Louie Varland

#37 - Starting Pitcher

Minnesota Twins

Bats / Throws	Left / Right
Date of Birth	12/9/1997 (25)
Height, Weight	6'1", 205 lb
Hometown	St. Paul, MN

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	3-2	47.0	4.40	1.21	22.4%	6.1%	29.5%

	69^th 3 W	102^nd 47 IP	104^th 4.87 ERA	70^th 1.38 WHIP	85^th 21.3% K%	49^th 8.2% BB%	51^st 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	94.9	13.7%	28.1%	46.0%	5.27	4.58

	46^th 93.4 FB MPH	37^th 11.6% SwStr%	114^th 28.0% HC%	81^st 43.6% GB%	27^th 5.06 PLV	108^th 4.69 xERA

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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	MIN	5	5	26.0	1	2	3.81	4.05	4.31	4.28	1.23	9.0	19.8%	5.7%	.297	30.2%	39.7%	1.38	12.9%	80.3%	10.2%	28.0%	4.96
2023	MIN	8	8	47.0	3	2	4.40	4.58	5.29	3.83	1.21	8.6	22.4%	6.1%	.268	28.1%	46.0%	2.11	26.2%	82.2%	13.7%	29.5%	5.27
SP MLB Percentile		37	37	48	51	52	47	46	27	78	65	53	58	74	75	43	60	12	6	91	80	71	84
SP MLB AVG		9	9	47.0	3	3	4.87	4.69	4.66	4.59	1.38	9.1	21.3%	8.2%	.301	28.0%	43.6%	-	14.8%	71.0%	11.6%	28.1%	5.06
2 Years		13	13	73.0	4	4	4.19	-	-	-	1.22	8.8	21.5%	6.0%	.279	28.8%	43.8%	1.85	20.5%	81.4%	12.4%	28.9%	5.17

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 41%
Cutter | 30%
Slider | 16%
Changeup | 13%
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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	93.8	47.9%	32.6%	56.3%	8.6%	21.8%	30.5%	70.6%	66.0%	20.7%	62.1%	.231	.347	.259	11.1%	.184	.274	30.2%	2,208
2023	94.9	41.0%	28.9%	61.9%	13.0%	23.1%	36.1%	73.9%	68.2%	34.7%	42.9%	.246	.357	.273	23.8%	.251	.352	30.3%	2,130
SP MLB Percentile	74	53	61	96	83	86	94	93	92	55	52	66	57	68	18	62	59	52	18
SP MLB AVG	93.4	37.5%	26.8%	50.0%	9.5%	18.0%	27.6%	65.1%	59.3%	34.3%	41.9%	.279	.371	.313	15.7%	.269	.369	31.3%	2,253

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.184	.274	.198	.312	30.2%	10.3%	41.4%	27.9%	89.3	87.6	22.4	6.1	8.8	-1.8	5.2	6.7	2,208
2023	.251	.352	.290	.446	30.3%	10.2%	42.9%	27.6%	91.9	92.9	19.6	4.8	9.6	-1.5	5.3	6.9	2,130
SP MLB Percentile	62	59	53	30	52	50	53	59	37	23	52	47	56	38	7	85	18
SP MLB AVG	.269	.369	.294	.416	31.3%	11.0%	44.0%	29.9%	91.1	89.2	18.9	4.9	9.2	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,253

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	197	43	3	3	1	2	10	4	0	0	139	58	.231	.513	.347
2023	299	76	9	2	1	5	20	7	0	0	221	78	.246	.522	.357
SP MLB Percentile	62	64	40	54	3	11	72	39	39	11	67	49	66	40	57
SP MLB AVG	265	65	9	3	0	3	13	7	1	0	175	90	.279	.494	.371

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	20.7%	17.2%	62.1%	6.9%	11.1%	24.1%	31.0%	44.8%	25.4%	6.9%	10.3%	41.4%	24.1%	6.9%	51.7%
2023	34.7%	22.4%	42.9%	14.3%	23.8%	24.5%	34.7%	40.8%	21.4%	2.0%	20.4%	34.7%	26.5%	6.1%	32.7%
SP MLB Percentile	55	59	52	64	18	20	46	84	52	42	47	60	40	62	79
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	23.8%	41.9%	11.9%	15.7%	31.5%	35.9%	32.6%	21.1%	3.4%	21.8%	30.9%	24.7%	8.2%	39.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	30.2%	10.3%	41.4%	27.9%	.231	.347	.259	.310	.184	.274	.198	.312	89.3	87.6	22.4
2023	30.3%	10.2%	42.9%	27.6%	.246	.357	.273	.347	.251	.352	.290	.446	91.9	92.9	19.6
SP MLB Percentile	52	50	53	59	66	57	68	53	62	59	53	30	37	23	52
SP MLB AVG	31.3%	11.0%	44.0%	29.9%	.279	.371	.313	.357	.269	.369	.294	.416	91.1	89.2	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	32.6%	56.3%	8.6%	21.8%	30.5%	70.6%	66.0%	17.7%	48.7%	82.3%	64.3%	89.7%	29.7%	24.2%	69.6%	64.3%
2023	28.9%	61.9%	13.0%	23.1%	36.1%	73.9%	68.2%	25.7%	50.8%	74.3%	60.6%	78.2%	30.3%	20.9%	75.0%	61.3%
SP MLB Percentile	61	96	83	86	94	93	92	78	68	78	78	79	89	43	93	83
SP MLB AVG	26.8%	50.0%	9.5%	18.0%	27.6%	65.1%	59.3%	19.9%	47.1%	80.1%	70.0%	84.1%	23.2%	22.5%	62.2%	52.1%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	33.5%	31.5%	35.0%	49.2%	28.9%	21.8%	9.6%	24.4%	44.2%	56.3%	12.2%	31.5%	56.3%	7.2%	16.1%
2023	26.1%	34.8%	39.1%	45.8%	33.4%	20.7%	11.4%	27.1%	38.1%	58.5%	12.7%	28.8%	61.9%	13.1%	23.3%
SP MLB Percentile	19	91	59	26	96	49	95	40	34	57	62	53	96	48	88
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	28.8%	36.9%	52.8%	26.1%	21.2%	7.4%	29.6%	41.6%	57.2%	14.0%	28.8%	50.0%	13.6%	16.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	197	4.84	735	39.5%	22.4%	38.2%	1.3%	0.6	3.29	-2
2023	299	5.37	1,606	54.2%	21.4%	24.4%	29.8%	4.4	2.46	0
SP MLB Percentile	62	93	66	90	66	97	97	28	-	66
SP MLB AVG	265	4.92	1,325	43.0%	19.9%	37.1%	5.9%	-	-	+2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	89.3	15.6%	27.3%	65.6%	10.9%	17.2%	28.1%	76.6%	64.1%	66.7%	11.1%	.444	.480	.412	50.0%	.352	.403	50.0%	2,280
2023	89.3	30.1%	37.0%	50.9%	14.1%	12.7%	26.8%	70.9%	64.5%	58.1%	18.6%	.275	.316	.317	12.5%	.257	.305	30.9%	2,348
SP MLB Percentile	72	81	82	74	76	31	48	84	83	87	13	50	63	45	49	54	66	45	50
SP MLB AVG	88.3	20.9%	28.6%	47.0%	11.1%	15.1%	26.2%	64.4%	57.9%	42.3%	33.6%	.304	.381	.310	15.3%	.288	.370	29.7%	2,351

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.352	.403	.316	.403	50.0%	5.6%	38.9%	38.9%	89.5	70.3	5.1	0.9	5.1	-1.8	5.3	6.7	2,280
2023	.257	.305	.289	.335	30.9%	4.7%	32.6%	25.5%	89.0	93.3	3.0	1.9	3.7	-1.6	5.5	6.8	2,348
SP MLB Percentile	54	66	41	67	45	69	80	68	37	19	87	75	27	40	23	88	50
SP MLB AVG	.288	.370	.288	.402	29.7%	8.4%	43.4%	33.1%	87.6	86.2	13.7	1.6	4.6	-0.9	5.8	6.4	2,351

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	64	18	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	49	15	.444	.667	.480
2023	220	55	10	2	1	1	9	3	0	1	156	64	.275	.412	.316
SP MLB Percentile	82	79	10	27	0	30	75	29	17	0	84	27	50	53	63
SP MLB AVG	134	34	5	2	0	1	5	3	0	0	88	46	.304	.522	.381

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	66.7%	22.2%	11.1%	5.6%	50.0%	55.6%	38.9%	5.6%	20.3%	11.1%	44.4%	5.6%	27.8%	5.6%	50.0%
2023	58.1%	23.3%	18.6%	4.7%	12.5%	53.5%	20.9%	25.6%	24.5%	2.3%	46.5%	18.6%	25.6%	2.3%	30.2%
SP MLB Percentile	87	48	13	31	49	75	21	61	82	39	85	28	44	61	70
SP MLB AVG	42.3%	24.2%	33.6%	9.1%	15.3%	44.8%	30.8%	24.5%	19.8%	5.7%	29.4%	23.3%	26.0%	7.3%	37.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	50.0%	5.6%	38.9%	38.9%	.444	.480	.412	.444	.352	.403	.316	.403	89.5	70.3	5.1
2023	30.9%	4.7%	32.6%	25.5%	.275	.316	.317	.333	.257	.305	.289	.335	89.0	93.3	3.0
SP MLB Percentile	45	69	80	68	50	63	45	45	54	66	41	67	37	19	87
SP MLB AVG	29.7%	8.4%	43.4%	33.1%	.304	.381	.310	.357	.288	.370	.288	.402	87.6	86.2	13.7

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	27.3%	65.6%	10.9%	17.2%	28.1%	76.6%	64.1%	18.4%	59.4%	81.6%	50.0%	87.5%	19.1%	14.3%	70.6%	47.1%
2023	37.0%	50.9%	14.1%	12.7%	26.8%	70.9%	64.5%	24.2%	58.2%	75.8%	45.0%	89.8%	15.3%	31.3%	65.3%	53.3%
SP MLB Percentile	82	74	76	31	48	84	83	62	89	62	79	28	30	67	53	62
SP MLB AVG	28.6%	47.0%	11.1%	15.1%	26.2%	64.4%	57.9%	22.5%	49.3%	77.5%	61.2%	84.2%	18.3%	24.7%	63.6%	50.7%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	9.4%	31.3%	59.4%	25.0%	31.3%	43.8%	12.5%	23.4%	45.3%	73.4%	15.6%	10.9%	65.6%	27.7%	0.0%
2023	20.0%	29.5%	50.5%	24.1%	25.0%	50.9%	10.0%	26.8%	43.6%	62.3%	15.9%	21.8%	50.9%	16.1%	18.8%
SP MLB Percentile	71	84	26	33	30	78	87	24	58	42	39	52	74	50	50
SP MLB AVG	16.5%	23.3%	60.2%	31.4%	28.4%	40.2%	7.0%	36.0%	40.7%	63.6%	14.6%	21.7%	47.0%	16.0%	17.2%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	64	5.77	312	50.0%	22.2%	27.8%	22.2%	4.5	1.48	+5
2023	220	5.17	1,138	48.6%	20.9%	30.5%	18.2%	1.2	3.01	+3
SP MLB Percentile	82	52	82	56	68	66	66	43	-	29
SP MLB AVG	134	5.13	694	47.1%	18.4%	34.5%	12.5%	1.3	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	83.8	21.9%	32.2%	34.4%	13.3%	5.6%	18.9%	56.7%	50.0%	47.1%	23.5%	.261	.250	.353	0.0%	.277	.292	16.7%	2,331
2023	83.7	16.2%	40.5%	33.1%	14.4%	5.1%	19.5%	61.0%	55.1%	42.9%	35.7%	.194	.279	.160	30.0%	.223	.302	27.0%	2,415
SP MLB Percentile	43	27	79	12	46	6	9	39	38	52	46	63	55	86	18	50	48	37	59
SP MLB AVG	84.0	24.5%	32.8%	41.7%	14.8%	14.3%	29.0%	62.4%	56.6%	42.2%	37.0%	.240	.305	.288	15.2%	.241	.312	24.8%	2,381

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.277	.292	.375	.371	16.7%	0.0%	47.1%	33.3%	84.8	84.5	4.0	4.0	-0.3	-1.8	5.4	6.7	2,331
2023	.223	.302	.210	.375	27.0%	10.7%	50.0%	37.8%	87.5	89.5	11.6	5.4	-0.2	-1.6	5.4	6.9	2,415
SP MLB Percentile	50	48	81	46	37	28	13	15	53	33	62	72	23	45	15	87	59
SP MLB AVG	.241	.312	.283	.385	24.8%	8.4%	38.4%	26.7%	87.9	87.0	14.6	3.6	1.3	-0.8	5.7	6.4	2,381

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	90	24	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	51	39	.261	.261	.250
2023	118	37	4	0	0	3	8	1	0	0	72	46	.194	.444	.279
SP MLB Percentile	51	57	46	73	12	11	50	46	31	35	51	48	63	35	55
SP MLB AVG	155	41	5	2	0	1	11	2	0	1	98	57	.240	.418	.305

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	47.1%	29.4%	23.5%	5.9%	0.0%	47.1%	41.2%	11.8%	18.9%	0.0%	29.4%	23.5%	47.1%	0.0%	52.9%
2023	42.9%	21.4%	35.7%	3.6%	30.0%	53.6%	39.3%	7.1%	17.8%	3.6%	32.1%	14.3%	28.6%	10.7%	32.1%
SP MLB Percentile	52	43	46	28	18	71	74	12	71	60	58	13	25	15	59
SP MLB AVG	42.2%	20.9%	37.0%	10.4%	15.2%	46.8%	32.6%	20.5%	15.5%	3.6%	29.7%	29.0%	24.0%	5.3%	34.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	16.7%	0.0%	47.1%	33.3%	.261	.250	.353	.353	.277	.292	.375	.371	84.8	84.5	4.0
2023	27.0%	10.7%	50.0%	37.8%	.194	.279	.160	.250	.223	.302	.210	.375	87.5	89.5	11.6
SP MLB Percentile	37	28	13	15	63	55	86	73	50	48	81	46	53	33	62
SP MLB AVG	24.8%	8.4%	38.4%	26.7%	.240	.305	.288	.325	.241	.312	.283	.385	87.9	87.0	14.6

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%
2022	32.2%	34.4%	13.3%	5.6%	18.9%	56.7%	50.0%	26.1%	51.1%	73.9%	57.9%	85.2%	8.9%	30.0%	36.8%	36.8%
2023	40.5%	33.1%	14.4%	5.1%	19.5%	61.0%	55.1%	25.8%	55.9%	74.2%	53.1%	94.1%	7.1%	30.0%	57.1%	42.9%
SP MLB Percentile	79	12	46	6	9	39	38	31	85	31	39	14	5	59	32	19
SP MLB AVG	32.8%	41.7%	14.8%	14.3%	29.0%	62.4%	56.6%	30.4%	48.2%	69.6%	50.4%	82.7%	19.9%	27.3%	61.7%	52.3%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	12.2%	15.6%	72.2%	20.0%	15.6%	64.4%	6.7%	23.3%	61.1%	50.0%	5.6%	44.4%	34.4%	15.6%	15.0%
2023	11.0%	21.2%	67.8%	11.9%	10.2%	78.0%	3.4%	11.9%	66.9%	47.5%	1.7%	50.8%	33.1%	19.6%	13.3%
SP MLB Percentile	25	38	78	33	3	92	12	17	84	11	86	95	12	85	22
SP MLB AVG	17.6%	22.6%	59.8%	17.0%	21.7%	61.3%	6.3%	25.2%	52.2%	58.0%	7.8%	34.3%	41.7%	14.6%	18.8%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	90	4.73	373	40.5%	19.0%	40.5%	0.0%	0.5	4.01	+1
2023	118	5.42	640	51.7%	20.3%	28.0%	23.7%	4.7	2.32	+3
SP MLB Percentile	51	66	52	64	42	55	55	21	-	36
SP MLB AVG	155	5.27	821	49.2%	23.9%	27.0%	22.2%	2.0	-	+3

Year	MPH