Stephen Strasburg
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 239LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 1, #1, Washington Nationals | San Diego State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 1 10.80 2 2 0 5 2 1.80
2021 1 2 4.57 5 5 0 21.2 21 1.38
2022 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 4.2 5 2.14
13 Seasons 113 62 3.24 247 247 0 1,470 1,723 1.10
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 2 0-1 10.80 5 2 1.80
2021 5 1-2 4.57 21.2 21 1.38
2022 1 0-1 13.50 4.2 5 2.14
13 Seasons 247 113-62 3.24 1,470 1,723 1.10
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
2015 26 2043 339 15 4.4 2.9 88.5 116.1 12.4 32.4 .222 .350 .285 .272 .363 33.3 29.6 5.0 3.46 3.03
2016 27 2385 369 22 6.0 3.7 87.7 114.3 14.2 36.6 .211 .341 .277 .269 .353 33.6 30.6 7.4 3.60 3.00
2017 28 2742 443 27 6.1 3.9 87.3 113.5 10.8 28.2 .204 .332 .252 .263 .339 32.0 29.1 6.7 2.52 2.92
2018 29 2161 342 25 7.3 4.6 89.2 113.0 11.0 35.1 .230 .398 .306 .306 .396 38.9 28.7 7.0 3.74 3.95
2019 30 3384 524 32 6.1 3.8 87.9 113.4 7.8 29.8 .211 .337 .265 .267 .345 33.8 29.8 6.7 3.32 3.09
2020 31 85 20 0 0.0 0.0 90.7 104.0 19.6 30.0 .285 .388 .400 .306 .317 50.0 8.7 4.3 10.80 3.96
2021 32 362 59 6 10.2 6.3 91.9 109.6 13.9 39.0 .249 .457 .308 .355 .407 45.8 22.1 14.7 4.57 5.51
2022 33 83 15 1 6.7 4.3 86.6 108.1 16.2 40.0 .238 .415 .500 .336 .375 33.3 21.7 8.7 13.50 4.78
Player 13245 2111 128 6.1 3.8 88.2 116.1 11.1 32.3 .216 .353 .278 .277 .358 34.6 29.2 6.8
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

Strasburg relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(27.7%) ,
Curveball
(26.5%) ,
Changeup
(22.9%) ,
Sinker
(22.9%) ,


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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
2015 44.8 17.1 29.5 8.6 34.5 35.4 30.1 2.7 34.2 23.0 27.4 5.3 4.4 2.9
2016 41.5 21.4 29.5 7.6 34.7 36.6 28.5 3.3 31.7 27.4 23.6 6.8 6.0 3.7
2017 47.6 20.8 24.6 6.8 31.6 39.1 29.1 3.6 35.7 25.1 20.5 5.0 6.1 3.9
2018 45.0 24.3 25.1 5.6 33.0 42.4 24.6 3.5 36.5 22.2 22.5 7.3 7.3 4.6
2019 51.7 19.1 23.9 5.3 36.3 39.3 24.4 3.4 41.0 19.8 23.3 5.2 6.1 3.8
2020 40.0 25.0 25.0 10.0 35.0 30.0 35.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 30.0 10.0 0.0 0.0
2021 37.3 30.5 28.8 3.4 37.3 40.7 22.0 1.7 30.5 25.4 25.4 5.1 10.2 6.3
2022 46.7 20.0 26.7 6.7 46.7 26.7 26.7 13.3 33.3 20.0 20.0 6.7 6.7 4.3
Player 46.3 20.7 26.3 6.6 34.3 38.5 27.1 3.4 35.9 23.4 23.4 5.8 6.1 3.8
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
2022 Sinker WSH R 19 90.4 24.0 1.0 15.0ARM 1.2 9.8 -1.5 15.0ARM 0.2
2022 Curveball WSH R 22 77.4 56.4 0.4 15.9GLV 6.4 -10.1 0.2 15.9GLV 6.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 23 90.3 18.5 -2.1 5.5ARM -0.6 15.2 -1.0 5.5ARM -1.8
2022 Changeup WSH R 19 85.4 35.0 5.0 14.7ARM 0.6 2.8 3.1 14.7ARM 0.5
2021 Sinker WSH R 87 91.7 21.7 0.4 15.5ARM 1.5 10.9 -2.1 15.5ARM 0.7
2021 Changeup WSH R 58 86.5 33.2 4.7 15.1ARM 1.8 3.3 3.0 15.1ARM 1.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 108 91.9 16.6 -1.1 7.5ARM 1.0 15.9 -0.3 7.5ARM 0.3
2021 Curveball WSH R 109 79.4 51.9 -2.2 15.4GLV 6.8 -8.2 -1.9 15.4GLV 6.2
! 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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball -5.8 -1 23 27.7 5 .250 1.000 .540 12.5 20.0 11.1 .254 .845 .508 33.3
2022 Curveball -6.9 -2 22 26.5 6 .400 .600 .475 25.0 16.7 20.0 .286 .432 .376 25.0
2022 Sinker -9.2 -2 19 22.9 5 .600 1.000 .680 0.0 0.0 0.0 .177 .200 .165 40.0
2022 Changeup -3.3 -1 19 22.9 7 .333 .333 .357 37.5 42.9 42.9 .237 .292 .301 33.3
2021 Curveball 3.8 4 109 30.1 23 .091 .091 .109 30.6 30.4 24.1 .125 .206 .165 20.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -3.8 -4 108 29.8 28 .304 .783 .493 25.6 28.6 32.0 .268 .638 .434 66.7
2021 Sinker 1.1 1 87 24.0 30 .208 .208 .320 15.6 6.7 22.2 .355 .511 .440 45.5
2021 Changeup -1.6 -1 58 16.0 12 .182 .545 .359 50.0 33.3 17.4 .223 .462 .324 57.1
! 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
2022 Changeup 18 85.4 82 15.9 1:45 2:45 -60
2022 Curveball 22 77.4 76 21.3 8:00 7:45 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 23 90.3 85 15.5 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Sinker 19 90.4 81 18.0 1:00 2:00 -60
2021 Changeup 52 86.6 85 16.1 1:45 2:45 -60
2021 Curveball 109 79.4 74 19.4 8:00 8:00 0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 108 91.9 92 17.1 1:15 1:00 15
2021 Sinker 87 91.7 88 19.0 1:00 2:00 -60
! 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
2010 272 1,067 6 5 3 -6 9
2011 88 328 5 5 -1 -1 7
2012 650 2,598 4 30 -8 -10 16
2013 729 2,847 20 21 -12 -14 15
2014 889 3,372 2 19 -3 -9 9
2015 522 2,042 4 12 -6 -7 3
2016 597 2,381 15 14 -9 -6 14
2017 727 2,854 34 25 -10 -7 43
2018 541 2,156 8 19 -11 -11 6
2019 978 3,942 19 47 -5 -14 47
2021 93 362 5 0 -3 -2 0
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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 %
2015 2,043 53.2 61.9 82.2 30.9 54.2 40.9 65.8 47.4 25.6 8.7 68.9
2016 2,385 53.0 68.8 80.7 28.0 54.1 42.8 65.6 49.6 24.9 9.7 74.6
2017 2,742 52.9 65.7 79.5 30.9 52.3 44.5 63.5 49.7 27.8 9.4 71.3
2018 2,161 49.5 64.2 79.0 29.9 54.2 41.7 61.2 46.8 27.9 8.0 66.3
2019 3,384 45.0 63.0 80.2 35.1 51.7 42.9 63.6 47.7 30.6 6.3 65.4
2020 85 42.4 72.2 80.8 24.5 58.3 36.5 69.6 44.7 26.3 3.5 100.0
2021 362 43.6 57.6 82.4 19.6 42.5 37.6 47.9 36.2 29.0 7.2 69.2
2022 83 55.4 52.2 91.7 16.2 33.3 44.6 60.9 36.1 20.0 6.0 20.0
Player 13,245 50.1 64.6 80.4 30.9 52.8 42.5 63.5 47.9 27.6 8.2 69.4
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
2015 83 76 74 63 91 47 67 35 47 93 89 72 65 90 27 81 96
2016 88 88 82 72 91 32 49 71 57 93 58 64 39 86 36 85 93
2017 91 89 88 78 92 19 47 47 60 88 77 76 82 83 38 88 97
2018 52 61 46 31 67 28 32 23 20 84 70 70 72 74 25 82 93
2019 91 83 90 89 89 17 67 70 72 84 73 81 96 60 27 84 96
2021 23 19 81 95
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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 %
2016 22.2 15 16.4 -1 8 13 7 46.7
2017 22.1 13 12.4 1 14 10 5 38.5
2018 22.9 18 15.7 2 6 12 7 38.9
2019 22.7 28 23.8 4 14 21 8 28.6
2020 25.2 1 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.0
2021 23.5 4 4.1 0 1 2 3 75.0
2022 28.2 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 22.7 80 74.1 6 43 59 31 38.8
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
2016 15 19 14 16 17 15 19 15 14 12 16 16 17 15 15 18 11 13 16 18 16 14 22 23 14 17 17 21 19 18 14
2017 13 13 11 15 14 10 13 12 9 9 11 17 12 11 10 17 9 9 13 12 14 13 20 15 11 10 10 19 16 11 7
2018 18 22 14 14 16 15 17 13 10 12 14 16 21 15 16 17 16 15 16 16 18 16 20 17 16 12 10 17 20 17 12
2019 28 29 16 27 27 25 29 24 20 16 22 26 25 25 22 18 20 20 23 27 27 29 31 28 21 19 20 27 28 23 19
2020 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
2021 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4
2022 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 80 89 60 78 80 71 85 70 58 53 69 82 80 71 70 76 62 63 74 79 81 76 100 88 68 63 64 91 88 75 58
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.1 95.6 -0.5 95.3 -0.3 94.5 -0.8 93.8 -0.7 91.9 -1.9 91.8 -0.1 90.3 -1.5
Offspeed Velocity 89.0 89.3 0.3 88.6 -0.7 88.0 -0.6 87.7 -0.3 87.0 -0.7 86.5 -0.5 85.4 -1.1
Breaking Velocity 82.6 86.5 3.9 83.8 -2.7 83.4 -0.4 81.3 -2.1 79.3 -2.0 79.4 0.1 77.4 -2.0
Exit Velocity 88.5 87.7 -0.8 87.3 -0.4 89.2 1.9 87.9 -1.3 90.7 2.8 91.9 1.2 86.6 -5.3
Launch Angle 12.4 14.2 1.8 10.8 -3.4 11.0 0.2 7.8 -3.2 19.6 11.8 13.9 -5.7 16.2 2.3
Barrel % 4.4 6.0 1.6 6.1 0.1 7.3 1.2 6.1 -1.2 0.0 -6.1 10.2 10.2 6.7 -3.5
Hard Hit % 33.3 33.6 0.3 32.0 -1.6 38.9 6.9 33.8 -5.1 50.0 16.2 45.8 -4.2 33.3 -12.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.4 36.6 4.2 28.2 -8.4 35.1 6.9 29.8 -5.3 30.0 0.2 39.0 9.0 40.0 1.0
xBA .222 .211 -0.011 .204 -0.007 .230 0.026 .211 -0.019 .285 0.074 .249 -0.036 .238 -0.011
BA .236 .218 -0.018 .204 -0.014 .240 0.036 .210 -0.030 .364 0.154 .200 -0.164 .400 0.200
xwOBA .272 .269 -0.003 .263 -0.006 .306 0.043 .267 -0.039 .306 0.039 .355 0.049 .336 -0.019
wOBA .285 .277 -0.008 .252 -0.025 .306 0.054 .265 -0.041 .400 0.135 .308 -0.092 .500 0.192
xSLG .350 .341 -0.009 .332 -0.009 .398 0.066 .337 -0.061 .388 0.051 .457 0.069 .415 -0.042
SLG .375 .359 -0.016 .317 -0.042 .409 0.092 .349 -0.060 .545 0.196 .388 -0.157 .700 0.312
K% 29.6 30.6 1.0 29.1 -1.5 28.7 -0.4 29.8 1.1 8.7 -21.1 22.1 13.4 21.7 -0.4
BB% 5.0 7.4 2.4 6.7 -0.7 7.0 0.3 6.7 -0.3 4.3 -2.4 14.7 10.4 8.7 -6.0
Swing % 47.4 49.6 2.2 49.7 0.1 46.8 -2.9 47.7 0.9 44.7 -3.0 36.2 -8.5 36.1 -0.1
Whiff% 25.6 24.9 -0.7 27.8 2.9 27.9 0.1 30.6 2.7 26.3 -4.3 29.0 2.7 20.0 -9.0
In Zone % 53.2 53.0 -0.2 52.9 -0.1 49.5 -3.4 45.0 -4.5 42.4 -2.6 43.6 1.2 55.4 11.8
Out of Zone % 46.8 47.0 0.2 47.1 0.1 50.5 3.4 55.0 4.5 57.6 2.6 56.4 -1.2 44.6 -11.8
Out of Zone Swing % 30.9 28.0 -2.9 30.9 2.9 29.9 -1.0 35.1 5.2 24.5 -10.6 19.6 -4.9 16.2 -3.4
First Pitch Swing % 29.8 31.9 2.1 31.1 -0.8 30.9 -0.2 28.7 -2.2 21.7 -7.0 20.2 -1.5 17.4 -2.8
First Pitch Strike % 65.8 65.6 -0.2 63.5 -2.1 61.2 -2.3 63.6 2.4 69.6 6.0 47.9 -21.7 60.9 13.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 592 .276 301 8 2.7 291 55 18.9
2017 Shifts 676 .254 344 10 2.9 332 40 12.0
2018 Shifts 542 .306 263 3 1.1 279 34 12.2
2019 Shifts 837 .265 461 7 1.5 376 99 26.3
2020 Shifts 23 .400 13 5 38.5 10 9 90.0
2021 Shifts 93 .308 53 8 15.1 40 20 50.0
2022 Shifts 23 .500 17 0 0.0 6 5 83.3
! 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 %
2010 339 16.0 29.8% 2.1% 169 21.0 0.6% 11.8%
2011 99 16.0 39.4% 0.0% 45 20.5 0.0% 2.2%
2012 810 15.7 40.6% 0.2% 394 20.8 1.3% 7.1%
2013 883 15.6 41.8% 1.1% 428 19.7 3.7% 2.1%
2014 1029 17.0 20.8% 0.8% 401 23.6 0.0% 8.2%
2015 692 16.4 37.9% 4.0% 249 26.6 5.2% 34.1%
2016 747 16.2 37.8% 2.5% 328 26.8 5.2% 32.0%
2017 812 19.3 4.6% 2.2% 400 23.6 0.3% 10.0%
2018 641 19.3 3.1% 3.0% 347 23.4 0.0% 11.8%
2019 1131 20.2 1.5% 4.2% 417 24.1 0.0% 9.8%
2020 31 21.9 0.0% 3.2% 11 25.2 0.0% 18.2%
2021 136 19.9 0.7% 3.7% 62 23.8 0.0% 9.7%
2022 19 19.8 0.0% 0.0% 27 23.0 0.0% 7.4%

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Pitch Distribution