Shane Baz
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 200LBS | Age: 26
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 7 3 4.79 15 15 0 82.2 77 1.33
4 Seasons 14 8 3.96 38 38 0 202.1 194 1.18
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 15 7-3 4.79 82.2 77 1.33
4 Seasons 38 14-8 3.96 202.1 194 1.18
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 2.55
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 1368 236 24 10.2 6.8 89.9 113.9 10.1 28.0 .247 .415 .331 .328 .374 41.9 21.9 9.7 4.79 4.11
Player 3216 560 49 8.8 5.9 90.2 113.9 14.0 29.5 .232 .394 .300 .309 .360 42.9 23.2 8.7
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Baz relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.3%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(30.2%) ,
Changeup
(13.2%) ,
Slider
(6.0%) ,
Cutter
(4.4%) ,


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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 49.6 50.4 22.9 19.9 7.6 38.1 35.6 26.3 23.7 19.1 6.8 14.4 16.5 19.5
Player 44.3 55.7 25.7 20.9 9.1 37.9 36.3 25.9 21.8 17.7 4.8 16.1 18.6 21.1
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 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 4.7 37.7 21.6 22.0 3.8 10.2 6.8
Player 3.2 34.3 27.3 21.8 4.6 8.8 5.9
MLB 3.9 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 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 Cutter TB R 60 89.3 25.3 1.0 3.6GLV 1.4 8.9 0.4 3.6GLV 1.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball TB R 633 96.8 12.3 1.4 10.0ARM 2.1 17.1 1.2 10.0ARM 2.3
2025 Changeup TB R 180 89.5 24.9 -5.5 17.8ARM 2.9 9.3 -5.2 17.8ARM 3.1
2025 Slider TB R 82 86.7 35.6 1.1 3.5GLV -0.9 0.6 1.1 3.5GLV -1.4
2025 Curveball TB R 413 84.4 51.8 3.3 8.5GLV 1.2 -13.2 3.5 8.5GLV -0.9
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
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
! 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 0.3 2 633 46.3 137 .252 .387 .357 22.0 20.4 19.2 .251 .427 .366 45.8
2025 Curveball 0.6 2 413 30.2 124 .207 .284 .256 25.0 28.2 21.0 .228 .318 .262 42.7
2025 Changeup -1.3 -2 180 13.2 58 .245 .491 .332 29.7 15.5 18.8 .228 .373 .285 28.9
2025 Slider -9.6 -8 82 6.0 21 .429 1.286 .700 17.1 4.8 7.7 .422 1.114 .638 65.0
2025 Cutter 0.9 1 60 4.4 12 .200 .200 .267 38.5 33.3 40.0 .151 .167 .231 0.0
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 180 89.5 94 20.4 1:45 2:15 -30
2025 Cutter 60 89.3 47 8.9 12:15 11:00 75
2025 4-Seam Fastball 633 96.8 93 19.6 1:15 1:00 15
2025 Knuckle Curve 413 84.4 74 18.1 7:15 7:00 15
2025 Slider 82 86.7 23 4.3 9:45 8:30 75
2024 Changeup 124 88.1 98 17.1 2:00 2:00 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 578 95.6 97 20.1 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Knuckle Curve 247 83.6 69 17.5 7:15 7:00 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 352 1,368 1 8 -10 -4 -5
Player 837 3,216 18 22 -23 18 4
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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 1,368 53.0 66.5 83.4 26.7 51.7 42.4 59.4 47.8 24.3 9.6 68.7
Player 3,216 53.0 69.3 81.7 25.7 49.1 42.9 60.2 48.8 26.0 8.2 72.0
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.6 61.1 47.3 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 40 52 46 43 38 6 24 41 41 49 31 44 33 86 90 70 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 25.34 4 4.2 0 0 3 2 50.0
2022 24.66 5 4.8 0 0 4 2 40.0
2024 22.68 9 7.8 1 9 5 3 33.3
2025 24.23 14 11.7 2 6 6 7 50.0
Player 23.97 32 28.6 3 15 18 14 43.8
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 14 12 9 13 16 14 9 10 10 9 9 15 13 18 11 10 13 10 11 15 11 10 14 13 8 10 13 12 13 11 10
Player 32 28 26 30 32 30 27 27 22 23 24 33 33 32 27 25 28 25 30 33 31 28 38 35 23 26 28 29 33 27 25
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 0.5 96.1
Offspeed Velocity 88.7 -0.2 -- -- -- -- 88.1 1.4 89.5
Breaking Velocity 84.7 1.4 -- -- -- -- 85.5 -0.7 84.8
Exit Velocity 88.3 2.8 -- -- -- -- 90.5 -0.6 89.9
Launch Angle 20.3 -8.3 -- -- -- -- 18.1 -8.0 10.1
Barrel % 10.7 -2.9 -- -- -- -- 7.3 2.9 10.2
Hard Hit % 32.1 19.8 -- -- -- -- 42.0 -0.1 41.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.1 4.3 -- -- -- -- 28.3 -0.3 28.0
xBA .167 0.081 -- -- -- -- .219 0.028 .247
BA .130 0.122 -- -- -- -- .200 0.044 .244
xwOBA .247 0.072 -- -- -- -- .295 0.033 .328
wOBA .226 0.107 -- -- -- -- .266 0.065 .331
xSLG .357 0.058 -- -- -- -- .370 0.045 .415
SLG .348 0.101 -- -- -- -- .319 0.102 .421
K% 36.7 -11.1 -- -- -- -- 21.6 0.3 21.9
BB% 6.1 1.6 -- -- -- -- 8.5 1.2 9.7
Swing % 51.5 -4.4 -- -- -- -- 50.2 -2.4 47.8
Whiff% 35.3 -4.7 -- -- -- -- 24.6 -0.3 24.3
In Zone % 52.0 1.6 -- -- -- -- 53.0 0.0 53.0
Out of Zone % 48.0 -1.6 -- -- -- -- 47.0 0.0 47.0
Out of Zone Swing % 30.5 -5.3 -- -- -- -- 24.0 2.7 26.7
First Pitch Swing % 24.5 6.3 -- -- -- -- 35.7 -2.2 33.5
First Pitch Strike % 53.1 5.9 -- -- -- -- 62.7 -3.3 59.4
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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 352 .331 198 13 6.6 154 121 78.6
! 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 %
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 400 18.3 1.0% 1.0% 196 20.2 0.0% 1.5%

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Pitch Distribution