Paul Sewald
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 3" 219LBS | Age: 32

Draft: 2012 | Rd: 10, #320, New York Mets | San Diego

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 5 4 2.67 65 0 20 64.0 72 0.77
6 Seasons 16 21 4.27 252 0 34 276.0 327 1.14
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 65 5-4 2.67 64.0 72 0.77
6 Seasons 252 16-21 4.27 276.0 327 1.14

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2017 27 1132 182 13 7.1 4.8 88.4 109.8 17.4 35.2 .235 .399 .300 .301 .368 33.5 25.3 7.0 4.55 3.87
2018 28 1057 171 10 5.8 4.0 88.2 110.9 19.9 37.4 .240 .387 .348 .302 .356 29.2 23.1 8.4 6.07 3.84
2019 29 330 54 4 7.4 5.0 89.4 109.1 28.3 40.7 .229 .400 .300 .291 .381 38.9 27.5 3.8 4.58 3.69
2020 30 129 28 1 3.6 2.9 85.4 109.4 16.4 42.9 .354 .515 .455 .414 .392 28.6 5.7 11.4 13.50 8.02
2021 31 1104 135 17 12.6 6.6 88.3 112.8 21.1 36.3 .182 .360 .250 .262 .404 40.0 40.2 7.3 3.06 2.85
2022 32 974 149 14 9.4 5.9 86.3 112.3 20.6 33.6 .189 .319 .228 .254 .323 33.6 30.1 5.9 2.67 2.64
Player 4726 719 59 8.2 5.2 87.8 112.8 20.1 36.3 .217 .374 .289 .285 .364 33.9 28.8 7.0
MLB 6.7 4.6 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 35.8 22.1 8.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Sewald relies on 2 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(51.4%) ,
Sweeper
(48.6%) ,


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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
2017 34.6 28.0 28.6 8.8 33.5 37.9 28.6 3.8 23.1 33.5 22.5 7.7 7.1 4.8
2018 32.2 32.7 27.5 7.6 41.5 38.6 19.9 2.3 25.1 36.8 23.4 5.8 5.8 4.0
2019 16.7 42.6 27.8 13.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 1.9 7.4 50.0 25.9 5.6 7.4 5.0
2020 35.7 28.6 28.6 7.1 35.7 32.1 32.1 3.6 25.0 25.0 35.7 7.1 3.6 2.9
2021 26.7 36.3 25.2 11.9 29.6 39.3 31.1 6.7 20.0 35.6 17.0 8.1 12.6 6.6
2022 32.2 32.2 21.5 14.1 38.9 28.9 32.2 9.4 17.4 37.6 20.8 5.4 9.4 5.9
Player 30.7 32.7 26.1 10.4 35.9 35.9 28.2 5.0 20.7 36.4 22.1 6.7 8.2 5.2
MLB 44.9 23.1 25.0 7.1 36.8 37.7 25.4 3.8 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.7 6.7 4.6
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2022 4-Seamer SEA R 501 92.5 18.4 0.7 4 11.9 2.2 23
2022 Sweeper SEA R 473 82.8 31.4 -2.3 -7 12.0 -1.4 -10
2021 4-Seamer SEA R 644 92.3 18.5 0.6 3 12.5 1.3 12
2021 Sweeper SEA R 459 81.7 35.2 -0.9 -2 13.3 -0.5 -3
2021 Changeup SEA R 1 69.7 55.2 1.1 2 13.6 -5.1 -27
2020 Sweeper NYM R 43 82.3 36.4 -2.0 -5 12.7 0.2 2
2020 Changeup NYM R 9 81.4 39.1 2.7 8 14.9 -0.5 -3
2020 4-Seamer NYM R 77 91.7 18.5 0.5 2 10.7 1.0 11
2019 Sinker NYM R 3 88.4 28.4 -1.4 -5 17.5 1.8 12
2019 Slider NYM R 26 79.2 43.3 -0.7 -2 9.9 0.0 0
2019 Sweeper NYM R 59 83.0 35.0 -0.5 -1 12.4 -0.7 -5
2019 4-Seamer NYM R 230 91.0 19.2 0.6 3 11.6 2.1 22
2019 Changeup NYM R 12 81.2 37.5 0.5 1 14.8 -0.5 -3
2018 Slider NYM R 320 81.3 39.7 -1.8 -4 8.3 0.0 0
2018 4-Seamer NYM R 626 90.3 20.4 -0.4 -2 12.5 3.0 32
2018 Sinker NYM R 46 89.6 31.5 -1.6 -5 17.5 0.1 1
2018 Changeup NYM R 65 83.0 35.4 -2.0 -5 15.2 0.6 4
2017 4-Seamer NYM R 713 91.4 19.8 -0.8 -4 16.2 5.3 49
2017 Sinker NYM R 9 91.2 25.2 -2.4 -9 21.0 4.0 23
2017 Changeup NYM R 46 82.5 36.3 -0.8 -2 17.4 2.1 14
2017 Slider NYM R 361 82.9 40.2 2.0 5 4.3 -0.9 -16
! 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 %
2022 4-Seamer -0.8 -4 501 51.4 127 .144 .297 .247 29.5 26.8 22.7 .208 .360 .297 39.7
2022 Sweeper -1.2 -6 473 48.6 112 .148 .306 .203 40.3 33.9 26.4 .168 .277 .205 26.8
2021 4-Seamer -2.1 -13 644 58.3 165 .180 .320 .262 33.0 38.8 28.3 .184 .351 .269 40.7
2021 Sweeper -0.4 -2 459 41.6 94 .169 .371 .270 43.2 42.6 25.5 .179 .377 .257 38.8
2021 Changeup 8.3 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 4-Seamer 8.5 7 77 59.7 21 .529 .824 .605 15.6 4.8 8.3 .440 .700 .526 50.0
2020 Sweeper -1.3 -1 43 33.3 11 .333 .333 .309 15.0 0.0 0.0 .293 .319 .295 0.0
2020 Changeup 1.2 0 9 7.0 3 .000 .000 .000 33.3 33.3 25.0 .053 .054 .056 0.0
2019 4-Seamer -1.8 -4 230 69.7 61 .196 .393 .273 20.0 29.5 24.0 .216 .417 .299 43.6
2019 Sweeper 4.2 2 59 17.9 12 .455 .727 .509 28.0 25.0 17.6 .253 .333 .250 33.3
2019 Slider 3.7 1 26 7.9 4 .500 .750 .538 28.6 25.0 11.1 .355 .445 .342 33.3
2019 Changeup -8.9 -1 12 3.6 3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .224 .270 .209 0.0
2019 Sinker 4.6 0 3 0.9 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seamer 0.7 4 626 59.2 159 .293 .486 .366 17.4 23.3 17.8 .235 .396 .309 34.0
2018 Slider 1.9 6 320 30.3 68 .222 .476 .324 27.4 25.0 12.5 .250 .388 .296 21.3
2018 Changeup -0.2 0 65 6.1 13 .167 .250 .219 46.2 23.1 15.8 .210 .267 .246 22.2
2018 Sinker 6.5 3 46 4.4 11 .556 .667 .517 6.3 9.1 12.5 .272 .401 .336 22.2
2017 4-Seamer -0.1 -1 713 63.0 172 .232 .424 .319 21.1 23.3 17.5 .245 .436 .328 37.4
2017 Slider -0.7 -2 361 31.9 87 .256 .390 .290 33.5 28.7 22.3 .221 .349 .253 28.8
2017 Changeup 3.8 2 46 4.1 9 .286 .429 .494 42.1 11.1 8.3 .322 .416 .402 16.7
2017 Sinker -12.5 -1 9 0.8 5 .000 .000 .000 57.1 60.0 60.0 .029 .052 .036 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 4-Seam Fastball 67 91.7 88 17.2 1:45 1:15 30
2020 Sweeper 32 82.1 35 13.4 8:45 9:15 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 642 92.3 82 18.3 1:45 1:30 15
2021 Sweeper 450 81.7 45 14.7 8:45 9:30 -45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 483 92.5 79 17.9 2:00 1:30 30
2022 Sweeper 467 82.8 41 14.8 9:15 10:00 -45
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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 %
2017 1,132 50.8 67.9 77.7 26.5 61.9 42.5 61.5 47.5 25.8 8.9 83.0
2018 1,057 53.8 67.5 83.9 25.6 60.8 42.7 61.4 48.2 21.4 7.9 76.2
2019 330 55.5 68.9 78.6 21.1 80.6 42.1 55.0 47.6 21.0 9.1 66.7
2020 129 45.0 65.5 81.6 23.9 88.2 37.2 51.4 42.6 16.4 6.2 75.0
2021 1,104 52.5 67.9 70.6 30.0 45.9 41.0 60.2 49.9 36.5 9.1 75.0
2022 974 52.0 70.8 70.9 25.9 48.8 42.9 61.5 49.2 34.0 8.0 83.3
Player 4,726 52.3 68.4 76.2 26.5 56.5 42.1 60.4 48.4 28.6 8.5 78.3
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.3 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.7 7.2 76.1
! 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
2017 64 63 52 43 73 54 27 19 48 70 64 61 37 32 80 58
2018 56 50 52 52 53 72 63 53 91 55 40 27 23 17 64 65
2019 22 66 62
2020 33 52 50
2021 92 96 72 33 98 50 2 60 36 99 58 97 69 34 90 63
2022 92 93 87 64 95 58 16 91 82 87 77 93 13 35 95 67
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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 22.9 8 8.0 0 7 3 5 62.5
2018 23.0 8 8.8 -1 6 6 5 62.5
2019 22.4 3 2.9 0 0 2 1 33.3
2020 24.8 1 0.8 0 0 1 0 0.0
2021 25.6 10 10.0 0 6 9 3 30.0
2022 23.9 10 8.4 2 4 8 3 30.0
Player 23.8 40 38.9 1 23 29 17 42.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 8 8 11 7 8 10 8 8 9 7 9 8 7 7 8 8 7 8 6 9 11 7 7 9 9 8 7 8 5 7 10
2018 8 8 16 6 8 9 8 11 9 6 10 7 6 7 8 9 10 10 7 10 12 6 6 11 7 13 8 6 9 6 15
2019 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
2020 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2021 10 12 13 8 9 12 10 9 11 9 10 11 8 6 9 11 11 11 11 9 12 7 9 10 11 10 9 8 11 10 13
2022 10 7 10 8 10 11 10 5 10 10 7 6 6 6 7 11 11 9 8 9 11 5 6 9 8 10 9 6 10 5 12
Player 40 39 53 33 39 46 39 37 43 36 39 35 30 28 35 43 42 42 36 41 50 28 32 43 39 45 37 32 39 31 54
! 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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.4 90.3 -1.1 ↓ 91 0.7 ↑ 91.7 0.7 ↑ 92.3 0.6 ↑ 92.5 0.2 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 82.5 83 0.5 ↑ 81.2 -1.8 ↓ 81.4 0.2 ↑ 69.7 -11.7 ↓ 0 0
Breaking Velocity 82.9 81.3 -1.6 ↓ 81.8 0.5 ↑ 82.3 0.5 ↑ 81.7 -0.6 ↓ 82.8 1.1 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.4 88.2 -0.2 ↓ 89.4 1.2 ↑ 85.4 -4 ↓ 88.3 2.9 ↑ 86.3 -2 ↓
Launch Angle 17.4 19.9 2.5 ↑ 28.3 8.4 ↑ 16.4 -11.9 ↓ 21.1 4.7 ↑ 20.6 -0.5 ↓
Barrel % 7.1 5.8 -1.3 ↓ 7.4 1.6 ↑ 3.6 -3.8 ↓ 12.6 9 ↑ 9.4 -3.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 33.5 29.2 -4.3 ↓ 38.9 9.7 ↑ 28.6 -10.3 ↓ 40 11.4 ↑ 33.6 -6.4 ↓
Sweet Spot % 35.2 37.4 2.2 ↑ 40.7 3.3 ↑ 42.9 2.2 ↑ 36.3 -6.6 ↓ 33.6 -2.7 ↓
xBA .235 .24 0.005 ↑ .229 -0.011 ↓ .354 0.125 ↑ .182 -0.172 ↓ .189 0.007 ↑
BA .237 .277 0.04 ↑ .243 -0.034 ↓ .414 0.171 ↑ .176 -0.238 ↓ .146 -0.03 ↓
xwOBA .301 .302 0.001 ↑ .291 -0.011 ↓ .414 0.123 ↑ .262 -0.152 ↓ .254 -0.008 ↓
wOBA .3 .348 0.048 ↑ .3 -0.048 ↓ .455 0.155 ↑ .25 -0.205 ↓ .228 -0.022 ↓
xSLG .399 .387 -0.012 ↓ .4 0.013 ↑ .515 0.115 ↑ .36 -0.155 ↓ .319 -0.041 ↓
SLG .404 .478 0.074 ↑ .446 -0.032 ↓ .586 0.14 ↑ .339 -0.247 ↓ .301 -0.038 ↓
K% 25.3 23.1 -2.2 ↓ 27.5 4.4 ↑ 5.7 -21.8 ↓ 40.2 34.5 ↑ 30.1 -10.1 ↓
BB% 7 8.4 1.4 ↑ 3.8 -4.6 ↓ 11.4 7.6 ↑ 7.3 -4.1 ↓ 5.9 -1.4 ↓
Swing % 47.5 48.2 0.7 ↑ 47.6 -0.6 ↓ 42.6 -5 ↓ 49.9 7.3 ↑ 49.2 -0.7 ↓
Whiff% 25.8 21.4 -4.4 ↓ 21 -0.4 ↓ 16.4 -4.6 ↓ 36.5 20.1 ↑ 34 -2.5 ↓
In Zone % 50.8 53.8 3 ↑ 55.5 1.7 ↑ 45 -10.5 ↓ 52.5 7.5 ↑ 52 -0.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 49.2 46.2 -3 ↓ 44.5 -1.7 ↓ 55 10.5 ↑ 47.5 -7.5 ↓ 48 0.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 26.5 25.6 -0.9 ↓ 21.1 -4.5 ↓ 23.9 2.8 ↑ 30 6.1 ↑ 25.9 -4.1 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 26 27.5 1.5 ↑ 17.5 -10 ↓ 25.7 8.2 ↑ 32 6.3 ↑ 28 -4 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 61.5 61.4 -0.1 ↓ 55 -6.4 ↓ 51.4 -3.6 ↓ 60.2 8.8 ↑ 61.5 1.3 ↑
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2017 273 .300 164 0 0.0 109 13 11.9
2018 251 .348 145 9 6.2 106 23 21.7
2019 80 .300 57 6 10.5 23 5 21.7
2020 35 .455 25 1 4.0 10 4 40.0
2021 249 .241 144 17 11.8 105 57 54.3
2022 239 .228 134 51 38.1 105 75 71.4

Pitch Tempo

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