Shane Baz
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 190LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #12, Pittsburgh Pirates | Concordia Lutheran (TX) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 0 2.03 3 3 0 13.1 18 0.68
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
3 Seasons 7 5 3.38 23 23 0 119.2 117 1.08
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 3 2-0 2.03 13.1 18 0.68
2022 6 1-2 5.00 27 30 1.33
2024 14 4-3 3.06 79.1 69 1.06
3 Seasons 23 7-5 3.38 119.2 117 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 .220 .375 .266 .296 .333 42.0 21.6 8.5 3.06 3.57
Player 1848 324 25 7.7 5.2 90.5 111.7 16.8 30.6 .222 .383 .278 .296 .350 43.5 24.1 8.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 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
(47.9%) ,
Slider
(21.3%) ,
Curveball
(20.5%) ,
Changeup
(10.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2021 39.3 21.4 21.4 17.9 28.6 42.9 28.6 0.0 35.7 39.3 10.7 3.6 10.7 6.1
2022 44.2 18.2 27.3 10.4 40.3 42.9 16.9 3.9 33.8 23.4 24.7 6.5 7.8 5.1
2024 39.3 32.0 19.6 9.1 37.9 33.8 28.3 1.8 30.6 33.3 21.9 5.0 7.3 5.0
Player 40.4 27.8 21.6 10.2 37.7 36.7 25.6 2.2 31.8 31.5 21.6 5.2 7.7 5.2
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 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
2024 Slider TB R 257 87.3 32.4 -1.4 2.1GLV -2.1 3.6 -2.0 2.1GLV -3.1
2024 Curveball TB R 247 83.6 52.4 4.5 7.5GLV 0.0 -12.9 3.0 7.5GLV -1.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball TB R 578 95.6 12.6 1.5 10.2ARM 2.7 17.5 1.7 10.2ARM 2.7
2024 Changeup TB R 124 88.1 26.6 -3.7 14.4ARM 0.0 8.9 -4.0 14.4ARM 0.2
2022 Slider TB R 165 87.7 30.4 -2.6 2.2GLV -1.9 5.0 -3.2 2.2GLV -3.5
2022 Curveball TB R 64 82.3 53.8 3.9 7.2GLV -0.3 -13.2 3.3 7.2GLV -1.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball TB R 178 96.0 11.8 1.9 8.9ARM 1.3 18.1 1.9 8.9ARM 1.6
2022 Changeup TB R 37 88.5 24.9 -3.9 16.0ARM 1.7 10.2 -4.3 16.0ARM 1.8
2021 Slider TB R 42 86.7 34.1 0.2 3.1GLV -1.5 2.3 -0.5 3.1GLV -2.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball TB R 108 97.0 11.2 2.2 9.7ARM 1.4 18.1 1.9 9.7ARM 2.5
2021 Changeup TB R 11 88.7 26.0 -2.9 17.8ARM 3.6 8.9 -2.6 17.8ARM 3.9
2021 Curveball TB R 37 82.5 55.2 5.6 8.3GLV -0.3 -14.6 4.5 8.3GLV -0.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 4 578 47.9 149 .252 .370 .324 22.1 18.1 19.4 .230 .394 .321 47.1
2024 Slider -0.2 -1 257 21.3 62 .164 .400 .290 21.4 14.5 11.7 .235 .440 .332 40.4
2024 Curveball 0.9 2 247 20.5 81 .169 .247 .217 31.1 33.3 25.0 .202 .304 .240 38.0
2024 Changeup 4.1 5 124 10.3 27 .115 .115 .126 27.6 22.2 17.1 .198 .356 .251 30.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -4 178 40.1 44 .289 .474 .399 16.4 13.6 15.4 .336 .603 .443 50.0
2022 Slider 1.1 2 165 37.2 49 .200 .422 .296 43.5 38.8 38.0 .172 .273 .233 50.0
2022 Curveball 0.1 0 64 14.4 14 .357 .429 .346 42.3 35.7 27.8 .210 .258 .203 66.7
2022 Changeup -3.3 -1 37 8.3 10 .200 .500 .380 5.6 0.0 0.0 .311 .557 .362 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 2 108 54.5 23 .143 .429 .274 30.4 39.1 31.0 .177 .476 .305 33.3
2021 Slider 2.3 1 42 21.2 14 .077 .308 .193 40.7 21.4 21.4 .166 .276 .223 30.0
2021 Curveball 0.8 0 37 18.7 9 .111 .111 .100 50.0 55.6 38.5 .125 .210 .144 50.0
2021 Changeup 2.6 0 11 5.6 3 .333 .667 .417 20.0 33.3 33.3 .228 .311 .236 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
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
2022 Changeup 36 88.5 99 19.2 1:45 2:00 -15
2022 Curveball 64 82.3 67 17.6 7:00 6:45 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 178 96.0 93 19.9 1:15 1:00 15
2022 Slider 164 87.6 21 4.8 11:30 11:00 30
2021 Changeup 11 88.7 97 20.2 2:00 2:15 -15
2021 Curveball 37 82.5 74 19.6 7:15 7:00 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 108 97.0 92 20.4 1:15 1:00 15
2021 Slider 42 86.7 13 3.9 10:45 9:30 75
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 62 245 -1 3 -1 -1 1
2022 117 444 3 -1 -4 -2 -4
2024 319 1,206 10 13 -6 -6 11
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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 24.4 7.1 79.1
Player 1,848 53.0 71.4 80.6 25.0 47.0 43.3 60.8 49.6 27.0 7.2 75.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 83 68
2024 68 79 64 50 73 50 59 9 21 38 41 42 6 76 87 73 60
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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 7.9 1 10 5 3 33.3
Player 23.8 18 17.0 1 10 12 7 38.9
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 4 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 10 7 7 7 9 6 6 7 10 10 6 7 6 6 7 9 10 10 7 13 12 6 7 7 7 10 6 7
Player 18 16 17 18 16 16 18 17 12 14 15 19 20 15 16 16 15 15 19 18 20 17 24 22 15 16 15 17 20 16 15
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 97.0 96.0 -1.0
Offspeed Velocity 88.7 88.5 -0.2
Breaking Velocity 84.7 86.1 1.4
Exit Velocity 88.3 91.1 2.8
Launch Angle 20.3 12.0 -8.3
Barrel % 10.7 7.8 -2.9
Hard Hit % 32.1 51.9 19.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 36.4 4.3
xBA .167 .248 0.081
BA .130 .252 0.122
xwOBA .247 .319 0.072
wOBA .226 .333 0.107
xSLG .357 .415 0.058
SLG .348 .449 0.101
K% 36.7 25.6 -11.1
BB% 6.1 7.7 1.6
Swing % 51.5 47.1 -4.4
Whiff% 35.3 30.6 -4.7
In Zone % 52.0 53.6 1.6
Out of Zone % 48.0 46.4 -1.6
Out of Zone Swing % 30.5 25.2 -5.3
First Pitch Swing % 24.5 30.8 6.3
First Pitch Strike % 53.1 59.0 5.9
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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
! 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%

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Pitch Distribution