Zack Thompson
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 215LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 1, #19, St. Louis Cardinals | Kentucky
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 1 2.08 22 1 1 34.2 27 0.98
2023 5 7 4.48 25 9 0 66.1 72 1.42
2024 0 2 9.53 5 2 0 17 20 1.88
3 Seasons 6 10 4.50 52 12 1 118 119 1.36
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 22 1-1 2.08 34.2 27 0.98
2023 25 5-7 4.48 66.1 72 1.42
2024 5 0-2 9.53 17 20 1.88
3 Seasons 52 6-10 4.50 118 119 1.36
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
2022 24 575 95 6 6.3 4.4 87.0 108.0 5.4 30.5 .233 .351 .235 .300 .328 37.9 19.9 10.3 2.08 3.72
2023 25 1168 188 13 6.9 4.5 90.3 112.5 11.6 35.6 .257 .419 .329 .328 .402 43.6 25.1 8.7 4.48 4.58
2024 26 317 54 7 13.0 8.4 89.0 115.2 17.7 33.3 .256 .439 .432 .340 .408 40.7 24.1 9.6 9.53 4.94
Player 2060 337 26 7.7 5.1 89.2 115.2 10.8 33.8 .250 .404 .321 .323 .382 41.5 23.5 9.3
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

Thompson relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(36.0%) ,
Slider
(27.8%) ,
Forkball
(22.1%) ,
Curveball
(14.2%) ,


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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
2022 54.7 22.1 20.0 3.2 38.9 35.8 25.3 4.2 43.2 20.0 21.1 3.2 6.3 4.4
2023 45.7 22.3 25.5 6.4 31.4 38.3 30.3 3.7 31.9 21.8 29.3 5.9 6.9 4.5
2024 38.9 25.9 22.2 13.0 42.6 29.6 27.8 1.9 22.2 27.8 25.9 7.4 13.0 8.4
Player 47.2 22.8 23.4 6.5 35.3 36.2 28.5 3.6 33.5 22.3 26.4 5.3 7.7 5.1
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 STL L 45 73.5 69.4 6.4 8.0GLV -2.6 -18.0 10.0 8.0GLV 0.6
2024 Forkball STL L 70 83.8 34.1 -1.0 8.4ARM 0.2 4.8 0.0 8.4ARM 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL L 113 90.7 17.9 -1.2 7.2ARM 0.9 15.4 -0.2 7.2ARM -1.0
2024 Slider STL L 88 82.9 38.3 -0.6 2.5GLV -3.7 1.4 0.1 2.5GLV -2.6
2023 Curveball STL L 319 75.4 67.6 7.4 6.6GLV -3.5 -18.8 10.4 6.6GLV -1.1
2023 Changeup STL L 24 86.1 24.9 -5.8 9.1ARM -5.2 12.0 -5.7 9.1ARM -4.9
2023 Slider STL L 198 85.7 32.3 -3.3 1.6GLV -3.0 4.8 -3.0 1.6GLV -3.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball STL L 627 93.6 16.2 -1.0 7.1ARM 0.2 14.9 -0.4 7.1ARM -0.8
! 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 -2.1 -2 114 36.0 32 .346 .654 .461 21.2 25.0 24.2 .292 .536 .419 61.1
2024 Slider -5.1 -5 88 27.8 22 .333 .810 .484 19.1 18.2 14.3 .232 .492 .323 35.3
2024 Split-Finger 1.8 1 70 22.1 18 .188 .188 .228 37.1 33.3 25.0 .211 .245 .254 30.0
2024 Curveball -6.6 -3 45 14.2 11 .455 .818 .541 18.8 18.2 12.5 .285 .399 .298 22.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -2 627 53.7 164 .327 .476 .374 20.6 22.0 19.9 .303 .476 .365 52.6
2023 Curveball 1.8 6 319 27.3 74 .185 .246 .244 22.9 29.7 19.6 .190 .246 .251 25.0
2023 Slider 0.1 0 198 17.0 44 .205 .462 .347 33.9 29.5 27.7 .200 .445 .317 38.5
2023 Changeup -0.7 0 24 2.1 4 .250 1.000 .500 12.5 0.0 0.0 .271 .939 .489 25.0
! 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 Curveball 45 73.5 90 23.2 5:15 5:15 0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 109 90.7 96 16.4 11:00 11:00 0
2024 Forkball 59 83.8 80 10.2 10:45 9:45 60
2024 Slider 88 82.9 22 4.9 2:00 3:15 -75
2023 Changeup 24 86.1 97 14.7 10:45 10:30 15
2023 Curveball 316 75.4 94 23.4 5:30 5:30 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 622 93.6 98 16.1 11:00 11:00 0
2023 Slider 198 85.7 25 4.3 12:00 1:00 -60
! 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
2022 136 575 8 3 -2 -2 6
2023 286 1,168 4 12 -7 -5 4
2024 83 317 -3 0 -3 -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 %
2022 575 55.1 65.6 86.5 22.9 67.8 44.5 58.8 46.4 17.6 9.0 78.8
2023 1,168 49.9 60.7 83.3 26.8 58.0 44.7 58.2 43.8 23.9 8.7 73.5
2024 317 49.8 61.4 84.5 33.3 60.4 44.5 66.3 47.3 24.0 9.1 75.9
Player 2,060 51.4 62.3 84.5 26.8 60.6 44.6 59.7 45.0 22.1 8.9 75.4
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
2022 66 8 87 86
2023 33 31 36 48 33 65 68 17 19 62 45 33 24 42 1 89 90
2024 9 1 70 92
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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 %
2022 22.5 3 3.8 -1 2 4 1 33.3
2023 23.5 8 7.9 0 2 10 1 12.5
2024 22.5 6 6.0 0 0 5 2 33.3
Player 23.0 17 17.7 -1 4 19 4 23.5
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
2022 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 3 6 5 5 4 4
2023 8 4 5 7 9 7 10 8 9 6 8 8 5 7 11 9 9 8 8 11 8 5 11 10 6 6 10 9 8 8 8
2024 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 5 6 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 6
Player 17 12 13 15 20 18 21 16 18 14 19 19 14 16 20 18 17 16 19 22 17 15 23 21 13 14 23 21 20 19 18
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.8 93.6 -1.2 90.7 -2.9
Offspeed Velocity 87.7 86.1 -1.6 83.8 -2.3
Breaking Velocity 77.1 79.3 2.2 79.7 0.4
Exit Velocity 87.0 90.3 3.3 89.0 -1.3
Launch Angle 5.4 11.6 6.2 17.7 6.1
Barrel % 6.3 6.9 0.6 13.0 6.1
Hard Hit % 37.9 43.6 5.7 40.7 -2.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.5 35.6 5.1 33.3 -2.3
xBA .233 .257 0.024 .256 -0.001
BA .164 .270 0.106 .324 0.054
xwOBA .300 .328 0.028 .340 0.012
wOBA .235 .329 0.094 .432 0.103
xSLG .351 .419 0.068 .439 0.020
SLG .262 .422 0.160 .622 0.200
K% 19.9 25.1 5.2 24.1 -1.0
BB% 10.3 8.7 -1.6 9.6 0.9
Swing % 46.4 43.8 -2.6 47.3 3.5
Whiff% 17.6 23.9 6.3 24.0 0.1
In Zone % 55.1 49.9 -5.2 49.8 -0.1
Out of Zone % 44.9 50.1 5.2 50.2 0.1
Out of Zone Swing % 22.9 26.8 3.9 33.3 6.5
First Pitch Swing % 29.4 25.4 -4.0 31.3 5.9
First Pitch Strike % 58.8 58.2 -0.6 66.3 8.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 136 .235 83 18 21.7 53 24 45.3
2023 Shades 286 .330 206 104 50.5 80 27 33.8
2024 Shades 83 .432 58 0 0.0 25 5 20.0
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 199 18.2 12.6% 2.0% 69 21.1 0.0% 7.2%
2023 361 14.7 57.3% 0.3% 201 18.1 4.5% 1.0%
2024 74 15.5 36.5% 0.0% 63 19.0 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution