A.J. Puk

#33 - Relief Pitcher

Oakland Athletics

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	4/25/1995 (27)
Height, Weight	6'7", 248 lb
Hometown	Cedar Rapids, IA

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	4	62.1	3.18	1.12	27.5%	7.6%	31.7%				96.8	13.7%	21.2%	47.5%	3.66	.299

	62^nd 3 Sv	28^th 41 IP	129^th 3.99 ERA	95^th 1.30 WHIP	85^th 23.5% K%	116^th 9.2% BB%	74^th 29.2% CSW%				42^nd 94.1 FB MPH	114^th 12.8% SwStr%	83^rd 24.9% HC%	145^th 45.4% GB%	159^th 3.98 xERA	163^rd .306 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
1	53	4.42	1.34	23.8%	8.5%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2019	OAK	10	0	11.1	2	0	3.18	3.34	3.40	5.58	1.32	8.1	27.7%	10.6%	.321	.302	14.0%	52.0%	11.1%	80.9%	14.4%	31.7%
2021	OAK	12	0	13.1	0	3	6.08	3.57	3.33	3.37	1.80	12.4	24.6%	9.2%	.415	.321	32.8%	53.7%	14.3%	67.8%	10.7%	28.4%
2022	OAK	58	0	62.1	3	2	3.18	3.61	3.66	3.63	1.12	7.2	27.5%	7.6%	.283	.258	21.2%	47.5%	13.0%	76.6%	13.7%	31.7%
RP MLB AVG		38	0	41.0	2	2	3.99	3.98	3.91	3.92	1.30	8.2	23.5%	9.3%	.292	.278	24.7%	45.2%	11.8%	72.3%	12.8%	29.2%
3 Years		80	0	87.0	5	5	3.62	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.25	8.1	27.0%	8.3%	.312	.275	22.3%	49.1%	12.9%	75.2%	13.3%	31.2%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 48%
Slider | 37%
Sinker | 15%
Changeup | 0%
Curveball | 0%
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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%	18.2%	57.7%	12.5%	22.1%	34.6%	66.3%	62.5%	38.5%	46.2%	.190	.226	.308	0.0%	.229	.260	13.0%	2,259
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	96.8	47.6%	23.7%	52.4%	11.3%	19.2%	30.5%	64.5%	59.7%	46.1%	43.4%	.207	.303	.257	12.1%	.226	.323	25.2%	2,277
RP MLB AVG	94.1	43.2%	26.3%	49.1%	10.7%	16.8%	27.4%	64.5%	59.2%	35.9%	41.2%	.255	.347	.302	11.8%	.252	.351	28.5%	2,263

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.229	.260	.370	.354	13.0%	0.0%	30.8%	17.4%	88.1	81.9	22.0	0.9	1.2	3.3	6.2	6.9	2,259
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	.226	.323	.282	.381	25.2%	7.9%	41.0%	24.8%	87.2	85.2	15.0	8.2	7.1	3.2	5.4	7.1	2,277
RP MLB AVG	.252	.351	.293	.390	28.5%	8.7%	41.1%	26.4%	90.2	87.9	18.6	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,263

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	1	1	56	32	.300	.300	.351
2022	479	129	14	5	0	4	33	14	3	1	309	169	.207	.360	.303
RP MLB AVG	249	62	8	3	0	2	14	8	1	0	163	86	.255	.430	.347

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	38.5%	15.4%	46.2%	7.7%	0.0%	15.4%	30.8%	53.8%	19.2%	0.0%	15.4%	53.8%	30.8%	0.0%	23.1%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	42.9%	28.6%	28.6%	7.1%	0.0%	21.4%	64.3%	14.3%	19.3%	0.0%	21.4%	28.6%	50.0%	0.0%	35.7%
2022	46.1%	10.5%	43.4%	11.8%	12.1%	34.6%	30.8%	34.6%	17.7%	9.2%	23.7%	25.0%	27.6%	6.6%	31.6%
RP MLB AVG	35.9%	23.0%	41.2%	13.0%	11.8%	30.7%	35.6%	33.7%	21.0%	3.4%	23.3%	32.0%	24.8%	7.7%	37.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	13.0%	0.0%	30.8%	17.4%	.190	.226	.308	.308	.229	.260	.370	.354	88.1	81.9	22.0
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	32.0%	0.0%	50.0%	28.0%	.300	.351	.429	.429	.241	.312	.344	.307	94.4	90.3	15.2
2022	25.2%	7.9%	41.0%	24.8%	.207	.303	.257	.295	.226	.323	.282	.381	87.2	85.2	15.0
RP MLB AVG	28.5%	8.7%	41.1%	26.4%	.255	.347	.302	.336	.252	.351	.293	.390	90.2	87.9	18.6

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	18.2%	57.7%	12.5%	22.1%	34.6%	66.3%	62.5%	28.3%	44.2%	71.7%	62.5%	73.7%	25.4%	11.1%	74.1%	70.4%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	17.1%	53.4%	9.1%	19.3%	28.4%	63.6%	56.8%	20.5%	44.3%	79.5%	71.4%	81.3%	19.5%	16.0%	63.2%	47.4%
2022	23.7%	52.4%	11.3%	19.2%	30.5%	64.5%	59.7%	24.9%	45.3%	75.1%	66.7%	77.9%	24.3%	16.1%	64.2%	47.7%
RP MLB AVG	26.3%	49.1%	10.7%	16.8%	27.4%	64.5%	59.2%	22.2%	47.7%	77.8%	69.5%	81.2%	21.6%	21.8%	61.1%	50.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	26.0%	22.1%	51.9%	25.0%	28.8%	46.2%	4.8%	34.6%	43.3%	56.7%	37.5%	26.0%	57.7%	10.2%	29.6%
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	28.4%	30.7%	40.9%	44.3%	31.8%	23.9%	6.8%	28.4%	40.9%	46.6%	40.9%	28.4%	53.4%	14.6%	24.0%
2022	43.0%	23.2%	33.8%	42.4%	29.6%	28.0%	6.9%	35.9%	40.9%	53.2%	24.4%	35.1%	52.4%	14.1%	19.6%
RP MLB AVG	34.8%	27.6%	37.7%	48.3%	26.6%	25.1%	7.5%	29.5%	42.9%	54.7%	31.6%	29.5%	49.1%	13.0%	17.3%

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%	34.8%	39.5%	18.4%	7.9%	26.3%	60.5%	52.6%	87.5%	12.5%	.273	.335	.286	100.0%	.219	.245	27.3%	2,214
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	87.0	36.8%	39.0%	49.5%	20.0%	17.3%	37.3%	71.4%	66.2%	35.2%	37.0%	.211	.265	.314	15.0%	.175	.250	19.4%	2,233
RP MLB AVG	84.1	33.9%	31.9%	40.5%	16.0%	15.2%	31.2%	61.5%	56.6%	41.5%	37.0%	.215	.282	.274	13.8%	.208	.279	20.4%	2,411

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.219	.245	.249	.337	27.3%	0.0%	12.5%	9.1%	87.9	95.7	-5.1	0.2	0.4	3.3	6.2	6.7	2,214
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	.175	.250	.215	.392	19.4%	11.1%	44.4%	25.8%	87.8	85.5	17.6	1.0	0.8	3.2	5.5	7.0	2,233
RP MLB AVG	.208	.279	.261	.355	20.4%	7.1%	35.6%	22.6%	86.1	86.1	15.1	3.7	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.2	2,411

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	370	93	11	4	1	3	36	2	1	1	264	106	.211	.378	.265
RP MLB AVG	187	47	5	2	0	1	14	3	1	1	117	69	.215	.367	.282

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	87.5%	0.0%	12.5%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	13.2%	0.0%	75.0%	12.5%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%
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	35.2%	27.8%	37.0%	11.1%	15.0%	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	19.5%	5.6%	20.4%	29.6%	29.6%	3.7%	38.9%
RP MLB AVG	41.5%	21.5%	37.0%	10.6%	13.8%	45.6%	32.6%	21.7%	14.5%	5.0%	29.7%	29.5%	23.3%	5.3%	34.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	27.3%	0.0%	12.5%	9.1%	.273	.335	.286	.375	.219	.245	.249	.337	87.9	95.7	-5.1
2020	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	36.8%	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	.316	.316	.600	.600	.238	.262	.475	.477	98.4	-	1.9
2022	19.4%	11.1%	44.4%	25.8%	.211	.265	.314	.352	.175	.250	.215	.392	87.8	85.5	17.6
RP MLB AVG	20.4%	7.1%	35.6%	22.6%	.215	.282	.274	.310	.208	.279	.261	.355	86.1	86.1	15.1

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	34.8%	39.5%	18.4%	7.9%	26.3%	60.5%	52.6%	35.0%	52.6%	65.0%	37.5%	83.3%	12.5%	33.3%	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	39.0%	49.5%	20.0%	17.3%	37.3%	71.4%	66.2%	37.0%	54.1%	63.0%	28.8%	82.7%	21.3%	25.0%	71.4%	62.6%
RP MLB AVG	31.9%	40.5%	16.0%	15.2%	31.2%	61.5%	56.6%	34.5%	46.3%	65.5%	45.9%	79.9%	21.0%	27.1%	59.5%	51.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	18.4%	18.4%	63.2%	21.1%