Kent Emanuel
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 225LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 3, #74, Houston Astros | UNC Chapel Hill
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 1 0 2.55 10 0 0 17.2 13 0.91
2024 0 0 6.62 12 0 0 17.2 12 1.53
2 Seasons 1 0 4.58 22 0 0 35.1 25 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 10 1-0 2.55 17.2 13 0.91
2024 12 0-0 6.62 17.2 12 1.53
2 Seasons 22 1-0 4.58 35.1 25 1.22
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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 29 240 50 3 6.0 4.4 86.9 112.4 10.3 24.0 .209 .370 .273 .280 .311 24.0 19.1 5.9 2.55 3.27
2024 32 302 60 6 10.0 7.3 89.5 114.9 1.7 25.0 .275 .495 .379 .368 .387 45.0 14.6 8.5 6.62 5.85
Player 542 110 9 8.2 6.0 88.3 114.9 5.6 24.5 .244 .437 .331 .328 .353 35.5 16.7 7.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Emanuel relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(58.3%) ,
Sweeper
(28.5%) ,
Changeup
(12.9%) ,
Slider
(0.3%) ,


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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 50.0 30.0 14.0 6.0 38.0 42.0 20.0 2.0 40.0 30.0 16.0 4.0 6.0 4.4
2024 60.0 25.0 13.3 1.7 40.0 40.0 20.0 5.0 41.7 18.3 21.7 3.3 10.0 7.3
Player 55.5 27.3 13.6 3.6 39.1 40.9 20.0 3.6 40.9 23.6 19.1 3.6 8.2 6.0
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! 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
2024 Slider MIA L 1 80.9 40.0 -0.8 -2 3.3 -4.9 -60
2024 Changeup MIA L 39 82.3 36.8 3.7 11 14.8 1.5 11
2024 Sinker MIA L 176 89.4 31.6 5.7 22 14.9 0.3 2
2024 Sweeper MIA L 86 75.9 48.1 2.5 5 15.6 -0.4 -3
2021 Sinker HOU L 126 91.6 25.2 2.6 12 17.3 2.7 18
2021 Sweeper HOU L 68 77.7 45.6 0.4 1 14.6 -1.0 -6
2021 Changeup HOU L 46 84.1 34.5 3.9 13 16.4 2.6 19
! 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 %
2024 Sinker -1.5 -3 176 58.3 58 .333 .529 .410 7.7 17.2 20.0 .297 .512 .387 48.8
2024 Sweeper 0.3 0 86 28.5 13 .000 .000 .162 19.2 15.4 8.3 .089 .154 .236 12.5
2024 Changeup -6.2 -2 39 12.9 11 .273 .909 .641 21.1 0.0 0.0 .323 .695 .425 54.5
2024 Slider -2.7 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2021 Sinker 0.2 0 126 52.5 36 .188 .375 .314 7.5 25.0 30.0 .238 .413 .323 34.8
2021 Sweeper -1.9 -1 68 28.3 18 .235 .412 .350 18.5 16.7 15.8 .169 .267 .216 14.3
2021 Changeup 4.0 2 46 19.2 14 .143 .357 .223 22.7 7.1 14.3 .190 .396 .249 15.4
! 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
2024 Changeup 38 82.3 80 15.9 10:00 9:15 45
2024 Sinker 159 89.3 77 15.7 10:15 9:15 60
2024 Sweeper 86 75.9 59 16.6 4:00 3:15 45
2021 Changeup 46 84.1 86 17.5 10:00 9:15 45
2021 Sinker 123 91.6 90 19.2 10:30 9:45 45
2021 Sweeper 67 77.7 50 15.7 4:00 3:15 45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 68 240 3 0 -2 0 1
2024 82 302 2 1 -5 -3 -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 240 50.4 60.3 89.0 24.4 79.3 38.3 64.7 42.5 13.7 9.2 81.8
2024 302 51.7 61.5 89.6 18.5 77.8 37.1 59.8 40.7 12.2 10.3 80.6
Player 542 51.1 61.0 89.3 21.1 78.6 37.6 62.0 41.5 12.9 9.8 81.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2021 21 14 14
2024 3 8 8
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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 24.6 4 2.6 1 0 3 1 25.0
2024 24.7 4 4.1 0 1 4 1 25.0
Player 24.6 8 6.7 1 1 7 2 25.0
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 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 3 3
2024 4 5 3 5 5 5 5 4 2 4 3 4 6 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 5 6 3 3
Player 8 8 6 7 8 7 8 5 3 6 4 8 8 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 6 7 9 9 6 5 7 9 8 6 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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 68 .273 35 6 17.1 33 27 81.8
2024 Shades 82 .379 42 6 14.3 40 3 7.5
! 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 83 15.8 33.7% 0.0% 40 22.9 0.0% 5.0%
2024 77 14.3 61.0% 1.3% 72 18.6 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution