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Zach Neal
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 17, #527, Florida Marlins | Oklahoma
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2017 0 0 7.98 6 0 0 14.2 10 1.36
2018 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1 0 2.00
2023 1 1 6.67 14 2 0 27 25 1.63
4 Seasons 3 5 5.35 45 8 2 112.2 62 1.28
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2017 6 0-0 7.98 14.2 10 1.36
2018 1 0-0 9.00 1 0 2.00
2023 14 1-1 6.67 27 25 1.63
4 Seasons 45 3-5 5.35 112.2 62 1.28
20232023 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-9NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-6NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA7.49NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.299NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo89.1NOT QUALIFIED4Avg Exit Velocity87.7NOT QUALIFIEDChase %29.9NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %23.1NOT QUALIFIEDK %20.2NOT QUALIFIEDBB %11.3NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %12.0NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %41.0NOT QUALIFIEDGB %34.9NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.6NOT QUALIFIED61
20232023 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE31°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"9.6 INCHES BREAK9.8 INCHES DROPAVG9.0 INCHES TAIL13.7 INCHES RISEAVG14.4 INCHES TAIL3.6 INCHES RISEAVG16.2 INCHES TAIL4.7 INCHES RISEAVG0.5 INCHES BREAK6.0 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGCutter32%86.289.9Sinker28%89.293.7Change18%82.486.14-Seam12%89.094.6Curve10%69.880.2SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2016 27 945 247 14 5.7 5.0 87.2 113.7 7.8 26.7 .264 .423 .306 .302 .324 33.6 9.6 2.1 4.24 3.82
2017 28 244 54 5 9.3 7.7 87.4 118.3 13.6 42.6 .316 .626 .384 .391 .458 27.8 15.4 1.5 7.98 7.04
2018 29 15 5 0 0.0 0.0 85.4 103.0 16.3 40.0 .329 .494 .582 .352 .352 40.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 5.40
2023 34 462 83 10 12.0 8.1 87.7 112.5 12.3 49.4 .299 .565 .403 .404 .473 41.0 20.2 11.3 6.67 7.49
Player 1666 389 29 7.5 6.1 87.3 118.3 9.7 33.9 .281 .486 .345 .341 .375 34.4 13.1 4.4
MLB 82372 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

Neal relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(31.8%) ,
Sinker
(27.7%) ,
Changeup
(18.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(12.3%) ,
Curveball
(9.7%) ,

Cutter147 Pitches (31.8%)
Sinker128 Pitches (27.7%)
Changeup85 Pitches (18.4%)
Four Seamer57 Pitches (12.3%)
Curveball45 Pitches (9.7%)

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Created with Highcharts 6.2.0%Chart context menuZach Neal Pitch % by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCutterSinkerChangeupFour SeamerCurveballSlider201620172018201920202021202220230102030405060
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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%
2023 Cutter 147 95 52 31.8 86.2 30 26 7 4 1 0 2 3 24 .269 .265 .538 .486 .376 .356 84.0 14 2213 6.5 26.2 11.5
2023 Sinker 128 103 25 27.7 89.2 38 34 10 4 3 0 3 5 29 .294 .342 .647 .721 .423 .469 86.3 12 2177 6.6 11.3 22.7
2023 Changeup 85 27 58 18.4 82.4 32 30 7 2 2 0 3 9 21 .233 .297 .600 .587 .364 .391 90.6 11 1514 6.7 28.8 27.3
2023 Four Seamer 57 37 20 12.3 89.0 14 10 2 0 2 0 0 6 4 .200 .174 .400 .220 .379 .322 94.1 4 2288 6.5 33.3 18.2
2023 Curveball 45 28 17 9.7 69.8 9 7 4 3 1 0 0 2 5 .571 .404 .714 .492 .587 .458 83.5 15 2232 6.8 30.8 13.3
2018 Sinker 9 1 8 60.0 90.3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 .647 1.000 .762 .880 .619 103.0 4 2174 6.2 0.0 0.0
2018 Cutter 3 3 0 20.0 86.7 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .500 .128 2.000 .422 1.015 .227 83.2 13 2316 6.0 0.0 0.0
2018 Changeup 2 0 2 13.3 84.9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .370 .000 .433 .000 .345 78.8 26 1581 6.3 0.0
2018 Curveball 1 1 0 6.7 75.3 2300 6.2
! 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 %
Barrel/PA
2016 52.6 17.0 23.1 7.3 43.7 36.4 19.8 3.2 42.5 22.7 20.6 4.9 5.7 5.0
2017 42.6 27.8 24.1 5.6 55.6 33.3 11.1 3.7 27.8 29.6 25.9 3.7 9.3 7.7
2018 40.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 40.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 0.0
2023 34.9 26.5 33.7 4.8 48.2 26.5 25.3 8.4 30.1 15.7 25.3 8.4 12.0 8.1
Player 47.3 20.6 25.7 6.4 46.0 33.9 20.1 4.4 37.5 22.1 22.6 5.7 7.5 6.1
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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuZach Neal Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSinkerCurveballCutterChangeupFour SeamerSlider20162017201820192020202120222023-10-7.5-5-2.502.557.5

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2023 Sinker OAK R 128 89.2 29.7 2.1 16.2ARM 0.8 4.7 2.9 16.2ARM 1.2
2023 Curveball OAK R 45 69.8 66.2 -1.9 9.6GLV -3.8 -9.8 -0.1 9.6GLV 0.7
2023 Cutter OAK R 147 86.2 30.7 -0.9 0.5GLV -2.0 6.0 -1.9 0.5GLV -2.1
2023 Changeup OAK R 85 82.4 36.5 1.0 14.4ARM 0.4 3.6 1.8 14.4ARM 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK R 57 89.0 20.7 -0.8 9.0ARM 0.6 13.7 -2.1 9.0ARM 1.6
2018 Curveball LAD R 1 75.3 52.6 -7.1 3.1GLV -8.4 -4.1 -5.5 3.1GLV -6.1
2018 Cutter LAD R 3 86.7 28.8 0.0 0.1GLV -2.2 7.9 -0.4 0.1GLV -2.5
2018 Sinker LAD R 9 90.3 29.9 4.7 16.0ARM 1.2 3.9 5.4 16.0ARM 1.3
2018 Changeup LAD R 2 84.9 31.6 -0.3 15.5ARM 1.5 6.2 0.5 15.5ARM 2.2
! 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 %
2023 Cutter -0.9 -1 147 31.8 30 .269 .538 .378 26.2 10.0 11.5 .265 .486 .355 29.2
2023 Sinker -2.0 -3 128 27.7 38 .294 .647 .425 11.3 13.2 22.7 .342 .721 .470 48.3
2023 Changeup -1.5 -1 85 18.4 32 .233 .600 .366 28.8 28.1 27.3 .297 .587 .391 47.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball -3.5 -2 57 12.3 14 .200 .400 .379 33.3 42.9 18.2 .174 .220 .321 50.0
2023 Curveball -4.8 -2 45 9.7 9 .571 .714 .694 30.8 22.2 13.3 .404 .492 .459 20.0
2018 Sinker -1.3 0 9 60.0 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .647 .762 .619 100.0
2018 Cutter -26.4 -1 3 20.0 2 .500 2.000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .128 .422 .226 50.0
2018 Changeup 22.2 0 2 13.3 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .370 .432 .344 0.0
2018 Curveball -2.7 0 1 6.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2023 Changeup 83 82.4 87 15.3 2:00 2:45 -45
2023 Curveball 43 69.7 75 16.3 7:45 7:15 30
2023 Cutter 147 86.2 31 5.0 12:45 11:45 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 57 89.0 76 16.0 1:30 1:15 15
2023 Sinker 125 89.2 78 17.4 1:30 2:30 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCUTTERCHANGEUPCURVEBALLZach NealSpin-Based Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCUTTERCHANGEUPCURVEBALLZach NealObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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ARM ANGLE31°2023
! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2016 281 945 -2 5 -5 -1 -3
2017 65 244 -5 1 -1 -1 -6
2023 123 462 -10 7 -4 -2 -9
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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 %
2016 945 50.1 75.7 87.4 33.7 66.7 42.8 61.6 54.7 18.6 7.2 82.4
2017 244 48.0 74.4 83.9 30.7 66.7 41.4 61.5 51.6 21.4 8.6 85.7
2018 15 60.0 77.8 100.0 50.0 100.0 40.0 60.0 66.7 0.0 6.7 100.0
2023 462 49.4 69.7 85.5 29.9 57.1 42.4 64.2 49.6 23.1 6.1 89.3
Player 1,666 49.6 73.9 86.6 32.3 64.6 42.4 62.2 52.9 20.0 7.1 84.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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
2016 62 29 35 46 85 52 56 82 57 1 100 13 88 16 45 62
2017 13 39 65
2023 4 44 61
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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 23.0 9 10.9 -2 5 4 8 88.9
2017 21.4 5 5.3 0 2 5 1 20.0
2018 22.3 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2023 25.3 8 6.0 2 1 2 5 62.5
Player 23.4 23 23.2 0 8 11 15 65.2
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 9 12 9 13 11 11 11 9 12 9 11 15 9 8 12 12 8 10 10 12 9 8 13 13 9 11 12 16 9 11 11
2017 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 3 5 6 8 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 5 6 4
2018 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2023 8 5 5 6 7 6 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 6 7 6 6 5 6 7 5 5 7 7 5 6 7 7 5 6 6
Player 23 23 21 25 25 24 25 20 23 20 25 31 20 20 26 24 19 21 22 24 20 19 27 26 20 23 26 31 20 24 22
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
2016
2017
+/-
 
2018
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 89.3 89.1 -0.2 89.4 0.3
Offspeed Velocity 82.4 83.3 0.9 84.9 1.6
Breaking Velocity 76.5 74.8 -1.7 75.3 0.5
Exit Velocity 87.2 87.4 0.2 85.4 -2.0
Launch Angle 7.8 13.6 5.8 16.3 2.7
Barrel % 5.7 9.3 3.6 0.0 -9.3
Hard Hit % 33.6 27.8 -5.8 40.0 12.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 26.7 42.6 15.9 40.0 -2.6
xBA .264 .316 0.052 .329 0.013
BA .265 .302 0.037 .400 0.098
xwOBA .302 .391 0.089 .352 -0.039
wOBA .306 .384 0.078 .582 0.198
xSLG .423 .626 0.203 .494 -0.132
SLG .441 .635 0.194 1.000 0.365
K% 9.6 15.4 5.8 0.0 -15.4
BB% 2.1 1.5 -0.6 0.0 -1.5
Swing % 54.7 51.6 -3.1 66.7 15.1
Whiff% 18.6 21.4 2.8 0.0 -21.4
In Zone % 50.1 48.0 -2.1 60.0 12.0
Out of Zone % 49.9 52.0 2.1 40.0 -12.0
Out of Zone Swing % 33.7 30.7 -3.0 50.0 19.3
First Pitch Swing % 39.1 35.4 -3.7 40.0 4.6
First Pitch Strike % 61.6 61.5 -0.1 60.0 -1.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 280 .307 139 3 2.2 141 35 24.8
2017 Shifts 65 .384 32 0 0.0 33 6 18.2
2018 Shifts 5 .582 2 0 0.0 3 1 33.3
2023 Shades 123 .403 78 0 0.0 45 18 40.0
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2016 279 18.3 19.7% 2.9% 116 23.3 8.6% 12.9%
2017 73 17.6 23.3% 0.0% 34 21.2 0.0% 5.9%
2018 5 21.8 0.0% 0.0% 0 -- -- --
2023 111 13.9 68.5% 0.0% 93 18.8 4.3% 2.2%

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Pitch Distribution

Zach Neal - 2023 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballCutterSinkerAll Pitches70 MPH75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed

Statcast Pitcher Running Game

Runner on 1B (Only Runner On) SB + BK CS + PK Runner Distance to 2B
on all SB Opportunities
Runner Distance to 2B
on SB Attempts Only
Year Team Pitcher
Stealing
Runs
Net
Bases
Prev.
Adv.
Prev.
vs Avg
Outs
vs Avg
SB Opp
(pitches)
SB Att % SB CS Pickoffs Balks Forced
Balks
Base
Advances
Allowed
Outs
Created
On Bases
Lead
Distance
Gained
At
Pitcher's
First Move
At
Pitch
Release
Lead
Distance
Gained
At
Pitcher's
First Move
At
Pitch
Release
2016 0 0 1 0 143 1.4% 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.5 9.5 13.1 11.4 10.1 21.5
2017 0 0 1 0 53 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8 11.5 15.3 -- -- --
2018 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 11.4 14.9 -- -- --
2023 0 1 1 0 102 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 9.3 12.6 -- -- --
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