Simeon Woods Richardson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 24
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 2, #48, New York Mets | Kempner HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 5 3 1.00
2023 0 0 9.64 1 0 0 4.2 5 2.14
2024 5 5 4.17 28 28 0 133.2 117 1.29
3 Seasons 5 6 4.33 30 29 0 143.1 125 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 1 0-1 3.60 5 3 1.00
2023 1 0-0 9.64 4.2 5 2.14
2024 28 5-5 4.17 133.2 117 1.29
3 Seasons 30 5-6 4.33 143.1 125 1.31
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
2022 21 91 15 2 13.3 10.0 92.1 108.1 21.1 60.0 .365 .555 .261 .425 .475 53.3 15.0 10.0 3.60 8.43
2023 22 97 16 2 12.5 8.3 87.4 105.2 13.8 43.8 .292 .454 .440 .370 .428 31.3 20.8 12.5 9.64 6.04
2024 23 2295 401 33 8.2 5.8 88.4 109.4 18.5 35.7 .243 .406 .305 .315 .359 36.2 20.6 8.4 4.17 4.08
Player 2483 432 37 8.6 6.0 88.5 109.4 18.4 36.8 .248 .412 .308 .321 .366 36.6 20.4 8.6
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

Woods Richardson relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(40.3%) ,
Slider
(31.2%) ,
Changeup
(19.3%) ,
Curveball
(9.3%) ,


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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
2022 20.0 26.7 46.7 6.7 46.7 26.7 26.7 0.0 13.3 20.0 46.7 6.7 13.3 10.0
2023 43.8 25.0 25.0 6.3 31.3 31.3 37.5 6.3 18.8 25.0 31.3 6.3 12.5 8.3
2024 36.2 30.9 24.2 8.7 38.2 33.2 28.7 2.7 26.7 31.4 24.4 6.5 8.2 5.8
Player 35.9 30.6 25.0 8.6 38.2 32.9 28.9 2.8 25.9 30.8 25.5 6.5 8.6 6.0
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 MIN R 716 86.4 29.4 -5.5 6.2GLV 2.0 7.1 -5.5 6.2GLV 1.1
2024 Curveball MIN R 213 76.1 62.4 3.7 5.5GLV -2.6 -14.8 4.9 5.5GLV -3.9
2024 Changeup MIN R 442 82.8 30.2 -2.3 15.4ARM 1.5 9.8 -4.9 15.4ARM 1.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 924 93.1 14.1 0.6 5.8ARM -0.4 17.5 1.7 5.8ARM -1.7
2023 Slider MIN R 14 83.1 35.4 -3.3 9.7GLV 6.0 4.0 -2.5 9.7GLV 4.4
2023 Changeup MIN R 38 82.0 25.6 -4.9 13.8ARM 1.3 15.0 -9.6 13.8ARM -0.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 45 90.5 13.8 1.6 2.8GLV -8.2 19.6 3.8 2.8GLV -10.2
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIN R 50 90.8 13.4 1.8 1.7GLV -7.0 19.8 3.6 1.7GLV -9.0
2022 Curveball MIN R 13 74.3 64.9 1.7 0.3GLV -9.5 -15.1 5.2 0.3GLV -8.8
2022 Slider MIN R 17 83.7 34.0 -3.7 6.9GLV 1.7 4.8 -3.0 6.9GLV 1.2
2022 Changeup MIN R 11 80.4 25.7 -5.9 11.5ARM -0.7 16.5 -10.6 11.5ARM -2.7
! 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 1.0 9 924 40.3 224 .258 .356 .320 21.7 22.3 18.4 .233 .405 .323 41.8
2024 Slider 0.7 5 716 31.2 198 .214 .313 .257 23.9 20.7 14.3 .236 .378 .295 27.1
2024 Changeup -3.1 -14 442 19.3 101 .311 .622 .417 20.5 15.8 11.0 .258 .461 .336 39.7
2024 Curveball 1.2 3 213 9.3 45 .186 .326 .239 22.1 22.2 20.8 .282 .410 .317 42.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -1 45 46.4 15 .333 .333 .357 13.6 26.7 28.6 .281 .363 .343 22.2
2023 Changeup -2.3 -1 38 39.2 6 .333 1.000 .542 14.3 16.7 7.7 .292 .513 .339 40.0
2023 Slider -7.7 -1 14 14.4 2 .500 1.000 .625 25.0 0.0 0.0 .360 .822 .488 50.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 0 50 54.9 12 .200 .200 .342 13.3 16.7 11.1 .417 .582 .479 37.5
2022 Slider 2.7 0 17 18.7 3 .000 .000 .000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .276 .354 .266 66.7
2022 Curveball -0.6 0 13 14.3 1 .000 .000 .000 28.6 0.0 0.0 .666 1.659 .977 100.0
2022 Changeup -4.6 -1 11 12.1 4 .250 1.000 .500 16.7 25.0 14.3 .229 .361 .249 66.7
! 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 441 82.8 87 18.3 2:30 2:00 30
2024 Curveball 211 76.1 85 18.9 6:45 6:30 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 920 93.1 98 18.0 12:30 12:45 -15
2024 Slider 703 86.4 54 9.2 11:30 10:15 75
2023 Changeup 38 82.0 92 20.0 1:30 1:30 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 45 90.5 97 19.2 11:45 11:45 0
2023 Slider 14 83.1 48 10.9 10:15 9:30 45
2022 Changeup 11 80.4 93 19.5 1:30 1:15 15
2022 Curveball 13 74.3 89 18.4 6:15 6:00 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 50 90.8 97 19.3 11:45 11:45 0
2022 Slider 17 83.7 53 8.5 10:30 9:45 45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 568 2,295 9 14 -13 -7 3
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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 %
2022 91 48.4 81.8 80.6 34.0 81.3 41.8 70.0 57.1 19.2 8.8 87.5
2023 97 46.4 73.3 87.9 26.9 78.6 38.1 45.8 48.5 14.9 3.1 66.7
2024 2,295 50.7 69.5 82.6 29.4 64.5 43.6 65.7 49.8 22.2 7.5 79.1
Player 2,483 50.5 70.1 82.7 29.4 65.7 43.3 65.1 50.0 21.8 7.4 79.2
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
2022 11 28 85
2024 45 47 43 40 52 20 39 62 72 30 44 23 57 34 34 61 73
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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 %
2022 22.1 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
2023 20.7 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
2024 23.6 16 16.5 -1 12 12 7 43.8
Player 23.3 18 18.4 0 12 14 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
2022 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
2023 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2024 16 14 12 15 15 16 17 16 14 12 16 17 19 14 19 14 14 15 17 21 17 17 22 20 15 17 14 18 21 17 20
Player 18 15 14 17 17 18 19 18 16 14 18 19 21 16 21 16 16 17 19 23 19 18 24 22 16 19 16 20 23 19 22
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.8 90.5 -0.3 93.1 2.6
Offspeed Velocity 80.4 82.0 1.6 82.8 0.8
Breaking Velocity 79.6 83.1 3.5 84.0 0.9
Exit Velocity 92.1 87.4 -4.7 88.4 1.0
Launch Angle 21.1 13.8 -7.3 18.5 4.7
Barrel % 13.3 12.5 -0.8 8.2 -4.3
Hard Hit % 53.3 31.3 -22.0 36.2 4.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 60.0 43.8 -16.2 35.7 -8.1
xBA .365 .292 -0.073 .243 -0.049
BA .167 .350 0.183 .246 -0.104
xwOBA .425 .370 -0.055 .315 -0.055
wOBA .261 .440 0.179 .305 -0.135
xSLG .555 .454 -0.101 .406 -0.048
SLG .333 .600 0.267 .385 -0.215
K% 15.0 20.8 5.8 20.6 -0.2
BB% 10.0 12.5 2.5 8.4 -4.1
Swing % 57.1 48.5 -8.6 49.8 1.3
Whiff% 19.2 14.9 -4.3 22.2 7.3
In Zone % 48.4 46.4 -2.0 50.7 4.3
Out of Zone % 51.6 53.6 2.0 49.3 -4.3
Out of Zone Swing % 34.0 26.9 -7.1 29.4 2.5
First Pitch Swing % 45.0 41.7 -3.3 33.6 -8.1
First Pitch Strike % 70.0 45.8 -24.2 65.7 19.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 20 .261 10 6 60.0 10 5 50.0
2023 Shades 23 .428 12 0 0.0 11 4 36.4
2024 Shades 568 .304 328 28 8.5 240 169 70.4
! 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 %
2022 24 15.2 45.8% 0.0% 7 25.3 0.0% 0.0%
2023 23 14.9 52.2% 0.0% 18 21.4 0.0% 0.0%
2024 652 14.4 62.4% 0.0% 317 19.7 2.2% 1.3%

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Pitch Distribution