Oliver Drake
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 43, #1286, Baltimore Orioles | U.S. Naval Academy
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 1 1 5.29 44 0 0 47.2 51 1.45
2019 5 2 3.21 50 0 2 56 70 0.98
2020 0 2 5.73 11 0 2 11 7 1.18
6 Seasons 10 10 4.27 196 0 5 204.1 228 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 44 1-1 5.29 47.2 51 1.45
2019 50 5-2 3.21 56 70 0.98
2020 11 0-2 5.73 11 7 1.18
6 Seasons 196 10-10 4.27 204.1 228 1.31
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
2015 28 298 46 2 4.3 2.8 88.3 108.1 13.7 32.6 .236 .367 .314 .309 .349 34.8 23.6 12.5 2.87 3.96
2016 29 296 46 1 2.2 1.4 87.8 105.5 11.0 28.3 .186 .318 .260 .259 .314 21.7 28.4 9.5 4.00 2.78
2017 30 1049 164 9 5.5 3.6 88.1 111.1 7.9 36.6 .273 .415 .344 .331 .407 34.8 24.7 10.0 4.66 4.76
2018 31 817 140 8 5.7 3.8 86.6 108.1 9.6 31.4 .242 .372 .328 .300 .363 31.9 24.4 8.1 5.29 3.79
2019 32 941 129 9 7.0 4.1 88.9 114.4 7.9 27.1 .199 .355 .261 .271 .357 40.3 32.0 8.7 3.21 3.18
2020 33 171 32 2 6.3 4.4 86.5 118.4 7.7 25.0 .190 .303 .292 .270 .261 34.4 15.6 13.3 5.73 3.04
Player 3572 557 31 5.6 3.6 87.8 118.4 9.0 31.4 .232 .372 .307 .297 .364 34.2 26.2 9.5
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

Drake relies on 3 pitches.
Split Finger
(50.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(48.0%) ,
Slider
(1.8%) ,


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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
2015 50.0 17.4 19.6 13.0 45.7 30.4 23.9 4.3 30.4 26.1 28.3 6.5 4.3 2.8
2016 52.2 21.7 19.6 6.5 43.5 21.7 34.8 2.2 41.3 26.1 13.0 10.9 2.2 1.4
2017 50.6 17.1 27.4 4.9 33.5 39.0 27.4 3.7 34.8 18.3 31.1 4.9 5.5 3.6
2018 48.6 17.1 27.9 6.4 41.4 30.7 27.1 2.9 35.7 21.4 29.3 2.1 5.7 3.8
2019 51.9 21.7 20.9 5.4 41.9 35.7 22.5 3.9 40.3 19.4 20.9 7.8 7.0 4.1
2020 50.0 21.9 15.6 12.5 43.8 28.1 28.1 9.4 37.5 31.3 12.5 3.1 6.3 4.4
Player 50.4 18.9 24.1 6.6 39.9 33.4 26.6 3.8 36.6 21.4 25.5 5.4 5.6 3.6
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
2020 Split-Finger TB R 86 83.4 31.7 -1.8 2.4ARM -5.4 7.8 -3.2 2.4ARM -8.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball TB R 82 91.2 14.3 1.6 2.8GLV -9.3 18.7 2.7 2.8GLV -10.1
2020 Slider TB R 3 84.4 30.8 -6.7 8.3GLV 3.1 7.7 -6.3 8.3GLV 3.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball TB R 381 93.5 12.8 2.0 1.4GLV -8.0 18.1 2.5 1.4GLV -8.9
2019 Cutter TB R 1 90.2 17.4 4.9 5.2GLV 3.0 15.7 7.9 5.2GLV 2.6
2019 Split-Finger TB R 559 84.0 35.3 1.2 2.2ARM -5.9 3.7 0.7 2.2ARM -7.9
! 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 %
2020 Split-Finger -0.1 0 86 50.3 21 .211 .421 .307 37.8 14.3 12.0 .199 .286 .259 37.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 0 82 48.0 23 .167 .389 .284 17.5 17.4 18.2 .180 .321 .280 31.3
2020 Slider -0.1 0 3 1.8 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Split-Finger 1.7 10 559 59.4 121 .195 .347 .244 37.5 31.4 22.9 .205 .346 .243 37.5
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 381 40.5 97 .160 .370 .300 33.5 33.0 21.3 .192 .369 .308 44.9
2019 Cutter 3.0 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2020 4-Seam Fastball 79 91.2 95 18.3 11:45 11:45 0
2020 Split-Finger 75 83.4 83 7.2 12:45 12:45 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! 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
2015 72 298 4 -2 -2 0 1
2016 74 296 -1 2 -1 -1 -1
2017 249 1,047 11 -3 -7 -3 -3
2018 203 786 9 -4 -6 -4 -5
2019 231 991 12 5 -4 -2 10
2020 48 185 0 2 -2 0 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 %
2015 298 48.3 65.3 81.9 31.2 43.8 40.3 56.9 47.7 30.3 8.7 84.6
2016 296 51.0 62.3 74.5 33.8 53.1 45.6 62.2 48.3 32.2 6.4 94.7
2017 1,049 48.3 65.8 77.5 28.8 59.0 43.8 63.5 46.8 27.3 6.3 81.8
2018 817 51.3 69.8 79.8 24.3 47.3 41.8 59.1 47.4 28.7 9.7 73.7
2019 941 50.1 66.7 72.6 32.1 45.0 44.5 58.9 49.4 35.9 7.1 77.6
2020 171 53.8 73.9 73.5 21.5 58.8 46.2 54.5 49.7 28.2 7.0 66.7
Player 3,572 49.9 67.0 76.6 29.0 50.8 43.5 60.2 48.0 30.6 7.5 78.9
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
2015 26 53 78
2016 19 43 73
2017 29 17 41 67 16 72 58 26 35 69 24 72 63 33 21 68
2018 58 47 59 73 51 83 65 89 76 62 50 75 12 44 30 48 89
2019 87 91 82 63 89 80 48 42 19 90 39 94 78 53 26 93
2020 19 42 97
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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 26.9 2 1.7 0 0 1 1 50.0
2017 21.4 6 5.0 1 6 3 2 33.3
2018 21.3 4 3.8 0 3 3 1 25.0
2019 24.2 9 6.5 3 4 8 1 11.1
2020 29.4 2 2.0 0 0 1 1 50.0
Player 23.9 23 19.1 4 13 16 6 26.1
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 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
2017 6 5 4 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 6 4 4 5 5 7 7 8 6 4 4 5 6 7 5 3
2018 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 2
2019 9 8 8 8 8 6 9 6 5 2 5 8 9 7 4 7 3 3 7 9 8 8 10 8 5 2 5 9 10 5 4
2020 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Player 23 22 17 20 22 17 22 20 17 12 17 21 21 18 15 22 13 14 19 22 23 24 27 22 17 13 18 23 26 17 12
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.1 90.8 -0.3 91.9 1.1 92.5 0.6 93.5 1.0 91.2 -2.3
Offspeed Velocity 82.1 82.8 0.7 83.3 0.5 83.9 0.6 84.0 0.1 83.4 -0.6
Breaking Velocity 81.8 82.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 79.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 84.4 0.0
Exit Velocity 88.3 87.8 -0.5 88.1 0.3 86.6 -1.5 88.9 2.3 86.5 -2.4
Launch Angle 13.7 11.0 -2.7 7.9 -3.1 9.6 1.7 7.9 -1.7 7.7 -0.2
Barrel % 4.3 2.2 -2.1 5.5 3.3 5.7 0.2 7.0 1.3 6.3 -0.7
Hard Hit % 34.8 21.7 -13.1 34.8 13.1 31.9 -2.9 40.3 8.4 34.4 -5.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.6 28.3 -4.3 36.6 8.3 31.4 -5.2 27.1 -4.3 25.0 -2.1
xBA .236 .186 -0.050 .273 0.087 .242 -0.031 .199 -0.043 .190 -0.009
BA .262 .167 -0.095 .283 0.116 .274 -0.009 .181 -0.093 .189 0.008
xwOBA .309 .259 -0.050 .331 0.072 .300 -0.031 .271 -0.029 .270 -0.001
wOBA .314 .260 -0.054 .344 0.084 .328 -0.016 .261 -0.067 .292 0.031
xSLG .367 .318 -0.049 .415 0.097 .372 -0.043 .355 -0.017 .303 -0.052
SLG .361 .348 -0.013 .453 0.105 .421 -0.032 .357 -0.064 .405 0.048
K% 23.6 28.4 4.8 24.7 -3.7 24.4 -0.3 32.0 7.6 15.6 -16.4
BB% 12.5 9.5 -3.0 10.0 0.5 8.1 -1.9 8.7 0.6 13.3 4.6
Swing % 47.7 48.3 0.6 46.8 -1.5 47.4 0.6 49.4 2.0 49.7 0.3
Whiff% 30.3 32.2 1.9 27.3 -4.9 28.7 1.4 35.9 7.2 28.2 -7.7
In Zone % 48.3 51.0 2.7 48.3 -2.7 51.3 3.0 50.1 -1.2 53.8 3.7
Out of Zone % 51.7 49.0 -2.7 51.7 2.7 48.7 -3.0 49.9 1.2 46.2 -3.7
Out of Zone Swing % 31.2 33.8 2.6 28.8 -5.0 24.3 -4.5 32.1 7.8 21.5 -10.6
First Pitch Swing % 26.4 31.1 4.7 26.1 -5.0 24.5 -1.6 24.2 -0.3 34.1 9.9
First Pitch Strike % 56.9 62.2 5.3 63.5 1.3 59.1 -4.4 58.9 -0.2 54.5 -4.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 74 .260 43 9 20.9 31 11 35.5
2017 Shifts 249 .344 87 19 21.8 162 52 32.1
2018 Shifts 207 .330 112 13 11.6 95 30 31.6
2019 Shifts 218 .261 114 61 53.5 104 47 45.2
2020 Shifts 44 .292 20 7 35.0 24 14 58.3
! 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 %
2015 59 15.7 42.4% 6.8% 76 21.9 6.6% 23.7%
2016 80 19.2 18.8% 7.5% 50 22.6 6.0% 18.0%
2017 272 18.9 14.0% 4.0% 203 22.1 2.0% 9.9%
2018 209 19.5 4.3% 4.8% 142 25.0 0.0% 23.9%
2019 280 21.7 0.4% 6.1% 138 25.2 0.0% 22.5%
2020 48 21.0 0.0% 6.3% 30 24.1 0.0% 10.0%

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Pitch Distribution