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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
20242024 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value9NOT QUALIFIED75Fastball Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIED38Breaking Run Value9NOT QUALIFIED95Offspeed Run Value1NOT QUALIFIED64PitchingxERA4.05NOT QUALIFIED47xBA.229NOT QUALIFIED64Fastball Velo92.3NOT QUALIFIED24Avg Exit Velocity87.8NOT QUALIFIED76Chase %25.4NOT QUALIFIED14Whiff %25.4NOT QUALIFIED49K %26.1NOT QUALIFIED73BB %9.0NOT QUALIFIED34Barrel %7.2NOT QUALIFIED61Hard-Hit %42.4NOT QUALIFIED18GB %47.5NOT QUALIFIED76Extension6.2NOT QUALIFIED30
20242024 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE25°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"17.6 INCHES TAIL0.0 INCHES DROP7.6 INCHES BREAK4.0 INCHES RISE14.0 INCHES BREAK14.3 INCHES DROP14.0 INCHES TAIL5.9 INCHES RISEAVG13.9 INCHES BREAK5.6 INCHES RISEAVG0.4 INCHES TAIL9.6 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVG4-Seam35%92.094.7Sweeper33%83.882.3Sinker12%93.293.6Curve9%78.880.3Slider5%84.886.0Change5%87.786.1SAMPLE100 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
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
(35.0%) ,
Sweeper
(33.2%) ,
Sinker
(12.1%) ,
Curveball
(9.0%) ,
Changeup
(5.3%) ,
Slider
(5.3%) ,

Four Seamer321 Pitches (35%)
Sweeper304 Pitches (33.2%)
Sinker111 Pitches (12.1%)
Curveball82 Pitches (9%)
Slider49 Pitches (5.3%)
Changeup49 Pitches (5.3%)

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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 %
2018 48.0 52.0 16.0 32.0 4.0 34.0 46.0 20.0 22.0 24.0 2.0 12.0 22.0 18.0
2019 48.7 51.3 20.9 25.1 5.3 34.5 37.9 27.6 22.8 19.3 6.7 11.7 18.6 20.9
2020 51.2 48.8 19.4 26.3 3.1 28.1 45.6 26.3 19.4 26.9 5.0 8.8 18.8 21.3
2021 58.6 41.4 14.3 20.7 6.4 42.9 37.1 20.0 31.4 22.9 4.3 11.4 14.3 15.7
2023 47.6 52.4 25.2 21.4 5.8 31.1 44.7 24.3 20.4 23.3 3.9 10.7 21.4 20.4
2024 47.5 52.5 25.2 21.6 5.8 40.3 38.1 21.6 26.6 14.4 6.5 13.7 23.7 15.1
Player 50.1 49.9 20.5 24.1 5.2 35.1 40.1 24.8 23.7 20.9 5.6 11.4 19.2 19.3
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 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
2018 0.0 38.0 18.0 28.0 8.0 8.0 5.8
2019 3.2 35.6 21.6 25.5 7.4 6.7 4.4
2020 3.8 36.3 18.1 28.7 6.3 6.3 4.1
2021 5.0 47.9 15.7 15.7 10.7 5.0 3.5
2023 3.9 35.0 19.4 29.1 3.9 8.7 6.2
2024 2.2 36.0 23.7 25.2 5.8 7.2 4.5
Player 3.3 37.5 20.2 25.1 7.1 6.7 4.5
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 menuSpencer Turnbull Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSweeperCurveballSinkerChangeupFour SeamerSlider2018201920202021202220232024-7.5-5-2.502.557.5

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
2024 Sweeper PHI R 304 83.8 33.4 -4.5 13.9GLV 0.3 5.6 -4.0 13.9GLV -0.3
2024 Curveball PHI R 82 78.8 59.0 4.7 14.0GLV 4.9 -14.3 4.4 14.0GLV 4.6
2024 Sinker PHI R 111 93.2 25.7 2.0 14.0ARM -1.1 5.9 1.3 14.0ARM -0.8
2024 Changeup PHI R 49 87.7 35.7 4.7 17.6ARM 3.1 0.0 4.9 17.6ARM 3.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 321 92.0 22.6 -6.4 0.4ARM -6.8 9.6 -6.2 0.4ARM -7.1
2024 Slider PHI R 49 84.8 34.1 -2.6 7.6GLV 2.1 4.0 -2.4 7.6GLV 2.6
2023 Sinker DET R 106 93.4 24.6 1.2 14.0ARM -1.3 6.9 0.8 14.0ARM -0.9
2023 Curveball DET R 38 78.6 57.2 2.7 12.0GLV 2.3 -12.5 2.6 12.0GLV 3.1
2023 Slider DET R 124 83.8 40.4 2.5 8.0GLV 1.8 -1.5 3.0 8.0GLV 2.8
2023 Changeup DET R 61 87.5 35.6 4.2 18.5ARM 3.8 0.4 5.0 18.5ARM 4.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball DET R 226 92.9 20.7 -4.4 1.7ARM -6.0 11.0 -4.8 1.7ARM -5.7
! 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 0.1 0 321 35.0 87 .280 .453 .378 16.2 17.2 19.2 .291 .509 .391 45.0
2024 Sweeper 1.5 5 304 33.2 70 .145 .226 .221 30.8 30.0 18.8 .187 .287 .262 31.7
2024 Sinker -1.4 -2 111 12.1 23 .238 .667 .437 11.1 17.4 18.2 .320 .612 .426 58.8
2024 Curveball 2.3 2 82 9.0 15 .067 .067 .060 59.4 60.0 25.7 .061 .064 .057 16.7
2024 Changeup 1.2 1 49 5.3 9 .000 .000 .000 16.7 33.3 12.5 .217 .292 .211 66.7
2024 Slider 5.3 3 49 5.3 17 .071 .071 .176 40.0 29.4 25.0 .157 .173 .246 44.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -2 226 40.7 63 .268 .518 .402 22.6 20.6 22.0 .295 .573 .402 32.6
2023 Slider -1.1 -1 124 22.3 35 .290 .452 .363 29.4 14.3 12.5 .253 .354 .311 38.5
2023 Sinker 0.1 0 106 19.1 26 .318 .409 .377 11.8 7.7 9.5 .273 .441 .366 40.0
2023 Changeup -2.0 -1 61 11.0 10 .143 .286 .335 23.5 10.0 7.1 .328 .373 .426 16.7
2023 Curveball -6.1 -2 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 321 92.0 53 8.9 12:45 12:00 45
2024 Sinker 107 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 226 92.9 61 10.7 1:00 12:15 45
2023 Sinker 104 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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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERSWEEPERCURVEBALLSpencer TurnbullObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

2020202120232024All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE27°2020 ARM ANGLE29°2021 ARM ANGLE26°2023 ARM ANGLE25°2024
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2018 69 282 1 3 -1 -1 2
2019 655 2,659 10 24 -17 -17 1
2020 241 963 10 9 -7 -5 7
2021 201 775 12 5 -5 -4 9
2023 144 555 -2 2 -4 -3 -7
2024 221 916 4 14 -6 -5 9
Player 1,531 6,150 36 58 -39 36 20
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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 33 84 45
2024 47 64 57 48 41 83 61 76 18 73 34 49 14 24 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 5.6 0 1 4 3 50.0
Player 23.6 30 34.8 -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 6 5 8 4 7 7 7 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 4 8 7 5 5 4 6 6 4 4
Player 30 37 28 38 34 38 43 38 29 18 26 41 37 31 37 36 36 35 32 43 35 35 47 43 36 28 27 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 RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
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

Spencer Turnbull - 2024 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballSinkerSliderSweeperAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%Frequency of Speed