Thomas Eshelman
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 225LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 2, #46, Houston Astros | Cal State Fullerton
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 1 2 6.50 10 4 0 36 22 1.61
2020 3 1 3.89 12 4 0 34.2 16 1.24
2021 0 3 7.16 9 6 0 27.2 11 1.59
3 Seasons 4 6 5.77 31 14 0 98.1 49 1.47
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 10 1-2 6.50 36 22 1.61
2020 12 3-1 3.89 34.2 16 1.24
2021 9 0-3 7.16 27.2 11 1.59
3 Seasons 31 4-6 5.77 98.1 49 1.47
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
2019 25 609 130 12 9.2 7.3 90.5 110.5 16.7 36.9 .309 .557 .389 .390 .430 41.5 13.4 6.7 6.50 7.18
2020 26 529 117 11 9.4 7.6 88.5 112.8 17.0 38.5 .299 .540 .342 .377 .398 35.0 11.1 6.9 3.89 6.36
2021 27 441 104 9 8.7 7.1 88.6 112.9 19.0 31.7 .279 .461 .377 .351 .352 33.7 8.7 7.9 7.16 5.41
Player 1579 351 32 9.1 7.4 89.3 112.9 17.5 35.9 .297 .524 .370 .374 .396 37.0 11.3 7.1
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Eshelman relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(43.1%) ,
Slider
(26.8%) ,
Changeup
(14.3%) ,
Curveball
(10.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(5.4%) ,


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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 %
2019 33.1 66.9 28.5 30.8 7.7 42.3 36.9 20.8 21.5 10.0 1.5 20.8 26.9 19.2
2020 35.9 64.1 29.9 24.8 9.4 42.7 32.5 24.8 23.9 9.4 2.6 18.8 23.1 22.2
2021 37.5 62.5 31.7 23.1 7.7 45.2 32.7 22.1 24.0 10.6 2.9 21.2 22.1 19.2
Player 35.3 64.7 29.9 26.5 8.3 43.3 34.2 22.5 23.1 10.0 2.3 20.2 24.2 20.2
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 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
2019 1.5 25.4 29.2 28.5 6.2 9.2 7.3
2020 5.1 25.6 29.9 23.1 6.0 9.4 7.6
2021 5.8 24.0 32.7 25.0 3.8 8.7 7.1
Player 4.0 25.1 30.5 25.6 5.4 9.1 7.4
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 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 Curveball BAL R 46 76.2 53.1 -4.8 7.2GLV -2.6 -6.0 -4.1 7.2GLV -2.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 24 85.7 25.3 -4.9 3.5ARM -4.5 11.8 -4.4 3.5ARM -3.7
2021 Changeup BAL R 63 81.3 33.4 -0.3 13.9ARM 0.2 8.0 -1.7 13.9ARM 0.0
2021 Sinker BAL R 190 86.6 25.6 -1.0 11.0ARM -3.1 10.8 -2.0 11.0ARM -3.8
2021 Slider BAL R 118 77.8 41.5 -3.5 7.1GLV -2.9 3.5 -1.7 7.1GLV 1.5
2020 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 127 85.9 24.2 -4.0 0.6ARM -6.5 12.7 -3.3 0.6ARM -6.7
2020 Slider BAL R 135 77.9 41.4 -3.5 8.7GLV -1.4 3.8 -2.4 8.7GLV 3.5
2020 Curveball BAL R 95 76.4 53.6 -3.8 6.1GLV -4.3 -6.8 -2.9 6.1GLV -3.0
2020 Sinker BAL R 107 86.6 23.1 -3.0 9.8ARM -3.1 13.5 -4.4 9.8ARM -5.0
2020 Changeup BAL R 65 79.4 34.4 -0.3 5.8ARM -7.8 8.9 -2.5 5.8ARM -7.6
! 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 Sinker -0.8 -2 190 43.1 61 .364 .564 .429 9.0 8.2 14.3 .331 .522 .397 42.0
2021 Slider -0.9 -1 118 26.8 35 .176 .441 .269 24.5 11.4 11.1 .198 .382 .255 26.7
2021 Changeup -0.8 0 63 14.3 11 .222 .333 .259 9.1 9.1 5.6 .252 .290 .322 22.2
2021 Curveball -3.4 -2 46 10.4 12 .364 .818 .508 9.1 0.0 0.0 .300 .584 .400 27.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball -3.9 -1 24 5.4 7 .400 .600 .507 22.2 14.3 33.3 .260 .380 .394 25.0
2020 Slider 2.2 3 135 25.5 39 .135 .297 .206 34.3 23.1 19.6 .223 .367 .274 21.4
2020 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -1 127 24.0 41 .333 .528 .421 6.7 9.8 13.8 .355 .625 .450 46.9
2020 Sinker -2.0 -2 107 20.2 23 .263 .632 .367 11.9 8.7 11.1 .340 .672 .419 36.8
2020 Curveball -0.2 0 95 18.0 21 .250 .450 .357 17.1 0.0 0.0 .277 .437 .324 30.0
2020 Changeup -4.5 -3 65 12.3 20 .368 .789 .495 6.7 5.0 6.3 .328 .696 .435 38.9
! 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 Changeup 62 81.3 94 16.2 1:45 2:15 -30
2021 Curveball 46 76.2 70 11.5 7:45 7:30 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 24 85.7 84 11.5 12:30 12:45 -15
2021 Sinker 174 86.7 80 15.0 12:30 1:45 -75
2021 Slider 115 77.8 43 8.6 8:15 9:15 -60
2020 Changeup 61 79.4 92 10.2 1:15 1:15 0
2020 Curveball 91 76.4 70 11.3 7:45 7:15 30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 120 86.0 83 11.8 12:15 12:00 15
2020 Sinker 104 86.6 84 16.1 12:15 1:15 -60
2020 Slider 134 77.9 40 10.2 8:30 9:30 -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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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 163 609 -6 3 -5 -1 -10
2020 144 529 2 0 -4 -2 -4
2021 126 441 3 -2 -4 -2 -6
Player 433 1,579 0 0 -14 0 -19
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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 %
2019 609 51.7 66.3 89.5 26.2 70.1 47.1 54.9 47.0 15.4 7.6 76.1
2020 529 51.2 63.5 90.1 27.5 64.8 42.2 56.9 45.9 17.3 8.5 73.3
2021 441 53.7 61.2 90.3 24.5 74.0 43.3 58.7 44.2 13.8 9.1 72.5
Player 1,579 52.1 63.9 89.9 26.2 69.2 44.4 56.7 45.9 15.6 8.3 74.0
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2019 1 1 1 69
2020 8 4 5 8 21 19 20 47 61 1 72 3 49 1 1 1 60
2021 1 1 46
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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 %
2019 23.27 12 11.6 0 3 8 6 50.0
2020 24.32 7 8.1 -1 6 4 4 57.1
2021 24.85 6 5.6 0 3 2 4 66.7
Player 23.97 25 25.3 0 12 14 14 56.0
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
2019 12 16 10 13 14 13 14 10 13 8 10 16 10 11 12 10 10 9 10 16 10 11 16 12 8 8 12 16 11 11 8
2020 7 9 9 11 8 8 9 6 8 6 7 12 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 8 5 6 8 8 9 8 6
2021 6 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 4 7 5 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 6 7 5 5
Player 25 32 26 29 27 26 28 22 26 18 22 34 22 23 25 24 23 21 26 30 25 27 32 27 19 19 25 30 27 24 19
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

2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021
Results
BA .313 -.053 .260 +.038 .298
xBA .309 -.010 .299 -.020 .279
OBP .360 -.047 .313 +.044 .357
xOBP .363 -.013 .350 -.007 .343
SLG .593 -.089 .504 +.031 .535
xSLG .557 -.017 .540 -.079 .461
ISO .280 -.036 .244 -.007 .237
xISO .249 -.008 .241 -.059 .182
BABIP .297 -.052 .245 +.041 .286
wOBA .389 -.047 .342 +.035 .377
xwOBA .390 -.013 .377 -.026 .351
wOBACON .429 -.074 .355 +.029 .384
xwOBACON .430 -.032 .398 -.046 .352
BACON .362 -.071 .291 +.036 .327
xBACON .366 -.030 .336 -.027 .309
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 41.5 -6.5 35.0 -1.3 33.7
Avg Exit Velocity 90.5 -2.0 88.5 +0.1 88.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 36.9 +1.6 38.5 -6.8 31.7
Barrel % 9.2 +0.2 9.4 -0.7 8.7
Avg Launch Angle 16.7 +0.3 17.0 +2.0 19.0
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed -- -- -- -- 0.0
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % -- -- -- -- 0.0
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length -- -- -- -- 0.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 85.5 +0.8 86.3 +0.2 86.5
Breaking Velocity 78.9 -1.6 77.3 0.0 77.3
Offspeed Velocity 78.7 +0.7 79.4 +1.9 81.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 12 -1 11 -2 9
Popup % 7.7 +1.7 9.4 -1.7 7.7
Flyball % 28.5 +1.4 29.9 +1.8 31.7
Line Drive % 30.8 -6.0 24.8 -1.7 23.1
Groundball % 33.1 +2.8 35.9 +1.6 37.5
Pull % 42.3 +0.4 42.7 +2.5 45.2
Straight Away % 36.9 -4.4 32.5 +0.2 32.7
Opposite Field % 20.8 +4.0 24.8 -2.7 22.1
Weak Contact % 1.5 +3.6 5.1 +0.7 5.8
Pull Airball % 20.8 -2.0 18.8 +2.4 21.2
Topped Contact % 25.4 +0.2 25.6 -1.6 24.0
Under Contact % 29.2 +0.7 29.9 +2.8 32.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 28.5 -5.4 23.1 +1.9 25.0
Solid Contact % 6.2 -0.2 6.0 -2.2 3.8
HR/FB % 32.4 -12.4 20.0 -1.8 18.2
Popups 10 +1 11 -3 8
Flyballs 37 -2 35 -2 33
Line Drives 40 -11 29 -5 24
Groundballs 43 -1 42 -3 39
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 51.7 -0.5 51.2 +2.5 53.7
Out of Zone % 48.3 +0.5 48.8 -2.5 46.3
Edge % 47.1 -4.9 42.2 +1.1 43.3
Zone Swing % 66.3 -2.8 63.5 -2.3 61.2
Out of Zone Swing % 26.2 +1.3 27.5 -3.0 24.5
In Zone Contact % 89.5 +0.6 90.1 +0.2 90.3
Out of Zone Contact % 70.1 -5.3 64.8 +9.2 74.0
Whiff % 15.4 +1.9 17.3 -3.5 13.8
First Strike % 54.9 +2.0 56.9 +1.8 58.7
First Pitch Swing % 25.6 -0.6 25.0 +2.0 27.0
Swing % 47.0 -1.1 45.9 -1.7 44.2
Meatball Swing % 76.1 -2.8 73.3 -0.8 72.5
Meatball % 7.6 +0.9 8.5 +0.6 9.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 10.0 -0.1 9.9 -0.2 9.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 29.9 +5.3 35.2 -9.2 26.0
In Zone 315 -44 271 -34 237
Out of Zone 294 -36 258 -54 204
Edge 287 -64 223 -32 191
In Zone Swings 209 -37 172 -27 145
Out of Zone Swings 77 -6 71 -21 50
In Zone Swing & Misses 21 -4 17 -3 14
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 23 +2 25 -12 13
Basic
Pitches 609 -80 529 -88 441
PA 164 -20 144 -18 126
AB 150 -19 131 -17 114
Hits 47 -13 34 0 34
Singles 29 -13 16 +3 19
Doubles 6 +5 11 -2 9
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 12 -5 7 -1 6
Walks 11 -1 10 0 10
Strikeouts 22 -6 16 -5 11
K% 13.4 -2.3 11.1 -2.4 8.7
BB% 6.7 +0.2 6.9 +1.0 7.9
HBP 1 0 1 0 1
Batted Balls 130 -13 117 -13 104
Number of Fastballs 279 -45 234 -20 214
Number of Offspeed 109 -44 65 -2 63
Number of Breaking 221 +9 230 -66 164
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 163 .389 97 38 39.2 66 45 68.2
2020 Shifts 144 .342 86 27 31.4 58 25 43.1
2021 Shifts 126 .377 80 4 5.0 46 28 60.9
! 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 %
2019 190 14.2 60.0% 0.5% 99 20.7 1.0% 7.1%
2020 157 15.0 48.4% 0.0% 86 21.1 0.0% 3.5%
2021 142 14.8 53.5% 0.0% 76 20.4 0.0% 7.9%

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Pitch Distribution