Paolo Espino

#30 - Relief Pitcher

Washington Nationals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	1/10/1987 (36)
Height, Weight	5'10", 211 lb
Hometown	Panama City, PAN

2022 Season Stats

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MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	3 Sv	44 IP	3.98 ERA	1.31 WHIP	23.7% K%	9.3% BB%	29.2% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	-	-	-	-	-	-

	94.2 FB MPH	12.9% SwStr%	24.6% HC%	45.4% GB%	4.91 PLV	3.99 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
2020	WSH	2	1	6.0	0	0	4.50	8.51	4.02	3.57	1.67	12.0	25.9%	7.4%	.412	22.2%	33.3%	1.50	20.0%	81.4%	12.7%	26.4%	4.85
2021	WSH	35	19	109.2	5	5	4.27	4.24	4.47	4.44	1.21	8.9	20.2%	5.5%	.283	31.8%	37.0%	1.56	15.1%	75.4%	9.3%	28.6%	5.08
2022	WSH	42	19	113.1	0	9	4.84	4.66	4.94	4.16	1.37	10.4	18.9%	4.9%	.310	30.8%	41.9%	1.91	17.6%	75.4%	9.6%	29.0%	5.07
RP MLB Percentile		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG		41	0	44.0	3	2	3.98	3.99	3.89	3.88	1.31	8.2	23.7%	9.3%	.293	24.6%	45.4%	-	12.0%	72.5%	12.9%	29.2%	4.91
3 Years		79	39	229.0	5	14	4.56	-	-	-	1.30	9.7	19.7%	5.3%	.300	31.0%	39.4%	1.73	16.5%	75.6%	9.6%	28.8%	5.07

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 48%
Curveball | 26%
Slider | 21%
Changeup | 5%
All Pitches

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Show 2022 MLB Percentile | Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	90.2	54.6%	14.3%	53.3%	8.3%	11.7%	20.0%	61.7%	53.3%	27.3%	27.3%	.417	.415	.455	0.0%	.437	.487	21.4%	2,216
2021	89.0	55.2%	21.5%	52.8%	5.4%	21.3%	26.8%	65.4%	58.7%	33.0%	43.3%	.286	.355	.291	14.3%	.263	.340	39.7%	2,219
2022	88.5	47.9%	18.1%	48.2%	4.8%	22.2%	26.9%	61.5%	54.5%	41.4%	36.5%	.286	.355	.297	18.2%	.275	.358	36.5%	2,221
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	94.2	43.4%	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	35.7%	41.0%	.255	.346	.303	12.0%	.252	.350	28.3%	2,267

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2020	.437	.487	.443	.493	21.4%	9.1%	72.7%	57.1%	89.9	96.0	20.3	2.8	10.7	-0.3	5.4	6.6	2,216
2021	.263	.340	.260	.373	39.7%	13.4%	39.2%	31.4%	90.0	88.3	19.5	2.4	11.1	-1.1	5.6	6.6	2,219
2022	.275	.358	.284	.400	36.5%	9.9%	43.5%	33.9%	91.7	91.3	14.3	2.1	11.0	-1.4	5.7	6.5	2,221
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	.252	.350	.293	.391	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	90.3	88.0	18.5	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,267

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2020	60	14	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	37	23	.417	.417	.415
2021	957	242	35	17	0	12	35	13	0	0	626	331	.286	.522	.355
2022	898	236	44	7	0	12	36	14	2	1	552	346	.286	.482	.355
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	265	65	9	3	0	2	15	8	1	0	174	91	.255	.429	.346

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2020	27.3%	45.5%	27.3%	9.1%	0.0%	27.3%	36.4%	36.4%	23.3%	0.0%	9.1%	18.2%	63.6%	0.0%	45.5%
2021	33.0%	23.7%	43.3%	12.4%	14.3%	28.4%	40.7%	30.9%	18.4%	6.2%	21.6%	33.0%	21.1%	4.6%	40.2%
2022	41.4%	22.7%	36.5%	8.8%	18.2%	36.1%	36.1%	27.9%	14.0%	3.9%	25.4%	27.1%	26.5%	7.7%	38.1%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	35.7%	23.3%	41.0%	12.7%	12.0%	30.8%	35.5%	33.7%	21.1%	3.5%	23.2%	32.0%	25.1%	7.6%	38.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2020	21.4%	9.1%	72.7%	57.1%	.417	.415	.455	.455	.437	.487	.443	.493	89.9	96.0	20.3
2021	39.7%	13.4%	39.2%	31.4%	.286	.355	.291	.335	.263	.340	.260	.373	90.0	88.3	19.5
2022	36.5%	9.9%	43.5%	33.9%	.286	.355	.297	.342	.275	.358	.284	.400	91.7	91.3	14.3
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	.255	.346	.303	.337	.252	.350	.293	.391	90.3	88.0	18.5

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%
2020	14.3%	53.3%	8.3%	11.7%	20.0%	61.7%	53.3%	16.7%	50.0%	83.3%	75.0%	84.6%	13.9%	-	61.1%	44.4%
2021	21.5%	52.8%	5.4%	21.3%	26.8%	65.4%	58.7%	12.3%	44.1%	87.7%	81.4%	89.5%	26.6%	19.9%	57.6%	46.6%
2022	18.1%	48.2%	4.8%	22.2%	26.9%	61.5%	54.5%	12.2%	39.3%	87.8%	76.2%	91.4%	28.4%	19.3%	57.4%	44.6%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	22.3%	47.8%	77.7%	69.6%	81.0%	21.7%	22.0%	61.2%	51.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2020	28.3%	18.3%	53.3%	30.0%	28.3%	41.7%	8.3%	25.0%	56.7%	60.0%	11.7%	28.3%	53.3%	11.1%	5.9%
2021	41.2%	29.0%	29.8%	34.2%	26.9%	39.0%	7.7%	18.3%	52.7%	57.7%	16.6%	25.7%	52.8%	14.5%	14.2%
2022	41.2%	25.9%	32.9%	42.2%	25.2%	32.6%	5.0%	20.5%	53.6%	55.2%	16.5%	28.3%	48.2%	15.1%	14.2%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	35.1%	27.4%	37.5%	48.6%	26.5%	24.9%	7.3%	29.4%	43.2%	54.7%	15.8%	29.5%	49.2%	12.9%	17.5%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2020	60	4.94	297	40.0%	21.7%	38.3%	1.7%	0.4	5.31	+1
2021	957	4.96	4,745	43.1%	18.9%	38.0%	5.0%	0.7	4.29	+7
2022	898	4.82	3,922	39.8%	18.4%	41.8%	-2.0%	3.3	4.09	+14
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	265	4.80	1,162	40.6%	19.7%	39.7%	0.8%	-1.0	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	71.1	30.9%	40.9%	35.3%	20.6%	23.5%	44.1%	67.6%	61.8%	40.0%	20.0%	.200	.322	.250	100.0%	.187	.285	10.0%	2,951
2021	71.1	24.2%	41.1%	35.7%	16.7%	14.8%	31.4%	64.8%	60.0%	48.6%	18.9%	.175	.221	.247	14.3%	.202	.234	19.3%	2,972
2022	71.3	25.9%	41.5%	40.4%	14.8%	14.0%	28.9%	66.4%	59.8%	50.5%	28.6%	.242	.290	.314	19.2%	.208	.256	23.2%	2,969
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	77.9	19.2%	27.7%	38.3%	11.0%	18.0%	29.0%	57.8%	52.5%	44.2%	34.7%	.245	.308	.291	14.1%	.244	.316	24.1%	2,392

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2020	.187	.285	.221	.569	10.0%	20.0%	40.0%	20.0%	75.2	102.0	7.0	7.0	-11.8	-0.5	5.6	6.5	2,951
2021	.202	.234	.296	.321	19.3%	5.4%	36.0%	22.5%	83.7	87.4	6.6	7.0	-11.1	-1.2	5.8	6.5	2,972
2022	.208	.256	.266	.359	23.2%	5.5%	39.6%	26.1%	85.4	88.8	7.5	7.1	-10.8	-1.6	5.9	6.5	2,969
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	.244	.316	.285	.393	24.1%	8.0%	43.5%	31.0%	87.1	86.5	13.3	4.9	-4.2	-0.7	5.9	6.1	2,392

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2020	34	10	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	23	11	.200	.600	.322
2021	420	120	12	5	1	2	39	6	0	1	272	148	.175	.289	.221
2022	485	138	20	6	1	5	43	4	0	0	322	163	.242	.417	.290
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	78	18	2	1	0	0	6	1	0	1	47	32	.245	.425	.308

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2020	40.0%	40.0%	20.0%	0.0%	100.0%	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%	8.8%	20.0%	40.0%	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	60.0%
2021	48.6%	32.4%	18.9%	4.1%	14.3%	61.3%	32.0%	6.7%	15.5%	5.4%	40.5%	17.6%	28.4%	2.7%	45.9%
2022	50.5%	20.9%	28.6%	3.3%	19.2%	58.2%	31.9%	9.9%	18.8%	7.7%	34.1%	18.7%	25.3%	8.8%	34.1%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	44.2%	21.2%	34.7%	8.0%	14.1%	48.1%	33.2%	18.8%	13.1%	4.4%	32.8%	26.4%	23.6%	4.8%	34.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2020	10.0%	20.0%	40.0%	20.0%	.200	.322	.250	.400	.187	.285	.221	.569	75.2	102.0	7.0
2021	19.3%	5.4%	36.0%	22.5%	.175	.221	.247	.267	.202	.234	.296	.321	83.7	87.4	6.6
2022	23.2%	5.5%	39.6%	26.1%	.242	.290	.314	.352	.208	.256	.266	.359	85.4	88.8	7.5
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	24.1%	8.0%	43.5%	31.0%	.245	.308	.291	.331	.244	.316	.285	.393	87.1	86.5	13.3

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%
2020	40.9%	35.3%	20.6%	23.5%	44.1%	67.6%	61.8%	46.7%	44.1%	53.3%	55.6%	50.0%	46.7%	29.4%	80.0%	80.0%
2021	41.1%	35.7%	16.7%	14.8%	31.4%	64.8%	60.0%	33.3%	50.0%	66.7%	49.5%	85.9%	22.1%	36.7%	62.9%	56.2%
2022	41.5%	40.4%	14.8%	14.0%	28.9%	66.4%	59.8%	28.3%	52.4%	71.7%	58.3%	83.6%	21.4%	33.7%	59.2%	48.0%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	27.7%	38.3%	11.0%	18.0%	29.0%	57.8%	52.5%	28.2%	39.8%	71.8%	51.5%	86.1%	24.5%	31.8%	55.6%	47.7%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2020	38.2%	26.5%	35.3%	8.8%	8.8%	82.4%	5.9%	26.5%	47.1%	44.1%	5.9%	50.0%	35.3%	0.0%	29.4%
2021	39.3%	24.3%	36.4%	12.6%	20.2%	67.1%	4.5%	31.2%	44.5%	57.1%	2.6%	40.2%	35.7%	14.6%	23.1%
2022	42.7%	28.9%	28.5%	10.7%	19.4%	69.9%	4.1%	31.3%	39.8%	56.9%	2.7%	40.4%	40.4%	15.9%	21.9%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	30.0%	23.3%	46.7%	21.3%	19.5%	59.2%	5.2%	29.9%	46.8%	64.2%	4.2%	31.6%	38.3%	11.7%	18.2%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2020	34	5.33	181	47.1%	17.6%	35.3%	11.8%	1.1	3.98	+1
2021	420	5.17	2,173	47.6%	19.8%	32.6%	15.0%	-3.1	3.68	-2
2022	485	5.28	2,276	51.5%	17.4%	31.1%	20.4%	6.9	2.86	+2
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	78	4.84	357	37.5%	21.2%	41.2%	-3.7%	0.1	-	0

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	81.4	9.1%	14.3%	30.0%	20.0%	0.0%	20.0%	40.0%	30.0%	100.0%	0.0%	.500	.442	1.000	-	.387	.343	50.0%	2,481
2021	77.6	16.4%	37.4%	45.6%	13.3%	20.7%	34.0%	69.1%	63.5%	28.6%	53.1%	.246	.310	.273	15.4%	.225	.298	18.6%	2,705
2022	77.7	21.4%	32.0%	48.6%	14.0%	19.7%	33.7%	66.6%	59.6%	28.4%	52.7%	.333	.404