Matt Mervis
1B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 2" 225LBS | Age: 26
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 99 90 8 15 3 0 .167 .242 .289 .531
2024 7 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Seasons 106 96 8 15 3 0 .156 .229 .271 .500
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .167 3 0 .531
2024 .000 0 0 .000
2 Seasons .156 3 0 .500
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Statcast Batting 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%
2023 25 405 58 8 13.8 8.1 91.0 111.8 8.4 36.2 .234 .427 .239 .317 .434 50.0 32.3 8.1
2024 26 33 3 0 0.0 0.0 84.7 86.9 -18.1 0.0 .020 .022 .000 .019 .048 0.0 42.9 0.0
Player 438 61 8 13.1 7.5 90.8 111.8 7.1 34.4 .222 .405 .225 .302 .421 47.5 33.0 7.5
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 46.6 20.7 24.1 8.6 46.6 39.7 13.8 5.2 31.0 19.0 19.0 10.3 13.8 8.1
2024 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 47.5 21.3 23.0 8.2 47.5 37.7 14.8 4.9 31.1 19.7 18.0 9.8 13.1 7.5
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 4-Seam Fastball -2.0 0 16 48.5 0 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Changeup -1.8 0 8 24.2 4 .000 .000 .233 42.9 0.0 0.0 .050 .055 .265 0.0
2024 Curveball -4.2 0 8 24.2 3 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2024 Slider 4.2 0 1 3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -3 135 33.3 35 .143 .250 .274 28.4 28.6 23.3 .198 .316 .315 38.9
2023 Slider -0.5 0 77 19.0 16 .200 .400 .281 48.8 43.8 33.3 .280 .544 .366 62.5
2023 Changeup 4.8 2 44 10.9 12 .333 .667 .421 50.0 41.7 33.3 .299 .593 .374 71.4
2023 Curveball -2.4 -1 44 10.9 6 .000 .000 .000 41.2 33.3 18.2 .167 .437 .247 50.0
2023 Sinker -5.8 -2 41 10.1 15 .071 .071 .179 5.3 26.7 33.3 .251 .536 .357 50.0
2023 Cutter 3.6 1 28 6.9 5 .400 .600 .430 33.3 40.0 16.7 .331 .426 .326 66.7
2023 Split-Finger -6.5 -1 18 4.4 6 .167 .167 .150 18.2 16.7 25.0 .157 .170 .143 40.0
2023 Sweeper -7.4 -1 18 4.4 4 .000 .000 .000 25.0 25.0 12.5 .150 .277 .176 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 99 405 -2 -6 1 1 -6
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 405 49.6 72.6 76.7 28.4 41.4 42.0 38.4 50.4 33.3 7.2 86.2
2024 33 48.5 75.0 66.7 29.4 20.0 51.5 28.6 51.5 47.1 9.1 100.0
Player 438 49.5 72.8 75.9 28.5 39.7 42.7 37.7 50.5 34.4 7.3 87.5
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 29.7 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2023 76 5 3
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 23.0 3 2.8 0 2 2 1 33.3
Player 23.0 3 2.8 0 2 2 1 33.3

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 2
Player 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 2
! 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 2023 2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 91.0 84.7 -6.3 ↓
Launch Angle 8.4 -18.1 -26.5 ↓
Barrel % 13.8 0.0 -13.8 ↓
Hard Hit % 50.0 0.0 -50.0 ↓
Sweet Spot % 36.2 0.0 -36.2 ↓
xBA .234 .020 -0.214 ↓
BA .167 .000 -0.167 ↓
xwOBA .317 .019 -0.298 ↓
wOBA .239 .000 -0.239 ↓
xSLG .427 .022 -0.405 ↓
SLG .289 .000 -0.289 ↓
K% 32.3 42.9 10.6 ↑
BB% 8.1 0.0 -8.1 ↓
Swing % 50.4 51.5 1.1 ↑
Whiff% 33.3 47.1 13.8 ↑
In Zone % 49.6 48.5 -1.1 ↓
Out of Zone % 50.4 51.5 1.1 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 29.4 1.0 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 38.4 28.6 -9.8 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 58.6 57.1 -1.5 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades L 99 56 56.6 .273 .212
2024 Shades L 7 7 100.0 .000
! 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 %
2023 111 13.7 68.5% 0.0% 63 18.0 12.7% 0.0%
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