Michael Soroka
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 250LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 1, #28, Atlanta Braves | Bishop Carroll (AB) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 1 3.95 3 3 0 13.2 8 1.32
2023 2 2 6.40 7 6 0 32.1 29 1.48
2024 0 3 6.83 6 6 0 29 13 1.69
5 Seasons 17 11 3.69 50 49 0 275.1 213 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 3 0-1 3.95 13.2 8 1.32
2023 7 2-2 6.40 32.1 29 1.48
2024 6 0-3 6.83 29 13 1.69
5 Seasons 50 17-11 3.69 275.1 213 1.26
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast 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% ERA xERA
2018 20 405 85 5 5.9 4.4 89.0 110.5 6.5 43.5 .286 .426 .322 .330 .382 35.3 18.6 6.2 3.51 4.67
2019 21 2557 510 26 5.1 3.7 88.2 114.3 6.7 32.4 .258 .391 .272 .306 .356 37.5 20.3 5.8 2.68 4.11
2020 22 199 41 1 2.4 1.8 88.0 107.1 3.9 26.8 .275 .370 .275 .340 .335 34.1 14.0 12.3 3.95 5.00
2023 25 537 100 11 11.0 7.6 87.3 112.4 12.9 38.0 .271 .479 .389 .361 .411 34.0 20.0 8.3 6.40 5.70
2024 26 506 102 9 8.8 6.8 89.1 115.4 12.7 32.4 .321 .537 .395 .411 .412 39.2 9.8 12.8 6.83 7.21
Player 4204 838 52 6.2 4.5 88.3 115.4 8.0 33.9 .270 .421 .306 .329 .371 36.9 18.5 7.3
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.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Soroka relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(32.4%) ,
Slider
(30.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(21.9%) ,
Changeup
(15.6%) ,


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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
2018 44.7 18.8 36.5 0.0 43.5 31.8 24.7 1.2 37.6 17.6 30.6 5.9 5.9 4.4
2019 52.9 15.3 25.9 5.9 40.0 37.3 22.7 4.3 39.0 18.0 26.7 4.9 5.1 3.7
2020 61.0 9.8 26.8 2.4 51.2 31.7 17.1 2.4 48.8 9.8 29.3 4.9 2.4 1.8
2023 46.0 22.0 27.0 5.0 41.0 35.0 24.0 6.0 34.0 21.0 23.0 5.0 11.0 7.6
2024 47.1 20.6 22.5 9.8 55.9 26.5 17.6 3.9 30.4 20.6 30.4 5.9 8.8 6.8
Player 51.0 16.8 26.7 5.5 43.0 34.8 22.2 4.1 37.7 18.3 27.2 5.1 6.2 4.5
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.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Slider CWS R 152 81.5 44.3 3.3 8 5.1 -1.2 -19
2024 Changeup CWS R 79 81.9 33.4 0.1 0 18.1 4.5 33
2024 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 111 92.2 16.0 -0.6 -4 7.5 0.4 6
2024 Sinker CWS R 164 91.8 23.9 0.8 4 16.5 1.4 9
2023 Sinker ATL R 122 92.5 21.6 -0.3 -1 15.0 0.7 5
2023 Slider ATL R 143 83.1 42.5 3.4 9 5.0 -1.3 -21
2023 Changeup ATL R 98 82.0 27.0 -6.0 -18 15.7 2.2 16
2023 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 174 93.2 16.8 -1.3 -8 6.3 -0.7 -10
2020 Changeup ATL R 24 80.3 30.9 -1.1 -3 15.2 2.3 17
2020 Sinker ATL R 62 91.4 25.9 3.7 17 15.4 1.4 10
2020 Slider ATL R 57 81.3 44.7 3.9 9 5.4 1.0 22
2020 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 56 92.7 18.6 -3.3 -21 6.7 -0.2 -3
2019 Changeup ATL R 315 81.2 30.3 -1.6 -5 13.8 0.6 5
2019 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 479 92.9 19.5 -3.2 -19 5.2 -2.9 -36
2019 Slider ATL R 617 83.2 45.8 3.4 8 6.4 1.3 26
2019 Sinker ATL R 1,140 92.3 25.7 3.1 14 15.9 1.9 13
2018 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 115 92.6 21.1 -4.0 -24 3.0 -5.2 -63
2018 Changeup ATL R 38 82.2 29.9 -3.0 -9 12.4 -1.2 -9
2018 Sinker ATL R 160 92.6 28.5 5.0 21 15.4 0.2 1
2018 Slider ATL R 92 85.3 41.2 2.2 6 7.0 2.6 61
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 Sinker -0.3 0 164 32.4 60 .275 .451 .369 7.8 8.3 13.5 .360 .558 .440 45.7
2024 Slider 0.1 0 152 30.0 28 .192 .423 .289 31.0 21.4 11.1 .213 .371 .281 35.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.3 -3 111 21.9 29 .318 .727 .498 2.5 3.4 4.3 .298 .634 .464 38.1
2024 Changeup -4.0 -3 79 15.6 16 .375 .625 .484 20.0 6.3 9.1 .401 .607 .434 26.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.7 -3 174 32.4 53 .271 .667 .412 23.9 22.6 25.0 .269 .543 .369 32.4
2023 Slider -2.4 -3 143 26.6 32 .360 .520 .452 31.3 25.0 23.5 .280 .446 .397 29.4
2023 Sinker -0.2 0 122 22.7 38 .286 .400 .354 11.3 13.2 31.3 .295 .396 .329 43.3
2023 Changeup -1.6 -2 98 18.2 22 .200 .600 .359 31.7 18.2 10.8 .225 .512 .342 25.0
2020 Sinker 0.5 0 62 31.2 24 .250 .250 .304 14.3 12.5 20.0 .248 .325 .322 52.9
2020 Slider 2.1 1 57 28.6 10 .111 .111 .160 34.8 10.0 7.7 .283 .540 .382 37.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 0 56 28.1 11 .400 .400 .391 12.0 9.1 5.3 .406 .459 .414 22.2
2020 Changeup 5.2 1 24 12.1 12 .100 .200 .241 35.3 25.0 60.0 .179 .199 .265 0.0
2019 Sinker 1.1 13 1,140 44.6 334 .290 .414 .338 12.3 9.3 13.8 .303 .444 .346 43.4
2019 Slider 1.5 9 619 24.2 153 .154 .224 .206 38.1 41.8 25.0 .202 .318 .252 34.2
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 2 479 18.7 120 .274 .345 .305 16.1 20.8 17.9 .264 .409 .308 34.1
2019 Changeup 2.4 7 315 12.3 92 .133 .265 .220 38.9 23.9 22.4 .182 .302 .253 19.7
2018 Sinker -1.0 -2 160 39.5 42 .256 .359 .340 20.3 16.7 26.9 .301 .501 .374 43.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball -1.8 -2 115 28.4 34 .375 .531 .402 16.4 17.6 24.0 .258 .331 .269 22.2
2018 Slider 1.0 1 92 22.7 33 .267 .400 .305 22.7 24.2 22.9 .316 .452 .345 39.1
2018 Changeup 0.7 0 38 9.4 4 .000 .000 .175 50.0 0.0 0.0 .106 .203 .267 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 79 81.9 94 19.9 1:45 2:30 -45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 110 92.2 81 17.4 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 163 91.9 81 18.8 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 Slider 150 81.5 44 7.4 8:00 7:30 30
2023 Changeup 98 82.0 98 20.6 1:45 1:45 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 174 93.2 85 15.5 1:15 12:45 30
2023 Sinker 122 92.5 89 18.3 1:15 2:00 -45
2023 Slider 143 83.1 37 7.4 8:15 7:45 30
2020 Changeup 23 80.2 98 19.0 2:00 2:00 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 55 92.7 82 14.2 1:15 1:00 15
2020 Sinker 54 91.5 84 17.1 1:15 2:15 -60
2020 Slider 56 81.3 44 8.0 8:15 7:30 45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 113 405 0 0 -1 -2 -2
2019 722 2,643 22 36 -14 -10 35
2020 57 199 2 3 -1 -1 3
2023 145 537 -5 3 -1 -4 -8
2024 133 506 -3 2 -4 -2 -6
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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 %
2018 405 48.9 67.2 89.5 28.5 47.5 38.5 57.5 47.4 21.9 8.4 64.7
2019 2,557 47.7 67.9 82.8 31.3 63.6 42.3 63.8 48.8 22.5 6.7 76.5
2020 199 45.2 70.0 85.7 27.5 60.0 40.2 61.4 46.7 22.6 9.5 78.9
2023 537 50.8 65.9 83.9 23.9 55.6 44.9 57.9 45.3 23.5 7.4 85.0
2024 506 48.2 61.1 94.0 21.4 60.7 43.1 53.4 40.5 15.1 8.1 78.0
Player 4,204 48.1 66.8 85.0 28.7 60.9 42.3 61.1 47.1 21.8 7.2 76.6
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2018 45 80 2
2019 58 32 61 84 56 30 84 61 42 27 83 26 73 35 45 1
2020 29 28 1
2023 31 74 25
2024 2 4 6 11 4 2 31 41 46 1 17 3 9 21 79 17
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 29.4 1 2.9 -2 0 3 1 100.0
2019 22.6 14 14.8 -1 8 13 4 28.6
2020 -- 0 0.7 -1 0 1 0 --
2023 24.2 9 7.2 2 2 8 1 11.1
2024 23.8 7 6.2 1 0 5 2 28.6
Player 23.6 31 31.7 -1 10 30 8 25.8

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2018 1 4 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
2019 14 16 14 15 16 15 17 12 7 10 14 17 18 15 14 14 13 13 15 17 16 18 17 17 13 13 13 20 20 14 11
2020 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
2023 9 5 4 8 7 7 8 7 6 5 7 7 7 6 8 9 9 7 9 8 9 7 9 9 7 5 7 6 9 7 6
2024 7 5 4 7 6 7 7 6 6 5 7 7 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 7 4
Player 31 30 24 32 33 33 37 28 22 22 31 33 34 31 33 35 34 29 32 37 35 34 38 38 28 26 30 36 40 32 25
! 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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.6 92.4 -0.2 ↓ -- -0.4 ↓ -- -- -- -- 92.9 -- 92.0 -0.9 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 82.2 81.2 -1.0 ↓ -- -0.9 ↓ -- -- -- -- 82.0 -- 81.9 -0.1 ↓
Breaking Velocity 85.3 83.2 -2.1 ↓ -- -1.9 ↓ -- -- -- -- 83.1 -- 81.5 -1.6 ↓
Exit Velocity 89.0 88.2 -0.8 ↓ -- -0.2 ↓ -- -- -- -- 87.3 -- 89.1 1.8 ↑
Launch Angle 6.5 6.7 0.2 ↑ -- -2.8 ↓ -- -- -- -- 12.9 -- 12.7 -0.2 ↓
Barrel % 5.9 5.1 -0.8 ↓ -- -2.7 ↓ -- -- -- -- 11.0 -- 8.8 -2.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 35.3 37.5 2.2 ↑ -- -3.4 ↓ -- -- -- -- 34.0 -- 39.2 5.2 ↑
Sweet Spot % 43.5 32.4 -11.1 ↓ -- -5.6 ↓ -- -- -- -- 38.0 -- 32.4 -5.6 ↓
xBA .286 .258 -0.028 ↓ -- 0.017 ↑ -- -- -- -- .271 -- .321 0.050 ↑
BA .288 .236 -0.052 ↓ -- -0.012 ↓ -- -- -- -- .281 -- .278 -0.003 ↓
xwOBA .330 .306 -0.024 ↓ -- 0.034 ↑ -- -- -- -- .361 -- .411 0.050 ↑
wOBA .322 .272 -0.050 ↓ -- 0.003 ↑ -- -- -- -- .389 -- .395 0.006 ↑
xSLG .426 .391 -0.035 ↓ -- -0.021 ↓ -- -- -- -- .479 -- .537 0.058 ↑
SLG .413 .340 -0.073 ↓ -- -0.095 ↓ -- -- -- -- .555 -- .522 -0.033 ↓
K% 18.6 20.3 1.7 ↑ -- -6.3 ↓ -- -- -- -- 20.0 -- 9.8 -10.2 ↓
BB% 6.2 5.8 -0.4 ↓ -- 6.5 ↑ -- -- -- -- 8.3 -- 12.8 4.5 ↑
Swing % 47.4 48.8 1.4 ↑ -- -2.1 ↓ -- -- -- -- 45.3 -- 40.5 -4.8 ↓
Whiff% 21.9 22.5 0.6 ↑ -- 0.1 ↑ -- -- -- -- 23.5 -- 15.1 -8.4 ↓
In Zone % 48.9 47.7 -1.2 ↓ -- -2.5 ↓ -- -- -- -- 50.8 -- 48.2 -2.6 ↓
Out of Zone % 51.1 52.3 1.2 ↑ -- 2.5 ↑ -- -- -- -- 49.2 -- 51.8 2.6 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 28.5 31.3 2.8 ↑ -- -3.8 ↓ -- -- -- -- 23.9 -- 21.4 -2.5 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 21.2 31.8 10.6 ↑ -- -2.0 ↓ -- -- -- -- 31.0 -- 17.3 -13.7 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 57.5 63.8 6.3 ↑ -- -2.4 ↓ -- -- -- -- 57.9 -- 53.4 -4.5 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 113 .322 56 17 30.4 57 28 49.1
2019 Shifts 700 .272 400 35 8.8 300 85 28.3
2020 Shifts 57 .275 28 3 10.7 29 1 3.4
2023 Shades 145 .389 66 27 40.9 79 37 46.8
2024 Shades 133 .395 62 0 0.0 71 23 32.4
! 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 %
2018 108 13.7 70.4% 0.0% 74 20.9 0.0% 2.7%
2019 784 16.5 28.2% 0.4% 367 24.6 0.0% 6.0%
2020 50 16.1 28.0% 2.0% 37 25.0 0.0% 5.4%
2023 180 13.1 82.8% 0.0% 65 19.8 0.0% 0.0%
2024 129 13.9 69.8% 0.0% 69 19.5 0.0% 1.4%
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Pitch Distribution

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