Ralph Garza Jr.
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 26, #769, Houston Astros | Oklahoma
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 1 4 3.56 27 0 1 30.1 29 1.25
2022 2 2 3.34 19 0 0 35 17 1.54
2 Seasons 3 6 3.44 46 0 1 65.1 46 1.41
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 27 1-4 3.56 30.1 29 1.25
2022 19 2-2 3.34 35 17 1.54
2 Seasons 46 3-6 3.44 65.1 46 1.41
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 27 485 83 6 7.2 4.7 88.9 113.8 11.9 43.4 .237 .400 .309 .317 .364 39.8 22.8 11.0 3.56 4.27
2022 28 514 118 8 6.8 5.2 87.3 109.3 10.4 36.4 .292 .453 .347 .361 .368 38.1 11.1 10.5 3.34 5.63
Player 999 201 14 7.0 5.0 87.9 113.8 11.1 39.3 .267 .429 .330 .341 .366 38.8 16.4 10.7
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

Garza relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(33.3%) ,
Slider
(23.0%) ,
Changeup
(18.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(12.6%) ,
Cutter
(9.9%) ,
Curveball
(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
2021 38.6 27.7 26.5 7.2 42.2 38.6 19.3 1.2 31.3 28.9 20.5 10.8 7.2 4.7
2022 43.2 18.6 28.8 9.3 44.9 32.2 22.9 3.4 34.7 21.2 29.7 4.2 6.8 5.2
Player 41.3 22.4 27.9 8.5 43.8 34.8 21.4 2.5 33.3 24.4 25.9 7.0 7.0 5.0
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
2022 Curveball TB R 12 80.0 48.9 -3.0 6.7GLV -3.3 -6.0 -3.9 6.7GLV -2.4
2022 Cutter TB R 51 89.4 19.3 6.5 1.1ARM -3.1 14.9 6.6 1.1ARM -3.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball TB R 65 91.2 16.1 0.6 7.7ARM 0.1 17.0 0.8 7.7ARM 0.4
2022 Sinker TB R 171 87.8 36.5 0.1 16.2ARM -0.5 -0.8 9.1 16.2ARM 1.4
2022 Slider TB R 118 77.5 37.5 -1.3 13.8GLV 0.8 8.6 -6.8 13.8GLV 8.1
2022 Changeup TB R 97 83.1 33.4 -0.3 16.4ARM 2.2 6.3 -0.4 16.4ARM 2.2
2021 Cutter MIN R 42 89.8 22.2 3.5 1.9GLV -0.3 11.5 3.5 1.9GLV -1.0
2021 Sinker MIN R 144 90.3 33.1 4.5 16.1ARM -0.6 0.4 8.4 16.1ARM 1.3
2021 Curveball MIN R 15 79.3 50.7 -2.7 7.0GLV -2.0 -7.3 -2.8 7.0GLV -2.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 92 92.2 16.7 -0.8 7.1ARM -0.3 15.5 -0.7 7.1ARM -0.1
2021 Slider MIN R 151 76.7 41.1 -0.3 16.8GLV 3.7 5.7 -3.9 16.8GLV 11.1
2021 Changeup MIN R 41 83.9 29.6 -2.0 15.6ARM 1.7 9.3 -3.0 15.6ARM 1.7
! 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 %
2022 Sinker 2.9 5 171 33.3 53 .205 .250 .285 9.0 1.9 4.2 .265 .376 .348 37.2
2022 Slider -2.4 -3 118 23.0 32 .286 .429 .347 31.5 18.8 12.2 .248 .349 .301 39.1
2022 Changeup -0.9 -1 97 18.9 25 .333 .458 .358 34.0 20.0 20.8 .364 .464 .375 36.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -1 65 12.6 16 .500 .571 .503 12.1 6.3 6.3 .341 .422 .376 38.5
2022 Cutter -3.2 -2 51 9.9 21 .300 .750 .448 17.2 9.5 20.0 .328 .834 .501 44.4
2022 Curveball 9.0 1 12 2.3 4 .000 .000 .000 20.0 50.0 28.6 .139 .153 .132 0.0
2021 Slider 1.7 3 151 31.1 35 .118 .265 .174 30.6 40.0 22.2 .138 .230 .169 25.0
2021 Sinker 0.2 0 144 29.7 37 .344 .563 .431 13.8 8.1 10.7 .325 .481 .394 48.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 0 92 19.0 32 .231 .615 .413 19.1 12.5 16.7 .287 .652 .447 59.1
2021 Cutter -0.3 0 42 8.7 9 .250 .250 .278 22.7 11.1 12.5 .342 .417 .371 14.3
2021 Changeup 4.3 2 41 8.5 11 .100 .100 .145 38.1 45.5 33.3 .122 .134 .169 0.0
2021 Curveball -0.8 0 15 3.1 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 20.0 -- -- .000 --
! 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
2022 Changeup 96 83.1 97 18.1 2:00 2:30 -30
2022 Curveball 12 80.0 46 11.0 8:00 7:15 45
2022 Cutter 51 89.4 73 14.2 12:45 12:15 30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 65 91.2 86 18.1 1:00 1:00 0
2022 Sinker 167 87.8 82 17.3 2:15 3:15 -60
2022 Slider 118 77.5 43 16.2 9:15 9:45 -30
2021 Changeup 41 83.9 99 18.3 2:00 2:15 -15
2021 Curveball 15 79.3 60 12.1 8:00 7:15 45
2021 Cutter 42 89.8 66 11.2 12:15 11:30 45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 92 92.2 87 16.6 1:00 1:00 0
2021 Sinker 138 90.3 87 17.1 2:15 3:00 -45
2021 Slider 151 76.7 62 18.2 8:45 9:30 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 126 485 2 6 -1 -3 4
2022 151 514 0 6 -3 -3 0
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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 485 47.6 65.4 82.8 28.3 59.7 39.2 65.9 46.0 23.8 8.7 78.6
2022 514 50.0 65.4 85.1 30.4 67.9 41.8 68.6 47.9 20.3 7.4 81.6
Player 999 48.8 65.4 84.0 29.4 64.0 40.5 67.4 46.9 22.0 8.0 80.0
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
2021 16 33 29
2022 3 39 29
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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 25.5 5 3.2 2 5 2 1 20.0
2022 23.6 4 4.2 0 2 1 3 75.0
Player 24.6 9 7.3 2 7 3 4 44.4
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
2021 5 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 6 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
2022 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
Player 9 8 7 9 7 7 7 8 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
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 2021 2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.9 88.9 -2.0
Offspeed Velocity 83.9 83.1 -0.8
Breaking Velocity 76.9 77.7 0.8
Exit Velocity 88.9 87.3 -1.6
Launch Angle 11.9 10.4 -1.5
Barrel % 7.2 6.8 -0.4
Hard Hit % 39.8 38.1 -1.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 43.4 36.4 -7.0
xBA .237 .292 0.055
BA .214 .284 0.070
xwOBA .317 .361 0.044
wOBA .309 .347 0.038
xSLG .400 .453 0.053
SLG .411 .425 0.014
K% 22.8 11.1 -11.7
BB% 11.0 10.5 -0.5
Swing % 46.0 47.9 1.9
Whiff% 23.8 20.3 -3.5
In Zone % 47.6 50.0 2.4
Out of Zone % 52.4 50.0 -2.4
Out of Zone Swing % 28.3 30.4 2.1
First Pitch Swing % 29.4 35.9 6.5
First Pitch Strike % 65.9 68.6 2.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 126 .309 78 4 5.1 48 35 72.9
2022 Shifts 151 .347 89 21 23.6 62 36 58.1
! 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 140 19.7 0.0% 1.4% 98 22.9 0.0% 7.1%
2022 142 18.2 2.8% 3.5% 95 20.8 0.0% 1.1%

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Pitch Distribution