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Scott Kazmir
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 185LBS | Age: 41
Draft: 2002 | Rd: 1, #15, New York Mets | Cypress Falls HS (Houston)
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2015 7 11 3.10 31 31 0 183 155 1.21
2016 10 6 4.56 26 26 0 136.1 134 1.36
2021 0 1 6.35 5 4 0 11.1 10 1.85
13 Seasons 108 97 4.02 303 301 0 1,701 1,618 1.35
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2015 31 7-11 3.10 183 155 1.21
2016 26 10-6 4.56 136.1 134 1.36
2021 5 0-1 6.35 11.1 10 1.85
13 Seasons 303 108-97 4.02 1,701 1,618 1.35
20212021 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-4NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-4NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA7.34NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.298NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo92.4NOT QUALIFIED28Avg Exit Velocity92.1NOT QUALIFIEDChase %26.9NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %20.6NOT QUALIFIEDK %18.2NOT QUALIFIEDBB %10.9NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %13.2NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %50.0NOT QUALIFIEDGB %47.4NOT QUALIFIEDExtension5.8NOT QUALIFIED11
20212021 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE48°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"1.2 INCHES TAIL8.1 INCHES RISEAVG13.4 INCHES TAIL7.9 INCHES RISEAVG11.2 INCHES TAIL16.2 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVG4-Seam54%92.492.7Change31%80.583.6Slider14%87.184.1SAMPLE100 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
2015 31 2941 540 28 5.2 3.7 87.4 113.1 12.5 35.4 .247 .396 .298 .317 .362 34.3 20.3 7.7 3.10 4.19
2016 32 2392 397 21 5.3 3.6 85.9 113.4 13.9 35.8 .242 .395 .327 .312 .365 31.0 22.7 8.8 4.55 4.10
2021 37 207 38 5 13.2 9.1 92.1 112.6 10.9 36.8 .298 .579 .398 .400 .467 50.0 18.2 10.9 6.35 7.34
Player 5540 975 54 5.5 3.8 87.0 113.4 13.0 35.6 .247 .403 .314 .318 .367 33.5 21.2 8.3
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

Kazmir relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(54.1%) ,
Changeup
(30.9%) ,
Slider
(14.5%) ,
Sinker
(0.5%) ,

Four Seamer112 Pitches (54.1%)
Changeup64 Pitches (30.9%)
Slider30 Pitches (14.5%)
Sinker1 Pitches (0.5%)

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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 %
2015 44.8 55.2 20.7 26.5 8.0 33.0 38.3 28.5 20.6 17.0 7.0 12.4 21.3 21.5
2016 41.6 58.4 20.9 29.0 8.6 36.5 35.5 28.0 19.4 17.1 5.0 17.1 18.4 22.9
2021 47.4 52.6 26.3 23.7 2.6 47.4 39.5 13.2 28.9 15.8 2.6 18.4 23.7 10.5
Player 43.6 56.4 21.0 27.4 8.0 35.0 37.2 27.7 20.4 17.0 6.1 14.6 20.2 21.6
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 20.6 17.8 6.0 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
2015 5.0 32.0 23.7 26.5 5.2 5.2 3.7
2016 4.5 32.5 24.4 24.9 6.3 5.3 3.6
2021 2.6 39.5 15.8 15.8 13.2 13.2 9.1
Player 4.7 32.5 23.7 25.4 5.9 5.5 3.8
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 Kazmir Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerSliderChangeupSinkerCutterCurveball2015201620172018201920202021-10-7.5-5-2.502.55

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
2021 4-Seam Fastball SF L 112 92.4 15.8 -0.1 11.2ARM 3.8 16.2 0.1 11.2ARM 3.6
2021 Slider SF L 30 87.1 27.7 -5.9 1.2ARM -5.1 8.1 -6.5 1.2ARM -6.0
2021 Changeup SF L 64 80.5 34.2 0.1 13.4ARM -0.2 7.9 -0.1 13.4ARM -0.5
2021 Sinker SF L 1 92.8 17.4 -4.6 17.2ARM 2.3 14.2 -4.7 17.2ARM 2.5
2016 Sinker LAD L 1152 92.0 16.1 -6.0 12.3ARM -1.7 16.8 -6.2 12.3ARM -3.1
2016 Cutter LAD L 233 87.5 25.3 2.8 2.1ARM -4.5 10.8 2.5 2.1ARM -1.0
2016 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 156 91.7 13.9 3.5 6.7ARM -0.9 19.3 3.5 6.7ARM -2.9
2016 Changeup LAD L 442 77.1 39.7 2.5 13.7ARM 1.3 7.0 1.4 13.7ARM -1.1
2016 Slider LAD L 234 81.0 41.0 -1.2 0.3GLV -6.8 1.2 0.2 0.3GLV -3.4
2016 Curveball LAD L 141 77.0 48.4 -8.6 1.8GLV -8.5 -1.7 -6.4 1.8GLV -4.9
! 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -1 112 54.1 28 .304 .522 .414 10.9 17.9 15.2 .260 .505 .391 66.7
2021 Changeup -5.7 -4 64 30.9 15 .400 .667 .457 34.5 26.7 23.5 .313 .554 .367 27.3
2021 Slider 0.5 0 30 14.5 11 .200 .500 .327 27.8 9.1 14.3 .361 .784 .500 44.4
2021 Sinker -11.1 0 1 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2021 Changeup 63 80.5 96 15.5 10:00 9:45 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 109 92.4 98 19.6 10:45 10:45 0
2021 Slider 27 87.1 61 7.3 11:00 11:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLCHANGEUPSLIDERScott KazmirObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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ARM ANGLE48°2021
! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2008 634 2,725 17 15 -15 -13 4
2009 642 2,618 11 19 -20 -12 -2
2010 680 2,729 12 4 -24 -18 -25
2011 14 63 -3 0 0 -1 -5
2013 671 2,738 -1 14 -13 -8 -7
2014 776 2,978 14 22 -14 -10 12
2015 763 2,940 16 25 -14 -12 16
2016 587 2,380 6 20 -23 -11 -8
2021 54 207 -4 3 -2 -1 -4
Player 4,821 19,378 67 122 -123 67 -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 %
2015 2,941 48.6 67.2 83.2 31.0 61.5 42.5 60.9 48.5 23.1 7.4 74.2
2016 2,392 48.2 64.1 81.5 27.1 64.3 40.7 59.8 44.9 23.3 7.2 80.9
2021 207 47.8 73.7 90.4 26.9 51.7 35.7 56.4 49.3 20.6 11.6 79.2
Player 5,540 48.4 66.1 82.8 29.1 62.3 41.5 60.3 47.0 23.1 7.5 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 35 44 41 41 38 14 44 68 38 49 45 53 66 36 51 5 15
2016 50 58 54 51 41 34 64 95 76 64 36 50 27 35 44 3 18
2021 28 32 11
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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 21.4 21 19.6 1 8 9 12 57.1
2021 24.8 3 2.6 0 1 1 2 66.7
Player 21.9 24 22.2 2 9 10 14 58.3
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 21 20 18 21 19 17 19 19 17 17 18 24 21 18 19 20 16 19 20 21 20 18 22 22 18 18 20 28 21 19 19
2021 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
Player 24 23 20 24 22 20 22 22 20 19 20 27 23 20 22 23 19 22 22 24 22 20 25 25 20 20 23 31 23 21 22
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 91.1 91.3 0.2
Offspeed Velocity 76.4 77.2 0.8
Breaking Velocity 79.7 79.5 -0.2
Exit Velocity 87.4 85.9 -1.5
Launch Angle 12.5 13.9 1.4
Barrel % 5.2 5.3 0.1
Hard Hit % 34.3 31.0 -3.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.4 35.8 0.4
xBA .247 .242 -0.005
BA .237 .253 0.016
xwOBA .317 .312 -0.005
wOBA .298 .327 0.029
xSLG .396 .395 -0.001
SLG .374 .435 0.061
K% 20.3 22.7 2.4
BB% 7.7 8.8 1.1
Swing % 48.5 44.9 -3.6
Whiff% 23.1 23.3 0.2
In Zone % 48.6 48.2 -0.4
Out of Zone % 51.4 51.8 0.4
Out of Zone Swing % 31.0 27.1 -3.9
First Pitch Swing % 31.1 24.9 -6.2
First Pitch Strike % 60.9 59.8 -1.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 577 .327 422 22 5.2 155 35 22.6
2021 Shifts 54 .398 36 2 5.6 18 7 38.9
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2010 806 15.0 51.0% 2.9% 563 22.0 0.7% 9.6%
2011 10 12.0 100.0% 0.0% 20 21.3 0.0% 10.0%
2013 763 14.9 51.0% 2.0% 449 21.5 0.7% 6.9%
2014 939 15.3 45.3% 1.6% 423 21.7 1.7% 9.5%
2015 861 17.5 28.1% 4.6% 466 23.5 6.4% 24.2%
2016 762 17.4 24.7% 3.0% 349 23.8 2.0% 20.1%
2021 68 18.1 16.2% 2.9% 25 26.2 0.0% 28.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Scott Kazmir - 2021 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupSinkerSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed