Taylor Williams
P | Bats/Throws: S/R | 5' 11" 185LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 4, #122, Milwaukee Brewers | Kent State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 1 1 9.82 10 0 0 14.2 15 1.98
2020 1 1 6.14 15 0 6 14.2 20 1.43
2021 0 0 4.63 11 0 0 11.2 9 1.71
5 Seasons 3 5 5.29 97 0 6 98.2 105 1.56
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 10 1-1 9.82 14.2 15 1.98
2020 15 1-1 6.14 14.2 20 1.43
2021 11 0-0 4.63 11.2 9 1.71
5 Seasons 97 3-5 5.29 98.2 105 1.56
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
2017 25 78 14 1 7.1 5.0 86.3 103.8 6.3 50.0 .288 .400 .280 .334 .379 42.9 20.0 10.0 1.93 4.86
2018 26 940 153 8 5.2 3.4 88.2 109.3 15.3 41.2 .247 .367 .320 .304 .363 35.3 24.2 10.6 4.25 3.90
2019 27 267 49 3 6.1 4.1 93.4 112.3 -2.6 28.6 .310 .454 .373 .364 .429 53.1 20.5 9.6 9.82 6.08
2020 28 272 37 3 8.1 4.5 89.3 111.9 11.9 27.0 .208 .378 .317 .312 .386 40.5 29.9 10.4 6.14 4.13
2021 29 219 36 2 5.6 3.6 91.6 112.8 9.6 33.3 .256 .395 .359 .350 .341 47.2 16.4 14.5 4.63 5.33
Player 1776 289 17 5.9 3.8 89.5 112.8 10.7 36.7 .255 .387 .331 .322 .375 40.8 23.3 10.9
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

Williams relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(45.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(31.5%) ,
Sinker
(22.8%) ,


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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
2017 42.9 7.1 50.0 0.0 28.6 50.0 21.4 14.3 28.6 14.3 35.7 0.0 7.1 5.0
2018 39.2 18.3 33.3 9.2 33.3 32.7 34.0 5.9 26.1 26.8 30.1 4.6 5.2 3.4
2019 61.2 6.1 28.6 4.1 32.7 34.7 32.7 0.0 49.0 6.1 32.7 4.1 6.1 4.1
2020 40.5 32.4 21.6 5.4 51.4 29.7 18.9 5.4 27.0 27.0 18.9 10.8 8.1 4.5
2021 47.2 25.0 25.0 2.8 47.2 30.6 22.2 2.8 36.1 22.2 25.0 8.3 5.6 3.6
Player 44.3 18.3 30.8 6.6 37.0 33.2 29.8 4.8 31.5 22.1 28.7 5.5 5.9 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
2021 Sinker MIA R 50 93.8 29.1 4.2 16.1ARM 0.0 2.2 6.6 16.1ARM 1.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 69 93.7 20.3 -3.0 8.0ARM -1.6 11.0 -5.2 8.0ARM 0.8
2021 Slider MIA R 100 83.9 37.9 -0.8 1.8GLV -6.1 1.1 0.7 1.8GLV -3.9
2020 4-Seam Fastball SD R 115 95.0 19.4 -2.0 11.5ARM 1.4 11.0 -5.0 11.5ARM 4.2
2020 Slider SD R 149 85.9 35.4 0.1 0.5GLV -3.0 1.7 -0.3 0.5GLV -4.8
2020 Sinker SD R 8 94.6 24.4 -0.6 16.3ARM -0.5 6.4 2.7 16.3ARM 1.5
! 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 %
2021 Slider -0.4 0 100 45.7 23 .158 .263 .239 37.0 30.4 24.1 .199 .267 .258 46.2
2021 4-Seam Fastball -2.6 -2 69 31.5 20 .353 .412 .393 6.9 5.0 5.3 .290 .396 .357 43.8
2021 Sinker -1.4 -1 50 22.8 12 .375 .750 .550 26.1 8.3 11.1 .320 .696 .518 57.1
2020 Slider 0.9 1 149 54.8 34 .129 .258 .217 44.9 44.1 28.3 .128 .287 .222 31.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball -2.1 -2 115 42.3 30 .375 .458 .433 13.3 16.7 25.0 .299 .481 .406 47.4
2020 Sinker -6.6 -1 8 2.9 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .326 .503 .348 50.0
! 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
2021 4-Seam Fastball 69 93.7 77 13.2 1:30 1:15 15
2021 Sinker 46 93.8 71 16.9 1:45 2:45 -60
2021 Slider 99 83.9 16 2.5 8:30 8:30 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 91 94.9 83 16.0 1:45 1:45 0
2020 Slider 126 85.8 11 1.6 9:00 10:00 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 232 940 0 8 -7 -6 -5
2019 71 267 -4 1 -1 -3 -7
2020 66 272 -1 3 -2 -2 -2
2021 55 219 -3 4 -1 -3 -3
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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 %
2017 78 53.8 69.0 82.8 19.4 42.9 37.2 70.0 46.2 25.0 7.7 83.3
2018 940 46.0 67.1 75.9 28.3 47.9 42.3 60.3 46.2 32.0 6.7 81.0
2019 267 46.4 75.8 78.7 25.2 58.3 39.7 55.6 48.7 26.2 6.7 100.0
2020 272 44.9 60.7 79.7 28.0 47.6 39.0 57.6 42.6 31.9 7.0 78.9
2021 219 46.1 70.3 85.9 22.9 37.0 37.9 61.8 44.7 25.5 3.7 50.0
Player 1,776 46.2 68.0 78.5 26.8 48.0 40.7 59.7 45.8 30.0 6.4 81.6
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
2017 90 65 42
2018 54 39 65 82 28 83 72 53 49 61 17 89 54 87 75 33
2019 79 78 56
2020 78 60 40
2021 52 72 34
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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 21.8 6 4.4 2 2 5 1 16.7
2019 22.2 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2020 25.9 1 1.4 0 0 1 1 100.0
2021 23.2 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 22.4 9 7.8 1 2 6 4 44.4
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 6 6 1 5 5 4 6 4 6 1 4 7 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 6 4 3 6 5 3 2 6 5 5 5 3
2019 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
2020 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
2021 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 9 9 5 9 8 8 10 8 9 4 7 10 8 6 8 9 7 7 8 9 8 6 10 9 6 5 9 8 9 8 6
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 2017 2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.9 95.6 -0.3 95.3 -0.3 95.0 -0.3 93.7 -1.3
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 89.2 0.0 89.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.2 85.6 0.4 86.3 0.7 85.9 -0.4 83.9 -2.0
Exit Velocity 86.3 88.2 1.9 93.4 5.2 89.3 -4.1 91.6 2.3
Launch Angle 6.3 15.3 9.0 -2.6 -17.9 11.9 14.5 9.6 -2.3
Barrel % 7.1 5.2 -1.9 6.1 0.9 8.1 2.0 5.6 -2.5
Hard Hit % 42.9 35.3 -7.6 53.1 17.8 40.5 -12.6 47.2 6.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 41.2 -8.8 28.6 -12.6 27.0 -1.6 33.3 6.3
xBA .288 .247 -0.041 .310 0.063 .208 -0.102 .256 0.048
BA .222 .260 0.038 .344 0.084 .246 -0.098 .273 0.027
xwOBA .334 .304 -0.030 .364 0.060 .312 -0.052 .350 0.038
wOBA .280 .320 0.040 .373 0.053 .317 -0.056 .359 0.042
xSLG .400 .367 -0.033 .454 0.087 .378 -0.076 .395 0.017
SLG .333 .407 0.074 .453 0.046 .351 -0.102 .409 0.058
K% 20.0 24.2 4.2 20.5 -3.7 29.9 9.4 16.4 -13.5
BB% 10.0 10.6 0.6 9.6 -1.0 10.4 0.8 14.5 4.1
Swing % 46.2 46.2 0.0 48.7 2.5 42.6 -6.1 44.7 2.1
Whiff% 25.0 32.0 7.0 26.2 -5.8 31.9 5.7 25.5 -6.4
In Zone % 53.8 46.0 -7.8 46.4 0.4 44.9 -1.5 46.1 1.2
Out of Zone % 46.2 54.0 7.8 53.6 -0.4 55.1 1.5 53.9 -1.2
Out of Zone Swing % 19.4 28.3 8.9 25.2 -3.1 28.0 2.8 22.9 -5.1
First Pitch Swing % 40.0 30.8 -9.2 36.1 5.3 24.2 -11.9 27.3 3.1
First Pitch Strike % 70.0 60.3 -9.7 55.6 -4.7 57.6 2.0 61.8 4.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 20 .280 9 0 0.0 11 0 0.0
2018 Shifts 232 .320 147 16 10.9 85 18 21.2
2019 Shifts 71 .373 41 7 17.1 30 19 63.3
2020 Shifts 65 .321 35 3 8.6 30 25 83.3
2021 Shifts 55 .359 27 3 11.1 28 12 42.9
! 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 %
2017 10 16.0 30.0% 0.0% 26 20.8 0.0% 3.8%
2018 273 19.4 9.9% 2.2% 154 25.5 0.0% 23.4%
2019 65 19.6 6.2% 0.0% 46 23.7 0.0% 6.5%
2020 64 21.1 0.0% 1.6% 64 26.1 0.0% 23.4%
2021 43 22.4 0.0% 9.3% 52 25.4 0.0% 15.4%

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Pitch Distribution