Luke Hochevar
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 225LBS | Age: 41
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 1, #1, Kansas City Royals | No School
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2013 5 2 1.92 58 0 2 70.1 82 0.82
2015 1 1 3.73 49 0 1 50.2 49 1.28
2016 2 3 3.86 40 0 0 37.1 40 1.07
9 Seasons 46 65 4.98 279 128 3 929.1 702 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2013 58 5-2 1.92 70.1 82 0.82
2015 49 1-1 3.73 50.2 49 1.28
2016 40 2-3 3.86 37.1 40 1.07
9 Seasons 279 46-65 4.98 929.1 702 1.34
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 31 871 148 9 6.1 4.2 85.8 111.0 17.2 33.1 .219 .358 .319 .284 .332 25.7 22.9 7.5 3.73 3.31
2016 32 583 99 11 11.1 7.3 89.9 108.7 19.7 33.3 .240 .466 .302 .331 .422 36.4 26.5 6.0 3.86 4.68
Player 1454 247 20 8.1 5.5 87.4 111.0 18.2 33.2 .228 .402 .312 .304 .368 30.0 24.4 6.8
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

Hochevar relies on 6 pitches.
Cutter
(44.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(29.7%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(19.4%) ,
Sinker
(3.8%) ,
Slider
(1.9%) ,
Curveball
(0.3%) ,


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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 37.8 23.0 25.7 13.5 31.1 45.9 22.3 4.7 29.7 31.8 23.0 3.4 6.1 4.2
2016 38.4 37.4 18.2 6.1 34.3 38.4 27.3 4.0 20.2 29.3 27.3 8.1 11.1 7.3
Player 38.1 28.7 22.7 10.5 32.4 42.9 24.3 4.5 25.9 30.8 24.7 5.3 8.1 5.5
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
2016 Cutter KC R 258 89.2 28.4 -2.6 3.0GLV 0.6 6.3 -2.6 3.0GLV -1.0
2016 4-Seam Fastball KC R 173 95.1 13.6 1.1 9.4ARM 2.4 17.2 1.4 9.4ARM 3.0
2016 Curveball KC R 115 79.0 60.2 4.7 10.7GLV 1.7 -15.2 5.2 10.7GLV -0.3
2016 Slider KC R 11 89.2 31.6 0.7 2.5GLV -1.9 3.3 -0.8 2.5GLV -3.5
2016 Sinker KC R 22 95.0 17.2 -3.0 13.3ARM -0.6 13.7 -4.1 13.3ARM 0.0
2015 4-Seam Fastball KC R 336 95.1 12.9 1.9 9.0ARM 2.3 18.0 2.2 9.0ARM 2.3
2015 Curveball KC R 163 79.8 57.4 3.4 10.2GLV 0.8 -13.4 3.9 10.2GLV -0.6
2015 Cutter KC R 343 90.2 26.0 -1.6 2.8GLV 0.4 8.0 -1.7 2.8GLV -0.8
2015 Sinker KC R 23 94.5 19.2 -1.6 12.9ARM -0.8 12.1 -3.1 12.9ARM -0.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 561 2,043 11 -3 -7 -8 -8
2009 621 2,317 -5 -4 -14 -12 -34
2010 447 1,628 4 4 -6 -7 -5
2011 823 3,068 6 14 -17 -10 -6
2012 797 2,990 -7 8 -15 -12 -26
2013 261 1,041 13 10 -3 -3 17
2015 251 993 8 6 -9 -3 2
2016 151 583 2 7 -1 -3 6
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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 871 50.6 65.2 84.0 31.6 60.3 41.7 63.6 48.7 23.3 7.5 67.7
2016 583 50.1 69.5 79.8 29.2 44.7 41.7 62.3 49.4 29.5 9.3 88.9
Player 1,454 50.4 66.9 82.2 30.7 54.3 41.7 63.0 49.0 25.8 8.2 77.3
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 76 80 69 53 81 70 24 94 96 68 48 55 70 83 78 59 73
2016 81 82 37 68
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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 21.7 6 7.2 -1 6 7 2 33.3
Player 21.7 6 7.2 -1 6 7 2 33.3
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 6 9 7 9 6 5 8 6 6 6 6 9 8 6 6 7 4 5 9 6 7 7 10 10 7 7 7 11 10 7 5
Player 6 9 7 9 6 5 8 6 6 6 6 9 8 6 6 7 4 5 9 6 7 7 10 10 7 7 7 11 10 7 5
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 92.7 91.7 -1.0 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 79.8 79.9 0.1 ↑
Exit Velocity 85.8 89.9 4.1 ↑
Launch Angle 17.2 19.7 2.5 ↑
Barrel % 6.1 11.1 5.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 25.7 36.4 10.7 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.1 33.3 0.2 ↑
xBA .219 .240 0.021 ↑
BA .250 .226 -0.024 ↓
xwOBA .284 .331 0.047 ↑
wOBA .319 .302 -0.017 ↓
xSLG .358 .466 0.108 ↑
SLG .429 .416 -0.013 ↓
K% 22.9 26.5 3.6 ↑
BB% 7.5 6.0 -1.5 ↓
Swing % 48.7 49.4 0.7 ↑
Whiff% 23.3 29.5 6.2 ↑
In Zone % 50.6 50.1 -0.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 49.4 49.9 0.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 31.6 29.2 -2.4 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 33.6 33.1 -0.5 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 63.6 62.3 -1.3 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 147 .304 85 0 0.0 62 6 9.7
! 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 441 16.0 40.1% 1.1% 276 22.0 1.1% 12.0%
2011 935 14.8 52.1% 1.3% 484 21.7 2.3% 11.2%
2012 961 15.8 41.8% 1.5% 497 22.8 1.4% 12.5%
2013 319 19.0 5.6% 4.1% 131 23.9 0.8% 12.2%
2015 243 20.2 9.5% 5.8% 152 25.6 2.6% 28.3%
2016 137 20.1 8.0% 8.8% 116 27.7 0.9% 37.1%

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Pitch Distribution

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