Mitch Spence
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 185LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 10, #315, New York Yankees | USC Aiken
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 8 10 4.58 35 24 0 151.1 126 1.38
2025 2 5 4.70 29 7 1 74.2 63 1.34
2 Seasons 10 15 4.62 64 31 1 226 189 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 35 8-10 4.58 151.1 126 1.38
2025 29 2-5 4.70 74.2 63 1.34
2 Seasons 64 10-15 4.62 226 189 1.37
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
2024 26 2481 475 40 8.4 6.1 89.5 113.7 9.6 30.9 .251 .408 .340 .314 .357 41.7 19.4 6.8 4.58 4.14
2025 27 1191 233 32 13.7 9.9 90.4 113.1 13.7 37.8 .284 .522 .343 .367 .433 42.1 19.5 6.8 4.70 5.39
Player 3672 708 72 10.2 7.4 89.8 113.7 11.0 33.2 .262 .446 .341 .331 .382 41.8 19.4 6.8
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Spence relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(46.1%) ,
Slider
(28.7%) ,
Curveball
(16.0%) ,
Sinker
(8.2%) ,
Changeup
(1.1%) ,


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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 %
2024 48.4 51.6 23.8 21.9 5.9 42.3 38.7 18.9 23.8 20.2 4.4 18.5 18.5 14.5
2025 42.9 57.1 25.8 25.3 6.0 44.2 33.9 21.9 24.0 14.6 4.3 20.2 19.3 17.6
Player 46.6 53.4 24.4 23.0 5.9 42.9 37.1 19.9 23.9 18.4 4.4 19.1 18.8 15.5
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 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
2024 3.2 37.7 22.9 22.7 5.1 8.4 6.1
2025 3.0 32.2 20.6 23.6 6.4 13.7 9.9
Player 3.1 35.9 22.2 23.0 5.5 10.2 7.4
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 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 Cutter ATH R 549 91.1 28.4 -4.0 4.0GLV 2.0 4.4 -4.0 4.0GLV 1.8
2025 Sinker ATH R 97 92.6 28.2 4.9 7.3ARM -7.6 3.7 3.6 7.3ARM -7.9
2025 Changeup ATH R 13 87.8 32.1 1.0 8.3ARM -6.2 3.5 0.5 8.3ARM -6.3
2025 Slider ATH R 341 84.6 36.4 -0.6 13.7GLV 8.8 2.2 -0.6 13.7GLV 8.9
2025 Curveball ATH R 190 81.8 51.7 -0.1 10.3GLV 3.0 -10.4 0.6 10.3GLV 1.0
2024 Cutter OAK R 981 90.7 27.4 -2.6 3.8GLV 1.2 5.7 -2.6 3.8GLV 1.1
2024 Sinker OAK R 363 91.9 27.4 4.4 8.2ARM -6.0 5.0 2.2 8.2ARM -6.7
2024 Changeup OAK R 27 88.4 31.4 1.6 8.9ARM -5.4 3.6 1.3 8.9ARM -5.3
2024 Slider OAK R 810 84.3 39.4 2.3 14.8GLV 9.5 -0.6 2.2 14.8GLV 10.0
2024 Curveball OAK R 299 80.4 56.0 3.4 11.3GLV 3.7 -13.2 3.2 11.3GLV 1.9
! 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 Cutter -0.5 -3 549 46.1 144 .287 .519 .398 20.3 13.9 16.7 .294 .551 .387 47.7
2025 Slider -1.3 -4 341 28.6 90 .244 .512 .351 34.6 24.4 20.8 .268 .528 .368 35.0
2025 Curveball 1.3 2 190 16.0 66 .200 .246 .204 33.6 31.8 18.6 .231 .323 .245 31.8
2025 Sinker -4.7 -5 97 8.1 20 .471 .882 .593 12.5 0.0 0.0 .493 1.069 .658 58.8
2025 Changeup -0.4 0 13 1.1 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .058 .064 .053 0.0
2024 Cutter -0.2 -2 981 39.5 240 .278 .472 .364 17.6 14.2 15.1 .252 .408 .332 45.5
2024 Slider 0.0 0 810 32.6 222 .278 .493 .353 27.6 22.1 19.3 .245 .447 .324 36.9
2024 Sinker -1.2 -4 363 14.6 84 .338 .403 .356 16.0 4.8 9.1 .314 .382 .325 48.0
2024 Curveball -0.2 -1 299 12.1 98 .196 .351 .246 31.0 39.8 20.7 .201 .328 .232 29.3
2024 Changeup -7.7 -2 27 1.1 7 .571 .857 .614 0.0 0.0 -- .368 .675 .443 85.7
! 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 Changeup 10 87.4 70 10.2 1:30 2:30 -60
2025 Curveball 189 81.8 68 16.9 7:45 7:15 30
2025 Cutter 544 91.1 28 5.8 11:45 10:15 90
2025 Sinker 94 92.6 53 8.5 1:00 2:30 -90
2025 Slider 340 84.6 50 14.8 8:15 9:00 -45
2024 Changeup 25 88.5 68 9.8 1:30 2:30 -60
2024 Curveball 299 80.4 78 19.9 7:30 7:15 15
2024 Cutter 977 90.7 30 6.6 11:45 10:30 75
2024 Sinker 348 91.9 63 9.8 1:00 2:15 -75
2024 Slider 809 84.3 58 16.0 8:15 8:45 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
2024 651 2,480 -15 24 -10 -8 -10
2025 321 1,190 -4 10 -9 -5 -9
Player 972 3,670 -19 33 -19 -19 -19
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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 %
2024 2,481 48.4 70.8 87.3 31.7 55.2 42.6 61.3 50.6 22.5 7.5 82.7
2025 1,191 49.1 70.9 83.9 31.7 48.4 41.6 61.6 51.0 26.7 7.2 82.6
Player 3,672 48.6 70.8 86.2 31.7 53.0 42.3 61.4 50.7 23.9 7.4 82.7
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 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
2024 42 32 33 38 53 8 35 30 25 21 67 25 82 18 1 85 15
2025 7 10 4 5 23 3 2 22 40 33 74 63 84 24 75 80 19
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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 %
2024 23.23 20 18.8 1 7 19 6 30.0
2025 24.85 15 12.5 3 8 7 8 53.3
Player 23.92 35 31.4 4 15 26 14 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
2024 20 19 18 20 17 19 24 19 14 13 19 21 22 15 20 18 17 15 21 27 20 19 28 24 16 17 14 18 19 18 14
2025 15 15 11 10 13 12 10 13 10 10 10 10 16 18 12 9 15 12 10 11 14 13 14 16 13 11 10 12 18 14 14
Player 35 34 29 30 30 31 34 32 24 23 29 31 38 33 32 27 32 27 31 38 34 32 42 40 29 28 24 30 37 32 28
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

2024 +/-   2025
Results
BA .276 -.011 .265
xBA .251 +.033 .284
OBP .331 -.008 .323
xOBP .308 +.034 .342
SLG .455 +.021 .476
xSLG .408 +.114 .522
ISO .179 +.032 .211
xISO .158 +.080 .238
BABIP .319 -.030 .289
wOBA .340 +.003 .343
xwOBA .314 +.053 .367
wOBACON .393 +.006 .399
xwOBACON .357 +.076 .433
BACON .348 -.013 .335
xBACON .317 +.044 .361
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.7 +0.4 42.1
Avg Exit Velocity 89.5 +0.9 90.4
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.9 +6.9 37.8
Barrel % 8.4 +5.3 13.7
Avg Launch Angle 9.6 +4.1 13.7
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.0 +0.1 72.1
Attack Angle 12° 12°
Ideal Attack Angle % 52.5 +0.4 52.9
Attack Direction -4° -1° -5°
Swing Path - Tilt 33° 33°
Swing Length 7.4 +0.1 7.5
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.0 +0.4 91.4
Breaking Velocity 83.2 +0.4 83.6
Offspeed Velocity 88.4 -0.6 87.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 40 -8 32
Popup % 5.9 +0.1 6.0
Flyball % 23.8 +2.0 25.8
Line Drive % 21.9 +3.4 25.3
Groundball % 48.4 -5.5 42.9
Pull % 42.3 +1.9 44.2
Straight Away % 38.7 -4.8 33.9
Opposite Field % 18.9 +3.0 21.9
Weak Contact % 3.2 -0.2 3.0
Pull Airball % 18.5 +1.7 20.2
Topped Contact % 37.7 -5.5 32.2
Under Contact % 22.9 -2.3 20.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 22.7 +0.9 23.6
Solid Contact % 5.1 +1.3 6.4
HR/FB % 17.7 +7.3 25.0
Popups 28 -14 14
Flyballs 113 -53 60
Line Drives 104 -45 59
Groundballs 230 -130 100
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.4 +0.7 49.1
Out of Zone % 51.6 -0.7 50.9
Edge % 42.6 -1.0 41.6
Zone Swing % 70.8 +0.1 70.9
Out of Zone Swing % 31.7 0.0 31.7
In Zone Contact % 87.3 -3.4 83.9
Out of Zone Contact % 55.2 -6.8 48.4
Whiff % 22.5 +4.2 26.7
First Strike % 61.3 +0.3 61.6
First Pitch Swing % 34.1 +2.1 36.2
Swing % 50.6 +0.4 51.0
Meatball Swing % 82.7 -0.1 82.6
Meatball % 7.5 -0.3 7.2
Zone Swing & Miss % 12.0 +3.4 15.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 44.6 +6.4 51.0
In Zone 1,201 -616 585
Out of Zone 1,280 -674 606
Edge 1,057 -561 496
In Zone Swings 850 -435 415
Out of Zone Swings 406 -214 192
In Zone Swing & Misses 102 -38 64
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 181 -83 98
Basic
Pitches 2,481 -1,290 1,191
PA 651 -328 323
AB 598 -304 294
Hits 165 -87 78
Singles 101 -55 46
Doubles 41 -24 17
Triples 3 -3 0
Home Runs 20 -5 15
Walks 44 -22 22
Strikeouts 126 -63 63
K% 19.4 +0.1 19.5
BB% 6.8 0.0 6.8
HBP 6 -2 4
Batted Balls 475 -242 233
Number of Fastballs 1,344 -698 646
Number of Offspeed 27 -14 13
Number of Breaking 1,109 -578 531
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 651 .340 359 18 5.0 292 207 70.9
2025 Shades 321 .343 172 2 1.2 149 97 65.1
! 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 %
2024 680 16.4 18.5% 0.7% 347 19.8 0.0% 0.6%
2025 321 17.8 4.4% 0.3% 173 20.7 0.0% 1.2%

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Pitch Distribution