Ken Waldichuk

P · WSN

MLBAM 686610

Seasons

Yr	BF	K%	BB%	xwOBA	Pts	PPG
2026	40	20.0%	12.5%	0.414	10	1.67
2023	640	20.6%	11.1%	0.333	140	3.89
2022	146	22.6%	6.8%	0.332	57	8.14

2026 MLB Percentile Rankings

Season

40 BF this season — below qualified-pitcher cutoff. Bars ranked against qualified peers (faded to flag small sample).

Arsenal

FB Velocity

91.2

FB Spin

2379

Extension

6.68

Results

xwOBA

0.414

Barrel %

19.2

Hard-Hit %

38.5

K %

20.0

BB %

12.5

Chase %

24.7

Whiff %

25.8

Command & Stuff

Pitching+

Expected run-value conceded per pitch against a rational hitter, standardized against the season. 100 = avg · 110 = 1 SD better.

Pitching+

≈ 4th pctl

Stuff+

105

if they swing

Command+

out-of-zone take RV

Strike quality+

RV of in-zone pitches

Crushable pitches

8.8%

14 meatballs

Putaway counts (0-2, 1-2)

0.051

RV per pitch · league 0.042

+0.009 worse than avg · 49 pitches

Lower RV = more wasted whiff chances when they choose not to put hitters away.

Hitter's counts (3-0, 3-1, 2-0)

0.087

RV per pitch · league 0.029

+0.057 worse than avg · 14 pitches

How often they groove get-me-overs vs. nibble safely.

Based on 160 pitches. RV = Statcast delta_run_exp; lower = better for the pitcher.

Pitch Arsenal

Pitch	Usage	Velo	Spin	Whiff%	Zone%	CSW%	Chase%	xwOBA
CurveballCU	40.9%	81.5	2331	35.7%	44.3%	34.4%	29.4%	0.265
4-Seam FastballFF	32.9%	93.1	2408	5.9%	38.8%	16.3%	13.3%	0.447
CutterFC	18.1%	87.6	2326	28.6%	48.1%	33.3%	42.9%	0.793
SweeperST	6.7%	84.9	2292	33.3%	50.0%	40.0%	20.0%	0.376
ChangeupCH	1.3%	85.5	1932	—	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—

2026 Movement Profile (Induced Break)

MLB Avg.

	CU	FF	FC	ST	CH

Usage	41%	33%	18%	7%	1%
MPH	81.5	93.1	87.6	84.9	85.5
LHP Avg	79.0	93.2	88.1	81.0	84.6

2026 Tunneling

Where pitches are when the hitter commits — and where they end up. Tighter cluster on the left = more deceptive arsenal.

At Decision

23 ft out · ~280ms before arrival

At the Plate

Where they actually cross

CUFFFCSTCH

Decision point computed from Statcast kinematics (vx0/vy0/vz0, ax/ay/az) by projecting each pitch back to y = 23 ft. Coordinates in catcher’s view: 1B on the left, 3B on the right. LHP.

2026 Divergence from a Shared Origin

Every pitch type launched from the same decision-point — how far apart they end up by the plate. Bigger fan = harder arsenal to square up.

Distances from origin (in inches) show how far each pitch type separates itself from the common launch point by plate arrival. LHP.