Robert Garcia
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 4" 236LBS | Age: 27
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 0 1 6.48 11 0 0 8.1 13 1.92
2 Seasons 2 3 4.24 36 0 0 40.1 46 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 25 2-2 3.66 32 33 1.19
2024 11 0-1 6.48 8.1 13 1.92
2 Seasons 36 2-3 4.24 40.1 46 1.34
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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
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 28 158 24 1 4.2 2.4 85.5 109.1 7.2 29.2 .216 .311 .378 .275 .356 25.0 31.7 9.8 6.48 2.91
Player 680 105 4 3.8 2.4 85.2 112.8 12.3 29.5 .237 .352 .303 .290 .365 29.5 27.4 9.5
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.3 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
(61.4%) ,
Changeup
(25.3%) ,
Slider
(13.3%) ,


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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
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 62.5 8.3 20.8 8.3 37.5 25.0 37.5 16.7 33.3 12.5 29.2 4.2 4.2 2.4
Player 52.4 17.1 21.9 8.6 38.1 34.3 27.6 10.5 31.4 20.0 29.5 4.8 3.8 2.4
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! 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
2024 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 97 93.8 17.0 -1.8 -12 10.1 2.4 31
2024 Slider WSH L 21 83.8 37.8 0.2 0 5.3 -0.9 -15
2024 Changeup WSH L 40 86.9 34.7 3.2 10 15.0 0.6 4
2023 Changeup WSH L 142 88.1 34.3 4.3 14 14.6 0.0 0
2023 Slider WSH L 126 83.9 39.2 1.6 4 5.3 -0.5 -8
2023 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 254 94.3 16.5 -1.4 -9 8.3 0.7 10
! 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 -1 97 61.4 27 .304 .348 .337 25.0 37.0 34.5 .203 .257 .258 28.6
2024 Changeup 1.1 0 40 25.3 8 .375 .375 .338 29.4 25.0 25.0 .107 .118 .098 0.0
2024 Slider -5.2 -1 21 13.3 6 .400 1.000 .600 0.0 16.7 16.7 .452 .868 .581 50.0
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 38 86.9 85 15.9 10:00 9:00 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 95 93.8 88 17.2 10:30 10:45 -15
2024 Slider 21 83.8 26 5.8 2:00 3:15 -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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 125 522 3 3 -1 -2 3
2024 41 158 2 -2 0 -1 -1
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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 158 51.9 59.8 81.6 26.3 65.0 43.7 53.7 43.7 23.2 8.9 64.3
Player 680 51.0 66.6 81.4 30.3 62.4 42.1 65.1 48.8 24.1 8.7 72.9
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 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
2023 54 46 82
2024 79 74 82 83 68 77 77 91 97 89 38 35 36 49 33 69
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Expected Home Runs

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 20.3 1 1.0 0 1 0 1 100.0
Player 24.3 4 3.5 1 2 1 3 75.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3
! 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 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.3 93.8 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 88.1 86.9 -1.2
Breaking Velocity 83.9 83.8 -0.1
Exit Velocity 85.1 85.5 0.4
Launch Angle 13.8 7.2 -6.6
Barrel % 3.7 4.2 0.5
Hard Hit % 30.9 25.0 -5.9
Sweet Spot % 29.6 29.2 -0.4
xBA .244 .216 -0.028
BA .234 .333 0.099
xwOBA .295 .275 -0.020
wOBA .279 .378 0.099
xSLG .366 .311 -0.055
SLG .333 .444 0.111
K% 26.0 31.7 5.7
BB% 9.4 9.8 0.4
Swing % 50.4 43.7 -6.7
Whiff% 24.3 23.2 -1.1
In Zone % 50.8 51.9 1.1
Out of Zone % 49.2 48.1 -1.1
Out of Zone Swing % 31.5 26.3 -5.2
First Pitch Swing % 34.4 29.3 -5.1
First Pitch Strike % 68.8 53.7 -15.1
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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 40 .388 24 0 0.0 16 4 25.0
! 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 %
2023 119 15.9 35.3% 0.8% 92 19.3 2.2% 0.0%
2024 46 16.9 10.9% 0.0% 24 18.3 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution