Vance Worley
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 240LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 3, #102, Philadelphia Phillies | Cal State Long Beach
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 4 6 4.02 23 8 0 71.2 49 1.42
2016 2 2 3.53 35 4 1 86.2 56 1.37
2017 2 6 6.91 24 12 1 71.2 50 1.80
8 Seasons 35 36 4.09 163 97 2 667 497 1.43
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 23 4-6 4.02 71.2 49 1.42
2016 35 2-2 3.53 86.2 56 1.37
2017 24 2-6 6.91 71.2 50 1.80
8 Seasons 163 35-36 4.09 667 497 1.43
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
2015 27 1143 238 10 4.2 3.2 89.9 113.3 9.6 34.0 .276 .417 .328 .326 .364 34.5 15.8 6.8 4.02 4.46
2016 28 1300 269 12 4.5 3.3 87.8 110.4 11.3 26.8 .240 .379 .325 .311 .322 29.4 15.4 9.6 3.53 4.08
2017 29 1238 247 12 4.9 3.6 88.1 113.8 8.1 34.4 .296 .471 .396 .359 .389 36.0 15.0 9.0 6.91 5.74
Player 3681 754 34 4.5 3.4 88.5 113.8 9.7 31.6 .270 .421 .349 .332 .357 33.2 15.4 8.5
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

Worley relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(42.4%) ,
Cutter
(36.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(13.5%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(6.8%) ,
Changeup
(0.5%) ,


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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
2015 47.9 23.1 25.2 3.8 31.5 37.4 31.1 1.3 38.7 21.0 26.1 5.5 4.2 3.2
2016 49.4 23.4 20.4 6.7 38.3 32.0 28.3 3.3 37.2 25.7 23.0 3.7 4.5 3.3
2017 49.0 19.0 28.7 3.2 33.2 42.1 24.7 5.7 35.2 17.8 29.1 6.5 4.9 3.6
Player 48.8 21.9 24.7 4.6 34.5 37.0 28.0 3.4 37.0 21.6 26.0 5.2 4.5 3.4
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
2017 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 167 90.2 15.8 -0.6 2.1ARM -4.3 19.2 2.1 2.1ARM -6.0
2017 Cutter MIA R 456 87.7 26.4 -0.3 3.2GLV 0.3 10.6 1.3 3.2GLV 0.9
2017 Sinker MIA R 524 89.9 20.2 -1.0 11.7ARM -2.3 14.9 -4.1 11.7ARM -3.7
2017 Changeup MIA R 6 81.9 26.3 -4.8 7.4ARM -6.6 16.1 -7.6 7.4ARM -6.2
2017 Curveball MIA R 84 76.9 54.3 -4.1 12.3GLV 4.9 -4.8 -3.2 12.3GLV 3.7
2016 Sinker BAL R 607 89.6 21.1 -0.2 10.2ARM -1.6 13.5 -3.9 10.2ARM -3.1
2016 Changeup BAL R 18 84.2 24.7 -2.9 7.4ARM -4.3 14.3 -7.1 7.4ARM -3.9
2016 4-Seam Fastball BAL R 179 89.3 18.6 -2.2 2.1ARM -4.1 16.2 0.3 2.1ARM -4.3
2016 Cutter BAL R 132 88.6 25.9 -2.7 3.6GLV 2.1 9.4 0.4 3.6GLV -0.3
2016 Curveball BAL R 92 75.6 58.8 1.2 13.3GLV 8.1 -10.1 0.1 13.3GLV 2.5
2016 Slider BAL R 223 85.9 30.0 -4.8 4.9GLV 0.1 7.3 -4.9 4.9GLV -1.0
! 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 %
2017 Sinker -1.4 -7 524 42.3 159 .303 .458 .364 8.9 20.1 18.2 .272 .421 .336 38.7
2017 Cutter -1.6 -8 456 36.8 127 .336 .509 .395 19.1 12.6 12.8 .289 .459 .344 31.7
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 0 167 13.5 23 .444 .667 .510 14.5 8.7 40.0 .371 .567 .445 22.2
2017 Curveball -3.8 -3 84 6.8 17 .500 1.214 .665 10.0 0.0 0.0 .431 .891 .540 53.3
2017 Changeup -23.9 -1 6 0.5 2 1.000 1.500 1.075 0.0 0.0 -- .777 .900 .713 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 51 204 1 4 0 0 4
2011 558 2,176 24 8 -12 -5 15
2012 579 2,158 -5 9 -11 -8 -15
2013 233 912 -8 -6 -4 -3 -21
2014 456 1,573 9 10 -9 -4 6
2015 307 1,130 -1 9 -10 -4 -6
2016 364 1,300 10 0 -5 -7 -2
2017 328 1,237 -2 2 -14 -5 -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 %
2015 1,143 47.1 68.6 88.9 26.6 74.5 40.3 58.4 46.4 14.0 6.2 81.7
2016 1,300 50.2 62.0 90.6 26.3 78.2 43.1 55.5 44.2 12.7 7.1 77.2
2017 1,238 51.0 64.3 89.4 24.9 74.8 41.4 59.0 45.0 13.8 8.1 78.0
Player 3,681 49.5 64.8 89.7 25.9 75.9 41.7 57.5 45.2 13.5 7.1 78.7
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
2015 24 12 27 51 20 63 73 6 36 18 63 2 20 11 62 2
2016 50 61 62 65 38 61 76 69 86 11 25 1 19 10 54 10 1
2017 9 4 15 35 4 57 70 26 23 10 37 1 21 12 44 4 9
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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 %
2016 22.9 11 9.5 2 5 4 6 54.5
2017 22.9 9 9.1 0 2 5 5 55.6
Player 22.9 20 18.6 1 7 9 11 55.0
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
2016 11 9 9 12 8 8 9 9 7 8 8 12 10 9 8 11 8 8 11 9 10 10 13 11 10 9 8 14 11 9 7
2017 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 10 9 9 9 10 8 8 9 9 9 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 7
Player 20 18 18 21 17 17 18 17 16 16 17 22 19 18 17 21 16 16 20 18 19 21 23 20 19 18 17 24 21 19 14
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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.5 89.5 0.0 89.1 -0.4 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 85.2 84.2 -1.0 ↓ 81.9 -2.3 ↓
Breaking Velocity 83.7 82.9 -0.8 ↓ 76.9 -6.0 ↓
Exit Velocity 89.9 87.8 -2.1 ↓ 88.1 0.3 ↑
Launch Angle 9.6 11.3 1.7 ↑ 8.1 -3.2 ↓
Barrel % 4.2 4.5 0.3 ↑ 4.9 0.4 ↑
Hard Hit % 34.5 29.4 -5.1 ↓ 36.0 6.6 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.0 26.8 -7.2 ↓ 34.4 7.6 ↑
xBA .276 .240 -0.036 ↓ .296 0.056 ↑
BA .287 .261 -0.026 ↓ .339 0.078 ↑
xwOBA .326 .311 -0.015 ↓ .359 0.048 ↑
wOBA .328 .325 -0.003 ↓ .396 0.071 ↑
xSLG .417 .379 -0.038 ↓ .471 0.092 ↑
SLG .422 .410 -0.012 ↓ .534 0.124 ↑
K% 15.8 15.4 -0.4 ↓ 15.0 -0.4 ↓
BB% 6.8 9.6 2.8 ↑ 9.0 -0.6 ↓
Swing % 46.4 44.2 -2.2 ↓ 45.0 0.8 ↑
Whiff% 14.0 12.7 -1.3 ↓ 13.8 1.1 ↑
In Zone % 47.1 50.2 3.1 ↑ 51.0 0.8 ↑
Out of Zone % 52.9 49.8 -3.1 ↓ 49.0 -0.8 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 26.6 26.3 -0.3 ↓ 24.9 -1.4 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 30.0 23.4 -6.6 ↓ 28.0 4.6 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 58.4 55.5 -2.9 ↓ 59.0 3.5 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 348 .327 183 23 12.6 165 40 24.2
2017 Shifts 328 .396 159 2 1.3 169 7 4.1
! 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 %
2010 70 16.9 10.0% 0.0% 38 21.0 0.0% 7.9%
2011 624 16.9 16.3% 0.3% 462 19.6 3.0% 2.8%
2012 654 17.1 12.5% 0.9% 431 20.4 1.9% 2.1%
2013 226 17.3 11.5% 0.9% 206 22.1 0.0% 3.9%
2014 472 17.5 8.1% 1.5% 221 21.1 0.9% 1.8%
2015 317 17.8 22.1% 3.8% 197 21.6 10.2% 12.7%
2016 386 16.1 34.7% 0.8% 245 20.9 8.6% 6.9%
2017 362 16.4 27.3% 0.0% 229 20.6 0.0% 2.6%

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Pitch Distribution

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