Shane Baz
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 200LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #12, Pittsburgh Pirates | Concordia Lutheran (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 2 5.00 6 6 0 27 30 1.33
2024 4 3 3.06 14 14 0 79.1 69 1.06
2025 2 0 3.22 4 4 0 22.1 30 1.07
4 Seasons 9 5 3.36 27 27 0 142 147 1.08
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 6 1-2 5.00 27 30 1.33
2024 14 4-3 3.06 79.1 69 1.06
2025 4 2-0 3.22 22.1 30 1.07
4 Seasons 27 9-5 3.36 142 147 1.08
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
2021 22 198 28 3 10.7 6.1 88.3 111.7 20.3 32.1 .167 .357 .226 .247 .358 32.1 36.7 6.1 2.02 2.53
2022 23 444 77 6 7.8 5.1 91.1 111.3 12.0 36.4 .248 .415 .333 .319 .394 51.9 25.6 7.7 5.00 4.25
2024 25 1206 219 16 7.3 5.0 90.5 109.2 18.1 28.3 .219 .370 .266 .295 .332 42.0 21.6 8.5 3.06 3.62
2025 26 373 50 6 12.0 6.7 90.3 111.2 13.9 22.0 .176 .330 .271 .262 .342 38.0 33.7 9.0 3.22 2.52
Player 2221 374 31 8.3 5.4 90.4 111.7 16.4 29.4 .214 .372 .277 .291 .348 42.8 25.6 8.2
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

Baz relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.2%) ,
Curveball
(32.2%) ,
Changeup
(14.2%) ,
Slider
(9.4%) ,


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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 39.3 60.7 21.4 21.4 17.9 28.6 42.9 28.6 3.6 35.7 0.0 25.0 7.1 28.6
2022 44.2 55.8 18.2 27.3 10.4 40.3 42.9 16.9 22.1 16.9 5.2 18.2 26.0 11.7
2024 39.3 60.7 32.0 19.6 9.1 37.9 33.8 28.3 21.9 14.2 3.2 16.0 19.6 25.1
2025 44.0 56.0 32.0 14.0 10.0 34.0 34.0 32.0 20.0 18.0 6.0 14.0 16.0 26.0
Player 40.9 59.1 28.3 20.6 10.2 37.2 36.4 26.5 20.3 16.8 3.7 16.8 19.5 22.7
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 35.7 39.3 10.7 3.6 10.7 6.1
2022 3.9 33.8 23.4 24.7 6.5 7.8 5.1
2024 1.8 30.6 33.3 21.9 5.0 7.3 5.0
2025 6.0 36.0 28.0 14.0 4.0 12.0 6.7
Player 2.7 32.4 31.0 20.6 5.1 8.3 5.4
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


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
2025 Slider TB R 35 86.3 35.7 0.7 3.3GLV -1.2 0.8 1.0 3.3GLV -1.8
2025 4-Seam Fastball TB R 165 96.8 12.7 0.9 10.2ARM 2.2 16.6 0.5 10.2ARM 2.6
2025 Curveball TB R 120 83.6 53.1 3.6 8.4GLV 0.8 -14.0 4.2 8.4GLV -1.2
2025 Changeup TB R 53 89.2 25.8 -4.8 17.7ARM 2.5 8.5 -4.3 17.7ARM 3.0
2024 Slider TB R 257 87.3 32.4 -1.5 2.1GLV -2.0 3.6 -2.0 2.1GLV -2.8
2024 Changeup TB R 124 88.1 26.6 -3.7 14.4ARM 0.0 8.9 -4.0 14.4ARM 0.2
2024 Curveball TB R 247 83.6 52.4 4.2 7.5GLV 0.1 -12.9 2.9 7.5GLV -1.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball TB R 578 95.6 12.6 1.5 10.2ARM 2.7 17.5 1.8 10.2ARM 2.6
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 2 165 44.2 33 .231 .231 .312 18.3 24.2 19.0 .211 .380 .345 50.0
2025 Curveball 2.6 3 120 32.2 36 .118 .118 .139 35.2 47.2 29.8 .162 .233 .199 29.4
2025 Changeup 1.0 1 53 14.2 11 .182 .455 .264 37.0 45.5 26.3 .114 .257 .154 16.7
2025 Slider -8.7 -3 35 9.4 9 .444 1.111 .644 12.5 0.0 0.0 .199 .641 .346 44.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 3 578 47.9 149 .252 .370 .324 22.1 18.1 19.4 .226 .384 .316 47.1
2024 Slider -0.8 -2 257 21.3 62 .164 .400 .290 22.2 14.5 11.7 .237 .447 .338 40.4
2024 Curveball 1.2 3 247 20.5 81 .169 .247 .217 31.1 33.3 25.0 .203 .302 .243 38.0
2024 Changeup 3.5 4 124 10.3 27 .115 .115 .126 27.6 22.2 17.1 .194 .343 .249 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 53 89.2 94 19.9 1:45 2:15 -30
2025 Curveball 120 83.6 75 18.7 7:15 7:00 15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 165 96.8 93 19.3 1:15 1:00 15
2025 Slider 35 86.3 21 3.9 9:45 8:30 75
2024 Changeup 124 88.1 98 17.1 2:00 2:00 0
2024 Curveball 247 83.6 69 17.5 7:15 7:00 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 578 95.6 97 20.1 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Slider 257 87.3 22 3.8 11:30 10:30 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
2021 49 198 3 1 -1 -1 3
2022 117 444 3 1 -4 -2 -1
2024 319 1,206 11 11 -8 -6 8
2025 89 373 4 2 -2 -1 3
Player 574 2,221 21 15 -14 21 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 198 52.0 70.9 68.5 30.5 55.2 46.5 53.1 51.5 35.3 6.1 75.0
2022 444 53.6 66.0 79.0 25.2 40.4 43.0 59.0 47.1 30.6 7.9 65.7
2024 1,206 53.0 73.6 83.0 24.0 47.8 42.9 62.7 50.2 24.6 7.1 79.1
2025 373 57.1 65.3 84.2 25.0 35.0 42.9 64.0 48.0 25.7 9.7 72.2
Player 2,221 53.7 70.3 81.2 25.0 45.1 43.2 61.3 49.3 26.9 7.6 74.6
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 93 89 80
2022 84 92 84 68
2024 66 78 63 47 71 50 59 9 21 38 41 42 6 76 87 74 60
2025 83 91 77 52 87 12 22 37 65 91 48 50 30 87 91 71 51
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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 25.3 4 4.2 0 0 3 2 50.0
2022 24.7 5 4.8 0 0 4 2 40.0
2024 22.7 9 7.8 1 9 5 3 33.3
2025 24.2 3 3.0 0 1 3 1 33.3
Player 23.8 21 19.9 1 10 15 8 38.1
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 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3
2022 5 4 6 4 5 5 6 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 6 5 6 5
2024 9 7 8 9 7 7 7 9 6 6 7 10 10 5 7 5 6 7 9 10 10 8 13 12 6 7 7 7 10 6 7
2025 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 5 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 2 2 3 2 4 3 3
Player 21 20 20 19 19 19 21 19 15 16 17 21 25 17 19 17 17 19 22 21 24 21 28 27 17 18 18 19 24 19 18
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 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 97.0 -1.0 -- -- -- -- 95.6 1.2 96.8
Offspeed Velocity 88.7 -0.2 -- -- -- -- 88.1 1.1 89.2
Breaking Velocity 84.7 1.4 -- -- -- -- 85.5 -1.3 84.2
Exit Velocity 88.3 2.8 -- -- -- -- 90.5 -0.2 90.3
Launch Angle 20.3 -8.3 -- -- -- -- 18.1 -4.2 13.9
Barrel % 10.7 -2.9 -- -- -- -- 7.3 4.7 12.0
Hard Hit % 32.1 19.8 -- -- -- -- 42.0 -4.0 38.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 4.3 -- -- -- -- 28.3 -6.3 22.0
xBA .167 0.081 -- -- -- -- .219 -0.043 .176
BA .130 0.122 -- -- -- -- .200 0.000 .200
xwOBA .247 0.072 -- -- -- -- .295 -0.033 .262
wOBA .226 0.107 -- -- -- -- .266 0.005 .271
xSLG .357 0.058 -- -- -- -- .370 -0.040 .330
SLG .348 0.101 -- -- -- -- .319 -0.006 .313
K% 36.7 -11.1 -- -- -- -- 21.6 12.1 33.7
BB% 6.1 1.6 -- -- -- -- 8.5 0.5 9.0
Swing % 51.5 -4.4 -- -- -- -- 50.2 -2.2 48.0
Whiff% 35.3 -4.7 -- -- -- -- 24.6 1.1 25.7
In Zone % 52.0 1.6 -- -- -- -- 53.0 4.1 57.1
Out of Zone % 48.0 -1.6 -- -- -- -- 47.0 -4.1 42.9
Out of Zone Swing % 30.5 -5.3 -- -- -- -- 24.0 1.0 25.0
First Pitch Swing % 24.5 6.3 -- -- -- -- 35.7 -3.1 32.6
First Pitch Strike % 53.1 5.9 -- -- -- -- 62.7 1.3 64.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 49 .226 31 6 19.4 18 6 33.3
2022 Shifts 117 .333 72 17 23.6 45 24 53.3
2024 Shades 319 .266 152 40 26.3 167 112 67.1
2025 Shades 89 .271 48 0 0.0 41 37 90.2
! 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 %
2021 76 21.4 0.0% 1.3% 10 25.0 0.0% 20.0%
2022 133 21.4 0.0% 5.3% 68 26.1 0.0% 16.2%
2024 329 17.8 1.5% 0.3% 167 20.0 0.0% 1.2%
2025 100 18.0 4.0% 2.0% 23 19.5 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution