Max Kranick
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 11, #345, Pittsburgh Pirates | Valley View (PA) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 3 6.28 9 9 0 38.2 32 1.71
2022 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 5 4 1.20
2025 2 0 2.55 12 0 0 17.2 11 0.74
3 Seasons 4 3 4.70 23 9 0 61.1 47 1.39
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 9 2-3 6.28 38.2 32 1.71
2022 2 0-0 0.00 5 4 1.20
2025 12 2-0 2.55 17.2 11 0.74
3 Seasons 23 4-3 4.70 61.1 47 1.39
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 23 674 127 3 2.4 1.6 88.2 112.9 21.4 36.2 .259 .394 .364 .327 .351 33.9 17.6 10.4 6.28 4.57
2022 24 76 12 0 0.0 0.0 80.3 107.4 20.8 25.0 .142 .184 .288 .230 .192 16.7 21.1 15.8 0.00 2.17
2025 27 241 53 2 3.8 3.0 89.6 108.7 17.6 35.8 .271 .383 .213 .294 .339 37.7 16.7 3.0 2.55 3.21
Player 991 192 5 2.6 1.9 88.1 112.9 20.3 35.4 .254 .376 .321 .312 .338 33.9 17.6 9.0
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

Kranick relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.1%) ,
Slider
(37.8%) ,
Curveball
(10.4%) ,
Sweeper
(5.0%) ,
Sinker
(0.8%) ,


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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 %
2021 34.6 65.4 28.3 26.8 10.2 34.6 33.9 31.5 15.0 11.8 7.9 19.7 22.0 23.6
2022 25.0 75.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 41.7 25.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 8.3 25.0 25.0 25.0
2025 34.0 66.0 26.4 26.4 13.2 37.7 35.8 26.4 15.1 17.0 1.9 22.6 18.9 24.5
Player 33.9 66.1 27.6 26.6 12.0 35.9 33.9 30.2 15.1 12.5 6.3 20.8 21.4 24.0
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
2021 3.9 22.8 33.1 29.1 7.9 2.4 1.6
2022 16.7 8.3 50.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025 3.8 22.6 32.1 32.1 5.7 3.8 3.0
Player 4.7 21.9 33.9 29.7 6.8 2.6 1.9
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


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 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 111 95.1 12.8 1.0 2.4ARM -4.6 17.6 1.6 2.4ARM -5.2
2025 Sinker NYM R 2 94.5 13.0 -8.4 9.9ARM -5.0 17.5 -10.1 9.9ARM -5.5
2025 Slider NYM R 91 89.0 26.0 -6.1 3.3GLV -0.4 8.7 -6.9 3.3GLV -1.6
2025 Sweeper NYM R 12 81.2 37.9 -2.3 14.0GLV -0.7 4.3 -2.8 14.0GLV -0.2
2025 Curveball NYM R 25 78.6 53.6 -1.6 12.7GLV 3.0 -8.8 -1.1 12.7GLV 3.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 40 95.1 11.7 2.3 4.0ARM -3.4 18.5 2.3 4.0ARM -3.4
2022 Slider PIT R 28 87.4 30.2 -3.1 5.1GLV 0.9 5.5 -3.7 5.1GLV -0.5
2022 Curveball PIT R 8 77.8 57.0 1.6 8.5GLV -1.1 -11.6 1.7 8.5GLV -0.6
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -1 111 46.1 33 .226 .323 .267 27.7 21.2 21.2 .273 .424 .323 37.5
2025 Slider 4.3 4 91 37.8 23 .130 .174 .133 14.3 8.7 11.8 .258 .308 .246 38.1
2025 Curveball 2.9 1 25 10.4 7 .143 .286 .179 8.3 14.3 12.5 .289 .448 .315 33.3
2025 Sweeper 1.2 0 12 5.0 3 .333 .333 .300 20.0 33.3 12.5 .301 .370 .288 50.0
2025 Sinker 0.0 0 2 0.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 0 40 52.6 9 .167 .333 .372 7.1 0.0 0.0 .171 .214 .348 16.7
2022 Slider 2.0 1 28 36.8 7 .286 .429 .307 37.5 14.3 33.3 .179 .238 .182 16.7
2022 Curveball 8.0 1 8 10.5 3 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
! 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 Curveball 25 78.6 71 17.9 7:45 7:45 0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 109 95.1 87 17.3 12:30 12:15 15
2025 Slider 91 89.0 56 8.8 11:30 11:15 15
2025 Sweeper 12 81.2 54 15.2 8:45 9:15 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 40 95.1 92 18.6 12:30 12:30 0
2022 Slider 28 87.4 43 7.1 11:15 10:15 60
! 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 179 674 4 2 -7 -4 -6
2022 19 76 1 0 0 -1 1
2025 66 241 3 2 -1 0 4
Player 264 991 8 4 -8 8 -1
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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 674 47.2 77.0 78.0 31.5 63.4 42.0 56.6 53.0 26.1 8.2 80.0
2022 76 38.2 72.4 81.0 23.4 54.5 40.8 52.6 42.1 28.1 6.6 80.0
2025 241 55.6 78.4 81.9 29.9 71.9 46.9 57.6 56.8 20.4 7.9 84.2
Player 991 48.5 77.1 79.2 30.4 64.5 43.1 56.6 53.1 24.7 8.0 81.0
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
2021 63 29 20 79
2025 67 28 61 80 71 71 83 44 61 17 95 18 66 68 53 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 %
2021 25.2 4 3.1 1 6 2 1 25.0
2025 23.7 1 1.3 0 0 1 1 100.0
Player 24.8 5 4.5 1 6 3 2 40.0
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 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 7 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 6 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 2
2025 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Player 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 9 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 7 5 4 3 3 5 5 3 4 4
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
Fastball Velocity 94.2 0.9 95.1
Offspeed Velocity 87.4 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.6 -0.4 85.2
Exit Velocity 88.2 -7.9 80.3
Launch Angle 21.4 -0.6 20.8
Barrel % 2.4 -2.4 0.0
Hard Hit % 33.9 -17.2 16.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 36.2 -11.2 25.0
xBA .259 -0.117 .142
BA .301 -0.113 .188
xwOBA .327 -0.097 .230
wOBA .364 -0.076 .288
xSLG .394 -0.210 .184
SLG .468 -0.155 .313
K% 17.6 3.5 21.1
BB% 10.4 5.4 15.8
Swing % 53.0 -10.9 42.1
Whiff% 26.1 2.0 28.1
In Zone % 47.2 -9.0 38.2
Out of Zone % 52.8 9.0 61.8
Out of Zone Swing % 31.5 -8.1 23.4
First Pitch Swing % 39.0 -7.4 31.6
First Pitch Strike % 56.6 -4.0 52.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 179 .364 87 1 1.1 92 61 66.3
2022 Shifts 19 .288 10 1 10.0 9 9 100.0
2025 Shades 66 .213 32 0 0.0 34 18 52.9
! 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 160 17.7 10.6% 1.9% 110 25.0 0.0% 15.5%
2022 15 18.9 6.7% 0.0% 24 21.9 0.0% 4.2%
2025 59 15.9 30.5% 3.4% 29 18.3 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution