P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 2" 205 lbs | Age: 29
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 20, No. 591, San Diego Padres | Fordham
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 1 2 4.97 12 5 0 29 20 1.48
2022 0 0 3.95 5 1 0 13.2 10 1.10
2023 0 1 15.88 4 1 0 5.2 4 2.65
3 Seasons 1 3 5.96 21 7 0 48.1 34 1.51
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 12 1-2 4.97 29 20 1.48
2022 5 0-0 3.95 13.2 10 1.10
2023 4 0-1 15.88 5.2 4 2.65
3 Seasons 21 1-3 5.96 48.1 34 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 24 513 87 7 8.0 5.4 90.3 109.9 16.8 29.9 .261 .462 .315 .369 .376 47.1 15.5 15.5 4.97 6.08
2022 25 242 41 4 9.8 6.8 91.5 108.5 20.0 31.7 .231 .381 .318 .321 .324 51.2 16.9 6.8 3.95 4.31
2023 26 123 23 3 13.0 9.4 91.0 111.2 15.8 52.2 .426 .817 .522 .543 .604 43.5 12.5 15.6 15.88 17.38
Player 878 151 14 9.3 6.4 90.7 111.2 17.5 33.8 .276 .491 .346 .382 .397 47.7 15.5 13.2
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

Knehr relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(30.9%) ,
Cutter
(25.2%) ,
Slider
(22.0%) ,
Changeup
(14.6%) ,
Sinker
(7.3%) ,


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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 35.6 64.4 33.3 25.3 5.7 21.8 52.9 25.3 11.5 19.5 4.6 10.3 33.3 20.7
2022 29.3 70.7 31.7 29.3 9.8 34.1 36.6 29.3 12.2 17.1 0.0 22.0 19.5 29.3
2023 26.1 73.9 30.4 39.1 4.3 52.2 30.4 17.4 13.0 13.0 0.0 39.1 17.4 17.4
Player 32.5 67.5 32.5 28.5 6.6 29.8 45.0 25.2 11.9 17.9 2.6 17.9 27.2 22.5
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 4.6 20.7 31.0 24.1 11.5 8.0 5.4
2022 4.9 19.5 34.1 19.5 12.2 9.8 6.8
2023 4.3 17.4 21.7 39.1 4.3 13.0 9.4
Player 4.6 19.9 30.5 25.2 10.6 9.3 6.4
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 4-Seam Fastball SD R 38 93.4 16.6 -0.5 7.7ARM -0.2 14.8 -1.0 7.7ARM 0.3
2023 Sinker SD R 9 92.0 23.9 -0.9 16.8ARM 1.7 8.6 -0.9 16.8ARM 1.9
2023 Cutter SD R 31 88.7 27.9 -0.7 3.2GLV 0.6 6.8 -1.1 3.2GLV 0.6
2023 Slider SD R 27 80.6 46.6 5.5 14.0GLV 6.2 -4.0 5.6 14.0GLV 9.0
2023 Changeup SD R 18 88.3 30.3 -0.2 16.4ARM 1.9 5.0 0.4 16.4ARM 2.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball SD R 118 93.1 15.3 0.3 6.6ARM -1.3 16.2 0.0 6.6ARM -0.8
2022 Slider SD R 12 82.8 43.6 5.1 11.8GLV 4.9 -3.7 5.5 11.8GLV 6.4
2022 Changeup SD R 46 89.0 27.6 -1.7 14.8ARM 0.1 6.7 -0.8 14.8ARM 0.6
2022 Cutter SD R 13 89.0 25.9 0.5 3.5GLV 1.2 8.4 0.1 3.5GLV 0.8
2022 Sinker SD R 4 94.6 19.9 -2.2 13.9ARM -1.7 10.5 -2.2 13.9ARM -0.8
2022 Curveball SD R 49 79.2 47.8 -4.7 10.9GLV 0.4 -4.1 -5.8 10.9GLV 1.8
! 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 -14.2 -5 38 30.9 12 .778 2.000 1.033 11.8 16.7 22.2 .623 1.557 .852 85.7
2023 Cutter -1.9 -1 31 25.2 7 .333 .500 .407 7.7 0.0 0.0 .502 .623 .522 16.7
2023 Slider 5.9 2 27 22.0 9 .000 .000 .000 18.2 11.1 12.5 .176 .280 .202 37.5
2023 Changeup -2.4 0 18 14.6 4 .333 .333 .400 25.0 25.0 16.7 .347 .418 .423 0.0
2023 Sinker -1.5 0 9 7.3 -- -- -- 50.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 2 118 48.8 34 .226 .387 .300 14.5 23.5 25.8 .266 .426 .332 56.5
2022 Curveball 2.1 1 49 20.2 11 .100 .200 .177 13.6 9.1 5.9 .159 .277 .230 44.4
2022 Changeup -0.2 0 46 19.0 8 .000 .000 .263 19.0 12.5 5.0 .137 .159 .343 50.0
2022 Cutter -7.4 -1 13 5.4 4 .500 .750 .538 0.0 0.0 0.0 .280 .618 .373 50.0
2022 Slider -1.8 0 12 5.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2022 Sinker -23.6 -1 4 1.7 2 1.000 3.000 1.150 0.0 0.0 -- .146 .214 .421 0.0
! 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 18 88.3 99 17.5 2:15 2:30 -15
2023 Cutter 31 88.7 37 6.7 12:00 11:00 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 37 93.4 85 16.3 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Slider 27 80.6 74 16.2 7:45 8:15 -30
2022 Changeup 46 89.0 100 16.4 2:00 2:15 -15
2022 Curveball 49 79.2 50 13.9 7:30 8:00 -30
2022 Cutter 13 89.0 44 8.6 12:00 11:00 60
2022 4-Seam Fastball 118 93.1 84 17.0 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Slider 12 82.8 57 13.9 7:30 8:15 -45
! 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 128 513 6 1 -5 -4 -1
2022 59 242 3 2 -2 -2 0
2023 32 123 -2 -1 -1 0 -5
Player 219 878 6 2 -8 6 -6
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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 513 47.4 74.9 79.7 22.2 73.3 40.5 58.9 47.2 22.3 8.8 91.1
2022 242 46.3 65.2 93.2 26.2 70.6 37.6 55.9 44.2 14.0 5.4 69.2
2023 123 45.5 69.6 87.2 17.9 75.0 35.8 53.1 41.5 15.7 8.9 81.8
Player 878 46.8 71.5 84.0 22.7 72.6 39.1 57.3 45.6 19.3 7.9 85.5
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 48 86 78
2022 38 86 73
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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 22.80 2 2.5 -1 2 2 1 50.0
2022 23.12 1 0.7 0 0 2 0 0.0
2023 23.55 3 3.1 0 2 2 1 33.3
Player 23.23 6 6.3 0 4 6 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 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
2022 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
2023 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Player 6 7 4 6 6 5 7 7 5 5 5 5 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 5 8 6 9 8 7 6 6 5 7 5 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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Year to Year Changes

2023 +/-   2022 +/-   2021
Results
BA .385 +.169 .216 -.005 .221
xBA .426 +.195 .231 -.030 .261
OBP .469 +.147 .322 -.027 .349
xOBP .507 +.172 .335 -.051 .386
SLG .846 +.454 .392 +.027 .365
xSLG .817 +.436 .381 -.081 .462
ISO .462 +.286 .176 +.032 .144
xISO .392 +.242 .150 -.051 .201
BABIP .350 +.100 .250 +.003 .247
wOBA .522 +.204 .318 +.003 .315
xwOBA .543 +.222 .321 -.048 .369
wOBACON .576 +.256 .320 +.025 .295
xwOBACON .604 +.280 .324 -.052 .376
BACON .435 +.167 .268 +.004 .264
xBACON .488 +.201 .287 -.032 .319
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 43.5 -7.7 51.2 +4.1 47.1
Avg Exit Velocity 91.0 -0.5 91.5 +1.2 90.3
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 52.2 +20.5 31.7 +1.8 29.9
Barrel % 13.0 +3.2 9.8 +1.8 8.0
Avg Launch Angle 15.8 -4.2 20.0 +3.2 16.8
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 91.4 -1.4 92.8 +0.4 92.4
Breaking Velocity 80.6 +0.7 79.9 -1.9 81.8
Offspeed Velocity 88.3 -0.7 89.0 +0.1 88.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 -1 4 -3 7
Popup % 4.3 -5.5 9.8 +4.1 5.7
Flyball % 30.4 -1.3 31.7 -1.6 33.3
Line Drive % 39.1 +9.8 29.3 +4.0 25.3
Groundball % 26.1 -3.2 29.3 -6.3 35.6
Pull % 52.2 +18.1 34.1 +12.3 21.8
Straight Away % 30.4 -6.2 36.6 -16.3 52.9
Opposite Field % 17.4 -11.9 29.3 +4.0 25.3
Weak Contact % 4.3 -0.6 4.9 +0.3 4.6
Pull Airball % 39.1 +17.1 22.0 +11.7 10.3
Topped Contact % 17.4 -2.1 19.5 -1.2 20.7
Under Contact % 21.7 -12.4 34.1 +3.1 31.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 39.1 +19.6 19.5 -4.6 24.1
Solid Contact % 4.3 -7.9 12.2 +0.7 11.5
HR/FB % 42.9 +35.2 7.7 +0.8 6.9
Popups 1 -3 4 -1 5
Flyballs 7 -6 13 -16 29
Line Drives 9 -3 12 -10 22
Groundballs 6 -6 12 -19 31
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 45.5 -0.8 46.3 -1.1 47.4
Out of Zone % 54.5 +0.8 53.7 +1.1 52.6
Edge % 35.8 -1.8 37.6 -2.9 40.5
Zone Swing % 69.6 +4.4 65.2 -9.7 74.9
Out of Zone Swing % 17.9 -8.3 26.2 +4.0 22.2
In Zone Contact % 87.2 -6.0 93.2 +13.5 79.7
Out of Zone Contact % 75.0 +4.4 70.6 -2.7 73.3
Whiff % 15.7 +1.7 14.0 -8.3 22.3
First Strike % 53.1 -2.8 55.9 -3.0 58.9
First Pitch Swing % 31.3 +9.3 22.0 -7.5 29.5
Swing % 41.5 -2.7 44.2 -3.0 47.2
Meatball Swing % 81.8 +12.6 69.2 -21.9 91.1
Meatball % 8.9 +3.5 5.4 -3.4 8.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 12.8 +6.0 6.8 -14.1 20.9
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 25.0 -4.4 29.4 +2.7 26.7
In Zone 56 -56 112 -131 243
Out of Zone 67 -63 130 -140 270
Edge 44 -47 91 -117 208
In Zone Swings 39 -34 73 -109 182
Out of Zone Swings 12 -22 34 -26 60
In Zone Swing & Misses 5 0 5 -33 38
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 3 -7 10 -6 16
Basic
Pitches 123 -119 242 -271 513
PA 32 -27 59 -70 129
AB 26 -25 51 -53 104
Hits 10 -1 11 -12 23
Singles 5 0 5 -8 13
Doubles 1 -3 4 -3 7
Triples 1 0 1 0 1
Home Runs 3 +2 1 -1 2
Walks 5 +1 4 -16 20
Strikeouts 4 -6 10 -10 20
K% 12.5 -4.4 16.9 +1.4 15.5
BB% 15.6 +8.8 6.8 -8.7 15.5
HBP 0 -4 4 +2 2
Batted Balls 23 -18 41 -46 87
Number of Fastballs 78 -57 135 -223 358
Number of Offspeed 18 -28 46 -70 116
Number of Breaking 27 -34 61 +22 39
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 127 .317 76 4 5.3 51 30 58.8
2022 Shifts 59 .318 49 0 0.0 10 8 80.0
2023 Shades 32 .522 14 2 14.3 18 8 44.4
! 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 128 16.9 21.1% 0.0% 96 23.1 0.0% 10.4%
2022 61 16.1 36.1% 1.6% 50 20.6 0.0% 2.0%
2023 29 15.8 34.5% 0.0% 36 18.5 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution