Ken Waldichuk

#64 - Starting Pitcher

Oakland Athletics

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	1/8/1998 (25)
Height, Weight	6'4", 220 lb
Hometown	San Diego, CA

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	4-8	136.0	5.29	1.54	21.0%	11.1%	26.1%

	123^rd 6 W	70^th 110 IP	148^th 4.58 ERA	164^th 1.33 WHIP	111^th 21.7% K%	183^rd 8.0% BB%	160^th 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	93.4	11.9%	25.6%	42.3%	4.99	4.74

	99^th 93.5 FB MPH	94^th 11.8% SwStr%	66^th 27.6% HC%	114^th 43.6% GB%	103^rd 4.99 PLV	124^th 4.57 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	OAK	7	7	34.2	2	2	4.93	4.58	4.31	4.30	1.21	8.3	22.6%	6.8%	.287	25.5%	40.8%	1.30	12.8%	69.2%	13.0%	26.5%	5.02
2023	OAK	34	21	136.0	4	8	5.29	4.74	5.24	5.11	1.54	9.4	21.0%	11.1%	.312	25.6%	42.3%	1.52	15.1%	70.0%	11.9%	26.1%	4.99
SP MLB Percentile		100	49	64	30	25	26	38	23	26	17	29	44	8	25	66	41	31	47	36	51	19	46
SP MLB AVG		20	20	110.0	6	7	4.58	4.57	4.60	4.54	1.33	8.9	21.7%	8.0%	.296	27.6%	43.6%	1.38	15.4%	72.3%	11.8%	28.1%	4.99
2 Years		41	28	170.2	6	10	5.22	-	-	-	1.48	9.2	21.3%	10.3%	.307	25.6%	42.0%	1.48	14.7%	69.8%	12.1%	26.2%	5.00

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 54%
Slider | 27%
Changeup | 17%
Curveball | 2%
All Pitches

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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	94.1	56.5%	25.5%	55.0%	11.8%	11.2%	23.0%	66.5%	59.5%	32.7%	43.6%	.311	.425	.365	16.7%	.308	.425	32.5%	2,344
2023	93.4	54.1%	27.0%	49.2%	8.6%	14.2%	22.8%	62.9%	57.3%	41.6%	41.2%	.275	.381	.295	14.3%	.242	.356	28.9%	2,303
SP MLB Percentile	48	89	49	37	40	13	7	28	32	82	45	44	36	56	50	72	54	65	65
SP MLB AVG	93.5	38.3%	26.5%	50.8%	9.7%	17.9%	27.6%	65.5%	59.6%	34.3%	41.8%	.276	.365	.309	15.5%	.269	.363	31.3%	2,257

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.308	.425	.350	.516	32.5%	16.4%	51.8%	34.5%	93.2	88.2	21.7	6.9	9.0	2.5	5.5	7.0	2,344
2023	.242	.356	.249	.356	28.9%	7.2%	38.0%	25.5%	89.7	89.2	16.0	6.6	8.8	2.3	5.4	7.0	2,303
SP MLB Percentile	72	54	87	82	65	81	82	71	79	47	75	80	35	97	14	89	65
SP MLB AVG	.269	.363	.297	.412	31.3%	10.6%	43.1%	29.5%	91.1	89.0	19.1	4.8	9.1	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,257

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	331	84	10	8	1	4	18	9	1	0	220	111	.311	.608	.425
2023	1,329	329	42	18	1	13	53	51	3	1	836	492	.275	.494	.381
SP MLB Percentile	91	93	11	2	18	6	81	1	12	4	90	3	44	46	36
SP MLB AVG	621	152	21	7	1	6	32	16	1	0	411	210	.276	.493	.365

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	32.7%	23.6%	43.6%	10.9%	16.7%	25.0%	37.5%	37.5%	26.6%	1.8%	16.4%	29.1%	34.5%	1.8%	40.0%
2023	41.6%	17.2%	41.2%	12.2%	14.3%	32.1%	36.2%	31.7%	23.5%	3.6%	30.8%	27.6%	22.6%	8.1%	33.9%
SP MLB Percentile	82	92	45	51	50	52	58	41	73	65	86	29	66	39	85
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	23.9%	41.8%	12.5%	15.5%	31.9%	35.5%	32.6%	21.2%	3.1%	22.1%	31.6%	24.8%	7.9%	39.3%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	32.5%	16.4%	51.8%	34.5%	.311	.425	.365	.411	.308	.425	.350	.516	93.2	88.2	21.7
2023	28.9%	7.2%	38.0%	25.5%	.275	.381	.295	.336	.242	.356	.249	.356	89.7	89.2	16.0
SP MLB Percentile	65	81	82	71	44	36	56	59	72	54	87	82	79	47	75
SP MLB AVG	31.3%	10.6%	43.1%	29.5%	.276	.365	.309	.353	.269	.363	.297	.412	91.1	89.0	19.1

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%
2022	25.5%	55.0%	11.8%	11.2%	23.0%	66.5%	59.5%	21.3%	55.3%	78.7%	63.2%	82.8%	16.9%	18.5%	68.0%	52.0%
2023	27.0%	49.2%	8.6%	14.2%	22.8%	62.9%	57.3%	17.6%	48.7%	82.4%	69.2%	87.5%	18.4%	20.3%	56.7%	43.3%
SP MLB Percentile	49	37	40	13	7	28	32	31	56	31	50	21	14	37	16	10
SP MLB AVG	26.5%	50.8%	9.7%	17.9%	27.6%	65.5%	59.6%	20.2%	47.6%	79.8%	69.5%	83.7%	23.2%	21.8%	62.7%	52.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	33.5%	32.6%	33.8%	56.8%	28.7%	14.5%	8.5%	31.4%	36.0%	53.5%	13.9%	32.6%	55.0%	14.1%	16.7%
2023	40.6%	27.9%	31.5%	52.6%	27.0%	20.4%	8.3%	29.9%	42.2%	54.4%	16.3%	29.3%	49.2%	14.5%	13.6%
SP MLB Percentile	77	35	27	54	55	42	67	57	54	26	22	55	37	62	29
SP MLB AVG	34.8%	29.0%	36.3%	51.6%	26.4%	22.0%	7.7%	29.3%	41.8%	57.3%	13.8%	28.8%	50.8%	13.7%	16.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	331	5.04	1,669	44.1%	17.8%	38.1%	6.0%	9.0	3.50	+5
2023	1,329	4.89	6,487	43.6%	16.7%	39.7%	3.9%	9.3	4.65	+7
SP MLB Percentile	91	48	91	53	27	42	42	17	-	17
SP MLB AVG	621	4.90	3,079	43.1%	18.3%	38.6%	4.5%	-	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	81.0	20.5%	36.5%	38.3%	18.3%	10.8%	29.2%	61.7%	58.3%	40.0%	50.0%	.125	.225	.158	10.0%	.125	.230	13.5%	2,306
2023	81.2	26.9%	31.2%	44.9%	15.0%	16.8%	31.7%	62.8%	57.7%	31.3%	40.6%	.222	.312	.311	15.4%	.202	.293	19.6%	2,087
SP MLB Percentile	15	62	38	70	48	70	65	52	53	16	65	56	39	31	48	64	51	67	8
SP MLB AVG	84.2	24.0%	33.1%	40.9%	15.3%	14.4%	29.6%	62.4%	56.8%	41.2%	37.4%	.234	.302	.285	16.2%	.226	.299	23.8%	2,399

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.125	.230	.133	.283	13.5%	10.0%	30.0%	16.2%	79.9	88.0	23.7	9.2	-0.8	2.9	5.3	7.0	2,306
2023	.202	.293	.275	.402	19.6%	6.3%	38.5%	22.0%	86.8	84.8	17.6	6.5	0.2	2.5	5.4	6.9	2,087
SP MLB Percentile	64	51	47	33	67	63	41	62	62	74	34	82	30	98	16	84	8
SP MLB AVG	.226	.299	.271	.377	23.8%	7.9%	37.3%	24.7%	87.4	87.0	15.1	3.6	1.1	-0.9	5.7	6.4	2,399

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	120	37	1	2	0	1	13	1	3	1	74	46	.125	.281	.225
2023	662	168	14	14	0	6	57	10	5	2	416	246	.222	.431	.312
SP MLB Percentile	85	84	31	1	26	10	89	13	1	15	84	12	56	42	39
SP MLB AVG	361	94	12	4	0	3	26	6	1	1	228	133	.234	.419	.302

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	40.0%	10.0%	50.0%	20.0%	10.0%	60.0%	20.0%	20.0%	15.8%	10.0%	30.0%	30.0%	5.0%	15.0%	20.0%
2023	31.3%	28.1%	40.6%	12.5%	15.4%	51.0%	33.3%	15.6%	16.6%	4.2%	21.9%	35.4%	24.0%	8.3%	40.6%
SP MLB Percentile	16	16	65	65	48	59	55	28	58	56	20	76	51	22	25
SP MLB AVG	41.2%	21.5%	37.4%	10.4%	16.2%	47.7%	32.7%	19.6%	15.4%	4.3%	29.3%	29.0%	23.4%	6.1%	34.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	13.5%	10.0%	30.0%	16.2%	.125	.225	.158	.200	.125	.230	.133	.283	79.9	88.0	23.7
2023	19.6%	6.3%	38.5%	22.0%	.222	.312	.311	.354	.202	.293	.275	.402	86.8	84.8	17.6
SP MLB Percentile	67	63	41	62	56	39	31	28	64	51	47	33	62	74	34
SP MLB AVG	23.8%	7.9%	37.3%	24.7%	.234	.302	.285	.327	.226	.299	.271	.377	87.4	87.0	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%
2022	36.5%	38.3%	18.3%	10.8%	29.2%	61.7%	58.3%	36.1%	50.8%	63.9%	40.7%	82.4%	12.3%	22.8%	65.0%	55.0%
2023	31.2%	44.9%	15.0%	16.8%	31.7%	62.8%	57.7%	32.5%	46.1%	67.5%	43.9%	81.7%	25.6%	21.2%	59.5%	50.3%
SP MLB Percentile	38	70	48	70	65	52	53	57	34	57	66	57	82	14	39	42
SP MLB AVG	33.1%	40.9%	15.3%	14.4%	29.6%	62.4%	56.8%	31.7%	48.0%	68.3%	48.7%	82.3%	20.3%	26.9%	61.5%	51.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	28.3%	13.3%	58.3%	24.2%	20.0%	55.8%	5.0%	50.0%	36.7%	47.5%	5.0%	47.5%	38.3%	14.0%	22.8%
2023	31.4%	21.0%	47.6%	29.0%	24.2%	46.8%	7.6%	36.1%	42.9%	54.8%	5.3%	39.9%	44.9%	11.6%	21.6%
SP MLB Percentile	93	33	11	91	75	5	82	82	22	39	74	73	70	24	63
SP MLB AVG	17.8%	22.1%	60.1%	16.4%	20.6%	63.1%	5.9%	25.4%	52.5%	56.7%	8.0%	35.3%	40.9%	14.3%	19.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	120	5.01	601	41.7%	23.3%	35.0%	6.7%	-1.6	3.59	0
2023	662	5.54	3,670	52.1%	47.9%	0.0%	52.1%	17.4	2.52	+36
SP MLB Percentile	85	93	87	85	91	95	95	2	-	1
SP MLB AVG	361	5.20	1,890	46.4%	25.0%	28.5%	17.9%	-	-	+5

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	82.4	14.5%	34.0%	37.6%	15.3%	16.5%	31.8%	67.1%	61.2%	55.6%	27.8%	.263	.272	.278	0.0%	.206	.240	26.3%	1,671
2023	84.3	16.8%	35.7%	34.1%	19.1%	9.7%	28.8%	60.0%	52.3%	56.0%	23.8%	.323	.361	.363	15.0%	.254	.304	26.2%	1,621
SP MLB Percentile	37	52	55	47	82	54	82	48	42	67	39	15	19	17	42	39	46	35	34
SP MLB AVG	85.2	17.5%	34.1%	34.8%	14.5%	9.7%	24.2%	58.6%	52.6%	50.7%	27.6%	.244	.296	.280	14.2%	.247	.305	23.9%	1,751

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.206	.240	.208	.253	26.3%	5.6%	33.3%	31.6%	86.6	93.7	3.8	9.5	2.4	2.7	5.3	7.0	1,671
2023	.254	.304	.267	.342	26.2%	8.3%	41.7%	32.7%	84.7	88.4	5.9	9.7	3.2	2.4	5.3	7.0	1,621
SP MLB Percentile	39	46	53	51	35	26	27	22	65	39	64	82	37	94	14	89	34
SP MLB AVG	.247	.305	.280	.352	23.9%	6.1%	36.5%	26.9%	86.4	86.9	8.4	8.5	3.9	-0.5	5.7	6.5	1,751

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	85	19	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	57	28	.263	.368	.272
2023	413	107	21	7	1	3	18	5	0	3	248	165	.323	.505	.361
SP MLB Percentile	84	82	9	5	3	17	72	24	22	1	82	16	15	22	19
SP MLB AVG	235	64	9	3	0	2	14	4	0	1	142	93	.244	.399	.296

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	55.6%	16.7%	27.8%	0.0%	0.0%	61.1%	33.3%	5.6%	14.1%	5.6%	38.9%	22.2%	16.7%	11.1%	38.9%
2023	56.0%	20.2%	23.8%	4.8%	15.0%	50.0%	35.7%	14.3%	10.9%	4.8%	38.1%	15.5%	27.4%	6.0%	35.7%
SP MLB Percentile	67	52	39	40	42	43	74	29	15	54	55	25	33	38	42
SP MLB AVG	50.7%	21.8%	27.6%	7.3%	14.2%	52.2%	31.0%	16.9%	15.2%	4.5%	36.7%	22.3%	25.5%	5.1%	34.9%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	26.3%	5.6%	33.3%	31.6%	.263	.272	.278	.278	.206	.240	.208	.253	86.6	93.7	3.8
2023	26.2%	8.3%	41.7%	32.7%	.323	.361	.363	.386	.254	.304	.267	.342	84.7	88.4	5.9
SP MLB Percentile	35	26	27	22	15	19	17	19	39	46	53	51	65	39	64
SP MLB AVG	23.9%	6.1%	36.5%	26.9%	.244	.296	.280	.307	.247	.305	.280	.352	86.4	86.9	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	34.0%	37.6%	15.3%	16.5%	31.8%	67.1%	61.2%	30.2%	50.6%	69.8%	55.6%	80.0%	20.0%	23.1%	47.8%	30.4%
2023	35.7%	34.1%	19.1%	9.7%	28.8%	60.0%	52.3%	38.0%	50.4%	62.0%	51.5%	71.2%	10.6%	25.0%	53.5%	43.7%
SP MLB Percentile	55	47	82	54	82	48	42	81	52	81	69	84	33	23	40	50
SP MLB AVG	34.1%	34.8%	14.5%	9.7%	24.2%	58.6%	52.6%	29.4%	48.8%	70.6%	59.1%	80.3%	12.9%	30.8%	56.2%	43.6%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	61.2%	23.5%	15.3%	20.0%	28.2%	51.8%	4.7%	16.5%	60.0%	70.6%	14.1%	15.3%	37.6%	11.7%	7.7%
2023	68.0%	17.7%	14.3%	26.2%	22.5%	51.3%	3.1%	14.8%	67.6%	63.7%	14.0%	22.3%	34.1%	17.1%	19.6%
SP MLB Percentile	83	6	34	93	71	7	39	26	88	68	15	18	47	52	64
SP MLB AVG	57.2%	24.8%	18.0%	13.8%	19.3%	66.8%	4.0%	20.3%	54.9%	60.0%	9.8%	30.2%	34.8%	17.1%	16.8%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	85	5.07	431	44.7%	15.3%	40.0%	4.7%	0.4	3.42	+2
2023	413	4.52	1,867	31.0%	20.3%	48.7%	-17.7%	4.4	5.83	+7
SP MLB Percentile	84	20	81	24	47	22	22	19	-	3
SP MLB AVG	235	4.81	1,155	37.4%	20.9%	41.8%	-4.4%	-	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%