P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 244 lbs | Age: 36
Draft: 2010 | Rd. 28, No. 841, Arizona Diamondbacks | Coastal Carolina
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 0 1 8.03 18 0 0 12.1 12 1.62
2016 1 0 4.15 17 0 0 21.2 11 1.71
2 Seasons 1 1 5.56 35 0 0 34 23 1.68
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 18 0-1 8.03 12.1 12 1.62
2016 17 1-0 4.15 21.2 11 1.71
2 Seasons 35 1-1 5.56 34 23 1.68
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
2015 26 211 41 6 14.6 10.5 90.1 111.8 15.3 41.5 .288 .589 .406 .391 .484 41.5 21.1 7.0 8.03 6.82
2016 27 418 78 4 5.1 3.9 87.3 109.3 15.6 37.2 .256 .467 .353 .352 .349 33.3 10.7 12.6 4.15 5.38
Player 629 119 10 8.4 6.3 88.3 111.8 15.5 38.7 .268 .514 .372 .366 .397 36.1 14.4 10.6
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hessler relies on 2 pitches.
Four Seamer
(68.8%) ,
Slider
(31.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 36.6 63.4 24.4 29.3 9.8 24.4 46.3 29.3 12.2 17.1 7.3 12.2 29.3 22.0
2016 41.0 59.0 26.9 25.6 6.4 30.8 44.9 20.5 20.5 15.4 2.6 10.3 29.5 17.9
Player 39.5 60.5 26.1 26.9 7.6 28.6 45.4 23.5 17.6 16.0 4.2 10.9 29.4 19.3
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2015 2.4 31.7 22.0 22.0 7.3 14.6 10.5
2016 3.8 29.5 30.8 19.2 7.7 5.1 3.9
Player 3.4 30.3 27.7 20.2 7.6 8.4 6.3
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2016 Slider SD L 128 83.6 38.4 0.7 2.8GLV -2.7 1.2 0.2 2.8GLV -0.9
2016 4-Seam Fastball SD L 282 92.2 17.1 -0.7 8.2ARM 1.2 15.6 -0.2 8.2ARM -1.4
2015 Slider AZ L 57 83.0 42.8 3.7 3.3GLV -1.9 -2.7 3.8 3.3GLV -0.9
2015 Changeup AZ L 3 90.6 19.4 -8.1 8.2ARM -4.4 14.2 -5.5 8.2ARM -6.8
2015 4-Seam Fastball AZ L 149 93.5 16.4 -0.7 7.9ARM 1.0 15.4 -0.8 7.9ARM -0.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 56 209 -1 -2 0 0 -3
2016 101 410 2 5 -5 -2 -1
Player 157 619 1 3 -5 1 -4
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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 %
2015 211 42.4 64.0 82.5 33.9 70.7 41.9 63.2 46.4 22.4 7.1 66.7
2016 418 44.7 67.4 86.5 23.4 74.1 38.8 57.3 43.1 17.2 5.3 77.3
Player 629 43.9 66.3 85.2 27.0 72.6 39.8 59.4 44.2 19.1 5.9 73.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2015 60 73 54
2016 37 68 51
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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 %
2016 23.23 2 3.0 -1 2 1 2 100.0
Player 23.23 2 3.0 -1 2 1 2 100.0
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.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 3
Player 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 3
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.
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Year to Year Changes

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .273 -.029 .302
xBA .256 -.032 .288
OBP .373 +.022 .351
xOBP .360 +.022 .338
SLG .455 -.168 .623
xSLG .467 -.122 .589
ISO .182 -.139 .321
xISO .212 -.088 .300
BABIP .293 -.031 .324
wOBA .353 -.053 .406
xwOBA .352 -.039 .391
wOBACON .350 -.154 .504
xwOBACON .349 -.135 .484
BACON .312 -.078 .390
xBACON .293 -.080 .373
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 33.3 -8.2 41.5
Avg Exit Velocity 87.3 -2.8 90.1
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 37.2 -4.3 41.5
Barrel % 5.1 -9.5 14.6
Avg Launch Angle 15.6 +0.3 15.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.2 -1.3 93.5
Breaking Velocity 83.6 +0.6 83.0
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- 90.6
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 4 -2 6
Popup % 6.4 -3.4 9.8
Flyball % 26.9 +2.5 24.4
Line Drive % 25.6 -3.7 29.3
Groundball % 41.0 +4.4 36.6
Pull % 30.8 +6.4 24.4
Straight Away % 44.9 -1.4 46.3
Opposite Field % 20.5 -8.8 29.3
Weak Contact % 3.8 +1.4 2.4
Pull Airball % 10.3 -1.9 12.2
Topped Contact % 29.5 -2.2 31.7
Under Contact % 30.8 +8.8 22.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 19.2 -2.8 22.0
Solid Contact % 7.7 +0.4 7.3
HR/FB % 9.5 -30.5 40.0
Popups 5 +1 4
Flyballs 21 +11 10
Line Drives 20 +8 12
Groundballs 32 +17 15
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 44.7 +2.3 42.4
Out of Zone % 55.3 -2.3 57.6
Edge % 38.8 -3.1 41.9
Zone Swing % 67.4 +3.4 64.0
Out of Zone Swing % 23.4 -10.5 33.9
In Zone Contact % 86.5 +4.0 82.5
Out of Zone Contact % 74.1 +3.4 70.7
Whiff % 17.2 -5.2 22.4
First Strike % 57.3 -5.9 63.2
First Pitch Swing % 29.1 +1.0 28.1
Swing % 43.1 -3.3 46.4
Meatball Swing % 77.3 +10.6 66.7
Meatball % 5.3 -1.8 7.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 13.5 -4.0 17.5
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 25.9 -3.4 29.3
In Zone 187 +98 89
Out of Zone 231 +110 121
Edge 162 +74 88
In Zone Swings 126 +69 57
Out of Zone Swings 54 +13 41
In Zone Swing & Misses 17 +7 10
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 14 +2 12
Basic
Pitches 418 +207 211
PA 103 +46 57
AB 88 +35 53
Hits 24 +8 16
Singles 13 +5 8
Doubles 8 +5 3
Triples 1 0 1
Home Runs 2 -2 4
Walks 13 +9 4
Strikeouts 11 -1 12
K% 10.7 -10.4 21.1
BB% 12.6 +5.6 7.0
HBP 1 +1 0
Batted Balls 78 +37 41
Number of Fastballs 282 +133 149
Number of Offspeed 0 -3 3
Number of Breaking 128 +71 57
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 100 .349 56 6 10.7 44 15 34.1
! 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 %
2015 72 18.5 26.4% 11.1% 26 21.8 3.8% 15.4%
2016 98 18.9 16.3% 4.1% 95 21.1 3.2% 11.6%

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Pitch Distribution