Nick Wittgren
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 216LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 9, #287, Miami Marlins | Purdue
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 9 5.05 60 1 1 62.1 61 1.25
2022 1 0 5.90 29 0 1 29 17 1.55
2023 1 0 4.97 27 0 0 29 18 1.41
8 Seasons 20 15 4.04 314 1 6 329.1 300 1.25
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 60 2-9 5.05 62.1 61 1.25
2022 29 1-0 5.90 29 17 1.55
2023 27 1-0 4.97 29 18 1.41
8 Seasons 314 20-15 4.04 329.1 300 1.25
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
2016 25 842 160 10 6.3 4.7 90.0 111.7 13.3 36.3 .249 .406 .286 .298 .355 35.0 19.7 4.7 3.13 3.72
2017 26 753 126 7 5.6 3.8 90.0 108.7 15.9 42.9 .260 .448 .334 .326 .402 40.5 23.6 7.1 4.68 4.61
2018 27 601 101 7 6.9 4.7 90.9 111.8 10.9 32.7 .222 .378 .273 .295 .335 37.6 20.9 10.1 2.94 3.65
2019 28 975 156 15 9.6 6.5 92.5 112.6 16.3 31.4 .253 .463 .285 .323 .414 50.0 25.9 6.9 2.81 4.63
2020 29 377 59 6 10.2 6.1 89.3 108.6 14.2 42.4 .241 .464 .300 .333 .435 37.3 28.6 6.1 3.42 4.77
2021 30 1018 178 21 11.8 8.1 91.9 112.1 8.6 36.0 .287 .511 .331 .354 .449 51.1 23.6 6.6 5.05 5.47
2022 31 481 103 1 1.0 0.7 89.0 109.2 14.2 30.1 .262 .366 .346 .317 .317 34.0 12.7 7.5 5.90 4.20
2023 32 472 96 7 7.3 5.5 88.6 109.0 9.7 34.4 .262 .407 .329 .331 .339 34.4 14.1 8.6 4.97 4.67
Player 5519 979 74 7.6 5.3 90.5 112.6 12.8 35.4 .257 .438 .310 .323 .385 41.2 21.5 7.0
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

Wittgren relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(36.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(36.0%) ,
Cutter
(13.3%) ,
Changeup
(11.9%) ,
Sinker
(2.3%) ,


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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
2016 41.3 26.3 26.3 6.3 30.6 42.5 25.6 3.1 30.6 30.0 25.0 3.1 6.3 4.7
2017 32.5 30.2 31.7 5.6 22.2 42.9 34.9 2.4 23.8 28.6 25.4 13.5 5.6 3.8
2018 46.5 23.8 25.7 4.0 33.7 30.7 34.7 1.0 36.6 26.7 19.8 7.9 6.9 4.7
2019 39.7 28.8 24.4 7.1 24.4 42.9 32.7 0.6 28.8 26.3 25.6 7.1 9.6 6.5
2020 33.9 28.8 33.9 3.4 32.2 44.1 23.7 5.1 27.1 23.7 25.4 8.5 10.2 6.1
2021 47.2 24.2 25.8 2.8 34.3 34.8 30.9 3.9 36.0 16.3 24.7 7.3 11.8 8.1
2022 43.7 24.3 26.2 5.8 38.8 29.1 32.0 4.9 34.0 27.2 23.3 9.7 1.0 0.7
2023 44.8 24.0 27.1 4.2 40.6 33.3 26.0 1.0 33.3 29.2 24.0 5.2 7.3 5.5
Player 41.7 26.3 27.1 5.0 31.5 37.8 30.4 2.7 31.5 25.6 24.3 7.6 7.6 5.3
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 KC R 172 83.0 37.7 -1.1 10.4GLV 4.3 2.1 -0.6 10.4GLV 5.0
2023 Cutter KC R 63 87.4 29.5 -0.6 2.4GLV -0.7 6.1 -1.9 2.4GLV -0.1
2023 Changeup KC R 56 85.0 35.3 2.5 11.5ARM -2.9 2.3 3.1 11.5ARM -2.9
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC R 170 92.0 17.8 -1.7 9.1ARM 2.5 14.4 -1.4 9.1ARM 1.7
2023 Sinker KC R 11 91.8 21.6 -2.3 16.0ARM 1.0 10.9 -3.3 16.0ARM 1.0
2022 Changeup STL R 111 84.0 36.9 3.1 12.5ARM -2.0 1.7 4.2 12.5ARM -1.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball STL R 159 91.4 17.7 -1.3 8.7ARM 1.7 15.2 -1.0 8.7ARM 1.4
2022 Cutter STL R 103 88.1 26.4 1.1 1.2GLV -1.3 8.8 0.5 1.2GLV -1.5
2022 Sinker STL R 56 91.0 23.0 -0.8 16.1ARM 1.5 10.2 -1.9 16.1ARM 1.3
2022 Slider STL R 52 82.0 38.2 -1.3 12.2GLV 4.6 2.7 -0.9 12.2GLV 6.5
2021 Cutter CLE R 99 88.2 28.4 -1.2 3.7GLV 1.4 6.6 -1.4 3.7GLV 0.8
2021 Slider CLE R 108 83.6 38.1 0.3 7.9GLV 2.1 1.0 0.8 7.9GLV 2.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 570 92.5 16.9 -1.5 8.4ARM 1.5 15.1 -1.1 8.4ARM 1.2
2021 Changeup CLE R 235 85.7 35.2 3.9 12.5ARM -1.6 1.9 4.4 12.5ARM -1.4
2021 Sinker CLE R 6 92.3 18.2 -3.5 14.0ARM -0.6 13.9 -5.1 14.0ARM -0.7
2020 Changeup CLE R 91 86.1 34.3 3.8 14.7ARM 1.4 2.4 4.0 14.7ARM 1.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 228 92.9 15.4 0.0 9.8ARM 2.6 16.3 0.3 9.8ARM 2.5
2020 Slider CLE R 44 84.9 38.1 1.4 4.8GLV -0.1 -0.5 1.9 4.8GLV -0.5
2020 Sinker CLE R 1 93.3 12.0 -9.5 16.7ARM 2.0 20.1 -11.0 16.7ARM 1.9
2020 Cutter CLE R 13 86.6 35.8 -6.6 4.4GLV 1.7 0.7 -7.5 4.4GLV 1.6
2019 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 642 92.3 15.5 0.4 8.1ARM 1.0 16.1 0.5 8.1ARM 0.7
2019 Changeup CLE R 142 85.6 33.7 3.9 13.4ARM -0.2 3.0 3.9 13.4ARM -0.1
2019 Slider CLE R 182 83.7 40.7 2.9 5.0GLV 0.1 -1.4 3.2 5.0GLV -0.1
2019 Curveball CLE R 1 78.4 50.8 -5.3 6.0GLV -3.4 -5.6 -4.1 6.0GLV -3.2
2018 Sinker MIA R 45 91.8 21.6 -0.8 14.2ARM -0.1 10.6 -1.3 14.2ARM -0.5
2018 Slider MIA R 77 82.5 43.2 3.5 6.1GLV 0.8 -2.5 4.3 6.1GLV 0.8
2018 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 376 92.1 16.5 -0.3 6.9ARM -0.1 15.4 -0.3 6.9ARM -0.3
2018 Cutter MIA R 8 87.2 30.7 -2.7 5.9GLV 3.6 5.4 -2.9 5.9GLV 3.3
2018 Changeup MIA R 94 85.4 34.5 3.8 12.9ARM -0.8 2.6 4.1 12.9ARM -0.4
2017 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 439 92.6 14.2 0.3 6.3ARM -1.0 17.5 0.4 6.3ARM -1.8
2017 Sinker MIA R 106 92.2 19.0 -1.6 11.2ARM -3.5 12.8 -2.0 11.2ARM -4.2
2017 Changeup MIA R 68 86.0 30.7 2.4 14.0ARM 0.2 5.9 2.6 14.0ARM 0.4
2017 Slider MIA R 140 83.2 40.1 3.0 5.6GLV 0.9 0.0 3.6 5.6GLV 1.4
2016 Changeup MIA R 106 85.8 35.5 4.7 12.7ARM -0.2 2.1 5.1 12.7ARM 1.4
2016 Slider MIA R 94 81.7 43.0 2.8 6.7GLV 0.4 -1.3 3.8 6.7GLV 0.6
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 625 92.8 17.1 -0.9 7.5ARM 0.6 15.2 -0.5 7.5ARM 1.1
! 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 %
2023 Slider 0.9 2 172 36.4 44 .200 .250 .264 17.1 13.6 10.9 .249 .357 .300 35.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.5 -4 170 36.0 50 .279 .465 .371 11.4 16.0 13.6 .252 .390 .333 40.0
2023 Cutter -1.1 -1 63 13.3 17 .267 .400 .335 16.2 17.6 20.0 .231 .406 .320 41.7
2023 Changeup -6.6 -4 56 11.9 13 .417 .750 .512 17.4 0.0 0.0 .355 .648 .446 16.7
2023 Sinker 6.1 1 11 2.3 4 .250 .250 .225 33.3 25.0 20.0 .337 .368 .310 0.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 0 159 33.1 51 .311 .444 .371 21.8 21.6 18.3 .226 .306 .286 29.4
2022 Changeup -1.6 -2 111 23.1 29 .296 .444 .353 19.6 6.9 7.4 .247 .386 .278 34.6
2022 Cutter 2.5 3 103 21.4 27 .269 .346 .269 13.5 11.1 20.0 .315 .390 .306 29.2
2022 Sinker -0.6 0 56 11.6 16 .273 .273 .344 12.5 6.3 8.3 .316 .366 .419 36.4
2022 Slider -1.7 -1 52 10.8 11 .375 .625 .500 5.9 0.0 0.0 .272 .551 .443 62.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 5 570 56.0 136 .234 .500 .329 24.9 28.7 19.2 .271 .523 .354 48.9
2021 Changeup -3.6 -8 235 23.1 63 .311 .492 .370 27.6 23.8 26.8 .308 .473 .346 63.0
2021 Slider -1.2 -1 108 10.6 24 .300 .400 .326 31.7 12.5 11.5 .278 .475 .345 31.6
2021 Cutter 1.6 2 99 9.7 30 .241 .483 .318 25.0 13.3 16.0 .315 .564 .380 52.0
2021 Sinker 1.9 0 6 0.6 -- -- -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2020 4-Seam Fastball 2.3 5 228 60.5 52 .130 .304 .231 27.4 34.6 22.0 .211 .391 .294 37.9
2020 Changeup 1.6 1 91 24.1 28 .167 .208 .241 25.6 14.3 23.5 .211 .382 .315 20.0
2020 Slider -4.9 -2 44 11.7 11 .455 .909 .573 36.4 36.4 33.3 .399 .765 .482 71.4
2020 Cutter -7.1 -1 13 3.4 5 .600 1.200 .760 37.5 40.0 33.3 .308 .869 .481 66.7
2020 Sinker -2.7 0 1 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 10 642 65.8 170 .209 .392 .293 23.1 30.0 19.6 .251 .465 .325 49.5
2019 Slider -0.1 0 182 18.7 22 .273 .364 .318 30.9 13.6 7.1 .217 .335 .237 47.4
2019 Changeup 0.8 1 142 14.6 36 .242 .545 .360 18.2 13.9 20.0 .297 .554 .382 53.6
2019 Curveball 10.4 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball 2.7 10 376 62.6 84 .127 .197 .222 27.8 32.1 20.3 .164 .288 .261 37.0
2018 Changeup -1.0 -1 94 15.6 26 .240 .280 .352 19.1 11.5 11.5 .176 .247 .203 22.7
2018 Slider -7.3 -6 77 12.8 18 .556 .778 .578 8.1 0.0 0.0 .398 .586 .420 44.4
2018 Sinker 1.7 1 45 7.5 13 .250 .250 .262 13.6 7.7 5.6 .270 .394 .319 36.4
2018 Cutter -9.0 -1 8 1.3 3 .333 1.333 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 .527 1.972 1.015 100.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.9 8 439 58.3 101 .189 .278 .242 28.3 31.7 20.5 .200 .342 .276 43.3
2017 Slider -1.5 -2 140 18.6 30 .286 .607 .372 24.6 13.3 13.8 .283 .498 .334 32.0
2017 Sinker -4.2 -4 106 14.1 34 .406 .781 .489 20.3 20.6 16.7 .360 .645 .439 40.0
2017 Changeup -4.4 -3 68 9.0 16 .500 .750 .538 23.5 0.0 0.0 .362 .573 .396 43.8
! 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
2023 Changeup 51 84.9 85 12.1 2:00 2:45 -45
2023 Cutter 62 87.4 39 5.8 12:00 11:00 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 169 92.0 93 16.6 1:15 1:15 0
2023 Slider 162 82.9 36 11.2 8:15 9:00 -45
2022 Changeup 111 84.0 81 13.2 2:00 3:00 -60
2022 Cutter 102 88.1 52 8.0 12:30 11:45 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 156 91.4 92 17.2 1:15 1:00 15
2022 Sinker 54 91.0 93 19.2 1:15 2:00 -45
2022 Slider 52 82.0 38 13.0 8:15 9:15 -60
2021 Changeup 227 85.7 81 13.2 2:00 3:00 -60
2021 Cutter 99 88.2 37 7.0 12:15 10:45 90
2021 4-Seam Fastball 568 92.5 92 16.9 1:15 1:00 15
2021 Slider 107 83.6 31 9.0 8:30 8:45 -15
2020 Changeup 90 86.1 87 15.4 2:00 3:00 -60
2020 Cutter 13 86.6 25 5.5 9:45 9:00 45
2020 4-Seam Fastball 225 92.9 96 18.7 1:15 1:00 15
2020 Slider 44 84.9 25 6.0 9:30 8:30 60
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 211 834 7 12 -6 -2 11
2017 181 753 3 2 -5 -1 -1
2018 145 601 8 4 -4 -3 4
2019 228 967 6 13 -5 -2 11
2020 102 402 3 7 -3 -2 5
2021 253 1,018 -2 12 -8 -5 -3
2022 134 481 4 3 -5 -3 -1
2023 128 472 0 0 -4 -2 -6
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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 %
2016 842 53.8 68.7 83.0 26.0 83.2 44.4 62.0 48.9 15.8 9.0 76.3
2017 753 53.1 68.3 75.5 23.2 67.1 44.4 65.7 47.1 25.9 10.5 84.8
2018 601 52.1 70.9 80.2 22.2 67.2 39.3 66.7 47.6 22.4 9.0 81.5
2019 975 50.7 66.1 80.2 27.0 67.4 44.0 61.5 46.8 23.2 7.8 81.3
2020 377 47.7 72.2 75.4 24.9 55.1 41.9 58.3 47.5 28.5 7.2 81.5
2021 1,018 50.8 67.7 78.6 24.4 59.0 44.7 60.8 46.4 26.3 7.1 80.6
2022 481 48.2 69.4 85.7 26.5 75.8 45.9 59.0 47.2 17.2 6.9 81.8
2023 472 49.4 70.4 87.8 26.4 74.6 41.5 64.1 48.1 15.4 10.0 85.1
Player 5,519 51.1 68.7 80.5 25.1 68.8 43.5 62.3 47.4 22.0 8.4 81.4
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
2016 65 47 47 47 81 72 41 9 47 39 92 4 18 47 16 85
2017 44 36 92
2018 38 26 93
2019 38 39 23 14 60 53 11 1 1 68 70 32 24 34 35 93
2020 33 49 20 13 41 46 15 31 49 74 80 63 24 42 42 85
2021 11 5 3 6 21 40 4 1 1 50 76 51 13 30 14 91
2022 15 12 92
2023 19 28 93
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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 21.7 6 6.2 0 4 5 2 33.3
2017 22.9 5 5.0 0 4 6 1 20.0
2018 20.8 1 1.9 -1 3 2 0 0.0
2019 23.5 10 12.1 -2 6 8 7 70.0
2020 24.3 4 4.2 0 1 1 3 75.0
2021 23.8 13 10.9 2 6 10 3 23.1
2022 27.3 1 2.0 -1 3 2 0 0.0
2023 25.6 2 2.5 -1 0 2 1 50.0
Player 23.5 42 44.8 -3 27 36 17 40.5
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 7 4 7 5 5 6 8 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 6 5 5 7 6 7 6 10 9 5 5 6 9 8 6 6
2017 5 6 5 6 5 4 7 4 5 3 5 7 4 5 5 4 2 4 6 6 5 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 5 3
2018 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
2019 10 14 12 17 14 12 14 10 12 8 12 15 15 10 11 12 10 10 11 14 11 14 17 12 11 9 11 14 13 11 8
2020 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
2021 13 15 10 13 12 9 12 15 8 7 7 12 12 8 12 14 10 9 16 11 9 11 15 13 10 8 13 11 11 7 7
2022 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 1 4 2 2 4 2 4 1 1 3 2 3 2 2
2023 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 3
Player 42 50 41 52 47 40 50 46 38 31 41 55 48 38 44 50 36 37 52 49 42 50 62 55 38 34 45 49 51 39 34
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 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.8 92.5 -0.3 92.0 -0.5 92.3 0.3 92.6 0.3 91.8 -0.8 90.3 -1.5 90.8 0.5
Offspeed Velocity 85.9 86.0 0.1 85.4 -0.6 85.6 0.2 86.1 0.5 85.7 -0.4 84.0 -1.7 85.0 1.0
Breaking Velocity 81.7 83.2 1.5 82.5 -0.7 83.6 1.1 84.9 1.3