Spencer Turnbull
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 2, #63, Detroit Tigers | Madison Central (MS) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 4 2 2.88 9 9 0 50 44 0.98
2023 1 4 7.26 7 7 0 31 24 1.68
2024 3 0 2.65 17 7 0 54.1 58 1.05
6 Seasons 15 29 4.26 78 67 0 356.2 338 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 9 4-2 2.88 50 44 0.98
2023 7 1-4 7.26 31 24 1.68
2024 17 3-0 2.65 54.1 58 1.05
6 Seasons 78 15-29 4.26 356.2 338 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
2018 25 283 50 4 8.0 5.8 93.2 108.9 6.7 38.0 .256 .413 .289 .312 .375 48.0 21.7 5.8 6.06 4.12
2019 26 2661 435 29 6.7 4.4 89.6 114.4 9.6 34.0 .251 .419 .329 .328 .376 40.7 22.3 9.0 4.61 4.79
2020 27 963 160 10 6.3 4.1 91.1 113.3 8.5 30.0 .276 .431 .296 .354 .403 43.8 21.1 12.0 3.97 5.48
2021 28 775 140 7 5.0 3.5 88.2 116.2 6.2 27.9 .206 .322 .250 .269 .302 33.6 21.9 6.0 2.88 3.01
2023 30 555 103 9 8.7 6.2 88.4 109.6 9.6 35.9 .289 .477 .376 .372 .401 36.9 16.6 10.3 7.26 6.12
2024 31 916 139 10 7.2 4.5 87.8 108.9 10.7 33.1 .229 .380 .272 .311 .371 42.4 26.1 9.0 2.65 4.05
Player 6153 1027 69 6.7 4.5 89.4 116.2 9.0 32.8 .250 .407 .308 .325 .372 40.4 22.0 9.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Turnbull relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(34.8%) ,
Sweeper
(33.2%) ,
Sinker
(12.3%) ,
Curveball
(9.0%) ,
Changeup
(5.3%) ,
Slider
(5.3%) ,


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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
2018 48.0 16.0 32.0 4.0 34.0 46.0 20.0 0.0 38.0 18.0 28.0 8.0 8.0 5.8
2019 48.7 20.9 25.1 5.3 34.5 37.9 27.6 3.2 35.6 21.6 25.5 7.4 6.7 4.4
2020 51.2 19.4 26.3 3.1 28.1 45.6 26.3 3.8 36.3 18.1 28.7 6.3 6.3 4.1
2021 58.6 14.3 20.7 6.4 42.9 37.1 20.0 5.0 47.9 15.7 15.7 10.7 5.0 3.5
2023 47.6 25.2 21.4 5.8 31.1 44.7 24.3 3.9 35.0 19.4 29.1 3.9 8.7 6.2
2024 47.5 25.2 21.6 5.8 40.3 38.1 21.6 2.2 36.0 23.7 25.2 5.8 7.2 4.5
Player 50.1 20.5 24.1 5.2 35.1 40.1 24.8 3.3 37.5 20.2 25.1 7.1 6.7 4.5
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

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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 Curveball PHI R 82 78.8 59.0 4.7 14.0GLV 4.9 -14.3 4.4 14.0GLV 4.6
2024 Slider PHI R 49 84.8 34.1 -2.6 7.6GLV 2.1 4.0 -2.4 7.6GLV 2.5
2024 Sweeper PHI R 304 83.8 33.4 -4.5 13.9GLV 0.3 5.6 -4.0 13.9GLV -0.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 319 92.0 22.6 -6.3 0.4ARM -6.9 9.6 -6.2 0.4ARM -7.1
2024 Sinker PHI R 113 93.2 25.6 1.9 13.9ARM -1.3 5.9 1.4 13.9ARM -0.9
2024 Changeup PHI R 49 87.7 35.7 4.7 17.6ARM 3.1 0.0 4.9 17.6ARM 3.4
2023 Slider DET R 124 83.8 40.4 2.5 8.0GLV 1.7 -1.5 3.0 8.0GLV 2.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball DET R 225 92.9 20.7 -4.5 1.7ARM -6.0 11.0 -4.8 1.7ARM -5.7
2023 Curveball DET R 38 78.6 57.2 2.7 12.0GLV 2.3 -12.5 2.6 12.0GLV 3.1
2023 Changeup DET R 61 87.5 35.6 4.2 18.5ARM 3.8 0.4 5.0 18.5ARM 4.1
2023 Sinker DET R 107 93.4 24.6 1.1 14.0ARM -1.3 6.9 0.7 14.0ARM -1.0
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 319 34.8 87 .280 .453 .378 16.2 17.2 19.2 .291 .509 .391 45.0
2024 Sweeper 2.1 7 304 33.2 70 .145 .226 .221 30.8 30.0 18.8 .187 .287 .262 31.7
2024 Sinker -1.8 -2 113 12.3 23 .238 .667 .437 11.1 17.4 18.2 .320 .612 .426 58.8
2024 Curveball 2.1 2 82 9.0 15 .067 .067 .060 59.4 60.0 25.7 .061 .064 .057 16.7
2024 Slider 6.7 3 49 5.3 17 .071 .071 .176 40.0 29.4 25.0 .157 .173 .246 44.4
2024 Changeup 1.5 1 49 5.3 9 .000 .000 .000 16.7 33.3 12.5 .217 .292 .211 66.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.7 -2 225 40.5 62 .273 .527 .408 22.8 21.0 22.0 .296 .579 .405 33.3
2023 Slider -0.8 -1 124 22.3 35 .290 .452 .363 29.4 14.3 12.5 .253 .354 .311 38.5
2023 Sinker 0.6 1 107 19.3 27 .304 .391 .363 11.5 7.4 9.5 .272 .432 .360 38.1
2023 Changeup -1.8 -1 61 11.0 10 .143 .286 .335 23.5 10.0 7.1 .328 .373 .426 16.7
2023 Curveball -10.6 -4 38 6.8 10 .500 .800 .555 23.5 20.0 15.4 .399 .529 .398 62.5
! 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
2024 Changeup 48 87.6 90 18.6 2:30 3:15 -45
2024 Curveball 82 78.8 88 22.8 7:30 7:15 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 319 92.0 53 8.9 12:45 12:00 45
2024 Sinker 109 93.2 72 15.6 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 Slider 49 84.8 41 9.1 9:15 9:30 -15
2024 Sweeper 303 83.8 49 15.6 8:45 9:30 -45
2023 Changeup 57 87.5 91 19.7 2:15 3:00 -45
2023 Curveball 38 78.6 78 20.0 7:45 7:15 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 225 92.9 61 10.6 1:00 12:15 45
2023 Sinker 105 93.4 74 16.0 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Slider 124 83.8 40 9.2 9:30 8:15 75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 69 282 -1 2 -1 0 0
2019 655 2,659 5 24 -15 -15 -1
2020 241 963 9 8 -6 -5 6
2021 201 775 13 3 -4 -4 7
2023 144 555 -2 2 -4 -4 -7
2024 221 916 5 14 -5 -4 10
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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 %
2018 283 48.2 64.7 92.0 30.1 52.3 47.5 63.8 46.6 21.2 8.9 68.0
2019 2,661 46.9 69.0 84.0 27.5 55.3 40.6 59.6 46.9 24.7 7.2 81.3
2020 963 46.7 67.3 79.9 22.6 49.1 42.5 56.8 43.5 28.2 5.6 77.8
2021 775 51.1 69.9 83.0 27.7 59.0 40.5 65.7 49.3 23.3 7.0 77.8
2023 555 50.1 61.5 84.2 28.9 65.0 45.6 59.3 45.2 21.9 6.8 73.7
2024 916 45.9 62.9 84.8 25.4 53.2 41.3 59.5 42.6 25.4 7.0 70.3
Player 6,153 47.6 67.1 83.7 26.7 55.3 41.7 60.1 45.9 24.7 6.9 77.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 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
2018 71 65 69 73
2019 31 40 45 51 26 23 56 23 16 48 34 45 30 60 68 56 53
2020 19 16 36 54 9 23 59 8 16 35 18 61 12 64 86 43
2021 63 88 72 51
2023 32 84 45
2024 47 64 57 48 41 83 61 76 18 73 34 49 14 23 90 80 30
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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 %
2018 25.4 1 0.7 0 1 1 0 0.0
2019 23.1 14 16.9 -3 8 17 5 35.7
2020 22.5 2 3.5 -2 4 4 1 50.0
2021 23.3 2 2.8 -1 2 2 1 50.0
2023 23.7 5 5.3 0 1 3 3 60.0
2024 24.6 6 5.7 0 1 4 3 50.0
Player 23.6 30 34.9 -5 17 31 13 43.3
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
2018 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
2019 14 20 11 19 19 18 22 19 14 7 13 20 17 14 17 19 17 16 15 22 15 19 23 22 18 14 13 21 19 13 11
2020 2 4 5 2 2 4 5 2 2 1 2 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 2 5 5 4 3
2021 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 2 1 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2
2023 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 4 5 6 5 7 7 6 5 4 6 6 6 6
2024 6 5 5 8 4 7 7 7 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 5 7 6 6 7 6 3 8 7 5 5 5 6 6 4 4
Player 30 36 28 38 34 38 43 38 29 19 26 41 37 31 37 36 37 35 32 43 35 34 47 43 36 28 28 43 39 29 26
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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.2 93.8 -0.4 ↓ 94.1 0.3 ↑ -- 0.1 ↑ -- -- 93.0 -- 92.3 -0.7 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 88.2 86.6 -1.6 ↓ 87.2 0.6 ↑ -- -0.1 ↓ -- -- 87.5 -- 87.7 0.2 ↑
Breaking Velocity 84.1 84.2 0.1 ↑ 84.4 0.2 ↑ -- -0.4 ↓ -- -- 82.6 -- 83.0 0.4 ↑
Exit Velocity 93.2 89.6 -3.6 ↓ 91.1 1.5 ↑ -- -2.9 ↓ -- -- 88.4 -- 87.8 -0.6 ↓
Launch Angle 6.7 9.6 2.9 ↑ 8.5 -1.1 ↓ -- -2.3 ↓ -- -- 9.6 -- 10.7 1.1 ↑
Barrel % 8.0 6.7 -1.3 ↓ 6.3 -0.4 ↓ -- -1.3 ↓ -- -- 8.7 -- 7.2 -1.5 ↓
Hard Hit % 48.0 40.7 -7.3 ↓ 43.8 3.1 ↑ -- -10.2 ↓ -- -- 36.9 -- 42.4 5.5 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.0 34.0 -4.0 ↓ 30.0 -4.0 ↓ -- -2.1 ↓ -- -- 35.9 -- 33.1 -2.8 ↓
xBA .256 .251 -0.005 ↓ .276 0.025 ↑ -- -0.070 ↓ -- -- .289 -- .229 -0.060 ↓
BA .262 .267 0.005 ↑ .226 -0.041 ↓ -- -0.023 ↓ -- -- .291 -- .188 -0.103 ↓
xwOBA .312 .328 0.016 ↑ .354 0.026 ↑ -- -0.085 ↓ -- -- .372 -- .311 -0.061 ↓
wOBA .289 .329 0.040 ↑ .296 -0.033 ↓ -- -0.046 ↓ -- -- .376 -- .272 -0.104 ↓
xSLG .413 .419 0.006 ↑ .431 0.012 ↑ -- -0.109 ↓ -- -- .477 -- .380 -0.097 ↓
SLG .354 .413 0.059 ↑ .337 -0.076 ↓ -- -0.051 ↓ -- -- .488 -- .325 -0.163 ↓
K% 21.7 22.3 0.6 ↑ 21.1 -1.2 ↓ -- 0.8 ↑ -- -- 16.6 -- 26.1 9.5 ↑
BB% 5.8 9.0 3.2 ↑ 12.0 3.0 ↑ -- -6.0 ↓ -- -- 10.3 -- 9.0 -1.3 ↓
Swing % 46.6 46.9 0.3 ↑ 43.5 -3.4 ↓ -- 5.8 ↑ -- -- 45.2 -- 42.6 -2.6 ↓
Whiff% 21.2 24.7 3.5 ↑ 28.2 3.5 ↑ -- -4.9 ↓ -- -- 21.9 -- 25.4 3.5 ↑
In Zone % 48.2 46.9 -1.3 ↓ 46.7 -0.2 ↓ -- 4.4 ↑ -- -- 50.1 -- 45.9 -4.2 ↓
Out of Zone % 51.8 53.1 1.3 ↑ 53.3 0.2 ↑ -- -4.4 ↓ -- -- 49.9 -- 54.1 4.2 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 30.1 27.5 -2.6 ↓ 22.6 -4.9 ↓ -- 5.1 ↑ -- -- 28.9 -- 25.4 -3.5 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 21.7 28.4 6.7 ↑ 27.0 -1.4 ↓ -- 5.8 ↑ -- -- 21.4 -- 26.1 4.7 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 63.8 59.6 -4.2 ↓ 56.8 -2.8 ↓ -- 8.9 ↑ -- -- 59.3 -- 59.5 0.2 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 69 .289 31 0 0.0 38 16 42.1
2019 Shifts 655 .329 315 39 12.4 340 194 57.1
2020 Shifts 241 .296 100 23 23.0 141 107 75.9
2021 Shifts 201 .250 100 28 28.0 101 72 71.3
2023 Shades 144 .378 66 4 6.1 78 51 65.4
2024 Shades 221 .273 120 1 0.8 101 13 12.9
! 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 %
2018 100 17.4 20.0% 1.0% 41 24.6 0.0% 9.8%
2019 741 16.0 32.5% 1.9% 461 22.9 0.0% 5.0%
2020 277 16.5 31.8% 0.7% 197 23.8 0.5% 11.7%
2021 226 16.4 32.3% 2.2% 119 24.5 0.0% 15.1%
2023 136 14.1 67.6% 0.0% 117 18.9 2.6% 0.0%
2024 305 17.0 17.7% 0.3% 128 18.8 0.0% 0.8%

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Pitch Distribution

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