Mason Thompson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 241LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 3, #85, San Diego Padres | Round Rock (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 1 3 4.01 31 0 0 24.2 23 1.91
2022 1 1 2.92 24 0 1 24.2 15 1.14
2023 4 4 5.50 51 0 1 54 44 1.56
3 Seasons 6 8 4.53 106 0 2 103.1 82 1.54
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 31 1-3 4.01 24.2 23 1.91
2022 24 1-1 2.92 24.2 15 1.14
2023 51 4-4 5.50 54 44 1.56
3 Seasons 106 6-8 4.53 103.1 82 1.54
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
2021 23 424 82 5 6.1 4.1 86.6 111.5 9.1 25.6 .262 .403 .380 .337 .366 42.7 19.0 12.4 4.01 4.89
2022 24 368 76 3 3.9 3.0 86.1 110.8 12.2 26.3 .241 .359 .271 .300 .313 32.9 15.0 8.0 2.92 3.72
2023 25 895 170 9 5.3 3.8 86.6 110.5 7.2 30.0 .258 .398 .345 .329 .358 35.9 18.3 9.2 5.50 4.61
Player 1687 328 17 5.2 3.7 86.5 111.5 8.8 28.0 .255 .391 .338 .325 .350 36.9 17.8 9.8
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

Thompson relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(56.9%) ,
Slider
(28.5%) ,
Curveball
(8.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(6.0%) ,
Changeup
(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
2021 52.4 15.9 23.2 8.5 43.9 32.9 23.2 12.2 35.4 17.1 19.5 9.8 6.1 4.1
2022 52.6 19.7 19.7 7.9 35.5 34.2 30.3 7.9 40.8 23.7 22.4 1.3 3.9 3.0
2023 50.6 21.2 21.8 6.5 31.8 40.0 28.2 7.1 37.1 20.6 22.9 7.1 5.3 3.8
Player 51.5 19.5 21.6 7.3 35.7 36.9 27.4 8.5 37.5 20.4 22.0 6.4 5.2 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 Slider WSH R 255 84.7 38.7 1.8 4.4GLV -0.7 -0.7 2.2 4.4GLV -0.9
2023 Curveball WSH R 75 80.5 54.4 2.6 12.0GLV 3.6 -11.8 1.9 12.0GLV 3.1
2023 Changeup WSH R 2 86.3 31.2 0.6 18.1ARM 3.7 5.8 -0.4 18.1ARM 3.7
2023 Sinker WSH R 506 94.7 22.6 1.0 17.0ARM 1.9 8.0 -0.4 17.0ARM 2.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 54 94.6 14.9 -0.5 8.0ARM 1.2 15.7 -0.1 8.0ARM 0.6
2022 Sinker WSH R 268 95.8 19.1 -0.7 16.6ARM 1.6 10.8 -2.5 16.6ARM 1.8
2022 Changeup WSH R 5 88.2 28.5 -0.8 18.4ARM 4.0 7.1 -1.2 18.4ARM 4.2
2022 Slider WSH R 88 84.4 39.9 2.9 4.2GLV -1.3 -1.5 3.3 4.2GLV -1.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 7 95.5 12.5 1.1 8.6ARM 1.7 17.7 1.5 8.6ARM 1.3
! 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 Sinker -2.1 -10 509 56.9 146 .369 .541 .433 12.1 11.0 17.6 .304 .479 .392 41.3
2023 Slider 2.2 6 255 28.5 59 .140 .140 .161 33.3 27.1 19.5 .159 .193 .171 14.6
2023 Curveball -2.9 -2 75 8.4 18 .353 .412 .397 40.9 44.4 24.2 .263 .411 .352 33.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -1 54 6.0 17 .200 .467 .324 27.3 23.5 14.3 .253 .503 .358 63.6
2023 Changeup 3.5 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 Sinker 1.5 4 268 72.8 82 .233 .288 .275 16.8 8.5 10.8 .255 .335 .302 32.8
2022 Slider 2.5 2 88 23.9 16 .067 .267 .169 51.4 50.0 25.0 .135 .257 .202 28.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball -15.8 -1 7 1.9 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .991 3.938 2.043 100.0
2022 Changeup 3.1 0 5 1.4 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .043 .062 .048 0.0
! 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 Curveball 68 80.5 86 19.1 7:45 7:15 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 52 94.5 93 17.3 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Sinker 437 94.7 86 19.3 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Slider 236 84.6 29 5.5 9:45 8:15 90
2022 Sinker 266 95.8 93 20.1 1:15 2:00 -45
2022 Slider 88 84.4 29 5.8 9:15 7:45 90
! 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
2021 120 424 -1 2 -3 -3 -5
2022 100 368 4 5 -2 -1 5
2023 240 895 7 -3 -6 -6 -8
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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 %
2021 424 46.2 63.3 86.3 24.1 56.4 42.2 52.1 42.2 21.8 9.9 66.7
2022 368 47.6 70.9 81.5 31.1 63.3 41.3 59.0 50.0 23.9 8.4 67.7
2023 895 50.8 61.5 86.4 25.7 57.5 38.9 62.1 43.9 21.6 7.5 74.6
Player 1,687 49.0 63.9 85.2 26.5 58.8 40.2 58.8 44.8 22.2 8.3 70.7
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
2021 87 46 85
2022 81 56 84
2023 31 30 54 71 20 83 86 91 72 16 37 15 14 60 54 37 82
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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 %
2021 21.9 4 3.7 0 1 1 3 75.0
2022 25.6 2 1.9 0 0 1 1 50.0
2023 21.2 4 4.8 -1 2 5 1 25.0
Player 22.3 10 10.5 -1 3 7 5 50.0
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
2021 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
2022 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2023 4 5 2 4 6 4 7 2 4 4 5 6 5 4 6 7 6 4 4 6 4 4 7 5 2 4 6 6 5 6 4
Player 10 11 7 9 12 9 13 7 9 9 10 11 11 9 11 13 12 10 10 12 10 10 13 12 8 10 11 12 11 12 10
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 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.2 95.8 -0.4 94.6 -1.2
Offspeed Velocity 86.8 88.2 1.4 86.3 -1.9
Breaking Velocity 83.8 84.4 0.6 83.7 -0.7
Exit Velocity 86.6 86.1 -0.5 86.6 0.5
Launch Angle 9.1 12.2 3.1 7.2 -5.0
Barrel % 6.1 3.9 -2.2 5.3 1.4
Hard Hit % 42.7 32.9 -9.8 35.9 3.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 25.6 26.3 0.7 30.0 3.7
xBA .262 .241 -0.021 .258 0.017
BA .311 .211 -0.100 .294 0.083
xwOBA .337 .300 -0.037 .329 0.029
wOBA .380 .271 -0.109 .345 0.074
xSLG .403 .359 -0.044 .398 0.039
SLG .476 .322 -0.154 .417 0.095
K% 19.0 15.0 -4.0 18.3 3.3
BB% 12.4 8.0 -4.4 9.2 1.2
Swing % 42.2 50.0 7.8 43.9 -6.1
Whiff% 21.8 23.9 2.1 21.6 -2.3
In Zone % 46.2 47.6 1.4 50.8 3.2
Out of Zone % 53.8 52.4 -1.4 49.2 -3.2
Out of Zone Swing % 24.1 31.1 7.0 25.7 -5.4
First Pitch Swing % 26.4 29.0 2.6 32.1 3.1
First Pitch Strike % 52.1 59.0 6.9 62.1 3.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 120 .380 73 14 19.2 47 29 61.7
2022 Shifts 100 .271 50 2 4.0 50 31 62.0
2023 Shades 236 .343 142 0 0.0 94 1 1.1
! 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 %
2021 109 21.2 0.0% 4.6% 97 25.4 0.0% 12.4%
2022 103 20.4 1.0% 0.0% 66 25.5 0.0% 12.1%
2023 229 15.1 46.7% 0.0% 189 19.4 1.1% 1.1%

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Pitch Distribution