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Sam Hentges
P | B/T: L/L | 6' 6" 245LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 4, #128, Cleveland Indians | Mounds View (MN) HS
Poor Avg Great

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 1 4 6.68 30 12 0 68.2 68 1.78
1 Season 1 4 6.68 30 12 0 68.2 68 1.78
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 30 1-4 6.68 68.2 68 1.78
1 Season 30 1-4 6.68 68.2 68 1.78

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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Max EV Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 25 1260 218 21 9.6 89.1 114.2 10.9 33.9 .267 .469 .377 .354 .416 42.7 21.4 10.1 6.68 5.55
1260 218 21 9.6 89.1 114.2 10.9 33.9 .267 .469 .377 .354 .416 42.7 21.4 10.1
6.6 88.3 122.2 12 32.9 .242 .402 .317 .312 .363 35.6 22 8.4

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hentges relies on 5 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(41.4%) ,
Curveball
(24.9%) ,
Slider
(23.9%) ,
Sinker
(9.3%) ,
Changeup
(0.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Ext. Whiff% PutAway%
2021 4-Seam Fastball 522 395 127 41.4 94.6 142 124 50 35 8 0 7 8 117 .403 .342 .637 .655 .468 .454 89.5 12 2158 6.7 10.5 7.7
2021 Curveball 314 267 47 24.9 80.2 84 76 12 8 4 0 0 41 35 .158 .168 .211 .250 .209 .230 87.4 7 2502 6.7 32.8 28.5
2021 Slider 301 192 109 23.9 86.1 62 55 17 11 3 0 3 18 39 .309 .235 .527 .410 .375 .322 85.3 16 2191 6.7 41.8 27.7
2021 Sinker 117 110 7 9.3 93.0 30 28 11 7 4 0 0 1 27 .393 .270 .536 .355 .417 .301 90.8 -1 2103 6.8 15.7 8.3
2021 Changeup 6 6 0 0.5 88.4 1669 6.7 100.0


Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2021 46.3 27.5 20.2 6 41.7 34.4 23.9 4.1 33.5 21.1 26.1 5.5 9.6
46.3 27.5 20.2 6 41.7 34.4 23.9 4.1 33.5 21.1 26.1 5.5 9.6
45.1 22.5 25.4 7.1 36.6 37.8 25.5 3.7 33.2 24.4 24.4 5.7 6.6

Pitch Movement

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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
2021 4-Seamer CLE L 522 94.6 15.6 -2.2 -16 6.3 0.1 1
2021 Sinker CLE L 117 93 22.5 2.1 10 11.9 -2.2 -16
2021 Curveball CLE L 314 80.2 57.5 4.3 8 7.1 0.2 3
2021 Slider CLE L 301 86.1 34.2 -0.6 -2 3.4 -1.1 -24
2021 Changeup CLE L 6 88.4 24.4 -2.6 -10 10.6 -2.6 -20
! 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 %
2021 Sinker 2.4 3 117 9.3 30 .393 .536 .423 15.7 3.3 8.3 .27 .355 .302 48.1
2021 Slider 1.2 4 301 23.9 62 .309 .527 .38 41.8 29 27.7 .235 .41 .322 33.3
2021 Curveball -0.3 -1 314 24.9 84 .158 .211 .223 32.8 48.8 28.5 .168 .25 .231 34.3
2021 4-Seamer 2.8 15 522 41.4 142 .403 .637 .481 10.5 5.6 7.7 .342 .655 .455 47
2021 Changeup 1.2 0 6 0.5 100
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Curveball 314 80.2 84 19 5:00 5:15 -15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 517 94.6 89 15.7 11:00 11:15 -15
2021 Sinker 116 93.1 81 15 11:00 10:00 60
2021 Slider 296 86.1 18 4.9 2:15 2:15 0
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 318 1260 0 3 11 7 20
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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 1260 45.9 66.8 87.6 27 51.6 41.3 50 45.2 24 6 80
1260 45.9 66.8 87.6 27 51.6 41.3 50 45.2 24 6 80
48.5 66.8 82 28.3 58.5 42.6 60.6 47 24.6 7.2 76

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2021 9 16 11 11 13 40 19 41 20 33 25 33 9 68 29 58
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 24.7 10 13.8 -4 5 8 7 70

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2021 10 14 16 14 15 12 14 15 15 17 17 13 10 12 14 15 13 14 12 14 11 12 13 16 13 17 14 12 12 12 17
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2021 318 .377 245 14 5.7 73 19 26.0

Pitch Distribution

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