Nate Pearson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 255LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #28, Toronto Blue Jays | JC of Central Florida Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #28, Toronto Blue Jays | JC of Central Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 5 2 4.85 35 0 1 42.2 43 1.27
2024 2 2 4.48 60 1 2 66.1 74 1.33
2025 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1 2 1.00
5 Seasons 9 5 4.78 113 6 3 143 155 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 35 5-2 4.85 42.2 43 1.27
2024 60 2-2 4.48 66.1 74 1.33
2025 1 0-0 9.00 1 2 1.00
5 Seasons 113 9-5 4.78 143 155 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
2020 23 324 52 4 7.7 4.9 88.9 110.4 16.6 26.9 .220 .396 .337 .329 .337 38.5 19.8 16.0 6.00 4.64
2021 24 301 39 3 7.7 4.2 92.4 108.8 23.1 20.5 .189 .312 .332 .289 .323 46.2 28.2 16.9 4.20 3.50
2023 26 737 118 10 8.5 5.5 91.6 113.5 22.9 29.7 .222 .395 .310 .305 .352 47.5 23.6 9.9 4.85 3.90
2024 27 1059 187 19 10.2 6.7 90.9 110.6 16.8 38.0 .242 .431 .333 .324 .405 45.5 26.0 7.4 4.48 4.43
2025 28 17 2 0 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- 0.0 .000 .000 .597 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 9.00 0.00
Player 2438 398 36 9.0 5.8 91.0 113.5 19.2 32.2 .227 .401 .328 .314 .372 45.0 24.9 10.3
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

Pearson relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(52.9%) ,
Slider
(41.2%) ,
Curveball
(5.9%) ,


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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 %
2020 38.5 61.5 32.7 19.2 9.6 50.0 26.9 23.1 26.9 9.6 1.9 23.1 17.3 21.2
2021 41.0 59.0 35.9 12.8 10.3 43.6 35.9 20.5 20.5 15.4 5.1 23.1 20.5 15.4
2023 30.5 69.5 30.5 21.2 17.8 44.1 33.9 22.0 17.8 10.2 2.5 26.3 23.7 19.5
2024 36.9 63.1 28.3 26.2 8.6 39.6 38.5 21.9 17.6 14.4 4.8 21.9 24.1 17.1
2025 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
Player 35.4 64.6 30.7 22.4 11.6 43.0 35.2 21.9 19.1 12.6 3.8 23.9 22.6 18.1
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 20.6 17.8 6.0 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
2020 1.9 30.8 26.9 23.1 9.6 7.7 4.9
2021 0.0 28.2 35.9 23.1 5.1 7.7 4.2
2023 1.7 22.9 39.8 22.0 5.1 8.5 5.5
2024 3.7 26.2 25.7 25.7 8.0 10.2 6.7
2025 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 2.5 25.9 30.9 23.9 7.0 9.0 5.8
MLB 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
2025 Curveball CHC R 1 84.9 48.2 0.0 7.2GLV 0.0 -10.1 2.4 7.2GLV 1.3
2025 Slider CHC R 7 91.1 29.4 1.1 5.2GLV 0.5 3.6 -1.2 5.2GLV 0.5
2025 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 9 99.4 9.5 2.5 8.4ARM -1.2 18.5 1.9 8.4ARM 0.5
2024 Split-Finger CHC R 1 88.3 25.7 -6.3 4.5ARM -7.5 9.1 -6.5 4.5ARM -6.1
2024 Slider CHC R 431 87.9 34.7 1.6 6.3GLV 2.3 0.5 1.1 6.3GLV 1.3
2024 Curveball CHC R 122 80.9 54.2 3.2 12.0GLV 3.3 -12.0 2.1 12.0GLV 2.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 486 97.7 12.3 1.2 7.3ARM -1.0 16.5 0.7 7.3ARM -0.2
2024 Sinker CHC R 19 97.3 17.5 -3.6 14.6ARM -0.7 11.4 -4.2 14.6ARM -0.2
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -9.7 -1 9 52.9 4 .250 1.000 .000 0.0 50.0 40.0 -- -- .000 0.0
2025 Slider 1.4 0 7 41.2 -- -- -- 66.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2025 Curveball -3.9 0 1 5.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -5 486 45.9 144 .304 .504 .389 20.1 18.8 21.4 .249 .470 .353 47.0
2024 Slider 1.0 4 431 40.7 97 .222 .389 .280 37.5 29.9 24.6 .243 .394 .292 43.8
2024 Curveball -0.4 -1 122 11.5 32 .172 .276 .219 39.4 53.1 24.6 .183 .231 .228 38.5
2024 Sinker -12.3 -2 19 1.8 11 .400 1.100 .595 7.1 0.0 0.0 .356 .960 .559 50.0
2024 Split-Finger 15.7 0 1 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
! 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 Curveball 118 80.8 87 19.4 7:30 7:15 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 476 97.7 95 17.8 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sinker 19 97.3 93 18.5 1:00 1:45 -45
2024 Slider 420 87.9 37 7.1 10:00 8:45 75
2023 Curveball 105 80.4 85 19.5 7:15 7:15 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 452 97.9 95 18.8 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Slider 174 87.4 39 8.1 9:45 8:45 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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
2020 81 324 3 1 -2 -2 0
2021 70 301 0 1 -4 -2 -5
2023 180 737 1 8 -5 -4 0
2024 285 1,059 -2 8 -4 -5 -3
2025 4 17 -1 1 0 0 -1
Player 620 2,438 0 18 -15 0 -10
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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 %
2020 324 47.2 63.4 83.5 23.4 50.0 39.8 51.9 42.3 26.3 5.2 70.6
2021 301 44.2 62.4 72.3 19.6 48.5 46.8 51.4 38.5 34.5 9.3 82.1
2023 737 48.2 67.9 82.6 20.2 45.5 37.7 53.8 43.1 26.4 7.9 77.6
2024 1,059 52.0 65.2 81.1 26.4 47.8 41.3 64.9 46.6 27.8 9.3 70.7
2025 17 58.8 50.0 60.0 14.3 100.0 47.1 25.0 35.3 33.3 11.8 50.0
Player 2,438 49.3 65.3 80.8 23.1 47.7 40.7 58.2 43.9 27.9 8.4 74.0
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
2020 37 70 51 38 26 65 41 38 42 28 4 47 16 89 61 88
2021 97 43 80
2023 95 69 65 87
2024 28 44 19 10 56 42 9 4 6 72 59 69 23 96 50 71 86
2025
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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 %
2020 25.2 5 3.5 2 1 2 2 40.0
2021 25.7 2 1.0 1 1 0 1 50.0
2023 25.3 7 5.8 1 4 5 2 28.6
2024 23.4 12 10.9 1 3 8 5 41.7
Player 24.3 27 21.3 6 9 15 10 37.0
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
2020 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 2
2021 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2023 7 3 4 7 7 7 7 5 6 4 6 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 5 6 9 7 5 4 6 6 4 6 4
2024 12 8 11 14 11 12 12 11 11 8 12 13 10 8 11 10 10 8 11 13 10 10 15 12 10 10 11 12 11 11 10
Player 27 17 20 26 22 24 24 20 20 15 22 25 20 18 23 22 22 17 23 24 20 21 29 24 20 18 21 23 20 21 17
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.3 -- 1.5 -- -- 97.9 -- 97.7 -0.2 99.4 1.7
Offspeed Velocity 87.7 -- -4.4 -- -- 0.0 -- 88.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.4 -- 3.1 -- -- 84.8 -- 86.4 1.6 90.3 3.9
Exit Velocity 88.9 -- 3.5 -- -- 91.6 -- 90.9 -0.7 0.0 0.0
Launch Angle 16.6 -- 6.5 -- -- 22.9 -- 16.8 -6.1 0.0 0.0
Barrel % 7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 8.5 -- 10.2 1.7 0.0 -10.2
Hard Hit % 38.5 -- 7.7 -- -- 47.5 -- 45.5 -2.0 0.0 -45.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 26.9 -- -6.4 -- -- 29.7 -- 38.0 8.3 0.0 -38.0
xBA .220 -- -0.031 -- -- .222 -- .242 0.020 .000 -0.242
BA .209 -- 0.028 -- -- .226 -- .263 0.037 .250 -0.013
xwOBA .329 -- -0.040 -- -- .305 -- .324 0.019 .000 -0.324
wOBA .337 -- -0.005 -- -- .310 -- .333 0.023 .597 0.264
xSLG .396 -- -0.084 -- -- .395 -- .431 0.036 .000 -0.431
SLG .448 -- -0.058 -- -- .409 -- .459 0.050 1.000 0.541
K% 19.8 -- 8.4 -- -- 23.6 -- 26.0 2.4 50.0 24.0
BB% 16.0 -- 0.9 -- -- 9.9 -- 7.4 -2.5 0.0 -7.4
Swing % 42.3 -- -3.8 -- -- 43.1 -- 46.6 3.5 35.3 -11.3
Whiff% 26.3 -- 8.2 -- -- 26.4 -- 27.8 1.4 33.3 5.5
In Zone % 47.2 -- -3.0 -- -- 48.2 -- 52.0 3.8 58.8 6.8
Out of Zone % 52.8 -- 3.0 -- -- 51.8 -- 48.0 -3.8 41.2 -6.8
Out of Zone Swing % 23.4 -- -3.8 -- -- 20.2 -- 26.4 6.2 14.3 -12.1
First Pitch Swing % 18.5 -- 4.4 -- -- 28.0 -- 30.2 2.2 0.0 -30.2
First Pitch Strike % 51.9 -- -0.5 -- -- 53.8 -- 64.9 11.1 25.0 -39.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 81 .337 42 7 16.7 39 18 46.2
2021 Shifts 70 .332 43 7 16.3 27 19 70.4
2023 Shades 179 .305 106 0 0.0 73 11 15.1
2024 Shades 285 .333 152 29 19.1 133 77 57.9
2025 Shades 4 .597 2 0 0.0 2 1 50.0
! 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 %
2020 106 19.9 4.7% 2.8% 54 24.1 0.0% 11.1%
2021 81 21.9 2.5% 4.9% 77 24.3 0.0% 9.1%
2023 190 15.6 33.7% 0.0% 156 19.3 0.6% 1.3%
2024 267 16.0 27.0% 0.0% 191 18.0 5.2% 1.6%
2025 8 16.5 12.5% 0.0% 0 -- -- --

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Pitch Distribution