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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 3 0 2.45 5 5 0 29.1 36 0.99
4 Seasons 10 5 3.20 28 28 0 149 153 1.06
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 5 3-0 2.45 29.1 36 0.99
4 Seasons 28 10-5 3.20 149 153 1.06
20252025 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value6NOT QUALIFIED92Fastball Run Value5NOT QUALIFIED94Breaking Run Value1NOT QUALIFIED62Offspeed Run Value0NOT QUALIFIED56PitchingxERA2.41NOT QUALIFIED89xBA.177NOT QUALIFIED94Fastball Velo96.7NOT QUALIFIED85Avg Exit Velocity90.7NOT QUALIFIED24Chase %24.1NOT QUALIFIED23Whiff %24.9NOT QUALIFIED47K %31.6NOT QUALIFIED89BB %7.9NOT QUALIFIED63Barrel %10.4NOT QUALIFIED28Hard-Hit %41.8NOT QUALIFIED40GB %46.3NOT QUALIFIED62Extension6.5NOT QUALIFIED53
20252025 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE38°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"3.3 INCHES BREAK0.8 INCHES RISE18.0 INCHES TAIL8.8 INCHES RISEAVG8.3 INCHES BREAK14.1 INCHES DROPAVG10.2 INCHES TAIL16.9 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam44%96.794.5Curve34%83.880.1Change14%89.486.3Slider8%86.386.0SAMPLE100 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 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 26 470 67 7 10.4 6.1 90.7 111.2 14.3 19.4 .177 .317 .256 .256 .321 41.8 31.6 7.9 2.46 2.41
Player 2318 391 32 8.2 5.3 90.5 111.7 16.4 28.6 .212 .368 .274 .289 .344 43.2 25.5 8.0
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

Baz relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.5%) ,
Curveball
(33.8%) ,
Changeup
(14.0%) ,
Slider
(7.7%) ,

Four Seamer209 Pitches (44.5%)
Curveball159 Pitches (33.8%)
Changeup66 Pitches (14%)
Slider36 Pitches (7.7%)

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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 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 46.3 53.7 28.4 11.9 13.4 32.8 35.8 31.3 20.9 19.4 6.0 11.9 16.4 25.4
Player 41.4 58.6 27.9 19.9 10.7 36.8 36.6 26.6 20.5 17.1 3.8 16.4 19.4 22.8
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 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 38.8 26.9 13.4 4.5 10.4 6.1
Player 2.8 33.0 30.7 20.2 5.1 8.2 5.3
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 menuShane Baz Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comChangeupCurveballFour SeamerSlider20212022202320242025-7.5-5-2.502.557.5

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
2025 Changeup TB R 66 89.4 25.4 -5.0 18.0ARM 2.8 8.8 -4.6 18.0ARM 3.3
2025 Curveball TB R 159 83.8 53.3 3.9 8.3GLV 0.6 -14.1 4.2 8.3GLV -1.4
2025 4-Seam Fastball TB R 209 96.7 12.5 1.1 10.2ARM 2.2 16.9 0.9 10.2ARM 2.6
2025 Slider TB R 36 86.3 35.7 0.7 3.3GLV -1.1 0.8 1.0 3.3GLV -1.6
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
2024 Changeup TB R 124 88.1 26.6 -3.7 14.4ARM 0.0 8.9 -4.0 14.4ARM 0.2
2024 Slider TB R 257 87.3 32.4 -1.5 2.1GLV -2.0 3.6 -2.0 2.1GLV -2.8
2024 Curveball TB R 247 83.6 52.4 4.2 7.5GLV 0.1 -12.9 2.9 7.5GLV -1.9
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 2.4 5 209 44.5 41 .176 .176 .251 17.3 22.0 17.6 .201 .383 .323 48.0
2025 Curveball 2.4 4 159 33.8 51 .149 .149 .178 32.4 43.1 29.7 .163 .219 .207 40.0
2025 Changeup 0.1 0 66 14.0 13 .231 .462 .292 37.5 38.5 20.8 .146 .272 .176 25.0
2025 Slider -8.3 -3 36 7.7 9 .444 1.111 .644 11.8 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 66 89.4 94 20.4 1:45 2:15 -30
2025 Curveball 159 83.8 76 18.9 7:15 7:00 15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 209 96.7 93 19.6 1:15 1:00 15
2025 Slider 36 86.3 22 3.8 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

2021202220242025All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE39°2021 ARM ANGLE37°2022 ARM ANGLE38°2024 ARM ANGLE38°2025
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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 114 470 7 3 -3 -1 6
Player 599 2,318 23 17 -15 23 15
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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 470 56.8 64.4 83.7 24.1 38.8 42.1 62.3 47.0 24.9 10.0 72.3
Player 2,318 53.8 69.9 81.2 24.8 45.5 43.1 61.1 49.1 26.7 7.8 74.4
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 73 60
2025 89 94 84 63 92 18 28 24 40 89 63 47 23 85 90 71 53
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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 3 2 1 33.3
Player 23.8 21 19.9 1 12 14 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 3 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 2 3 2 4 3 3
Player 21 20 20 19 19 19 21 20 14 16 17 22 25 18 19 17 17 19 22 21 24 21 27 26 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 1.1 96.7
Offspeed Velocity 88.7 -0.2 -- -- -- -- 88.1 1.3 89.4
Breaking Velocity 84.7 1.4 -- -- -- -- 85.5 -1.3 84.2
Exit Velocity 88.3 2.8 -- -- -- -- 90.5 0.2 90.7
Launch Angle 20.3 -8.3 -- -- -- -- 18.1 -3.8 14.3
Barrel % 10.7 -2.9 -- -- -- -- 7.3 3.1 10.4
Hard Hit % 32.1 19.8 -- -- -- -- 42.0 -0.2 41.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 4.3 -- -- -- -- 28.3 -8.9 19.4
xBA .167 0.081 -- -- -- -- .219 -0.042 .177
BA .130 0.122 -- -- -- -- .200 -0.006 .194
xwOBA .247 0.072 -- -- -- -- .295 -0.039 .256
wOBA .226 0.107 -- -- -- -- .266 -0.010 .256
xSLG .357 0.058 -- -- -- -- .370 -0.053 .317
SLG .348 0.101 -- -- -- -- .319 -0.037 .282
K% 36.7 -11.1 -- -- -- -- 21.6 10.0 31.6
BB% 6.1 1.6 -- -- -- -- 8.5 -0.6 7.9
Swing % 51.5 -4.4 -- -- -- -- 50.2 -3.2 47.0
Whiff% 35.3 -4.7 -- -- -- -- 24.6 0.3 24.9
In Zone % 52.0 1.6 -- -- -- -- 53.0 3.8 56.8
Out of Zone % 48.0 -1.6 -- -- -- -- 47.0 -3.8 43.2
Out of Zone Swing % 30.5 -5.3 -- -- -- -- 24.0 0.1 24.1
First Pitch Swing % 24.5 6.3 -- -- -- -- 35.7 -3.2 32.5
First Pitch Strike % 53.1 5.9 -- -- -- -- 62.7 -0.4 62.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
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 114 .256 65 1 1.5 49 42 85.7
! 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 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 151 18.1 2.6% 1.3% 60 19.8 0.0% 1.7%

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Pitch Distribution

Shane Baz - 2025 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPH100 MPHPitch Speed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%Frequency of Speed