Brandon Pfaadt
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 220LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2020 | Rd: 5, #149, Arizona Diamondbacks | Bellarmine University
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 3 9 5.72 19 18 0 96 94 1.41
2024 9 9 4.81 29 29 0 166.2 160 1.27
2 Seasons 12 18 5.14 48 47 0 262.2 254 1.32
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 19 3-9 5.72 96 94 1.41
2024 29 9-9 4.81 166.2 160 1.27
2 Seasons 48 12-18 5.14 262.2 254 1.32
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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
2023 24 1612 298 35 11.7 8.3 90.1 113.4 18.2 37.2 .253 .457 .362 .325 .391 44.0 22.3 6.2 5.72 4.48
2024 25 2548 497 38 7.6 5.4 89.3 115.5 14.5 32.8 .253 .405 .315 .305 .371 39.6 22.8 5.6 4.81 3.82
Player 4160 795 73 9.2 6.5 89.6 115.5 15.9 34.5 .253 .424 .333 .312 .378 41.3 22.6 5.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Pfaadt relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(33.3%) ,
Sweeper
(28.4%) ,
Sinker
(22.3%) ,
Changeup
(10.8%) ,
Curveball
(4.6%) ,
Split Finger
(0.6%) ,


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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
2023 32.6 33.9 25.2 8.4 42.6 35.2 22.1 3.0 22.5 31.5 25.5 5.7 11.7 8.3
2024 42.7 28.2 22.7 6.4 43.5 31.8 24.7 3.0 29.0 26.2 28.8 4.8 7.6 5.4
Player 38.9 30.3 23.6 7.2 43.1 33.1 23.8 3.0 26.5 28.2 27.5 5.2 9.2 6.5
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.7 7.0 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 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: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Curveball AZ R 116 80.5 49.2 -2.2 -4 13.2 4.2 46
2024 Changeup AZ R 276 87.4 32.3 0.4 1 15.4 1.1 7
2024 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 848 93.7 16.3 -0.8 -5 5.5 -2.1 -27
2024 Sweeper AZ R 724 84.8 31.5 -4.9 -14 11.3 -1.9 -15
2024 Split-Finger AZ R 16 89.6 25.7 -5.4 -17 4.1 -7.4 -64
2024 Sinker AZ R 566 93.6 24.8 1.5 6 15.1 0.0 0
2023 Curveball AZ R 89 78.8 51.9 -2.1 -4 13.2 3.5 36
2023 Sinker AZ R 160 93.1 24.4 0.8 4 15.5 0.3 2
2023 Changeup AZ R 196 86.7 33.2 0.9 3 15.8 1.3 9
2023 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 730 93.7 15.7 -0.1 -1 6.3 -1.3 -17
2023 Sweeper AZ R 435 83.8 33.0 -4.5 -12 11.8 -1.5 -11
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 0.1 1 848 33.3 209 .280 .468 .360 20.6 15.8 14.9 .288 .509 .375 49.4
2024 Sweeper -1.3 -9 724 28.4 210 .210 .445 .287 35.3 34.3 23.0 .194 .355 .245 31.8
2024 Sinker -0.8 -4 567 22.3 186 .297 .383 .345 11.0 21.5 26.3 .269 .363 .298 37.8
2024 Changeup 0.9 3 276 10.8 72 .246 .261 .249 31.9 19.4 23.7 .237 .284 .241 33.9
2024 Curveball -2.1 -2 116 4.6 18 .500 .625 .517 23.9 5.6 6.3 .471 .710 .527 46.7
2024 Split-Finger -3.8 -1 16 0.6 5 .200 .800 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 .282 .676 .397 40.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.4 -10 730 45.3 175 .327 .654 .430 17.6 14.9 13.4 .286 .543 .371 49.3
2023 Sweeper 1.7 8 435 27.0 147 .180 .323 .264 33.7 32.0 25.1 .180 .316 .245 36.0
2023 Changeup -4.0 -8 196 12.2 46 .400 .711 .497 33.0 19.6 16.7 .362 .592 .411 52.8
2023 Sinker -2.1 -3 160 9.9 35 .313 .563 .426 18.8 20.0 33.3 .274 .507 .362 40.0
2023 Curveball -1.9 -2 89 5.5 18 .294 .529 .369 29.4 27.8 27.8 .185 .314 .239 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 269 87.4 82 16.4 1:45 2:45 -60
2024 Curveball 116 80.5 71 16.9 8:00 7:45 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 847 93.7 72 15.3 1:15 12:45 30
2024 Split-Finger 15 89.7 78 8.6 1:30 1:00 30
2024 Sinker 564 93.6 78 16.7 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 Sweeper 721 84.8 39 13.2 9:00 9:45 -45
2023 Changeup 192 86.7 86 16.7 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Curveball 89 78.8 76 17.4 7:45 7:45 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 730 93.7 77 16.2 1:15 12:45 30
2023 Sinker 160 93.1 83 17.4 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Sweeper 434 83.8 43 13.5 8:45 9:45 -60
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 508 1,940 -6 6 -10 -5 -15
2024 700 2,547 -5 13 -15 -7 -13
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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 %
2023 1,612 53.1 67.2 82.1 29.1 54.5 43.2 63.9 49.3 25.0 8.2 76.7
2024 2,548 52.6 67.1 84.0 29.5 54.1 43.9 70.8 49.3 24.3 7.8 77.5
Player 4,160 52.8 67.1 83.2 29.3 54.2 43.7 68.2 49.3 24.6 8.0 77.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2023 37 35 18 12 67 16 3 20 16 40 82 42 53 41 92 49 80
2024 58 33 47 55 70 7 55 35 41 49 86 43 59 44 94 62 74
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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 %
2023 23.4 25 24.6 0 11 12 15 60.0
2024 23.9 21 19.5 2 7 19 7 33.3
Player 23.6 46 44.0 2 18 31 22 47.8
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
2023 25 22 21 28 28 26 26 22 27 19 24 28 27 20 27 28 26 23 23 28 19 22 35 27 21 18 26 27 25 23 21
2024 21 19 19 19 18 18 21 16 16 14 18 19 23 18 19 16 17 14 20 24 21 20 29 23 16 19 21 21 26 19 21
Player 46 41 40 47 46 44 47 38 43 33 42 47 50 38 46 44 43 37 43 52 40 42 64 50 37 37 47 48 51 42 42
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 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.5 93.7 0.2
Offspeed Velocity 86.7 87.5 0.8
Breaking Velocity 82.9 84.2 1.3
Exit Velocity 90.1 89.3 -0.8
Launch Angle 18.2 14.5 -3.7
Barrel % 11.7 7.6 -4.1
Hard Hit % 44.0 39.6 -4.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.2 32.8 -4.4
xBA .253 .253 0.000
BA .282 .264 -0.018
xwOBA .325 .305 -0.020
wOBA .362 .315 -0.047
xSLG .457 .405 -0.052
SLG .534 .422 -0.112
K% 22.3 22.8 0.5
BB% 6.2 5.6 -0.6
Swing % 49.3 49.3 0.0
Whiff% 25.0 24.3 -0.7
In Zone % 53.1 52.6 -0.5
Out of Zone % 46.9 47.4 0.5
Out of Zone Swing % 29.1 29.5 0.4
First Pitch Swing % 34.0 39.9 5.9
First Pitch Strike % 63.9 70.8 6.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 421 .362 226 5 2.2 195 118 60.5
2024 Shades 698 .315 348 3 0.9 350 149 42.6
! 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 %
2023 458 16.2 26.2% 0.4% 259 20.0 1.5% 0.4%
2024 705 15.7 32.5% 0.1% 378 20.2 0.0% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution