Kyle Gibson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 200LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 1, #22, Minnesota Twins | U Missouri Columbia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 10 9 3.71 31 30 0 182 155 1.22
2022 10 8 5.05 31 31 0 167.2 144 1.34
2023 15 9 4.73 33 33 0 192 157 1.32
11 Seasons 104 100 4.54 300 294 0 1,696 1,359 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 31 10-9 3.71 182 155 1.22
2022 31 10-8 5.05 167.2 144 1.34
2023 33 15-9 4.73 192 157 1.32
11 Seasons 300 104-100 4.54 1,696 1,359 1.38
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 27 3235 604 30 5.0 3.7 88.3 112.3 6.2 29.0 .252 .390 .304 .311 .345 34.4 17.7 7.9 3.84 3.99
2016 28 2468 490 30 6.1 4.6 88.4 113.8 7.6 32.7 .277 .443 .352 .339 .372 33.5 15.9 8.4 5.07 4.94
2017 29 2610 506 35 6.9 5.1 88.5 115.4 6.7 33.6 .289 .465 .355 .354 .395 37.9 17.5 8.7 5.07 5.55
2018 30 3243 564 32 5.7 3.9 87.8 110.9 7.9 30.9 .251 .392 .306 .319 .368 36.4 21.7 9.6 3.62 4.33
2019 31 2764 482 36 7.5 5.1 88.3 113.0 7.1 32.8 .269 .437 .333 .333 .397 37.8 22.7 7.9 4.84 4.96
2020 32 1139 207 15 7.2 5.0 88.2 112.9 6.2 33.3 .284 .452 .356 .360 .403 39.6 19.3 10.0 5.35 5.70
2021 33 2881 527 26 4.9 3.4 88.8 113.6 7.4 30.6 .241 .367 .293 .302 .338 39.1 20.6 8.5 3.71 3.84
2022 34 2739 517 39 7.5 5.4 88.6 112.9 10.6 34.8 .262 .421 .331 .326 .376 37.5 20.1 6.7 5.05 4.46
2023 35 3038 589 45 7.6 5.6 89.7 113.3 8.2 33.4 .270 .446 .326 .335 .387 44.5 19.5 6.8 4.73 4.80
Player 24117 4486 288 6.4 4.6 88.5 115.4 7.6 32.2 .264 .420 .325 .328 .373 37.8 19.5 8.2
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Gibson relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(26.1%) ,
Sweeper
(18.5%) ,
Changeup
(17.0%) ,
Cutter
(16.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(13.4%) ,
Curveball
(8.4%) ,


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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 55.5 15.6 24.3 4.6 40.6 36.8 22.5 4.3 43.0 17.4 23.5 4.6 5.0 3.7
2016 49.6 17.1 27.6 5.7 44.5 34.5 21.0 3.1 38.6 18.2 28.0 5.1 6.1 4.6
2017 51.6 18.4 26.7 3.4 40.5 43.1 16.4 4.7 37.4 17.2 28.9 4.3 6.9 5.1
2018 51.4 17.9 25.5 5.1 42.4 37.9 19.7 3.0 39.9 19.0 23.9 6.7 5.7 3.9
2019 52.5 16.6 25.1 5.8 45.0 35.1 19.9 5.0 38.0 14.7 29.7 4.6 7.5 5.1
2020 51.7 17.4 27.5 3.4 43.0 38.6 18.4 5.8 37.7 14.5 29.5 4.8 7.2 5.0
2021 52.4 18.4 23.7 5.5 39.5 41.9 18.6 4.0 39.1 21.3 25.6 5.1 4.9 3.4
2022 46.8 23.2 25.3 4.6 37.5 42.0 20.5 4.3 33.7 22.4 25.7 6.0 7.5 5.4
2023 49.7 23.4 22.8 4.1 41.3 38.2 20.5 4.1 36.8 20.0 22.9 8.5 7.6 5.6
Player 51.3 18.8 25.2 4.8 41.4 38.7 19.9 4.1 38.4 18.6 26.0 5.6 6.4 4.6
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! 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
2023 Sinker BAL R 793 91.9 24.2 1.6 7 14.3 -0.4 -3
2023 Cutter BAL R 502 89.8 23.2 2.8 11 1.3 -1.7 -57
2023 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 406 92.1 15.7 -0.3 -2 5.5 -0.1 -2
2023 Sweeper BAL R 561 81.6 40.0 -0.3 -1 10.6 -3.5 -25
2023 Changeup BAL R 516 85.5 33.3 3.2 11 14.0 0.0 0
2023 Curveball BAL R 253 79.5 50.8 -2.9 -5 6.4 -1.7 -21
2022 Cutter PHI R 590 89.4 24.8 1.4 5 0.8 -2.0 -70
2022 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 327 92.0 16.4 -1.5 -10 6.2 0.4 7
2022 Slider PHI R 484 83.4 40.7 2.5 7 4.6 -1.4 -23
2022 Sweeper PHI R 90 82.9 37.2 -2.0 -5 7.8 -6.1 -44
2022 Curveball PHI R 184 79.1 52.5 -2.1 -4 7.3 -0.8 -10
2022 Sinker PHI R 769 91.7 25.4 3.7 17 14.5 0.5 3
2022 Changeup PHI R 295 84.7 34.6 4.6 15 14.8 1.0 7
2021 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 366 92.8 15.5 -1.1 -7 5.6 -0.5 -9
2021 Cutter PHI R 428 89.5 26.1 -0.3 -1 1.7 -1.1 -40
2021 Slider PHI R 462 83.5 40.2 1.9 5 5.6 0.4 8
2021 Curveball PHI R 261 79.4 51.7 -2.5 -5 7.2 -0.5 -6
2021 Changeup PHI R 384 84.8 33.9 4.5 15 14.5 1.2 9
2021 Sinker PHI R 980 92.3 24.5 3.5 17 14.9 0.7 5
2020 Slider TEX R 280 82.9 40.5 1.1 3 5.4 -0.1 -2
2020 Sinker TEX R 405 92.2 19.6 -0.7 -4 13.9 0.1 0
2020 Cutter TEX R 5 87.6 29.6 -1.6 -6 4.8 1.4 41
2020 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 158 92.4 15.8 -1.1 -8 5.7 -0.6 -9
2020 Curveball TEX R 88 78.7 52.6 -3.0 -5 6.3 -1.8 -22
2020 Changeup TEX R 203 84.4 31.6 2.4 8 14.8 2.1 17
2019 Curveball MIN R 353 80.1 51.5 -1.9 -4 6.6 -1.1 -14
2019 Changeup MIN R 447 85.3 30.8 2.0 7 13.2 0.1 1
2019 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 504 93.4 15.0 -0.4 -3 5.6 -0.6 -10
2019 Sinker MIN R 884 93.2 19.4 -1.0 -5 13.6 -0.2 -1
2019 Slider MIN R 574 84.1 40.0 3.1 8 5.5 1.2 29
2018 Curveball MIN R 339 80.7 50.1 -2.2 -4 6.0 -1.4 -19
2018 Slider MIN R 674 85.4 37.4 2.4 7 4.8 0.7 18
2018 Sinker MIN R 1,112 92.9 19.9 -0.3 -1 14.1 0.4 3
2018 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 753 93.1 15.1 -0.1 -1 5.7 -0.5 -8
2018 Changeup MIN R 356 85.6 31.2 1.7 6 13.7 0.4 3
2017 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 586 92.6 12.3 1.5 11 6.8 0.3 4
2017 Changeup MIN R 379 84.0 29.8 1.9 7 13.5 0.7 6
2017 Sinker MIN R 924 91.8 18.7 -0.7 -4 14.3 0.4 3
2017 Curveball MIN R 270 79.5 47.3 -4.7 -9 6.1 -1.4 -18
2017 Slider MIN R 449 84.2 33.8 -1.3 -4 4.9 1.1 28
2016 Curveball MIN R 230 80.9 44.7 -7.9 -15 5.9 -2.4 -29
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 638 91.8 18.4 -3.0 -19 6.7 0.5 8
2016 Sinker MIN R 708 91.3 22.8 1.6 8 12.6 -0.3 -3
2016 Changeup MIN R 420 83.1 34.3 3.3 11 12.0 0.1 1
2016 Slider MIN R 451 84.8 35.7 -0.1 0 6.7 1.2 21
2015 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 641 92.6 16.5 -1.2 -8 7.0 0.6 10
2015 Sinker MIN R 1,217 92.2 22.7 1.2 6 13.5 0.0 0
2015 Curveball MIN R 134 81.3 44.1 -7.8 -15 6.4 -2.4 -27
2015 Slider MIN R 593 85.6 35.4 0.2 0 5.5 0.5 10
2015 Changeup MIN R 612 84.3 34.4 4.2 14 13.1 0.7 6
! 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 %
2023 Sinker 0.2 1 794 26.1 251 .289 .459 .371 11.0 15.5 18.9 .292 .472 .373 54.9
2023 Sweeper 2.1 12 562 18.5 143 .147 .228 .184 46.7 40.6 24.5 .183 .345 .245 29.6
2023 Changeup -0.4 -2 517 17.0 151 .288 .453 .344 29.1 18.5 17.6 .270 .428 .325 42.9
2023 Cutter -1.3 -6 504 16.6 127 .345 .552 .398 15.4 6.3 13.1 .323 .488 .368 35.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -4 407 13.4 92 .287 .550 .383 15.6 9.8 9.4 .291 .556 .385 52.1
2023 Curveball 0.0 0 254 8.4 43 .279 .419 .316 41.2 34.9 26.8 .247 .370 .279 42.9
2022 Sinker -0.5 -4 769 28.1 221 .308 .462 .384 19.9 15.8 19.2 .292 .449 .362 49.7
2022 Cutter -0.1 -1 590 21.5 147 .244 .400 .312 19.6 12.2 18.4 .275 .418 .332 28.0
2022 Slider -1.0 -5 484 17.7 129 .224 .362 .298 34.5 30.2 17.0 .209 .324 .274 29.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 1 327 11.9 73 .231 .354 .308 14.6 12.3 12.0 .286 .519 .378 42.1
2022 Changeup -0.8 -2 295 10.8 81 .259 .395 .282 27.5 21.0 17.7 .216 .292 .221 25.0
2022 Curveball -5.7 -11 184 6.7 39 .417 .944 .559 32.9 23.1 13.4 .334 .708 .445 50.0
2022 Sweeper 0.6 1 90 3.3 28 .214 .357 .245 52.8 60.7 40.5 .200 .408 .263 36.4
2021 Sinker 0.2 2 980 34.0 291 .265 .377 .330 17.7 15.8 20.9 .265 .397 .330 49.5
2021 Slider 0.4 2 462 16.0 142 .182 .333 .258 43.0 41.5 27.6 .166 .249 .215 31.5
2021 Cutter 1.6 7 428 14.9 79 .222 .333 .276 25.7 17.7 22.6 .213 .394 .291 25.4
2021 Changeup -0.6 -2 384 13.3 100 .202 .372 .280 26.6 17.0 14.5 .257 .381 .300 40.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -1 366 12.7 89 .292 .375 .362 10.5 10.1 11.4 .282 .429 .376 26.6
2021 Curveball 1.1 3 261 9.1 51 .208 .375 .252 27.5 19.6 14.5 .264 .376 .280 35.0
2020 Sinker -3.1 -13 405 35.6 127 .362 .543 .470 11.4 13.4 17.3 .330 .529 .425 47.7
2020 Slider -1.1 -3 280 24.6 50 .205 .409 .311 37.9 34.0 17.2 .176 .258 .246 25.9
2020 Changeup -0.2 0 203 17.8 58 .222 .389 .306 31.3 27.6 23.9 .255 .395 .309 34.2
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 2 158 13.9 44 .214 .357 .265 6.3 9.1 13.3 .311 .492 .360 42.1
2020 Curveball -0.5 0 88 7.7 21 .250 .550 .352 33.3 19.0 28.6 .305 .555 .377 25.0
2020 Cutter -0.1 0 5 0.4 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Sinker -0.8 -7 886 32.1 282 .304 .462 .393 12.3 11.3 15.0 .313 .486 .375 44.1
2019 Slider 1.2 7 574 20.8 151 .175 .277 .232 52.5 48.3 27.8 .162 .271 .225 31.8
2019 4-Seam Fastball -2.8 -14 504 18.2 118 .343 .598 .445 11.6 10.2 10.2 .336 .548 .411 28.3
2019 Changeup 0.2 1 447 16.2 99 .269 .409 .348 38.6 28.3 22.2 .226 .402 .289 30.8
2019 Curveball -1.1 -4 353 12.8 56 .269 .538 .398 38.4 26.8 16.7 .282 .486 .350 45.9
2018 Sinker 1.3 14 1,112 34.3 316 .248 .372 .332 11.5 13.6 15.8 .285 .434 .359 43.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -6 753 23.2 186 .338 .500 .414 9.4 10.2 11.9 .308 .494 .388 26.6
2018 Slider 1.1 7 674 20.8 179 .165 .306 .221 51.3 47.5 28.0 .161 .256 .206 31.8
2018 Changeup 1.6 6 356 11.0 97 .155 .321 .259 35.1 18.6 26.5 .215 .351 .299 37.1
2018 Curveball -0.7 -2 339 10.5 45 .318 .477 .351 45.5 31.1 18.7 .248 .356 .270 36.7
2017 Sinker -0.1 -1 924 35.4 267 .294 .442 .379 9.8 10.9 13.6 .292 .432 .362 44.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.7 -10 586 22.5 143 .366 .610 .453 13.1 5.6 5.6 .377 .656 .469 34.5
2017 Slider -1.2 -5 449 17.2 116 .241 .463 .325 45.4 40.5 29.2 .210 .411 .284 30.6
2017 Changeup -0.3 -1 380 14.6 100 .271 .448 .341 29.4 17.0 18.7 .287 .463 .332 34.2
2017 Curveball 0.8 2 270 10.3 66 .262 .338 .258 35.4 28.8 21.6 .251 .323 .244 36.2
! 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
2023 Changeup 471 85.5 79 15.0 1:30 2:45 -75
2023 Curveball 248 79.5 63 12.0 7:45 7:15 30
2023 Cutter 489 89.8 62 9.9 12:30 11:45 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 402 92.1 87 16.9 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Sinker 784 91.9 84 16.7 1:00 2:15 -75
2023 Sweeper 553 81.6 45 11.6 8:15 8:45 -30
2022 Changeup 265 84.6 84 15.7 1:30 2:45 -75
2022 Curveball 183 79.1 58 13.5 7:45 7:15 30
2022 Cutter 590 89.4 58 8.7 12:30 11:45 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 327 92.0 85 16.6 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Sinker 765 91.6 83 16.4 1:15 2:15 -60
2022 Slider 484 83.4 30 6.1 9:00 8:00 60
2022 Sweeper 89 82.9 34 9.2 8:30 9:00 -30
2021 Changeup 358 84.8 85 15.5 1:30 2:45 -75
2021 Curveball 261 79.4 57 13.1 7:45 7:15 30
2021 Cutter 425 89.5 52 7.5 12:30 11:30 60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 364 92.8 86 16.7 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Sinker 969 92.3 83 17.0 1:15 2:15 -60
2021 Slider 457 83.5 33 7.0 9:00 8:15 45
2020 Changeup 193 84.4 86 16.4 1:15 2:15 -60
2020 Curveball 86 78.7 58 12.7 7:45 7:00 45
2020 4-Seam Fastball 146 92.4 88 16.6 1:00 12:45 15
2020 Sinker 362 92.2 87 18.8 1:00 1:45 -45
2020 Slider 271 82.9 36 6.7 8:45 8:15 30
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 236 898 -9 9 -7 -5 -12
2014 757 2,799 3 18 -17 -6 -2
2015 814 3,211 -8 34 -11 -11 4
2016 650 2,461 -7 15 -15 -10 -16
2017 692 2,609 -7 24 -23 -9 -15
2018 823 3,234 7 40 -16 -12 19
2019 713 2,798 -7 15 -13 -15 -19
2020 300 1,139 -7 8 -9 -7 -14
2021 752 2,881 11 35 -20 -16 10
2022 728 2,780 -1 6 -14 -11 -19
2023 817 3,070 7 23 -17 -11 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 3,235 40.1 63.1 86.5 35.4 64.4 43.3 60.8 46.5 22.7 5.2 64.5
2016 2,468 40.8 60.1 87.6 35.1 63.5 43.6 59.4 45.3 22.6 4.2 62.5
2017 2,610 45.5 66.8 84.0 28.5 60.2 44.7 59.5 46.0 23.2 4.9 72.9
2018 3,243 41.0 67.2 83.8 29.9 54.6 44.3 57.6 45.2 26.7 5.1 72.6
2019 2,764 39.8 66.6 84.7 33.4 50.1 42.3 63.7 46.6 29.2 4.6 70.1
2020 1,139 42.0 61.7 88.5 26.9 56.2 42.7 65.1 41.5 23.3 4.0 67.4
2021 2,881 41.1 68.3 85.7 28.5 55.9 44.2 59.4 44.8 24.9 4.9 77.5
2022 2,739 47.4 68.4 85.2 30.6 52.7 43.8 58.9 48.5 25.1 5.6 76.5
2023 3,038 46.6 65.9 84.0 27.8 54.7 41.6 62.5 45.6 25.3 6.0 76.2
Player 24,117 42.7 65.7 85.2 31.0 57.2 43.4 60.4 45.8 24.9 5.0 71.8
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 42 35 45 54 35 9 50 43 37 32 42 50 93 44 38 13 65
2016 21 10 25 40 16 20 46 55 59 14 42 45 96 29 22 27 56
2017 12 6 17 33 9 7 31 17 11 21 43 42 60 37 19 42 94
2018 35 33 49 59 31 13 65 65 40 47 27 63 72 50 29 50 95
2019 28 18 34 51 30 10 39 58 39 50 54 74 87 49 24 46 95
2020 14 11 25 43 10 6 48 52 33 24 34 27 42 35 31 34 82
2021 62 47 67 79 51 29 90 51 46 28 47 40 55 29 38 44 81
2022 25 17 23 30 33 8 44 47 54 29 65 46 62 19 36 46 85
2023 25 17 23 33 41 5 54 30 12 23 75 44 37 19 31 45 88
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.8 20 22.2 -2 10 16 9 45.0
2017 23.2 24 25.9 -2 5 18 13 54.2
2018 23.6 23 23.7 -1 5 15 11 47.8
2019 23.3 23 24.4 -1 8 17 12 52.2
2020 24.0 12 11.6 0 4 5 7 58.3
2021 23.8 17 15.7 1 6 12 8 47.1
2022 23.4 24 21.5 3 10 14 10 41.7
2023 23.7 24 25.5 -2 9 22 11 45.8
Player 23.5 167 170.6 -4 57 119 81 48.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 20 23 22 22 23 21 24 22 18 16 23 21 22 20 20 23 16 19 23 24 23 20 32 26 19 22 20 29 26 26 21
2017 24 27 25 23 26 24 30 25 20 21 26 27 25 27 24 27 24 22 30 26 30 27 31 29 25 24 25 32 32 28 16
2018 23 25 19 24 24 22 26 22 19 19 23 25 27 23 26 26 23 24 23 25 25 21 30 23 23 22 22 26 27 25 21
2019 23 29 21 27 26 26 26 26 19 19 20 27 27 24 25 25 22 21 25 25 27 25 32 28 22 21 21 29 29 23 15
2020 12 12 8 14 11 13 12 11 9 9 10 11 12 10 12 12 13 12 12 14 13 10 16 12 11 11 12 14 12 12 9
2021 17 17 16 15 18 14 18 16 13 10 13 16 15 12 14 19 12 11 19 17 14 18 22 21 12 11 22 18 16 15 17
2022 24 20 18 20 23 23 24 16 17 17 20 26 22 20 23 25 20 16 22 22 21 22 29 23 17 19 25 26 24 25 20
2023 24 22 24 25 26 25 28 24 24 21 23 31 25 22 31 26 31 24 25 30 24 26 36 30 19 22 24 25 27 26 20
Player 167 175 153 170 177 168 188 162 139 132 158 184 175 158 175 183 161 149 179 183 177 169 228 192 148 152 171 199 193 180 139
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.3 91.6 -0.7 92.1 0.5 93.0 0.9 93.3 0.3 92.2 -1.1 91.7 -0.5 90.9 -0.8 91.3 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 84.3 83.1 -1.2 84.0 0.9 85.6 1.6 85.3 -0.3 84.4 -0.9 84.8 0.4 84.7 -0.1 85.5 0.8
Breaking Velocity 84.8 83.5 -1.3 82.4 -1.1 83.9 1.5 82.6 -1.3 81.9 -0.7 82.0 0.1 82.3 0.3 80.9 -1.4
Exit Velocity 88.3 88.4 0.1 88.5 0.1 87.8 -0.7 88.3 0.5 88.2 -0.1 88.8 0.6 88.6 -0.2 89.7 1.1
Launch Angle 6.2 7.6 1.4 6.7 -0.9 7.9 1.2 7.1 -0.8 6.2 -0.9 7.4 1.2 10.6 3.2 8.2 -2.4
Barrel % 5.0 6.1 1.1 6.9 0.8 5.7 -1.2 7.5 1.8 7.2 -0.3 4.9 -2.3 7.5 2.6 7.6 0.1
Hard Hit % 34.4 33.5 -0.9 37.9 4.4 36.4 -1.5 37.8 1.4 39.6 1.8 39.1 -0.5 37.5 -1.6 44.5 7.0
Sweet Spot % 29.0 32.7 3.7 33.6 0.9 30.9 -2.7 32.8 1.9 33.3 0.5 30.6 -2.7 34.8 4.2 33.4 -1.4
xBA .252 .277 0.025 .289 0.012 .251 -0.038 .269 0.018 .284 0.015 .241 -0.043 .262 0.021 .270 0.008
BA .252 .298 0.046 .292 -0.006 .241 -0.051 .275 0.034 .275 0.000 .234 -0.041 .268 0.034 .270 0.002
xwOBA .311 .339 0.028 .354 0.015 .319 -0.035 .333 0.014 .360 0.027 .302 -0.058 .326 0.024 .335 0.009
wOBA .304 .352 0.048 .355 0.003 .306 -0.049 .333 0.027 .356 0.023 .293 -0.063 .331 0.038 .326 -0.005
xSLG .390 .443 0.053 .465 0.022 .392 -0.073 .437 0.045 .452 0.015 .367 -0.085 .421 0.054 .446 0.025
SLG .381 .460 0.079 .468 0.008 .385 -0.083 .443 0.058 .460 0.017 .363 -0.097 .434 0.071 .437 0.003
K% 17.7 15.9 -1.8 17.5 1.6 21.7 4.2 22.7 1.0 19.3 -3.4 20.6 1.3 20.1 -0.5 19.5 -0.6
BB% 7.9 8.4 0.5 8.7 0.3 9.6 0.9 7.9 -1.7 10.0 2.1 8.5 -1.5 6.7 -1.8 6.8 0.1
Swing % 46.5 45.3 -1.2 46.0 0.7 45.2 -0.8 46.6 1.4 41.5 -5.1 44.8 3.3 48.5 3.7 45.6 -2.9
Whiff% 22.7 22.6 -0.1 23.2 0.6 26.7 3.5 29.2 2.5 23.3 -5.9 24.9 1.6 25.1 0.2 25.3 0.2
In Zone % 40.1 40.8 0.7 45.5 4.7 41.0 -4.5 39.8 -1.2 42.0 2.2 41.1 -0.9 47.4 6.3 46.6 -0.8
Out of Zone % 59.9 59.2 -0.7 54.5 -4.7 59.0 4.5 60.2 1.2 58.0 -2.2 58.9 0.9 52.6 -6.3 53.4 0.8
Out of Zone Swing % 35.4 35.1 -0.3 28.5 -6.6 29.9 1.4 33.4 3.5 26.9 -6.5 28.5 1.6 30.6 2.1 27.8 -2.8
First Pitch Swing % 28.7 27.9 -0.8 27.8 -0.1 27.4 -0.4 32.0 4.6 27.2 -4.8 30.1 2.9 28.3 -1.8 30.2 1.9
First Pitch Strike % 60.8 59.4 -1.4 59.5 0.1 57.6 -1.9 63.7 6.1 65.1 1.4 59.4 -5.7 58.9 -0.5 62.5 3.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 645 .349 339 45 13.3 306 68 22.2
2017 Shifts 692 .355 346 96 27.7 346 106 30.6
2018 Shifts 824 .306 421 129 30.6 403 194 48.1
2019 Shifts 706 .333 351 132 37.6 355 152 42.8
2020 Shifts 298 .358 171 28 16.4 127 110 86.6
2021 Shifts 751 .293 360 60 16.7 391 227 58.1
2022 Shifts 718 .331 396 71 17.9 322 180 55.9
2023 Shades 806 .326 406 3 0.7 400 159 39.8
! 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 %
2013 261 16.2 40.2% 0.0% 154 24.0 0.6% 11.0%
2014 849 16.6 29.7% 1.3% 431 23.3 0.2% 8.6%
2015 940 17.2 30.3% 3.8% 543 25.3 3.5% 23.6%
2016 724 18.4 21.4% 5.4% 413 23.9 5.1% 18.2%
2017 764 17.7 16.2% 2.0% 440 24.2 0.0% 12.7%
2018 1018 18.4 13.1% 2.6% 488 23.7 0.0% 9.6%
2019 782 20.8 3.8% 5.6% 429 26.2 0.0% 21.2%
2020 331 20.7 0.9% 2.4% 213 26.7 0.0% 23.5%
2021 926 20.6 3.0% 6.8% 438 26.5 0.0% 24.9%
2022 813 19.9 2.0% 4.9% 418 25.2 0.0% 17.9%
2023 934 17.8 6.6% 0.9% 463 20.1 0.4% 0.2%
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Pitch Distribution