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Zac Gallen
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 2" 189LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 3, #106, St. Louis Cardinals | North Carolina
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Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 4 10 4.30 23 23 0 121.1 139 1.29
3 Seasons 10 18 3.46 50 50 0 273.1 317 1.23
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 23 4-10 4.30 121.1 139 1.29
3 Seasons 50 10-18 3.46 273.1 317 1.23

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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Max EV Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 24 1387 198 11 5.6 87 112.6 13.7 32.8 .213 .355 .287 .290 .352 35.9 28.7 10.8 2.81 3.75
2020 25 1117 181 13 7.2 87 109.5 12.4 33.7 .223 .365 .275 .293 .365 32.6 28.2 8.6 2.75 3.63
2021 26 2102 330 26 7.9 89.2 111.3 12.3 32.7 .230 .382 .313 .306 .373 43 26.6 9.4 4.30 3.98
4606 709 50 7.1 88 112.6 12.7 33 .224 .370 .296 .298 .365 38.4 27.6 9.6
6.6 88.3 122.2 12 32.9 .243 .403 .317 .313 .363 35.4 22 8.4

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Gallen relies on 6 pitches.
4-Seam Fastball
(53.7%) ,
Changeup
(16.7%) ,
Curveball
(12.5%) ,
Slider
(8.5%) ,
Cutter
(8.3%) ,
Sinker
(0.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Ext. Whiff% PutAway%
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1128 590 538 53.7 93.4 272 235 51 32 10 2 7 69 172 .217 .234 .366 .388 .295 .315 89.0 16 2325 6.7 15.3 21.5
2021 Changeup 350 97 253 16.7 86.1 94 82 19 13 3 0 3 21 61 .232 .231 .378 .335 .314 .302 86.5 3 1476 6.6 32.0 17.2
2021 Curveball 262 138 124 12.5 79.7 63 62 13 6 6 0 1 28 34 .210 .205 .355 .317 .245 .232 87.4 6 2437 6.6 37.4 25.9
2021 Slider 179 150 29 8.5 86.1 54 48 12 4 2 0 6 18 30 .250 .197 .667 .443 .413 .315 89.6 14 2468 6.7 36.0 22.0
2021 Cutter 175 53 122 8.3 90.3 37 35 12 9 1 0 2 3 32 .343 .278 .543 .469 .393 .339 88.1 14 2244 6.6 15.3 12.0
2021 Sinker 8 3 5 0.4 93.3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 .749 1.000 .877 .785 .699 103.1 9 2332 6.7 0.0 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 436 269 167 39.0 93.2 108 92 17 13 3 0 1 28 65 .185 .209 .250 .348 .259 .303 87.8 20 2378 6.7 17.0 24.6
2020 Cutter 287 216 71 25.7 87.0 70 66 21 17 0 0 4 14 52 .318 .299 .500 .492 .363 .353 84.2 11 2349 6.6 28.0 22.6
2020 Changeup 212 47 165 19.0 84.9 71 63 13 7 3 0 3 21 42 .206 .217 .397 .328 .302 .285 88.2 4 1530 6.5 43.8 30.9
2020 Curveball 180 90 90 16.1 81.2 42 41 4 3 0 0 1 19 22 .098 .144 .171 .256 .127 .182 85.9 6 2432 6.6 37.9 27.1
2020 Sinker 2 2 0 0.2 92.9 2192 6.4 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2019 39.9 28.3 25.3 6.6 36.4 34.3 29.3 2.5 29.8 28.8 24.7 8.6 5.6
2020 47 16 29.3 7.7 45.3 31.5 23.2 3.3 31.5 26 29.3 1.1 7.2
2021 44.8 25.8 23.3 6.1 35.8 40.9 23.3 4.8 32.1 24.5 23.6 6.7 7.9
44 24 25.4 6.6 38.4 36.7 25 3.8 31.3 26.1 25.4 5.8 7.1
45.1 22.5 25.4 7.1 36.6 37.8 25.4 3.7 33.2 24.4 24.4 5.7 6.6

Pitch Movement

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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
2021 Sinker ARI R 8 93.3 13.3 -7.6 -36 9.9 -4.7 -32
2021 Curveball ARI R 262 79.7 55.1 2.2 4 8.3 -1 -11
2021 4-Seamer ARI R 1128 93.4 14.1 0.7 5 3.4 -3.6 -52
2021 Changeup ARI R 350 86.1 33.4 3.1 10 12.7 -1.3 -9
2021 Slider ARI R 179 86.1 36.9 2.3 7 7.7 2.7 55
2021 Cutter ARI R 175 90.3 22.8 1.9 8 3.2 1 47
2020 Sinker ARI R 2 92.9 16.4 -5 -23 13.8 -0.7 -5
2020 4-Seamer ARI R 435 93.2 14 1.2 8 3.6 -3.5 -49
2020 Curveball ARI R 180 81.2 50.9 0.5 1 6.3 -2.4 -28
2020 Changeup ARI R 212 84.9 34.7 3.2 10 13.3 0 0
2020 Cutter ARI R 287 87 32.9 -3.7 -12 6.5 3.5 114
2019 4-Seamer ARI R 660 92.9 14.5 1.5 9 5.4 -1.9 -26
2019 Cutter ARI R 214 87 32.9 -4.1 -14 7.1 4.8 217
2019 Changeup ARI R 221 85 32.8 2.1 7 11.7 -2.1 -15
2019 Curveball ARI R 262 79.2 54.4 0.2 0 9.1 -0.5 -5
2019 Sinker ARI R 30 92.8 20 -2.4 -11 13.8 -0.8 -5
! 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 %
2021 Sinker 11 1 8 0.4 2 1 1 .8 0 0 0 .749 .877 .703 100
2021 Cutter -0.3 -1 175 8.3 37 .343 .543 .399 15.3 8.1 12 .278 .469 .339 43.8
2021 Slider 4.2 7 179 8.5 54 .25 .667 .413 36 33.3 22 .197 .443 .314 36.7
2021 Curveball 0.3 1 262 12.5 63 .21 .355 .262 37.4 44.4 25.9 .205 .317 .232 50
2021 Changeup 0.5 2 350 16.7 94 .232 .378 .327 32 22.3 17.2 .231 .335 .303 29.5
2021 4-Seamer -1 -11 1128 53.7 272 .217 .366 .315 15.3 25.4 21.5 .234 .388 .316 47.1
2020 Curveball -3.3 -6 180 16.1 42 .098 .171 .129 37.9 45.2 27.1 .144 .256 .182 36.4
2020 Cutter 0.5 1 287 25.7 70 .318 .5 .386 28 20 22.6 .299 .492 .358 26.9
2020 Changeup -0.8 -2 212 19 71 .206 .397 .305 43.8 29.6 30.9 .217 .328 .286 47.6
2020 4-Seamer -1 -5 436 39 108 .185 .25 .27 17 25.9 24.6 .209 .348 .302 26.2
2020 Sinker -5.6 0 2 0.2 0
2019 Sinker 3.1 1 30 2.2 3 .333 .333 .3 33.3 66.7 28.6 .015 .019 .014 0
2019 Changeup -2.7 -6 221 15.9 57 .157 .196 .212 40.7 35.1 23.3 .19 .261 .247 29
2019 Curveball -0.6 -2 262 18.9 61 .203 .424 .289 32.6 24.6 16.5 .185 .364 .256 27.3
2019 Cutter 0.8 2 214 15.4 62 .3 .517 .388 27.2 22.6 19.2 .269 .436 .307 41.3
2019 4-Seamer -1.4 -9 660 47.6 150 .192 .308 .307 23.5 30 22.2 .214 .357 .326 40.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 Changeup 190 84.9 92 14.1 2:00 2:45 -45
2020 Curveball 172 81.3 66 13.5 7:45 7:00 45
2020 Cutter 269 86.9 45 8.2 10:30 9:30 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 423 93.2 86 17.6 12:45 12:30 15
2021 Changeup 305 86.1 89 13.6 1:45 2:45 -60
2021 Curveball 262 79.7 74 16.8 7:30 7:00 30
2021 Cutter 175 90.3 61 10.8 12:00 11:15 45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1125 93.4 83 17.2 12:45 12:30 15
2021 Slider 179 86.1 43 8.8 9:45 8:45 60
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 333 1387 -12 -14 7 4 -15
2020 291 1117 -7 -12 6 2 -11
2021 522 2102 -11 -11 14 8 -1
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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 1387 46.3 61.1 81.6 33.6 52 43.3 67.4 46.3 29.3 6.2 66.3
2020 1117 45.1 60.3 79.3 29.4 51.7 48.5 64.9 43.3 30.2 4.7 69.8
2021 2102 47.6 64.8 84.3 25.7 56.2 43.1 61.6 44.3 23.3 5.2 78.9
4606 46.6 62.6 82.4 29 53.6 44.5 64.1 44.7 26.8 5.4 72.6
48.5 66.8 82 28.3 58.5 42.6 60.6 47 24.6 7.2 76

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2019 74 79 80 75 56 69 76 86 55 81 17 75 74 29 71 36
2020 67 65 65 62 68 11 48 73 78 73 50 74 67 22 70 38
2021 55 60 57 56 55 29 48 39 18 70 34 28 55 45 67 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 %
2019 22.9 8 9.4 -1 3 9 4 50
2020 22.8 9 10.6 -2 2 6 0 0
2021 23.4 19 23.4 -4 9 13 0 0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 8 12 12 10 10 9 7 11 8 10 9 10 7 6 8 11 7 12 8 9 4 8 8 12 11 12 11 8 10 9 13
2020 9 10 12 10 12 9 12 11 10 10 11 9 8 8 10 12 7 10 10 11 7 11 11 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 12
2021 19 23 21 20 26 18 20 24 18 19 27 27 15 17 17 23 14 24 19 19 12 22 21 21 23 25 24 19 21 18 28
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for 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 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.5 90.8 -0.7 ↓ 93 2.2 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 85 84.9 -0.1 ↓ 86.1 1.2 ↑
Breaking Velocity 79.2 81.2 2 ↑ 82.3 1.1 ↑
Exit Velocity 87 87 0 89.2 2.2 ↑
Launch Angle 13.7 12.4 -1.3 ↓ 12.3 -0.1 ↓
Barrel % 5.6 7.2 1.6 ↑ 7.9 0.7 ↑
Hard Hit % 35.9 32.6 -3.3 ↓ 43 10.4 ↑
Sweet Spot % 32.8 33.7 0.9 ↑ 32.7 -1 ↓
xBA .213 .223 0.01 ↑ .23 0.007 ↑
BA .212 .21 -0.002 ↓ .233 0.023 ↑
xwOBA .29 .293 0.003 ↑ .306 0.013 ↑
wOBA .287 .275 -0.012 ↓ .313 0.038 ↑
xSLG .355 .365 0.01 ↑ .382 0.017 ↑
SLG .355 .336 -0.019 ↓ .413 0.077 ↑
K% 28.7 28.2 -0.5 ↓ 26.6 -1.6 ↓
BB% 10.8 8.6 -2.2 ↓ 9.4 0.8 ↑
Swing % 46.3 43.3 -3 ↓ 44.3 1 ↑
Whiff% 29.3 30.2 0.9 ↑ 23.3 -6.9 ↓
In Zone % 46.3 45.1 -1.2 ↓ 47.6 2.5 ↑
Out of Zone % 53.7 54.9 1.2 ↑ 52.4 -2.5 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 33.6 29.4 -4.2 ↓ 25.7 -3.7 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 29.3 30.2 0.9 ↑ 32.5 2.3 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 67.4 64.9 -2.5 ↓ 61.6 -3.3 ↓
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2019 333 .287 166 29 17.5 167 95 56.9
2020 291 .275 155 51 32.9 136 70 51.5
2021 522 .313 252 51 20.2 270 133 49.3

Pitch Distribution

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