Nick Mears
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 200LBS | Age: 28
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 2 1.00
2023 0 1 3.72 16 0 0 19.1 21 1.45
2024 1 5 5.93 54 0 0 57.2 75 1.47
5 Seasons 2 6 5.20 106 0 0 107.1 128 1.53
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 2 0-0 0.00 2 2 1.00
2023 16 0-1 3.72 19.1 21 1.45
2024 54 1-5 5.93 57.2 75 1.47
5 Seasons 106 2-6 5.20 107.1 128 1.53
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 23 114 12 1 8.3 3.8 93.4 109.3 13.8 33.3 .281 .425 .380 .397 .452 41.7 26.9 26.9 5.40 7.22
2021 24 452 71 5 7.0 4.7 86.6 110.8 16.2 35.2 .251 .421 .349 .337 .387 29.6 21.5 12.1 5.01 4.89
2022 25 31 5 0 0.0 0.0 85.4 102.0 19.2 20.0 .175 .211 .197 .235 .238 20.0 25.0 12.5 0.00 2.26
2023 26 362 51 1 2.0 1.1 89.9 107.4 21.8 17.6 .171 .264 .299 .273 .260 41.2 24.1 16.1 3.72 3.09
2024 27 1028 157 11 7.0 4.3 88.1 109.7 14.3 38.2 .219 .367 .324 .285 .362 33.1 29.3 9.4 5.93 3.29
Player 1987 296 18 6.1 3.7 88.2 110.8 16.1 33.4 .220 .361 .326 .300 .352 33.8 26.4 12.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Mears relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(60.2%) ,
Slider
(22.6%) ,
Curveball
(17.2%) ,


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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
2020 41.7 25.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 50.0 16.7 0.0 33.3 16.7 33.3 8.3 8.3 3.8
2021 39.4 31.0 22.5 7.0 32.4 40.8 26.8 2.8 26.8 25.4 29.6 7.0 7.0 4.7
2022 40.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023 35.3 33.3 19.6 11.8 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 27.5 43.1 17.6 9.8 2.0 1.1
2024 40.8 29.9 24.2 5.1 36.3 35.7 28.0 3.8 28.0 28.7 24.8 7.6 7.0 4.3
Player 39.5 30.4 23.3 6.8 34.5 37.2 28.4 2.7 27.7 30.1 25.3 7.8 6.1 3.7
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 Slider MIL R 232 86.5 38.1 3.5 1.7GLV -2.7 -1.9 3.5 1.7GLV -3.5
2024 Curveball MIL R 177 81.5 54.8 4.1 3.2GLV -4.4 -13.6 3.7 3.2GLV -6.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 619 96.7 11.1 1.8 2.8ARM -4.2 18.1 2.3 2.8ARM -4.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball COL R 217 95.8 12.2 1.1 2.4ARM -4.3 17.4 1.6 2.4ARM -5.0
2023 Slider COL R 64 85.1 40.2 3.9 1.1GLV -3.4 -2.9 4.4 1.1GLV -4.3
2023 Curveball COL R 79 80.4 55.1 3.1 2.3GLV -5.6 -12.9 3.0 2.3GLV -6.6
2023 Changeup COL R 2 89.5 17.0 -10.5 5.1ARM -9.5 16.8 -11.4 5.1ARM -9.3
2022 Curveball PIT R 8 80.1 56.3 4.3 1.7GLV -6.9 -13.3 3.4 1.7GLV -7.4
2022 Slider PIT R 6 85.2 39.8 3.8 9.5GLV 4.6 -2.1 3.9 9.5GLV 3.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 17 96.6 9.4 3.6 2.3ARM -4.7 20.1 3.9 2.3ARM -5.0
2021 Curveball PIT R 162 79.1 55.4 1.7 3.8GLV -5.9 -11.6 1.5 3.8GLV -5.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 290 95.6 10.9 2.8 3.8ARM -3.6 19.0 2.8 3.8ARM -3.4
2020 Curveball PIT R 36 78.3 57.1 2.5 4.5GLV -5.0 -12.3 2.6 4.5GLV -4.7
2020 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 78 95.7 11.0 2.8 5.2ARM -2.2 18.8 2.8 5.2ARM -2.1
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 1 619 60.2 146 .240 .400 .321 20.0 23.3 19.3 .241 .415 .326 38.3
2024 Slider 0.1 0 232 22.6 61 .246 .368 .282 50.5 42.6 36.6 .156 .233 .190 21.9
2024 Curveball -4.6 -8 177 17.2 48 .370 .522 .433 32.5 31.3 19.0 .237 .402 .303 29.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 1 217 59.9 50 .231 .359 .352 12.0 10.0 9.8 .192 .332 .326 38.2
2023 Curveball 2.9 2 79 21.8 19 .111 .167 .150 41.7 57.9 36.7 .109 .139 .138 57.1
2023 Slider -2.3 -1 64 17.7 18 .200 .400 .375 46.2 27.8 18.5 .188 .236 .268 40.0
2023 Changeup 0.5 0 2 0.6 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball 4.3 1 17 54.8 3 .000 .000 .000 30.8 33.3 20.0 .201 .242 .196 50.0
2022 Curveball 3.0 0 8 25.8 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 100.0 .032 .032 .029 0.0
2022 Slider -2.5 0 6 19.4 3 .500 .500 .533 0.0 0.0 0.0 .280 .344 .414 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 290 64.2 70 .246 .439 .357 26.7 18.6 16.9 .252 .434 .369 33.3
2021 Curveball -3.9 -6 162 35.8 36 .306 .500 .356 20.4 27.8 17.2 .251 .401 .278 23.1
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.1 1 78 68.4 18 .250 .583 .425 34.3 22.2 26.7 .322 .521 .434 55.6
2020 Curveball -3.2 -1 36 31.6 8 .167 .167 .400 57.1 37.5 20.0 .198 .231 .315 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 173 81.5 82 16.6 6:30 6:30 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 608 96.7 98 18.0 12:30 12:15 15
2024 Slider 226 86.6 23 4.5 8:30 7:15 75
2023 Curveball 77 80.4 80 15.6 6:15 6:15 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 215 95.8 98 17.1 12:30 12:15 15
2023 Slider 60 85.1 26 5.0 7:45 6:45 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 17 96.6 96 19.8 12:15 12:15 0
2021 Curveball 162 79.1 74 14.8 6:15 6:30 -15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 290 95.6 97 18.9 12:30 12:30 0
2020 Curveball 36 78.3 76 15.8 6:30 6:30 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 77 95.7 96 19.1 12:45 12:30 15
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 26 114 1 1 -2 -1 0
2021 106 452 4 -1 -5 -4 -6
2023 87 362 4 3 -4 -1 1
2024 262 1,055 1 3 -6 -3 -5
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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 114 40.4 69.6 71.9 25.0 35.3 41.2 42.3 43.0 40.8 6.1 100.0
2021 452 46.9 69.3 78.2 28.3 67.6 42.7 58.5 47.6 25.1 5.3 79.2
2022 31 41.9 92.3 83.3 44.4 50.0 48.4 75.0 64.5 30.0 6.5 100.0
2023 362 46.7 61.5 85.6 24.4 57.4 42.0 58.6 41.7 23.2 8.6 58.1
2024 1,028 53.6 66.1 78.3 30.4 51.7 44.3 66.3 49.5 28.5 8.4 76.7
Player 1,987 49.9 66.5 79.2 28.6 55.4 43.4 62.0 47.5 27.5 7.5 74.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 86 77 65
2021 82 39 25 80
2023 80 37 43 97
2024 79 80 69 58 78 77 65 71 88 88 29 74 69 88 68 52 83
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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 23.5 1 0.8 0 1 1 0 0.0
2021 22.8 5 2.3 3 4 2 1 20.0
2023 23.3 1 1.4 0 0 3 0 0.0
2024 24.4 7 6.8 0 1 4 3 42.9
Player 23.7 14 11.3 3 6 10 4 28.6
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 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
2021 5 3 1 5 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 5 2 2 1 4 4 1 1 3
2023 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
2024 7 6 4 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Player 14 12 6 15 13 12 13 10 10 8 12 14 11 9 13 12 12 11 11 14 9 9 17 12 11 8 12 13 10 9 11
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.7 95.6 -0.1 96.6 1.0 95.8 -0.8 96.7 0.9
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 89.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 78.3 79.1 0.8 82.3 3.2 82.5 0.2 84.3 1.8
Exit Velocity 93.4 86.6 -6.8 85.4 -1.2 89.9 4.5 88.1 -1.8
Launch Angle 13.8 16.2 2.4 19.2 3.0 21.8 2.6 14.3 -7.5
Barrel % 8.3 7.0 -1.3 0.0 -7.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 5.0
Hard Hit % 41.7 29.6 -12.1 20.0 -9.6 41.2 21.2 33.1 -8.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 35.2 1.9 20.0 -15.2 17.6 -2.4 38.2 20.6
xBA .281 .251 -0.030 .175 -0.076 .171 -0.004 .219 0.048
BA .222 .269 0.047 .143 -0.126 .194 0.051 .268 0.074
xwOBA .397 .337 -0.060 .235 -0.102 .273 0.038 .285 0.012
wOBA .380 .349 -0.031 .197 -0.152 .299 0.102 .324 0.025
xSLG .425 .421 -0.004 .211 -0.210 .264 0.053 .367 0.103
SLG .444 .462 0.018 .143 -0.319 .319 0.176 .417 0.098
K% 26.9 21.5 -5.4 25.0 3.5 24.1 -0.9 29.3 5.2
BB% 26.9 12.1 -14.8 12.5 0.4 16.1 3.6 9.4 -6.7
Swing % 43.0 47.6 4.6 64.5 16.9 41.7 -22.8 49.5 7.8
Whiff% 40.8 25.1 -15.7 30.0 4.9 23.2 -6.8 28.5 5.3
In Zone % 40.4 46.9 6.5 41.9 -5.0 46.7 4.8 53.6 6.9
Out of Zone % 59.6 53.1 -6.5 58.1 5.0 53.3 -4.8 46.4 -6.9
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 28.3 3.3 44.4 16.1 24.4 -20.0 30.4 6.0
First Pitch Swing % 11.5 36.8 25.3 62.5 25.7 23.0 -39.5 35.3 12.3
First Pitch Strike % 42.3 58.5 16.2 75.0 16.5 58.6 -16.4 66.3 7.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 26 .380 17 0 0.0 9 4 44.4
2021 Shifts 106 .349 62 3 4.8 44 24 54.5
2022 Shifts 8 .197 4 0 0.0 4 0 0.0
2023 Shades 87 .299 43 0 0.0 44 17 38.6
2024 Shades 250 .326 135 0 0.0 115 47 40.9
! 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

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