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
Pitch Distribution

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 .304 .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 .297 .643 .394 .433 .441 45.2 9.3 13.0 8.25 8.55
Player 7604 1495 143 9.6 7.1 89.8 115.6 13.7 34.6 .266 .468 .317 .338 .386 40.8 18.1 6.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 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 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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
2024 Changeup LAA R 49 84.4 25.1 -5.9 -19 8.3 -5.3 -39
2024 Slider LAA R 56 83.8 31.5 -6.2 -16 0.9 -6.6 -115
2024 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 92 90.2 15.3 1.3 8 6.9 1.0 16
2024 Curveball LAA R 11 75.9 57.0 -1.4 -2 3.3 -5.9 -64
2023 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 147 91.0 15.0 1.6 10 9.3 3.3 57
2023 Slider CLE R 151 84.7 30.7 -6.2 -17 0.3 -4.7 -94
2023 Changeup CLE R 57 83.6 26.4 -5.6 -18 11.2 -2.6 -19
2023 Curveball CLE R 15 78.8 46.8 -7.9 -15 0.1 -8.4 -98
2022 Sinker CLE R 5 89.4 19.0 -4.4 -19 13.6 -0.3 -2
2022 Changeup CLE R 475 85.7 24.9 -5.0 -17 11.4 -2.3 -17
2022 Curveball CLE R 223 79.3 52.8 -1.6 -3 1.9 -5.9 -76
2022 Slider CLE R 523 85.4 29.9 -5.8 -16 1.4 -3.5 -72
2022 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 924 91.9 13.6 1.9 12 7.4 1.0 16
2021 Slider CLE R 510 86.7 27.5 -6.4 -19 0.1 -4.1 -97
2021 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 921 92.8 14.7 0.6 4 8.8 1.7 25
2021 Changeup CLE R 534 85.7 26.7 -3.2 -11 12.3 -1.6 -11
2021 Curveball CLE R 240 80.2 48.7 -4.0 -8 1.7 -6.5 -80
2020 Slider CLE R 217 86.3 30.9 -3.7 -11 1.6 -2.4 -60
2020 Curveball CLE R 72 79.1 49.4 -4.2 -8 1.8 -7.2 -80
2020 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 296 92.7 14.8 0.7 4 7.6 0.8 11
2020 Changeup CLE R 191 86.0 27.2 -2.5 -9 12.0 -1.3 -10
2019 Slider CLE R 355 84.9 35.4 -1.5 -4 1.7 -2.8 -62
2019 Changeup CLE R 390 85.8 28.1 -2.1 -7 11.0 -2.6 -19
2019 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 957 93.9 14.9 0.8 5 9.4 1.8 24
2019 Curveball CLE R 190 79.4 55.1 0.9 2 7.3 -1.1 -13
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -3.2 -3 92 44.2 25 .304 .783 .468 6.5 0.0 0.0 .317 .781 .476 43.5
2024 Slider -2.7 -1 56 26.9 14 .250 .500 .371 42.3 28.6 21.1 .288 .621 .428 75.0
2024 Changeup 0.8 0 49 23.6 12 .111 .111 .250 19.0 8.3 7.1 .282 .329 .374 25.0
2024 Curveball -5.5 -1 11 5.3 3 .333 .667 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 .225 .614 .351 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 .360 .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
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -4 924 42.9 214 .301 .495 .393 14.7 7.0 8.0 .307 .569 .415 47.7
2022 Slider -0.4 -2 523 24.3 164 .210 .338 .283 37.5 32.3 24.8 .244 .381 .289 34.6
2022 Changeup -0.9 -4 475 22.1 144 .272 .419 .339 16.5 13.2 13.1 .307 .485 .362 41.9
2022 Curveball -1.4 -3 223 10.4 43 .214 .405 .272 24.1 30.2 14.1 .163 .292 .205 24.1
2022 Sinker -13.4 -1 5 0.2 2 .500 2.000 1.000 0.0 0.0 -- .657 1.957 1.095 100.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -2.0 -18 921 41.8 215 .328 .630 .443 16.9 14.4 13.2 .321 .633 .430 54.3
2021 Changeup 0.8 4 534 24.2 168 .237 .397 .309 21.1 11.9 12.0 .258 .445 .322 40.9
2021 Slider 1.4 7 510 23.1 159 .191 .303 .239 31.5 23.9 21.0 .196 .302 .236 34.2
2021 Curveball 1.5 4 240 10.9 55 .154 .231 .170 31.3 20.0 15.1 .172 .279 .196 34.9
2020 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -2 296 38.1 80 .321 .577 .389 16.3 17.5 18.9 .318 .633 .405 43.8
2020 Slider 4.3 9 217 28.0 59 .069 .103 .085 42.4 44.1 32.1 .128 .160 .134 21.9
2020 Changeup 3.0 6 191 24.6 52 .125 .188 .179 34.7 26.9 26.9 .208 .368 .280 23.5
2020 Curveball -0.2 0 72 9.3 15 .200 .600 .327 22.2 20.0 12.0 .217 .382 .253 33.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 957 50.6 235 .256 .473 .354 14.8 19.6 15.3 .298 .561 .395 48.1
2019 Changeup 1.1 4 390 20.6 117 .208 .425 .310 24.4 14.5 14.8 .264 .424 .325 30.0
2019 Slider 0.6 2 355 18.8 79 .237 .382 .273 36.7 19.0 17.0 .231 .359 .267 29.5
2019 Curveball -0.6 -1 190 10.0 44 .220 .390 .310 19.5 22.7 14.5 .256 .405 .307 32.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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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
2022 Changeup 474 85.7 99 16.5 1:30 1:30 0
2022 Curveball 222 79.3 63 12.0 7:00 6:15 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 919 91.9 99 19.8 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Slider 514 85.4 45 6.5 12:45 11:30 75
2021 Changeup 533 85.7 99 16.0 1:45 1:45 0
2021 Curveball 240 80.2 63 9.0 7:00 6:15 45
2021 4-Seam Fastball 918 92.8 99 18.8 1:00 1:00 0
2021 Slider 510 86.7 54 7.7 1:00 12:00 60
2020 Changeup 184 86.0 99 15.3 1:30 1:45 -15
2020 Curveball 68 79.1 52 8.5 7:30 6:30 60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 288 92.7 98 18.2 1:00 12:45 15
2020 Slider 204 86.3 42 4.9 12:30 11:15 75
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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 -1 -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 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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 21 6 62 23 2 28
2020 75 60 45 32 95 8 17 58 74 71 99 72 90 40 14 8 43
2021 33 27 20 14 62 5 21 12 15 8 86 26 46 36 12 1 41
2022 7 5 4 6 19 6 14 23 20 15 65 21 69 20 30 13 33
2023 12 12 49
2024 5 7 41
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

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 .304 0.026 .297 -0.007
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 .433 0.078
wOBA .315 .241 -0.074 .314 0.073 .324 0.010 .418 0.094 .394 -0.024
xSLG .477 .412 -0.065 .455 0.043 .474 0.019 .494 0.020 .643 0.149
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 8 3.0 207 139 67.1
2020 Shifts 205 .242 113 16 14.2 92 67 72.8
2021 Shifts 597 .314 317 20 6.3 280 168 60.0
2022 Shifts 568 .324 279 21 7.5 289 180 62.3
2023 Shades 105 .418 53 0 0.0 52 20 38.5
2024 Shades 54 .394 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