Joey Wentz

#43 - Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	10/6/1997 (25)
Height, Weight	6'5", 220 lb
Hometown	Lawrence, KS

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	1-5	47.0	7.28	1.68	18.4%	7.8%	27.3%

	128^th 3 W	97^th 44 IP	175^th 4.86 ERA	167^th 1.38 WHIP	132^nd 21.4% K%	96^th 8.2% BB%	126^th 28.2% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	93.8	11.3%	33.2%	40.0%	4.92	5.24

	76^th 93.4 FB MPH	114^th 11.7% SwStr%	172^nd 27.9% HC%	130^th 43.5% GB%	156^th 5.06 PLV	144^th 4.71 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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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	DET	7	7	32.2	2	2	3.03	3.84	3.55	4.54	1.10	6.3	20.0%	9.6%	.228	24.6%	36.6%	0.55	5.7%	70.2%	9.7%	25.2%	4.69
2023	DET	11	11	47.0	1	5	7.28	5.24	5.16	4.93	1.68	11.9	18.4%	7.8%	.351	33.2%	40.0%	1.72	15.0%	61.7%	11.3%	27.3%	4.92
SP MLB Percentile		60	60	50	17	7	12	27	30	30	15	10	33	48	14	12	34	24	42	14	40	35	20
SP MLB AVG		8	8	44.0	3	3	4.86	4.71	4.69	4.63	1.38	9.2	21.4%	8.2%	.301	27.9%	43.5%	-	14.7%	71.3%	11.7%	28.2%	5.06
2 Years		18	18	79.2	3	7	5.54	-	-	-	1.44	9.6	19.0%	8.5%	.305	29.9%	38.7%	1.24	11.6%	64.6%	10.7%	26.4%	4.83

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 45%
Cutter | 26%
Changeup | 14%
Curveball | 14%
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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
2022	92.4	55.0%	24.7%	49.5%	6.2%	16.4%	22.6%	62.6%	58.0%	31.6%	45.6%	.209	.296	.241	0.0%	.239	.341	30.0%	2,267
2023	93.8	45.5%	26.0%	53.1%	8.2%	20.2%	28.4%	67.6%	58.9%	40.9%	39.4%	.407	.477	.459	19.2%	.323	.411	44.3%	2,225
SP MLB Percentile	60	69	44	64	42	68	59	66	41	73	42	7	11	8	27	18	31	11	44
SP MLB AVG	93.4	37.5%	26.6%	50.4%	9.4%	18.2%	27.6%	65.4%	59.3%	34.2%	41.8%	.286	.373	.321	15.0%	.274	.371	31.9%	2,248

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.239	.341	.249	.333	30.0%	7.0%	36.2%	25.9%	91.0	87.7	20.8	7.1	9.8	0.6	6.2	6.2	2,267
2023	.323	.411	.339	.474	44.3%	12.1%	45.5%	34.1%	94.2	91.0	16.7	7.1	9.4	1.1	6.1	6.4	2,225
SP MLB Percentile	18	31	27	20	11	36	43	29	18	32	62	88	50	78	82	38	44
SP MLB AVG	.274	.371	.299	.420	31.9%	11.1%	44.7%	30.7%	91.3	89.1	18.9	4.9	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.5	2,248

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	305	81	7	5	2	0	11	11	1	0	191	114	.209	.343	.296
2023	377	88	23	4	1	5	15	7	0	0	255	122	.407	.667	.477
SP MLB Percentile	76	74	3	27	4	9	66	33	36	12	78	25	7	11	11
SP MLB AVG	251	61	9	3	0	2	13	7	0	0	166	85	.286	.496	.373

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	31.6%	22.8%	45.6%	17.5%	0.0%	31.0%	32.8%	36.2%	21.0%	1.8%	24.6%	36.8%	21.1%	8.8%	31.6%
2023	40.9%	19.7%	39.4%	7.6%	19.2%	33.3%	39.4%	27.3%	21.8%	0.0%	27.3%	27.3%	27.3%	6.1%	34.8%
SP MLB Percentile	73	74	42	32	27	58	67	25	56	0	74	36	38	59	70
SP MLB AVG	34.2%	24.0%	41.8%	11.9%	15.0%	31.8%	35.7%	32.5%	21.1%	3.3%	21.1%	31.1%	25.4%	8.1%	39.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	30.0%	7.0%	36.2%	25.9%	.209	.296	.241	.241	.239	.341	.249	.333	91.0	87.7	20.8
2023	44.3%	12.1%	45.5%	34.1%	.407	.477	.459	.500	.323	.411	.339	.474	94.2	91.0	16.7
SP MLB Percentile	11	36	43	29	7	11	8	7	18	31	27	20	18	32	62
SP MLB AVG	31.9%	11.1%	44.7%	30.7%	.286	.373	.321	.364	.274	.371	.299	.420	91.3	89.1	18.9

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	24.7%	49.5%	6.2%	16.4%	22.6%	62.6%	58.0%	13.5%	46.2%	86.5%	71.1%	92.2%	23.5%	26.1%	60.5%	50.0%
2023	26.0%	53.1%	8.2%	20.2%	28.4%	67.6%	58.9%	17.3%	47.5%	82.7%	60.9%	90.2%	29.8%	21.4%	65.7%	57.8%
SP MLB Percentile	44	64	42	68	59	66	41	38	51	38	76	23	88	46	62	71
SP MLB AVG	26.6%	50.4%	9.4%	18.2%	27.6%	65.4%	59.3%	19.7%	47.1%	80.3%	70.0%	84.4%	23.4%	22.4%	62.5%	52.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	30.5%	28.5%	41.0%	46.9%	27.5%	25.6%	6.9%	34.4%	37.0%	54.4%	15.4%	30.2%	49.5%	13.9%	12.0%
2023	33.4%	30.8%	35.8%	52.8%	26.0%	21.2%	7.4%	31.8%	37.4%	57.8%	12.5%	29.7%	53.1%	12.4%	13.4%
SP MLB Percentile	49	67	44	54	47	52	48	64	32	52	60	59	64	37	34
SP MLB AVG	34.1%	28.8%	37.1%	52.2%	26.3%	21.5%	7.4%	29.7%	41.6%	57.5%	13.9%	28.6%	50.4%	13.8%	15.9%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	305	4.71	1,289	35.8%	21.9%	42.3%	-6.6%	-8.8	4.46	-6
2023	377	4.87	1,835	43.0%	17.8%	39.3%	3.7%	11.8	4.36	+11
SP MLB Percentile	76	42	75	47	30	34	34	4	-	3
SP MLB AVG	251	4.92	1,252	43.1%	20.0%	36.8%	6.3%	-	-	+2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	83.8	20.5%	31.7%	44.7%	17.5%	19.3%	36.8%	63.2%	59.6%	40.0%	33.3%	.174	.273	.154	40.0%	.191	.238	21.7%	2,267
2023	86.1	25.9%	22.6%	50.7%	13.0%	16.7%	29.8%	66.0%	60.5%	34.8%	45.7%	.214	.296	.244	4.8%	.230	.307	27.3%	2,390
SP MLB Percentile	14	75	21	69	72	58	75	55	61	34	77	70	69	66	67	70	64	59	60
SP MLB AVG	88.2	21.0%	28.6%	47.2%	11.2%	15.1%	26.2%	64.6%	58.1%	41.6%	33.9%	.299	.378	.302	15.5%	.288	.370	29.3%	2,352

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.191	.238	.248	.366	21.7%	0.0%	40.0%	26.1%	87.9	87.3	9.4	1.3	3.0	0.9	6.0	6.2	2,267
2023	.230	.307	.261	.305	27.3%	6.5%	39.1%	27.3%	88.0	84.7	20.2	1.1	3.1	1.5	5.9	6.4	2,390
SP MLB Percentile	70	64	56	75	59	56	57	67	48	66	21	18	18	82	60	46	60
SP MLB AVG	.288	.370	.290	.407	29.3%	9.0%	43.6%	32.9%	87.9	86.8	14.0	1.6	4.5	-0.9	5.8	6.4	2,352

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	114	23	1	1	0	2	8	0	0	0	72	42	.174	.478	.273
2023	215	66	7	4	0	1	11	9	0	0	142	73	.214	.339	.296
SP MLB Percentile	83	91	21	4	8	28	85	3	16	13	83	19	70	71	69
SP MLB AVG	126	32	5	2	0	1	5	3	0	0	83	43	.299	.518	.378

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	40.0%	26.7%	33.3%	13.3%	40.0%	66.7%	26.7%	6.7%	13.2%	6.7%	26.7%	26.7%	26.7%	13.3%	33.3%
2023	34.8%	19.6%	45.7%	13.0%	4.8%	32.6%	41.3%	26.1%	14.9%	6.5%	23.9%	30.4%	30.4%	2.2%	34.8%
SP MLB Percentile	34	65	77	76	67	19	76	64	11	68	32	74	30	60	51
SP MLB AVG	41.6%	24.5%	33.9%	8.8%	15.5%	45.7%	30.8%	23.5%	19.9%	5.1%	29.2%	23.4%	26.3%	7.1%	37.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	21.7%	0.0%	40.0%	26.1%	.174	.273	.154	.267	.191	.238	.248	.366	87.9	87.3	9.4
2023	27.3%	6.5%	39.1%	27.3%	.214	.296	.244	.261	.230	.307	.261	.305	88.0	84.7	20.2
SP MLB Percentile	59	56	57	67	70	69	66	75	70	64	56	75	48	66	21
SP MLB AVG	29.3%	9.0%	43.6%	32.9%	.299	.378	.302	.351	.288	.370	.290	.407	87.9	86.8	14.0

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%
2022	31.7%	44.7%	17.5%	19.3%	36.8%	63.2%	59.6%	40.0%	43.9%	60.0%	45.0%	70.0%	20.3%	33.3%	52.6%	42.1%
2023	22.6%	50.7%	13.0%	16.7%	29.8%	66.0%	60.5%	26.4%	49.3%	73.6%	29.2%	86.6%	21.9%	14.5%	58.2%	47.8%
SP MLB Percentile	21	69	72	58	75	55	61	72	47	72	93	39	70	19	28	41
SP MLB AVG	28.6%	47.2%	11.2%	15.1%	26.2%	64.6%	58.1%	22.6%	49.5%	77.4%	61.0%	84.0%	18.2%	24.4%	63.4%	50.4%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	27.2%	21.9%	50.9%	21.9%	24.6%	53.5%	6.1%	23.7%	54.4%	69.3%	12.3%	18.4%	44.7%	8.9%	38.1%
2023	29.3%	32.1%	38.6%	28.8%	27.9%	43.3%	8.8%	24.7%	43.3%	63.7%	10.7%	25.6%	50.7%	19.0%	20.0%
SP MLB Percentile	90	91	5	52	52	58	75	25	53	48	70	68	69	71	55
SP MLB AVG	16.3%	23.5%	60.2%	31.3%	28.2%	40.5%	7.0%	36.0%	40.5%	63.4%	14.6%	22.0%	47.2%	16.0%	17.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	114	4.95	455	35.9%	22.8%	41.3%	-5.4%	-2.0	3.45	-4
2023	215	5.03	1,081	44.7%	20.9%	34.4%	10.2%	-1.5	3.86	0
SP MLB Percentile	83	33	83	32	66	41	41	81	-	60
SP MLB AVG	126	5.14	651	47.3%	18.5%	34.2%	13.2%	1.2	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	84.1	13.5%	32.0%	33.3%	12.0%	5.3%	17.3%	54.7%	49.3%	50.0%	16.7%	.267	.288	.333	0.0%	.264	.329	6.3%	2,114
2023	86.0	14.5%	28.9%	36.7%	15.8%	5.8%	21.7%	53.3%	48.3%	45.8%	37.5%	.200	.268	.182	22.2%	.209	.298	22.6%	2,116
SP MLB Percentile	55	45	40	58	58	20	39	34	32	34	74	62	56	75	29	63	46	49	91
SP MLB AVG	85.4	16.0%	32.0%	34.0%	14.3%	9.7%	24.0%	56.7%	50.9%	50.8%	28.0%	.243	.290	.292	13.9%	.244	.300	23.9%	1,739

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.264	.329	.296	.381	6.3%	8.3%	25.0%	18.8%	77.6	84.8	-5.9	8.7	7.1	0.6	6.0	6.4	2,114
2023	.209	.298	.195	.355	22.6%	8.3%	37.5%	29.0%	85.1	91.1	9.7	9.7	7.5	1.1	5.9	6.5	2,116
SP MLB Percentile	63	46	80	40	49	26	48	44	65	37	43	72	94	73	70	45	91
SP MLB AVG	.244	.300	.281	.347	23.9%	5.5%	38.9%	28.4%	86.9	87.5	8.4	8.7	4.0	-0.6	5.7	6.5	1,739

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	75	16	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	2	41	34	.267	.333	.288
2023	120	31	4	0	0	2	6	1	0	1	64	56	.200	.400	.268
SP MLB Percentile	69	68	35	58	7	7	63	40	9	4	63	23	62	42	56
SP MLB AVG	99	27	4	1	0	1	6	2	0	0	59	40	.243	.385	.290

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	21.3%	16.7%	33.3%	25.0%	16.7%	0.0%	41.7%
2023	45.8%	16.7%	37.5%	8.3%	22.2%	58.3%	25.0%	16.7%	11.7%	4.2%	33.3%	25.0%	20.8%	8.3%	33.3%
SP MLB Percentile	34	62	74	64	29	65	32	44	31	57	37	59	59	21	49
SP MLB AVG	50.8%	21.4%	28.0%	6.7%	13.9%	51.9%	30.5%	17.7%	14.1%	4.2%	36.5%	22.2%	26.3%	5.4%	34.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	6.3%	8.3%	25.0%	18.8%	.267	.288	.333	.333	.264	.329	.296	.381	77.6	84.8	-5.9
2023	22.6%	8.3%	37.5%	29.0%	.200	.268	.182	.250	.209	.298	.195	.355	85.1	91.1	9.7
SP MLB Percentile	49	26	48	44	62	56	75	64	63	46	80	40	65	37	43
SP MLB AVG	23.9%	5.5%	38.9%	28.4%	.243	.290	.292	.313	.244	.300	.281	.347	86.9	87.5	8.4

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	32.0%	33.3%	12.0%	5.3%	17.3%	54.7%	49.3%	24.3%	49.3%	75.7%	68.8%	81.0%	8.2%	28.6%	62.5%	50.0%
2023	28.9%	36.7%	15.8%	5.8%	21.7%	53.3%	48.3%	33.3%	47.5%	66.7%	50.0%	77.1%	8.6%	18.6%	60.0%	35.0%
SP MLB Percentile	40	58	58	20	39	34	32	60	47	60	64	60	22	12	59	35
SP MLB AVG	32.0%	34.0%	14.3%	9.7%	24.0%	56.7%	50.9%	30.1%	46.9%	69.9%	58.3%	80.2%	12.7%	32.0%	51.8%	40.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	62.7%	20.0%	17.3%	21.3%	21.3%	57.3%	2.7%	14.7%	65.3%	65.3%	6.7%	28.0%	33.3%	16.3%	14.3%
2023	46.7%	36.7%	16.7%	10.0%	20.0%	70.0%	6.7%	17.5%	45.8%	58.3%	5.8%	35.8%	36.7%	20.0%	14.0%
SP MLB Percentile	22	93	49	35	51	58	85	38	26	40	73	69	58	72	39
SP MLB AVG	57.4%	24.7%	17.9%	13.8%	19.6%	66.6%	4.1%	20.4%	54.9%	61.5%	9.3%	29.3%	34.0%	16.4%	17.2%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	75	4.40	277	27.0%	20.6%	52.4%	-25.4%	0.2	4.90	-1
2023	120	4.71	565	34.2%	22.5%	43.3%	-9.2%	0.1	4.86	+0
SP MLB Percentile	69	32	65	25	75	34	34	58	-	51
SP MLB AVG	99	4.95	501	40.5%	19.6%	39.9%	0.6%	-	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA