Nick Mears
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 217LBS | Age: 28
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
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
2025 0 0 0.87 10 0 0 10.1 11 0.58
6 Seasons 2 6 4.82 116 0 0 117.2 139 1.44
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 16 0-1 3.72 19.1 21 1.45
2024 54 1-5 5.93 57.2 75 1.47
2025 10 0-0 0.87 10.1 11 0.58
6 Seasons 116 2-6 4.82 117.2 139 1.44
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 .170 .263 .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 .217 .356 .324 .283 .358 33.1 29.3 9.4 5.93 3.31
2025 28 159 25 0 0.0 0.0 87.0 109.7 8.7 20.0 .181 .231 .131 .211 .267 24.0 28.9 5.3 0.87 1.65
Player 2146 321 18 5.6 3.4 88.1 110.8 15.6 32.4 .216 .346 .312 .292 .344 33.0 26.6 11.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 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
(62.9%) ,
Slider
(35.8%) ,
Curveball
(1.3%) ,


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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 41.7 58.3 25.0 33.3 0.0 33.3 50.0 16.7 16.7 25.0 0.0 16.7 25.0 16.7
2021 39.4 60.6 31.0 22.5 7.0 32.4 40.8 26.8 11.3 21.1 7.0 21.1 19.7 19.7
2022 40.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 40.0
2023 35.3 64.7 33.3 19.6 11.8 33.3 33.3 33.3 15.7 13.7 5.9 17.6 19.6 27.5
2024 40.8 59.2 29.9 24.2 5.1 36.3 35.7 28.0 18.5 14.6 7.6 17.8 21.0 20.4
2025 52.0 48.0 36.0 12.0 0.0 44.0 52.0 4.0 24.0 28.0 0.0 20.0 24.0 4.0
Player 40.5 59.5 30.8 22.4 6.2 35.2 38.3 26.5 16.8 17.4 6.2 18.4 20.9 20.2
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 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
2020 0.0 33.3 16.7 33.3 8.3 8.3 3.8
2021 2.8 26.8 25.4 29.6 7.0 7.0 4.7
2022 0.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023 0.0 27.5 43.1 17.6 9.8 2.0 1.1
2024 3.8 28.0 28.7 24.8 7.6 7.0 4.3
2025 4.0 32.0 32.0 24.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
Player 2.8 28.0 30.2 25.2 7.5 5.6 3.4
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 Slider MIL R 57 85.5 37.5 2.0 2.2GLV -2.0 -0.2 2.0 2.2GLV -2.7
2025 Curveball MIL R 2 82.1 53.6 2.1 5.6GLV -2.1 -12.7 2.8 5.6GLV -4.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 100 94.5 12.6 1.0 3.9ARM -2.3 18.1 2.1 3.9ARM -3.7
2024 Slider MIL R 232 86.5 38.1 3.4 1.7GLV -2.6 -1.9 3.5 1.7GLV -3.2
2024 Curveball MIL R 177 81.5 54.8 4.0 3.2GLV -4.3 -13.6 3.6 3.2GLV -6.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 619 96.7 11.1 1.8 2.8ARM -4.2 18.1 2.4 2.8ARM -4.8
! 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 3.3 3 100 62.9 27 .120 .120 .165 19.0 25.9 16.7 .236 .305 .256 31.6
2025 Slider 3.0 2 57 35.8 11 .100 .100 .145 41.9 36.4 16.7 .049 .054 .105 0.0
2025 Curveball -1.1 0 2 1.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 4 619 60.2 146 .240 .400 .321 20.0 23.3 19.3 .238 .402 .322 38.3
2024 Slider 0.6 1 232 22.6 61 .246 .368 .282 50.5 42.6 36.6 .152 .222 .186 21.9
2024 Curveball -3.8 -7 177 17.2 48 .370 .522 .433 32.5 31.3 19.0 .241 .398 .304 29.0
! 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
2025 4-Seam Fastball 100 94.5 95 18.1 12:45 12:30 15
2025 Slider 57 85.5 20 3.6 8:45 8:00 45
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
! 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 26 114 0 1 -2 -1 -2
2021 106 452 5 -1 -5 -3 -4
2022 8 31 0 1 0 0 1
2023 87 362 3 3 -4 -2 0
2024 255 1,028 4 3 -5 -3 -1
2025 38 159 3 3 -1 0 5
Player 520 2,146 14 10 -18 14 -1
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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
2025 159 56.6 71.1 79.7 36.2 56.0 42.8 76.3 56.0 27.0 10.1 87.5
Player 2,146 50.4 66.9 79.3 29.1 55.5 43.3 63.1 48.1 27.5 7.7 75.9
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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 86 77 65
2021 82 39 25 80
2023 80 37 43 97
2024 78 79 72 62 77 77 65 71 88 88 29 74 69 88 68 52 83
2025 98 92 98 97 98 94 94 79 97 82 82 60 93 55 39 71
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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 6.7 0 1 4 3 42.9
Player 23.7 14 11.2 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 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7
Player 14 12 6 15 13 12 13 10 10 8 12 14 10 9 13 12 12 11 11 14 9 9 16 12 11 8 12 13 9 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 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 95.7 -0.1 95.6 1.0 96.6 -0.8 95.8 0.9 96.7 -2.2 94.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 89.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 78.3 0.8 79.1 3.2 82.3 0.2 82.5 1.8 84.3 1.0 85.3
Exit Velocity 93.4 -6.8 86.6 -1.2 85.4 4.5 89.9 -1.8 88.1 -1.1 87.0
Launch Angle 13.8 2.4 16.2 3.0 19.2 2.6 21.8 -7.5 14.3 -5.6 8.7
Barrel % 8.3 -1.3 7.0 -7.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 -7.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 41.7 -12.1 29.6 -9.6 20.0 21.2 41.2 -8.1 33.1 -9.1 24.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 1.9 35.2 -15.2 20.0 -2.4 17.6 20.6 38.2 -18.2 20.0
xBA .281 -0.030 .251 -0.076 .175 -0.005 .170 0.047 .217 -0.036 .181
BA .222 0.047 .269 -0.126 .143 0.051 .194 0.074 .268 -0.154 .114
xwOBA .397 -0.060 .337 -0.102 .235 0.038 .273 0.010 .283 -0.072 .211
wOBA .380 -0.031 .349 -0.152 .197 0.102 .299 0.025 .324 -0.193 .131
xSLG .425 -0.004 .421 -0.210 .211 0.052 .263 0.093 .356 -0.125 .231
SLG .444 0.018 .462 -0.319 .143 0.176 .319 0.098 .417 -0.303 .114
K% 26.9 -5.4 21.5 3.5 25.0 -0.9 24.1 5.2 29.3 -0.4 28.9
BB% 26.9 -14.8 12.1 0.4 12.5 3.6 16.1 -6.7 9.4 -4.1 5.3
Swing % 43.0 4.6 47.6 16.9 64.5 -22.8 41.7 7.8 49.5 6.5 56.0
Whiff% 40.8 -15.7 25.1 4.9 30.0 -6.8 23.2 5.3 28.5 -1.5 27.0
In Zone % 40.4 6.5 46.9 -5.0 41.9 4.8 46.7 6.9 53.6 3.0 56.6
Out of Zone % 59.6 -6.5 53.1 5.0 58.1 -4.8 53.3 -6.9 46.4 -3.0 43.4
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 3.3 28.3 16.1 44.4 -20.0 24.4 6.0 30.4 5.8 36.2
First Pitch Swing % 11.5 25.3 36.8 25.7 62.5 -39.5 23.0 12.3 35.3 6.8 42.1
First Pitch Strike % 42.3 16.2 58.5 16.5 75.0 -16.4 58.6 7.7 66.3 10.0 76.3
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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
2025 Shades 38 .131 23 1 4.3 15 2 13.3
! 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 25 18.1 0.0% 0.0% 28 22.2 0.0% 3.6%
2021 112 20.8 0.0% 0.9% 77 25.7 0.0% 16.9%
2022 6 21.2 0.0% 0.0% 4 19.8 0.0% 0.0%
2023 113 17.8 3.5% 1.8% 59 19.2 0.0% 0.0%
2024 239 16.8 11.7% 0.4% 195 19.7 0.5% 1.0%
2025 32 16.2 28.1% 0.0% 18 17.2 5.6% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution