Mychal Givens
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 250LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 2, #54, Baltimore Orioles | H B Plant HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 4 3 3.35 54 0 8 51 54 1.37
2022 7 3 3.38 59 1 2 61.1 71 1.32
2023 0 1 11.25 6 0 0 4 2 2.50
9 Seasons 32 24 3.47 425 1 31 461.2 539 1.20
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 54 4-3 3.35 51 54 1.37
2022 59 7-3 3.38 61.1 71 1.32
2023 6 0-1 11.25 4 2 2.50
9 Seasons 425 32-24 3.47 461.2 539 1.20
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 25 466 72 0 0.0 0.0 87.5 110.5 13.3 38.9 .221 .301 .236 .256 .351 30.6 32.5 5.1 1.80 2.67
2016 26 1306 175 6 3.4 1.9 85.3 109.4 15.7 38.3 .209 .312 .296 .284 .348 26.3 30.7 11.5 3.13 3.36
2017 27 1326 197 13 6.6 4.1 86.7 111.9 13.8 33.0 .218 .374 .270 .290 .361 32.3 27.9 7.9 2.75 3.57
2018 28 1247 205 8 3.9 2.5 85.4 110.7 17.1 40.0 .217 .324 .272 .274 .321 29.8 24.9 9.5 3.99 3.13
2019 29 1092 146 16 11.0 6.2 88.9 115.5 15.0 41.8 .218 .416 .303 .306 .414 39.7 33.1 10.0 4.57 4.11
2020 30 415 56 4 7.1 4.3 87.3 106.5 22.8 37.5 .195 .393 .320 .303 .352 30.4 26.9 10.8 3.63 3.87
2021 31 873 133 13 9.8 6.0 85.5 111.9 15.2 38.3 .237 .390 .318 .318 .377 27.1 25.0 12.5 3.35 4.30
2022 32 1026 159 13 8.2 5.0 87.6 112.6 11.9 35.2 .226 .372 .316 .299 .370 38.0 27.3 9.6 3.38 3.70
2023 33 89 13 0 0.0 0.0 91.2 111.0 10.1 38.5 .425 .482 .386 .472 .439 46.2 9.1 27.3 11.25 11.34
Player 7840 1156 73 6.3 3.8 86.6 115.5 15.1 37.7 .220 .360 .292 .294 .362 32.0 28.2 10.0
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

Givens relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(51.7%) ,
Changeup
(20.2%) ,
Slider
(19.1%) ,
Sinker
(9.0%) ,


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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 41.7 23.6 29.2 5.6 30.6 33.3 36.1 4.2 30.6 25.0 30.6 6.9 0.0 0.0
2016 38.3 24.0 29.7 8.0 38.3 32.6 29.1 3.4 27.4 25.7 31.4 5.7 3.4 1.9
2017 42.6 20.8 26.4 10.2 32.0 37.6 30.5 6.1 32.0 26.9 21.8 5.6 6.6 4.1
2018 38.0 24.4 26.8 10.7 31.2 38.0 30.2 4.4 29.3 29.3 27.3 4.9 3.9 2.5
2019 39.0 24.0 30.1 6.8 32.9 37.7 29.5 3.4 29.5 25.3 22.6 8.2 11.0 6.2
2020 23.2 41.1 25.0 10.7 19.6 44.6 35.7 3.6 19.6 42.9 19.6 7.1 7.1 4.3
2021 36.8 22.6 31.6 9.0 32.3 34.6 33.1 8.3 24.8 28.6 24.8 3.8 9.8 6.0
2022 43.4 23.3 24.5 8.8 32.7 41.5 25.8 3.8 30.8 24.5 25.8 5.0 8.2 5.0
2023 46.2 15.4 38.5 0.0 38.5 38.5 23.1 7.7 15.4 23.1 46.2 7.7 0.0 0.0
Player 39.2 24.0 28.0 8.8 32.4 37.2 30.3 4.8 28.6 27.4 26.0 5.7 6.3 3.8
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
2023 Slider BAL R 17 81.7 32.0 -8.5 5.7GLV -1.7 9.1 -7.6 5.7GLV 0.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 46 91.7 20.2 -1.5 6.8ARM -3.2 12.2 -3.6 6.8ARM -0.6
2023 Sinker BAL R 8 91.1 28.0 0.3 14.7ARM -1.5 5.3 2.3 14.7ARM -0.3
2023 Changeup BAL R 18 83.1 39.9 0.7 10.0ARM -4.8 -0.4 5.8 10.0ARM -4.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball NYM R 526 93.4 19.2 -1.5 6.9ARM -2.8 12.0 -4.2 6.9ARM -0.4
2022 Slider NYM R 304 84.7 35.5 -1.9 6.1GLV -0.1 2.5 -0.7 6.1GLV 0.4
2022 Changeup NYM R 187 82.0 43.6 1.0 9.2ARM -3.4 -2.9 8.9 9.2ARM -5.1
! 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 %
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 46 51.7 10 .200 .400 .405 16.7 10.0 5.9 .493 .585 .526 60.0
2023 Changeup 3.6 1 18 20.2 6 .200 .200 .267 16.7 16.7 12.5 .306 .334 .353 75.0
2023 Slider -4.4 -1 17 19.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .809 .923 .771 0.0
2023 Sinker -8.4 -1 8 9.0 4 .333 .333 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 .382 .412 .441 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 526 51.3 132 .287 .443 .362 26.6 31.1 25.3 .251 .400 .330 46.7
2022 Slider 0.8 2 304 29.6 75 .203 .348 .263 28.2 17.3 22.4 .202 .324 .255 28.1
2022 Changeup 0.4 1 191 18.6 47 .220 .366 .300 28.7 34.0 19.5 .202 .381 .293 34.6
! 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
2023 Changeup 13 83.2 47 11.6 2:45 3:30 -45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 46 91.7 68 13.6 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Slider 15 81.5 48 10.3 10:00 10:30 -30
2022 Changeup 185 82.1 52 11.1 3:00 4:00 -60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 526 93.4 69 13.5 1:30 1:00 30
2022 Slider 303 84.7 34 6.8 10:30 9:30 60
! 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
2015 117 466 7 4 -2 -1 7
2016 317 1,316 7 18 -5 -10 10
2017 312 1,323 15 12 -9 -8 11
2018 313 1,245 11 14 -9 -7 9
2019 259 1,092 14 4 -6 -6 6
2020 93 415 9 1 -3 -3 4
2021 212 872 7 13 -9 -6 4
2022 261 1,047 8 8 -6 -6 4
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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 466 51.7 63.1 75.7 27.6 58.1 42.7 63.2 45.9 28.5 6.7 71.0
2016 1,306 51.6 68.7 71.9 28.6 57.5 41.5 59.1 49.3 32.1 9.1 74.8
2017 1,326 51.2 70.9 74.4 24.0 65.8 38.6 57.6 48.1 27.1 9.2 82.8
2018 1,247 53.8 70.7 78.5 26.4 62.5 41.7 56.4 50.2 24.9 8.2 78.4
2019 1,092 50.2 71.7 70.5 28.5 52.9 40.8 57.1 50.2 34.3 9.5 87.5
2020 415 51.1 72.6 74.0 25.6 67.3 41.7 58.1 49.6 27.7 7.7 84.4
2021 873 46.4 67.4 75.8 22.4 60.0 39.3 55.4 43.3 28.3 6.8 78.0
2022 1,026 50.0 66.7 76.5 24.9 62.2 40.7 57.9 45.7 27.5 9.8 81.0
2023 89 43.8 76.9 90.0 24.0 75.0 37.1 33.3 47.2 14.3 5.6 80.0
Player 7,840 50.8 69.4 74.7 26.0 60.4 40.6 57.5 48.0 28.8 8.6 80.3
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 79 88 52
2016 79 89 93 92 46 91 91 98 96 94 8 95 46 79 85 53
2017 75 81 69 50 78 54 36 63 58 84 57 70 15 84 83 43
2018 85 76 86 90 66 83 92 97 89 65 29 51 31 80 84 62
2019 58 78 47 23 66 51 4 42 22 91 22 92 44 79 78 69
2020 59 86 53 24 68 65 51 68 87 68 27 57 28 72 83 69
2021 40 53 54 54 19 67 16 96 98 60 10 66 3 71 97 53
2022 56 64 55 46 40 62 33 71 50 77 25 63 8 41 92 53
2023 16 85 14
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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 21.6 6 5.6 0 5 3 3 50.0
2017 23.5 10 8.1 2 4 8 3 30.0
2018 23.5 4 4.1 0 5 2 3 75.0
2019 23.1 13 10.5 3 5 4 8 61.5
2020 23.0 5 5.0 0 1 5 2 40.0
2021 22.8 7 5.8 1 3 2 4 57.1
2022 24.1 8 6.8 1 2 6 2 25.0
Player 23.3 53 45.9 7 25 30 25 47.2
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 6 6 5 8 5 4 5 6 4 4 4 9 6 5 4 6 4 4 7 6 6 4 8 8 6 4 6 8 7 5 4
2017 10 10 6 7 9 8 10 8 9 5 7 9 7 7 9 9 5 5 10 9 9 8 11 9 6 8 9 11 10 7 6
2018 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 7 6 3 3 5 3 3 4 6 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 3
2019 13 13 8 12 11 10 11 9 11 8 8 12 13 9 10 11 9 9 11 11 10 13 13 14 9 8 10 11 14 8 8
2020 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 4 5 7 5 6 3 5 7 5 6 4
2021 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 4
2022 8 5 6 9 7 7 8 7 6 5 6 8 6 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 4 7 7 7 7 6 6
Player 53 49 42 52 47 42 49 45 43 33 38 58 49 41 45 50 38 38 50 51 46 49 60 55 40 38 46 55 54 40 35
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.9 94.9 0.0 95.4 0.5 95.1 -0.3 95.3 0.2 94.6 -0.7 94.7 0.1 93.4 -1.3 91.7 -1.7
Offspeed Velocity 85.5 85.9 0.4 85.6 -0.3 86.0 0.4 84.7 -1.3 83.0 -1.7 82.3 -0.7 82.1 -0.2 83.1 1.0
Breaking Velocity 85.1 85.9 0.8 87.3 1.4 86.3 -1.0 87.1 0.8 84.9 -2.2 86.1 1.2 84.7 -1.4 81.7 -3.0
Exit Velocity 87.5 85.3 -2.2 86.7 1.4 85.4 -1.3 88.9 3.5 87.3 -1.6 85.5 -1.8 87.6 2.1 91.2 3.6
Launch Angle 13.3 15.7 2.4 13.8 -1.9 17.1 3.3 15.0 -2.1 22.8 7.8 15.2 -7.6 11.9 -3.3 10.1 -1.8
Barrel % 0.0 3.4 3.4 6.6 3.2 3.9 -2.7 11.0 7.1 7.1 -3.9 9.8 2.7 8.2 -1.6 0.0 -8.2
Hard Hit % 30.6 26.3 -4.3 32.3 6.0 29.8 -2.5 39.7 9.9 30.4 -9.3 27.1 -3.3 38.0 10.9 46.2 8.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.9 38.3 -0.6 33.0 -5.3 40.0 7.0 41.8 1.8 37.5 -4.3 38.3 0.8 35.2 -3.1 38.5 3.3
xBA .221 .209 -0.012 .218 0.009 .217 -0.001 .218 0.001 .195 -0.023 .237 0.042 .226 -0.011 .425 0.199
BA .185 .220 0.035 .200 -0.020 .218 0.018 .213 -0.005 .200 -0.013 .234 0.034 .247 0.013 .286 0.039
xwOBA .256 .284 0.028 .290 0.006 .274 -0.016 .306 0.032 .303 -0.003 .318 0.015 .299 -0.019 .472 0.173
wOBA .236 .296 0.060 .270 -0.026 .272 0.002 .303 0.031 .320 0.017 .318 -0.002 .316 -0.002 .386 0.070
xSLG .301 .312 0.011 .374 0.062 .324 -0.050 .416 0.092 .393 -0.023 .390 -0.003 .372 -0.018 .482 0.110
SLG .306 .340 0.034 .340 0.000 .325 -0.015 .426 0.101 .450 0.024 .413 -0.037 .396 -0.017 .357 -0.039
K% 32.5 30.7 -1.8 27.9 -2.8 24.9 -3.0 33.1 8.2 26.9 -6.2 25.0 -1.9 27.3 2.3 9.1 -18.2
BB% 5.1 11.5 6.4 7.9 -3.6 9.5 1.6 10.0 0.5 10.8 0.8 12.5 1.7 9.6 -2.9 27.3 17.7
Swing % 45.9 49.3 3.4 48.1 -1.2 50.2 2.1 50.2 0.0 49.6 -0.6 43.3 -6.3 45.7 2.4 47.2 1.5
Whiff% 28.5 32.1 3.6 27.1 -5.0 24.9