Sean Poppen
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 19, #573, Minnesota Twins | Harvard
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 0 4.70 6 0 0 7.2 10 1.70
2021 1 1 5.16 24 0 1 22.2 26 1.76
2022 2 2 4.40 29 0 0 28.2 22 1.36
4 Seasons 3 3 5.08 63 0 1 67.1 67 1.59
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 6 0-0 4.70 7.2 10 1.70
2021 24 1-1 5.16 22.2 26 1.76
2022 29 2-2 4.40 28.2 22 1.36
4 Seasons 63 3-3 5.08 67.1 67 1.59
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
2019 25 134 22 2 9.1 5.6 90.5 104.7 5.3 54.5 .271 .449 .414 .357 .428 54.5 25.0 13.9 7.56 5.81
2020 26 153 21 0 0.0 0.0 88.6 104.4 7.9 28.6 .223 .270 .336 .273 .324 28.6 28.6 11.4 4.70 3.11
2021 27 406 72 5 6.9 4.5 89.6 109.9 7.2 38.9 .286 .450 .367 .351 .428 48.6 23.6 8.2 5.16 5.37
2022 28 439 85 6 7.1 5.0 89.1 108.3 16.6 35.3 .221 .363 .342 .293 .323 36.5 18.3 10.0 4.39 3.54
Player 1132 200 13 6.5 4.3 89.4 109.9 11.0 38.0 .252 .395 .360 .320 .373 42.0 22.3 10.0
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

Poppen relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(58.8%) ,
Slider
(33.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(3.4%) ,
Changeup
(3.4%) ,
Cutter
(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 %
2019 45.5 54.5 13.6 40.9 0.0 31.8 31.8 36.4 31.8 13.6 0.0 0.0 18.2 36.4
2020 52.4 47.6 9.5 28.6 9.5 23.8 38.1 38.1 14.3 38.1 0.0 9.5 0.0 38.1
2021 47.2 52.8 13.9 33.3 5.6 23.6 48.6 27.8 13.9 26.4 6.9 9.7 22.2 20.8
2022 37.6 62.4 30.6 24.7 7.1 25.9 40.0 34.1 9.4 21.2 7.1 16.5 18.8 27.1
Player 43.5 56.5 20.5 30.0 6.0 25.5 42.0 32.5 14.0 24.0 5.5 11.5 18.0 27.0
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
2019 4.5 36.4 9.1 31.8 9.1 9.1 5.6
2020 0.0 52.4 19.0 19.0 4.8 0.0 0.0
2021 2.8 38.9 16.7 30.6 4.2 6.9 4.5
2022 4.7 27.1 31.8 22.4 5.9 7.1 5.0
Player 3.5 35.0 22.5 26.0 5.5 6.5 4.3
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

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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
2022 Sinker AZ R 258 94.6 23.3 0.1 15.0ARM -0.8 7.4 0.9 15.0ARM 0.3
2022 Changeup AZ R 15 85.3 33.3 0.0 17.2ARM 2.7 4.5 1.4 17.2ARM 3.0
2022 Slider AZ R 149 83.4 40.9 2.8 15.6GLV 9.1 -1.4 3.2 15.6GLV 10.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 15 94.7 18.9 -3.3 13.5ARM 4.4 11.8 -4.4 13.5ARM 6.1
2022 Cutter AZ R 2 84.9 38.1 -8.3 7.2GLV 5.1 0.2 -8.1 7.2GLV 4.5
2021 Slider AZ R 154 84.0 39.6 2.0 15.1GLV 8.3 -0.6 2.4 15.1GLV 9.5
2021 Changeup AZ R 35 86.1 32.3 0.3 18.3ARM 3.5 4.8 1.5 18.3ARM 4.4
2021 Sinker AZ R 216 94.2 23.4 0.9 14.2ARM -1.0 7.5 1.3 14.2ARM -0.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 1 95.3 18.3 -2.8 12.8ARM 3.9 12.1 -4.1 12.8ARM 5.6
! 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 %
2022 Sinker 0.2 0 258 58.8 66 .286 .482 .377 12.1 15.2 20.4 .253 .366 .326 40.8
2022 Slider -2.2 -3 149 33.9 42 .237 .526 .338 23.8 21.4 17.6 .205 .409 .289 33.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball 5.1 1 15 3.4 4 .000 .000 .000 25.0 50.0 28.6 .014 .022 .017 0.0
2022 Changeup -5.4 -1 15 3.4 5 .500 .750 .430 0.0 20.0 25.0 .146 .235 .144 25.0
2022 Cutter 0.4 0 2 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2021 Sinker -0.6 -1 216 53.2 57 .314 .412 .405 11.8 15.8 22.5 .299 .493 .375 59.5
2021 Slider -2.0 -3 154 37.9 42 .333 .538 .396 44.1 35.7 28.3 .263 .345 .296 29.2
2021 Changeup -2.3 -1 35 8.6 8 .286 .571 .400 23.1 12.5 33.3 .359 .776 .502 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 19.4 0 1 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
! 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
2022 Changeup 15 85.3 92 18.4 3:00 2:45 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 15 94.7 96 17.8 1:45 1:45 0
2022 Sinker 258 94.6 96 17.1 1:45 2:15 -30
2022 Slider 149 83.4 58 16.9 8:00 8:30 -30
2021 Changeup 35 86.1 97 19.5 3:00 2:45 15
2021 Sinker 216 94.2 95 16.4 1:45 2:15 -30
2021 Slider 151 84.0 61 16.3 8:00 8:45 -45
! 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
2019 36 134 0 1 -2 -1 -2
2020 35 153 3 -1 0 -2 -1
2021 108 406 1 -2 -2 -2 -5
2022 117 439 2 0 -3 -2 -3
Player 296 1,132 6 -2 -8 6 -10
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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 %
2019 134 48.5 63.1 85.4 18.8 38.5 40.3 38.9 40.3 25.9 6.0 62.5
2020 153 41.8 68.8 79.5 25.8 43.5 32.7 57.1 43.8 29.9 7.8 83.3
2021 406 51.5 55.5 86.2 25.4 46.0 41.9 61.5 40.9 25.9 7.1 62.1
2022 439 54.9 60.6 89.0 21.2 64.3 36.2 61.9 42.8 16.0 9.8 62.8
Player 1,132 51.1 59.9 86.5 23.1 50.8 38.3 58.4 42.0 22.5 8.1 65.2
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
2019 72 11 62
2020 57 3 54
2021 63 10 58
2022 63 18 50
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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 %
2019 22.9 1 1.3 0 0 1 1 100.0
2021 23.1 2 2.4 0 2 0 2 100.0
2022 23.3 5 4.0 1 0 5 0 0.0
Player 23.2 8 7.6 0 2 6 3 37.5
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
2019 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
2021 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3
2022 5 3 1 4 4 4 5 4 4 2 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3
Player 8 9 4 8 8 7 8 8 8 5 7 8 8 7 8 7 8 9 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 8 9 7 7
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 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022
Fastball Velocity 94.6 -0.9 ↓ 93.7 0.5 ↑ 94.2 0.3 ↑ 94.5
Offspeed Velocity 84.0 -0.2 ↓ 83.8 2.3 ↑ 86.1 -0.8 ↓ 85.3
Breaking Velocity 84.4 0.3 ↑ 84.7 -0.7 ↓ 84.0 -0.6 ↓ 83.4
Exit Velocity 90.5 -1.9 ↓ 88.6 1.0 ↑ 89.6 -0.5 ↓ 89.1
Launch Angle 5.3 2.6 ↑ 7.9 -0.7 ↓ 7.2 9.4 ↑ 16.6
Barrel % 9.1 -9.1 ↓ 0.0 6.9 ↑ 6.9 0.2 ↑ 7.1
Hard Hit % 54.5 -25.9 ↓ 28.6 20.0 ↑ 48.6 -12.1 ↓ 36.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 54.5 -25.9 ↓ 28.6 10.3 ↑ 38.9 -3.6 ↓ 35.3
xBA .271 -0.048 ↓ .223 0.063 ↑ .286 -0.065 ↓ .221
BA .323 -0.033 ↓ .290 0.026 ↑ .316 -0.051 ↓ .265
xwOBA .357 -0.084 ↓ .273 0.078 ↑ .351 -0.058 ↓ .293
wOBA .414 -0.078 ↓ .336 0.031 ↑ .367 -0.025 ↓ .342
xSLG .449 -0.179 ↓ .270 0.180 ↑ .450 -0.087 ↓ .363
SLG .581 -0.194 ↓ .387 0.082 ↑ .469 0.021 ↑ .490
K% 25.0 3.6 ↑ 28.6 -5.0 ↓ 23.6 -5.3 ↓ 18.3
BB% 13.9 -2.5 ↓ 11.4 -3.2 ↓ 8.2 1.8 ↑ 10.0
Swing % 40.3 3.5 ↑ 43.8 -2.9 ↓ 40.9 1.9 ↑ 42.8
Whiff% 25.9 4.0 ↑ 29.9 -4.0 ↓ 25.9 -9.9 ↓ 16.0
In Zone % 48.5 -6.7 ↓ 41.8 9.7 ↑ 51.5 3.4 ↑ 54.9
Out of Zone % 51.5 6.7 ↑ 58.2 -9.7 ↓ 48.5 -3.4 ↓ 45.1
Out of Zone Swing % 18.8 7.0 ↑ 25.8 -0.4 ↓ 25.4 -4.2 ↓ 21.2
First Pitch Swing % 16.7 3.3 ↑ 20.0 -0.7 ↓ 19.3 8.7 ↑ 28.0
First Pitch Strike % 38.9 18.2 ↑ 57.1 4.4 ↑ 61.5 0.4 ↑ 61.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 36 .414 23 5 21.7 13 5 38.5
2020 Shifts 35 .336 17 5 29.4 18 5 27.8
2021 Shifts 108 .367 62 15 24.2 46 27 58.7
2022 Shifts 117 .342 81 9 11.1 36 20 55.6
! 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 %
2019 48 16.6 20.8% 0.0% 25 22.2 0.0% 4.0%
2020 48 20.8 0.0% 2.1% 23 24.1 0.0% 8.7%
2021 94 19.4 0.0% 0.0% 116 22.1 0.0% 3.4%
2022 109 18.1 0.0% 0.0% 110 21.3 0.0% 6.4%

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Pitch Distribution

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