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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
2025 · vs RHB
1279 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1279 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1279 Pitches
19.8% Whiff %
64.9% Strike %
.323 xwOBA
32.8% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI Sinker | 22% | 279 | 93.0 | 2038 | 7.2% n=139 | 68.1% | .398 n=76 | 39.1% n=69 |
| SL Slider | 20% | 259 | 84.9 | 1959 | 29.8% n=131 | 64.1% | .288 n=67 | 28.6% n=56 |
| FF Four-seam | 20% | 255 | 93.2 | 2176 | 18.4% n=103 | 60.4% | .339 n=58 | 46.7% n=30 |
| CH Changeup | 17% | 221 | 79.9 | 1553 | 23.7% n=139 | 71.9% | .251 n=78 | 22.4% n=49 |
| FC Cutter | 15% | 193 | 87.9 | 2121 | 17.8% n=101 | 71.0% | .391 n=50 | 36.4% n=44 |
| CU Curveball | 6% | 71 | 75.7 | 2361 | 31.6% n=19 | 33.8% | .153 n=12 | 0.0% n=8 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 1 | · | · | — n=0 | 0.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 1279 | 87.4 | 1996 | 19.8% n=632 | 64.9% | .323 n=341 | 32.8% n=256 |
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