Nolan Fontana
2B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 11" 195LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 2, #61, Houston Astros | Florida
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2017 23 20 1 1 1 1 .050 .174 .200 .374
2018 12 11 1 1 1 0 .091 .167 .364 .531
2 Seasons 35 31 2 2 2 1 .065 .171 .258 .429
AVG HR SB OPS
2017 .050 1 1 .374
2018 .091 1 0 .531
2 Seasons .065 2 1 .429
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting 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%
2017 26 92 12 1 8.3 4.3 82.2 102.1 3.5 25.0 .161 .279 .176 .252 .309 33.3 34.8 13.0
2018 27 47 5 1 20.0 8.3 92.0 101.5 35.6 20.0 .111 .220 .227 .185 .306 60.0 50.0 8.3
Player 139 17 2 11.8 5.7 85.1 102.1 12.9 23.5 .143 .258 .194 .229 .308 41.2 40.0 11.4
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .368 36.4 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2017 58.3 25.0 16.7 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 16.7 33.3 25.0 16.7 0.0 8.3 4.3
2018 20.0 60.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 8.3
Player 47.1 35.3 11.8 5.9 47.1 47.1 5.9 11.8 23.5 35.3 17.6 0.0 11.8 5.7
MLB 44.6 23.6 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 %
2018 4-Seam Fastball -5.7 -1 15 31.9 3 .000 .000 .233 12.5 0.0 0.0 .300 .336 .415 100.0
2018 Sinker 2.7 0 14 29.8 3 .333 1.333 .667 20.0 33.3 50.0 .204 .581 .327 50.0
2018 Curveball -15.3 -2 11 23.4 4 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2018 Slider 6.3 0 5 10.6 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 Cutter -28.7 -1 2 4.3 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 100.0 .004 .004 .004 0.0
2017 Sinker -8.5 -2 29 31.5 8 .000 .000 .088 0.0 0.0 0.0 .295 .360 .341 42.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball 6.0 1 17 18.5 4 .500 2.000 .850 50.0 25.0 25.0 .334 1.212 .656 100.0
2017 Changeup -4.4 -1 13 14.1 4 .000 .000 .000 33.3 50.0 100.0 .048 .067 .048 0.0
2017 Curveball -7.2 -1 11 12.0 4 .000 .000 .000 83.3 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2017 Cutter 0.1 0 9 9.8 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2017 Slider -3.7 0 7 7.6 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .027 .047 .027 0.0
2017 Split-Finger -8.7 -1 6 6.5 2 .000 .000 .000 66.7 50.0 50.0 .134 .157 .120 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2017 92 48.9 46.7 76.2 17.0 25.0 47.8 4.3 31.5 37.9 5.4 40.0
2018 47 59.6 53.6 60.0 21.1 25.0 29.8 16.7 40.4 26.3 8.5 25.0
Player 139 52.5 49.3 69.4 18.2 25.0 41.7 8.6 34.5 33.3 6.5 33.3
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.7 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Swing
Length
2017 30 57
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 19.7 1 0.8 0 0 1 0 0.0
2018 20.3 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0.0
Player 20.0 2 1.2 1 0 2 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
2018 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
Player 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2017 2018 +/-  
Exit Velocity 82.2 92.0 9.8
Launch Angle 3.5 35.6 32.1
Barrel % 8.3 20.0 11.7
Hard Hit % 33.3 60.0 26.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 25.0 20.0 -5.0
xBA .161 .111 -0.050
BA .050 .091 0.041
xwOBA .252 .185 -0.067
wOBA .176 .227 0.051
xSLG .279 .220 -0.059
SLG .200 .364 0.164
K% 34.8 50.0 15.2
BB% 13.0 8.3 -4.7
Swing % 31.5 40.4 8.9
Whiff% 37.9 26.3 -11.6
In Zone % 48.9 59.6 10.7
Out of Zone % 51.1 40.4 -10.7
Out of Zone Swing % 17.0 21.1 4.1
First Pitch Swing % 4.3 16.7 12.4
First Pitch Strike % 56.5 66.7 10.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2017 Shifts L 23 8 34.8 .271 .000
2018 Shifts L 12 5 41.7 .099 .406
! 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 %
2017 38 16.9 18.4% 0.0% 18 20.9 0.0% 0.0%
2018 9 17.3 11.1% 0.0% 11 23.9 0.0% 9.1%
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