P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 2" 200 lbs | Age: 29
Draft: 2017 | Rd. 9, No. 257, Cincinnati Reds | Virginia Tech
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 4 6.35 7 5 0 22.2 12 1.81
2022 0 2 4.78 26 3 1 32 31 1.44
2023 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 5 5 0.60
3 Seasons 0 6 4.98 37 8 1 59.2 48 1.51
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 7 0-4 6.35 22.2 12 1.81
2022 26 0-2 4.78 32 31 1.44
2023 4 0-0 0.00 5 5 0.60
3 Seasons 37 0-6 4.98 59.2 48 1.51
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
2021 25 383 81 4 4.9 3.7 86.6 111.7 4.3 29.6 .274 .406 .354 .344 .335 40.7 11.1 13.0 6.35 5.16
2022 26 562 102 7 6.9 5.0 87.1 110.1 10.0 31.4 .255 .391 .336 .300 .366 35.3 22.0 5.0 4.78 3.72
2023 27 68 11 1 9.1 5.9 91.1 106.4 0.8 27.3 .210 .351 .166 .264 .345 45.5 29.4 5.9 0.00 2.88
Player 1013 194 12 6.2 4.5 87.1 111.7 7.1 30.4 .259 .394 .332 .316 .352 38.1 18.0 8.3
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Naughton relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(29.4%) ,
Sinker
(26.5%) ,
Cutter
(25.0%) ,
Changeup
(19.1%) ,


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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 %
2021 51.9 48.1 14.8 28.4 4.9 30.9 50.6 18.5 16.0 25.9 9.9 14.8 24.7 8.6
2022 51.0 49.0 21.6 24.5 2.9 42.2 38.2 19.6 25.5 19.6 5.9 16.7 18.6 13.7
2023 63.6 36.4 9.1 27.3 0.0 27.3 54.5 18.2 18.2 45.5 0.0 9.1 9.1 18.2
Player 52.1 47.9 18.0 26.3 3.6 36.6 44.3 19.1 21.1 23.7 7.2 15.5 20.6 11.9
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 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
2021 7.4 38.3 16.0 29.6 3.7 4.9 3.7
2022 2.9 41.2 16.7 24.5 6.9 6.9 5.0
2023 0.0 54.5 18.2 18.2 0.0 9.1 5.9
Player 4.6 40.7 16.5 26.3 5.2 6.2 4.5
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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 Changeup STL L 13 86.0 31.1 -0.2 16.5ARM 2.0 5.8 0.4 16.5ARM 2.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball STL L 20 93.5 16.7 -1.0 6.0ARM -1.7 14.5 -1.0 6.0ARM -1.7
2023 Cutter STL L 17 88.0 28.4 -0.4 1.2GLV -1.3 7.0 0.3 1.2GLV -0.7
2023 Sinker STL L 18 93.2 21.5 -1.8 14.8ARM -0.4 9.9 -1.4 14.8ARM -0.3
2022 Sinker STL L 116 92.6 21.1 -2.2 14.9ARM -0.1 10.8 -1.8 14.9ARM -0.2
2022 Changeup STL L 142 84.4 32.1 0.7 14.1ARM 0.1 6.2 0.6 14.1ARM -0.2
2022 4-Seam Fastball STL L 186 92.8 17.0 -1.4 6.9ARM -0.7 14.7 -1.4 6.9ARM -0.7
2022 Slider STL L 118 80.9 42.2 0.6 3.5GLV -4.1 -0.5 2.4 3.5GLV -1.4
! 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 %
2023 4-Seam Fastball 2.2 0 20 29.4 3 .000 .000 .000 42.9 66.7 33.3 .014 .015 .014 0.0
2023 Sinker 5.9 1 18 26.5 6 .167 .333 .208 0.0 0.0 0.0 .351 .691 .435 50.0
2023 Cutter 2.9 0 17 25.0 4 .000 .000 .175 66.7 50.0 25.0 .208 .232 .318 100.0
2023 Changeup 3.3 0 13 19.1 4 .250 .250 .225 12.5 25.0 33.3 .148 .183 .141 33.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -2 186 33.1 39 .324 .514 .377 26.9 33.3 21.7 .267 .440 .325 41.7
2022 Changeup 0.1 0 142 25.3 41 .275 .400 .302 35.6 24.4 20.0 .216 .329 .247 30.0
2022 Slider -2.5 -3 118 21.0 21 .350 .650 .436 33.3 23.8 15.2 .316 .520 .379 40.0
2022 Sinker 2.7 3 116 20.6 39 .257 .286 .285 12.5 7.7 13.0 .250 .335 .291 33.3
! 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
2023 Changeup 12 85.8 93 17.9 10:15 9:30 45
2023 Cutter 17 88.0 39 6.4 12:00 12:30 -30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 20 93.5 87 15.3 11:00 11:15 -15
2023 Sinker 12 93.1 85 18.2 11:00 10:00 60
2022 Changeup 139 84.4 94 15.7 10:15 9:45 30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 185 92.8 91 15.9 10:45 11:00 -15
2022 Sinker 111 92.6 89 18.5 11:00 10:00 60
2022 Slider 118 80.9 32 4.9 3:30 4:00 -30
! 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
2021 107 383 -3 5 -2 -2 -2
2022 140 562 0 4 -4 -2 -2
2023 17 68 2 1 -1 0 2
Player 264 1,013 -1 10 -7 -1 -2
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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 %
2021 383 42.3 68.5 85.6 31.2 68.1 43.6 64.5 47.0 21.1 3.4 76.9
2022 562 42.9 66.8 81.4 32.7 58.1 42.9 63.6 47.3 27.8 5.7 75.0
2023 68 41.2 60.7 88.2 30.0 50.0 38.2 70.6 42.6 27.6 5.9 75.0
Player 1,013 42.5 67.1 83.4 32.0 61.3 42.8 64.4 46.9 25.3 4.8 75.5
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2021 11 12 11
2022 30 13 11
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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 %
2021 25.56 3 2.3 1 2 2 1 33.3
2022 22.65 3 4.4 -1 1 5 1 33.3
Player 24.11 6 6.7 -1 3 7 2 33.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2021 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 2 3 4 3 3 1 3 3 2 2
2022 3 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 6 5 4 6 3 5 4 7 6 4 3 6 4 6 3 3
Player 6 8 8 8 4 5 7 6 3 4 4 6 8 8 7 9 8 6 9 4 8 6 10 10 7 6 7 7 9 5 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2023 +/-   2022 +/-   2021
Results
BA .125 -.170 .295 +.005 .290
xBA .210 -.045 .255 -.019 .274
OBP .176 -.160 .336 -.053 .389
xOBP .256 -.042 .298 -.077 .375
SLG .188 -.251 .439 +.020 .419
xSLG .351 -.040 .391 -.015 .406
ISO .063 -.081 .144 +.015 .129
xISO .141 +.004 .137 +.005 .132
BABIP .182 -.185 .367 +.059 .308
wOBA .166 -.170 .336 -.018 .354
xwOBA .264 -.036 .300 -.044 .344
wOBACON .193 -.221 .414 +.066 .348
xwOBACON .345 -.021 .366 +.031 .335
BACON .182 -.204 .386 +.053 .333
xBACON .305 -.029 .334 +.019 .315
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 45.5 +10.2 35.3 -5.4 40.7
Avg Exit Velocity 91.1 +4.0 87.1 +0.5 86.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 27.3 -4.1 31.4 +1.8 29.6
Barrel % 9.1 +2.2 6.9 +2.0 4.9
Avg Launch Angle 0.8 -9.2 10.0 +5.7 4.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 91.7 -1.0 92.7 +2.2 90.5
Breaking Velocity 0.0 -- 80.9 -0.7 81.6
Offspeed Velocity 86.0 +1.6 84.4 +2.7 81.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 1 -6 7 +3 4
Popup % 0.0 -2.9 2.9 -2.0 4.9
Flyball % 9.1 -12.5 21.6 +6.8 14.8
Line Drive % 27.3 +2.8 24.5 -3.9 28.4
Groundball % 63.6 +12.6 51.0 -0.9 51.9
Pull % 27.3 -14.9 42.2 +11.3 30.9
Straight Away % 54.5 +16.3 38.2 -12.4 50.6
Opposite Field % 18.2 -1.4 19.6 +1.1 18.5
Weak Contact % 0.0 -2.9 2.9 -4.5 7.4
Pull Airball % 9.1 -7.6 16.7 +1.9 14.8
Topped Contact % 54.5 +13.3 41.2 +2.9 38.3
Under Contact % 18.2 +1.5 16.7 +0.7 16.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 18.2 -6.3 24.5 -5.1 29.6
Solid Contact % 0.0 -6.9 6.9 +3.2 3.7
HR/FB % 0.0 -13.6 13.6 -11.4 25.0
Popups 0 -3 3 -1 4
Flyballs 1 -21 22 +10 12
Line Drives 3 -22 25 +2 23
Groundballs 7 -45 52 +10 42
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 41.2 -1.7 42.9 +0.6 42.3
Out of Zone % 58.8 +1.7 57.1 -0.6 57.7
Edge % 38.2 -4.7 42.9 -0.7 43.6
Zone Swing % 60.7 -6.1 66.8 -1.7 68.5
Out of Zone Swing % 30.0 -2.7 32.7 +1.5 31.2
In Zone Contact % 88.2 +6.8 81.4 -4.2 85.6
Out of Zone Contact % 50.0 -8.1 58.1 -10.0 68.1
Whiff % 27.6 -0.2 27.8 +6.7 21.1
First Strike % 70.6 +7.0 63.6 -0.9 64.5
First Pitch Swing % 29.4 -4.2 33.6 -1.9 35.5
Swing % 42.6 -4.7 47.3 +0.3 47.0
Meatball Swing % 75.0 0.0 75.0 -1.9 76.9
Meatball % 5.9 +0.2 5.7 +2.3 3.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 11.8 -6.8 18.6 +4.2 14.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 50.0 +8.1 41.9 +10.0 31.9
In Zone 28 -213 241 +79 162
Out of Zone 40 -281 321 +100 221
Edge 26 -215 241 +74 167
In Zone Swings 17 -144 161 +50 111
Out of Zone Swings 12 -93 105 +36 69
In Zone Swing & Misses 2 -28 30 +14 16
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 6 -38 44 +22 22
Basic
Pitches 68 -494 562 +179 383
PA 17 -124 141 +33 108
AB 16 -116 132 +39 93
Hits 2 -37 39 +12 27
Singles 1 -25 26 +5 21
Doubles 1 -9 10 +7 3
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 0 -3 3 0 3
Walks 1 -6 7 -7 14
Strikeouts 5 -26 31 +19 12
K% 29.4 +7.4 22.0 +10.9 11.1
BB% 5.9 +0.9 5.0 -8.0 13.0
HBP 0 -1 1 0 1
Batted Balls 11 -91 102 +21 81
Number of Fastballs 55 -247 302 +84 218
Number of Offspeed 13 -129 142 +36 106
Number of Breaking 0 -118 118 +59 59
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 107 .354 78 10 12.8 29 11 37.9
2022 Shifts 134 .339 85 10 11.8 49 15 30.6
2023 Shades 17 .166 11 0 0.0 6 2 33.3
! 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 %
2021 111 18.4 20.7% 0.0% 69 22.9 0.0% 4.3%
2022 164 17.3 28.0% 1.8% 109 22.3 0.0% 7.3%
2023 27 15.3 48.1% 0.0% 9 18.0 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution