Kevin Gausman
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 2" 205LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 1, #4, Baltimore Orioles | LSU
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 12 10 3.35 31 31 0 174.2 205 1.24
2023 12 9 3.16 31 31 0 185 237 1.18
2024 14 11 3.83 31 31 0 181 162 1.22
12 Seasons 102 102 3.84 329 290 0 1,718 1,765 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 31 12-10 3.35 174.2 205 1.24
2023 31 12-9 3.16 185 237 1.18
2024 31 14-11 3.83 181 162 1.22
12 Seasons 329 102-102 3.84 1,718 1,765 1.26
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 24 1876 336 21 6.3 4.5 87.3 113.1 13.2 32.1 .241 .417 .318 .309 .370 34.2 21.9 6.2 4.25 3.96
2016 25 3113 531 38 7.2 5.0 88.7 113.5 12.6 31.5 .250 .421 .319 .314 .383 33.7 23.0 6.2 3.61 4.16
2017 26 3357 561 46 8.2 5.6 87.7 119.4 11.8 37.8 .272 .456 .346 .344 .406 33.7 21.9 8.7 4.68 5.20
2018 27 3004 571 42 7.4 5.4 89.0 115.3 10.8 33.5 .269 .446 .324 .333 .384 40.8 19.1 6.4 3.92 4.76
2019 28 1671 300 24 8.0 5.3 88.7 113.9 13.6 40.3 .259 .452 .332 .328 .415 36.5 25.3 7.1 5.72 4.79
2020 29 975 149 11 7.4 4.5 88.0 109.3 13.1 34.2 .229 .385 .283 .291 .401 36.9 32.2 6.5 3.62 3.55
2021 30 3002 494 35 7.1 4.5 89.1 115.3 12.1 30.6 .230 .381 .265 .290 .380 40.9 29.3 6.5 2.81 3.52
2022 31 2783 491 40 8.1 5.5 89.0 116.6 12.2 38.1 .242 .380 .304 .285 .380 38.5 28.3 3.9 3.35 3.34
2023 32 3069 466 46 9.9 6.0 89.4 117.9 12.3 36.9 .235 .402 .292 .303 .409 43.3 31.1 7.2 3.16 3.85
2024 33 2958 535 52 9.7 6.9 90.2 117.5 16.1 35.5 .257 .449 .300 .333 .397 42.4 21.4 7.4 3.83 4.71
Player 25808 4434 355 8.0 5.4 88.8 119.4 12.7 35.0 .250 .420 .309 .314 .391 38.3 24.9 6.6
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

Gausman relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(52.8%) ,
Split Finger
(33.4%) ,
Slider
(8.4%) ,
Sinker
(5.4%) ,


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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
2015 46.4 19.9 23.2 10.4 35.4 36.9 26.8 3.6 35.1 24.4 22.6 6.5 6.3 4.5
2016 45.8 19.4 25.6 9.2 39.0 36.7 24.3 3.6 33.3 23.5 25.4 3.4 7.2 5.0
2017 44.0 20.7 29.1 6.2 28.0 43.7 28.3 4.6 32.3 22.3 27.5 4.3 8.2 5.6
2018 46.6 23.3 24.3 5.8 31.2 38.9 29.4 3.3 34.5 21.5 26.6 6.3 7.4 5.4
2019 40.7 23.7 30.3 5.3 32.3 41.3 26.3 4.3 27.7 22.0 26.7 6.7 8.0 5.3
2020 41.6 22.8 28.2 7.4 36.2 44.3 19.5 4.7 27.5 20.1 29.5 10.7 7.4 4.5
2021 42.7 28.1 23.3 5.9 34.6 35.6 29.8 5.5 30.0 24.3 26.7 6.1 7.1 4.5
2022 40.1 26.3 28.1 5.5 33.4 37.3 29.3 3.1 29.9 24.6 29.3 4.9 8.1 5.5
2023 42.9 26.4 24.7 6.0 35.2 36.3 28.5 4.1 29.6 22.3 24.5 9.4 9.9 6.0
2024 39.3 30.1 23.6 7.1 38.3 35.5 26.2 2.1 27.9 27.7 23.4 7.5 9.7 6.9
Player 43.2 24.3 25.8 6.8 34.2 38.2 27.5 3.8 31.1 23.5 26.1 6.2 8.0 5.4
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 Split-Finger TOR R 959 86.0 30.9 -2.7 15.9ARM 5.0 6.3 -3.7 15.9ARM 5.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 1512 93.9 14.2 1.0 10.8ARM 3.4 17.0 1.2 10.8ARM 3.3
2024 Slider TOR R 239 82.7 36.2 -2.7 1.3GLV -5.4 3.8 -2.2 1.3GLV -3.8
2024 Sinker TOR R 156 93.3 19.5 -3.6 15.6ARM 0.7 12.0 -4.7 15.6ARM 0.8
2023 Slider TOR R 313 84.0 34.3 -3.4 1.0GLV -4.9 4.6 -3.1 1.0GLV -4.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 1562 94.6 13.8 1.0 10.6ARM 3.2 16.9 1.1 10.6ARM 3.2
2023 Sweeper TOR R 17 77.5 37.6 -7.6 11.6GLV -4.7 8.0 -5.9 11.6GLV -2.3
2023 Split-Finger TOR R 1174 86.3 32.2 -0.9 16.3ARM 4.4 4.7 -1.4 16.3ARM 5.2
! 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 0.3 5 1,513 51.1 395 .277 .466 .355 17.5 16.7 16.9 .288 .534 .383 51.2
2024 Split-Finger 0.6 6 959 32.4 257 .169 .262 .236 33.5 31.5 18.7 .212 .310 .266 28.8
2024 Slider -1.6 -4 240 8.1 42 .268 .439 .355 26.6 4.8 6.9 .265 .534 .347 35.9
2024 Sinker -3.6 -6 156 5.3 41 .316 .579 .409 11.7 7.3 8.8 .296 .536 .364 36.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 16 1,562 50.9 411 .243 .409 .316 17.2 26.5 24.6 .271 .483 .348 52.6
2023 Split-Finger 0.4 4 1,176 38.3 303 .201 .307 .266 43.2 41.9 23.9 .176 .272 .238 29.3
2023 Slider -1.0 -3 313 10.2 48 .348 .565 .423 35.3 2.1 5.3 .289 .512 .353 35.6
2023 Sweeper 0.9 0 18 0.6 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .001 .001 .000 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1,510 93.9 97 19.9 1:15 1:15 0
2024 Split-Finger 947 86.0 91 17.6 1:45 2:30 -45
2024 Sinker 154 93.3 97 19.8 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Slider 239 82.7 18 3.4 12:00 10:45 75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1,537 94.7 97 19.7 1:15 1:15 0
2023 Split-Finger 1,126 86.3 89 17.5 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Slider 309 84.0 21 4.0 12:15 11:15 60
2023 Sweeper 17 77.4 29 14.9 9:30 9:45 -15
! 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
2013 199 788 -1 3 -3 -1 -3
2014 503 2,061 8 9 -6 -8 3
2015 469 1,873 -4 12 -6 -5 -4
2016 756 3,112 6 24 -11 -9 10
2017 811 3,346 -1 34 -20 -17 -4
2018 785 3,052 -5 36 -17 -11 3
2019 442 1,643 -9 15 -9 -8 -11
2020 245 975 5 11 -3 -3 10
2021 798 3,093 22 34 -16 -11 29
2022 749 2,878 2 18 -4 -6 11
2023 781 3,142 7 38 -18 -11 16
2024 735 2,868 -3 29 -17 -9 1
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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 1,876 45.1 68.0 79.7 33.3 65.9 43.2 54.9 49.0 25.1 7.3 79.6
2016 3,113 45.0 64.9 81.6 34.8 62.9 44.7 56.8 48.4 25.4 7.5 78.0
2017 3,357 47.2 67.3 80.9 28.0 58.3 42.5 60.2 46.5 25.9 6.2 78.7
2018 3,004 48.8 69.3 82.1 30.2 59.4 43.3 57.2 49.3 24.7 7.5 76.5
2019 1,671 45.3 73.9 76.5 36.5 57.0 43.8 64.4 53.1 30.2 6.6 78.0
2020 975 50.1 71.5 75.6 30.2 44.9 41.1 61.2 50.9 33.1 6.9 88.1
2021 3,002 50.8 71.4 77.3 32.7 47.9 43.5 63.6 52.4 31.4 8.8 82.2
2022 2,783 49.0 72.7 79.8 39.8 53.6 44.0 68.0 55.9 29.4 6.8 81.6
2023 3,069 46.9 68.2 79.9 32.6 54.0 43.2 63.4 49.3 28.9 7.3 80.4
2024 2,958 48.5 71.1 83.5 29.8 60.0 43.4 64.4 49.9 23.4 7.1 79.8
Player 25,808 47.7 69.5 80.1 32.7 57.0 43.4 61.5 50.2 27.4 7.2 79.8
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
2015 45 52 27 14 71 29 21 73 39 61 71 68 85 89 84 91
2016 47 46 36 33 66 7 21 44 57 66 76 67 95 84 69 67
2017 19 18 21 25 22 1 9 37 46 53 43 61 57 79 59 50
2018 21 12 16 23 37 2 30 29 7 26 80 48 77 60 37 45
2019 31 31 27 29 44 34 30 47 50 65 65 79 99 62 50 54
2020 70 60 56 51 81 19 46 55 51 88 75 84 73 80 62 52
2021 74 61 60 57 82 11 59 41 31 85 77 83 92 69 64 65
2022 71 44 50 54 85 7 35 35 45 83 97 75 99 70 61 54
2023 62 62 51 42 77 4 20 39 20 93 68 70 87 60 63 59
2024 19 24 11 8 42 1 14 16 18 36 59 33 62 47 57 62
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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 22.9 28 26.9 1 7 18 14 50.0
2017 22.9 29 27.9 1 20 16 15 51.7
2018 23.0 27 25.9 1 10 18 15 55.6
2019 22.6 15 15.0 0 6 14 5 33.3
2020 22.8 8 7.7 0 3 7 3 37.5
2021 23.6 20 22.4 -2 13 13 12 60.0
2022 23.3 15 16.6 -2 11 16 4 26.7
2023 22.8 21 24.4 -3 9 24 6 28.6
2024 23.6 20 23.7 -4 16 18 10 50.0
Player 23.1 183 190.5 -8 95 144 84 45.9
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
2016 28 31 20 31 28 24 29 25 25 20 26 28 25 25 30 28 18 25 30 29 27 22 34 34 26 27 27 33 29 27 24
2017 29 31 21 26 30 24 29 27 22 21 26 32 29 25 29 28 24 24 34 29 31 29 36 34 27 22 25 38 36 29 19
2018 27 33 20 23 28 25 29 24 24 19 22 34 30 22 24 31 24 24 25 32 26 25 35 29 22 20 20 31 28 26 21
2019 15 19 9 16 15 15 18 14 13 7 10 14 18 15 18 14 12 12 18 16 17 18 20 22 15 13 10 19 21 12 10
2020 8 10 7 9 8 9 9 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 6 9 7 10 8 9 9 10 8 7 6 7 8 9 8 6
2021 20 25 21 23 22 21 25 22 16 17 19 26 22 18 21 28 22 20 24 25 21 26 31 27 20 19 26 24 22 19 21
2022 15 13 15 18 15 16 19 13 9 11 12 19 20 17 15 18 17 16 15 16 19 17 28 18 12 14 19 22 20 18 16
2023 21 23 19 23 24 23 29 23 19 20 23 23 23 23 31