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Scott Effross
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 202LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 15, #443, Chicago Cubs | Indiana
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2021 2 1 3.68 14 0 0 14.2 18 0.95
2022 1 4 2.54 60 1 4 56.2 62 1.06
2024 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 3.1 2 1.50
3 Seasons 3 5 2.89 77 1 4 74.2 82 1.06
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2021 14 2-1 3.68 14.2 18 0.95
2022 60 1-4 2.54 56.2 62 1.06
2024 3 0-0 5.40 3.1 2 1.50
3 Seasons 77 3-5 2.89 74.2 82 1.06
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value1NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA9.36NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.342NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo89.7NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity89.6NOT QUALIFIEDChase %23.1NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %14.8NOT QUALIFIEDK %14.3NOT QUALIFIEDBB %14.3NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %10.0NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %50.0NOT QUALIFIEDGB %60.0NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.0NOT QUALIFIED
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE-3°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"14.9 INCHES TAIL7.9 INCHES DROPAVG17.9 INCHES TAIL4.4 INCHES RISEAVG17.6 INCHES TAIL4.6 INCHES DROPAVG11.6 INCHES BREAK1.9 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSweeper35%78.882.3Sinker33%89.793.64-Seam20%89.894.7Change13%82.186.1SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2021 27 222 36 3 8.3 5.2 90.5 110.4 9.8 36.1 .205 .345 .304 .261 .342 38.9 31.0 1.7 3.68 2.83
2022 28 815 150 6 4.0 2.6 87.3 108.0 8.7 30.0 .204 .303 .247 .248 .312 37.3 27.1 6.6 2.54 2.51
2024 30 55 10 1 10.0 7.1 89.6 105.3 -6.6 40.0 .342 .596 .371 .441 .479 50.0 14.3 14.3 5.40 9.36
Player 1092 196 10 5.1 3.3 88.0 110.4 8.1 31.6 .210 .324 .264 .260 .326 38.3 27.2 6.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Effross relies on 4 pitches.
Sweeper
(34.5%) ,
Sinker
(32.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(20.0%) ,
Changeup
(12.7%) ,

Sweeper19 Pitches (34.5%)
Sinker18 Pitches (32.7%)
Four Seamer11 Pitches (20%)
Changeup7 Pitches (12.7%)

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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 %
2021 47.2 52.8 36.1 16.7 0.0 47.2 41.7 11.1 30.6 13.9 2.8 16.7 27.8 8.3
2022 45.3 54.7 24.7 22.0 8.0 26.7 47.3 26.0 16.7 22.0 6.7 10.0 25.3 19.3
2024 60.0 40.0 10.0 30.0 0.0 30.0 50.0 20.0 20.0 30.0 10.0 10.0 20.0 10.0
Player 46.4 53.6 26.0 21.4 6.1 30.6 46.4 23.0 19.4 20.9 6.1 11.2 25.5 16.8
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2021 0.0 30.6 25.0 30.6 5.6 8.3 5.2
2022 4.7 36.0 26.7 23.3 5.3 4.0 2.6
2024 10.0 40.0 10.0 30.0 0.0 10.0 7.1
Player 4.1 35.2 25.5 25.0 5.1 5.1 3.3
MLB 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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuScott Effross Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerSweeperChangeupSinkerSlider2021202220232024-7.5-5-2.502.55

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 11 89.8 30.1 -5.7 17.9ARM 5.3 4.4 -11.3 17.9ARM 10.3
2024 Sweeper NYY R 19 78.8 42.6 1.9 11.6GLV -2.6 1.9 -0.3 11.6GLV -2.6
2024 Changeup NYY R 7 82.1 48.9 2.1 14.9ARM 0.1 -7.9 12.8 14.9ARM 0.7
2024 Sinker NYY R 18 89.7 38.9 4.0 17.6ARM 1.7 -4.6 11.8 17.6ARM 2.7
2022 Sweeper NYY R 327 79.8 40.3 0.1 12.5GLV -1.0 3.1 -1.6 12.5GLV -1.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 82 90.8 29.3 -1.5 17.2ARM 4.4 4.3 -11.9 17.2ARM 9.8
2022 Sinker NYY R 286 90.3 36.9 0.7 18.0ARM 0.8 -3.1 11.4 18.0ARM 3.3
2022 Changeup NYY R 119 83.0 48.6 0.9 14.3ARM 0.0 -8.5 14.4 14.3ARM 0.1
2022 Slider NYY R 1 78.7 36.9 -0.8 3.5GLV -8.2 8.1 -6.3 3.5GLV -2.1
! 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 %
2024 Sweeper -10.4 -2 19 34.5 3 .333 1.333 .667 25.0 33.3 25.0 .458 1.261 .718 50.0
2024 Sinker 4.1 1 18 32.7 6 .200 .200 .267 0.0 16.7 33.3 .216 .270 .287 75.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 0 11 20.0 2 .500 .500 .450 40.0 0.0 0.0 .596 .748 .597 50.0
2024 Changeup 3.9 0 7 12.7 3 .000 .000 .233 0.0 0.0 0.0 .230 .262 .374 0.0
2022 Sweeper 2.1 7 327 40.1 73 .149 .224 .205 30.3 37.0 25.2 .159 .285 .233 32.5
2022 Sinker -0.6 -2 286 35.1 94 .337 .472 .380 14.5 18.1 37.0 .271 .382 .307 45.8
2022 Changeup 5.5 7 119 14.6 41 .077 .077 .105 28.2 24.4 24.4 .161 .215 .180 23.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 1 82 10.1 17 .133 .133 .188 26.7 47.1 15.4 .114 .144 .181 42.9
2022 Slider 0.1 0 1 0.1 1 -- -- -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- -- 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year
Pitch Type
Pitches
MPH
Active Spin %
Total Movement (In.)
Spin-Based
Observed
Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 11 89.8 93 19.1 3:00 2:45 15
2024 Sinker 18 89.7 94 19.5 3:00 3:45 -45
2024 Sweeper 19 78.8 29 12.4 8:30 9:00 -30
2022 Changeup 119 83.0 90 18.7 3:30 4:15 -45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 80 90.8 90 18.2 3:00 2:45 15
2022 Sinker 285 90.3 94 19.5 3:00 3:30 -30
2022 Sweeper 320 79.8 32 13.3 8:30 9:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

202120222024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE-4°2021 ARM ANGLE-8°2022 ARM ANGLE-3°2024
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2021 58 222 3 2 -2 -2 1
2022 226 815 8 9 -2 -3 12
2024 14 55 -2 1 0 0 -1
Player 298 1,092 9 12 -4 9 12
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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 222 56.3 62.4 73.1 22.7 59.1 42.3 75.9 45.0 30.0 9.0 55.0
2022 815 48.8 61.3 80.7 33.8 67.4 40.2 66.8 47.2 23.9 9.1 64.9
2024 55 52.7 72.4 90.5 23.1 66.7 36.4 64.3 49.1 14.8 10.9 100.0
Player 1,092 50.5 62.1 79.6 31.3 66.3 40.5 68.5 46.9 24.6 9.2 65.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 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
2021 12 54 30
2022 95 85 90 90 91 95 94 77 56 76 68 32 89 8 48 19
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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 %
2021 25.6 2 2.0 0 2 1 1 50.0
2022 24.4 3 2.5 1 2 2 1 33.3
2024 23.6 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 24.8 6 5.5 1 4 4 2 33.3
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
2021 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 2
2022 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 2 3
2024 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 6 7 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 5 5 7 5 4 6 5 5 7 5 5 6 6 8 6 4 5 6 7 7 5 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
2021
+/-
 
2022
Fastball Velocity 90.7 -0.3 90.4
Offspeed Velocity 83.0 0.0 83.0
Breaking Velocity 80.5 -0.7 79.8
Exit Velocity 90.5 -3.2 87.3
Launch Angle 9.8 -1.1 8.7
Barrel % 8.3 -4.3 4.0
Hard Hit % 38.9 -1.6 37.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 36.1 -6.1 30.0
xBA .205 -0.001 .204
BA .250 -0.036 .214
xwOBA .261 -0.013 .248
wOBA .304 -0.057 .247
xSLG .345 -0.042 .303
SLG .423 -0.128 .295
K% 31.0 -3.9 27.1
BB% 1.7 4.9 6.6
Swing % 45.0 2.2 47.2
Whiff% 30.0 -6.1 23.9
In Zone % 56.3 -7.5 48.8
Out of Zone % 43.7 7.5 51.2
Out of Zone Swing % 22.7 11.1 33.8
First Pitch Swing % 27.6 1.2 28.8
First Pitch Strike % 75.9 -9.1 66.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2021 Shifts 58 .304 33 7 21.2 25 14 56.0
2022 Shifts 226 .247 148 28 18.9 78 47 60.3
2024 Shades 14 .371 10 0 0.0 4 3 75.0
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2021 59 21.1 3.4% 3.4% 50 24.2 0.0% 16.0%
2022 217 19.9 6.0% 4.6% 170 24.3 0.6% 17.6%
2024 18 15.1 44.4% 0.0% 6 19.1 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Scott Effross - 2024 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupSinkerSweeperAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%20%25%Frequency of Speed