Steven Baron
C | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 205LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2009 | Rd: C-A, #33, Seattle Mariners | John A. Ferguson School
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2015 11 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2018 5 5 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
2019 10 10 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
3 Seasons 26 26 0 3 0 0 .115 .115 .154 .269
AVG HR SB OPS
2015 .000 0 0 .000
2018 .200 0 0 .400
2019 .200 0 0 .500
3 Seasons .115 0 0 .269
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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%
2015 24 31 9 0 0.0 0.0 89.9 101.9 2.4 11.1 .111 .117 .000 .107 .131 22.2 18.2 0.0
2018 27 20 3 0 0.0 0.0 75.5 79.1 44.0 33.3 .184 .212 .176 .177 .294 0.0 40.0 0.0
2019 28 51 4 0 0.0 0.0 95.6 107.9 -1.5 50.0 .136 .158 .209 .128 .320 50.0 60.0 0.0
Player 102 16 0 0.0 0.0 88.5 107.9 9.7 25.0 .134 .151 .114 .129 .209 25.0 38.5 0.0
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.




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

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 11.1 44.4 44.4 11.1 44.4 33.3 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019 50.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 50.0 31.3 12.5 6.3 25.0 37.5 37.5 6.3 31.3 37.5 25.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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.

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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -2.8 -1 18 35.3 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 14.3 .034 .065 .037 0.0
2019 Sinker -8.8 -1 12 23.5 4 .000 .000 .000 33.3 75.0 60.0 .014 .017 .017 100.0
2019 Slider -4.7 0 7 13.7 1 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
2019 Curveball 9.6 1 7 13.7 2 .500 1.000 .625 33.3 50.0 25.0 .406 .468 .380 0.0
2019 Changeup -1.0 0 4 7.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Cutter 11.3 0 3 5.9 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .420 .452 .379 100.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -5.3 -1 12 60.0 4 .250 .250 .225 28.6 25.0 20.0 .230 .265 .221 0.0
2018 Slider -1.2 0 5 25.0 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2018 Curveball -5.0 0 2 10.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 Sinker -2.8 0 1 5.0 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 31 58.1 61.1 100.0 23.1 33.3 29.0 54.5 45.2 14.3 9.7 33.3
2018 20 60.0 75.0 66.7 37.5 33.3 45.0 40.0 60.0 41.7 10.0 100.0
2019 51 39.2 55.0 81.8 41.9 46.2 47.1 60.0 47.1 37.5 2.0 100.0
Player 102 49.0 62.0 83.9 36.5 42.1 41.2 53.8 49.0 32.0 5.9 66.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-  
Exit Velocity 75.5 95.6 20.1 ↑
Launch Angle 44.0 -1.5 -45.5 ↓
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 0.0 50.0 50.0 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 50.0 16.7 ↑
xBA .184 .136 -0.048 ↓
BA .200 .200 0.000
xwOBA .177 .128 -0.049 ↓
wOBA .176 .209 0.033 ↑
xSLG .212 .158 -0.054 ↓
SLG .200 .300 0.100 ↑
K% 40.0 60.0 20.0 ↑
BB% 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swing % 60.0 47.1 -12.9 ↓
Whiff% 41.7 37.5 -4.2 ↓
In Zone % 60.0 39.2 -20.8 ↓
Out of Zone % 40.0 60.8 20.8 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 37.5 41.9 4.4 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 40.0 60.0 20.0 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 80.0 80.0 0.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2018 Shifts R 5 0 0.0 .176
2019 Shifts R 10 0 0.0 .209
! 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 %
2015 8 17.9 25.0% 0.0% 6 24.3 16.7% 0.0%
2018 6 15.3 16.7% 0.0% 1 25.6 0.0% 0.0%
2019 13 18.6 15.4% 0.0% 10 20.2 0.0% 0.0%
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