P | San Diego Padres
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 185 lbs | Age: 29
Draft: 2019 | Rd. 18, No. 550, Cleveland Indians | Nebraska
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 3 4.35 8 6 0 41.1 31 1.23
2024 7 11 4.91 27 26 0 146.2 133 1.26
2025 0 1 7.71 1 1 0 4.2 3 2.57
3 Seasons 8 15 4.86 36 33 0 192.2 167 1.29
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 8 1-3 4.35 41.1 31 1.23
2024 27 7-11 4.91 146.2 133 1.26
2025 1 0-1 7.71 4.2 3 2.57
3 Seasons 36 8-15 4.86 192.2 167 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
2023 26 673 130 14 10.8 8.1 86.7 113.4 14.2 33.1 .257 .446 .328 .325 .368 38.5 17.9 6.9 4.36 4.48
2024 27 2450 440 31 7.0 5.0 88.1 113.4 16.4 33.9 .246 .405 .323 .313 .363 35.0 21.3 6.4 4.91 4.11
2025 28 104 16 2 12.5 8.0 90.0 105.8 -2.5 37.5 .347 .602 .424 .473 .480 50.0 12.0 24.0 7.71 11.34
Player 3227 586 47 8.0 5.7 87.8 113.4 15.4 33.8 .251 .419 .328 .320 .367 36.2 20.3 7.0
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Waldron relies on 4 pitches.
Knuckleball
(74.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(15.4%) ,
Sinker
(7.7%) ,
Sweeper
(2.9%) ,


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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 %
2023 40.0 60.0 26.9 22.3 10.8 40.8 35.4 23.8 19.2 16.9 3.8 21.5 18.5 20.0
2024 39.1 60.9 28.9 22.5 9.5 38.6 40.2 21.1 19.1 16.6 3.4 19.5 23.6 17.7
2025 50.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 25.0 12.5 31.3 6.3 12.5 18.8 18.8
Player 39.6 60.4 28.3 22.5 9.6 38.7 39.4 21.8 18.9 17.1 3.6 19.8 22.4 18.3
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2023 6.2 30.0 30.8 17.7 4.6 10.8 8.1
2024 5.5 25.7 28.6 26.6 6.4 7.0 5.0
2025 6.3 37.5 12.5 31.3 0.0 12.5 8.0
Player 5.6 27.0 28.7 24.7 5.8 8.0 5.7
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2025 Knuckleball SD R 77 79.4 45.7 0.8 1.9ARM -0.2 -1.8 2.8 1.9ARM -0.5
2025 Sweeper SD R 3 81.0 38.1 -2.7 10.9GLV -3.0 3.5 -2.4 10.9GLV -3.0
2025 Sinker SD R 8 89.8 26.9 1.3 14.2ARM -0.8 7.0 0.4 14.2ARM -0.9
2025 4-Seam Fastball SD R 16 90.1 20.2 -2.9 9.5ARM 2.2 13.4 -2.4 9.5ARM 1.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball SD R 458 90.7 19.0 -1.3 9.1ARM 1.3 14.3 -1.4 9.1ARM 1.5
2024 Sinker SD R 358 90.0 25.8 0.0 15.6ARM 0.5 8.1 -0.9 15.6ARM 0.7
2024 Cutter SD R 212 87.1 26.3 2.5 0.8GLV -2.0 9.6 1.3 0.8GLV -1.9
2024 Knuckleball SD R 936 77.6 49.6 0.1 5.6ARM 0.1 -3.4 0.5 5.6ARM -0.2
2024 Sweeper SD R 486 79.3 39.0 -2.8 13.3GLV -1.4 4.6 -3.1 13.3GLV -0.8
! 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 %
2025 Knuckleball -2.3 -2 77 74.0 16 .231 .462 .369 19.4 18.8 12.0 .277 .481 .393 40.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -2.0 0 16 15.4 3 .000 .000 .467 0.0 0.0 0.0 .306 .331 .558 100.0
2025 Sinker -11.6 -1 8 7.7 5 .750 .750 .680 0.0 0.0 0.0 .515 .613 .538 50.0
2025 Sweeper 11.2 0 3 2.9 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .629 2.390 1.223 100.0
2024 Knuckleball -1.1 -10 936 38.2 223 .246 .394 .307 27.5 30.5 20.6 .225 .335 .276 28.3
2024 Sweeper 0.9 4 486 19.8 107 .227 .454 .335 20.1 15.0 16.2 .214 .387 .296 32.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -5 458 18.7 129 .263 .508 .354 22.0 27.1 20.5 .245 .443 .324 45.2
2024 Sinker 0.0 0 358 14.6 108 .306 .408 .365 7.2 8.3 11.3 .319 .503 .385 40.4
2024 Cutter 0.8 2 212 8.7 58 .231 .385 .309 15.2 8.6 12.5 .247 .433 .334 29.8
! 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
2025 4-Seam Fastball 16 90.1 88 16.1 1:30 1:15 15
2025 Knuckleball 20 79.2 80 4.7 6:30 6:15 15
2024 Cutter 209 87.0 56 8.6 12:45 11:45 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 455 90.7 90 16.5 1:30 1:15 15
2024 Knuckleball 48 78.2 65 3.9 5:45 6:15 -30
2024 Sinker 354 90.0 86 17.8 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Sweeper 469 79.3 44 14.5 8:45 9:30 -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
2023 173 673 2 3 -3 -2 0
2024 625 2,450 11 10 -20 -11 -9
2025 25 104 1 -2 -1 -1 -3
Player 823 3,227 14 11 -25 14 -12
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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 %
2023 673 52.7 67.6 84.2 25.8 72.0 46.2 63.6 47.8 18.9 7.4 76.0
2024 2,450 50.9 65.0 83.7 25.0 67.1 43.2 62.9 45.3 20.8 8.1 81.9
2025 104 50.0 67.3 85.7 11.5 83.3 38.5 60.0 39.4 14.6 9.6 80.0
Player 3,227 51.3 65.6 83.9 24.7 68.4 43.7 62.9 45.7 20.2 8.0 80.7
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2023 13 7 65
2024 45 37 37 37 53 23 65 71 79 36 75 11 12 7 6 71
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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 %
2023 23.99 9 6.8 2 1 6 3 33.3
2024 24.05 21 19.2 2 10 12 9 42.9
2025 21.05 1 1.4 0 0 2 0 0.0
Player 23.93 31 27.5 4 11 20 12 38.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2023 9 5 5 5 7 5 8 5 7 5 8 7 5 6 9 7 7 6 7 9 7 8 9 8 6 5 8 7 8 9 7
2024 21 18 17 19 19 21 22 20 15 16 19 23 19 18 19 16 17 16 20 26 22 17 25 21 17 18 18 20 21 20 18
2025 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
Player 31 24 22 25 27 28 31 27 23 22 28 31 26 26 30 24 26 24 28 36 31 25 36 31 25 24 27 29 31 31 27
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023
Results
BA .316 +.061 .255 +.011 .244
xBA .347 +.101 .246 -.011 .257
OBP .480 +.165 .315 +.020 .295
xOBP .504 +.196 .308 .000 .308
SLG .474 +.044 .430 -.051 .481
xSLG .602 +.197 .405 -.041 .446
ISO .158 -.016 .174 -.063 .237
xISO .254 +.095 .159 -.030 .189
BABIP .333 +.036 .297 +.049 .248
wOBA .424 +.101 .323 -.005 .328
xwOBA .473 +.160 .313 -.012 .325
wOBACON .403 +.025 .378 +.006 .372
xwOBACON .480 +.117 .363 -.005 .368
BACON .375 +.044 .331 +.031 .300
xBACON .412 +.092 .320 +.003 .317
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 50.0 +15.0 35.0 -3.5 38.5
Avg Exit Velocity 90.0 +1.9 88.1 +1.4 86.7
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 37.5 +3.6 33.9 +0.8 33.1
Barrel % 12.5 +5.5 7.0 -3.8 10.8
Avg Launch Angle -2.5 -18.9 16.4 +2.2 14.2
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.8 +1.3 71.5 -0.2 71.7
Attack Angle 12° +1° 11° +1° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 47.2 -6.5 53.7 +0.3 53.4
Attack Direction -6° -4° -2° -2°
Swing Path - Tilt 33° +1° 32° 32°
Swing Length 7.4 +0.1 7.3 +0.2 7.1
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 90.0 +0.3 89.7 -0.5 90.2
Breaking Velocity 79.5 +1.3 78.2 +0.4 77.8
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- -- -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -29 31 +17 14
Popup % 0.0 -9.5 9.5 -1.3 10.8
Flyball % 25.0 -3.9 28.9 +2.0 26.9
Line Drive % 25.0 +2.5 22.5 +0.2 22.3
Groundball % 50.0 +10.9 39.1 -0.9 40.0
Pull % 25.0 -13.6 38.6 -2.2 40.8
Straight Away % 50.0 +9.8 40.2 +4.8 35.4
Opposite Field % 25.0 +3.9 21.1 -2.7 23.8
Weak Contact % 6.3 +0.8 5.5 -0.7 6.2
Pull Airball % 12.5 -7.0 19.5 -2.0 21.5
Topped Contact % 37.5 +11.8 25.7 -4.3 30.0
Under Contact % 12.5 -16.1 28.6 -2.2 30.8
Flare/Burner Contact % 31.3 +4.7 26.6 +8.9 17.7
Solid Contact % 0.0 -6.4 6.4 +1.8 4.6
HR/FB % 25.0 +8.5 16.5 -9.2 25.7
Popups 0 -42 42 +28 14
Flyballs 4 -123 127 +92 35
Line Drives 4 -95 99 +70 29
Groundballs 8 -164 172 +120 52
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.0 -0.9 50.9 -1.8 52.7
Out of Zone % 50.0 +0.9 49.1 +1.8 47.3
Edge % 38.5 -4.7 43.2 -3.0 46.2
Zone Swing % 67.3 +2.3 65.0 -2.6 67.6
Out of Zone Swing % 11.5 -13.5 25.0 -0.8 25.8
In Zone Contact % 85.7 +2.0 83.7 -0.5 84.2
Out of Zone Contact % 83.3 +16.2 67.1 -4.9 72.0
Whiff % 14.6 -6.2 20.8 +1.9 18.9
First Strike % 60.0 -2.9 62.9 -0.7 63.6
First Pitch Swing % 44.0 +16.5 27.5 -5.4 32.9
Swing % 39.4 -5.9 45.3 -2.5 47.8
Meatball Swing % 80.0 -1.9 81.9 +5.9 76.0
Meatball % 9.6 +1.5 8.1 +0.7 7.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 14.3 -2.0 16.3 +0.5 15.8
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 16.7 -16.2 32.9 +4.9 28.0
In Zone 52 -1,195 1,247 +892 355
Out of Zone 52 -1,151 1,203 +885 318
Edge 40 -1,018 1,058 +747 311
In Zone Swings 35 -775 810 +570 240
Out of Zone Swings 6 -295 301 +219 82
In Zone Swing & Misses 5 -127 132 +94 38
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 1 -98 99 +76 23
Basic
Pitches 104 -2,346 2,450 +1,777 673
PA 25 -600 625 +452 173
AB 19 -549 568 +408 160
Hits 6 -139 145 +106 39
Singles 5 -85 90 +69 21
Doubles 0 -32 32 +25 7
Triples 0 -2 2 0 2
Home Runs 1 -20 21 +12 9
Walks 6 -34 40 +28 12
Strikeouts 3 -130 133 +102 31
K% 12.0 -9.3 21.3 +3.4 17.9
BB% 24.0 +17.6 6.4 -0.5 6.9
HBP 0 -11 11 +11 0
Batted Balls 16 -424 440 +310 130
Number of Fastballs 24 -1,004 1,028 +643 385
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 0 0 0 0 0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 173 .328 88 0 0.0 85 38 44.7
2024 Shades 623 .325 302 6 2.0 321 188 58.6
2025 Shades 25 .424 12 0 0.0 13 11 84.6
! 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 215 15.2 47.0% 0.0% 90 23.2 0.0% 2.2%
2024 752 16.4 33.0% 0.4% 369 22.5 0.0% 2.7%
2025 37 17.4 24.3% 0.0% 10 19.7 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution