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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.
Framber Valdez LHP
2023 · vs LHB
624 pitches in sample Change pitcher
624 pitches in sample Change pitcher
624 Pitches
27.1% Whiff %
62.2% Strike %
.297 xwOBA
40.2% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SI Sinker | 52% | 322 | 95.2 | 2184 | 15.0% n=147 | 68.0% | .372 n=76 | 41.4% n=58 |
| SL Slider | 20% | 125 | 84.9 | 2610 | 35.0% n=60 | 57.6% | .223 n=31 | 31.3% n=16 |
| FC Cutter | 13% | 79 | 89.2 | 2435 | 43.8% n=32 | 54.4% | .170 n=15 | 50.0% n=4 |
| CU Curveball | 9% | 59 | 80.8 | 2873 | 40.0% n=25 | 49.2% | .305 n=16 | 42.9% n=7 |
| CH Changeup | 6% | 35 | 90.6 | 1697 | 50.0% n=20 | 62.9% | .125 n=12 | 50.0% n=2 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 3 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| FF Four-seam | 0% | 1 | 96.1 | 2239 | — n=0 | 0.0% | .696 n=1 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 624 | 90.8 | 2340 | 27.1% n=284 | 62.2% | .297 n=151 | 40.2% n=87 |
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