Shay Whitcomb
LF | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 202LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2020 | Rd: 5, #160, Houston Astros | UC San Diego
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 46 41 1 9 0 0 .220 .304 .293 .597
2025 19 19 1 1 1 0 .053 .053 .211 .264
2 Seasons 65 60 2 10 1 0 .167 .231 .267 .498
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .220 0 0 .597
2025 .053 1 0 .264
2 Seasons .167 1 0 .498
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Statcast Batting 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%
2024 25 181 33 2 6.1 4.3 88.8 109.9 18.1 39.4 .280 .420 .272 .344 .375 42.4 17.4 10.9
2025 26 78 13 1 7.7 5.3 87.1 107.6 9.4 23.1 .188 .367 .108 .231 .338 23.1 31.6 0.0
Player 259 46 3 6.5 4.6 88.3 109.9 15.7 34.8 .251 .403 .224 .311 .365 37.0 21.5 7.7
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.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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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 %
2024 33.3 66.7 30.3 27.3 9.1 39.4 39.4 21.2 18.2 12.1 3.0 21.2 27.3 18.2
2025 53.8 46.2 23.1 15.4 7.7 69.2 7.7 23.1 53.8 0.0 0.0 15.4 7.7 23.1
Player 39.1 60.9 28.3 23.9 8.7 47.8 30.4 21.7 28.3 8.7 2.2 19.6 21.7 19.6
MLB 44.3 55.7 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
2024 3.0 15.2 39.4 30.3 6.1 6.1 4.3
2025 0.0 46.2 30.8 15.4 0.0 7.7 5.3
Player 2.2 23.9 37.0 26.1 4.3 6.5 4.6
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 Slider -4.6 -1 19 24.4 3 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .131 .153 .121 33.3
2025 Curveball -2.0 0 16 20.5 1 .000 .000 .000 37.5 0.0 0.0 .122 .144 .115 0.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 6.2 1 13 16.7 5 .200 .800 .400 28.6 40.0 28.6 .332 .950 .524 66.7
2025 Sweeper -7.2 -1 10 12.8 3 .000 .000 .000 33.3 33.3 20.0 .244 .304 .230 0.0
2025 Sinker -11.9 -1 9 11.5 4 .000 .000 .000 60.0 50.0 100.0 .065 .070 .059 0.0
2025 Changeup -11.9 -1 6 7.7 3 .000 .000 .000 40.0 33.3 50.0 .134 .146 .121 0.0
2025 Cutter -2.9 0 5 6.4 -- -- -- 33.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 1 56 30.9 13 .300 .500 .423 11.5 15.4 15.4 .341 .768 .521 50.0
2024 Slider -1.3 0 31 17.1 7 .286 .286 .257 20.0 28.6 18.2 .336 .364 .313 20.0
2024 Sinker -6.6 -2 30 16.6 9 .111 .111 .100 20.0 11.1 50.0 .324 .372 .305 62.5
2024 Sweeper -0.4 0 29 16.0 8 .143 .286 .244 25.0 25.0 18.2 .068 .084 .147 0.0
2024 Cutter 2.1 0 12 6.6 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .344 .390 .314 50.0
2024 Curveball 0.3 0 12 6.6 3 .000 .000 .233 50.0 33.3 25.0 .203 .204 .355 100.0
2024 Changeup -1.4 0 11 6.1 4 .250 .250 .225 14.3 0.0 0.0 .312 .468 .329 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 46 181 -2 -2 0 1 -2
2025 19 78 -1 -2 -1 0 -3
Player 65 259 -2 -4 0 -2 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 181 48.6 70.5 87.1 23.7 68.2 35.9 21.7 46.4 17.9 6.6 66.7
2025 78 47.4 81.1 76.7 39.0 25.0 37.2 31.6 59.0 41.3 15.4 83.3
Player 259 48.3 73.6 83.7 28.4 50.0 36.3 24.6 50.2 26.2 9.3 75.0
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 30.0 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		Speed OAA Arm
Strength 		Bat
Speed 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2024 59 51
2025 33 62
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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 %
2024 -- 0 1.2 -1 0 2 0 --
2025 22.17 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 22.17 1 2.2 -1 0 2 1 100.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2024 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1
2025 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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

2024 +/-   2025
Results
BA .220 -.167 ↓ .053
xBA .280 -.092 ↓ .188
OBP .304 -.251 ↓ .053
xOBP .359 -.171 ↓ .188
SLG .293 -.082 ↓ .211
xSLG .420 -.053 ↓ .367
ISO .073 +.085 ↑ .158
xISO .140 +.040 ↑ .180
BABIP .273 -.273 ↓ .000
wOBA .272 -.164 ↓ .108
xwOBA .344 -.113 ↓ .231
wOBACON .274 -.116 ↓ .158
xwOBACON .375 -.037 ↓ .338
BACON .273 -.196 ↓ .077
xBACON .348 -.074 ↓ .274
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 42.4 -19.3 ↓ 23.1
Avg Exit Velocity 88.8 -1.7 ↓ 87.1
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 39.4 -16.3 ↓ 23.1
Barrel % 6.1 +1.6 ↑ 7.7
Avg Launch Angle 18.1 -8.7 ↓ 9.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 70.4 +2.2 ↑ 72.6
Attack Angle 10° +4° ↑ 13°
Ideal Attack Angle % 65.3 -3.4 ↓ 61.9
Attack Direction 2° -13° ↓ -11°
Swing Path - Tilt 29° +1° ↑ 30°
Swing Length 7.4 +0.6 ↑ 8.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.2 +0.3 ↑ 93.5
Breaking Velocity 83.9 +0.4 ↑ 84.3
Offspeed Velocity 81.4 +5.1 ↑ 86.5
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 2 -1 ↓ 1
Popup % 9.1 -1.4 ↓ 7.7
Flyball % 30.3 -7.2 ↓ 23.1
Line Drive % 27.3 -11.9 ↓ 15.4
Groundball % 33.3 +20.5 ↑ 53.8
Pull % 39.4 +29.8 ↑ 69.2
Straight Away % 39.4 -31.7 ↓ 7.7
Opposite Field % 21.2 +1.9 ↑ 23.1
Weak Contact % 3.0 -3.0 ↓ 0.0
Pull Airball % 21.2 -5.8 ↓ 15.4
Topped Contact % 15.2 +31.0 ↑ 46.2
Under Contact % 39.4 -8.6 ↓ 30.8
Flare/Burner Contact % 30.3 -14.9 ↓ 15.4
Solid Contact % 6.1 -6.1 ↓ 0.0
HR/FB % 0.0 +33.3 ↑ 33.3
Popups 3 -2 ↓ 1
Flyballs 10 -7 ↓ 3
Line Drives 9 -7 ↓ 2
Groundballs 11 -4 ↓ 7
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.6 -1.2 ↓ 47.4
Out of Zone % 51.4 +1.2 ↑ 52.6
Edge % 35.9 +1.3 ↑ 37.2
Zone Swing % 70.5 +10.6 ↑ 81.1
Out of Zone Swing % 23.7 +15.3 ↑ 39.0
In Zone Contact % 87.1 -10.4 ↓ 76.7
Out of Zone Contact % 68.2 -43.2 ↓ 25.0
Whiff % 17.9 +23.4 ↑ 41.3
First Strike % 58.7 -6.1 ↓ 52.6
First Pitch Swing % 21.7 +9.9 ↑ 31.6
Swing % 46.4 +12.6 ↑ 59.0
Meatball Swing % 66.7 +16.6 ↑ 83.3
Meatball % 6.6 +8.8 ↑ 15.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 12.9 +10.4 ↑ 23.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 31.8 +43.2 ↑ 75.0
In Zone 88 -51 ↓ 37
Out of Zone 93 -52 ↓ 41
Edge 65 -36 ↓ 29
In Zone Swings 62 -32 ↓ 30
Out of Zone Swings 22 -6 ↓ 16
In Zone Swing & Misses 8 -1 ↓ 7
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 7 +5 ↑ 12
Basic
Pitches 181 -103 ↓ 78
PA 46 -27 ↓ 19
AB 41 -22 ↓ 19
Hits 9 -8 ↓ 1
Singles 6 -6 ↓ 0
Doubles 3 -3 ↓ 0
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 0 +1 ↑ 1
Walks 5 -5 ↓ 0
Strikeouts 8 -2 ↓ 6
K% 17.4 +14.2 ↑ 31.6
BB% 10.9 -10.9 ↓ 0.0
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 33 -20 ↓ 13
Number of Fastballs 98 -71 ↓ 27
Number of Offspeed 11 -5 ↓ 6
Number of Breaking 43 -8 ↓ 35
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades R 46 1 2.2 .258 .882
2025 Shades R 19 3 15.8 .129 .000
! 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 %
2024 52 15.3 40.4% 1.9% 32 16.9 6.3% 0.0%
2025 14 14.6 50.0% 0.0% 9 18.3 0.0% 0.0%
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