Michael Wacha
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 215LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 1, #19, St. Louis Cardinals | Texas A&M
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 11 2 3.32 23 23 0 127.1 104 1.12
2023 14 4 3.22 24 24 0 134.1 124 1.16
2024 13 8 3.35 29 29 0 166.2 145 1.19
12 Seasons 101 62 3.89 278 257 0 1,454.2 1,290 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 23 11-2 3.32 127.1 104 1.12
2023 24 14-4 3.22 134.1 124 1.16
2024 29 13-8 3.35 166.2 145 1.19
12 Seasons 278 101-62 3.89 1,454.2 1,290 1.28
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 23 2937 545 26 4.8 3.4 87.6 113.6 10.4 28.8 .240 .374 .294 .301 .346 33.4 20.1 7.6 3.38 3.74
2016 24 2324 446 27 6.1 4.5 88.1 116.3 8.9 37.0 .265 .425 .339 .318 .367 34.1 18.8 7.4 5.09 4.28
2017 25 2690 485 27 5.6 3.9 87.2 111.7 9.8 32.4 .250 .391 .316 .305 .361 30.1 22.5 7.8 4.13 3.98
2018 26 1419 246 19 7.7 5.4 89.0 112.5 9.2 36.2 .275 .444 .286 .348 .396 37.0 20.0 10.1 3.20 5.26
2019 27 2199 400 31 7.8 5.5 88.2 113.7 9.7 35.5 .276 .490 .360 .356 .405 35.5 18.5 9.6 4.76 5.77
2020 28 609 110 9 8.2 5.8 87.9 108.9 15.2 38.2 .258 .456 .398 .326 .405 43.6 23.7 4.5 6.62 4.54
2021 29 1974 372 39 10.5 7.4 89.9 118.6 13.3 39.8 .282 .499 .334 .355 .439 43.0 22.9 5.9 5.05 5.51
2022 30 1949 376 36 9.6 7.0 88.2 112.7 12.8 35.4 .254 .446 .301 .329 .387 35.4 20.2 6.0 3.32 4.56
2023 31 2221 383 28 7.3 5.1 88.1 114.6 18.5 38.6 .250 .421 .291 .318 .376 35.5 22.4 7.8 3.22 4.27
2024 32 2602 489 40 8.2 5.8 86.9 117.5 15.7 32.7 .252 .405 .300 .311 .365 32.5 21.2 6.6 3.35 4.05
Player 20924 3852 282 7.3 5.2 88.0 118.6 12.2 34.8 .259 .429 .316 .324 .380 35.0 20.9 7.5
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

Wacha relies on 6 pitches.
Changeup
(32.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(23.8%) ,
Sinker
(15.3%) ,
Cutter
(11.4%) ,
Slider
(9.2%) ,
Curveball
(8.1%) ,


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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 47.5 20.6 24.8 7.2 31.2 37.4 31.4 4.6 36.1 20.6 22.8 5.1 4.8 3.4
2016 48.4 16.4 30.0 5.2 37.2 35.9 26.9 3.4 37.4 20.9 24.9 5.6 6.1 4.5
2017 50.1 19.6 24.7 5.6 37.7 34.6 27.6 4.5 36.7 22.9 24.5 3.9 5.6 3.9
2018 46.7 20.3 28.5 4.5 44.7 32.5 21.1 4.5 32.1 19.1 30.1 6.1 7.7 5.4
2019 49.5 21.0 24.0 5.5 42.0 32.8 25.3 2.3 38.0 21.0 25.0 4.5 7.8 5.5
2020 39.1 29.1 26.4 5.5 40.0 35.5 24.5 9.1 26.4 25.5 22.7 8.2 8.2 5.8
2021 42.5 25.8 25.0 6.7 37.6 35.2 27.2 3.2 29.0 20.7 29.6 6.5 10.5 7.4
2022 41.2 22.3 26.1 10.4 40.2 37.0 22.9 3.5 31.4 26.9 21.5 5.9 9.6 7.0
2023 35.2 31.3 24.8 8.6 48.3 34.5 17.2 2.9 25.1 31.3 25.1 8.1 7.3 5.1
2024 39.9 26.8 23.5 9.8 41.1 32.7 26.2 5.7 27.6 28.2 25.8 4.1 8.2 5.8
Player 44.6 22.8 25.6 7.1 39.4 34.9 25.6 4.0 32.7 23.7 25.1 5.5 7.3 5.2
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
2024 Cutter KC R 296 88.8 24.3 2.8 1.2GLV -2.4 10.2 1.9 1.2GLV -1.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball KC R 618 93.6 13.3 0.9 6.6ARM 0.6 17.9 2.1 6.6ARM -0.9
2024 Changeup KC R 839 81.2 36.2 3.4 13.0ARM 0.2 5.4 -0.5 13.0ARM -1.2
2024 Curveball KC R 212 75.2 60.8 0.5 12.3GLV 3.8 -12.0 2.1 12.3GLV 2.9
2024 Slider KC R 240 84.1 37.1 -0.5 2.7GLV -2.0 1.4 0.2 2.7GLV -2.4
2024 Sinker KC R 397 93.6 16.7 -4.3 12.9ARM -1.2 14.5 -7.2 12.9ARM -1.9
2023 Slider SD R 4 84.3 30.3 -6.9 1.6GLV -2.9 8.3 -6.8 1.6GLV -3.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball SD R 641 92.0 13.8 1.3 7.3ARM 2.0 18.6 2.8 7.3ARM -0.1
2023 Sinker SD R 293 91.9 17.4 -4.8 14.3ARM -0.3 15.1 -7.5 14.3ARM -0.7
2023 Cutter SD R 272 87.0 25.1 4.7 0.7GLV -3.2 11.0 3.1 0.7GLV -1.9
2023 Changeup SD R 765 81.6 31.9 0.6 14.0ARM 1.2 9.5 -4.1 14.0ARM -0.4
2023 Curveball SD R 245 74.0 62.7 -0.9 12.0GLV 2.6 -12.0 2.1 12.0GLV 3.1
! 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 %
2024 Changeup 2.0 17 839 32.2 246 .169 .312 .224 34.1 31.7 21.8 .175 .307 .228 26.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 618 23.8 152 .279 .449 .354 16.9 18.4 16.9 .300 .488 .372 41.8
2024 Sinker 0.2 1 397 15.3 143 .252 .301 .304 9.9 16.1 16.3 .270 .388 .330 34.0
2024 Cutter -0.6 -2 296 11.4 78 .319 .458 .382 14.8 10.3 25.8 .322 .487 .376 31.3
2024 Slider -2.2 -5 240 9.2 37 .371 .600 .431 37.3 13.5 11.9 .343 .595 .417 33.3
2024 Curveball -1.5 -3 212 8.1 28 .357 .643 .423 17.4 10.7 13.0 .279 .452 .313 28.0
2023 Changeup 1.6 12 766 34.5 219 .207 .346 .260 35.9 32.0 20.8 .189 .308 .234 25.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 12 641 28.9 156 .187 .321 .280 16.7 23.1 17.1 .245 .444 .345 46.5
2023 Sinker -0.3 -1 293 13.2 84 .253 .456 .339 11.1 15.5 13.7 .307 .516 .369 37.9
2023 Cutter -1.7 -5 272 12.2 63 .370 .593 .468 16.7 3.2 8.7 .379 .611 .460 38.5
2023 Curveball 0.6 1 245 11.0 29 .172 .310 .205 27.0 10.3 9.4 .319 .517 .355 34.6
2023 Slider -1.6 0 4 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .171 .252 .183 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
2024 Changeup 714 81.3 80 15.0 2:00 2:15 -15
2024 Curveball 205 75.1 85 19.8 7:00 7:15 -15
2024 Cutter 289 88.8 66 9.6 12:30 11:45 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 609 93.6 99 18.7 12:45 12:45 0
2024 Sinker 388 93.6 98 19.3 1:00 1:30 -30
2024 Slider 239 84.1 20 4.1 10:15 9:00 75
2023 Changeup 730 81.6 84 17.5 2:00 2:00 0
2023 Curveball 245 74.0 86 19.9 7:00 7:15 -15
2023 Cutter 272 87.0 62 10.1 12:30 11:45 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 639 92.0 99 19.6 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Sinker 293 91.9 98 20.8 1:00 1:30 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 376 1,514 13 18 -9 -4 18
2014 451 1,706 10 15 -15 -5 5
2015 778 3,005 16 15 -12 -9 10
2016 600 2,303 -7 8 -10 -7 -15
2017 695 2,682 -7 31 -13 -8 3
2018 354 1,413 13 15 -12 -4 12
2019 557 2,199 -2 16 -13 -11 -11
2020 156 609 -6 6 -5 -2 -7
2021 544 2,033 -3 5 -10 -8 -16
2022 515 1,949 1 23 -11 -7 6
2023 552 2,221 13 23 -9 -7 20
2024 722 2,736 11 20 -14 -9 7
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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 2,937 52.2 70.3 81.9 29.4 66.5 44.4 63.4 50.8 21.5 7.8 76.8
2016 2,324 51.5 67.1 84.3 26.7 69.8 42.7 59.1 47.5 18.8 7.2 84.5
2017 2,690 52.3 66.9 81.2 26.7 64.0 44.8 66.0 47.8 23.0 8.0 80.9
2018 1,419 49.3 68.9 81.9 23.3 58.7 44.6 53.0 45.7 23.1 7.2 77.5
2019 2,199 46.7 71.3 81.8 27.4 69.2 42.6 57.8 47.9 21.2 6.6 77.9
2020 609 50.1 72.1 79.5 29.6 64.4 41.9 53.8 50.9 24.8 6.6 90.0
2021 1,974 52.0 73.1 83.6 32.6 59.9 41.7 68.8 53.6 23.0 8.8 83.8
2022 1,949 50.0 71.7 84.4 29.3 66.7 45.4 60.8 50.5 20.7 7.5 82.9
2023 2,221 50.2 65.9 82.9 29.7 57.6 44.6 61.8 47.9 24.6 7.4 72.6
2024 2,602 50.8 68.5 81.7 27.8 61.0 44.6 64.4 48.5 23.3 8.3 77.3
Player 20,924 50.7 69.3 82.5 28.2 64.0 43.9 61.9 49.0 22.2 7.6 79.6
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 59 55 57 59 50 17 55 65 46 47 47 39 49 77 28 21 97
2016 40 26 34 45 41 25 46 63 54 34 58 15 23 67 29 14 98
2017 59 45 59 68 58 19 56 49 73 57 59 39 39 81 36 21 91
2018 11 10 18 31 7 41 25 29 35 35 21 37 6 60 17 19 93
2019 10 12 11 12 12 20 32 61 59 17 27 17 29 45 8 6 90
2020 40 31 24 24 65 28 34 56 16 52 93 37 67 54 21 90
2021 11 8 6 8 29 7 11 24 18 46 84 24 92 55 21 15 88
2022 21 27 13 8 50 11 14 56 70 31 79 12 49 33 20 11 75
2023 45 40 35 38 57 28 61 70 75 41 60 39 62 19 4 8 73
2024 47 31 37 44 56 8 39 89 92 34 70 32 40 42 14 18 77
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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 22.3 15 16.0 -1 15 13 5 33.3
2017 22.9 17 16.3 1 8 15 6 35.3
2018 23.4 9 8.8 0 2 5 5 55.6
2019 23.4 26 23.9 2 6 12 16 61.5
2020 22.7 9 7.1 2 4 6 2 22.2
2021 23.4 24 25.6 -2 7 22 8 33.3
2022 24.1 18 18.0 0 14 14 6 33.3
2023 23.7 15 13.4 2 7 11 6 40.0
2024 23.4 18 19.9 -2 13 19 5 27.8
Player 23.3 151 149.2 2 76 117 59 39.1
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 15 17 11 19 16 14 17 16 12 10 14 21 15 13 15 19 10 14 17 16 16 13 24 25 18 15 16 24 18 17 9
2017 17 16 10 22 20 17 20 17 15 10 14 18 15 15 19 20 16 15 17 18 15 13 22 20 15 12 15 21 16 16 10
2018 9 10 7 8 9 8 9 9 7 6 8 9 10 8 8 10 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 10 9 7 9 10 11 9 7
2019 26 27 23 25 25 25 28 23 23 18 23 26 27 23 25 24 22 21 22 26 24 27 28 24 20 22 23 25 26 24 19
2020 9 8 4 9 7 8 8 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 7 8 9 7 9 7 6 9 6 7 6 5 10 9 7 7
2021 24 28 22 26 29 27 28 24 16 20 20 22 29 22 28 30 26 26 27 28 27 29 33 29 23 22 28 29 27 22 22
2022 18 14 17 21 19 19 18 14 14 14 18 20 22 16 18 21 17 18 17 18 18 20 23 19 14 15 19 23 22 16 15
2023 15 12 8 12 13 12 14 14 14 10 13 15 14 10 15 16 14 12 18 16 14 12 20 16 11 10 15 14 14 13 12
2024 18 20 19 22 16 18 23 19 16 13 17 22 23 16 20 19 20 17 23 28 25 19 29 25 15 18 15 21 26 18 16
Player 151 152 121 164 154 148 165 143 122 106 132 160 162 130 156 166 141 141 157 169 156 149 199 174 132 127 145 177 169 142 117
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.9 93.1 -0.8 ↓ 94.1 1.0 ↑ 92.2 -1.9 ↓ 92.2 0.0 91.7 -0.5 ↓ 92.0 0.3 ↑ 91.8 -0.2 ↓ 90.8 -1.0 ↓ 92.5 1.7 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 87.1 85.5 -1.6 ↓ 87.8 2.3 ↑ 86.0 -1.8 ↓ 85.5 -0.5 ↓ 86.9 1.4 ↑ 86.9 0.0 84.3 -2.6 ↓ 81.6 -2.7 ↓ 81.2 -0.4 ↓
Breaking Velocity 76.4 74.8 -1.6 ↓ 76.5 1.7 ↑ 75.8 -0.7 ↓ 75.3 -0.5 ↓ 75.3 0.0 76.2 0.9 ↑ 74.7 -1.5 ↓ 74.2 -0.5 ↓ 79.9 5.7 ↑
Exit Velocity 87.6 88.1 0.5 ↑ 87.2 -0.9 ↓ 89.0 1.8 ↑ 88.2 -0.8 ↓ 87.9 -0.3 ↓ 89.9 2.0 ↑ 88.2 -1.7 ↓ 88.1 -0.1 ↓ 86.9 -1.2 ↓
Launch Angle 10.4 8.9 -1.5 ↓ 9.8 0.9 ↑ 9.2 -0.6 ↓ 9.7 0.5 ↑ 15.2 5.5 ↑ 13.3 -1.9 ↓ 12.8 -0.5 ↓ 18.5 5.7 ↑ 15.7 -2.8 ↓
Barrel % 4.8 6.1 1.3 ↑ 5.6 -0.5 ↓ 7.7 2.1 ↑ 7.8 0.1 ↑ 8.2 0.4 ↑ 10.5 2.3 ↑ 9.6 -0.9 ↓ 7.3 -2.3 ↓ 8.2 0.9 ↑
Hard Hit % 33.4 34.1 0.7 ↑ 30.1 -4.0 ↓ 37.0 6.9 ↑ 35.5 -1.5 ↓ 43.6 8.1 ↑ 43.0 -0.6 ↓ 35.4 -7.6 ↓ 35.5 0.1 ↑ 32.5 -3.0 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 28.8 37.0 8.2 ↑ 32.4 -4.6 ↓ 36.2 3.8 ↑ 35.5 -0.7 ↓ 38.2 2.7 ↑ 39.8 1.6 ↑ 35.4 -4.4 ↓ 38.6 3.2 ↑ 32.7 -5.9 ↓
xBA .240 .265 0.025 ↑ .250 -0.015 ↓ .275 0.025 ↑ .276 0.001 ↑ .258 -0.018 ↓ .282 0.024 ↑ .254 -0.028 ↓ .250 -0.004 ↓ .252 0.002 ↑
BA .236 .289 0.053 ↑ .267 -0.022 ↓ .221 -0.046 ↓ .290 0.069 ↑ .313 0.023 ↑ .270 -0.043 ↓ .233 -0.037 ↓ .224 -0.009 ↓ .246 0.022 ↑
xwOBA .301 .318 0.017 ↑ .305 -0.013 ↓ .348 0.043 ↑ .356 0.008 ↑ .326 -0.030 ↓ .355 0.029 ↑ .329 -0.026 ↓ .318 -0.011 ↓ .311 -0.007 ↓
wOBA .294 .339 0.045 ↑ .316 -0.023 ↓ .286 -0.030 ↓ .360 0.074 ↑ .398 0.038 ↑ .334 -0.064 ↓ .301 -0.033 ↓ .291 -0.010 ↓ .300 0.009 ↑
xSLG .374 .425 0.051 ↑ .391 -0.034 ↓ .444 0.053 ↑ .490 0.046 ↑ .456 -0.034 ↓ .499 0.043 ↑ .446 -0.053 ↓ .421 -0.025 ↓ .405 -0.016 ↓
SLG .373 .459 0.086 ↑ .409 -0.050 ↓ .344 -0.065 ↓ .503 0.159 ↑ .599 0.096 ↑ .467 -0.132 ↓ .410 -0.057 ↓ .380 -0.030 ↓ .387 0.007 ↑
K% 20.1 18.8 -1.3 ↓ 22.5 3.7 ↑ 20.0 -2.5 ↓ 18.5 -1.5 ↓ 23.7 5.2 ↑ 22.9 -0.8 ↓ 20.2 -2.7 ↓ 22.4 2.2 ↑ 21.2 -1.2 ↓
BB% 7.6 7.4 -0.2 ↓ 7.8 0.4 ↑ 10.1 2.3 ↑ 9.6 -0.5 ↓ 4.5 -5.1 ↓ 5.9 1.4 ↑ 6.0 0.1 ↑ 7.8 1.8 ↑ 6.6 -1.2 ↓
Swing % 50.8 47.5 -3.3 ↓ 47.8 0.3 ↑ 45.7 -2.1 ↓ 47.9 2.2 ↑ 50.9 3.0 ↑ 53.6 2.7 ↑ 50.5 -3.1 ↓ 47.9 -2.6 ↓ 48.5 0.6 ↑
Whiff% 21.5 18.8 -2.7 ↓ 23.0 4.2 ↑ 23.1 0.1 ↑ 21.2 -1.9 ↓ 24.8 3.6 ↑ 23.0 -1.8 ↓ 20.7 -2.3 ↓ 24.6 3.9 ↑ 23.3 -1.3 ↓
In Zone % 52.2 51.5 -0.7 ↓ 52.3 0.8 ↑ 49.3 -3.0 ↓ 46.7 -2.6 ↓ 50.1 3.4 ↑ 52.0 1.9 ↑ 50.0 -2.0 ↓ 50.2 0.2 ↑ 50.8 0.6 ↑
Out of Zone % 47.8 48.5 0.7 ↑ 47.7 -0.8 ↓ 50.7 3.0 ↑ 53.3 2.6 ↑ 49.9 -3.4 ↓ 48.0 -1.9 ↓ 50.0 2.0 ↑ 49.8 -0.2 ↓ 49.2 -0.6 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 29.4 26.7 -2.7 ↓ 26.7 0.0 23.3 -3.4 ↓ 27.4 4.1 ↑ 29.6 2.2 ↑ 32.6 3.0 ↑ 29.3 -3.3 ↓ 29.7 0.4 ↑ 27.8 -1.9 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 32.8 29.9 -2.9 ↓ 31.2 1.3 ↑ 26.5 -4.7 ↓ 29.9 3.4 ↑ 29.5 -0.4 ↓ 40.5 11.0 ↑ 33.0 -7.5 ↓ 27.8 -5.2 ↓ 35.5 7.7 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 63.4 59.1 -4.3 ↓ 66.0 6.9 ↑ 53.0 -13.0 ↓ 57.8 4.8 ↑ 53.8 -4.0 ↓ 68.8 15.0 ↑ 60.8 -8.0 ↓ 61.8 1.0 ↑ 64.4 2.6 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 593 .336 343 14 4.1 250 48 19.2
2017 Shifts 697 .317 374 5 1.3 323 18 5.6
2018 Shifts 355 .286 180 10 5.6 175 21 12.0
2019 Shifts 557 .360 343 14 4.1 214 68 31.8
2020 Shifts 156 .398 81 14 17.3 75 28 37.3
2021 Shifts 523 .336 323 84 26.0 200 145 72.5
2022 Shifts 515 .301 301 108 35.9 214 183 85.5
2023 Shades 552 .290 291 6 2.1 261 155 59.4
2024 Shades 684 .300 333 6 1.8 351 153 43.6
! 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 %
2013 297 13.5 65.0% 0.7% 162 21.0 4.9% 3.7%
2014 479 13.1 72.2% 0.8% 265 21.0 2.6% 6.8%
2015 802 14.4 54.4% 1.7% 460 21.6 7.8% 12.6%
2016 643 14.8 52.6% 2.2% 381 22.9 3.9% 14.7%
2017 837 14.4 58.8% 0.1% 372 22.1 1.1% 5.6%
2018 480 14.6 54.0% 0.2% 191 23.0 0.0% 11.0%
2019 653 14.9 51.1% 0.8% 346 22.5 0.0% 9.0%
2020 146 14.2 59.6% 0.0% 114 21.7 0.0% 5.3%
2021 527 16.3 34.3% 1.3% 244 22.5 0.0% 10.7%
2022 588 15.7 39.6% 1.9% 265 22.6 0.4% 9.1%
2023 652 14.5 59.0% 0.0% 342 19.3 0.3% 0.3%
2024 739 14.3 64.3% 0.0% 388 18.1 4.6% 0.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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