Michael Soroka
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 250LBS | Age: 27
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 10 4.74 25 9 0 79.2 84 1.38
5 Seasons 17 18 3.67 69 52 0 326 284 1.25
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 25 0-10 4.74 79.2 84 1.38
5 Seasons 69 17-18 3.67 326 284 1.25
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
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 .305 .355 37.5 20.3 5.8 2.68 4.08
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 1442 216 21 9.7 6.1 87.6 115.4 15.8 34.7 .237 .398 .324 .329 .380 35.2 24.2 12.7 4.75 4.59
Player 5140 952 64 6.7 4.7 88.0 115.4 9.3 34.2 .257 .404 .302 .321 .369 36.3 20.8 8.1
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

Soroka relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(36.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(32.5%) ,
Sinker
(21.2%) ,
Changeup
(9.8%) ,


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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 41.7 27.8 20.8 9.7 44.9 27.3 27.8 6.0 27.3 25.5 25.5 6.0 9.7 6.1
Player 49.3 18.9 25.8 6.0 42.0 34.0 23.9 4.5 36.1 19.6 26.5 5.3 6.7 4.7
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


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 Changeup CWS R 141 82.1 32.6 -0.1 17.8ARM 4.6 8.1 -3.2 17.8ARM 3.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 469 93.5 15.1 0.0 8.4ARM 0.9 16.3 0.5 8.4ARM 0.9
2024 Slider CWS R 527 81.9 44.8 4.6 5.4GLV -0.9 -4.1 5.7 5.4GLV 0.3
2024 Sinker CWS R 305 92.3 23.4 0.0 16.5ARM 1.9 8.8 -1.5 16.5ARM 1.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 174 93.2 16.8 -1.3 6.3ARM -0.7 14.7 -1.1 6.3ARM -1.1
2023 Sinker ATL R 122 92.5 21.6 -0.3 15.0ARM 0.7 10.4 -2.8 15.0ARM 0.0
2023 Changeup ATL R 98 82.0 27.0 -6.0 15.7ARM 2.2 13.8 -8.4 15.7ARM 1.3
2023 Slider ATL R 143 83.1 42.5 3.4 5.0GLV -1.1 -3.0 4.5 5.0GLV -0.3
! 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 Slider 0.8 4 527 36.5 113 .168 .317 .260 41.7 44.2 25.4 .160 .260 .230 36.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.8 4 469 32.5 105 .195 .354 .314 21.0 21.0 15.4 .202 .356 .326 31.3
2024 Sinker -1.3 -4 305 21.2 98 .289 .518 .399 8.7 10.2 14.3 .338 .558 .429 39.2
2024 Changeup -2.7 -4 141 9.8 30 .321 .643 .455 13.0 6.7 7.4 .323 .548 .398 30.8
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
! 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 141 82.1 95 19.9 2:00 2:15 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 468 93.5 84 18.0 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 304 92.3 83 18.9 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 Slider 525 81.9 45 8.4 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
! 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
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 346 1,442 0 15 -9 -6 0
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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 22.4 8.4 64.7
2019 2,557 47.7 67.9 82.8 31.3 63.6 42.3 63.8 48.8 22.9 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 1,442 47.4 63.6 84.4 24.9 53.4 41.5 55.2 43.3 24.8 8.0 76.5
Player 5,140 47.9 66.5 84.0 28.4 59.0 42.0 60.4 46.7 23.4 7.4 76.5
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
2018 45 80 2
2019 59 33 61 84 56 30 84 61 42 27 83 29 73 35 45 2
2020 29 28 1
2023 31 74 24
2024 22 53 43 33 13 38 14 79 78 60 4 44 11 33 89 15
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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 %
2018 29.4 1 2.8 -2 0 3 1 100.0
2019 22.6 14 14.6 -1 7 13 4 28.6
2020 -- 0 0.7 -1 0 1 0 --
2023 24.2 9 7.0 2 1 8 1 11.1
2024 25.2 13 11.7 1 2 9 4 30.8
Player 24.1 37 36.8 0 10 34 10 27.0
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
2018 1 4 1 2 3 2 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
2019 14 16 13 15 16 15 17 12 7 10 13 17 18 15 14 14 13 13 15 16 16 18 17 17 12 13 12 19 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 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 7 7 6 6 8 9 8 7 9 8 9 7 9 9 7 5 7 6 8 7 6
2024 13 9 8 14 12 13 13 10 10 10 12 13 11 10 13 10 12 10 13 14 12 12 14 14 9 13 13 13 13 12 9
Player 37 34 27 37 39 38 42 32 26 27 35 39 39 35 39 38 37 33 40 43 41 41 45 45 30 33 35 42 45 37 30
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.6 92.4 -0.2 -- -0.4 -- -- -- -- 92.9 -- 93.0 0.1
Offspeed Velocity 82.2 81.2 -1.0 -- -0.9 -- -- -- -- 82.0 -- 82.1 0.1
Breaking Velocity 85.3 83.2 -2.1 -- -1.9 -- -- -- -- 83.1 -- 81.9 -1.2
Exit Velocity 89.0 88.2 -0.8 -- -0.2 -- -- -- -- 87.3 -- 87.6 0.3
Launch Angle 6.5 6.7 0.2 -- -2.8 -- -- -- -- 12.9 -- 15.8 2.9
Barrel % 5.9 5.1 -0.8 -- -2.7 -- -- -- -- 11.0 -- 9.7 -1.3
Hard Hit % 35.3 37.5 2.2 -- -3.4 -- -- -- -- 34.0 -- 35.2 1.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 43.5 32.4 -11.1 -- -5.6 -- -- -- -- 38.0 -- 34.7 -3.3
xBA .286 .258 -0.028 -- 0.017 -- -- -- -- .271 -- .237 -0.034
BA .288 .236 -0.052 -- -0.012 -- -- -- -- .281 -- .224 -0.057
xwOBA .330 .305 -0.025 -- 0.035 -- -- -- -- .361 -- .329 -0.032
wOBA .322 .272 -0.050 -- 0.003 -- -- -- -- .389 -- .324 -0.065
xSLG .426 .391 -0.035 -- -0.021 -- -- -- -- .479 -- .398 -0.081
SLG .413 .340 -0.073 -- -0.095 -- -- -- -- .555 -- .415 -0.140
K% 18.6 20.3 1.7 -- -6.3 -- -- -- -- 20.0 -- 24.2 4.2
BB% 6.2 5.8 -0.4 -- 6.5 -- -- -- -- 8.3 -- 12.7 4.4
Swing % 47.4 48.8 1.4 -- -2.1 -- -- -- -- 45.3 -- 43.3 -2.0
Whiff% 22.4 22.9 0.5 -- -0.3 -- -- -- -- 23.5 -- 24.8 1.3
In Zone % 48.9 47.7 -1.2 -- -2.5 -- -- -- -- 50.8 -- 47.4 -3.4
Out of Zone % 51.1 52.3 1.2 -- 2.5 -- -- -- -- 49.2 -- 52.6 3.4
Out of Zone Swing % 28.5 31.3 2.8 -- -3.8 -- -- -- -- 23.9 -- 24.9 1.0
First Pitch Swing % 21.2 31.8 10.6 -- -2.0 -- -- -- -- 31.0 -- 23.4 -7.6
First Pitch Strike % 57.5 63.8 6.3 -- -2.4 -- -- -- -- 57.9 -- 55.2 -2.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 113 .322 56 6 10.7 57 21 36.8
2019 Shifts 700 .272 400 32 8.0 300 76 25.3
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 343 .325 173 15 8.7 170 61 35.9
! 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 %
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 393 14.2 63.1% 0.0% 253 19.6 0.4% 0.4%

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Pitch Distribution