P | St. Louis Cardinals
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 245 lbs | Age: 30
Draft: 2014 | Rd. 2, No. 56, Kansas City Royals | Baker (NY) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 1 1 1.77 12 0 0 20.1 18 1.23
2025 3 0 5.48 26 2 0 44.1 35 1.42
2026 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2 2 1.50
5 Seasons 4 1 4.10 44 2 0 74.2 63 1.42
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 12 1-1 1.77 20.1 18 1.23
2025 26 3-0 5.48 44.1 35 1.42
2026 1 0-0 0.00 2 2 1.50
5 Seasons 44 4-1 4.10 74.2 63 1.42
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
2020 24 62 11 2 20.0 12.5 92.9 107.8 10.5 45.5 .410 .676 .441 .475 .643 54.5 25.0 6.3 6.00 11.63
2021 25 92 12 2 16.7 9.5 95.3 105.3 20.5 41.7 .279 .543 .325 .427 .458 58.3 19.0 23.8 1.80 8.68
2024 28 319 58 5 8.6 5.9 91.9 112.9 14.3 27.6 .238 .391 .290 .307 .356 46.6 21.2 9.4 1.77 3.83
2025 29 711 140 16 11.4 8.2 92.2 113.7 9.7 29.3 .248 .446 .343 .332 .367 50.0 18.0 9.3 5.48 4.64
2026 30 42 5 0 0.0 0.0 85.2 96.2 30.6 0.0 .118 .135 .295 .241 .154 20.0 22.2 22.2 0.00 2.39
Player 1226 226 25 11.1 7.7 92.2 113.7 12.0 29.6 .252 .440 .331 .336 .377 49.1 19.4 10.5
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .407 .316 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2020 27.3 72.7 0.0 54.5 18.2 27.3 36.4 36.4 9.1 18.2 0.0 18.2 18.2 36.4
2021 41.7 58.3 25.0 16.7 16.7 25.0 58.3 16.7 16.7 25.0 0.0 8.3 33.3 16.7
2024 44.8 55.2 27.6 20.7 6.9 39.7 41.4 19.0 19.0 19.0 6.9 20.7 22.4 12.1
2025 49.3 50.7 28.6 18.6 3.6 34.3 42.9 22.9 24.3 19.3 5.7 10.0 23.6 17.1
2026 40.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 0.0
Player 46.5 53.5 27.0 20.4 6.2 35.0 43.4 21.7 21.7 19.5 5.3 13.3 23.9 16.4
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.8 16.8 19.7 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 0.0 18.2 9.1 45.5 0.0 20.0 12.5
2021 0.0 16.7 25.0 33.3 8.3 16.7 9.5
2024 0.0 31.0 29.3 25.9 5.2 8.6 5.9
2025 3.6 35.7 20.0 22.9 6.4 11.4 8.2
2026 0.0 40.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 2.2 32.7 23.0 24.8 5.8 11.1 7.7
MLB 4.0 32.3 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! 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
2026 Split-Finger STL R 4 87.2 33.3 0.7 7.7ARM -3.3 2.7 0.3 7.7ARM -3.7
2026 Sinker STL R 9 94.7 17.5 -3.2 12.7ARM -1.9 13.0 -5.4 12.7ARM -2.4
2026 Slider STL R 17 84.0 42.2 4.3 1.5GLV -2.5 -3.4 4.8 1.5GLV -2.2
2026 Cutter STL R 2 90.0 27.4 -2.2 2.5GLV -0.1 6.2 -1.9 2.5GLV 0.2
2026 4-Seam Fastball STL R 10 95.3 15.0 -1.6 4.3ARM -2.1 15.2 -0.5 4.3ARM -3.5
2025 Sinker BAL R 6 93.2 19.9 -1.7 12.6ARM -1.9 11.6 -4.2 12.6ARM -2.5
2025 Split-Finger BAL R 135 85.0 35.4 2.4 6.5ARM -3.5 2.3 0.8 6.5ARM -4.8
2025 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 256 93.4 16.7 -2.6 5.3ARM -1.2 14.7 -1.1 5.3ARM -2.3
2025 Slider BAL R 314 84.0 39.5 2.4 2.3GLV -1.8 -0.6 2.4 2.3GLV -1.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 %
2026 Slider 6.8 1 17 40.5 5 .000 .000 .140 50.0 40.0 66.7 .017 .024 .154 0.0
2026 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 0 10 23.8 2 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 .326 .361 .496 0.0
2026 Sinker -1.7 0 9 21.4 2 .500 1.000 .625 0.0 0.0 0.0 .218 .244 .204 50.0
2026 Split-Finger -5.6 0 4 9.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2026 Cutter -6.6 0 2 4.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2025 Slider -2.0 -6 314 44.2 96 .302 .500 .383 34.3 19.8 21.8 .239 .392 .310 42.6
2025 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -1 256 36.0 60 .260 .540 .384 16.8 11.7 14.6 .293 .596 .419 61.4
2025 Split-Finger 2.0 3 135 19.0 38 .171 .257 .200 28.2 23.7 23.7 .205 .365 .253 50.0
2025 Sinker -1.3 0 6 0.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 4-Seam Fastball 10 95.3 84 15.2 12:45 12:30 15
2026 Slider 17 84.0 34 5.8 7:45 6:30 75
2025 4-Seam Fastball 256 93.4 84 15.1 12:45 12:45 0
2025 Split-Finger 120 85.0 65 7.2 1:45 2:45 -60
2025 Slider 314 84.0 27 4.0 8:45 7:45 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 16 62 -1 0 0 0 -1
2021 21 92 2 -1 -1 0 0
2024 83 319 1 5 -1 -1 3
2025 194 711 -4 6 -4 -2 -4
2026 9 42 1 1 -1 -1 0
Player 323 1,226 -1 11 -7 -1 -2
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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 %
2020 62 41.9 69.2 88.9 22.2 37.5 35.5 87.5 41.9 26.9 14.5 77.8
2021 92 42.4 71.8 100.0 30.2 50.0 38.0 57.1 47.8 18.2 4.3 100.0
2024 319 50.2 73.8 79.7 30.8 61.2 43.6 63.9 52.4 25.7 8.2 88.5
2025 711 49.4 70.9 84.3 26.4 41.1 43.2 63.9 48.4 27.6 8.9 77.8
2026 42 38.1 68.8 72.7 19.2 60.0 42.9 22.2 38.1 31.3 4.8 50.0
Player 1,226 48.3 71.6 84.0 27.3 48.0 42.5 63.5 48.7 26.5 8.5 80.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2020
2021 18 19 93
2024 41 64 95
2025 33 40 94
2026
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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 %
2020 -- 0 0.9 -1 0 1 0 --
2021 -- 0 0.6 -1 0 1 0 --
2024 23.74 2 1.9 0 0 1 1 50.0
2025 24.84 9 9.2 0 2 11 2 22.2
Player 24.64 11 12.7 -2 2 14 3 27.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2020 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2021 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
2024 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2025 9 10 6 7 8 11 8 11 7 5 7 8 11 14 10 7 13 10 7 10 13 8 13 12 11 6 4 9 13 9 9
Player 11 14 7 10 11 14 12 13 10 8 10 12 15 18 14 11 17 13 11 13 17 11 17 15 15 10 7 13 17 12 13
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023 +/-   2022 +/-   2021 +/-   2020
Results
BA .143 -.120 .263 +.039 .224 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.212 .400
xBA .118 -.130 .248 +.010 .238 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.131 .410
OBP .333 .000 .333 +.027 .306 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.057 .438
xOBP .314 -.007 .321 +.002 .319 -- -- -- -- -- -- .000 .450
SLG .286 -.176 .462 +.094 .368 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.287 .600
xSLG .135 -.311 .446 +.055 .391 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.133 .676
ISO .143 -.056 .199 +.054 .145 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.075 .200
xISO .017 -.181 .198 +.045 .153 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.001 .265
BABIP .200 -.079 .279 +.011 .268 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.295 .545
wOBA .295 -.048 .343 +.053 .290 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.116 .441
xwOBA .241 -.091 .332 +.025 .307 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.048 .475
wOBAcon .252 -.130 .382 +.051 .331 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.298 .578
xwOBAcon .154 -.213 .367 +.011 .356 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.185 .643
BACON .200 -.126 .326 +.033 .293 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.295 .545
xBACON .166 -.143 .309 -.003 .312 -- -- -- -- -- -- -.204 .575
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 20.0 -30.0 50.0 +3.4 46.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- +3.8 54.5
Avg Exit Velocity 85.2 -7.0 92.2 +0.3 91.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- +2.4 92.9
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 0.0 -29.3 29.3 +1.7 27.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -3.8 45.5
Barrel % 0.0 -11.4 11.4 +2.8 8.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -3.3 20.0
Avg Launch Angle 30.6 +20.9 9.7 -4.6 14.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- +10.0 10.5
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 74.1 +1.8 72.3 +0.9 71.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Angle 14° +2° 12° +2° 11° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 38.5 -15.6 54.1 +2.3 51.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -15° -10° -5° -3° -2° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 35° +2° 32° +1° 32° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Swing Length 7.8 +0.3 7.5 +0.2 7.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.5 +1.1 93.4 -0.2 93.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -1.8 93.1
Breaking Velocity 84.0 0.0 84.0 -1.1 85.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -0.8 83.9
Offspeed Velocity 87.2 +2.2 85.0 -0.3 85.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -2.6 86.6
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 -16 16 +11 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 2
Popup % 20.0 +16.4 3.6 -3.3 6.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -1.5 18.2
Flyball % 40.0 +11.4 28.6 +1.0 27.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- +25.0 0.0
Line Drive % 0.0 -18.6 18.6 -2.1 20.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -37.8 54.5
Groundball % 40.0 -9.3 49.3 +4.5 44.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- +14.4 27.3
Pull % 40.0 +5.7 34.3 -5.4 39.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -2.3 27.3
Straight Away % 60.0 +17.1 42.9 +1.5 41.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- +21.9 36.4
Opposite Field % 0.0 -22.9 22.9 +3.9 19.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -19.7 36.4
Weak Contact % 0.0 -3.6 3.6 +3.6 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 0.0
Pull Airball % 20.0 +10.0 10.0 -10.7 20.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -9.9 18.2
Topped Contact % 40.0 +4.3 35.7 +4.7 31.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -1.5 18.2
Under Contact % 60.0 +40.0 20.0 -9.3 29.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- +15.9 9.1
Flare/Burner Contact % 0.0 -22.9 22.9 -3.0 25.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -12.2 45.5
Solid Contact % 0.0 -6.4 6.4 +1.2 5.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- +8.3 0.0
HR/FB % 0.0 -22.5 22.5 +10.0 12.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Popups 1 -4 5 +1 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 2
Flyballs 2 -38 40 +24 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- +3 0
Line Drives 0 -26 26 +14 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -4 6
Groundballs 2 -67 69 +43 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- +2 3
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 38.1 -11.3 49.4 -0.8 50.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- +0.5 41.9
Out of Zone % 61.9 +11.3 50.6 +0.8 49.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -0.5 58.1
Edge % 42.9 -0.3 43.2 -0.4 43.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- +2.5 35.5
Zone Swing % 68.8 -2.1 70.9 -2.9 73.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- +2.6 69.2
Out of Zone Swing % 19.2 -7.2 26.4 -4.4 30.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- +8.0 22.2
In Zone Contact % 72.7 -11.6 84.3 +4.6 79.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- +11.1 88.9
Out of Zone Contact % 60.0 +18.9 41.1 -20.1 61.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- +12.5 37.5
Whiff % 31.3 +3.7 27.6 +1.9 25.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -8.7 26.9
First Strike % 22.2 -41.7 63.9 0.0 63.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -30.4 87.5
First Pitch Swing % 11.1 -25.0 36.1 -9.7 45.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -0.9 43.8
Swing % 38.1 -10.3 48.4 -4.0 52.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- +5.9 41.9
Meatball Swing % 50.0 -27.8 77.8 -10.7 88.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- +22.2 77.8
Meatball % 4.8 -4.1 8.9 +0.7 8.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -10.2 14.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 27.3 +11.6 15.7 -4.6 20.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -11.1 11.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 40.0 -18.9 58.9 +20.1 38.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -12.5 62.5
In Zone 16 -335 351 +191 160 -- -- -- -- -- -- +13 26
Out of Zone 26 -334 360 +201 159 -- -- -- -- -- -- +17 36
Edge 18 -289 307 +168 139 -- -- -- -- -- -- +13 22
In Zone Swings 11 -238 249 +131 118 -- -- -- -- -- -- +10 18
Out of Zone Swings 5 -90 95 +46 49 -- -- -- -- -- -- +8 8
In Zone Swing & Misses 3 -36 39 +15 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -2 2
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 2 -54 56 +37 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- +3 5
Basic
Pitches 42 -669 711 +392 319 -- -- -- -- -- -- +30 62
PA 9 -185 194 +109 85 -- -- -- -- -- -- +5 16
AB 7 -164 171 +95 76 -- -- -- -- -- -- +1 15
Hits 1 -44 45 +28 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -3 6
Singles 0 -30 30 +20 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -2 3
Doubles 1 -4 5 0 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -1 3
Triples 0 -1 1 +1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0
Home Runs 0 -9 9 +7 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0
Walks 2 -16 18 +10 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- +4 1
Strikeouts 2 -33 35 +17 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 4
K% 22.2 +4.2 18.0 -3.2 21.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -6.0 25.0
BB% 22.2 +12.9 9.3 -0.1 9.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- +17.5 6.3
HBP 0 -1 1 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0
Batted Balls 5 -135 140 +82 58 -- -- -- -- -- -- +1 11
Fastball Percent 50.0 +13.2 36.8 -3.6 40.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- +10.4 58.1
Offspeed Percent 9.5 -9.5 19.0 -3.3 22.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -3.8 8.1
Breaking Percent 40.5 -3.7 44.2 +6.9 37.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -6.7 33.9
Number of Fastballs 21 -241 262 +133 129 -- -- -- -- -- -- +27 36
Number of Offspeed 4 -131 135 +64 71 -- -- -- -- -- -- -1 5
Number of Breaking 17 -297 314 +195 119 -- -- -- -- -- -- +4 21
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 16 .441 11 4 36.4 5 2 40.0
2021 Shifts 21 .325 8 1 12.5 13 9 69.2
2024 Shades 83 .290 51 5 9.8 32 13 40.6
2025 Shades 194 .343 99 1 1.0 95 50 52.6
2026 Shades 9 .295 8 0 0.0 1 1 100.0
! 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 %
2020 12 13.6 66.7% 0.0% 16 20.5 6.3% 12.5%
2021 22 21.9 0.0% 9.1% 17 24.2 0.0% 23.5%
2024 61 16.5 24.6% 0.0% 62 18.7 0.0% 1.6%
2025 176 16.0 25.6% 0.6% 134 18.4 3.0% 1.5%

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Pitch Distribution