Sam Tuivailala
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 230LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 3, #106, St. Louis Cardinals | Aragon HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 3 3 2.55 37 0 0 42.1 34 1.09
2018 4 3 3.41 36 0 0 37 30 1.43
2019 1 0 2.35 23 2 0 23 27 1.04
6 Seasons 8 7 3.33 124 2 0 127 119 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 37 3-3 2.55 42.1 34 1.09
2018 36 4-3 3.41 37 30 1.43
2019 23 1-0 2.35 23 27 1.04
6 Seasons 124 8-7 3.33 127 119 1.33
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 22 265 37 2 5.4 3.1 85.0 107.6 8.3 35.1 .186 .325 .320 .275 .352 24.3 30.8 12.3 3.07 3.10
2016 23 210 32 0 0.0 0.0 88.1 108.6 12.7 37.5 .290 .372 .351 .359 .353 25.0 14.9 12.8 6.00 5.63
2017 24 643 124 5 4.0 2.9 86.5 109.2 12.6 30.6 .256 .413 .267 .309 .368 31.3 19.9 6.4 2.55 4.09
2018 25 636 121 4 3.3 2.4 88.2 108.9 9.4 32.2 .259 .394 .320 .310 .350 33.1 18.2 7.3 3.40 4.07
2019 26 390 54 3 5.6 3.2 87.7 108.1 20.5 27.8 .197 .328 .250 .287 .326 37.0 28.4 12.6 2.35 3.59
Player 2144 368 14 3.8 2.6 87.3 109.2 12.3 31.8 .242 .379 .294 .306 .353 31.5 21.7 9.0
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

Tuivailala relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(33.3%) ,
Sinker
(28.5%) ,
Slider
(20.3%) ,
Curveball
(17.9%) ,


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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 48.6 13.5 32.4 5.4 35.1 35.1 29.7 10.8 40.5 18.9 13.5 2.7 5.4 3.1
2016 43.8 18.8 31.3 6.3 34.4 31.3 34.4 6.3 18.8 25.0 46.9 3.1 0.0 0.0
2017 49.2 21.0 23.4 6.5 26.6 38.7 34.7 4.8 30.6 24.2 25.0 4.0 4.0 2.9
2018 50.4 21.5 25.6 2.5 36.4 43.0 20.7 3.3 38.0 20.7 24.8 6.6 3.3 2.4
2019 33.3 33.3 22.2 11.1 27.8 44.4 27.8 1.9 24.1 35.2 25.9 7.4 5.6 3.2
Player 46.7 22.0 25.5 5.7 31.5 39.9 28.5 4.6 32.1 24.2 25.8 5.2 3.8 2.6
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
2019 Sinker SEA R 111 93.3 22.3 -0.3 16.6ARM 1.4 9.7 -0.6 16.6ARM 1.7
2019 Slider SEA R 79 86.8 31.0 -3.4 2.3GLV -1.9 6.0 -4.2 2.3GLV -2.8
2019 Curveball SEA R 70 78.8 54.6 0.2 11.3GLV 1.5 -8.9 -0.8 11.3GLV 2.1
2019 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 130 93.5 17.1 -0.6 10.5ARM 2.3 14.8 -0.8 10.5ARM 3.1
2018 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 148 94.9 15.5 -0.1 9.8ARM 1.7 15.3 -0.4 9.8ARM 2.6
2018 Sinker SEA R 228 95.3 19.7 -1.0 16.1ARM 1.1 10.8 -1.5 16.1ARM 1.4
2018 Slider SEA R 161 88.8 29.6 -2.4 2.4GLV -1.4 5.6 -3.8 2.4GLV -2.9
2018 Curveball SEA R 98 79.3 54.8 0.4 13.2GLV 4.4 -9.6 0.0 13.2GLV 4.0
2017 Curveball STL R 118 79.6 53.0 0.6 14.3GLV 6.1 -8.1 0.1 14.3GLV 5.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball STL R 275 95.7 14.0 -0.5 8.5ARM -0.3 16.4 -0.7 8.5ARM 0.4
2017 Sinker STL R 94 95.4 19.4 -0.3 16.5ARM 0.9 11.3 -0.5 16.5ARM 1.1
2017 Slider STL R 111 87.0 33.8 1.0 2.8GLV -0.2 3.2 0.4 2.8GLV -1.4
2016 Sinker STL R 3 96.4 21.2 1.3 14.7ARM 0.4 8.8 0.8 14.7ARM 1.4
2016 4-Seam Fastball STL R 133 96.5 15.6 -0.5 9.5ARM 1.8 14.5 -1.3 9.5ARM 3.1
2016 Curveball STL R 19 81.6 52.1 2.2 10.6GLV 0.5 -10.2 0.2 10.6GLV -0.4
2016 Slider STL R 55 89.3 32.0 2.1 2.0GLV -1.8 2.9 -0.4 2.0GLV -4.0
2015 Curveball STL R 22 81.2 51.5 0.9 9.3GLV -0.7 -9.2 -0.3 9.3GLV -1.5
2015 4-Seam Fastball STL R 154 97.0 14.1 0.6 8.7ARM 0.9 15.5 -0.3 8.7ARM 2.0
2015 Slider STL R 77 87.5 33.0 0.5 2.4GLV -1.7 3.2 -0.9 2.4GLV -3.6
2015 Sinker STL R 3 99.2 18.3 -0.1 14.0ARM -0.5 10.3 -1.3 14.0ARM 0.5
! 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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -2.5 -3 130 33.3 23 .353 .588 .489 29.8 21.7 16.1 .215 .382 .337 46.2
2019 Sinker 4.2 5 111 28.5 33 .111 .148 .220 22.6 30.3 31.3 .188 .311 .297 29.4
2019 Slider 0.7 1 79 20.3 22 .136 .273 .170 28.6 27.3 24.0 .219 .385 .251 37.5
2019 Curveball 3.2 2 70 17.9 17 .071 .071 .176 33.3 35.3 21.4 .157 .205 .254 37.5
2018 Sinker 0.3 1 228 35.8 58 .377 .472 .399 17.8 10.3 11.5 .334 .419 .342 40.8
2018 Slider 0.1 0 161 25.3 43 .238 .310 .293 23.1 20.9 20.0 .178 .263 .203 12.1
2018 4-Seam Fastball -2.0 -3 148 23.3 34 .185 .481 .419 28.0 29.4 17.9 .248 .574 .408 38.9
2018 Curveball 0.5 0 98 15.4 28 .231 .346 .291 24.4 17.9 15.2 .250 .371 .298 42.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 4 275 42.8 57 .314 .451 .364 19.3 17.5 16.4 .285 .476 .355 33.3
2017 Curveball -2.7 -3 118 18.4 35 .313 .438 .384 32.7 28.6 20.8 .273 .409 .327 22.7
2017 Slider 4.3 5 111 17.3 37 .081 .162 .127 24.6 16.2 16.2 .225 .352 .243 35.5
2017 Sinker 2.8 3 94 14.6 27 .185 .333 .220 23.4 25.9 30.4 .233 .396 .266 30.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 64 261 0 4 -2 -1 1
2016 47 210 -1 2 -3 -2 -3
2017 156 598 3 12 -5 -1 8
2018 163 635 2 4 -4 -3 -2
2019 95 390 4 5 -2 -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 %
2015 265 46.8 61.0 77.3 27.9 56.4 41.8 60.0 43.0 28.9 6.5 82.4
2016 210 54.8 60.9 85.7 15.8 66.7 38.6 57.4 40.5 17.6 11.0 73.9
2017 643 54.7 63.3 86.0 26.2 47.9 46.2 65.5 46.0 23.0 8.9 67.9
2018 636 52.9 68.2 83.4 27.8 57.8 41.3 60.1 49.1 22.4 7.6 75.0
2019 390 42.6 62.0 81.6 29.0 58.5 38.2 61.1 43.1 27.4 6.4 80.0
Player 2,144 50.9 64.1 83.5 26.5 55.7 41.9 61.7 45.5 23.8 7.9 74.1
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
2015 96 92 78
2016 93 75 67
2017 87 68 43 31
2018 80 64 41 47
2019 51 32 19 26
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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 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
2017 21.6 4 4.9 -1 1 4 2 50.0
2018 22.9 3 3.0 0 0 0 3 100.0
2019 21.8 1 0.3 1 2 0 0 0.0
Player 22.2 8 8.4 0 4 4 5 62.5
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 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2017 4 5 3 6 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 3 7 6 6 5 4 6 5 6 3
2018 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2019 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Player 8 10 6 10 8 8 8 8 6 7 7 9 9 7 8 9 8 8 10 8 8 8 11 11 9 8 7 10 10 9 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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 97.1 96.5 -0.6 95.6 -0.9 95.1 -0.5 93.4 -1.7
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 86.1 87.3 1.2 83.2 -4.1 85.2 2.0 83.1 -2.1
Exit Velocity 85.0 88.1 3.1 86.5 -1.6 88.2 1.7 87.7 -0.5
Launch Angle 8.3 12.7 4.4 12.6 -0.1 9.4 -3.2 20.5 11.1
Barrel % 5.4 0.0 -5.4 4.0 4.0 3.3 -0.7 5.6 2.3
Hard Hit % 24.3 25.0 0.7 31.3 6.3 33.1 1.8 37.0 3.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.1 37.5 2.4 30.6 -6.9 32.2 1.6 27.8 -4.4
xBA .186 .290 0.104 .256 -0.034 .259 0.003 .197 -0.062
BA .228 .308 0.080 .223 -0.085 .277 0.054 .163 -0.114
xwOBA .275 .359 0.084 .309 -0.050 .310 0.001 .287 -0.023
wOBA .320 .351 0.031 .267 -0.084 .320 0.053 .250 -0.070
xSLG .325 .372 0.047 .413 0.041 .394 -0.019 .328 -0.066
SLG .421 .333 -0.088 .344 0.011 .405 0.061 .263 -0.142
K% 30.8 14.9 -15.9 19.9 5.0 18.2 -1.7 28.4 10.2
BB% 12.3 12.8 0.5 6.4 -6.4 7.3 0.9 12.6 5.3
Swing % 43.0 40.5 -2.5 46.0 5.5 49.1 3.1 43.1 -6.0
Whiff% 28.9 17.6 -11.3 23.0 5.4 22.4 -0.6 27.4 5.0
In Zone % 46.8 54.8 8.0 54.7 -0.1 52.9 -1.8 42.6 -10.3
Out of Zone % 53.2 45.2 -8.0 45.3 0.1 47.1 1.8 57.4 10.3
Out of Zone Swing % 27.9 15.8 -12.1 26.2 10.4 27.8 1.6 29.0 1.2
First Pitch Swing % 26.2 21.3 -4.9 25.0 3.7 30.7 5.7 24.2 -6.5
First Pitch Strike % 60.0 57.4 -2.6 65.5 8.1 60.1 -5.4 61.1 1.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 47 .351 24 0 0.0 23 2 8.7
2017 Shifts 156 .270 99 0 0.0 57 4 7.0
2018 Shifts 163 .320 95 3 3.2 68 7 10.3
2019 Shifts 95 .250 57 0 0.0 38 22 57.9
! 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 %
2014 10 20.0 10.0% 0.0% 7 26.3 0.0% 28.6%
2015 73 18.8 23.3% 1.4% 51 23.1 7.8% 23.5%
2016 43 16.7 27.9% 7.0% 66 19.8 19.7% 3.0%
2017 206 18.4 1.9% 1.9% 78 21.8 0.0% 10.3%
2018 153 20.0 3.9% 3.3% 121 23.7 0.0% 14.0%
2019 128 21.2 0.0% 8.6% 68 22.6 0.0% 8.8%

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Pitch Distribution