Kris Medlen
P | Bats/Throws: S/R | 5' 10" 190LBS | Age: 39
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 10, #310, Atlanta Braves | Santa Ana College
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 6 2 4.01 15 8 0 58.1 40 1.27
2016 1 3 7.77 6 6 0 24.1 18 2.05
2018 0 1 15.75 1 1 0 4 4 3.25
8 Seasons 41 26 3.33 174 76 1 599.1 496 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 15 6-2 4.01 58.1 40 1.27
2016 6 1-3 7.77 24.1 18 2.05
2018 1 0-1 15.75 4 4 3.25
8 Seasons 174 41-26 3.33 599.1 496 1.22
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 29 927 183 9 4.9 3.7 89.1 113.3 10.7 29.0 .260 .406 .309 .322 .353 35.5 16.5 7.4 4.01 4.34
2016 30 475 81 5 6.2 4.2 89.7 113.1 10.3 32.1 .309 .466 .384 .398 .414 42.0 15.1 16.8 7.77 7.22
2018 32 101 17 0 0.0 0.0 86.4 104.3 10.4 47.1 .282 .363 .471 .345 .345 29.4 16.0 16.0 15.75 5.16
Player 1503 281 14 5.0 3.6 89.1 113.3 10.6 31.0 .275 .420 .342 .347 .370 37.0 16.0 10.9
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

Medlen relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(47.5%) ,
Changeup
(24.8%) ,
Sinker
(14.9%) ,
Curveball
(8.9%) ,
Slider
(4.0%) ,


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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 51.4 19.7 20.8 8.2 47.0 31.7 19.1 0.0 38.8 23.5 25.1 6.0 4.9 3.7
2016 49.4 18.5 23.5 8.6 42.0 45.7 12.3 2.5 32.1 19.8 30.9 6.2 6.2 4.2
2018 52.9 17.6 23.5 5.9 41.2 29.4 29.4 11.8 35.3 23.5 23.5 5.9 0.0 0.0
Player 50.9 19.2 21.7 8.2 45.2 35.6 17.8 1.4 36.7 22.4 26.7 6.0 5.0 3.6
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

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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
2018 Sinker AZ R 15 90.0 21.9 -3.0 15.1ARM 0.4 12.3 -3.0 15.1ARM 0.4
2018 Changeup AZ R 25 83.8 34.6 1.7 14.5ARM 0.5 4.5 2.2 14.5ARM 1.2
2018 Curveball AZ R 9 77.8 55.9 0.1 12.1GLV 1.3 -9.3 -0.3 12.1GLV 2.9
2018 Slider AZ R 4 87.6 24.3 -9.0 3.3GLV -0.7 11.6 -9.8 3.3GLV -2.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 48 89.4 16.9 1.9 5.8ARM -2.2 17.7 2.0 5.8ARM -1.4
2016 Slider KC R 79 85.4 35.0 -0.8 5.6GLV 1.1 2.9 -0.4 5.6GLV -0.5
2016 Sinker KC R 181 91.2 20.2 -3.1 12.8ARM -1.3 13.2 -3.5 12.8ARM -0.5
2016 Changeup KC R 66 85.6 25.7 -6.0 13.5ARM 0.5 12.4 -5.1 13.5ARM 2.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball KC R 68 91.3 13.8 4.0 5.5ARM -2.2 19.5 3.6 5.5ARM -0.8
2016 Curveball KC R 58 78.1 61.7 6.9 13.4GLV 2.7 -15.8 5.9 13.4GLV 2.3
! 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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -2.1 -1 48 47.5 13 .455 .545 .481 9.1 0.0 0.0 .259 .369 .337 36.4
2018 Changeup -4.5 -1 25 24.8 7 .400 .600 .507 41.7 28.6 20.0 .304 .350 .405 0.0
2018 Sinker -6.1 -1 15 14.9 2 .500 1.000 .625 40.0 50.0 25.0 .420 .511 .401 0.0
2018 Curveball 1.6 0 9 8.9 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2018 Slider -17.3 -1 4 4.0 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .352 .399 .328 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.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2009 292 1,088 -2 9 -1 -7 -1
2010 435 1,589 -2 13 -2 -5 4
2012 545 1,975 15 28 -6 -3 34
2013 841 3,115 17 23 -22 -8 9
2015 264 1,012 1 5 -4 -4 -1
2016 119 475 -1 3 -7 -2 -8
2018 25 101 1 -3 -1 0 -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 927 46.6 59.3 86.3 33.7 65.9 46.5 58.4 45.6 20.6 6.5 66.7
2016 475 45.3 58.6 80.2 22.7 67.8 44.2 42.9 38.9 23.2 7.2 70.6
2018 101 37.6 71.1 81.5 25.4 68.8 42.6 56.0 42.6 23.3 5.0 60.0
Player 1,503 45.6 59.7 84.1 29.6 66.5 45.5 53.5 43.3 21.5 6.6 67.7
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
2015 28 27 34 44 32 70 52 20 26 23 49 31 88 31 55 96 33
2016 26 59 99 34
2018 10 78 53
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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 24.3 2 2.4 0 1 2 1 50.0
Player 24.3 2 2.4 0 1 2 1 50.0
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
2016 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3
Player 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3
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 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.5 91.3 -0.2 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.9 85.6 0.7 ↑
Breaking Velocity 79.1 82.3 3.2 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.1 89.7 0.6 ↑
Launch Angle 10.7 10.3 -0.4 ↓
Barrel % 4.9 6.2 1.3 ↑
Hard Hit % 35.5 42.0 6.5 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.0 32.1 3.1 ↑
xBA .260 .309 0.049 ↑
BA .252 .309 0.057 ↑
xwOBA .322 .398 0.076 ↑
wOBA .309 .384 0.075 ↑
xSLG .406 .466 0.060 ↑
SLG .392 .464 0.072 ↑
K% 16.5 15.1 -1.4 ↓
BB% 7.4 16.8 9.4 ↑
Swing % 45.6 38.9 -6.7 ↓
Whiff% 20.6 23.2 2.6 ↑
In Zone % 46.6 45.3 -1.3 ↓
Out of Zone % 53.4 54.7 1.3 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 33.7 22.7 -11.0 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 26.7 21.8 -4.9 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 58.4 42.9 -15.5 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 114 .389 54 0 0.0 60 15 25.0
2018 Shifts 25 .471 22 0 0.0 3 3 100.0
! 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 %
2010 537 16.0 38.0% 1.1% 223 22.0 1.3% 4.5%
2011 5 15.5 40.0% 0.0% 3 19.2 0.0% 0.0%
2012 580 14.7 54.1% 0.7% 220 19.6 2.3% 0.9%
2013 914 15.2 46.8% 0.9% 408 21.0 2.2% 4.4%
2015 271 16.7 31.4% 3.7% 159 23.4 2.5% 17.0%
2016 131 17.3 22.9% 5.3% 114 23.8 6.1% 21.9%
2018 23 18.0 8.7% 0.0% 22 24.7 0.0% 9.1%

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Pitch Distribution

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