Ray Black
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 230LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 7, #237, San Francisco Giants | Pittsburgh
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 2 2 6.17 26 0 0 23.1 33 1.16
2019 0 1 5.06 17 0 0 16 18 1.44
2020 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 3 3 1.67
3 Seasons 2 3 5.53 46 0 0 42.1 54 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 26 2-2 6.17 23.1 33 1.16
2019 17 0-1 5.06 16 18 1.44
2020 3 0-0 3.00 3 3 1.67
3 Seasons 46 2-3 5.53 42.1 54 1.30
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
2018 28 407 51 3 5.9 3.2 84.4 107.9 21.9 23.5 .178 .302 .316 .262 .342 31.4 34.7 10.5 6.17 2.86
2019 29 282 42 5 11.9 7.1 91.0 107.6 18.0 40.5 .275 .591 .359 .403 .512 47.5 25.7 12.9 5.06 7.79
2020 30 67 8 1 12.5 7.1 86.7 105.5 14.9 25.0 .191 .333 .276 .326 .309 25.0 21.4 21.4 3.00 4.54
Player 756 101 9 8.9 5.0 87.3 107.9 19.7 30.7 .216 .415 .329 .322 .410 37.4 30.2 12.3
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

Black relies on 2 pitches.
Four Seamer
(59.7%) ,
Slider
(40.3%) ,


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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
2018 41.2 25.5 15.7 17.6 31.4 37.3 31.4 5.9 25.5 31.4 19.6 7.8 5.9 3.2
2019 26.2 35.7 31.0 7.1 33.3 38.1 28.6 0.0 16.7 31.0 26.2 9.5 11.9 7.1
2020 50.0 12.5 25.0 12.5 50.0 37.5 12.5 12.5 25.0 25.0 12.5 12.5 12.5 7.1
Player 35.6 28.7 22.8 12.9 33.7 37.6 28.7 4.0 21.8 30.7 21.8 8.9 8.9 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
2020 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 40 95.7 12.8 2.1 8.7ARM 0.1 17.2 1.2 8.7ARM 1.4
2020 Slider MIL R 27 82.2 40.1 0.2 11.7GLV 5.2 0.4 1.0 11.7GLV 6.4
2019 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 198 98.2 13.7 0.3 8.1ARM -0.6 14.8 -0.8 8.1ARM 0.6
2019 Slider MIL R 65 86.0 38.4 2.9 11.2GLV 6.6 -0.8 2.6 11.2GLV 6.1
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 1 40 59.7 12 .222 .222 .325 12.5 16.7 18.2 .231 .402 .379 28.6
2020 Slider 1.3 0 27 40.3 2 .000 .000 .000 40.0 50.0 12.5 .010 .020 .014 0.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 198 70.2 48 .250 .525 .388 25.2 16.7 13.6 .317 .701 .463 50.0
2019 Slider -1.0 -1 65 23.0 17 .188 .563 .329 48.0 47.1 28.6 .202 .387 .270 37.5
! 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 40 95.7 86 19.0 1:15 1:00 15
2020 Slider 22 81.7 54 12.6 9:00 8:45 15
! 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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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 94 403 0 1 -2 -2 -3
2019 65 263 -3 6 -1 -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 %
2018 407 46.2 68.3 70.9 27.2 44.1 38.7 51.6 46.4 37.0 8.2 87.9
2019 282 50.2 70.5 76.3 26.7 54.3 35.7 62.9 47.9 31.1 10.6 92.9
2020 67 47.8 62.5 80.0 17.1 66.7 34.3 64.3 38.8 23.1 7.5 80.0
Player 756 47.7 68.6 73.8 26.1 49.0 37.2 57.0 46.3 33.7 9.0 89.4
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
2018 99 99 67
2019 99 99 57
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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 %
2018 24.1 4 3.3 1 1 3 1 25.0
2019 22.5 5 3.4 2 3 3 1 20.0
2020 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
Player 23.1 9 6.9 2 5 6 2 22.2
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
2018 4 5 4 2 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2
2019 5 4 2 4 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Player 9 9 6 6 7 6 9 5 5 4 6 9 7 6 7 6 6 5 8 8 6 10 10 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 5
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.9 98.2 0.3 95.7 -2.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 84.2 86.0 1.8 82.2 -3.8
Exit Velocity 84.4 91.0 6.6 86.7 -4.3
Launch Angle 21.9 18.0 -3.9 14.9 -3.1
Barrel % 5.9 11.9 6.0 12.5 0.6
Hard Hit % 31.4 47.5 16.1 25.0 -22.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 23.5 40.5 17.0 25.0 -15.5
xBA .178 .275 0.097 .191 -0.084
BA .207 .233 0.026 .182 -0.051
xwOBA .262 .403 0.141 .326 -0.077
wOBA .316 .359 0.043 .276 -0.083
xSLG .302 .591 0.289 .333 -0.258
SLG .427 .517 0.090 .182 -0.335
K% 34.7 25.7 -9.0 21.4 -4.3
BB% 10.5 12.9 2.4 21.4 8.5
Swing % 46.4 47.9 1.5 38.8 -9.1
Whiff% 37.0 31.1 -5.9 23.1 -8.0
In Zone % 46.2 50.2 4.0 47.8 -2.4
Out of Zone % 53.8 49.8 -4.0 52.2 2.4
Out of Zone Swing % 27.2 26.7 -0.5 17.1 -9.6
First Pitch Swing % 30.5 32.9 2.4 28.6 -4.3
First Pitch Strike % 51.6 62.9 11.3 64.3 1.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 95 .316 69 0 0.0 26 2 7.7
2019 Shifts 70 .359 42 0 0.0 28 7 25.0
2020 Shifts 14 .276 8 1 12.5 6 3 50.0
! 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 %
2018 128 19.1 0.8% 0.8% 62 23.1 0.0% 9.7%
2019 89 19.6 1.1% 5.6% 29 21.8 0.0% 0.0%
2020 19 17.3 0.0% 0.0% 18 19.0 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution