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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 RHB
1348 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1348 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1348 Pitches
21.4% Whiff %
62.4% Strike %
.334 xwOBA
34.9% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Changeup | 26% | 355 | 81.4 | 1553 | 35.0% n=203 | 71.3% | .243 n=104 | 28.1% n=57 |
| SI Sinker | 25% | 341 | 93.6 | 2030 | 10.1% n=188 | 66.9% | .340 n=111 | 33.3% n=84 |
| FF Four-seam | 16% | 220 | 93.7 | 2147 | 17.9% n=95 | 65.5% | .344 n=58 | 43.6% n=39 |
| SL Slider | 15% | 198 | 84.2 | 2048 | 32.4% n=68 | 44.4% | .486 n=29 | 40.0% n=25 |
| FC Cutter | 11% | 146 | 88.4 | 2089 | 8.8% n=68 | 64.4% | .440 n=39 | 38.9% n=36 |
| CU Curveball | 6% | 87 | 75.5 | 2318 | 6.7% n=15 | 37.9% | .286 n=8 | 25.0% n=8 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 1 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 1348 | 87.3 | 1951 | 21.4% n=637 | 62.4% | .334 n=349 | 34.9% n=249 |
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