Zach Plesac
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 12, #362, Cleveland Indians | Ball State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 12 4.31 25 24 0 131.2 100 1.32
2023 1 1 7.59 5 5 0 21.1 14 1.97
2024 1 1 8.25 3 3 0 12 5 1.58
6 Seasons 27 28 4.31 87 86 0 478.2 364 1.24
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 25 3-12 4.31 131.2 100 1.32
2023 5 1-1 7.59 21.1 14 1.97
2024 3 1-1 8.25 12 5 1.58
6 Seasons 87 27-28 4.31 478.2 364 1.24
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
2019 24 1892 344 28 8.1 5.9 89.6 114.3 14.4 36.3 .274 .477 .315 .348 .394 38.7 18.5 8.4 3.81 5.48
2020 25 776 142 14 9.9 6.8 87.8 109.0 16.8 31.7 .229 .412 .241 .285 .379 33.1 27.7 2.9 2.28 3.40
2021 26 2205 456 43 9.4 7.2 90.6 115.6 12.1 32.2 .255 .455 .314 .325 .364 43.4 16.7 5.7 4.67 4.51
2022 27 2153 425 41 9.6 7.2 89.5 114.4 13.0 37.6 .278 .474 .324 .351 .399 41.5 17.6 6.7 4.31 5.28
2023 28 370 86 7 8.1 6.7 91.7 114.1 8.9 30.2 .303 .494 .418 .355 .394 43.0 13.3 4.8 7.59 5.48
2024 29 208 42 10 23.8 18.5 90.8 115.5 30.5 35.7 .291 .623 .392 .424 .431 45.2 9.3 13.0 8.25 8.44
Player 7604 1495 143 9.6 7.1 89.8 115.6 13.7 34.6 .266 .467 .317 .338 .386 40.8 18.1 6.5
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

Plesac relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.2%) ,
Slider
(26.9%) ,
Changeup
(23.6%) ,
Curveball
(5.3%) ,


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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
2019 40.1 26.2 25.9 7.8 35.5 33.7 30.8 4.4 26.5 28.5 24.7 7.3 8.1 5.9
2020 38.7 26.1 23.9 11.3 41.5 28.2 30.3 4.2 32.4 28.2 21.1 4.2 9.9 6.8
2021 44.7 27.9 22.1 5.3 39.7 39.0 21.3 3.1 34.0 27.9 19.1 6.6 9.4 7.2
2022 40.7 26.8 26.4 6.1 43.5 30.6 25.9 4.0 28.0 26.6 24.9 6.6 9.6 7.2
2023 52.3 18.6 24.4 4.7 45.3 38.4 16.3 2.3 41.9 16.3 23.3 8.1 8.1 6.7
2024 21.4 47.6 16.7 14.3 45.2 28.6 26.2 7.1 4.8 42.9 19.0 2.4 23.8 18.5
Player 41.7 27.0 24.3 6.9 40.5 34.0 25.5 3.8 30.0 27.4 22.5 6.5 9.6 7.1
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


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 LAA R 11 75.9 57.0 -1.6 3.3GLV -5.7 -9.4 -0.5 3.3GLV -6.1
2024 Slider LAA R 56 83.8 31.5 -6.3 0.9ARM -6.4 7.4 -5.8 0.9ARM -6.0
2024 Changeup LAA R 49 84.4 25.1 -6.0 8.3ARM -5.3 13.3 -8.4 8.3ARM -5.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 92 90.2 15.3 1.2 6.9ARM 1.0 18.4 2.6 6.9ARM -0.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 147 91.0 15.0 1.6 9.3ARM 3.3 18.0 2.2 9.3ARM 1.9
2023 Slider CLE R 151 84.7 30.7 -6.2 0.3GLV -4.6 7.2 -5.7 0.3GLV -5.0
2023 Curveball CLE R 15 78.8 46.8 -7.9 0.1GLV -8.4 -3.1 -6.8 0.1GLV -8.8
2023 Changeup CLE R 57 83.6 26.4 -5.6 11.2ARM -2.6 12.7 -7.3 11.2ARM -3.2
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -3.2 -3 92 44.2 25 .304 .783 .468 6.5 0.0 0.0 .309 .753 .469 43.5
2024 Slider -2.7 -1 56 26.9 14 .250 .500 .371 42.3 28.6 21.1 .297 .622 .428 75.0
2024 Changeup 0.8 0 49 23.6 12 .111 .111 .250 19.0 8.3 7.1 .265 .297 .355 25.0
2024 Curveball -5.5 -1 11 5.3 3 .333 .667 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 .216 .609 .344 33.3
2023 Slider -1.6 -2 151 40.8 52 .275 .431 .338 24.7 19.2 19.6 .250 .384 .271 31.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -3.3 -5 147 39.7 38 .500 .676 .532 13.2 5.3 6.7 .359 .624 .444 65.6
2023 Changeup -6.2 -4 57 15.4 14 .385 .846 .529 13.6 14.3 10.0 .316 .535 .384 27.3
2023 Curveball -0.2 0 15 4.1 1 1.000 1.000 .900 33.3 0.0 0.0 .974 1.100 .913 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 Changeup 49 84.4 98 15.2 1:15 1:15 0
2024 Curveball 11 75.9 74 12.6 7:00 6:30 30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 92 90.2 99 19.1 12:45 12:45 0
2024 Slider 56 83.8 48 6.6 12:45 12:15 30
2023 Changeup 56 83.6 99 16.6 1:30 1:30 0
2023 Curveball 15 78.8 29 5.2 7:45 6:00 105
2023 4-Seam Fastball 146 91.0 99 19.9 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Slider 150 84.7 52 6.2 12:45 12:00 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 475 1,892 16 12 -13 -9 5
2020 206 776 3 11 0 -1 13
2021 597 2,205 10 6 -11 -8 -3
2022 570 2,161 7 0 -12 -8 -13
2023 105 370 -6 -3 -1 -1 -11
2024 54 208 -2 0 -2 -1 -5
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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 1,892 51.7 69.4 83.2 24.2 61.5 40.2 61.1 47.6 21.6 8.6 79.6
2020 776 50.5 71.7 79.4 33.6 50.4 43.4 64.6 52.8 29.8 7.2 87.5
2021 2,205 50.9 73.6 82.8 27.5 59.7 43.9 65.9 51.0 23.1 8.2 85.6
2022 2,153 49.1 72.5 83.6 31.3 64.0 43.6 61.4 51.5 22.0 7.1 86.9
2023 370 52.4 74.2 87.5 32.4 61.4 48.9 54.3 54.3 19.4 6.8 96.0
2024 208 52.4 71.6 83.3 18.2 66.7 40.9 68.5 46.2 18.8 11.1 87.0
Player 7,604 50.7 72.0 83.0 28.4 60.6 43.0 62.8 50.5 22.8 7.9 85.0
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
2019 15 13 15 19 21 26 28 23 29 17 44 19 6 62 23 2 28
2020 75 60 45 32 95 8 17 58 74 71 99 72 90 40 14 7 43
2021 33 27 20 14 62 5 21 12 15 8 86 25 46 36 12 1 41
2022 7 5 4 6 19 6 14 23 20 15 65 20 69 19 30 12 33
2023 12 12 49
2024 6 6 42
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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 %
2019 23.5 19 19.0 0 12 13 10 52.6
2020 24.4 8 9.2 -1 2 9 2 25.0
2021 23.3 23 20.9 2 8 14 10 43.5
2022 23.5 19 21.3 -2 11 17 9 47.4
2023 22.9 3 3.7 -1 3 3 1 33.3
2024 23.6 4 4.1 0 1 3 2 50.0
Player 23.5 76 78.2 -2 37 59 34 44.7
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
2019 19 22 15 22 22 19 22 19 18 12 17 23 21 17 18 17 13 15 19 23 19 22 26 22 13 15 18 23 24 19 16
2020 8 11 8 10 9 9 11 7 8 8 8 10 9 7 10 9 10 9 9 10 9 11 11 10 7 8 10 10 10 10 7
2021 23 22 18 23 20 20 23 24 14 17 15 21 23 17 23 25 18 23 22 20 22 22 27 23 21 20 22 21 21 19 21
2022 19 19 16 24 20 22 27 17 17 16 19 24 22 21 22 26 20 20 23 22 23 20 29 25 16 17 24 28 23 20 17
2023 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
2024 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 3 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 3 4 3 5 6 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 5 4 4 4
Player 76 80 63 86 80 78 93 73 63 60 67 87 83 69 82 84 69 74 81 85 81 83 102 90 64 68 82 91 86 75 68
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 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.9 92.7 -1.2 92.8 0.1 91.9 -0.9 91.0 -0.9 90.2 -0.8
Offspeed Velocity 85.8 86.0 0.2 85.7 -0.3 85.7 0.0 83.6 -2.1 84.4 0.8
Breaking Velocity 83.0 84.5 1.5 84.6 0.1 83.6 -1.0 84.2 0.6 82.5 -1.7
Exit Velocity 89.6 87.8 -1.8 90.6 2.8 89.5 -1.1 91.7 2.2 90.8 -0.9
Launch Angle 14.4 16.8 2.4 12.1 -4.7 13.0 0.9 8.9 -4.1 30.5 21.6
Barrel % 8.1 9.9 1.8 9.4 -0.5 9.6 0.2 8.1 -1.5 23.8 15.7
Hard Hit % 38.7 33.1 -5.6 43.4 10.3 41.5 -1.9 43.0 1.5 45.2 2.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 36.3 31.7 -4.6 32.2 0.5 37.6 5.4 30.2 -7.4 35.7 5.5
xBA .274 .229 -0.045 .255 0.026 .278 0.023 .303 0.025 .291 -0.012
BA .237 .191 -0.046 .248 0.057 .260 0.012 .374 0.114 .255 -0.119
xwOBA .348 .285 -0.063 .325 0.040 .351 0.026 .355 0.004 .424 0.069
wOBA .315 .241 -0.074 .314 0.073 .324 0.010 .418 0.094 .392 -0.026
xSLG .477 .412 -0.065 .455 0.043 .474 0.019 .494 0.020 .623 0.129
SLG .437 .347 -0.090 .437 0.090 .426 -0.011 .576 0.150 .574 -0.002
K% 18.5 27.7 9.2 16.7 -11.0 17.6 0.9 13.3 -4.3 9.3 -4.0
BB% 8.4 2.9 -5.5 5.7 2.8 6.7 1.0 4.8 -1.9 13.0 8.2
Swing % 47.6 52.8 5.2 51.0 -1.8 51.5 0.5 54.3 2.8 46.2 -8.1
Whiff% 21.6 29.8 8.2 23.1 -6.7 22.0 -1.1 19.4 -2.6 18.8 -0.6
In Zone % 51.7 50.5 -1.2 50.9 0.4 49.1 -1.8 52.4 3.3 52.4 0.0
Out of Zone % 48.3 49.5 1.2 49.1 -0.4 50.9 1.8 47.6 -3.3 47.6 0.0
Out of Zone Swing % 24.2 33.6 9.4 27.5 -6.1 31.3 3.8 32.4 1.1 18.2 -14.2
First Pitch Swing % 27.8 35.0 7.2 35.8 0.8 36.1 0.3 26.7 -9.4 38.9 12.2
First Pitch Strike % 61.1 64.6 3.5 65.9 1.3 61.4 -4.5 54.3 -7.1 68.5 14.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 475 .315 268 5 1.9 207 63 30.4
2020 Shifts 205 .242 113 16 14.2 92 45 48.9
2021 Shifts 597 .314 317 17 5.4 280 129 46.1
2022 Shifts 568 .324 279 21 7.5 289 151 52.2
2023 Shades 105 .418 53 0 0.0 52 20 38.5
2024 Shades 54 .392 26 2 7.7 28 23 82.1
! 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 %
2019 610 14.9 50.7% 0.2% 251 23.7 0.0% 8.8%
2020 262 16.5 32.1% 1.1% 55 22.4 0.0% 1.8%
2021 678 17.2 18.3% 1.0% 274 24.6 0.0% 14.6%
2022 594 15.4 42.3% 1.7% 318 21.8 0.0% 7.2%
2023 85 13.3 81.2% 0.0% 62 17.3 11.3% 0.0%
2024 72 13.9 73.6% 0.0% 27 17.3 7.4% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution