Ryan Vogelsong
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 215LBS | Age: 47
Draft: 1998 | Rd: 5, #158, San Francisco Giants | Kutztown
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 8 13 4.00 32 32 0 184.2 151 1.28
2015 9 11 4.67 33 22 0 135 108 1.47
2016 3 7 4.81 24 14 0 82.1 61 1.46
12 Seasons 61 75 4.48 289 179 0 1,190 900 1.41
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 32 8-13 4.00 184.2 151 1.28
2015 33 9-11 4.67 135 108 1.47
2016 24 3-7 4.81 82.1 61 1.46
12 Seasons 289 61-75 4.48 1,190 900 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
2015 37 2310 429 35 8.2 5.9 88.7 115.3 12.3 33.8 .270 .453 .337 .350 .393 36.1 18.1 9.7 4.67 5.24
2016 38 1390 260 18 6.9 4.9 88.0 111.0 14.6 32.3 .247 .417 .344 .331 .352 30.4 16.7 11.0 4.81 4.68
Player 3700 689 53 7.7 5.5 88.4 115.3 13.1 33.2 .262 .440 .340 .343 .378 34.0 17.5 10.2
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

Vogelsong relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(37.2%) ,
Slider
(22.2%) ,
Curveball
(15.6%) ,
Changeup
(12.9%) ,
Sinker
(12.1%) ,


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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
2015 47.1 18.2 28.2 6.5 30.3 39.6 30.1 4.4 32.2 23.3 23.3 5.4 8.2 5.9
2016 42.7 21.5 28.5 7.3 36.2 34.6 23.8 4.2 30.0 25.8 21.9 3.8 6.9 4.9
Player 45.4 19.4 28.3 6.8 32.5 37.7 27.7 4.4 31.3 24.2 22.8 4.8 7.7 5.5
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

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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
2016 Slider PIT R 277 87.6 22.3 -9.6 0.4ARM -4.4 13.7 -11.2 0.4ARM -6.2
2016 Sinker PIT R 162 90.2 23.6 -0.4 14.0ARM 0.1 10.5 -0.9 14.0ARM 0.6
2016 Changeup PIT R 169 84.2 29.2 -2.7 12.5ARM -0.2 10.1 -2.9 12.5ARM 1.2
2016 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 476 90.8 19.1 -1.2 8.4ARM 1.2 14.6 -1.3 8.4ARM 1.9
2016 Curveball PIT R 194 76.3 55.7 -2.9 5.2GLV -5.9 -8.1 -2.0 5.2GLV -5.6
2015 Slider SF R 349 88.5 22.5 -8.6 0.4GLV -3.6 12.8 -10.6 0.4GLV -5.6
2015 Curveball SF R 465 77.0 54.3 -2.7 4.3GLV -6.1 -7.6 -1.9 4.3GLV -6.5
2015 Changeup SF R 196 84.0 30.1 -1.8 13.7ARM 0.8 9.3 -2.1 13.7ARM 2.2
2015 4-Seam Fastball SF R 928 91.6 18.2 -0.9 8.0ARM 0.9 14.9 -0.9 8.0ARM 1.2
2015 Sinker SF R 309 91.6 22.6 -1.0 14.0ARM -0.1 10.5 -1.5 14.0ARM 0.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2011 746 2,916 11 28 -8 -10 21
2012 879 3,437 15 30 -17 -12 16
2013 465 1,740 -8 8 -17 -6 -23
2014 833 3,264 11 14 -27 -10 -13
2015 596 2,304 -5 22 -18 -7 -9
2016 363 1,381 -8 19 -14 -6 -10
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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 %
2015 2,310 46.4 63.7 87.4 25.2 71.2 43.9 60.0 43.0 16.9 5.8 76.7
2016 1,390 41.4 64.1 86.7 23.2 72.0 43.5 58.1 40.1 17.4 5.0 78.6
Player 3,700 44.5 63.8 87.2 24.4 71.5 43.8 59.3 41.9 17.1 5.5 77.3
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
2015 8 16 9 9 8 4 4 30 22 35 14 8 9 32 20 10 82
2016 26 49 39 33 16 41 28 65 80 19 10 7 4 18 10 4 87
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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 %
2016 23.3 11 9.0 2 2 9 3 27.3
Player 23.3 11 9.0 2 2 9 3 27.3
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
2016 11 9 7 10 9 7 8 9 8 5 8 11 11 6 7 11 6 8 10 10 8 5 13 12 9 10 10 12 13 11 7
Player 11 9 7 10 9 7 8 9 8 5 8 11 11 6 7 11 6 8 10 10 8 5 13 12 9 10 10 12 13 11 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 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.6 90.7 -0.9 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 84.0 84.2 0.2 ↑
Breaking Velocity 81.9 82.9 1.0 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.7 88.0 -0.7 ↓
Launch Angle 12.3 14.6 2.3 ↑
Barrel % 8.2 6.9 -1.3 ↓
Hard Hit % 36.1 30.4 -5.7 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.8 32.3 -1.5 ↓
xBA .270 .247 -0.023 ↓
BA .265 .254 -0.011 ↓
xwOBA .350 .331 -0.019 ↓
wOBA .337 .344 0.007 ↑
xSLG .453 .417 -0.036 ↓
SLG .443 .457 0.014 ↑
K% 18.1 16.7 -1.4 ↓
BB% 9.7 11.0 1.3 ↑
Swing % 43.0 40.1 -2.9 ↓
Whiff% 16.9 17.4 0.5 ↑
In Zone % 46.4 41.4 -5.0 ↓
Out of Zone % 53.6 58.6 5.0 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 25.2 23.2 -2.0 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 26.1 26.6 0.5 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 60.0 58.1 -1.9 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 336 .341 191 26 13.6 145 17 11.7
! 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 %
2011 916 18.4 7.3% 1.7% 510 24.3 0.0% 10.2%
2012 967 19.2 5.9% 3.7% 511 24.6 0.2% 13.7%
2013 548 19.3 5.7% 2.4% 331 25.3 0.0% 14.5%
2014 934 18.9 7.6% 3.5% 561 25.2 0.2% 17.8%
2015 723 20.3 8.9% 7.2% 425 26.3 4.2% 29.2%
2016 455 19.7 13.2% 5.7% 252 24.7 5.6% 25.8%

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Pitch Distribution

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