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Pitcher Lab
A pitch-level explorer over Statcast for one pitcher. Search an arm, set the filters, and read the arsenal: usage, velo and spin, whiff %, strike %, xwOBA against, and hard-hit %. Every number shows the sample (n) behind it. Research and context, you decide.
Michael Wacha RHP
2024 · vs LHB
1391 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1391 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1391 Pitches
22.3% Whiff %
66.4% Strike %
.303 xwOBA
31.8% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Changeup | 38% | 522 | 81.2 | 1553 | 31.9% n=282 | 65.9% | .225 n=151 | 25.5% n=106 |
| FF Four-seam | 30% | 416 | 93.6 | 2136 | 13.4% n=216 | 73.3% | .395 n=100 | 40.5% n=79 |
| FC Cutter | 13% | 177 | 89.2 | 2108 | 17.3% n=81 | 62.1% | .317 n=45 | 25.0% n=32 |
| CU Curveball | 9% | 132 | 75.1 | 2236 | 20.6% n=34 | 55.3% | .345 n=22 | 31.6% n=19 |
| SI Sinker | 7% | 96 | 94.1 | 2048 | 8.2% n=49 | 65.6% | .354 n=39 | 46.2% n=26 |
| SL Slider | 3% | 46 | 83.9 | 2007 | 43.8% n=16 | 56.5% | .160 n=8 | 0.0% n=5 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 2 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 1391 | 86.3 | 1912 | 22.3% n=678 | 66.4% | .303 n=365 | 31.8% n=267 |
Whiff % = whiffs ÷ swings · Strike % = strikes ÷ pitches · xwOBA = avg expected wOBA on contact ·
Hard-hit % = 95+ mph ÷ batted balls · n shown on every rate · descriptive context, not a pick