Justin Bruihl
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 215LBS | Age: 27
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 1 3.80 24 0 1 23.2 13 1.18
2023 1 0 5.46 27 0 0 28 22 1.39
2024 0 0 9.53 7 0 0 5.2 5 1.76
4 Seasons 2 2 4.62 79 2 1 76 51 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 24 1-1 3.80 23.2 13 1.18
2023 27 1-0 5.46 28 22 1.39
2024 7 0-0 9.53 5.2 5 1.76
4 Seasons 79 2-2 4.62 76 51 1.28
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
2021 24 255 54 1 1.9 1.4 86.4 107.6 11.0 24.1 .254 .355 .239 .300 .317 29.6 15.1 9.6 2.89 3.78
2022 25 341 78 5 6.4 5.0 86.2 110.3 15.2 33.3 .244 .382 .322 .300 .314 24.4 13.0 6.0 3.80 3.72
2023 26 438 85 5 5.9 4.1 90.2 113.8 10.1 32.9 .268 .413 .325 .331 .364 44.7 18.2 9.1 5.46 4.67
2024 27 99 20 1 5.0 3.7 91.2 107.0 4.1 25.0 .263 .399 .421 .291 .342 60.0 18.5 3.7 9.53 3.51
Player 1133 237 12 5.1 3.7 88.1 113.8 11.4 30.4 .257 .389 .313 .311 .336 35.9 15.9 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

Bruihl relies on 3 pitches.
Sweeper
(41.4%) ,
Sinker
(30.3%) ,
Cutter
(28.3%) ,


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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
2021 51.9 25.9 16.7 5.6 31.5 38.9 29.6 5.6 33.3 29.6 25.9 3.7 1.9 1.4
2022 41.0 25.6 25.6 7.7 30.8 38.5 30.8 10.3 25.6 34.6 19.2 3.8 6.4 5.0
2023 49.4 21.2 25.9 3.5 52.9 24.7 22.4 3.5 31.8 23.5 22.4 12.9 5.9 4.1
2024 60.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 30.0 60.0 10.0 5.0 45.0 15.0 20.0 10.0 5.0 3.7
Player 48.1 23.6 23.2 5.1 38.8 35.4 25.7 6.3 31.2 27.8 21.9 7.6 5.1 3.7
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 Sweeper PIT L 41 78.9 48.1 6.3 15.1GLV 0.4 -4.0 5.0 15.1GLV 1.0
2024 Cutter PIT L 28 88.0 27.8 0.2 3.2GLV 0.0 7.0 -0.2 3.2GLV 1.1
2024 Sinker PIT L 30 90.4 29.0 3.0 13.5ARM -1.8 4.2 3.9 13.5ARM -1.7
2023 Sinker COL L 139 88.4 31.4 3.6 15.1ARM -0.2 3.7 4.6 15.1ARM 0.0
2023 Cutter COL L 162 87.1 26.6 2.7 2.6GLV -0.6 9.2 2.3 2.6GLV 0.8
2023 Sweeper COL L 137 78.5 46.2 2.8 17.4GLV 1.5 -1.4 2.5 17.4GLV 3.3
! 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 Sweeper 0.1 0 41 41.4 13 .273 .364 .288 34.8 23.1 13.6 .229 .281 .240 44.4
2024 Sinker -8.5 -3 30 30.3 9 .556 1.000 .661 5.9 11.1 14.3 .316 .559 .376 75.0
2024 Cutter 3.4 1 28 28.3 4 .250 .500 .313 31.6 25.0 20.0 .239 .361 .258 66.7
2023 Cutter -1.5 -2 162 37.0 39 .333 .515 .399 22.7 10.3 17.4 .366 .600 .437 50.0
2023 Sinker 0.1 0 139 31.7 40 .242 .303 .303 13.3 7.5 10.0 .247 .356 .331 41.9
2023 Sweeper 0.4 0 137 31.3 40 .231 .410 .300 35.8 37.5 22.1 .202 .302 .245 41.7
! 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 Cutter 28 88.0 38 6.9 11:30 1:00 -90
2024 Sinker 29 90.3 80 14.4 10:30 9:30 60
2024 Sweeper 41 78.9 69 17.1 4:15 3:45 30
2023 Cutter 149 87.1 45 8.7 11:30 12:45 -75
2023 Sinker 133 88.4 75 16.1 10:30 9:15 75
2023 Sweeper 132 78.4 56 18.7 4:00 3:15 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 78 289 3 7 -1 -2 6
2022 98 341 4 1 -2 -3 0
2023 119 438 3 1 -3 -3 -2
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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 %
2021 255 54.5 74.1 85.4 22.4 53.8 38.0 75.0 50.6 20.9 8.6 90.9
2022 341 54.8 78.6 76.2 22.1 61.8 39.6 63.3 53.1 24.9 8.5 86.2
2023 438 48.4 67.0 86.6 26.5 50.0 39.0 62.2 46.1 24.3 8.2 80.6
2024 99 46.5 73.9 85.3 47.2 56.0 41.4 81.5 59.6 25.4 4.0 100.0
Player 1,133 51.5 72.9 82.6 26.4 54.5 39.2 67.1 50.4 23.8 8.0 85.7
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
2022 3 24 82
2023 2 31 66
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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 %
2021 21.3 1 0.7 0 1 1 0 0.0
2022 23.0 4 2.2 2 1 3 0 0.0
2023 24.3 2 1.6 0 3 2 0 0.0
2024 20.7 1 0.7 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 22.8 8 5.1 3 6 7 0 0.0
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
2021 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
2022 4 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 4 4 0 2 2 3 4 2 2
2023 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 4 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 3 2 2 2
2024 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Player 8 3 4 5 4 4 6 2 4 2 4 8 5 4 6 6 5 4 7 4 6 5 9 8 2 5 4 8 8 5 6
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 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.6 86.9 -1.7 87.7 0.8 89.2 1.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 78.9 77.5 -1.4 78.5 1.0 78.9 0.4
Exit Velocity 86.4 86.2 -0.2 90.2 4.0 91.2 1.0
Launch Angle 11.0 15.2 4.2 10.1 -5.1 4.1 -6.0
Barrel % 1.9 6.4 4.5 5.9 -0.5 5.0 -0.9
Hard Hit % 29.6 24.4 -5.2 44.7 20.3 60.0 15.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 24.1 33.3 9.2 32.9 -0.4 25.0 -7.9
xBA .254 .244 -0.010 .268 0.024 .263 -0.005
BA .203 .253 0.050 .267 0.014 .375 0.108
xwOBA .300 .300 0.000 .331 0.031 .291 -0.040
wOBA .239 .322 0.083 .325 0.003 .421 0.096
xSLG .355 .382 0.027 .413 0.031 .399 -0.014
SLG .250 .437 0.187 .410 -0.027 .625 0.215
K% 15.1 13.0 -2.1 18.2 5.2 18.5 0.3
BB% 9.6 6.0 -3.6 9.1 3.1 3.7 -5.4
Swing % 50.6 53.1 2.5 46.1 -7.0 59.6 13.5
Whiff% 20.9 24.9 4.0 24.3 -0.6 25.4 1.1
In Zone % 54.5 54.8 0.3 48.4 -6.4 46.5 -1.9
Out of Zone % 45.5 45.2 -0.3 51.6 6.4 53.5 1.9
Out of Zone Swing % 22.4 22.1 -0.3 26.5 4.4 47.2 20.7
First Pitch Swing % 41.7 38.8 -2.9 29.4 -9.4 51.9 22.5
First Pitch Strike % 75.0 63.3 -11.7 62.2 -1.1 81.5 19.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 71 .239 28 12 42.9 43 18 41.9
2022 Shifts 98 .322 47 22 46.8 51 33 64.7
2023 Shades 119 .325 82 7 8.5 37 9 24.3
2024 Shades 26 .421 17 0 0.0 9 2 22.2
! 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 %
2021 65 17.4 16.9% 0.0% 41 20.3 0.0% 4.9%
2022 89 17.7 16.9% 0.0% 51 19.6 0.0% 0.0%
2023 98 15.3 42.9% 0.0% 95 17.9 6.3% 1.1%
2024 11 17.5 27.3% 0.0% 19 17.3 5.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution