drafted from the island since Brian Coleman went in Round 55 back in 1990. Ritchie, an athletic right-hander who first stood out as an underclassman on the summer showcase circuit in 2020, showed a combination of stuff and feel for pitching to become the first Bainbridge resident to get drafted in over 30 years, going No. 35 overall to the Braves and signing for a slightly over-slot bonus of $2.4 million rather than head to UCLA for college.

Ritchie showed off three or four outstanding offerings this past summer, and it was largely more of the same this spring. He’s touched as high as 97 mph but typically sits in the 93-95 mph range with his fastball. His go-to breaking ball had been his curve, and he still throws it, but he featured a sharper low-80s slider that missed a ton of bats against good competition. He throws his changeup with good arm speed and similar velocity as his slider.

Ritchie can throw strikes with all of his offerings and has a simple and repeatable delivery that points to future strike-throwing. His stuff and feel for pitching helped him win state Gatorade player of the year honors and point to a future as a starter in the pro game.

Draft

Video scouting report »

Bainbridge Island in Washington state can be found across Elliott Bay from Seattle and is home to roughly 25,000 people. A player hasn’t been drafted from the island since Brian Coleman went in Round 55 back in 1990. Ritchie, an athletic right-hander who first stood out as an underclassman on the summer showcase circuit in 2020, should have the combination of stuff and feel for pitching to him become the first Bainbridge resident to get drafted in over 30 years.

Ritchie showed off three or four outstanding offerings this past summer, and it's largely been more of the same this spring. He’s touched as high as 97 mph but typically sits in the 93-95 mph range with his fastball. His go-to breaking ball had been his curve, and he still throws it, but he featured a sharper low-80s slider that missed a ton of bats against good competition. He throws his changeup with good arm speed and similar velocity as his slider.

Ritchie can throw strikes with all of his offerings and has a simple and repeatable delivery that points to future strike-throwing. The UCLA recruit doesn’t play against a high level of competition in Bainbridge, but that hasn't stopped scouts from crossing the bay to evaluate him.

Awards

INT Pitcher of the Month

Month	Team
04/2026

INT Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
08/31/2025

SAL Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
05/11/2025

CAR Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
07/14/2024

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	04/23/2026	Atlanta Braves selected the contract of RHP JR Ritchie from Gwinnett Stripers.
	03/05/2026	RHP JR Ritchie assigned to Atlanta Braves Prospects.
	02/04/2026	Atlanta Braves invited non-roster RHP JR Ritchie to spring training.
	07/16/2025	Gwinnett Stripers activated RHP JR Ritchie.
	07/16/2025	Gwinnett Stripers activated RHP JR Ritchie.
	07/15/2025	RHP JR Ritchie assigned to Gwinnett Stripers from Columbus Clingstones.
	07/11/2025	National League Futures activated RHP JR Ritchie.
	07/11/2025	Columbus Clingstones placed RHP JR Ritchie on the temporarily inactive list.
	05/13/2025	RHP JR Ritchie assigned to Columbus Clingstones from Rome Emperors.
	03/06/2025	activated RHP JR Ritchie.
	08/27/2024	RHP JR Ritchie assigned to Rome Emperors from Augusta GreenJackets.
	07/12/2024	Augusta GreenJackets activated RHP JR Ritchie from the 60-day injured list.
	06/17/2024	Augusta GreenJackets sent RHP JR Ritchie on a rehab assignment to FCL Braves.
	03/26/2024	Augusta GreenJackets placed RHP JR Ritchie on the 60-day injured list.
	11/03/2023	Augusta GreenJackets activated RHP JR Ritchie.
	05/25/2023	RHP JR Ritchie roster status changed by Augusta GreenJackets.
	05/11/2023	Augusta GreenJackets placed RHP JR Ritchie on the 7-day injured list.
	05/11/2023	Augusta GreenJackets placed RHP JR Ritchie on the 7-day injured list.
	08/23/2022	RHP JR Ritchie and assigned to Augusta GreenJackets from FCL Braves.
	08/13/2022	RHP JR Ritchie assigned to FCL Braves.
	07/30/2022	Atlanta Braves signed RHP JR Ritchie.
	06/11/2022	RHP J.R. Ritchie assigned to College Workout.
	06/11/2022	College Workout activated RHP JR Ritchie.
	08/18/2021	RHP J.R. Ritchie and assigned to PG West.
	07/13/2021	PG National 8 - Purple activated RHP Ian Ritchie.
	07/08/2021	American activated RHP Ian Ritchie.
	07/08/2021	American activated RHP Ian Ritchie.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Atlanta Braves	MLB	vs Left				4			13.2	63	13			4	11	12	1.76
Atlanta Braves	MLB	vs Right				4			8.0	30	3			0	4	5	0.88

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Atlanta Braves	MLB	April	1	2.92	2	2	12.1	51	10	5	4	3	6	11	1.30
Atlanta Braves	MLB	May	0	3.86	2	2	9.1	42	6	4	4	1	9	6	1.61
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Pre All-Star	1	3.32	4	4	21.2	93	16	9	8	4	15	17	1.43

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Bases Empty	4	12.1	57	11	3	8	12	1.54
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Bases Loaded	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Runner at 1st	4	5.1	19	3	0	3	1	1.13
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	3	2.0	9	2	1	1	4	1.50
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Runner at 2nd	3	0.2	5	0	0	3	0	4.50
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Runner at 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Scoring Position	4	4.0	17	2	1	4	4	1.50

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Home Games	0	0	2.79	2	2	0	9.2	43	7	4	3	1	7	8	1.45
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Away Games	1	0	3.75	2	2	0	12.0	50	9	5	5	3	8	9	1.42
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Day Games	1	0	2.57	1	1	0	7.0	26	5	2	2	2	2	7	1.00
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Night Games	0	0	3.68	3	3	0	14.2	67	11	7	6	2	13	10	1.64
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Leading Off Inning				4			5.1	24	4			1	4	5	1.50

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Atlanta Braves	MLB	No Outs	4	8.0	33	5	2	5	6	1.25
Atlanta Braves	MLB	One Out	4	7.1	31	5	2	6	5	1.50
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Two Outs	4	6.1	29	6	0	4	6	1.58

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Atlanta Braves	MLB	First Inning	2.25	4	4.0	15	2	1	1	1	2	4	1.00
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Second Inning	2.25	4	4.0	18	5	2	1	0	2	3	1.75
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Third Inning	2.25	4	4.0	14	1	1	1	1	1	2	0.50
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Fourth Inning	2.25	4	4.0	19	6	1	1	1	2	4	2.00
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Fifth Inning	2.70	4	3.1	15	1	1	1	0	3	3	1.20
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Sixth Inning	20.25	3	1.1	9	1	3	3	1	4	1	3.75
Atlanta Braves	MLB	Seventh Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	vs Left				5			12.0	47	6			0	8	12	1.17
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	vs Right				5			14.2	60	9			1	5	16	0.95

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	March	0	1	4.91	1	1	3.2	19	5	2	2	1	3	3	2.18
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	April	3	0	0.38	4	4	23.2	88	10	1	1	0	10	25	0.85
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	First Half	3	1	0.99	5	5	27.1	107	15	3	3	1	13	28	1.02

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Bases Empty	5	11.2	57	11	1	7	12	1.54
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Bases Loaded	2	1.1	4	0	0	0	2	0.00
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	5	7.2	21	2	0	2	6	0.52
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	4	1.1	5	0	0	1	1	0.75
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	4	2.0	11	2	0	3	1	2.50
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	3	0.00
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	3	1.1	4	0	0	0	1	0.00
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Scoring Position	5	7.2	29	2	0	4	10	0.78

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Home Games	2	1	1.65	3	3	0	16.1	64	8	3	3	1	7	15	0.92
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Away Games	1	0	0.00	2	2	0	11.0	43	7	0	0	0	6	13	1.18
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Day Games	1	0	0.00	2	2	0	11.2	45	5	0	0	0	6	13	0.94
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Night Games	2	1	1.72	3	3	0	15.2	62	10	3	3	1	7	15	1.09
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Leading Off Inning				5			5.0	28	5			0	5	5	2.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	No Outs	5	10.1	43	7	0	6	9	1.26
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	One Out	5	9.0	36	5	0	5	8	1.11
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Two Outs	5	7.2	28	3	1	2	11	0.65

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	First Inning	0.00	5	5.0	20	2	0	0	0	2	3	0.80
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Second Inning	1.80	5	5.0	21	4	1	1	1	3	8	1.40
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Third Inning	0.00	5	5.0	19	2	0	0	0	3	3	1.00
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	1.93	5	4.2	18	4	1	1	0	2	6	1.29
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	0.00	4	4.0	14	1	0	0	0	1	6	0.50
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	3.38	3	2.2	12	2	1	1	0	2	2	1.50
Gwinnett Stripers	Triple-A	Seventh Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-04-23	Washington Nationals	Atlanta Braves	1	2.57	1	1	7.0	5	2	2	2	2	7	1.00
2026-04-29	Atlanta Braves	Detroit Tigers	0	2.92	1	1	5.1	5	3	2	1	4	4	1.30
April	Atlanta Braves		1	2.92	2	2	12.1	10	5	4	3	6	11	1.30
2026-05-04	Seattle Mariners	Atlanta Braves	0	3.63	1	1	5.0	4	3	3	1	6	2	1.50
2026-05-13	Atlanta Braves	Chicago Cubs	0	3.32	1	1	4.1	2	1	1	0	3	4	1.43
May	Atlanta Braves		0	3.86	2	2	9.1	6	4	4	1	9	6	1.61

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-03-27	Gwinnett Stripers	Memphis Redbirds	0	1	4.91	1	1	3.2	5	2	2	1	3	3	2.18
March	Gwinnett Stripers		0	1	4.91	1	1	3.2	5	2	2	1	3	3	2.18
2026-04-01	Round Rock Express	Gwinnett Stripers	1	0	2.08	1	1	5.0	4	0	0	0	3	5	1.73
2026-04-07	Gwinnett Stripers	Nashville Sounds	1	0	1.72	1	1	7.0	1	1	1	0	1	7	1.09
2026-04-12	Gwinnett Stripers	Nashville Sounds	1	0	1.27	1	1	5.2	2	0	0	0	3	5	1.03
2026-04-18	Memphis Redbirds	Gwinnett Stripers	0	0	0.99	1	1	6.0	3	0	0	0	3	8	1.02
April	Gwinnett Stripers		3	0	0.38	4	4	23.2	10	1	1	0	10	25	0.85

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
2026	23	366	60	4	6.7	4.3	88.1	107.7	12.2	30.0	.215	.393	.332	.336	.332	35.0	18.3	16.1	3.32	4.54
Player		366	60	4	6.7	4.3	88.1	107.7	12.2	30.0	.215	.393	.332	.336	.332	35.0	18.3	16.1
MLB					7.6	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.5	33.3	.243	.408	.315	.316	.369	37.0	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Ritchie relies on 6 pitches.

Curveball

(25.4%) ,

Four Seamer

(24.9%) ,

Changeup

(17.8%) ,

Sinker

(12.3%) ,

Slider

(9.8%) ,

Cutter

(9.8%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2026	43.3	56.7	30.0	23.3	3.3	45.0	31.7	23.3	25.0	11.7	6.7	20.0	20.0	16.7
Player	43.3	56.7	30.0	23.3	3.3	45.0	31.7	23.3	25.0	11.7	6.7	20.0	20.0	16.7
MLB	44.2	55.8	24.1	24.6	7.1	37.4	37.3	25.1	20.7	17.6	5.9	16.8	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
2026	3.3	33.3	30.0	21.7	3.3	6.7	4.3
Player	3.3	33.3	30.0	21.7	3.3	6.7	4.3
MLB	4.0	32.4	24.9	24.4	5.9	7.6	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)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2026	Sinker	ATL	R	45	93.5	25.9	1.8	15.5ARM	-0.6	5.4	2.3	15.5ARM	0.0
2026	Changeup	ATL	R	65	88.6	35.2	3.5	13.7ARM	-1.0	-0.5	4.5	13.7ARM	-1.1
2026	4-Seam Fastball	ATL	R	91	94.2	16.9	-1.6	9.4ARM	0.7	13.8	-2.3	9.4ARM	1.7
2026	Cutter	ATL	R	36	89.9	25.3	0.3	0.7GLV	-0.9	8.3	0.0	0.7GLV	-1.6
2026	Slider	ATL	R	36	84.8	37.3	0.5	4.0GLV	-1.0	0.4	1.1	4.0GLV	-0.1
2026	Curveball	ATL	R	93	82.5	51.7	1.0	13.0GLV	3.9	-11.3	0.9	13.0GLV	3.7

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2026	Curveball	0.4	0	93	25.4	18	.133	.333	.278	33.3	44.4	22.2	.212	.404	.334	57.1
2026	4-Seam Fastball	-0.3	0	91	24.9	29	.143	.286	.324	18.2	17.2	17.9	.176	.316	.344	37.5
2026	Changeup	-3.9	-3	65	17.8	23	.316	.632	.452	28.2	17.4	16.7	.253	.582	.410	33.3
2026	Sinker	2.2	1	45	12.3	11	.273	.273	.180	10.0	0.0	0.0	.272	.325	.260	27.3
2026	Slider	5.6	2	36	9.8	6	.000	.000	.000	17.6	0.0	0.0	.116	.218	.145	33.3
2026	Cutter	0.1	0	36	9.8	6	.400	.600	.475	6.3	0.0	0.0	.250	.310	.320	20.0

! 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
2026	Changeup	60	88.6	83	14.5	2:15	3:15	-60
2026	Curveball	93	82.5	88	19.4	7:45	7:30	15
2026	Cutter	34	89.7	41	7.8	12:45	11:45	60
2026	4-Seam Fastball	91	94.2	83	16.4	1:30	1:15	15
2026	Sinker	44	93.5	80	16.8	1:30	2:30	-60
2026	Slider	36	84.8	32	4.8	9:15	8:45	30

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2026		93	366	6	0	-3	-3	1
Player		93	366	6	0	-3	6	1

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2026		93	366	5	2	-3	-2	3	2
Player		93	366	5	2	-3	5	3	2

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2026	366	43.4	63.5	87.1	26.1	63.0	43.2	54.8	42.3	21.3	5.7	76.2
Player	366	43.4	63.5	87.1	26.1	63.0	43.2	54.8	42.3	21.3	5.7	76.2
MLB		48.7	67.0	82.6	28.5	58.0	42.7	61.1	47.3	25.0	7.3	76.2

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	Pitching	Fastball	Breaking	Off Speed	xERA	Fastball MPH	Fastball Spin	Curve Spin	Avg EV	Chase%	Whiff%	K%	BB%	Barrel%	Hard- Hit%	GB%	Extension
	Run Value				Pitching
2026	49	55	83	9	34	42	64	58	64	20	23	26	5	61	70	49	61

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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 %
2026		23.52	4	3.8	0	0	2	2	50.0
Player		23.52	4	3.8	0	0	2	2	50.0

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.

Standard

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2026		23.52	4	3.7	0	0	2	2	50.0
Player		23.52	4	3.7	0	0	2	2	50.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2026	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Player	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

Standard

Year	HR
2026	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3
Player	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2026	Shades	93	.332	30	0	0.0	63	15	23.8

! 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 Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2026		98	14.9	51.0%	1.0%	40	18.1	0.0%	5.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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Statcast Fielding Run Value

			Infield/Outfield				Catching				Innings By Position
Year	Team	Run Value	INF/OF Runs	Range	Arm	Inf. DP	Catching Runs	Framing	Throwing	Blocking	Total Innings	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
2026		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	17	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Player		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	17	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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Statcast Fielding Breakdown

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