Thomas Szapucki
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 2" 210LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2015 | Rd: 5, #149, New York Mets | William T Dwyer (FL) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 0 14.73 1 0 0 3.2 4 2.73
2022 0 1 7.20 11 1 0 15 18 1.73
2 Seasons 0 1 8.68 12 1 0 18.2 22 1.93
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 1 0-0 14.73 3.2 4 2.73
2022 11 0-1 7.20 15 18 1.73
2 Seasons 12 0-1 8.68 18.2 22 1.93
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 25 82 13 3 23.1 15.0 91.4 109.5 12.8 53.8 .390 .760 .560 .514 .632 69.2 20.0 15.0 14.73 14.67
2022 26 291 42 6 14.3 9.0 93.2 108.0 18.6 45.2 .257 .531 .474 .372 .479 52.4 26.9 10.4 7.20 6.05
Player 373 55 9 16.4 10.3 92.8 109.5 17.2 47.3 .286 .582 .494 .405 .515 56.4 25.3 11.5
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Szapucki relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(60.8%) ,
Curveball
(34.7%) ,
Changeup
(4.5%) ,


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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
2021 38.5 15.4 38.5 7.7 53.8 30.8 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 30.8 0.0 23.1 15.0
2022 28.6 35.7 31.0 4.8 47.6 23.8 28.6 0.0 21.4 31.0 23.8 9.5 14.3 9.0
Player 30.9 30.9 32.7 5.5 49.1 25.5 25.5 3.6 20.0 27.3 25.5 7.3 16.4 10.3
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2022 Curveball SF L 101 80.0 56.8 4.9 9 6.1 -3.5 -36
2022 4-Seam Fastball SF L 177 95.2 15.0 -0.4 -3 8.6 0.5 7
2022 Changeup SF L 13 87.0 30.1 -0.8 -2 15.4 1.0 7
2021 Curveball NYM L 5 77.5 57.9 2.8 5 9.4 -0.9 -9
2021 4-Seam Fastball NYM L 56 90.8 20.4 -3.4 -20 7.5 -0.3 -4
2021 Changeup NYM L 21 84.9 36.6 4.2 13 13.3 -1.3 -9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 -2.7 -5 177 60.8 41 .343 .886 .534 18.0 19.5 16.7 .285 .659 .443 55.6
2022 Curveball 0.0 0 101 34.7 24 .217 .348 .260 32.4 41.7 21.3 .191 .249 .215 38.5
2022 Changeup -20.0 -3 13 4.5 2 1.000 3.000 1.625 50.0 0.0 -- .514 1.544 .847 100.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -4.8 -3 56 68.3 12 .500 1.200 .704 23.8 16.7 25.0 .500 1.093 .670 62.5
2021 Changeup -2.5 -1 21 25.6 6 .400 .600 .475 25.0 0.0 0.0 .327 .396 .378 80.0
2021 Curveball 5.5 0 5 6.1 2 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 40.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 10 86.9 95 17.1 10:15 9:30 45
2022 Curveball 100 80.0 74 17.8 5:00 5:15 -15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 161 95.2 93 17.1 10:45 11:00 -15
2021 Changeup 21 84.9 83 13.9 9:45 9:00 45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 56 90.8 83 14.2 10:30 11:00 -30
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 67 291 -2 -2 -1 -2 -7
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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 %
2021 82 39.0 75.0 75.0 14.0 57.1 35.4 50.0 37.8 29.0 4.9 100.0
2022 291 47.1 65.0 82.0 27.9 60.5 41.9 61.2 45.4 23.5 8.9 84.6
Player 373 45.3 66.9 80.5 24.5 60.0 40.5 58.6 43.7 24.5 8.0 86.7
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2022 72 30 72 47
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 23.9 2 2.2 0 1 0 2 100.0
2022 23.8 6 5.6 0 1 4 2 33.3
Player 23.8 8 7.8 0 2 4 4 50.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2021 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2
2022 6 3 6 4 6 7 7 5 4 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 6 6 6
Player 8 5 8 7 8 9 9 7 6 8 7 8 9 8 8 9 8 7 8 7 8 8 9 8 7 7 9 9 8 8 8
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.8 95.2 4.4
Offspeed Velocity 84.9 87.0 2.1
Breaking Velocity 77.5 80.0 2.5
Exit Velocity 91.4 93.2 1.8
Launch Angle 12.8 18.6 5.8
Barrel % 23.1 14.3 -8.8
Hard Hit % 69.2 52.4 -16.8
Sweet Spot % 53.8 45.2 -8.6
xBA .390 .257 -0.133
BA .412 .317 -0.095
xwOBA .514 .372 -0.142
wOBA .560 .474 -0.086
xSLG .760 .531 -0.229
SLG .882 .750 -0.132
K% 20.0 26.9 6.9
BB% 15.0 10.4 -4.6
Swing % 37.8 45.4 7.6
Whiff% 29.0 23.5 -5.5
In Zone % 39.0 47.1 8.1
Out of Zone % 61.0 52.9 -8.1
Out of Zone Swing % 14.0 27.9 13.9
First Pitch Swing % 30.0 26.9 -3.1
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 61.2 11.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 20 .560 18 8 44.4 2 1 50.0
2022 Shifts 67 .474 39 13 33.3 28 13 46.4
! 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 %
2021 20 16.8 30.0% 0.0% 22 24.2 0.0% 18.2%
2022 87 18.2 11.5% 1.1% 44 21.4 0.0% 2.3%
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Pitch Distribution