Robert Garcia
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 4" 236LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 15, #450, Kansas City Royals | UC Davis
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 2 2 3.66 25 0 0 32 33 1.19
2024 3 6 4.22 72 0 0 59.2 75 1.19
2 Seasons 5 8 4.03 97 0 0 91.2 108 1.19
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 25 2-2 3.66 32 33 1.19
2024 72 3-6 4.22 59.2 75 1.19
2 Seasons 97 5-8 4.03 91.2 108 1.19
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
2023 27 522 81 3 3.7 2.4 85.1 112.8 13.8 29.6 .244 .366 .279 .295 .368 30.9 26.0 9.4 3.66 3.63
2024 28 946 159 5 3.1 2.0 87.7 111.4 11.5 29.6 .209 .298 .270 .250 .325 30.2 29.9 6.4 4.22 2.52
Player 1468 240 8 3.3 2.1 86.8 112.8 12.3 29.6 .221 .320 .273 .265 .339 30.4 28.6 7.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Garcia relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(52.9%) ,
Changeup
(31.2%) ,
Slider
(16.0%) ,


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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
2023 49.4 19.8 22.2 8.6 38.3 37.0 24.7 8.6 30.9 22.2 29.6 4.9 3.7 2.4
2024 47.2 17.0 25.8 10.1 31.4 40.9 27.7 5.0 32.7 26.4 27.0 4.4 3.1 2.0
Player 47.9 17.9 24.6 9.6 33.8 39.6 26.7 6.3 32.1 25.0 27.9 4.6 3.3 2.1
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
2024 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 500 94.5 17.1 -2.0 10.6ARM 2.9 13.6 -2.0 10.6ARM 2.4
2024 Slider WSH L 151 85.5 35.6 -0.1 5.0GLV 0.1 1.7 -0.2 5.0GLV -0.1
2024 Changeup WSH L 295 87.7 33.5 2.4 14.9ARM 0.4 2.1 3.8 14.9ARM 0.8
2023 Changeup WSH L 142 88.1 34.3 4.3 14.6ARM 0.0 1.0 5.3 14.6ARM 0.6
2023 Slider WSH L 126 83.9 39.2 1.6 5.3GLV -0.2 -0.5 2.2 5.3GLV 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 254 94.3 16.5 -1.4 8.3ARM 0.7 14.3 -1.0 8.3ARM 0.4
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -3 500 52.9 131 .254 .373 .311 25.2 32.8 26.9 .211 .320 .271 40.8
2024 Changeup 3.2 9 295 31.2 77 .200 .213 .227 37.2 27.3 27.3 .184 .232 .194 16.7
2024 Slider -1.6 -2 151 16.0 42 .256 .385 .312 27.4 26.2 15.3 .252 .356 .286 27.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 1 254 48.7 59 .224 .388 .311 21.1 33.9 22.5 .202 .350 .287 34.4
2023 Changeup 0.8 1 142 27.2 30 .259 .259 .280 35.9 26.7 13.6 .305 .347 .328 15.8
2023 Slider 0.6 1 126 24.1 36 .229 .314 .275 19.7 13.9 11.4 .257 .402 .293 36.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 288 87.7 90 15.7 9:45 9:00 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 482 94.4 89 17.0 10:15 10:45 -30
2024 Slider 150 85.5 27 5.7 1:30 2:45 -75
2023 Changeup 120 88.2 83 15.3 10:00 9:00 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 247 94.3 84 16.1 10:30 11:00 -30
2023 Slider 125 83.9 32 6.1 2:15 3:45 -90
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 125 522 3 3 -1 -2 3
2024 250 946 5 1 1 -3 4
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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 %
2023 522 50.8 68.7 81.3 31.5 61.7 41.6 68.8 50.4 24.3 8.6 75.6
2024 946 53.1 66.5 76.0 33.6 57.0 43.9 70.1 51.1 29.4 9.5 63.3
Player 1,468 52.2 67.3 77.9 32.8 58.7 43.1 69.7 50.8 27.6 9.2 67.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2023 54 46 82
2024 97 88 97 98 94 98 98 78 98 90 75 79 94 56 43 68
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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 %
2023 25.7 3 2.4 1 1 1 2 66.7
2024 23.4 4 4.6 -1 2 3 2 50.0
Player 24.4 7 7.0 0 3 4 4 57.1
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
2023 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2
2024 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 7 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 4 4
Player 7 5 8 6 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 9 7 6 8 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 6 6 7 8 8 7 6
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 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.3 94.5 0.2
Offspeed Velocity 88.1 87.7 -0.4
Breaking Velocity 83.9 85.5 1.6
Exit Velocity 85.1 87.7 2.6
Launch Angle 13.8 11.5 -2.3
Barrel % 3.7 3.1 -0.6
Hard Hit % 30.9 30.2 -0.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.6 29.6 0.0
xBA .244 .209 -0.035
BA .234 .237 0.003
xwOBA .295 .250 -0.045
wOBA .279 .270 -0.009
xSLG .366 .298 -0.068
SLG .333 .323 -0.010
K% 26.0 29.9 3.9
BB% 9.4 6.4 -3.0
Swing % 50.4 51.1 0.7
Whiff% 24.3 29.4 5.1
In Zone % 50.8 53.1 2.3
Out of Zone % 49.2 46.9 -2.3
Out of Zone Swing % 31.5 33.6 2.1
First Pitch Swing % 34.4 33.1 -1.3
First Pitch Strike % 68.8 70.1 1.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 122 .286 72 0 0.0 50 0 0.0
2024 Shades 248 .272 147 0 0.0 101 16 15.8
! 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 %
2023 119 15.9 35.3% 0.8% 92 19.3 2.2% 0.0%
2024 239 16.7 18.0% 0.0% 133 18.7 5.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution