Cole Waites

#56 - Relief Pitcher

San Francisco Giants

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	6/10/1998 (25)
Height, Weight	6'3", 180 lb
Hometown	Lawrenceville, GA

2023 Season Stats

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MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	2.1	15.43	3.43	13.3%	13.3%	24.6%

	183^rd 3 Sv	348^th 43 IP	348^th 4.18 ERA	348^th 1.33 WHIP	333^rd 23.6% K%	313^th 9.5% BB%	332^nd 29.3% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	95.8	9.2%	33.3%	54.5%	5.07	6.82

	76^th 94.3 FB MPH	302^nd 12.5% SwStr%	329^th 24.9% HC%	58^th 45.6% GB%	106^th 4.97 PLV	338^th 4.29 xERA

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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
2022	SF	7	0	5.2	0	0	3.18	5.77	6.38	6.11	1.76	9.5	16.0%	16.0%	.313	28.0%	35.3%	1.59	14.3%	93.0%	8.7%	23.1%	4.94
2023	SF	3	0	2.1	0	0	15.43	6.82	4.22	5.09	3.43	23.1	13.3%	13.3%	.545	33.3%	54.5%	0.00	0.0%	37.5%	9.2%	24.6%	5.07
RP MLB Percentile		0	0	0	0	78	0	3	45	12	0	0	4	10	0	5	83	99	99	0	13	4	68
RP MLB AVG		38	0	43.0	3	2	4.18	4.29	4.18	4.21	1.33	8.3	23.6%	9.5%	.294	24.9%	45.6%	1.08	13.0%	72.2%	12.5%	29.3%	4.97
2 Years		10	0	8.0	0	0	6.75	-	-	-	2.25	13.5	15.0%	15.0%	.407	30.0%	42.9%	1.13	12.5%	66.3%	8.9%	23.7%	4.99

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 69%
Slider | 31%
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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
2022	96.0	70.2%	20.5%	46.6%	2.7%	15.1%	17.8%	60.3%	53.4%	25.0%	41.7%	.333	.468	.364	20.0%	.289	.415	38.9%	2,256
2023	95.8	69.2%	28.6%	53.3%	8.9%	17.8%	26.7%	68.9%	60.0%	50.0%	12.5%	.400	.384	.500	0.0%	.319	.349	36.4%	2,411
RP MLB Percentile	76	96	65	74	36	60	41	78	55	82	2	6	33	3	84	18	49	19	84
RP MLB AVG	94.3	42.0%	26.1%	49.5%	10.6%	17.3%	27.9%	64.4%	58.8%	37.1%	39.5%	.262	.357	.310	15.8%	.258	.358	29.0%	2,261

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.289	.415	.307	.451	38.9%	8.3%	33.3%	22.2%	92.0	90.1	20.8	3.4	10.1	-1.6	5.4	7.2	2,256
2023	.319	.349	.397	.393	36.4%	12.5%	37.5%	27.3%	88.1	99.0	8.5	3.9	10.6	-1.6	5.2	7.1	2,411
RP MLB Percentile	18	49	8	50	19	25	64	43	78	1	88	29	88	32	11	92	84
RP MLB AVG	.258	.358	.300	.403	29.0%	9.7%	42.2%	26.8%	90.7	88.6	17.5	4.9	9.0	-0.7	5.7	6.4	2,261

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	73	18	2	2	0	1	3	3	0	0	44	29	.333	.667	.468
2023	45	11	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	31	14	.400	.400	.384
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	66	86	20	83	4	90	43	21	0	100	6	60	33
RP MLB AVG	240	59	8	2	0	2	14	7	1	0	156	84	.262	.459	.357

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	16.7%	20.0%	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	26.0%	8.3%	25.0%	33.3%	16.7%	8.3%	41.7%
2023	50.0%	37.5%	12.5%	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	62.5%	25.0%	24.4%	12.5%	37.5%	12.5%	25.0%	0.0%	50.0%
RP MLB Percentile	82	5	2	0	84	5	99	17	80	97	88	6	44	86	9
RP MLB AVG	37.1%	23.5%	39.5%	12.4%	15.8%	30.9%	34.9%	34.3%	20.6%	3.8%	24.2%	29.9%	24.7%	7.8%	37.9%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	38.9%	8.3%	33.3%	22.2%	.333	.468	.364	.417	.289	.415	.307	.451	92.0	90.1	20.8
2023	36.4%	12.5%	37.5%	27.3%	.400	.384	.500	.500	.319	.349	.397	.393	88.1	99.0	8.5
RP MLB Percentile	19	25	64	43	6	33	3	6	18	49	8	50	78	1	88
RP MLB AVG	29.0%	9.7%	42.2%	26.8%	.262	.357	.310	.351	.258	.358	.300	.403	90.7	88.6	17.5

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%
2022	20.5%	46.6%	2.7%	15.1%	17.8%	60.3%	53.4%	6.1%	45.2%	93.9%	100.0%	92.0%	27.8%	13.8%	75.0%	62.5%
2023	28.6%	53.3%	8.9%	17.8%	26.7%	68.9%	60.0%	17.4%	51.1%	82.6%	100.0%	76.5%	20.0%	13.3%	55.6%	44.4%
RP MLB Percentile	65	74	36	60	41	78	55	27	74	27	0	75	37	12	26	25
RP MLB AVG	26.1%	49.5%	10.6%	17.3%	27.9%	64.4%	58.8%	22.4%	47.1%	77.6%	67.4%	81.4%	22.0%	21.5%	60.6%	50.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	39.7%	34.2%	26.0%	35.6%	28.8%	35.6%	13.7%	30.1%	35.6%	49.3%	11.0%	39.7%	46.6%	11.1%	10.3%
2023	40.0%	31.1%	28.9%	31.1%	35.6%	33.3%	13.3%	15.6%	53.3%	44.4%	22.2%	33.3%	53.3%	15.0%	13.3%
RP MLB Percentile	71	75	14	4	97	85	96	2	92	7	8	73	74	70	23
RP MLB AVG	34.4%	28.2%	37.4%	50.5%	25.6%	23.9%	7.5%	29.4%	42.3%	55.0%	15.3%	29.8%	49.5%	13.1%	18.2%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	73	5.01	366	43.8%	21.9%	34.2%	9.6%	3.8	3.90	+3
2023	45	5.29	238	53.3%	8.9%	37.8%	15.6%	0.7	5.16	+2
RP MLB Percentile	0	93	0	91	1	59	59	41	-	24
RP MLB AVG	240	4.86	1,179	43.3%	17.0%	39.7%	3.6%	-	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	83.7	29.8%	47.1%	45.2%	22.6%	12.9%	35.5%	74.2%	71.0%	60.0%	40.0%	.167	.327	.200	0.0%	.163	.276	0.0%	2,264
2023	83.5	30.8%	28.6%	30.0%	10.0%	10.0%	20.0%	50.0%	40.0%	66.7%	0.0%	.667	.705	.667	-	.390	.529	25.0%	2,048
RP MLB Percentile	33	45	32	7	14	12	4	5	1	97	0	0	0	0	-	1	1	29	5
RP MLB AVG	84.5	34.1%	31.8%	41.0%	15.3%	15.0%	30.3%	61.6%	56.6%	41.1%	37.8%	.221	.288	.278	13.7%	.217	.289	21.3%	2,428

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.163	.276	.169	.248	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	87.9	90.8	9.4	2.4	0.5	-1.6	5.2	7.1	2,264
2023	.390	.529	.390	.474	25.0%	0.0%	33.3%	25.0%	86.2	-	-19.3	1.9	-1.3	-1.7	5.1	7.0	2,048
RP MLB Percentile	1	1	6	14	29	79	57	37	58	-	100	28	10	42	12	92	5
RP MLB AVG	.217	.289	.266	.361	21.3%	7.0%	36.4%	23.6%	86.5	86.6	15.4	3.9	1.0	-1.0	5.6	6.4	2,428

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	31	7	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	23	8	.167	.500	.327
2023	20	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	10	.667	1.000	.705
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	87	53	13	71	0	65	38	47	0	100	0	0	0
RP MLB AVG	204	51	6	2	0	1	15	3	1	1	128	76	.221	.383	.288

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	60.0%	0.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	80.0%	20.0%	0.0%	22.6%	0.0%	60.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	20.0%
2023	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	-	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	15.0%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%
RP MLB Percentile	97	8	0	0	-	99	0	0	51	0	99	0	12	77	55
RP MLB AVG	41.1%	21.2%	37.8%	10.8%	13.7%	46.4%	33.3%	20.3%	15.3%	4.7%	29.5%	29.8%	23.1%	6.0%	34.9%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	.167	.327	.200	.200	.163	.276	.169	.248	87.9	90.8	9.4
2023	25.0%	0.0%	33.3%	25.0%	.667	.705	.667	.667	.390	.529	.390	.474	86.2	-	-19.3
RP MLB Percentile	29	79	57	37	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	14	58	-	100
RP MLB AVG	21.3%	7.0%	36.4%	23.6%	.221	.288	.278	.314	.217	.289	.266	.361	86.5	86.6	15.4

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%
2022	47.1%	45.2%	22.6%	12.9%	35.5%	74.2%	71.0%	36.8%	61.3%	63.2%	37.5%	81.8%	20.0%	25.0%	66.7%	55.6%
2023	28.6%	30.0%	10.0%	10.0%	20.0%	50.0%	40.0%	25.0%	40.0%	75.0%	50.0%	100.0%	14.3%	20.0%	50.0%	50.0%
RP MLB Percentile	32	7	14	12	4	5	1	20	15	20	38	0	13	18	14	40
RP MLB AVG	31.8%	41.0%	15.3%	15.0%	30.3%	61.6%	56.6%	32.9%	46.6%	67.1%	46.7%	81.5%	21.0%	26.8%	60.0%	51.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	16.1%	22.6%	61.3%	3.2%	16.1%	80.6%	0.0%	22.6%	54.8%	64.5%	9.7%	25.8%	45.2%	15.0%	12.5%
2023	35.0%	15.0%	50.0%	10.0%	20.0%	70.0%	0.0%	45.0%	40.0%	70.0%	5.0%	25.0%	30.0%	14.3%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	94	7	24	19	40	75	0	99	10	93	74	11	7	65	0
RP MLB AVG	20.6%	22.9%	56.5%	17.0%	21.7%	61.3%	6.0%	25.2%	51.8%	58.4%	7.8%	33.9%	41.0%	12.8%	20.0%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	31	4.79	148	45.2%	12.9%	41.9%	3.2%	-0.1	4.60	-1
2023	20	4.58	92	30.0%	30.0%	40.0%	-10.0%	1.5	8.71	+1
RP MLB Percentile	0	3	0	2	81	16	16	46	-	49
RP MLB AVG	204	5.17	1,067	45.3%	25.5%	29.2%	16.1%	-	-	+2

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
Four-Seamer	96.0	70.2%	20.5%	46.6%	2.7%	15.1%	17.8%	60.3%	53.4%	25.0%	41.7%	.333	.468	.364	20.0%	.289	.415	38.9%	2,256
Slider	83.7	29.8%	47.1%	45.2%	22.6%	12.9%	35.5%	74.2%	71.0%	60.0%	40.0%	.167	.327	.200	0.0%	.163	.276	0.0%	2,264

Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
Four-Seamer	73	18	2	2	0	1	3	3	0	0	44	29	.333	.667	.468
Slider	31	7	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	23	8	.167	.500	.327

Pitch Type	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin	VAA
Four-Seamer	.289	.415	.307	.451	38.9%	8.3%	33.3%	22.2%	92.0	90.1	20.8	3.4	10.1	-1.6	5.4	7.2	2,256
Slider	.163	.276	.169	.248	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	87.9	90.8	9.4	2.4	0.5	-1.6	5.2	7.1	2,264

Pitch Type	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
Four-Seamer	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	16.7%	20.0%	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	26.0%	8.3%	25.0%	33.3%	16.7%	8.3%	41.7%
Slider	60.0%	0.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	80.0%	20.0%	0.0%	22.6%	0.0%	60.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	20.0%

Pitch Type	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
Four-Seamer	38.9%	8.3%	33.3%	22.2%	.333	.468	.364	.417	.289	.415	.307	.451	92.0	90.1	20.8
Slider	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	.167	.327	.200	.200	.163	.276	.169	.248	87.9	90.8	9.4

Pitch Type	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
Four-Seamer	20.5%	46.6%	2.7%	15.1%	17.8%	60.3%	53.4%	6.1%	45.2%	93.9%	100.0%	92.0%	27.8%	13.8%	75.0%	62.5%
Slider	47.1%	45.2%	22.6%	12.9%	35.5%	74.2%	71.0%	36.8%	61.3%	63.2%	37.5%	81.8%	20.0%	25.0%	66.7%	55.6%

Pitch Type	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
Four-Seamer	39.7%	34.2%	26.0%	35.6%	28.8%	35.6%	13.7%	30.1%	35.6%	49.3%	11.0%	39.7%	46.6%	11.1%	10.3%
Slider	16.1%	22.6%	61.3%	3.2%	16.1%	80.6%	0.0%	22.6%	54.8%	64.5%	9.7%	25.8%	45.2%	15.0%	12.5%

Pitch Type	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
Four-Seamer	73	5.01	366	43.8%	21.9%	34.2%	9.6%	3.8	3.90	+3
Slider	31	4.79	148	45.2%	12.9%	41.9%	3.2%	-0.1	4.60	-1

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
Four-Seamer	95.8	69.2%	28.6%	53.3%	8.9%	17.8%	26.7%	68.9%	60.0%	50.0%	12.5%	.400	.384	.500	0.0%	.319	.349	36.4%	2,411
Slider	83.5	30.8%	28.6%	30.0%	10.0%	10.0%	20.0%	50.0%