Justin Garza
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 10" 170LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 8, #244, Cleveland Indians | Cal State Fullerton
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 1 4.71 21 0 0 28.2 29 1.57
2023 0 2 7.36 17 1 0 18.1 17 1.85
2 Seasons 2 3 5.74 38 1 0 47 46 1.68
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 21 2-1 4.71 28.2 29 1.57
2023 17 0-2 7.36 18.1 17 1.85
2 Seasons 38 2-3 5.74 47 46 1.68
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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
2021 27 503 81 11 13.6 8.6 92.1 110.4 12.6 44.4 .284 .521 .344 .390 .464 53.1 22.7 14.1 4.71 6.90
2023 29 352 61 7 11.5 7.7 91.9 112.6 16.8 50.8 .311 .596 .378 .422 .486 42.6 18.7 13.2 7.36 8.37
Player 855 142 18 12.7 8.2 92.0 112.6 14.4 47.2 .295 .552 .358 .403 .473 48.6 21.0 13.7
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

Garza relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(45.7%) ,
Cutter
(20.2%) ,
Slider
(15.9%) ,
Changeup
(13.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(4.5%) ,


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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
2021 37.0 21.0 35.8 6.2 40.7 35.8 23.5 4.9 29.6 18.5 25.9 7.4 13.6 8.6
2023 34.4 31.1 29.5 4.9 39.3 39.3 21.3 3.3 21.3 21.3 27.9 13.1 11.5 7.7
Player 35.9 25.4 33.1 5.6 40.1 37.3 22.5 4.2 26.1 19.7 26.8 9.9 12.7 8.2
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


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
2023 Slider BOS R 56 84.1 41.1 3.5 9 5.0 -1.4 -21
2023 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 16 93.4 15.6 0.2 1 3.1 -5.1 -62
2023 Changeup BOS R 48 84.8 31.3 -1.0 -3 15.4 1.1 8
2023 Cutter BOS R 71 88.3 29.9 -2.5 -9 3.2 1.0 46
2023 Sinker BOS R 161 94.6 14.3 -8.9 -38 7.8 -7.7 -50
2021 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 19 93.9 14.7 1.1 7 3.0 -5.3 -64
2021 Changeup CLE R 41 85.0 30.6 -1.0 -3 15.3 0.9 6
2021 Slider CLE R 46 83.7 41.3 3.6 10 5.1 -1.3 -21
2021 Cutter CLE R 146 89.8 26.9 -1.2 -5 2.9 1.4 93
2021 Sinker CLE R 251 94.8 14.0 -8.2 -37 7.7 -7.7 -50
! 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 %
2023 Sinker 0.2 0 161 45.7 35 .241 .552 .373 14.1 11.4 11.1 .324 .805 .492 50.0
2023 Cutter -2.0 -1 71 20.2 15 .273 .455 .413 20.0 26.7 36.4 .278 .473 .419 57.1
2023 Slider -8.1 -5 56 15.9 21 .450 .750 .521 18.5 19.0 19.0 .367 .618 .429 50.0
2023 Changeup 2.0 1 48 13.6 14 .214 .214 .208 42.9 35.7 21.7 .284 .326 .267 11.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball -4.7 -1 16 4.5 5 .000 .000 .460 28.6 0.0 0.0 .051 .061 .310 0.0
2021 Sinker -0.7 -2 251 49.9 68 .222 .389 .335 27.2 25.0 23.3 .254 .502 .387 48.7
2021 Cutter -1.2 -2 146 29.0 34 .323 .548 .401 20.6 14.7 17.2 .329 .557 .405 73.1
2021 Slider -2.7 -1 46 9.1 11 .364 .727 .459 14.3 18.2 9.1 .406 .858 .529 44.4
2021 Changeup -4.9 -2 41 8.2 7 .167 .167 .357 44.4 14.3 7.7 .257 .288 .306 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 6.1 1 19 3.8 8 .000 .000 .175 30.0 50.0 44.4 .122 .127 .258 50.0
! 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
2023 Changeup 46 84.8 90 17.1 1:45 2:30 -45
2023 Cutter 71 88.3 35 5.9 11:30 10:30 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 16 93.4 89 15.4 12:45 12:30 15
2023 Sinker 158 94.6 94 17.6 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Slider 55 84.0 33 7.2 9:15 7:45 90
2021 Changeup 41 85.0 94 17.1 1:45 2:15 -30
2021 Cutter 146 89.8 47 7.0 12:00 11:00 60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 19 93.9 85 15.8 12:45 12:30 15
2021 Sinker 251 94.8 92 17.7 1:00 1:00 0
2021 Slider 46 83.7 34 7.1 9:00 7:45 75
! 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
2021 128 503 1 3 -6 -4 -5
2023 90 352 0 -2 -2 -2 -5
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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 503 49.3 65.7 77.9 20.4 63.5 40.0 59.4 42.7 25.6 8.3 73.8
2023 352 49.1 67.6 83.8 22.9 61.0 41.8 60.0 44.9 21.5 6.0 66.7
Player 855 49.2 66.5 80.4 21.4 62.4 40.7 59.6 43.6 23.9 7.4 71.4
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
2021 73 55 18
2023 58 43 17
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 25.1 5 4.9 0 1 2 3 60.0
2023 23.9 3 4.8 -2 0 4 2 66.7
Player 24.6 8 9.7 -2 1 6 5 62.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2021 5 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
2023 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 4 4 6 6 4 5 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 5 5
Player 8 8 8 11 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 11 10 8 10 11 9 9 11 11 9 10 11 11 9 9 10 10 11 10 9
! 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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 128 .344 75 2 2.7 53 33 62.3
2023 Shades 90 .378 55 2 3.6 35 26 74.3
! 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 138 15.8 42.0% 0.0% 105 21.6 1.0% 3.8%
2023 87 15.1 43.7% 0.0% 76 16.3 14.5% 1.3%
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Pitch Distribution


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