Tanner Houck
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 226LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 1, #24, Boston Red Sox | Missouri
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 5 4 3.15 32 4 8 60 56 1.18
2023 6 10 5.01 21 21 0 106 99 1.37
2024 9 10 3.12 30 30 0 178.2 154 1.14
5 Seasons 24 29 3.55 104 71 9 430.2 417 1.19
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 32 5-4 3.15 60 56 1.18
2023 21 6-10 5.01 106 99 1.37
2024 30 9-10 3.12 178.2 154 1.14
5 Seasons 104 24-29 3.55 430.2 417 1.19
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
2020 24 265 32 2 6.3 3.2 87.7 106.3 8.9 34.4 .185 .329 .218 .296 .363 34.4 33.3 14.3 0.53 3.68
2021 25 1149 171 14 8.2 4.9 87.2 113.6 10.0 31.0 .213 .337 .271 .277 .354 35.1 30.5 7.4 3.52 3.20
2022 26 918 163 8 4.9 3.2 89.7 112.5 4.5 33.7 .241 .355 .274 .305 .351 39.3 22.7 8.9 3.15 3.86
2023 27 1740 317 21 6.6 4.5 90.2 110.6 6.5 31.2 .245 .399 .323 .316 .358 43.8 21.4 8.9 5.01 4.21
2024 28 2735 524 30 5.7 4.0 89.4 113.8 3.8 30.2 .257 .384 .276 .313 .359 41.8 20.7 6.5 3.12 4.11
Player 6807 1207 75 6.2 4.2 89.3 113.8 5.6 31.2 .242 .375 .285 .306 .357 40.8 23.2 7.8
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

Houck relies on 4 pitches.
Sweeper
(41.4%) ,
Sinker
(32.4%) ,
Split Finger
(24.8%) ,
Cutter
(1.5%) ,


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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
2020 46.9 21.9 21.9 9.4 31.3 34.4 34.4 3.1 40.6 21.9 15.6 12.5 6.3 3.2
2021 49.1 20.5 22.2 8.2 38.0 36.8 25.1 5.3 38.0 20.5 22.2 5.8 8.2 4.9
2022 52.1 19.6 25.2 3.1 38.7 37.4 23.9 3.1 41.7 17.2 27.0 4.9 4.9 3.2
2023 53.3 20.8 21.5 4.4 47.6 38.2 14.2 3.2 41.0 20.2 23.3 5.7 6.6 4.5
2024 55.5 17.4 23.7 3.4 41.6 38.4 20.0 3.4 41.2 15.6 27.3 6.1 5.7 4.0
Player 53.4 19.1 23.0 4.5 42.0 37.9 20.1 3.6 40.8 17.9 25.2 6.0 6.2 4.2
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 Cutter BOS R 40 87.1 35.2 -6.5 0.5GLV -2.6 0.8 -7.5 0.5GLV -2.2
2024 Sweeper BOS R 1131 83.2 41.7 2.9 16.7GLV 2.5 -2.0 3.6 16.7GLV 2.4
2024 Split-Finger BOS R 679 88.4 38.0 4.3 13.5ARM 1.8 -3.0 5.6 13.5ARM 2.9
2024 Sinker BOS R 885 93.5 30.9 7.0 16.0ARM 0.6 0.5 6.8 16.0ARM 1.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 170 93.8 22.1 -5.9 8.2ARM -0.6 8.9 -6.9 8.2ARM 0.8
2023 Slider BOS R 664 83.9 41.5 3.7 11.2GLV 5.1 -2.4 3.9 11.2GLV 5.9
2023 Cutter BOS R 185 91.3 25.5 -1.3 3.4ARM -4.5 7.2 -0.7 3.4ARM -6.0
2023 Sinker BOS R 509 93.4 32.5 8.5 15.4ARM 0.0 -1.0 8.5 15.4ARM 0.5
2023 Split-Finger BOS R 197 87.7 34.6 1.8 14.2ARM 1.3 1.3 2.0 14.2ARM 3.1
2023 Sweeper BOS R 3 83.5 40.1 1.8 8.2GLV -5.6 0.1 1.4 8.2GLV -5.9
! 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 Sweeper 0.7 8 1,131 41.4 291 .230 .357 .286 30.2 29.9 23.3 .219 .380 .288 37.2
2024 Sinker 0.2 2 885 32.4 230 .270 .325 .336 14.2 16.1 19.5 .318 .451 .382 47.6
2024 Split-Finger 1.1 7 679 24.8 213 .195 .265 .234 20.8 14.1 16.6 .247 .326 .271 41.3
2024 Cutter -1.7 -1 40 1.5 7 .200 .400 .379 23.5 0.0 0.0 .219 .248 .345 40.0
2023 Slider 1.2 8 664 38.2 166 .178 .301 .259 38.6 29.5 22.5 .206 .359 .283 32.0
2023 Sinker 0.0 0 516 29.7 151 .304 .504 .393 19.0 13.9 20.4 .267 .426 .335 51.3
2023 Split-Finger -2.9 -6 198 11.4 43 .310 .452 .340 40.4 30.2 19.4 .267 .396 .293 37.9
2023 Cutter 0.1 0 187 10.7 54 .229 .354 .305 21.6 18.5 25.6 .237 .380 .309 46.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -3 171 9.8 49 .333 .564 .434 15.9 12.2 11.1 .299 .480 .397 55.9
2023 Sweeper 2.2 0 3 0.2 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! 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 Cutter 40 87.1 14 2.7 8:30 7:00 90
2024 Split-Finger 644 88.4 84 15.0 2:30 3:30 -60
2024 Sinker 859 93.5 77 16.9 2:15 3:00 -45
2024 Sweeper 1,112 83.2 67 18.1 8:00 8:30 -30
2023 Cutter 160 91.3 41 7.6 1:45 1:00 45
2023 4-Seam Fastball 164 93.8 65 11.8 2:00 1:30 30
2023 Split-Finger 162 87.6 73 15.0 2:00 3:00 -60
2023 Sinker 397 93.4 71 16.5 2:00 3:15 -75
2023 Slider 649 83.9 63 12.7 8:15 8:15 0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 63 265 3 6 -1 -2 6
2021 322 1,296 6 16 -6 -7 9
2022 244 918 7 14 -6 -7 7
2023 463 1,739 -4 20 -9 -9 -1
2024 741 2,735 1 36 -9 -12 16
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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 %
2020 265 41.5 70.0 84.4 26.5 51.2 40.8 54.0 44.5 27.1 5.3 71.4
2021 1,149 47.1 66.9 79.8 28.8 46.9 41.6 60.7 46.7 30.9 7.4 69.4
2022 918 45.8 68.1 81.5 29.1 49.7 44.6 52.0 46.9 29.2 6.6 73.8
2023 1,740 48.3 66.5 81.2 29.3 50.0 43.2 61.3 47.3 28.8 6.3 70.0
2024 2,735 49.7 62.7 85.7 31.2 59.9 44.5 64.9 46.8 22.6 6.8 61.1
Player 6,807 48.0 65.3 82.9 29.8 53.5 43.6 61.2 46.9 26.7 6.7 66.8
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
2020 35 13 60
2021 85 81 83 81 80 61 43 82 76 87 63 81 58 62 22 37
2022 50 46 67 82 22 87 86 18 36 49 34 73 47 66 17 44
2023 47 47 53 57 45 42 73 18 17 34 42 69 56 41 27 54
2024 45 24 54 76 35 25 82 32 24 32 73 26 78 40 35 16
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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 %
2020 23.0 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2021 24.4 7 7.1 0 1 12 0 0.0
2022 22.4 3 1.7 1 1 3 0 0.0
2023 22.9 14 12.8 1 5 8 6 42.9
2024 24.0 11 14.5 -4 5 14 5 45.5
Player 23.5 36 37.1 -1 12 37 12 33.3
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
2020 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
2021 7 10 4 6 8 7 9 7 3 3 6 5 7 4 7 10 5 6 9 8 8 7 11 9 7 6 8 9 8 8 9
2022 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2
2023 14 11 11 17 11 11 14 12 12 10 10 14 13 12 15 14 14 10 14 16 13 12 17 15 13 11 14 14 14 11 9
2024 11 15 9 14 13 13 16 16 12 12 14 17 16 12 14 11 14 14 14 18 17 10 20 19 12 15 14 16 18 14 16
Player 36 39 27 40 34 34 42 38 29 27 32 39 38 31 39 39 36 32 40 44 41 32 52 46 33 34 38 41 43 36 37
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.3 94.1 1.8 ↑ 94.8 0.7 ↑ 93.0 -1.8 ↓ 93.3 0.3 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 87.7 85.8 -1.9 ↓ 87.6 1.8 ↑ 87.6 0.0 88.4 0.8 ↑
Breaking Velocity 82.2 84.4 2.2 ↑ 85.4 1.0 ↑ 83.9 -1.5 ↓ 83.2 -0.7 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.7 87.2 -0.5 ↓ 89.7 2.5 ↑ 90.2 0.5 ↑ 89.4 -0.8 ↓
Launch Angle 8.9 10.0 1.1 ↑ 4.5 -5.5 ↓ 6.5 2.0 ↑ 3.8 -2.7 ↓
Barrel % 6.3 8.2 1.9 ↑ 4.9 -3.3 ↓ 6.6 1.7 ↑ 5.7 -0.9 ↓
Hard Hit % 34.4 35.1 0.7 ↑ 39.3 4.2 ↑ 43.8 4.5 ↑ 41.8 -2.0 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.4 31.0 -3.4 ↓ 33.7 2.7 ↑ 31.2 -2.5 ↓ 30.2 -1.0 ↓
xBA .185 .213 0.028 ↑ .241 0.028 ↑ .245 0.004 ↑ .257 0.012 ↑
BA .113 .223 0.110 ↑ .226 0.003 ↑ .254 0.028 ↑ .231 -0.023 ↓
xwOBA .296 .277 -0.019 ↓ .305 0.028 ↑ .316 0.011 ↑ .313 -0.003 ↓
wOBA .218 .271 0.053 ↑ .274 0.003 ↑ .323 0.049 ↑ .276 -0.047 ↓
xSLG .329 .337 0.008 ↑ .355 0.018 ↑ .399 0.044 ↑ .384 -0.015 ↓
SLG .189 .313 0.124 ↑ .295 -0.018 ↓ .415 0.120 ↑ .320 -0.095 ↓
K% 33.3 30.5 -2.8 ↓ 22.7 -7.8 ↓ 21.4 -1.3 ↓ 20.7 -0.7 ↓
BB% 14.3 7.4 -6.9 ↓ 8.9 1.5 ↑ 8.9 0.0 6.5 -2.4 ↓
Swing % 44.5 46.7 2.2 ↑ 46.9 0.2 ↑ 47.3 0.4 ↑ 46.8 -0.5 ↓
Whiff% 27.1 30.9 3.8 ↑ 29.2 -1.7 ↓ 28.8 -0.4 ↓ 22.6 -6.2 ↓
In Zone % 41.5 47.1 5.6 ↑ 45.8 -1.3 ↓ 48.3 2.5 ↑ 49.7 1.4 ↑
Out of Zone % 58.5 52.9 -5.6 ↓ 54.2 1.3 ↑ 51.7 -2.5 ↓ 50.3 -1.4 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 26.5 28.8 2.3 ↑ 29.1 0.3 ↑ 29.3 0.2 ↑ 31.2 1.9 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 28.6 26.7 -1.9 ↓ 29.9 3.2 ↑ 31.5 1.6 ↑ 28.0 -3.5 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 54.0 60.7 6.7 ↑ 52.0 -8.7 ↓ 61.3 9.3 ↑ 64.9 3.6 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 63 .218 41 2 4.9 22 6 27.3
2021 Shifts 284 .271 148 22 14.9 136 89 65.4
2022 Shifts 244 .274 146 3 2.1 98 58 59.2
2023 Shades 463 .323 223 1 0.4 240 148 61.7
2024 Shades 741 .275 347 13 3.7 394 195 49.5
! 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 %
2020 80 17.6 12.5% 1.3% 47 24.8 0.0% 6.4%
2021 333 16.5 33.9% 2.7% 191 21.7 0.0% 6.8%
2022 256 20.3 2.0% 1.2% 163 23.6 0.0% 8.6%
2023 500 13.8 69.6% 0.0% 306 19.4 0.7% 0.0%
2024 776 13.4 78.0% 0.3% 492 18.4 1.4% 0.2%

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Pitch Distribution

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