A.J. Puk

#35 - Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	4/25/1995 (28)
Height, Weight	6'7", 248 lb
Hometown	Cedar Rapids, IA

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	6	14.2	3.07	1.23	29.2%	4.6%	36.4%

	28^th 1 Sv	217^th 18 IP	118^th 4.47 ERA	138^th 1.39 WHIP	71^st 23.5% K%	39^th 10.1% BB%	7^th 29.4% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	95.6	15.2%	20.3%	48.8%	5.31	2.12

	82^nd 93.5 FB MPH	69^th 12.3% SwStr%	85^th 25.1% HC%	126^th 45.7% GB%	45^th 5.06 PLV	15^th 4.40 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2019	OAK	10	0	11.1	2	0	3.18	-	3.40	-	1.32	7.9	27.7%	10.6%	.321	-	-	0.79	-	80.9%	14.4%	31.7%	-
2021	OAK	12	0	13.1	0	3	6.08	3.57	3.33	3.37	1.80	12.2	24.6%	9.2%	.415	32.8%	53.7%	0.68	14.3%	67.8%	10.7%	28.4%	4.97
2022	OAK	62	0	66.1	4	3	3.12	3.74	3.69	3.71	1.15	7.2	27.0%	8.2%	.286	21.5%	48.5%	0.95	12.5%	77.4%	13.9%	31.8%	4.96
2023	MIA	15	0	14.2	3	1	3.07	2.07	3.28	3.69	1.23	9.2	29.2%	4.6%	.333	20.3%	48.8%	1.23	11.1%	74.1%	15.2%	36.4%	5.31
RP MLB Percentile		44	0	36	88	25	66	96	69	66	60	33	79	88	25	75	64	36	53	52	79	98	86
RP MLB AVG		16	0	18.0	1	1	4.47	4.40	4.34	4.27	1.39	8.5	23.5%	10.1%	.294	25.1%	45.7%	-	13.6%	72.1%	12.3%	29.4%	5.06
4 Years		99	0	105.2	9	7	3.49	-	-	-	1.26	8.2	27.1%	8.1%	.316	22.1%	49.4%	0.94	13.6%	75.6%	13.7%	32.0%	5.02

Repertoire

Slider | 50%
Four-Seamer | 46%
Changeup | 3%
Sinker | 1%
Curveball | 0%
All Pitches

2019 2021 2022 2023 All

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	89.6	18.8%	-	-	18.4%	7.9%	26.3%	60.5%	52.6%	-	-	.273	.335	.286	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	86.7	29.6%	26.2%	41.7%	19.4%	12.5%	31.9%	56.9%	48.6%	55.6%	0.0%	.316	.316	.600	-	.238	.262	36.8%	2,220
2022	86.9	38.1%	38.6%	49.3%	20.1%	17.2%	37.3%	70.6%	65.7%	37.7%	36.1%	.202	.255	.298	13.6%	.180	.256	19.2%	2,234
2023	84.3	50.0%	38.9%	42.4%	16.8%	17.6%	34.4%	68.0%	64.8%	33.3%	66.7%	.160	.202	.167	8.3%	.123	.156	12.5%	2,327
RP MLB Percentile	49	85	81	59	64	65	69	83	88	30	87	70	71	76	50	81	85	72	39
RP MLB AVG	84.1	32.6%	28.9%	40.4%	14.2%	15.3%	29.5%	59.6%	54.5%	41.2%	36.7%	.229	.290	.286	13.2%	.223	.286	21.1%	2,400

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	.238	.262	.475	.477	36.8%	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	98.4	-	1.9	1.7	0.8	2.6	5.6	6.8	2,220
2022	.180	.256	.228	.386	19.2%	11.5%	44.3%	26.0%	86.8	84.1	16.5	1.0	0.8	3.2	5.5	7.0	2,234
2023	.123	.156	.122	.208	12.5%	0.0%	15.8%	12.0%	88.2	86.1	28.4	3.4	3.5	3.3	5.2	7.1	2,327
RP MLB Percentile	81	85	87	82	72	53	95	92	42	59	14	51	89	99	16	95	39
RP MLB AVG	.223	.286	.268	.354	21.1%	6.8%	39.7%	26.5%	86.5	86.4	15.0	4.0	1.2	-0.9	5.6	6.3	2,400

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	38	11	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	23	15	.273	.545	.335
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	72	20	5	1	0	0	9	1	0	0	41	31	.316	.368	.316
2022	408	104	12	4	1	3	39	2	2	1	288	120	.202	.354	.255
2023	125	25	2	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	85	40	.160	.320	.202
RP MLB Percentile	77	69	37	21	5	8	61	58	19	24	79	30	70	53	71
RP MLB AVG	82	21	2	1	0	1	6	1	0	0	51	31	.229	.382	.290

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	55.6%	44.4%	0.0%	0.0%	-	30.0%	60.0%	10.0%	11.1%	0.0%	44.4%	11.1%	33.3%	11.1%	44.4%
2022	37.7%	26.2%	36.1%	11.5%	13.6%	52.5%	31.1%	16.4%	18.4%	6.6%	21.3%	27.9%	29.5%	3.3%	36.1%
2023	33.3%	5.6%	66.7%	16.7%	8.3%	44.4%	38.9%	16.7%	18.4%	0.0%	33.3%	55.6%	5.6%	11.1%	16.7%
RP MLB Percentile	30	82	87	72	50	40	67	38	81	0	57	86	82	19	86
RP MLB AVG	41.2%	22.2%	36.7%	10.9%	13.2%	47.2%	31.6%	21.2%	14.2%	4.7%	30.1%	29.2%	23.6%	5.7%	35.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	-	-	-	-	.273	.335	.286	.375	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	36.8%	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	.316	.316	.600	.600	.238	.262	.475	.477	98.4	-	1.9
2022	19.2%	11.5%	44.3%	26.0%	.202	.255	.298	.333	.180	.256	.228	.386	86.8	84.1	16.5
2023	12.5%	0.0%	15.8%	12.0%	.160	.202	.167	.211	.123	.156	.122	.208	88.2	86.1	28.4
RP MLB Percentile	72	53	95	92	70	71	76	77	81	85	87	82	42	59	14
RP MLB AVG	21.1%	6.8%	39.7%	26.5%	.229	.290	.286	.317	.223	.286	.268	.354	86.5	86.4	15.0

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	-	-	18.4%	7.9%	26.3%	60.5%	52.6%	35.0%	52.6%	65.0%	-	-	12.5%	-	40.0%	40.0%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	26.2%	41.7%	19.4%	12.5%	31.9%	56.9%	48.6%	43.8%	44.4%	56.3%	27.3%	71.4%	16.7%	24.0%	60.0%	53.3%
2022	38.6%	49.3%	20.1%	17.2%	37.3%	70.6%	65.7%	37.6%	53.4%	62.4%	27.5%	82.6%	21.2%	25.4%	70.3%	62.4%
2023	38.9%	42.4%	16.8%	17.6%	34.4%	68.0%	64.8%	33.3%	50.4%	66.7%	50.0%	80.0%	25.3%	32.6%	52.9%	50.0%
RP MLB Percentile	81	59	64	65	69	83	88	50	72	50	40	58	71	65	32	42
RP MLB AVG	28.9%	40.4%	14.2%	15.3%	29.5%	59.6%	54.5%	31.9%	44.3%	68.1%	47.3%	82.4%	21.1%	28.4%	56.4%	48.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	63.2%	5.3%	31.6%	-	12.5%	25.0%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	16.7%	30.6%	52.8%	9.7%	18.1%	72.2%	5.6%	27.8%	41.7%	58.3%	6.9%	34.7%	41.7%	14.3%	36.0%
2022	26.5%	25.7%	47.8%	12.0%	21.1%	66.9%	6.9%	37.7%	36.5%	59.1%	7.1%	33.8%	49.3%	13.3%	28.3%
2023	27.2%	20.0%	52.8%	12.0%	17.6%	70.4%	2.4%	30.4%	49.6%	63.2%	2.4%	34.4%	42.4%	7.6%	14.0%
RP MLB Percentile	78	41	34	33	31	74	20	67	44	69	83	53	59	25	27
RP MLB AVG	20.2%	22.1%	57.7%	17.5%	21.9%	60.6%	5.8%	25.2%	52.7%	59.1%	7.4%	33.5%	40.4%	12.4%	20.0%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2019	38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	72	5.56	400	54.2%	19.4%	26.4%	27.8%	1.5	2.99	+1
2022	408	5.28	1,875	47.0%	24.5%	28.5%	18.6%	0.0	2.74	-2
2023	125	5.52	690	56.0%	39.2%	4.8%	51.2%	-0.9	2.25	+3
RP MLB Percentile	77	73	77	77	94	88	88	81	-	16
RP MLB AVG	82	5.23	433	48.4%	22.7%	28.9%	19.5%	0.7	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	97.1	51.5%	-	-	12.5%	22.1%	34.6%	66.3%	62.5%	-	-	.190	.226	.308	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	94.9	36.2%	17.1%	53.4%	9.1%	19.3%	28.4%	63.6%	56.8%	42.9%	28.6%	.300	.351	.429	0.0%	.241	.312	32.0%	2,219
2022	96.7	46.9%	22.9%	52.3%	11.1%	19.3%	30.4%	64.4%	59.4%	46.8%	41.8%	.217	.313	.273	12.1%	.233	.329	26.5%	2,276
2023	95.6	46.0%	34.7%	57.4%	13.9%	25.2%	39.1%	73.9%	65.2%	61.9%	28.6%	.323	.356	.474	16.7%	.235	.283	27.0%	2,235
RP MLB Percentile	76	59	82	86	77	89	96	93	86	89	27	30	43	17	40	55	73	55	46
RP MLB AVG	92.8	42.1%	25.6%	48.7%	10.2%	17.4%	27.6%	63.7%	58.0%	36.6%	38.8%	.260	.356	.299	15.3%	.264	.364	29.4%	2,226

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	.241	.312	.344	.307	32.0%	0.0%	50.0%	28.0%	94.4	90.3	15.2	5.8	8.4	2.3	5.7	6.9	2,219
2022	.233	.329	.295	.387	26.5%	7.6%	42.0%	25.4%	87.8	85.2	14.5	8.2	7.2	3.2	5.4	7.1	2,276
2023	.235	.283	.348	.350	27.0%	4.8%	38.1%	21.6%	85.3	83.1	9.8	7.4	8.0	3.2	5.3	7.1	2,235
RP MLB Percentile	55	73	31	63	55	60	67	75	89	87	79	90	18	99	14	92	46
RP MLB AVG	.264	.364	.301	.412	29.4%	10.4%	45.9%	29.5%	91.0	89.2	17.3	5.0	9.1	-0.8	5.7	6.4	2,226

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	104	23	3	1	0	0	8	2	0	0	69	35	.190	.238	.226
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	88	25	6	0	0	0	6	4