Lucas Sims
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 213LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 1, #21, Atlanta Braves | Brookwood HS (GA)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 0 9.45 6 0 1 6.2 5 1.65
2023 7 3 3.10 67 0 3 61 72 1.18
2024 1 6 4.38 58 0 1 49.1 49 1.44
8 Seasons 22 19 4.50 245 14 12 306 353 1.29
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 6 1-0 9.45 6.2 5 1.65
2023 67 7-3 3.10 61 72 1.18
2024 58 1-6 4.38 49.1 49 1.44
8 Seasons 245 22-19 4.50 306 353 1.29
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
2017 23 985 184 9 4.9 3.5 86.7 114.1 15.2 34.8 .263 .437 .366 .335 .367 29.9 17.3 9.0 5.62 4.89
2018 24 312 46 3 6.5 3.9 88.0 109.4 16.9 39.1 .229 .404 .361 .346 .361 37.0 20.8 16.9 7.47 5.19
2019 25 751 99 6 6.1 3.4 88.7 112.0 25.0 37.4 .175 .340 .302 .270 .336 31.3 32.2 10.7 4.61 3.16
2020 26 464 55 1 1.8 1.0 87.3 107.4 18.8 20.0 .133 .209 .257 .229 .240 34.5 32.7 11.5 2.46 2.19
2021 27 815 97 6 6.2 3.1 86.5 112.2 20.4 44.3 .167 .296 .281 .244 .345 35.1 39.0 9.2 4.40 2.47
2022 28 129 19 1 5.3 3.2 87.9 107.9 7.4 31.6 .228 .343 .323 .341 .300 26.3 16.1 19.4 9.45 4.94
2023 29 1057 137 12 8.8 4.7 87.6 109.7 27.6 32.1 .177 .330 .287 .302 .321 32.1 27.9 15.1 3.10 3.82
2024 30 885 134 13 9.7 6.0 85.4 110.6 24.1 32.8 .223 .384 .331 .321 .349 31.3 22.8 14.0 4.38 4.34
Player 5398 771 51 6.6 3.9 87.0 114.1 21.0 34.6 .200 .351 .313 .296 .338 32.0 26.9 12.2
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

Sims relies on 6 pitches.
Sweeper
(43.1%) ,
Four Seamer
(31.4%) ,
Cutter
(15.5%) ,
Curveball
(7.1%) ,
Slider
(2.7%) ,
Split Finger
(0.2%) ,


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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
2017 40.2 27.2 23.9 8.7 34.2 38.0 26.1 5.4 28.8 26.6 23.9 7.6 4.9 3.5
2018 37.0 21.7 30.4 10.9 30.4 39.1 30.4 2.2 26.1 30.4 28.3 6.5 6.5 3.9
2019 26.3 39.4 20.2 14.1 38.4 37.4 24.2 2.0 19.2 46.5 17.2 8.1 6.1 3.4
2020 41.8 29.1 16.4 12.7 40.0 30.9 29.1 5.5 32.7 36.4 16.4 5.5 1.8 1.0
2021 28.9 30.9 27.8 12.4 32.0 36.1 32.0 8.2 17.5 38.1 20.6 9.3 6.2 3.1
2022 52.6 21.1 26.3 0.0 68.4 15.8 15.8 5.3 47.4 15.8 15.8 10.5 5.3 3.2
2023 24.8 39.4 21.2 14.6 35.8 37.2 27.0 5.1 13.9 49.6 17.5 5.1 8.8 4.7
2024 28.4 33.6 23.1 14.9 38.8 36.6 24.6 9.0 13.4 37.3 22.4 8.2 9.7 6.0
Player 32.4 32.2 23.2 12.2 36.6 36.3 26.7 5.7 21.4 37.2 20.8 7.4 6.6 3.9
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 Cutter BOS R 137 90.9 22.7 2.2 4.1GLV 2.5 10.2 1.9 4.1GLV 1.4
2024 Split-Finger BOS R 2 88.3 26.5 -5.8 11.0ARM -0.4 8.5 -5.9 11.0ARM 0.4
2024 Curveball BOS R 63 79.8 54.7 2.0 14.8GLV 5.0 -11.4 1.5 14.8GLV 5.4
2024 Slider BOS R 24 84.8 32.3 -4.9 9.1GLV 3.3 5.9 -4.3 9.1GLV 4.0
2024 Sweeper BOS R 381 84.1 34.5 -3.9 17.5GLV 3.4 4.2 -2.6 17.5GLV 3.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 278 94.2 13.3 1.9 4.7ARM -3.5 17.5 1.7 4.7ARM -2.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 460 94.2 12.6 2.7 6.9ARM -1.4 18.3 2.5 6.9ARM -0.5
2023 Sweeper CIN R 518 83.7 34.4 -4.0 15.8GLV 2.1 4.7 -3.2 15.8GLV 1.7
2023 Curveball CIN R 62 78.1 58.4 2.6 14.1GLV 4.7 -12.9 3.0 14.1GLV 5.2
2023 Slider CIN R 16 85.6 29.7 -6.3 6.5GLV 1.7 7.7 -6.2 6.5GLV 1.2
! 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 Sweeper 0.5 2 381 43.1 87 .215 .380 .286 26.8 27.6 20.7 .243 .405 .308 30.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.6 -4 278 31.4 76 .281 .561 .428 21.6 21.1 15.7 .201 .412 .356 32.6
2024 Cutter 3.7 5 137 15.5 36 .167 .267 .272 28.4 13.9 19.2 .179 .232 .266 24.0
2024 Curveball 0.6 0 63 7.1 9 .375 .500 .339 29.4 11.1 14.3 .331 .566 .339 50.0
2024 Slider 3.2 1 24 2.7 6 .000 .000 .233 41.7 50.0 42.9 .097 .239 .326 100.0
2024 Split-Finger 2.9 0 2 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .823 .867 .742 0.0
2023 Sweeper 2.5 13 518 49.0 129 .150 .271 .261 40.8 31.0 24.2 .161 .304 .275 27.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 4 460 43.5 119 .191 .360 .321 23.1 26.1 21.4 .195 .361 .325 37.5
2023 Curveball -1.7 -1 62 5.9 6 .000 .000 .233 30.8 16.7 5.9 .074 .079 .280 0.0
2023 Slider 8.6 1 16 1.5 3 .000 .000 .233 62.5 0.0 0.0 .414 .885 .597 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
2024 Curveball 63 79.8 78 21.2 7:45 7:30 15
2024 Cutter 137 90.9 57 10.4 12:00 11:15 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 278 94.2 87 17.7 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Slider 24 84.8 41 12.9 9:00 9:45 -45
2024 Sweeper 376 84.1 52 18.8 8:30 9:15 -45
2023 Curveball 60 78.1 83 21.8 7:30 7:30 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 451 94.2 87 19.2 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Slider 16 85.6 37 9.5 9:00 10:30 -90
2023 Sweeper 503 83.7 48 17.1 8:30 9:15 -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
2017 253 985 -8 11 -4 -5 -6
2018 76 312 0 0 -4 -2 -6
2019 177 751 7 0 -3 -4 0
2020 113 503 7 9 -5 -3 7
2021 192 815 3 10 -4 -5 5
2022 31 129 1 2 -3 -1 0
2023 257 1,056 15 20 -8 -9 17
2024 215 885 8 7 -7 -4 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 %
2017 985 47.4 63.8 84.9 27.6 62.9 42.6 66.7 44.8 20.6 7.6 68.0
2018 312 43.9 61.3 75.0 29.1 64.7 38.8 53.9 43.3 28.1 7.7 66.7
2019 751 40.5 64.8 76.6 34.9 51.9 40.2 66.1 47.0 34.0 5.6 59.5
2020 464 44.8 56.3 77.8 25.8 40.9 42.0 51.9 39.4 35.0 6.9 56.3
2021 815 48.1 59.4 75.1 29.1 43.1 39.9 58.3 43.7 35.4 7.7 61.9
2022 129 41.9 57.4 80.6 22.7 76.5 37.2 61.3 37.2 20.8 10.9 71.4
2023 1,057 44.7 67.9 75.7 27.7 46.9 41.5 55.3 45.7 33.1 6.8 63.9
2024 885 46.1 65.7 83.6 30.0 55.9 38.9 55.3 46.4 25.8 7.5 77.3
Player 5,398 45.3 63.4 79.1 29.1 52.6 40.6 59.2 44.6 29.7 7.2 66.0
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
2017 27 27 30 36 21 72 70 63 75 19 37 21 52 31 75 92 2
2018 42 82 90 10
2019 53 99 99 14
2020 98 99 99 98 93 97 98 68 63 89 22 90 30 60 100 100 9
2021 75 98 98 4
2022 43 96 5
2023 63 99 89 57 31 68 34 78 91 81 2 91 35 53 100 98 4
2024 32 73 54 32 17 64 14 99 95 49 1 52 65 52 99 99 6
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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 %
2017 22.9 9 8.2 1 4 5 4 44.4
2018 24.1 3 3.0 0 0 1 2 66.7
2019 23.7 8 6.4 2 2 4 3 37.5
2020 22.2 3 1.6 1 2 2 0 0.0
2021 24.5 6 6.3 0 0 2 5 83.3
2022 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
2023 25.3 5 4.7 0 3 4 2 40.0
2024 24.3 8 7.1 1 3 5 4 50.0
Player 23.9 42 37.6 4 15 23 20 47.6
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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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2017 9 8 4 9 9 9 9 9 7 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 10 8 8 8 11 9 8 6
2018 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2019 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 4 4 6 6 9 6 7 7 7 6 5 7 7 7 8 8 6 5 6 7 8 5 4
2020 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
2021 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
2022 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2023 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 7 5 7 3 4 5 5 6 7 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 5
2024 8 6 8 6 6 7 7 8 6 5 6 8 6 6 7 7 6 6 10 9 9 8 10 10 5 6 7 7 9 6 7
Player 42 39 32 35 36 39 39 40 28 31 33 38 39 34 40 39 39 34 41 41 40 43 47 46 33 33 36 41 43 36 32
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.