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Brad Ziegler

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	10/10/1979 (42)
Height, Weight	6'4", 220 lb
Hometown	Pratt, KS

2018 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	3	20.2	4.79	1.09	15.9%	6.1%	26.4%				84.2	11.6%	35.4%	71.9%	4.46	.328

	66^th 3 Sv	287^th 43 IP	258^th 4.12 ERA	68^th 1.35 WHIP	303^rd 23.0% K%	55^th 9.1% BB%	268^th 28.7% CSW%				- 92.4 FB MPH	202^nd 12.3% SwStr%	347^th 23.3% HC%	5^th 46.7% GB%	228^th 4.22 xERA	232^nd .313 xwOBA

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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%
2018	ARI/MIA	21	0	20.2	0	1	4.79	4.46	5.18	3.15	1.09	7.6	16.4%	8.2%	.286	.292	30.9%	73.1%	34.8%	67.1%	10.7%	26.0%
RP MLB AVG		40	0	43.0	2	2	4.12	4.22	4.11	4.08	1.35	8.5	23.1%	9.2%	.298	.292	23.2%	46.6%	13.8%	73.9%	12.3%	28.7%
1 Year		21	0	20.2	0	1	4.79	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.09	7.6	16.4%	8.2%	.286	.292	30.9%	73.1%	34.8%	67.1%	10.7%	26.0%

Repertoire

Sinker | 73%
Curveball | 18%
Changeup | 8%
Four-Seamer | 0%
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2018 All

Show 2018 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	84.4	72.8%	31.7%	43.1%	7.3%	17.6%	25.0%	67.1%	60.1%	80.3%	6.2%	.284	.318	.286	36.4%	.285	.325	39.9%	1,876
RP MLB AVG	92.4	29.1%	26.0%	44.8%	6.9%	16.4%	23.3%	61.9%	55.1%	55.5%	23.3%	.294	.359	.308	13.1%	.293	.363	30.3%	2,155

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.285	.325	.286	.292	39.9%	3.9%	27.9%	23.9%	91.7	88.3	-7.5	1.0	-0.9	-2.7	2.8	5.8	1,876
RP MLB AVG	.293	.363	.303	.319	30.3%	5.7%	36.1%	28.3%	88.1	86.7	6.1	1.2	0.8	-0.9	5.7	6.1	2,155

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	777	209	44	5	1	4	13	16	1	1	521	256	.284	.384	.318
RP MLB AVG	141	38	7	2	0	1	5	3	1	0	92	49	.294	.448	.359

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	80.3%	13.5%	6.2%	0.0%	36.4%	49.4%	19.7%	31.5%	19.0%	1.7%	65.7%	4.5%	22.5%	1.7%	19.1%
RP MLB AVG	55.5%	21.2%	23.3%	5.6%	13.1%	47.1%	20.5%	32.5%	17.8%	4.6%	40.5%	18.9%	24.5%	5.9%	30.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	39.9%	3.9%	27.9%	23.9%	.284	.318	.286	.302	.285	.325	.286	.292	91.7	88.3	-7.5
RP MLB AVG	30.3%	5.7%	36.1%	28.3%	.294	.359	.308	.331	.293	.363	.303	.319	88.1	86.7	6.1

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%
2018	31.7%	43.1%	7.3%	17.6%	25.0%	67.1%	60.1%	14.8%	49.4%	85.2%	73.6%	91.8%	20.5%	28.8%	63.6%	48.3%
RP MLB AVG	26.0%	44.8%	6.9%	16.4%	23.3%	61.9%	55.1%	15.2%	45.4%	84.8%	75.6%	89.7%	19.4%	22.9%	56.4%	43.1%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	42.5%	25.2%	32.3%	1.5%	12.9%	85.6%	3.1%	25.9%	48.9%	69.1%	35.0%	13.4%	43.1%	18.4%	12.5%
RP MLB AVG	54.9%	21.7%	23.4%	26.5%	28.6%	44.9%	6.1%	32.7%	45.6%	64.2%	31.8%	20.0%	44.8%	17.6%	14.3%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	73.9	18.5%	32.1%	30.5%	19.3%	10.7%	29.9%	55.8%	51.3%	37.0%	29.6%	.164	.237	.280	25.0%	.182	.236	6.9%	2,113
RP MLB AVG	78.4	21.2%	25.6%	39.8%	11.7%	18.2%	29.9%	57.5%	51.9%	45.9%	29.7%	.267	.328	.331	12.9%	.237	.290	21.9%	2,422

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.182	.236	.329	.211	6.9%	7.4%	33.3%	15.5%	78.4	83.7	14.8	0.9	0.9	-2.4	3.6	5.8	2,113
RP MLB AVG	.237	.290	.299	.260	21.9%	5.0%	36.7%	24.9%	87.8	86.0	11.0	0.7	-0.6	-0.9	5.9	5.6	2,422

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	197	58	3	4	0	2	28	3	0	0	110	87	.164	.345	.237
RP MLB AVG	76	18	2	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	45	31	.267	.446	.328

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	37.0%	33.3%	29.6%	14.8%	25.0%	55.6%	14.8%	29.6%	12.2%	7.4%	37.0%	22.2%	22.2%	3.7%	40.7%
RP MLB AVG	45.9%	24.8%	29.7%	5.8%	12.9%	57.3%	19.3%	24.0%	12.5%	4.4%	33.9%	25.1%	25.7%	6.3%	35.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	6.9%	7.4%	33.3%	15.5%	.164	.237	.280	.333	.182	.236	.329	.211	78.4	83.7	14.8
RP MLB AVG	21.9%	5.0%	36.7%	24.9%	.267	.328	.331	.364	.237	.290	.299	.260	87.8	86.0	11.0

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%
2018	32.1%	30.5%	19.3%	10.7%	29.9%	55.8%	51.3%	42.7%	45.2%	57.3%	52.3%	62.2%	22.2%	29.3%	72.0%	72.0%
RP MLB AVG	25.6%	39.8%	11.7%	18.2%	29.9%	57.5%	51.9%	29.6%	39.3%	70.4%	49.2%	83.1%	25.2%	25.7%	53.2%	46.7%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	16.2%	16.8%	67.0%	3.0%	17.8%	79.2%	4.6%	17.3%	66.0%	36.5%	4.6%	62.4%	30.5%	9.7%	22.8%
RP MLB AVG	32.6%	24.0%	43.5%	21.2%	20.8%	58.0%	5.9%	27.2%	48.8%	62.2%	14.2%	33.3%	39.8%	11.3%	19.4%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	76.3	8.3%	33.8%	27.0%	21.3%	4.5%	25.8%	55.1%	48.3%	60.0%	20.0%	.207	.289	.222	50.0%	.211	.276	20.0%	1,955
RP MLB AVG	85.1	14.6%	31.7%	33.6%	14.2%	9.2%	23.5%	56.2%	50.5%	52.3%	27.8%	.253	.305	.285	13.2%	.244	.293	21.1%	1,768

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.211	.276	.252	.260	20.0%	10.0%	45.0%	30.0%	86.0	92.9	-0.6	0.5	-1.0	-2.8	2.8	6.2	1,955
RP MLB AVG	.244	.293	.282	.266	21.1%	5.0%	32.7%	24.1%	85.8	86.0	8.6	1.1	0.6	-0.9	5.8	6.1	1,768

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	89	30	3	1	0	2	9	0	1	0	49	40	.207	.448	.289
RP MLB AVG	59	16	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	36	23	.253	.417	.305

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	60.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	50.0%	55.0%	20.0%	25.0%	6.7%	15.0%	25.0%	15.0%	30.0%	5.0%	35.0%
RP MLB AVG	52.3%	19.9%	27.8%	7.6%	13.2%	54.1%	19.0%	26.9%	14.8%	3.7%	40.7%	23.1%	22.4%	5.0%	31.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	20.0%	10.0%	45.0%	30.0%	.207	.289	.222	.300	.211	.276	.252	.260	86.0	92.9	-0.6
RP MLB AVG	21.1%	5.0%	32.7%	24.1%	.253	.305	.285	.314	.244	.293	.282	.266	85.8	86.0	8.6

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%
2018	33.8%	27.0%	21.3%	4.5%	25.8%	55.1%	48.3%	42.2%	50.6%	57.8%	40.9%	73.9%	6.9%	46.7%	33.3%	33.3%
RP MLB AVG	31.7%	33.6%	14.2%	9.2%	23.5%	56.2%	50.5%	29.9%	47.0%	70.1%	58.8%	79.1%	12.2%	29.1%	52.8%	40.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	65.2%	27.0%	7.9%	0.0%	6.7%	93.3%	4.5%	11.2%	61.8%	65.2%	2.2%	33.7%	27.0%	19.0%	30.0%
RP MLB AVG	61.2%	21.9%	16.9%	17.5%	21.2%	61.3%	4.3%	20.2%	58.0%	61.3%	24.3%	30.0%	33.6%	15.6%	16.0%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	86.0	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,934
RP MLB AVG	93.5	47.8%	25.3%	49.4%	9.8%	17.2%	27.0%	64.6%	59.0%	38.3%	38.7%	.265	.359	.296	15.9%	.266	.360	27.4%	2,268

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	-2.1	5.4	5.6	1,934
RP MLB AVG	.266	.360	.295	.311	27.4%	8.2%	39.8%	26.8%	89.6	87.5	17.3	0.6	1.3	-0.9	5.9	6.1	2,268

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	279	69	9	3	0	2	15	8	1	0	182	97	.265	.473	.359

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	38.3%	23.1%	38.7%	12.1%	15.9%	40.0%	21.4%	38.9%	20.8%	3.4%	25.7%	31.1%	24.7%	7.0%	36.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	27.4%	8.2%	39.8%	26.8%	.265	.359	.296	.339	.266	.360	.295	.311	89.6	87.5	17.3

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%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-
RP MLB AVG	25.3%	49.4%	9.8%	17.2%	27.0%	64.6%	59.0%	20.6%	47.4%	79.4%	70.4%	82.7%	22.2%	21.4%	60.9%	49.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%
RP MLB AVG	34.1%	26.2%	39.7%	42.2%	27.8%	29.9%	7.5%	29.0%	44.8%	56.0%	31.9%	28.3%	49.4%	13.9%	17.0%

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
Sinker	84.4	72.8%	31.7%	43.1%	7.3%	17.6%	25.0%	67.1%	60.1%	80.3%	6.2%	.284	.318	.286	36.4%	.285	.325	39.9%	1,876
Curveball	73.9	18.5%	32.1%	30.5%	19.3%	10.7%	29.9%	55.8%	51.3%	37.0%	29.6%	.164	.237	.280	25.0%	.182	.236	6.9%	2,113
Changeup	76.3	8.3%	33.8%	27.0%	21.3%	4.5%	25.8%	55.1%	48.3%	60.0%	20.0%	.207	.289	.222	50.0%	.211	.276	20.0%	1,955
Four-Seamer	86.0	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,934

Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
Sinker	777	209	44	5	1	4	13	16	1	1	521	256	.284	.384	.318
Curveball	197	58	3	4	0	2	28	3	0	0	110	87	.164	.345	.237
Changeup	89	30	3	1	0	2	9	0	1	0	49	40	.207	.448	.289
Four-Seamer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	-

Pitch Type	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
Sinker	.285	.325	.286	.292	39.9%	3.9%	27.9%	23.9%	91.7	88.3	-7.5	1.0	-0.9	-2.7	2.8	5.8	1,876
Curveball	.182	.236	.329	.211	6.9%	7.4%	33.3%	15.5%	78.4	83.7	14.8	0.9	0.9	-2.4	3.6	5.8	2,113
Changeup	.211	.276	.252	.260	20.0%	10.0%	45.0%	30.0%	86.0	92.9	-0.6	0.5	-1.0	-2.8	2.8	6.2	1,955
Four-Seamer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0	1.0	-2.1	5.4	5.6	1,934

Pitch Type	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
Sinker	80.3%	13.5%	6.2%	0.0%	36.4%	49.4%	19.7%	31.5%	19.0%	1.7%	65.7%	4.5%	22.5%	1.7%	19.1%
Curveball	37.0%	33.3%	29.6%	14.8%	25.0%	55.6%	14.8%	29.6%	12.2%	7.4%	37.0%	22.2%	22.2%	3.7%	40.7%
Changeup	60.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	50.0%	55.0%	20.0%	25.0%	6.7%	15.0%	25.0%	15.0%	30.0%	5.0%	35.0%
Four-Seamer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pitch Type	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
Sinker	39.9%	3.9%	27.9%	23.9%	.284	.318	.286	.302	.285	.325	.286	.292	91.7	88.3	-7.5
Curveball	6.9%	7.4%	33.3%	15.5%	.164	.237	.280	.333	.182	.236	.329	.211	78.4	83.7	14.8
Changeup	20.0%	10.0%	45.0%	30.0%	.207	.289	.222	.300	.211	.276	.252	.260	86.0