Triston McKenzie
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 165LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2015 | Rd: CB-A, #42, Cleveland Indians | Royal Palm Beach (FL) HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 11 11 2.96 31 30 0 191.1 190 0.95
2023 0 3 5.06 4 4 0 16 16 1.56
2024 3 5 5.11 16 16 0 75.2 74 1.56
5 Seasons 21 29 3.98 84 80 0 436.1 458 1.14
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 31 11-11 2.96 191.1 190 0.95
2023 4 0-3 5.06 16 16 1.56
2024 16 3-5 5.11 75.2 74 1.56
5 Seasons 84 21-29 3.98 436.1 458 1.14
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 22 550 75 9 12.0 7.1 86.0 109.4 15.7 30.7 .206 .427 .264 .299 .412 36.0 33.1 7.1 3.24 3.76
2021 23 1975 298 29 9.7 5.9 90.3 120.1 21.6 36.2 .229 .412 .296 .322 .393 42.3 27.5 11.7 4.95 4.42
2022 24 2807 502 49 9.8 6.6 90.2 112.9 19.7 37.3 .222 .397 .268 .293 .365 40.6 25.6 5.9 2.96 3.54
2023 25 300 44 4 9.1 5.5 92.7 109.3 23.9 27.3 .217 .381 .314 .331 .343 45.5 21.9 17.8 5.06 4.67
2024 26 1304 215 28 13.0 8.2 90.7 111.1 20.0 31.6 .242 .482 .359 .361 .410 41.9 21.8 14.4 5.12 5.67
Player 6936 1134 119 10.5 6.7 90.1 120.1 20.1 35.1 .226 .418 .295 .316 .383 41.2 25.8 9.7
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

McKenzie relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(52.4%) ,
Curveball
(26.6%) ,
Slider
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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 40.0 29.3 18.7 12.0 29.3 50.7 20.0 6.7 28.0 33.3 16.0 4.0 12.0 7.1
2021 30.2 30.5 29.2 10.1 32.9 35.9 31.2 3.7 21.8 35.9 22.8 6.0 9.7 5.9
2022 34.3 32.3 23.5 10.0 35.7 38.4 25.9 3.6 23.1 35.1 20.7 7.8 9.8 6.6
2023 34.1 34.1 20.5 11.4 40.9 34.1 25.0 0.0 25.0 36.4 18.2 11.4 9.1 5.5
2024 35.3 34.9 20.0 9.8 37.7 36.3 26.0 1.9 27.9 35.3 17.2 4.2 13.0 8.2
Player 33.8 32.2 23.9 10.1 35.1 38.0 26.9 3.4 24.1 35.3 20.2 6.5 10.5 6.7
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 Curveball CLE R 345 77.7 52.9 -3.1 8.0GLV -0.1 -7.7 -2.2 8.0GLV -1.4
2024 Slider CLE R 272 85.4 28.7 -7.3 5.1GLV 0.7 8.6 -7.0 5.1GLV 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 682 91.1 13.2 2.5 1.6ARM -4.0 19.7 3.9 1.6ARM -5.9
2023 Slider CLE R 60 85.2 31.9 -4.4 5.0GLV 0.7 5.6 -4.1 5.0GLV -0.3
2023 Curveball CLE R 50 78.8 50.5 -4.7 7.4GLV -0.6 -6.6 -3.3 7.4GLV -1.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 190 92.4 12.2 2.9 3.3ARM -2.2 19.9 4.1 3.3ARM -4.1
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -2.3 -16 683 52.4 198 .303 .652 .471 10.3 11.1 16.2 .307 .659 .467 48.5
2024 Curveball 0.6 2 347 26.6 96 .176 .341 .255 37.3 42.7 25.9 .160 .284 .216 36.0
2024 Slider 1.2 3 274 21.0 44 .143 .143 .155 37.6 25.0 21.6 .176 .249 .207 22.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -1 190 63.3 52 .220 .390 .352 17.4 15.4 19.0 .240 .468 .381 60.6
2023 Slider 2.0 1 60 20.0 14 .083 .167 .189 57.7 42.9 31.6 .125 .139 .199 0.0
2023 Curveball -1.1 -1 50 16.7 7 .286 .429 .307 26.1 28.6 11.1 .243 .287 .230 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 Curveball 347 77.7 68 13.3 7:00 7:15 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 682 91.1 98 19.2 12:15 12:15 0
2024 Slider 274 85.4 62 9.5 11:45 10:45 60
2023 Curveball 50 78.8 63 12.0 7:15 7:15 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 184 92.4 99 19.7 12:30 12:15 15
2023 Slider 60 85.2 52 7.2 11:15 10:15 60
! 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 136 589 0 7 -1 -3 3
2021 495 1,975 7 11 -14 -9 -5
2022 783 2,981 -3 36 -12 -6 16
2023 73 300 6 0 -3 -3 0
2024 338 1,304 11 0 -13 -8 -10
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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 550 46.7 63.8 77.4 32.8 59.4 41.5 66.1 47.3 29.2 7.5 75.6
2021 1,975 45.3 69.7 82.5 30.7 52.1 43.9 63.2 48.4 27.9 6.6 76.9
2022 2,807 51.8 71.9 81.9 32.0 51.4 41.4 62.5 52.7 26.8 8.5 78.7
2023 300 46.3 68.3 81.1 24.8 55.0 43.7 54.8 45.0 26.7 6.7 75.0
2024 1,304 48.2 64.3 87.1 22.2 48.0 39.7 52.9 42.5 23.1 8.4 79.1
Player 6,936 48.6 69.1 82.6 29.5 52.0 41.9 60.8 48.8 26.7 7.8 78.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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 64 81 38 15 89 28 8 88 56 90 69 68 87 41 68 15 94
2021 36 62 43 29 35 24 18 17 23 77 14 64 77 26 58 11 89
2022 64 69 37 17 83 2 11 10 26 68 81 59 75 27 71 14 86
2023 25 57 15 83
2024 3 44 3 1 4 29 1 6 22 40 1 29 2 11 45 11 82
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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 25.5 7 7.7 -1 0 4 5 71.4
2021 24.1 21 17.7 3 7 13 8 38.1
2022 24.3 27 26.6 0 9 14 14 51.9
2023 23.5 1 1.9 -1 1 3 0 0.0
2024 23.3 19 17.7 1 6 8 11 57.9
Player 24.1 75 71.7 3 23 42 38 50.7
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 7 8 8 7 8 8 9 8 7 6 6 8 8 7 8 7 9 9 7 8 7 8 9 8 8 7 7 9 8 8 7
2021 21 21 15 17 20 18 21 18 13 12 14 19 19 16 18 21 16 17 17 20 17 18 23 20 16 16 20 21 18 17 14
2022 27 21 24 27 28 27 28 25 22 24 25 29 28 26 27 31 25 25 27 27 27 28 31 30 20 24 30 31 27 27 27
2023 1 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1
2024 19 18 16 16 17 19 19 19 15 15 18 20 20 16 18 17 16 17 18 20 20 16 20 19 16 17 16 20 19 19 16
Player 75 70 63 69 75 74 79 72 59 58 65 78 77 66 74 78 69 69 71 77 73 73 86 80 62 65 75 83 74 72 65
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 92.8 92.1 -0.7 ↓ 92.5 0.4 ↑ 92.4 -0.1 ↓ 91.1 -1.3 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 86.8 86.0 -0.8 ↓ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 83.5 83.0 -0.5 ↓ 83.3 0.3 ↑ 82.3 -1.0 ↓ 81.1 -1.2 ↓
Exit Velocity 86.0 90.3 4.3 ↑ 90.2 -0.1 ↓ 92.7 2.5 ↑ 90.7 -2.0 ↓
Launch Angle 15.7 21.6 5.9 ↑ 19.7 -1.9 ↓ 23.9 4.2 ↑ 20.0 -3.9 ↓
Barrel % 12.0 9.7 -2.3 ↓ 9.8 0.1 ↑ 9.1 -0.7 ↓ 13.0 3.9 ↑
Hard Hit % 36.0 42.3 6.3 ↑ 40.6 -1.7 ↓ 45.5 4.9 ↑ 41.9 -3.6 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.7 36.2 5.5 ↑ 37.3 1.1 ↑ 27.3 -10.0 ↓ 31.6 4.3 ↑
xBA .206 .229 0.023 ↑ .222 -0.007 ↓ .217 -0.005 ↓ .242 0.025 ↑
BA .179 .194 0.015 ↑ .201 0.007 ↑ .200 -0.001 ↓ .240 0.040 ↑
xwOBA .299 .322 0.023 ↑ .293 -0.029 ↓ .331 0.038 ↑ .361 0.030 ↑
wOBA .264 .296 0.032 ↑ .268 -0.028 ↓ .314 0.046 ↑ .359 0.045 ↑
xSLG .427 .412 -0.015 ↓ .397 -0.015 ↓ .381 -0.016 ↓ .482 0.101 ↑
SLG .368 .383 0.015 ↑ .358 -0.025 ↓ .350 -0.008 ↓ .479 0.129 ↑
K% 33.1 27.5 -5.6 ↓ 25.6 -1.9 ↓ 21.9 -3.7 ↓ 21.8 -0.1 ↓
BB% 7.1 11.7 4.6 ↑ 5.9 -5.8 ↓ 17.8 11.9 ↑ 14.4 -3.4 ↓
Swing % 47.3 48.4 1.1 ↑ 52.7 4.3 ↑ 45.0 -7.7 ↓ 42.5 -2.5 ↓
Whiff% 29.2 27.9 -1.3 ↓ 26.8 -1.1 ↓ 26.7 -0.1 ↓ 23.1 -3.6 ↓
In Zone % 46.7 45.3 -1.4 ↓ 51.8 6.5 ↑ 46.3 -5.5 ↓ 48.2 1.9 ↑
Out of Zone % 53.3 54.7 1.4 ↑ 48.2 -6.5 ↓ 53.7 5.5 ↑ 51.8 -1.9 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 32.8 30.7 -2.1 ↓ 32.0 1.3 ↑ 24.8 -7.2 ↓ 22.2 -2.6 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 34.6 34.1 -0.5 ↓ 35.1 1.0 ↑ 34.2 -0.9 ↓ 27.4 -6.8 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 66.1 63.2 -2.9 ↓ 62.5 -0.7 ↓ 54.8 -7.7 ↓ 52.9 -1.9 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 127 .264 70 7 10.0 57 29 50.9
2021 Shifts 495 .296 258 30 11.6 237 113 47.7
2022 Shifts 739 .267 428 28 6.5 311 169 54.3
2023 Shades 73 .314 46 3 6.5 27 12 44.4
2024 Shades 336 .354 171 16 9.4 165 84 50.9
! 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 %
2020 191 15.4 46.6% 2.1% 61 21.4 0.0% 14.8%
2021 615 16.8 28.6% 1.3% 252 24.3 0.0% 13.1%
2022 875 15.9 37.6% 0.9% 284 24.4 0.0% 10.6%
2023 63 13.9 63.5% 0.0% 64 19.7 0.0% 1.6%
2024 391 14.5 61.1% 0.5% 178 18.4 0.6% 1.1%

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Pitch Distribution

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