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%
	4-3	66.1	4.75	1.25	24.5%	6.1%	29.2%

	123^rd 6 W	151^st 110 IP	119^th 4.60 ERA	78^th 1.33 WHIP	59^th 21.7% K%	35^th 8.0% BB%	57^th 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	95.3	13.8%	29.5%	45.8%	5.18	4.54

	40^th 93.5 FB MPH	33^rd 11.7% SwStr%	140^th 27.6% HC%	74^th 43.7% GB%	17^th 4.99 PLV	112^th 4.58 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

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	16	10	66.1	4	3	4.75	4.54	5.17	3.78	1.25	9.0	24.5%	6.1%	.287	29.5%	45.8%	2.17	25.4%	79.5%	13.8%	29.2%	5.18
SP MLB Percentile		31	10	24	30	86	41	44	26	85	59	38	70	81	64	30	63	7	4	89	81	69	89
SP MLB AVG		21	21	110.0	6	7	4.60	4.58	4.61	4.56	1.33	8.9	21.7%	8.0%	.296	27.6%	43.7%	1.39	15.5%	72.2%	11.7%	28.1%	4.99
2 Years		21	15	92.1	5	5	4.48	-	-	-	1.25	9.0	23.2%	6.0%	.290	29.7%	44.1%	1.95	21.3%	79.8%	12.8%	28.9%	5.12

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 43%
Cutter | 32%
Slider | 13%
Changeup | 11%
Sinker | 0%
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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	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	95.3	43.0%	32.8%	59.5%	12.4%	20.7%	33.1%	74.3%	68.2%	37.0%	42.5%	.277	.371	.328	19.4%	.256	.341	33.9%	2,169
SP MLB Percentile	80	59	86	96	81	79	93	97	96	66	54	43	41	33	28	58	64	30	26
SP MLB AVG	93.5	38.3%	26.4%	50.8%	9.7%	17.9%	27.6%	65.5%	59.6%	34.4%	41.7%	.276	.364	.310	15.5%	.269	.364	31.3%	2,257

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	.256	.341	.298	.433	33.9%	9.6%	41.1%	27.5%	93.1	92.6	17.0	5.0	9.4	-1.5	5.3	6.9	2,169
SP MLB Percentile	58	64	44	30	30	58	63	61	16	9	70	57	54	36	8	82	26
SP MLB AVG	.269	.364	.297	.412	31.3%	10.5%	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	197	43	3	3	1	2	10	4	0	0	139	58	.231	.513	.347
2023	459	109	15	4	3	6	28	8	0	0	341	118	.277	.554	.371
SP MLB Percentile	45	44	55	64	2	40	58	68	65	21	50	68	43	27	41
SP MLB AVG	625	153	21	8	1	6	32	16	1	0	414	211	.276	.492	.364

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	37.0%	20.5%	42.5%	13.7%	19.4%	21.9%	42.5%	35.6%	25.3%	1.4%	24.7%	32.9%	23.3%	8.2%	32.9%
SP MLB Percentile	66	74	54	61	28	6	90	67	89	19	68	59	61	39	89
SP MLB AVG	34.4%	23.9%	41.7%	12.4%	15.5%	31.9%	35.5%	32.6%	21.2%	3.1%	22.1%	31.6%	24.9%	7.9%	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	33.9%	9.6%	41.1%	27.5%	.277	.371	.328	.384	.256	.341	.298	.433	93.1	92.6	17.0
SP MLB Percentile	30	58	63	61	43	41	33	24	58	64	44	30	16	9	70
SP MLB AVG	31.3%	10.5%	43.1%	29.5%	.276	.364	.310	.354	.269	.364	.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	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	32.8%	59.5%	12.4%	20.7%	33.1%	74.3%	68.2%	23.2%	53.6%	76.8%	67.2%	80.0%	28.0%	23.4%	79.2%	65.8%
SP MLB Percentile	86	96	81	79	93	97	96	71	84	71	60	76	85	65	99	98
SP MLB AVG	26.4%	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%	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	29.4%	34.6%	35.9%	47.5%	32.2%	20.3%	11.3%	26.6%	38.8%	58.4%	10.9%	30.7%	59.5%	13.4%	19.9%
SP MLB Percentile	25	96	48	33	97	42	97	33	34	60	79	63	96	47	75
SP MLB AVG	34.8%	29.0%	36.2%	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	197	4.93	971	43.7%	21.8%	34.5%	9.1%	-0.2	3.58	-3
2023	459	5.31	2,436	52.1%	20.5%	27.5%	24.6%	6.3	2.92	-1
SP MLB Percentile	45	93	50	91	79	97	97	28	-	49
SP MLB AVG	625	4.90	3,101	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	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	31.8%	36.9%	50.4%	16.5%	14.2%	30.7%	71.7%	65.5%	53.1%	25.0%	.247	.299	.305	18.8%	.236	.290	28.7%	2,361
SP MLB Percentile	73	84	83	66	83	44	78	84	86	81	17	61	71	45	37	72	73	47	58
SP MLB AVG	88.3	19.9%	29.6%	47.3%	11.7%	14.9%	26.6%	65.0%	58.5%	41.9%	35.2%	.290	.366	.305	17.0%	.287	.364	28.5%	2,329

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	.236	.290	.290	.352	28.7%	6.3%	35.9%	24.5%	89.1	93.2	7.0	1.8	3.7	-1.6	5.4	6.9	2,361
SP MLB Percentile	72	73	45	60	47	54	68	75	37	17	81	65	29	39	14	94	58
SP MLB AVG	.287	.364	.291	.402	28.5%	8.4%	41.9%	31.5%	87.9	86.6	13.9	1.6	4.5	-0.7	5.7	6.3	2,329

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	339	94	15	2	1	3	24	6	0	1	243	96	.247	.400	.299
SP MLB Percentile	73	76	20	40	2	23	89	25	34	1	76	33	61	60	71
SP MLB AVG	232	58	9	3	0	2	9	5	0	0	152	79	.290	.502	.366

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	53.1%	21.9%	25.0%	6.3%	18.8%	40.6%	26.6%	32.8%	22.1%	3.1%	39.1%	21.9%	25.0%	4.7%	31.3%
SP MLB Percentile	81	53	17	33	37	36	27	82	71	41	79	31	45	50	73
SP MLB AVG	41.9%	23.0%	35.2%	8.7%	17.0%	44.5%	32.4%	23.1%	19.7%	4.8%	28.8%	25.4%	25.9%	6.7%	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	28.7%	6.3%	35.9%	24.5%	.247	.299	.305	.339	.236	.290	.290	.352	89.1	93.2	7.0
SP MLB Percentile	47	54	68	75	61	71	45	45	72	73	45	60	37	17	81
SP MLB AVG	28.5%	8.4%	41.9%	31.5%	.290	.366	.305	.348	.287	.364	.291	.402	87.9	86.6	13.9

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	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	36.9%	50.4%	16.5%	14.2%	30.7%	71.7%	65.5%	28.7%	57.5%	71.3%	41.9%	85.0%	18.4%	25.0%	69.2%	57.9%
SP MLB Percentile	83	66	83	44	78	84	86	78	85	78	84	45	49	47	75	82
SP MLB AVG	29.6%	47.3%	11.7%	14.9%	26.6%	65.0%	58.5%	23.6%	50.0%	76.4%	60.8%	83.4%	18.5%	25.3%	62.8%	49.3%

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	19.2%	27.4%	53.4%	21.8%	24.8%	53.4%	8.8%	24.5%	48.1%	59.3%	12.4%	28.3%	50.4%	16.4%	25.0%
SP MLB Percentile	59	71	36	26	32	79	78	23	68	29	58	74	66	55	80
SP MLB AVG	18.1%	24.0%	58.0%	32.2%	27.5%	40.2%	7.0%	35.9%	40.1%	63.0%	14.3%	22.7%	47.3%	15.8%	17.7%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	64	5.49	351	48.4%	15.6%	35.9%	12.5%	3.4	2.07	+4
2023	339	5.20	1,763	46.3%	23.6%	30.1%	16.2%	1.0	3.23	+1
SP MLB Percentile	73	62	72	57	87	76	76	50	-	42
SP MLB AVG	232	5.08	1,186	45.8%	19.2%	35.0%	10.7%	1.5	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	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	83.8	13.4%	39.6%	29.4%	13.3%	4.9%	18.2%	58.0%	51.7%	45.2%	35.5%	.225	.329	.185	36.4%	.220	.312	26.2%	2,419
SP MLB Percentile	40	16	84	4	36	1	1	20	18	64	43	53	33	92	3	51	39	33	52
SP MLB AVG	84.2	24.0%	33.0%	41.0%	15.2%	14.4%	29.6%	62.3%	56.7%	41.1%	37.4%	.235	.303	.285	16.5%	.227	.300	23.9%	2,399

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	.220	.312	.199	.377	26.2%	12.9%	48.4%	35.7%	87.9	91.0	11.6	5.1	-0.2	-1.6	5.4	6.9	2,419
SP MLB Percentile	51	39	91	47	33	9	6	4	46	13	69	69	22	44	16	84	52
SP MLB AVG	.227	.300	.271	.378	23.9%	8.0%	37.3%	24.8%	87.3	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	90	24	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	51	39	.261	.261	.250
2023	143	42	5	0	0	4	9	2	0	0	83	60	.225	.525	.329
SP MLB Percentile	22	27	74	91	27	25	22	66	53	55	20	73	53	21	33
SP MLB AVG	363	94	12	4	0	3	26	6	1	1	229	133	.235	.421	.303

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	45.2%	19.4%	35.5%	3.2%	36.4%	54.8%	35.5%	9.7%	18.2%	3.2%	35.5%	12.9%	25.8%	9.7%	32.3%
SP MLB Percentile	64	60	43	10	3	77	68	8	79	43	80	5	35	16	63
SP MLB AVG	41.1%	21.5%	37.4%	10.4%	16.5%	47.6%	32.8%	19.6%	15.4%	4.4%	29.3%	28.9%	23.3%	6.2%	34.8%

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	26.2%	12.9%	48.4%	35.7%	.225	.329	.185	.290	.220	.312	.199	.377	87.9	91.0	11.6
SP MLB Percentile	33	9	6	4	53	33	92	69	51	39	91	47	46	13	69
SP MLB AVG	23.9%	8.0%	37.3%	24.8%	.235	.303	.285	.327	.227	.300	.271	.378	87.3	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	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	39.6%	29.4%	13.3%	4.9%	18.2%	58.0%	51.7%	25.0%	53.1%	75.0%	57.5%	94.4%	8.1%	30.8%	60.9%	47.8%
SP MLB Percentile	84	4	36	1	1	20	18	19	81	19	20	2	2	73	49	28
SP MLB AVG	33.0%	41.0%	15.2%	14.4%	29.6%	62.3%	56.7%	31.6%	48.0%	68.4%	48.8%	82.4%	20.3%	26.9%	61.6%	51.8%

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	11.2%	21.0%	67.8%	9.8%	10.5%	79.7%	2.8%	15.4%	63.6%	43.4%	2.1%	54.5%	29.4%	17.7%	11.5%
SP MLB Percentile	21	33	78	23	2	93	5	16	82	4	92	98	4	79	8
SP MLB AVG	17.9%	22.1%	60.0%	16.4%	20.6%	63.0%	5.9%	25.4%	52.5%	56.8%	8.0%	35.3%	41.0%	14.3%	19.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	90	4.71	424	35.6%	18.9%	45.6%	-10.0%	0.2	4.17	+1
2023	143	5.03	720	43.4%	20.3%	36.4%	7.0%	6.2	3.71	+3
SP MLB Percentile	22	23	22	29	41	21	21	26	-	48
SP MLB AVG	363	5.20	1,899	46.5%	25.0%	28.5%	18.0%	-	-	+5

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