Keegan Akin
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 240LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 2, #54, Baltimore Orioles | Western Michigan
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 3 3.20 45 1 2 81.2 77 1.09
2023 2 2 6.85 24 1 0 23.2 27 1.77
2024 3 1 3.32 66 0 1 78.2 97 0.94
5 Seasons 11 18 4.70 167 25 3 304.2 318 1.29
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 45 3-3 3.20 81.2 77 1.09
2023 24 2-2 6.85 23.2 27 1.77
2024 66 3-1 3.32 78.2 97 0.94
5 Seasons 167 11-18 4.70 304.2 318 1.29
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
2020 25 500 70 6 8.6 5.2 91.4 109.7 17.9 38.6 .246 .413 .325 .322 .423 50.0 30.2 8.6 4.56 4.42
2021 26 1768 303 29 9.6 6.8 89.8 114.4 17.8 33.7 .264 .469 .361 .349 .397 42.9 19.2 9.4 6.63 5.30
2022 27 1235 230 15 6.5 4.6 87.8 113.9 7.9 35.7 .242 .380 .284 .295 .359 37.4 23.4 6.1 3.20 3.59
2023 28 452 78 9 11.5 8.0 90.7 109.2 14.1 42.3 .281 .473 .365 .333 .427 48.7 24.1 6.3 6.84 4.73
2024 29 1241 195 15 7.7 4.8 88.3 113.9 18.5 29.7 .184 .310 .255 .244 .321 37.4 31.0 6.1 3.32 2.45
Player 5196 876 74 8.4 5.7 89.2 114.4 15.0 34.5 .238 .403 .313 .306 .375 41.3 24.5 7.4
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

Akin relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(56.0%) ,
Slider
(33.2%) ,
Changeup
(10.8%) ,


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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
2020 34.3 24.3 35.7 5.7 38.6 25.7 35.7 4.3 20.0 30.0 25.7 11.4 8.6 5.2
2021 37.3 33.0 22.1 7.6 37.0 33.0 30.0 3.0 27.1 29.7 22.8 7.3 9.6 6.8
2022 50.0 21.7 25.2 3.0 36.1 41.3 22.6 5.2 36.1 21.7 22.6 7.4 6.5 4.6
2023 35.9 26.9 29.5 7.7 34.6 29.5 35.9 2.6 23.1 24.4 28.2 9.0 11.5 8.0
2024 38.5 27.7 20.5 13.3 37.9 34.9 27.2 5.6 27.2 33.8 16.9 8.7 7.7 4.8
Player 40.5 27.6 24.3 7.5 36.9 34.7 28.4 4.2 28.5 28.1 22.1 8.1 8.4 5.7
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 Slider BAL L 412 85.5 34.4 -1.6 3.8GLV -1.1 2.9 -1.4 3.8GLV -1.3
2024 Changeup BAL L 134 85.6 28.1 -3.7 15.6ARM 1.5 9.4 -3.5 15.6ARM 1.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 695 93.9 12.9 2.1 9.9ARM 2.2 18.3 2.7 9.9ARM 1.7
2023 Curveball BAL L 1 71.9 62.1 -3.1 13.3GLV -1.2 -8.7 0.3 13.3GLV 5.6
2023 Changeup BAL L 67 85.4 30.0 -1.3 16.8ARM 2.5 7.8 -1.5 16.8ARM 2.8
2023 Slider BAL L 113 86.1 34.2 -1.2 3.9GLV -0.7 2.7 -0.9 3.9GLV -1.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball BAL L 271 93.6 14.3 0.9 12.2ARM 4.8 17.1 1.8 12.2ARM 4.3
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 3 695 56.0 180 .215 .392 .291 28.1 30.0 24.4 .189 .340 .271 41.8
2024 Slider 1.2 5 412 33.2 88 .153 .294 .206 35.7 33.0 25.2 .181 .294 .223 33.3
2024 Changeup -0.2 0 134 10.8 44 .190 .286 .269 25.4 31.8 24.6 .171 .228 .198 28.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 2 271 60.0 57 .273 .382 .331 23.8 35.1 22.0 .243 .442 .303 54.3
2023 Slider -1.7 -2 113 25.0 32 .344 .563 .400 31.1 12.5 10.3 .320 .534 .362 39.3
2023 Changeup -7.5 -5 67 14.8 21 .529 .706 .579 18.8 14.3 13.0 .333 .466 .376 53.3
2023 Curveball -3.6 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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 Changeup 134 85.6 98 18.3 10:00 10:00 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 673 93.9 95 20.6 10:45 11:00 -15
2024 Slider 397 85.5 25 5.2 2:00 2:15 -15
2023 Changeup 64 85.3 99 18.8 9:45 9:45 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 253 93.5 97 20.9 10:45 10:45 0
2023 Slider 110 86.1 29 5.1 1:30 2:15 -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
2020 116 500 0 2 -3 -2 -3
2021 426 1,768 -2 7 -16 -7 -17
2022 329 1,235 8 0 -4 -3 1
2023 110 452 1 0 -4 -1 -5
2024 315 1,254 3 14 -7 -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 %
2020 500 52.6 70.7 77.4 25.3 53.3 48.2 54.3 49.2 28.5 7.4 78.4
2021 1,768 53.5 70.1 81.6 25.4 66.0 41.5 63.0 49.3 21.7 7.7 85.4
2022 1,235 56.0 69.1 78.5 32.4 60.8 45.3 63.5 53.0 26.0 10.0 74.8
2023 452 54.4 68.7 78.7 34.5 62.0 38.9 71.8 53.1 25.0 9.1 75.6
2024 1,241 53.0 66.3 76.4 25.7 48.7 44.6 63.6 47.2 30.0 9.0 83.9
Player 5,196 54.0 68.9 79.0 27.8 59.2 43.6 63.2 50.0 25.6 8.7 80.7
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
2020 44 43 44 44 47 46 30 5 2 81 50 63 26 27 78 61 9
2021 14 19 15 12 23 24 19 25 19 19 34 17 21 25 75 40 15
2022 61 44 50 54 69 55 66 65 55 53 78 55 80 43 58 11
2023 42 70 6
2024 99 97 92 76 99 54 49 65 61 92 80 82 16 47 87 7
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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 %
2020 24.5 3 2.4 1 2 2 1 33.3
2021 23.5 17 17.0 0 8 9 9 52.9
2022 22.6 10 9.0 1 4 7 3 30.0
2023 22.1 2 3.8 -2 3 4 1 50.0
2024 23.9 9 10.2 -1 1 5 6 66.7
Player 23.3 41 42.3 -1 18 27 20 48.8
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
2020 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 1
2021 17 19 16 15 18 18 18 17 16 14 17 20 16 13 18 18 15 15 18 18 15 22 19 20 14 15 18 18 15 17 17
2022 10 8 6 10 10 10 10 7 8 8 8 12 9 7 10 10 9 9 8 9 8 8 11 8 8 8 12 13 8 10 9
2023 2 2 1 4 5 3 6 2 5 3 4 6 4 2 5 4 3 2 5 6 2 3 7 3 3 2 5 7 4 4 1
2024 9 9 8 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 11 10 10 9 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 12 11 9 11 11 10 10 11 11
Player 41 41 33 43 46 45 48 38 40 35 41 50 42 34 47 44 39 39 45 47 38 44 52 45 36 37 48 50 40 44 39
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.9 92.0 0.1 93.5 1.5 93.6 0.1 93.9 0.3
Offspeed Velocity 81.3 81.9 0.6 84.1 2.2 85.4 1.3 85.6 0.2
Breaking Velocity 78.9 82.9 4.0 85.2 2.3 86.0 0.8 85.5 -0.5
Exit Velocity 91.4 89.8 -1.6 87.8 -2.0 90.7 2.9 88.3 -2.4
Launch Angle 17.9 17.8 -0.1 7.9 -9.9 14.1 6.2 18.5 4.4
Barrel % 8.6 9.6 1.0 6.5 -3.1 11.5 5.0 7.7 -3.8
Hard Hit % 50.0 42.9 -7.1 37.4 -5.5 48.7 11.3 37.4 -11.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.6 33.7 -4.9 35.7 2.0 42.3 6.6 29.7 -12.6
xBA .246 .264 0.018 .242 -0.022 .281 0.039 .184 -0.097
BA .262 .290 0.028 .227 -0.063 .337 0.110 .193 -0.144
xwOBA .322 .349 0.027 .295 -0.054 .333 0.038 .244 -0.089
wOBA .325 .361 0.036 .284 -0.077 .365 0.081 .255 -0.110
xSLG .413 .469 0.056 .380 -0.089 .473 0.093 .310 -0.163
SLG .427 .491 0.064 .375 -0.116 .490 0.115 .347 -0.143
K% 30.2 19.2 -11.0 23.4 4.2 24.1 0.7 31.0 6.9
BB% 8.6 9.4 0.8 6.1 -3.3 6.3 0.2 6.1 -0.2
Swing % 49.2 49.3 0.1 53.0 3.7 53.1 0.1 47.2 -5.9
Whiff% 28.5 21.7 -6.8 26.0 4.3 25.0 -1.0 30.0 5.0
In Zone % 52.6 53.5 0.9 56.0 2.5 54.4 -1.6 53.0 -1.4
Out of Zone % 47.4 46.5 -0.9 44.0 -2.5 45.6 1.6 47.0 1.4
Out of Zone Swing % 25.3 25.4 0.1 32.4 7.0 34.5 2.1 25.7 -8.8
First Pitch Swing % 30.2 32.1 1.9 34.7 2.6 31.8 -2.9 31.0 -0.8
First Pitch Strike % 54.3 63.0 8.7 63.5 0.5 71.8 8.3 63.6 -8.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 116 .325 89 19 21.3 27 11 40.7
2021 Shifts 426 .361 314 26 8.3 112 64 57.1
2022 Shifts 329 .284 199 24 12.1 130 58 44.6
2023 Shades 108 .372 63 1 1.6 45 6 13.3
2024 Shades 311 .256 172 10 5.8 139 61 43.9
! 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 %
2020 125 13.3 69.6% 0.8% 99 17.8 10.1% 3.0%
2021 496 16.1 34.7% 0.8% 284 20.7 2.5% 7.4%
2022 315 14.4 56.8% 0.3% 199 20.1 1.5% 2.0%
2023 84 12.6 89.3% 0.0% 100 16.0 34.0% 0.0%
2024 377 14.4 62.3% 0.0% 179 16.9 10.1% 0.6%

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Pitch Distribution