Kyle Barraclough
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 229LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 7, #240, St. Louis Cardinals | St. Marys
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 0 5.54 10 0 0 13 18 1.54
2022 0 1 3.00 8 0 0 9 9 1.22
2023 1 1 12.91 3 0 0 7.2 4 2.61
8 Seasons 19 16 3.86 291 0 11 282 350 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 10 2-0 5.54 13 18 1.54
2022 8 0-1 3.00 9 9 1.22
2023 3 1-1 12.91 7.2 4 2.61
8 Seasons 291 19-16 3.86 282 350 1.40
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 25 464 50 5 10.0 5.1 88.9 112.0 15.8 42.0 .234 .376 .256 .340 .433 38.0 30.6 18.4 2.59 4.90
2016 26 1337 147 3 2.0 1.0 87.6 111.1 6.4 34.0 .169 .232 .252 .250 .309 32.0 36.9 14.4 2.85 2.59
2017 27 1159 170 5 2.9 1.7 85.6 110.9 11.0 30.6 .209 .312 .285 .286 .326 25.4 26.6 13.3 3.00 3.47
2018 28 1012 146 7 4.8 2.9 87.2 110.0 13.7 27.4 .203 .313 .300 .295 .319 30.8 24.5 13.9 4.20 3.65
2019 29 708 101 14 13.9 8.5 90.7 113.8 13.1 39.6 .280 .565 .371 .394 .489 44.6 24.4 12.8 5.61 7.37
2021 31 268 32 4 12.5 6.7 87.5 111.4 20.6 37.5 .191 .354 .373 .315 .373 28.1 30.0 13.3 5.54 4.21
2022 32 139 24 4 16.7 10.8 91.1 108.4 21.7 50.0 .242 .435 .272 .324 .385 41.7 24.3 10.8 3.00 4.40
2023 33 156 32 4 12.5 8.7 88.7 105.3 19.3 37.5 .337 .643 .518 .474 .461 56.3 8.7 13.0 12.91 11.48
Player 5243 702 46 6.6 3.7 87.7 113.8 12.4 34.0 .214 .349 .302 .307 .363 33.7 28.2 13.9
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

Barraclough relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(31.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(26.9%) ,
Sinker
(22.4%) ,
Cutter
(15.4%) ,
Changeup
(3.8%) ,


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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
2015 34.0 18.0 40.0 8.0 28.0 40.0 30.0 0.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 6.0 10.0 5.1
2016 55.1 15.0 24.5 5.4 29.9 42.9 27.2 4.1 41.5 20.4 25.2 3.4 2.0 1.0
2017 46.5 22.4 24.7 6.5 35.9 35.3 28.8 5.9 32.4 27.6 22.4 5.9 2.9 1.7
2018 47.9 26.0 17.1 8.9 37.0 38.4 24.0 2.7 34.2 30.1 24.7 1.4 4.8 2.9
2019 40.6 30.7 24.8 4.0 28.7 37.6 33.7 4.0 24.8 20.8 24.8 9.9 13.9 8.5
2021 28.1 31.3 28.1 12.5 46.9 37.5 15.6 6.3 25.0 34.4 15.6 6.3 12.5 6.7
2022 25.0 37.5 29.2 8.3 45.8 37.5 16.7 0.0 20.8 33.3 29.2 0.0 16.7 10.8
2023 37.5 34.4 18.8 9.4 31.3 37.5 31.3 3.1 31.3 25.0 21.9 6.3 12.5 8.7
Player 44.9 23.9 24.2 7.0 33.9 38.5 27.4 3.8 32.5 26.1 24.1 4.8 6.6 3.7
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
2023 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 42 91.1 18.0 -0.8 5.1ARM -1.9 15.0 -0.8 5.1ARM -2.3
2023 Changeup BOS R 6 86.0 34.6 3.4 11.3ARM -3.0 2.3 3.1 11.3ARM -3.1
2023 Cutter BOS R 24 89.1 25.0 1.7 0.2GLV -2.3 9.5 1.6 0.2GLV -2.4
2023 Sinker BOS R 35 90.6 24.0 -1.1 14.8ARM -0.1 9.4 -1.8 14.8ARM -0.2
2023 Slider BOS R 49 77.0 44.0 -2.7 16.5GLV 4.4 2.2 -0.7 16.5GLV 11.2
2022 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 67 92.9 15.0 0.5 6.7ARM -0.7 16.9 0.7 6.7ARM -0.6
2022 Slider LAA R 63 78.3 42.5 -1.4 16.0GLV 5.2 2.7 -0.9 16.0GLV 10.3
2022 Cutter LAA R 9 88.8 26.0 0.4 1.0ARM -3.1 8.8 0.5 1.0ARM -3.7
! 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 %
2023 Slider -5.6 -3 49 31.4 15 .333 .500 .427 28.0 6.7 6.7 .269 .459 .390 45.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.8 -1 42 26.9 14 .333 .833 .464 20.0 14.3 18.2 .229 .568 .353 63.6
2023 Sinker -0.3 0 35 22.4 9 .333 .500 .472 0.0 0.0 0.0 .475 .877 .612 50.0
2023 Cutter -13.4 -3 24 15.4 4 1.000 1.000 .850 9.1 0.0 0.0 .746 .837 .696 66.7
2023 Changeup -39.7 -2 6 3.8 4 .500 2.000 .850 50.0 25.0 33.3 .358 1.199 .666 100.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -1 67 48.2 18 .286 .429 .394 30.0 22.2 23.5 .244 .376 .361 60.0
2022 Slider 6.7 4 63 45.3 17 .188 .250 .179 44.1 29.4 22.7 .232 .417 .263 25.0
2022 Cutter 10.3 1 9 6.5 2 .000 .000 .000 40.0 0.0 0.0 .300 .992 .541 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Cutter 24 89.1 59 8.5 12:30 12:00 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 42 91.1 83 15.2 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 35 90.6 84 17.6 1:00 2:00 -60
2023 Slider 49 77.0 64 17.4 8:30 9:00 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 62 92.9 81 17.9 1:15 12:45 30
2022 Slider 63 78.3 69 17.0 8:15 9:00 -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
2015 96 456 7 3 -1 -2 7
2016 305 1,333 9 23 -10 -6 17
2017 282 1,151 15 8 -12 -4 7
2018 242 1,012 11 9 -10 -8 1
2019 162 708 1 0 -5 -4 -8
2021 60 268 1 1 -3 -1 -2
2022 37 139 3 3 0 -1 5
2023 46 156 -5 0 -2 -3 -10
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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 464 44.0 65.7 72.4 26.5 43.5 38.4 48.0 43.8 36.9 7.5 68.6
2016 1,337 47.6 58.1 77.0 25.4 38.2 40.6 57.2 41.0 35.0 6.1 72.8
2017 1,159 48.3 63.5 78.5 21.8 40.8 37.6 56.5 41.9 31.1 8.6 74.7
2018 1,012 48.0 61.7 78.0 20.3 48.6 36.8 50.6 40.2 29.7 8.9 75.6
2019 708 46.0 69.0 78.2 25.1 49.0 42.5 56.2 45.3 30.2 8.8 79.0
2021 268 47.4 66.1 75.0 23.4 54.5 43.7 55.0 43.7 30.8 6.3 82.4
2022 139 46.0 75.0 70.8 28.0 42.9 42.4 59.5 49.6 37.7 7.2 60.0
2023 156 45.5 70.4 90.0 22.4 52.6 39.1 50.0 44.2 18.8 5.1 37.5
Player 5,243 47.2 63.3 77.4 23.6 44.0 39.4 54.6 42.3 32.0 7.7 73.9
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 91 96 31
2016 96 98 100 99 74 97 97 74 70 98 1 98 13 91 97 35
2017 77 87 91 93 45 93 96 88 96 79 3 88 1 77 95 42
2018 64 86 90 89 24 89 79 80 85 64 3 78 1 60 90 44
2019 51 74 34 54
2021 42 83 60
2022 33 90 56
2023 11 54 65
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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 25.6 1 3.0 -2 3 4 1 100.0
2017 21.1 5 4.6 0 3 4 2 40.0
2018 23.7 8 7.3 1 1 2 6 75.0
2019 23.0 9 9.0 0 4 8 2 22.2
2021 25.8 4 3.6 0 0 3 1 25.0
2022 -- 0 1.7 -2 1 2 0 --
2023 25.9 3 3.3 0 1 3 1 33.3
Player 23.6 30 32.5 -3 13 26 13 43.3
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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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 1 3 3 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 6 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 4 3 2 6 2 3 2 3 6 2 5 2
2017 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 7 4 4 6 5 3 4 4 6 4 3 7 5 3 3 4 6 4 5 3
2018 8 8 7 6 9 8 8 7 8 6 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 6 6 7 8 7 8 7
2019 9 11 9 8 9 9 10 8 7 5 8 9 11 9 8 8 7 8 11 10 10 11 11 11 7 7 9 10 12 10 6
2021 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
2022 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 3 2 3
2023 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 2
Player 30 33 30 31 38 34 38 30 30 23 32 38 32 30 32 34 26 28 32 38 32 32 42 35 27 26 32 41 35 37 26
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 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.2 96.2 0.0 94.8 -1.4 93.6 -1.2 -- -0.2 -- -- 93.1 -- 92.4 -0.7 90.5 -1.9
Offspeed Velocity 88.9 90.2 1.3 88.6 -1.6 86.8 -1.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 87.1 -- 0.0 0.0 86.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.9 82.8 -1.1 80.1 -2.7 78.9 -1.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 77.2 -- 78.3 1.1 77.0 -1.3
Exit Velocity 88.9 87.6 -1.3 85.6 -2.0 87.2 1.6 -- 3.5 -- -- 87.5 -- 91.1 3.6 88.7 -2.4
Launch Angle 15.8 6.4 -9.4 11.0 4.6 13.7 2.7 -- -0.6 -- -- 20.6 -- 21.7 1.1 19.3 -2.4
Barrel % 10.0 2.0 -8.0 2.9 0.9 4.8 1.9 -- 9.1 -- -- 12.5 -- 16.7 4.2 12.5 -4.2
Hard Hit % 38.0 32.0 -6.0 25.4 -6.6 30.8 5.4 -- 13.8 -- -- 28.1 -- 41.7 13.6 56.3 14.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 42.0 34.0 -8.0 30.6 -3.4 27.4 -3.2 -- 12.2 -- -- 37.5 -- 50.0 12.5 37.5 -12.5
xBA .234 .169 -0.065 .209 0.040 .203 -0.006 -- 0.077 -- -- .191 -- .242 0.051 .337 0.095
BA .154 .176 0.022 .222 0.046 .197 -0.025 -- 0.076 -- -- .245 -- .219 -0.026 .400 0.181
xwOBA .340 .250 -0.090 .286 0.036 .295 0.009 -- 0.099 -- -- .315 -- .324 0.009 .474 0.150
wOBA .256 .252 -0.004 .285 0.033 .300 0.015 -- 0.071 -- -- .373 -- .272 -0.101 .518 0.246
xSLG .376 .232 -0.144 .312 0.080 .313 0.001 -- 0.252 -- -- .354 -- .435 0.081 .643 0.208
SLG .256 .238 -0.018 .310 0.072 .350 0.040 -- 0.168 -- -- .510 -- .313 -0.197 .743 0.430
K% 30.6 36.9 6.3 26.6 -10.3 24.5 -2.1 -- -0.1 -- -- 30.0 -- 24.3 -5.7 8.7 -15.6
BB% 18.4 14.4 -4.0 13.3 -1.1 13.9 0.6 -- -1.1 -- -- 13.3 -- 10.8 -2.5 13.0 2.2
Swing % 43.8 41.0 -2.8 41.9 0.9 40.2 -1.7 -- 5.1 -- -- 43.7 -- 49.6 5.9 44.2 -5.4
Whiff% 36.9 35.0 -1.9 31.1 -3.9 29.7 -1.4 -- 0.5 -- -- 30.8 -- 37.7 6.9 18.8 -18.9
In Zone % 44.0 47.6 3.6 48.3 0.7 48.0 -0.3 -- -2.0 -- -- 47.4 -- 46.0 -1.4 45.5 -0.5
Out of Zone % 56.0 52.4 -3.6 51.7 -0.7 52.0 0.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 52.6 -- 54.0 1.4 54.5 0.5
Out of Zone Swing % 26.5 25.4 -1.1 21.8 -3.6 20.3 -1.5 -- 4.8 -- -- 23.4 -- 28.0 4.6 22.4 -5.6
First Pitch Swing % 20.4 19.0 -1.4 22.1 3.1 19.3 -2.8 -- 9.7 -- -- 25.0 -- 32.4 7.4 26.1 -6.3
First Pitch Strike % 48.0 57.2 9.2 56.5 -0.7 50.6 -5.9 -- 5.6 -- -- 55.0 -- 59.5 4.5 50.0 -9.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 300 .257 149 0 0.0 151 2 1.3
2017 Shifts 281 .287 135 4 3.0 146 19 13.0
2018 Shifts 242 .300 126 30 23.8 116 42 36.2
2019 Shifts 162 .371 104 5 4.8 58 16 27.6
2021 Shifts 60 .373 42 5 11.9 18 15 83.3
2022 Shifts 37 .272 23 7 30.4 14 8 57.1
2023 Shades 46 .518 34 0 0.0 12 7 58.3
! 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 120 17.2 30.0% 4.2% 84 22.3 9.5% 16.7%
2016 362 19.9 16.3% 6.1% 294 24.8 5.4% 22.1%
2017 323 17.7 14.9% 1.5% 214 22.9 0.9% 12.1%
2018 307 19.5 5.9% 1.6% 197 25.1 0.5% 21.8%
2019 195 21.2 1.5% 2.6% 136 26.2 0.0% 22.8%
2021 83 20.1 1.2% 6.0% 40 24.5 0.0% 15.0%
2022 18 20.1 0.0% 5.6% 38 24.1 0.0% 5.3%
2023 29 17.0 20.7% 0.0% 44 19.2 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution