Luis Garcia
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 248LBS | Age: 28
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 11 8 3.48 30 28 0 155.1 167 1.18
2022 15 8 3.72 28 28 0 157.1 157 1.13
2023 2 2 4.00 6 6 0 27 31 1.30
4 Seasons 28 19 3.61 69 63 0 352 364 1.16
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 30 11-8 3.48 155.1 167 1.18
2022 28 15-8 3.72 157.1 157 1.13
2023 6 2-2 4.00 27 31 1.30
4 Seasons 69 28-19 3.61 352 364 1.16
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
2020 23 203 34 2 5.9 4.1 89.6 109.7 12.6 35.3 .235 .388 .270 .319 .335 38.2 18.4 10.2 2.92 4.33
2021 24 2502 413 30 7.3 4.7 88.1 112.7 15.9 34.1 .236 .394 .297 .304 .379 38.7 26.4 7.9 3.48 3.89
2022 25 2468 438 34 7.8 5.3 88.4 116.1 17.1 35.4 .227 .383 .295 .294 .357 36.3 24.4 7.3 3.72 3.57
2023 26 465 73 5 6.8 4.3 86.8 113.4 22.1 32.9 .238 .393 .322 .309 .383 32.9 27.0 8.7 4.00 4.01
Player 5638 958 71 7.4 4.9 88.2 116.1 16.8 34.7 .232 .389 .297 .301 .368 37.2 25.3 7.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Garcia relies on 6 pitches.
Cutter
(43.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(30.8%) ,
Sweeper
(12.5%) ,
Curveball
(7.5%) ,
Changeup
(5.8%) ,
Sinker
(0.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2020 41.2 58.8 29.4 23.5 5.9 47.1 32.4 20.6 20.6 20.6 0.0 26.5 11.8 20.6
2021 39.2 60.8 29.8 22.5 8.5 37.8 36.1 26.2 18.6 14.0 6.5 19.1 22.0 19.6
2022 37.4 62.6 30.6 23.5 8.4 39.3 34.0 26.7 18.7 13.7 5.0 20.5 20.3 21.7
2023 27.4 72.6 24.7 32.9 15.1 38.4 34.2 27.4 13.7 8.2 5.5 24.7 26.0 21.9
Player 37.6 62.4 29.7 23.8 8.9 38.8 34.9 26.3 18.4 13.7 5.5 20.5 21.2 20.8
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 2.9 26.5 32.4 29.4 2.9 5.9 4.1
2021 5.1 26.6 29.1 24.9 7.0 7.3 4.7
2022 3.7 27.2 29.9 21.0 9.8 7.8 5.3
2023 5.5 16.4 35.6 28.8 6.8 6.8 4.3
Player 4.4 26.1 30.1 23.6 8.1 7.4 4.9
MLB 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
2023 Sweeper HOU R 58 78.4 43.0 -1.5 15.3GLV 0.4 1.8 -0.4 15.3GLV 1.2
2023 Curveball HOU R 35 76.2 57.2 -1.6 6.6GLV -1.4 -9.9 0.0 6.6GLV -2.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 143 92.7 14.1 1.2 9.2ARM 3.0 18.0 2.2 9.2ARM 1.8
2023 Sinker HOU R 1 90.1 15.7 -8.2 13.2ARM -1.0 18.4 -10.7 13.2ARM -1.7
2023 Cutter HOU R 201 85.3 30.1 0.7 3.9GLV 0.0 7.5 -0.4 3.9GLV 1.3
2023 Changeup HOU R 27 84.4 28.2 -2.9 16.2ARM 2.4 10.5 -5.1 16.2ARM 1.8
2022 Sweeper HOU R 213 79.5 45.3 1.4 15.3GLV 0.0 -1.7 3.2 15.3GLV 1.4
2022 Sinker HOU R 12 90.0 21.2 -2.2 15.9ARM 1.9 12.8 -4.5 15.9ARM 1.2
2022 Cutter HOU R 732 85.3 32.3 -1.6 5.1GLV 0.9 5.3 -3.0 5.1GLV 2.4
2022 Curveball HOU R 249 77.0 57.1 -1.0 5.9GLV -2.4 -10.8 0.9 5.9GLV -3.2
2022 Changeup HOU R 227 84.7 28.1 -2.2 17.0ARM 3.2 10.3 -4.4 17.0ARM 2.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball HOU R 1035 94.0 13.1 1.2 7.5ARM 0.8 18.1 1.9 7.5ARM 0.1
! 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 Cutter 1.4 3 201 43.2 56 .192 .308 .249 41.9 33.9 23.8 .214 .328 .265 24.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -3 143 30.8 33 .407 .741 .520 12.1 12.1 16.0 .390 .715 .501 62.5
2023 Sweeper 1.7 1 58 12.5 11 .100 .300 .209 32.0 27.3 16.7 .099 .190 .171 14.3
2023 Curveball 0.1 0 35 7.5 4 .250 .500 .313 18.2 25.0 14.3 .118 .145 .111 0.0
2023 Changeup -0.6 0 27 5.8 9 .222 .333 .239 38.5 33.3 27.3 .159 .183 .148 0.0
2023 Sinker -24.2 0 1 0.2 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -10 1,035 41.9 289 .281 .519 .380 18.4 18.0 20.6 .267 .495 .362 45.9
2022 Cutter 0.9 7 732 29.7 187 .149 .244 .222 42.7 34.2 25.2 .182 .274 .242 28.3
2022 Curveball 1.3 3 249 10.1 48 .196 .348 .250 34.1 25.0 26.7 .202 .294 .236 32.4
2022 Changeup 0.0 0 227 9.2 61 .207 .345 .243 29.0 16.4 19.6 .224 .321 .241 19.6
2022 Sweeper -0.3 -1 213 8.6 54 .208 .396 .263 41.7 33.3 20.7 .209 .341 .246 31.4
2022 Sinker -1.6 0 12 0.5 4 .250 .500 .313 14.3 25.0 33.3 .157 .179 .149 33.3
! 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 Changeup 27 84.4 98 19.4 1:45 2:00 -15
2023 Curveball 34 76.2 59 14.5 7:30 7:00 30
2023 Cutter 201 85.3 48 7.8 12:00 10:45 75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 143 92.7 96 19.9 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Sweeper 58 78.4 44 16.3 8:00 9:00 -60
2022 Changeup 225 84.7 99 20.0 1:45 2:00 -15
2022 Curveball 249 77.0 63 15.0 7:15 6:45 30
2022 Cutter 726 85.3 36 7.2 11:30 10:15 75
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1,030 94.0 90 19.2 12:45 12:45 0
2022 Sinker 12 90.0 93 20.5 1:15 1:45 -30
2022 Sweeper 211 79.5 49 16.8 7:45 8:30 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 49 203 1 5 -1 -2 2
2021 632 2,502 11 24 -12 -11 12
2022 643 2,468 19 5 -14 -10 -1
2023 114 465 2 1 0 -3 0
Player 1,438 5,638 32 35 -27 32 13
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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 %
2020 203 44.8 70.3 85.9 21.4 41.7 39.9 51.0 43.3 26.1 6.4 76.9
2021 2,502 48.2 66.5 78.8 29.0 48.1 40.6 59.9 47.1 30.7 7.0 78.2
2022 2,468 48.2 69.5 79.9 29.8 50.1 41.2 58.2 48.9 29.2 7.6 78.6
2023 465 46.7 67.7 79.6 34.3 50.6 42.2 60.0 49.9 31.0 6.7 71.0
Player 5,638 48.0 68.1 79.6 29.5 49.1 41.0 58.8 48.0 29.9 7.2 77.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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
2020 62 55 39
2021 58 53 51 50 67 22 56 66 49 68 56 80 60 45 80 22 40
2022 63 62 46 34 75 13 39 52 63 62 55 73 53 52 89 63 29
2023 29 87 16
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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 %
2020 -- 1 2.1 -1 1 3 0 0.0
2021 23.3 22 23.7 -2 5 25 5 22.7
2022 23.7 24 20.6 3 8 23 4 16.7
2023 24.1 3 2.7 0 0 4 0 0.0
Player 23.5 50 49.1 1 14 55 9 18.0
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
2020 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 1
2021 22 26 17 25 26 24 28 26 17 15 18 27 23 20 27 30 24 25 26 26 25 21 30 30 20 19 30 24 23 20 20
2022 24 18 14 24 24 23 25 18 15 13 16 28 17 18 25 25 20 19 21 24 19 20 30 24 14 18 25 23 21 20 16
2023 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 1 2 2 1 4 2 2
Player 50 47 36 54 54 52 59 49 35 31 39 60 46 43 58 60 49 47 53 57 50 45 68 60 37 41 59 51 50 45 39
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 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023
Fastball Velocity 93.2 -2.2 ↓ 91.0 -0.6 ↓ 90.4 -2.0 ↓ 88.4
Offspeed Velocity 82.7 0.7 ↑ 83.4 1.3 ↑ 84.7 -0.3 ↓ 84.4
Breaking Velocity 79.7 -1.2 ↓ 78.5 -0.3 ↓ 78.2 -0.7 ↓ 77.5
Exit Velocity 89.6 -1.5 ↓ 88.1 0.3 ↑ 88.4 -1.6 ↓ 86.8
Launch Angle 12.6 3.3 ↑ 15.9 1.2 ↑ 17.1 5.0 ↑ 22.1
Barrel % 5.9 1.4 ↑ 7.3 0.5 ↑ 7.8 -1.0 ↓ 6.8
Hard Hit % 38.2 0.5 ↑ 38.7 -2.4 ↓ 36.3 -3.4 ↓ 32.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.3 -1.2 ↓ 34.1 1.3 ↑ 35.4 -2.5 ↓ 32.9
xBA .235 0.001 ↑ .236 -0.009 ↓ .227 0.011 ↑ .238
BA .167 0.065 ↑ .232 -0.010 ↓ .222 0.021 ↑ .243
xwOBA .319 -0.015 ↓ .304 -0.010 ↓ .294 0.015 ↑ .309
wOBA .270 0.027 ↑ .297 -0.002 ↓ .295 0.027 ↑ .322
xSLG .388 0.006 ↑ .394 -0.011 ↓ .383 0.010 ↑ .393
SLG .357 0.036 ↑ .393 0.006 ↑ .399 0.028 ↑ .427
K% 18.4 8.0 ↑ 26.4 -2.0 ↓ 24.4 2.6 ↑ 27.0
BB% 10.2 -2.3 ↓ 7.9 -0.6 ↓ 7.3 1.4 ↑ 8.7
Swing % 43.3 3.8 ↑ 47.1 1.8 ↑ 48.9 1.0 ↑ 49.9
Whiff% 26.1 4.6 ↑ 30.7 -1.5 ↓ 29.2 1.8 ↑ 31.0
In Zone % 44.8 3.4 ↑ 48.2 0.0 48.2 -1.5 ↓ 46.7
Out of Zone % 55.2 -3.4 ↓ 51.8 0.0 51.8 1.5 ↑ 53.3
Out of Zone Swing % 21.4 7.6 ↑ 29.0 0.8 ↑ 29.8 4.5 ↑ 34.3
First Pitch Swing % 28.6 0.0 28.6 1.7 ↑ 30.3 0.1 ↑ 30.4
First Pitch Strike % 51.0 8.9 ↑ 59.9 -1.7 ↓ 58.2 1.8 ↑ 60.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 49 .270 24 8 33.3 25 14 56.0
2021 Shifts 613 .294 309 71 23.0 304 252 82.9
2022 Shifts 641 .296 347 112 32.3 294 246 83.7
2023 Shades 114 .325 65 5 7.7 49 27 55.1
! 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 %
2020 67 21.8 0.0% 7.5% 28 29.7 0.0% 46.4%
2021 782 21.9 0.6% 5.6% 337 28.0 0.0% 37.4%
2022 747 21.2 1.7% 4.3% 319 26.8 0.0% 28.2%
2023 145 18.5 4.8% 0.0% 57 21.7 0.0% 1.8%

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Pitch Distribution

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